"Hmm?"
Brother Lǜdòu's hand stopped in mid-air. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move it.
He turned to look, and behind him was Sū Yáng.
Sū Yáng was gently holding Brother Lǜdòu's hand, forcing it down.
"Brother Dòu..."
Brother Lǜdòu's subordinates reacted, each pulling out a short knife from their waists and surrounding Sū Yáng.
Sū Yáng remained unfazed, calmly saying, "I think it's better if your people don't move around too much. What do you think?"
Brother Lǜdòu touched his right hand. In that instant, he felt that Sū Yáng was fully capable of ending his life.
—This is a master!
Brother Lǜdòu was unlike the scarred man Zhào Jiǎ. He had been a loan shark for many years and had seen all sorts of people, so he had good judgment.
"What should I call you?"
"Sū!"
"Mr. Sū, we businessmen value harmony for prosperity! If possible, we don't want to resort to violence to solve problems, after all, we live in a society governed by law."
Sū Yáng nodded, "That's right, harmony for prosperity! How much is it, I'll pay it back for her!"
"Principal twenty million, interest five million. Transfer the money on the spot, and we'll return the IOU immediately!"
Brother Lǜdòu waved the IOU in his hand. As long as he wasn't sure of Sū Yáng's identity and strength, he wouldn't let his subordinates make a move.
"I'll talk to them for a few minutes. You guys go drink, and the drinks are on me too."
Sū Yáng pointed to the bar in the distance, signaling Brother Lǜdòu to take his men aside for a drink and wait.
"Alright, ten minutes. I hope you don't make things difficult for me!"
Brother Lǜdòu calmly left a sentence and went to drink with his subordinates.
...
"Mr. Sū, I've troubled you again. I'm truly sorry."
Sīsī said softly. Both incidents were resolved by Sū Yáng.
Especially since they had only just met Sū Yáng.
Liáng Pèi Qí's face was flushed red the entire time, she was too embarrassed to speak.
She had intended to spend a hundred thousand to treat Sū Yáng to drinks and find a sugar daddy, but unexpectedly, the embarrassing situation happened first.
"Miss Liáng, you don't need to be shy. You borrowed money to save your family, and there's nothing wrong with that."
"R-really?"
"Yes! I have family too. If it were me, I would also do everything I could to save my relatives. So, that's why I'm willing to help you."
Sū Yáng silently took out a check and handed it to the bewildered Liáng Pèi Qí.
"Here's thirty million. The rest is for your living expenses. Don't think about going out to catch rich men; this line of work isn't suitable for you."
Sū Yáng had already noticed that Liáng Pèi Qí was unskilled. Her attempts to strike up conversations and invite people for drinks were all imitations of others' tactics.
For a young girl just starting out in her career, if she encountered a different man, she would surely lose both money and her virtue.
She would be taken advantage of, and in the end, she wouldn't get any money.
Liáng Pèi Qí's small hands trembled, "Thirty million is too much, how can I repay you?"
"A mere thirty million, no need to repay. Consider it a small gift for the three of us meeting!"
Sū Yáng put away his pen, resolving a crisis with a casual remark.
Sīsī smiled, "Pèi Qí, hurry up and take care of things. Mr. Sū and I will wait for you here."
"Okay, I'm going then."
Liáng Pèi Qí took the check and went to exchange it for the IOU with Brother Lǜdòu.
Sīsī opened another bottle of champagne, "Mr. Sū, thank you for your help. Otherwise, my bar might not have been able to stay open."
At this moment, a series of system notifications sounded in Sū Yáng's mind.
[Congratulations to the host for successfully cherishing Sīsī, gaining ten years of lifespan!]
[Congratulations to the host for successfully cherishing Sīsī, rewarded with a cruise ship named "Yáng Wēi"! Please choose a landing location at your convenience.]
"A cruise ship?"
Sū Yáng was stunned. The system would even reward him with such a means of transportation.
However, thinking about the Lamborghini and Koenigsegg he had obtained before, he felt relieved.
"System, how big is the cruise ship? Is it an unmanned one?"
