"Mr. Lu, you're here!"
Li Xiaohong said to Lu Yang with utmost respect.
"Mm, my colleagues from the company are here to have some fun at the bar. Bring out all the drinks. I'm paying for everything in the bar tonight!"
Lu Yang said directly to Li Xiaohong.
"Oh, Mr. Lu, please drink to your heart's content. You saved my life, so all the drinks are on the house!"
Before Lu Yang could reply, Li Xiaohong had already called out to the people in the bar, serving drinks to Lu Yang's company. For the entire Red Star Bar tonight, the people from Black Dragon Capital could drink as much as they wanted, and all drinks available at their Red Star Bar would be free.
"Yiman, what happened at the Qinglongwan Investment Bidding Conference this afternoon? You look like you're smitten with someone,"
Bai Shumin, sitting with Shen Yiman, asked with a smile after taking a sip of whiskey.
"Shumin, you're my best friend. Do you think I'm suitable to be with Vice President Lu?"
Shen Yiman thought for a moment, then leaned in and whispered to Bai Shumin.
"What? You like Lu Yang?"
Hearing this, Bai Shumin's eyes widened incredulously as she stared at Shen Yiman and shouted.
"Keep your voice down!"
Shen Yiman immediately covered Bai Shumin's mouth and said directly.
"Yiman, how could you fall for Lu Yang? What attracts you to him? He's just got a strong fist, a little hooligan!"
"I remember you liked refined, learned, and excellent young men. When did your taste become so… unconventional?"
Bai Shumin looked at Shen Yiman with great confusion.
"You can't look at Lu Yang with a worldly perspective. If you spend more time with him, you'll discover that Lu Yang is like gold hidden beneath the surface. Once you find his shining points, you'll be able to uncover even more!"
Shen Yiman said with adoration.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Women in love are truly beyond saving. You're already completely infatuated with Lu Yang so quickly!"
"But Yiman, have you considered that Lu Yang is married? And he loves his wife dearly. He won't fall for you unless he divorces her!"
"Given the current situation, unless Tang Shimin actively forces Lu Yang to divorce her, Lu Yang won't divorce!"
Bai Shumin said, thinking about Shen Yiman's current predicament.
"Sigh, I know even without you saying it. But liking is liking. A moment of liking can be eternal. Sometimes emotions are just strange. You know it's impossible, but you just can't let go!"
Upon hearing Bai Shumin's words, Shen Yiman also sighed and downed a glass of Nine-tailed Fox wine.
"Sigh, I can't understand it. I've never truly dated in my life. I don't even know where my Prince Charming is or when he'll come to marry me on a colorful cloud!"
Bai Shumin said wistfully.
"Forget it, let's not think about this anymore. Let's drink. It's rare to be able to come out and drink properly. Tonight, we won't go home until we're drunk!"
As Shen Yiman spoke, she raised her glass again with Bai Shumin.
Lu Yang sat alone in a corner, quietly drinking his wine. He preferred stronger spirits now. Li Xiaohong had specifically prepared a bottle of XO for Lu Yang and had her sister, Li Xiaolv, accompany him throughout.
Lu Yang didn't refuse, and with one glass after another, the bottle of XO was quickly emptied.
"Mr. Lu, shall I get you another bottle?"
Li Xiaolv stood up immediately upon seeing that Lu Yang's wine was finished.
"No need. It's good to enjoy yourself. No need to get drunk!"
Lu Yang smiled faintly.
...
At this time, at Jiangbei City People's Hospital, Tang Zixuan was lying in his hospital bed, with Tang Yuan by his side. Everyone else had already left.
Tang Yuan doted on his grandson so much that even though his health was not good, he insisted on staying with Tang Zixuan. No one could persuade him otherwise.
Just as Tang Yuan was about to sleep on the adjacent bed, a group of people dressed in black Zhongshan suits barged into the ward.
If Dark Night Pluto were here, he would immediately recognize that this group in black Zhongshan suits were the same people who had injured him last time, the same opportunity that led Dark Night Pluto to meet Lu Yang.
The leader was a mature woman. Although she was over fifty, she was very well-maintained and looked quite young.
As the woman entered and saw Tang Zixuan's legs in casts and his face so swollen that it was almost unrecognizable, tears immediately welled up.
"Zixuan, my son!"
"Which beast beat you like this? I will make him pay with his blood!"
The woman rushed to the bedside and cried loudly, speaking between sobs.
"You… Xiaoyun?"
Seeing the woman before him, Tang Yuan was stunned and then exclaimed in disbelief.
"Yes, it's me!"
"When I left the Tang family and entrusted my son to you, I didn't expect you to be so irresponsible and get my son into this state. I will settle this score with the Tang family!"
Qin Xiaoyun said coldly to Tang Yuan.
"Xiaoyun, listen to my explanation. This matter has nothing to do with the Tang family. The Tang family had no idea Zixuan would experience something like this. Zixuan still refuses to say who beat him, so I'm helpless!"
Tang Yuan said with great distress.
The current Qin Xiaoyun was no longer the daughter-in-law of the Tang family. Ten years ago, Qin Xiaoyun divorced Tang Mingyuan and left the country alone. It was rumored that she was now one of the leaders of a special organization abroad and was very powerful. Naturally, the Tang family dared not offend Qin Xiaoyun.
"Zixuan, who beat you like this? Tell Mom with confidence, and this time, Mom will definitely get justice for you!"
Qin Xiaoyun said directly to her son.
"Mom!"
Tang Zixuan also recognized his mother and immediately burst into tears.
With Qin Xiaoyun backing him, Tang Zixuan naturally gained confidence, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
"It was Lu Yang, that scoundrel Lu Yang, who did this to me!"
Tang Zixuan roared through gritted teeth.
"What? It was Lu Yang?"
Tang Yuan was incredulous. His precious grandson was beaten into this state by Lu Yang, that useless live-in son-in-law. This made Tang Yuan's face darken instantly, and his eyes seemed to spew fire.
"It was that good-for-nothing. He and Sister Hong from Red Star Bar did this to me!"
Tang Zixuan continued.
"Who is Lu Yang? Who gave him the nerve to do this to my son, Qin Xiaoyun's son?"
Qin Wanyun's face was extremely cold as she stared at Tang Yuan.
"Lu Yang is our Tang family's useless live-in son-in-law, Tang Shimin's husband. I don't know what possessed him to beat Zixuan like this!"
"Xiaoyun, please wait. I'll call this scoundrel right now and make him get over here!"
Tang Yuan said quickly.
"What? He's your grandson-in-law? Hahaha, Tang Yuan, you don't need to explain anything to me. Your grandson-in-law did this to my son, and I won't let this matter go. Once I deal with this scoundrel and their family, I'll deal with you too!"
Qin Xiaoyun's face was extremely cold as she shouted at Tang Yuan.