200: Chapter 196: Naturally Fierce General 200: Chapter 196: Naturally Fierce General Two men dining together, no matter how exquisite the food and drink, could still seem somewhat monotonous.
With Yang Xi and Zhao Xiaoyan present, the atmosphere at the table naturally became livelier.
However, at Chen Hai’s end, only Yang Xi engaged him in more conversation, while Zhao Xiaoyan and Zhong Fang mostly hovered around the successful Brother Dong.
Overall, everyone got along quite well, and there was no unpleasantness.
Chen Hai practiced face-reading on Brother Dong, but he did not apply it to Yang Xi and the other ladies.
Among the ladies, he was only somewhat familiar with Yang Xi.
As for Zhong Fang and Zhao Xiaoyan, it was unlikely that they would continue to deepen their ties with Chen Hai.
In that case, using face-reading to pry into their fates was utterly meaningless.
After all, since he wasn’t getting paid a single penny, if the insights from face-reading were less than satisfactory and he shared them with the ladies, it could well provoke their disapproval.
The meal lasted for over an hour.
After three rounds of drinks, Yang Xi and the ladies left first, and Brother Dong who had been drank under the table lit a cigarette and rested briefly in the private room.
Chen Hai went to settle the bill at the bar.
Brother Dong and the ladies, although jesting about having a hefty meal at Chen Hai’s expense, were mindful when ordering and did not truly opt for the priciest dishes.
Upon examining the bill, Chen Hai saw that,
the food cost about two to three hundred, mainly because they drank quite a bit, bringing the total to over a thousand.
In this era, spending over a thousand on a meal was no longer cheap, but to Chen Hai, it was hardly significant.
“Zhong Fang?
Didn’t you leave earlier?
Why have you come back to the private room?
Did you forget something?”
After settling the bill and returning to the private room, prepared to call Brother Dong to leave together, Chen Hai was taken aback by the scene inside.
“It’s like this, Chen Hai, Fang just twisted her ankle going down the stairs!”
“I drove here, right?
Fang came back to ask if I could drive her home.”
Brother Dong explained earnestly to Chen Hai.
However, taking advantage of the moment Zhong Fang wasn’t paying attention, he flashed Chen Hai a knowing look that all men understand.
“Alright, Brother Dong, just be careful and take good care of Zhong Fang.
I’ll catch a taxi home!” Feeling somewhat speechless, Chen Hai forced a smile and responded.
A twisted foot, asking Brother Dong to take her home—it was clear to anyone that this was just an excuse!
Given her physique viable for being a receptionist at Boyue Convention and Exhibition Center, Zhong Fang certainly wasn’t lacking.
In terms of looks, although she fell short of Yang Xi, she was at least above average.
Yet such a woman, a distinguished graduate of Capital Political and Legal University, Chen Hai truly couldn’t understand why she would choose to get involved with Brother Dong.
Knowing full well that Brother Dong had not only a mistress but also an illegitimate child outside!
Zhong Fang mixing up with him, what was she thinking?
A mistress, or perhaps something even less…
“The world is in decline, hearts are no longer simple.
A good girl, finally makes it to university, then her values become twisted?”
Feeling helpless, Chen Hai internally sighed before he turned to leave the private room,
This matter didn’t concern him, and he had no desire to meddle.
After all, it was Zhong Fang herself who actively sought out Brother Dong; as the saying goes, one willing to strike and one willing to endure!
Chen Hai was merely an expendable bystander.
Stepping out of Fulin Restaurant, he hailed a taxi and headed straight for West Mountain Villa.
The antique exchange event at Boyue Convention and Exhibition Center was set to continue for another two days.
However, Chen Hai did not participate in the following days.
His bank account contained around eight or nine hundred thousand, with this amount of money, the several hundred thousand he still owed for the house no longer brought him any pressure!
October 18th, a little past 10 AM.
Near University City, inside a billiard room, Chen Hai walked in unhurriedly.
“Chen Hai, over here…” The person who arranged the meeting with Chen Hai in this place was Wang Huachun.
Spotting Chen Hai entering, he quickly waved his hands and called out to him.
The person playing pool with Wang Huachun was a young man with long ape arms and a wasp waist, standing around one meter ninety, and he looked very imposing.
With a height not even reaching the average of one meter seventy, Wang Huachun, standing before this person, appeared as a child before an adult, awkward in every aspect.
Aside from being tall and imposing, the young man also had a handsome appearance, definitely classifying as a stylish guy.
“This is…” Approaching the pool table where Wang Huachun stood, Chen Hai sized up the man and asked doubtfully.
Wang Huachun paging himself and speaking to him on the phone was all mysterious, only asking him to come to the billiard room.
As for what it was about?
The guy didn’t elaborate to Chen Hai.
“Chen Hai, let me introduce him; this is Bai Xiaohang, our family’s former neighbor.
I always call him Brother Xiaohang!” Smiling and nodding at Chen Hai, Wang Huachun pointed to the man and introduced him.
“Chen Hai, that house you bought, the one where the tenants are squatting and refusing to leave—Huachun has already told me about it!”
“I’m the type who specializes in resolving troubles for people.”
“The trouble your house is encountering, leave it to me to handle.
In a month at most, I guarantee to have it all neatly settled.”
“Of course, after the matter is settled, considering Huachun’s face, I can give you a friendly price…”
With a gentle stroke, the man, who claimed to be Bai Xiaohang, sank the last billiard ball on the table into the pocket, then put down his cue stick and smiled as he greeted Chen Hai.
“Chen Hai, Brother Xiaohang holds significant sway in this area!”
“If he’s willing to step in for you, this little issue you’re facing is definitely not a problem for him,” Wang Huachun quickly added from the side.
Because of that house, in recent days, he’d been unable to eat or sleep, and felt incredibly guilty towards Chen Hai.
Inviting Bai Xiaohang over to introduce him to Chen Hai wasn’t done with bad intentions; he truly just wanted to help Chen Hai.
Bai Xiaohang’s imposing reputation in Four-nine City was legitimately earned with his fists.
Wang Huachun had long heard about his glorious past.
Bringing Bai Xiaohang over and asking him here, Wang Huachun had indeed gone to great lengths.
Frowning, Chen Hai didn’t immediately respond.
Letting someone like Bai Xiaohang help drive away the few tenants squatting in his property?
Without thinking, he knew, with Bai Xiaohang stepping in, some unsightly violent methods would definitely be used!
Educated from youth with socialist core values, he wasn’t a prude.
If he were truly pushed to the limit, he wouldn’t care whether what he was doing would break the law.
But, having his own ways to deal with those tenants, seeking help from Bai Xiaohang seemed rather superfluous!
Yet now, with Wang Huachun having kindly brought the person before him, outright refusal seemed a bit improper.
Hesitating internally, Chen Hai sized up Bai Xiaohang several times again, inadvertently applying his face-reading skills on Bai Xiaohang.
“A fierce warrior in troubled times, doomed not to die well in prosperous times, will die within three years…”
Observing Bai Xiaohang’s facial features, information related to his destiny also flowed into Chen Hai’s mind almost simultaneously.
“A naturally fierce warrior?
This person is that formidable?”
As he gained this information, Chen Hai was momentarily stunned.
“Brother Xiaohang, right?
I wonder if you’d be interested in following me and helping me with some tasks?”
With a bit of admiration for talent, he hesitated briefly before tentatively asking Bai Xiaohang.