The man said urgently, "No, you saved my life, how can I not repay you?"
"Don't worry, I still have some assets. My name is Zhou Yunshan, and I own a company called..."
"Hold on, hold on," Wu Tian interrupted the man, then said helplessly, "Mr. Zhou, right? You don't need to tell me so much. What company you own, I have no interest in."
"I've always been like this. After saving someone, I don't ask for anything in return. If you insist on giving me a thank-you gift, I'll be unhappy."
Seeing Wu Tian's helpless expression but firm tone, Zhou Yunshan knew that Wu Tian genuinely didn't intend to take any benefits from him.
For a moment, he felt sincere admiration for the young man.
He said excitedly, "You're such a good person! I don't know what to do now that you're acting like this!"
However, since Zhou Yunshan wanted to say that, Wu Tian just smiled and didn't say anything more.
Soon, the two escorted Zhou Yunshan down the mountain, and then they parted ways.
In the car, Zhou Qian couldn't help but laugh, "Wu Tian, judging by the way that man spoke, he might really be some big boss."
"You just parted ways with him like that, without even asking for a business card. Don't you feel like you've lost out?"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "What's there to lose? If I had that intention, I would have asked for it long ago. Why would I have kept silent?"
Zhou Qian smiled, "You're truly too kind-hearted. No wonder he called you a good person. If it were me, I'd call you a good person too!"
Sensing the teasing in Zhou Qian's words, Wu Tian smiled helplessly, "Stop joking about me."
Zhou Qian laughed, "But speaking of which, don't you feel any heartache at all?"
"Didn't you say that the Bone-Mending and Meridian-Gathering Grass could sell for a billion? And you just gave it away to a stranger. Aren't you being a bit too merciful?"
Wu Tian sighed and said, "What could I do? The situation was like that at the time. If I hadn't used the Bone-Mending and Meridian-Gathering Grass, then Uncle Zhou wouldn't have been saved?"
"These things are unavoidable. Even if I feel heartache, I just have to bear it."
Zhou Qian didn't speak, but the corners of her lips turned up, and her beautiful eyes were full of admiration.
She felt immense admiration for Wu Tian's actions and mindset, believing him to be the best man in the world.
The two drove on and returned to the restaurant.
However, as soon as they parked the car in the lot in front of the restaurant, Wu Tian's gaze became puzzled.
"What's going on?" Wu Tian said, looking ahead. "Are there usually so many people gathered at the restaurant?"
Zhou Qian casually replied, "Isn't it normal for there to be many people? What's so surprising about it?"
Wu Tian said solemnly, "No, this is different from the usual scene. Something might have happened at the restaurant!"
"What did you say?" Hearing this, Zhou Qian immediately became vigilant and looked towards the restaurant.
They saw that a large crowd had indeed gathered at the restaurant entrance, but those people were clearly not queuing up; they looked like they were standing at the entrance watching the excitement.
But what excitement could there be inside the restaurant? The only explanation was that something might have really happened inside!
Zhou Qian immediately became nervous and quickly said, "Let's get out of the car and take a look. If something has really happened, it won't be good!"
Wu Tian nodded, and then the two quickly walked towards the restaurant.
"Make way! Make way!"
Wu Tian, with Zhou Qian, pushed through the onlookers and finally entered the restaurant.
At this moment, there were almost no diners left in the restaurant.
Several thugs, holding iron bars, stood in the lobby, led by a bald man.
The manager stood in front of the bald man, trembling. Judging by his disheveled appearance, he had likely been beaten by the bald man.
"What are you doing!" Zhou Qian quickly stepped forward and shouted.
Seeing Zhou Qian approach, the manager seemed to have found a savior and hurried to her, saying with a crying face, "Boss, you're finally here! If you hadn't come, I wouldn't have been able to hold on!"
Upon hearing the manager's words, a rustling sound immediately came from the crowd: "So she's the boss. She's really good-looking. Look at her legs, what man wouldn't want to hold her and kiss her?"
"What's the use of being good-looking? In the end, she's just a slut. A woman like this is good enough to play with."
"Getting serious with her would mean getting played to death by her."
"You're right. A woman like this is truly terrifying. No wonder she can open such a big restaurant. She must have gotten the money from some wild man, right?"
The murmuring voices reached the ears of both Zhou Qian and Wu Tian, and their brows furrowed tightly.
What had happened? Why were these people saying such things about Zhou Qian?
Zhou Qian said to the manager, "Don't worry, speak properly. What happened?"
"Why are they causing trouble in our restaurant?"
The manager shook his head and said, "I don't know either. That bald guy came in and said he was your boyfriend."
"He also said you betrayed him and got involved with... with me. I don't know how it turned out like this!"
"What did you say?" The manager's words plunged Zhou Qian into extreme shock.
How could this be? This was a baseless accusation, but why would the other party say such a thing?
A wave of confusion washed over Zhou Qian.
At this moment, Zhou Qian looked at the bald man and said, "Is what my employee said true?"
"What do you mean? Why are you saying such things? Have you mistaken someone?"
The bald man leered at Zhou Qian, then chuckled sinisterly, "Zhou Qian, you're being too unkind."
"We were boyfriend and girlfriend at one point, and you're just pretending not to know me. What's the meaning of this?"
Zhou Qian frowned, "Please conduct yourself properly. I don't know you at all, and I've never seen you before."
"Since when were we boyfriend and girlfriend?"
"I advise you not to spread rumors, or I will sue you for defamation!"
Instead of backing down, the bald man laughed even more brazenly, "Defamation? Haha, you're really something."
"Only false statements are defamation. But what I'm saying is true, so how is this defamation?"
He continued to size up Zhou Qian and said, "Honestly, Zhou Qian, Zhou Qian, when I first met you, I really didn't expect you to be this kind of person."