"Forget it, no need to argue with this kind of person. Let's cancel the current seating and order another table. I'm still hungry!" Shen Yiman said directly.
"Alright, you order then!" Lu Yang said with a slight smile.
"I'm hungry too, I want to eat together!" Wei Mengyao, without thinking twice, sat beside Lu Yang and joined their dinner.
Lu Yang was helpless and couldn't possibly ask Shen Yiman to leave, so he shrugged and said, "If you like it!"
And so, the three of them sat down to eat, while Li Zhao continued to cry out in agony, kneeling on the ground. No one dared to step forward seeing this scene.
"Nephew Li Zhao, what exactly happened?"
"Who is so bold to make you kneel on the ground!" Wei Guozhen, leading his men, walked in. Upon seeing Li Zhao kneeling, he immediately roared loudly! Because his back was facing Lu Yang, Wei Guozhen didn't recognize him at all.
"It's this little beast! Not only did he beat me, but he also made me kneel here! Our Li family's face has been completely lost. Uncle Wei, you must uphold justice for me! This matter requires an explanation for the Li family of Jiangnan City!" Li Zhao, seeing Wei Guozhen, immediately stood up from the ground and tearfully recounted his ordeal to him.
"On my territory in Jiangbei City, there's still such a black force in existence? They truly have the audacity of a leopard!" Wei Guozhen, who couldn't stand injustice, was naturally furious when someone made Li Zhao kneel on his land and beat him up like this.
"This kid is in cahoots with the police! I just called the police, but the police were sent away by this kid and didn't handle my case at all. Uncle Wei, you must thoroughly investigate this matter!" Seeing Wei Guozhen's anger, Li Zhao immediately fanned the flames.
"Rest assured, nephew. I will investigate this matter to the end. No matter who dares to act as a protective umbrella for dark forces, I will round them all up!" Wei Guozhen continued.
Hearing Wei Guozhen's words, Li Zhao instantly gained confidence. He rushed to Lu Yang and arrogantly shouted, "Kid, weren't you very arrogant and powerful just now? Now that the Mayor of Jiangbei City is here, let's see you be arrogant again!"
"You have no idea how much power Uncle Wei has as the Mayor of Jiangbei City! You can't even imagine!" Li Zhao roared at Lu Yang.
"Is that so? Mayor Wei, as the parent official of Jiangbei City, how could he indulge you!" Lu Yang said coldly.
"Why does this voice sound so familiar?"
"Mr. Lu?" Hearing Lu Yang's voice, Wei Guozhen was instantly shaken. He quickly took a few steps forward, and upon seeing Lu Yang's face, he became extremely excited.
"Mr. Lu, I didn't expect to see you here!" Wei Guozhen said, extending his hand.
"Mayor Wei, you're too kind!" Lu Yang also extended his hand and clasped Wei Guozhen's. Li Zhao, who was standing aside and feeling smug, waiting for Wei Guozhen to teach Lu Yang a lesson, didn't expect the script to be flipped before his triumph was over. Lu Yang's relationship with Wei Guozhen was far more cordial than his own. Li Zhao couldn't fathom why this kid had a connection with Wei Guozhen.
"Mengyao, why are you here too? Could it be..." Seeing Wei Mengyao standing next to Lu Yang, Wei Guozhen immediately made a connection and said with a smile.
"Uncle, you're mistaken. Mr. Lu doesn't fancy me!" Wei Mengyao said with a hint of annoyance.
"This..." Wei Guozhen didn't want to interfere. After all, he knew Lu Yang was married, so he hadn't tried to matchmake Wei Mengyao and Lu Yang. However, Wei Guozhen didn't know that Wei Changqing had tried to, but Lu Yang had politely refused.
"Uncle Li, my matter..." Li Zhao, seeing that Wei Guozhen had no intention of stopping, said.
"Oh, right, Li Zhao, who did you say was bullying you just now?" Wei Guozhen, engrossed in his conversation with Lu Yang, had forgotten about Li Zhao. It was only when Li Zhao reminded him that he remembered.
"It's this damn guy!"
"Uncle Wei, please don't be fooled by his appearance. He's a complete scoundrel! My face was injured by this damn guy, and as you saw, he made me kneel before him. This is a great insult to our Nanguo Group!"
"If this matter cannot be resolved, all of our Nanguo Group's investments in Jiangbei City may be canceled!" Li Zhao said, deliberately adding a threatening tone.
"Li Zhao, are you saying Mr. Lu hit you?"
"I know Mr. Lu's character very well. How could he do such a thing? If he really did, then you must have provoked Mr. Lu. With Mr. Lu's methods and background, I think this matter can be resolved by downplaying it." Hearing this, Wei Guozhen's expression changed slightly, but he still looked at Li Zhao and advised him.
"What?"
"Uncle Li, what do you mean by what you're saying? Have you forgotten the relationship between you and my father? My father has always treated you as a brother, and now you're disregarding me and the years of relationship between you and my father for this junior?" Li Zhao's words became more and more unpleasant, and Wei Guozhen's expression turned cold.
"Li Zhao? Are you implying that I am deliberately favoring Mr. Lu?"
"I understand Mr. Lu's character, and I also understand yours. If a dark force bullied you today, I can help you resolve it. But now that Mr. Lu is here, do you dare to say that you weren't the one who started it?"
"I'm telling you this to help you. Don't come looking for trouble yourself later and implicate your Li family!" Wei Guozhen said sternly.
"Mayor Wei, please don't bother with this matter. As for the dispute between me and this Young Master Li, let us resolve it ourselves. You don't need to interfere!" Lu Yang said directly to Wei Guozhen.
"Alright, since Mr. Lu says so, then I won't interfere!"
"Mengyao, get along well with Mr. Lu. If you can't be girlfriend and boyfriend, being good friends is also fine!" Wei Guozhen said with a slight smile, having long forgotten about trying to matchmake Li Zhao and Wei Mengyao. As he was about to leave, Wei Guozhen glanced at Li Zhao and said, "Li Zhao, for your father's sake, I'll advise you one last time. Let this matter end here. Apologize to Mr. Lu and leave Jiangbei City as soon as possible, otherwise, the consequences are beyond what you can bear!"
"I appreciate Mayor Wei's kind intentions, but my Li family has been beaten. My Li family will not let this matter rest so easily!" Li Zhao's eyes were about to spew fire. He had finally invited Wei Guozhen, only for him to switch sides and become Lu Yang's accomplice, which made Li Zhao feel extremely disheartened.
However, he did not give up. Instead, he looked at Lu Yang and roared, "You little bastard, don't think you can be lawless just because Mayor Wei invited you. The influence of our Li family is not something you can measure!"
"Since Mayor Wei is not helping me, then I'll find a bigger backer. Let's see if you can still suppress me!" After saying that, Li Zhao picked up his phone again and made a call. This time, Li Zhao was going all out, directly calling Yang Haisheng, the son of Yang Guangdi, the provincial governor of Jiang Province. Li Zhao and Yang Haisheng had a decent relationship and had socialized a few times. To get Yang Haisheng's help this time, Li Zhao had to show utmost sincerity and provide a reason that Yang Haisheng couldn't refuse.
The call was soon connected, and Li Zhao immediately said respectfully into the phone, "Young Master Yang, it's a pleasure. I'm Li Zhao. We've met before!"
"Li Zhao? Which Li Zhao?" Yang Haisheng clearly couldn't remember him.
"Li Zhao of Nanguo Group in Jiangnan City!" Li Zhao quickly replied.
"Oh, it's Young Master Li. Why are you calling me?" Yang Haisheng asked with a smile.