The Holy Dragon Bar.
"One 'Drunken Night'."
Wang Dongdong slouched over the counter and said to the bartender.
"Brother Dong, you shouldn't drink anymore."
The bartender smiled at Wang Dongdong and said.
"What, are you afraid I can't afford it?"
Wang Dongdong cursed rudely, pulled out two banknotes, and slapped them on the counter. "Hurry up, or I'll make you regret it."
"Alright, Brother Dong, just wait!"
A trace of disdain flashed in the bartender's eyes. Wang Dongdong was a regular here, and he knew his background. He was just a petty hoodlum and a gambling addict.
And he still liked to act tough?
However, he still took the money and started working, pouring various cocktail ingredients into the shaker in an orderly fashion.
Soon, a cocktail with a dreamy aura was made and placed in front of Wang Dongdong.
Wang Dongdong drank it down in one gulp, his eyes immediately becoming hazy with drunkenness.
"Oh my, Brother Dong looks so dashing today, much more handsome than before!"
A scantily clad woman sidled up to Wang Dongdong's ear, giggling and tracing circles on his chest with her finger.
Wang Dongdong looked closely and saw it was Sister Yan from the bar, a woman who usually only fawned over rich men.
"Hehe, Sister Yan, why are you interested in me today?" Wang Dongdong chuckled.
"What are you saying, Brother Dong? Yan'er has always admired you. Come, let's talk over there!"
Sister Yan smiled charmingly and pulled Wang Dongdong's hand towards a corner.
Wang Dongdong's eyes lit up, and he felt a sense of exhilaration as he followed Sister Yan to the corner of the bar.
As soon as he sat down, a large hand pressed on his shoulder, and another hand holding a stack of crimson banknotes was placed on his knee.
Sister Yan had already disappeared into the bar's hazy lights.
Looking at the stack of banknotes, at least a hundred thousand yuan, Wang Dongdong's breath hitched, and he couldn't help but swallow.
He painfully turned his head to look at the person beside him, only to see that they were wearing a hood, their face obscured by darkness, and even wearing a mask.
Mysterious and menacing.
"Who are you, and what do you want?" Wang Dongdong asked warily.
"Don't worry about who I am. Wang Dongdong, this is one hundred thousand yuan. Do one thing for me, and the hundred thousand is yours!" the person said in a low voice. "This is just a deposit. After the job is done, there's another three million!"
With a hint of drunkenness, Wang Dongdong's chest heaved violently, and his eyes gleamed with avarice.
...
"A Xue, how was work today? Did anyone give you trouble? I'll sort them out!"
In the evening, as Su Yingxue entered, Wang Tingting rushed forward and said boisterously.
"It's fine."
Su Yingxue said and then looked at Chen Fan.
Her expression was quite complex.
"What's wrong? Did this Chen Fan guy upset you?"
Wang Tingting scoffed.
"No!" Su Yingxue shook her head, walked up to Chen Fan, and said, "Brother Chen, can we talk?"
"Sure."
Chen Fan smiled.
The two walked into a guest room. Wang Tingting wanted to follow, but Su Yingxue pushed her out. She had no choice but to press her ear against the door to eavesdrop.
"Tingting, come here." Li Xiuying pulled Wang Tingting and said with a smile.
"Oh, Auntie, let me listen."
"Tingting, you're not young anymore. It's time you found a boyfriend," Li Xiuying said.
Wang Tingting was stunned for a moment, then huffed, "Find a boyfriend for what? The man for my Wang Tingting must be someone who can stand tall and chop from Mount Nan to the North Sea. Oh, Auntie, don't interfere. I want to hear what they're talking about."
Inside the guest room, Su Yingxue was silent, biting her lip.
"A Xue, what do you want to say?" Chen Fan asked.
"Brother Chen, I... I'd like to ask you not to interfere too much in my affairs."
Hesitantly, Su Yingxue finally spoke.
Chen Fan was taken aback and immediately knew that Lin Dongwen had gone too far.
Although Su Yingxue was delicate, she was not stupid; on the contrary, she was very smart. After Lin Dongwen's stunt at Huancai Entertainment, she had suspected Chen Fan not long after.
Only Chen Fan always helped her unconditionally, time and time again.
Moreover, Chen Fan's boss was the mysterious owner of Villa No. 1, with great influence. Chen Fan benefited from this, and his capabilities were also considerable, even the big boss of the Imperial Club treated him with utmost respect.
Besides Chen Fan, she couldn't think of anyone else who could make Lin Dongwen go from arrogant to subservient and kneel to apologize.
"I understand!"
Chen Fan felt a pang of inexplicable sadness in his heart and nodded.
But soon, he felt relieved. Lin Dongwen's excessive behavior was indeed a great trouble for a workplace newcomer like Su Yingxue.
"A Xue, don't worry. I won't interfere in your matters randomly anymore. However, you must promise me that if you encounter any danger or difficulty, tell me immediately. I will solve it with you while respecting your wishes, okay?"
He gazed at Su Yingxue's beautiful face and said sincerely.
Meeting Chen Fan's gaze, Su Yingxue's face turned slightly red, and then she nodded and said, "Okay, Brother Chen."
Chen Fan smiled and said, "Alright, don't be troubled anymore. I want to eat your braised pork, can I?"
"Brother Chen, wait here, I'll go make it for you right away."
With a happy smile on her face, Su Yingxue opened the door.
Wang Tingting, caught off guard, stumbled into the room. She quickly got up and said, "A Xue, I was afraid this guy would take advantage of you."
"Tingting, Brother Chen is very good to me. Can you stop targeting him?"
Su Yingxue said.
"In this day and age, people's hearts are hard to fathom," Wang Tingting said, raising her chin. "A Xue, you're too kind. I have to keep an eye on him for you."
Su Yingxue was also helpless and simply ignored her, going to the kitchen.
Wang Tingting gave Chen Fan a smug smile and then turned and walked away with a swagger.
During dinner, Wang Dongdong was still nowhere to be seen. Wang Tingting couldn't get through to him on the phone and cursed a few more times.
At eight in the evening, Chen Fan glanced at his phone, told Su Yingxue he had something to attend to and was going out, and drove away from the villa.
"That guy must be out messing around."
Wang Tingting complained discontentedly.
"No way, Brother Chen isn't that kind of person!"
Su Yingxue defended Chen Fan.
...
Chen Fan drove to the outside of the Holy Dragon Bar, parked his car, and strode in.
In a corner of the bar, someone waved at him.
Sitting down opposite the person, Chen Fan frowned and said, "Wang Dongdong, what are you up to?"
"Big Brother, you've finally arrived."
Wang Dongdong poured Chen Fan a glass of wine and said with a mournful face, "I had no choice. Those people wanted to break my arm. One arm for twenty thousand yuan, and that's still not enough."
"Didn't you bring this upon yourself?"
Chen Fan said coldly.
With a thud, Wang Dongdong knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Big Brother, please save me. I don't want to lose my limbs. Those people are loan sharks, and they've even set their sights on my sister. Big Brother, I'm desperate. If you don't help me, I'm dead."
In the dark bar, no one paid attention to them.
Chen Fan's expression was blank; he didn't want to deal with Wang Dongdong.
Wang Dongdong knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.
Finally, Chen Fan said faintly, "Get up. How do you want me to help you? Lend you money?"