"Where is this place?"
The middle-aged man stared at Lu Yang and asked.
"It's a place I used to live. Don't worry, since I brought you here, I won't expose your whereabouts. However, after a few days when no one is around, you should leave on your own. I know you're not a good person, and I don't want to get myself into trouble!"
Lu Yang said directly.
"Alright, as long as I survive this ordeal, I will definitely repay you!"
The middle-aged man stared at Lu Yang for a few seconds and said directly.
"Don't talk about repayment yet. You're so badly injured, let's see if you can make it. Here's some styptic medicine. Take care of yourself!"
After Lu Yang finished speaking, he left the hidden spot.
When he reappeared in the residential area, he was stopped by several men wearing black Zhongshan suits.
"Have you seen this person?"
One of the men walked up to Lu Yang, showed him a photo, and asked.
"No!"
Lu Yang replied directly.
"But he clearly ran in here just now, and you were the only one here?"
"If you're lying, the consequences will be beyond your ability to bear!"
The man grinned and asked sternly.
"I really haven't. I was just here smoking a cigarette and didn't see anything!"
Lu Yang continued, feigning ignorance.
"Forget it. This kid looks like a good-for-nothing. He probably really doesn't know. Let's keep searching ahead!"
Another person said, and the group of men in black quickly moved on.
After Lu Yang returned home, from the darkness not far away, a voice said faintly, "Our boss might be in trouble this time. He inadvertently saved the 'Night Demon King,' who has a bounty of 100 million US dollars on the assassin's list. If these assassins find out, they will definitely try to assassinate the boss with all their might!"
"These dishonorable wretches, if they dare to make a move on the boss, I will make sure they never return!"
"But speaking of which, the Night Demon King once terrorized the Western world single-handedly. If it weren't for being injured by the Holy See, he wouldn't have fallen to this state. The boss unintentionally did a good deed!"
"With the Night Demon King's skills, once he recovers his peak condition, he will definitely become a capable subordinate of the boss!"
Another voice said calmly.
...
The next morning, Lu Yang cleaned his electric scooter and prepared to take Tang Shimin to sign the contract with Haitong Group.
"You good-for-nothing, are you really going to ride an electric scooter to Haitong Group? If you're not embarrassed, I am!"
Seeing Lu Yang eager to go, Li Xiumei immediately shouted coldly.
"Mom means for me to drive the Phaeton to take Shimin to Haitong Group?"
Lu Yang's eyes lit up, and he looked at Li Xiumei, thinking she had seen reason.
Unexpectedly, Li Xiumei slapped Lu Yang across the face.
"You're ugly, and you think too highly of yourself. With your status, how dare you drive my Phaeton? I will accompany Shimin to the contract signing today. You go wherever it's cool!"
Li Xiumei snorted coldly, got into the car, and was about to drive off with Tang Shimin when the car suddenly stalled.
"What's going on? Why did it stall?"
Li Xiumei was also shocked and shouted loudly.
"Mom, have you put gas in the car recently?"
Lu Yang thought for a moment and asked Li Xiumei.
"No, it had gas when it was delivered. Why would I add gas?"
Li Xiumei replied directly.
"Uh... you've been driving it for so long, you've used up all the gas in the Phaeton's tank, and now it's out of gas, so it stalled!"
Lu Yang was speechless with Li Xiumei's actions. It was a pity that such a good car was being abused by a slave, causing too much damage to its parts.
"You good-for-nothing, why didn't you remind me to refuel? Now we can't go! It's all your fault!"
Li Xiumei cursed at Lu Yang.
"This is clearly your own stupidity, what does it have to do with me?"
Lu Yang thought coldly in his mind, but he didn't dare to say it out loud, as Li Xiumei was still his mother-in-law.
"Mom, I'll call for roadside assistance, and someone will deliver gas shortly!"
"However, it might take a while. To avoid delaying today's important matters, I'll take Shimin first. You can come over once you can drive again!"
Lu Yang explained to Li Xiumei.
"Hurry up and go!"
"If you ruin the cooperation between Haitong Group and the Tang family this time, I'll skin you alive!"
Li Xiumei said fiercely.
Lu Yang ignored Li Xiumei, called for roadside assistance, gave the detailed address to the rescue personnel, and then headed to Haitong Group with Tang Shimin.
Lu Yang didn't go directly to Haitong Group but took Tang Shimin to a nearby soup dumpling stall for a basket of soup dumplings.
"Lu Yang, these are hot today, so delicious. It would be great if I could eat them every day!"
Tang Shimin said happily while eating.
"If you like them, I can bring you here every morning!"
Lu Yang said dotingly.
"Oh, no, I can't wake up that early. If my mom hadn't dragged me out of bed today, I would have slept in longer!"
Tang Shimin waved her hands quickly.
Lu Yang didn't say much more and took Tang Shimin to Haitong Group.
"Lu Yang?"
After taking only a few steps, he heard someone call him from behind.
Lu Yang turned around and saw his college classmate Qi Jiangtao. They had met at the last class reunion.
However, at that time, Qi Jiangtao had been flattering Zhang Kunhao and treated Lu Yang as a joke.
"What are you doing here?"
"Is this your foolish wife?"
Qi Jiangtao said, his gaze roaming over Tang Shimin with a lecherous glint in his eyes.
"I'm here to sign a contract!"
Lu Yang said coldly.
"What? You work here? You can't be joking, can you? Would Haitong Group hire a good-for-nothing like you?"
"Oh, I get it. You must be working as a security guard here. Here are my car keys. Park my car properly!"
Qi Jiangtao assumed Lu Yang had also applied for a position at Haitong Group, but he had applied for a formal position, while Lu Yang was just a security guard. Without any hesitation, he shoved his Passat car keys into Lu Yang's hand.
"Sorry, I'm not a security guard!"
Lu Yang sneered and continued.
"Lu Yang, we're classmates. There's no need to pretend in front of me. As long as you perform well in front of me in the future, I'll help you out!"
Qi Jiangtao said with a smile, patting Lu Yang's shoulder.
At this moment, Song Nuan also walked over. She was coming to work and happened to see Lu Yang and Qi Jiangtao blocking the entrance.