[Please rest assured, the "Yáng Wēi" cruise ship is extraordinary. The Harmony cruise ship you are currently on is only made of ordinary steel plates, providing only defensive capabilities with average performance.]
["Yáng Wēi," in addition to defense, also has an attack system. It is equipped with eight cannons on each side and one cannon at the front and rear. The main cabin has a dedicated robot control system, and the host only needs to receive it.]
"This is awesome! Then deploy it nearby!"
Sū Yáng chuckled a few times, but the rewards were not over yet.
[Congratulations to the host for successfully cherishing Liáng Pèi Qí, gaining ten years of lifespan!]
[Congratulations to the host for successfully cherishing Liáng Pèi Qí, rewarded with a random maid squad!]
"What's a maid squad? Mercenaries?"
[Yes, female mercenaries, totaling fifty people. Please click the roulette to draw!]
In front of Sū Yáng, there was a large circular roulette wheel, but only he could see it.
Sū Yáng casually clicked it, and the needle spun rapidly.
The roulette wheel was marked with the names of various countries around the world.
This meant that there was a high probability of drawing a foreign maid squad.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for drawing the Sang Country maid squad, codenamed "Wind."]
After the roulette wheel disappeared, a picture appeared in front of Sū Yáng, showing a group of female mercenaries in tight-fitting uniforms.
The leader was a woman with twin ponytails, a graceful figure, a curved saber at her waist, and a whip tightly held in her hand.
At first glance, it felt like something from a TV drama he had watched in his previous life.
"System, where are they?"
[Please arrange it yourself. Fifty female mercenaries are in position and can be air-dropped at any time!]
"Okay, then arrange them on the Yáng Wēi cruise ship!"
[Understood, system deploying! Deployment complete!]
After the system deployed the cruise ship and the maid squad, it disappeared again.
Sū Yáng couldn't stop smiling. The system always surprised him in different ways.
Moreover, the so-called "cherishing" simply meant conquering women.
Helping or protecting the opposite sex would also trigger system rewards.
"Mr. Sū, what are you smiling about?"
Sīsī called out softly. Seeing Sū Yáng grinning foolishly, she was very curious.
"It's nothing! I was just thinking, it's my honor and fate to have met you, Sīsī."
"Tsk, you men always like to say such things. Let's drink!"
Sīsī's face turned slightly red, and she handed Sū Yáng a large glass of wine.
"Alright, I'll drink first!"
Sū Yáng gulped down the entire glass of wine, and the two began playing dice and drinking.
...
After a while.
Liáng Pèi Qí returned with the IOU, followed closely by Brother Lǜdòu.
Sū Yáng frowned, "What? You got the money, why aren't you leaving?"
Brother Lǜdòu clasped his fists, "I heard about Miss Liáng's situation. Mr. Sū is truly righteous. Before I return home, Brother Lǜdòu wants to make a friend of Mr. Sū."
When Brother Lǜdòu was handling the money with Liáng Pèi Qí, he had also heard why Sū Yáng was helping her.
Such a wealthy, compassionate, and righteous man, Brother Lǜdòu naturally wanted to befriend him.
Sū Yáng remained silent, poured a glass of wine, and handed it to Brother Lǜdòu.
"Hahaha, thank you for the wine, Mr. Sū. I'll drink it down first. You can take your time!"
Brother Lǜdòu drank the large glass of wine in a few seconds.
"The wine has been drunk, the money has been received, I won't disturb your pleasant evening. I'll be heading home now."
Brother Lǜdòu bowed with clasped fists, a typical gesture of the underworld.
"Wait!"
Sū Yáng called out, and Brother Lǜdòu stopped.
"Mr. Sū, what is it?"
"Lǜdòu, you're a decent fellow. It's good to make friends with you."
"Hahaha, thank you for the compliment, Mr. Sū. I'm quite alright, and I enjoy making friends the most."
Sū Yáng smiled wryly and shook his head, "It's good that you like making friends, but you also need to be wary of villains."
"Villains? What villains?"
"Lǜdòu, you've been cuckolded!"