Chapter 48: Everyone, Get Out

Long Aotian looked at Iron Tuo Wang, who was visibly upset.

He thought to himself, "I've been teaching you so much, and you still don't get it? What right do you have to be angry?"

Gritting his teeth, Long Aotian said, "You've got the wrong person!"

Lu Chengwen quickly interjected, "Mr. Iron, I don't like to waste time with unnecessary talk. Can we sign the contract today? Just give me a straight answer."

"Yes!" Iron Tuo Wang immediately responded, "Yes, yes, yes. We can sign and transfer the money in one go. I'm all about efficiency."

Long Aotian was about to explode, "What do you mean 'yes'? Do you even understand what's going on?"

Iron Tuo Wang erupted in anger, "Get out of here! I've had enough of you!"

Long Aotian's eyes widened in disbelief. How dare a mere regional manager from the northern division speak to him like this!

"What did you say? Say it again."

Iron Tuo Wang was fuming, clearly struggling to contain his rage.

He grabbed Long Aotian by the collar and whispered fiercely, "Listen here, you little brat. I'm here on a mission today. If it weren't for the fact that I have to play the part of a civilized businessman to help our young master show off, I would have dragged you outside and beaten you to a pulp for thirty minutes!"

"You motherf—"

"I'm warning you, our young master is a genius, a hero among heroes. Look at him!"

Iron Tuo Wang forced Long Aotian's head to turn toward Lu Chengwen.

"Our young master is charming, dashing, surrounded by beautiful women, living the dream. And then there's you!"

Iron Tuo Wang spat out angrily, "You look like you were raised by wolves, reeking of poverty. You dare to call yourself the vice president of Qianfeng Group? The CEO is over there, flirting and fawning over our young master. How dare you keep opposing him?"

"I—"

"If you know what's good for you, you'll kneel and polish our young master's shoes. Maybe then you'll be of some use. Keep messing with me, and I'll kick you to death!"

Long Aotian was trembling with rage.

"Hey, you—"

Iron Tuo Wang shouted, "Get out of here!"

Long Aotian couldn't take it anymore and roared, "Open your damn eyes and look carefully! I am your young master!"

Iron Tuo Wang paused, glancing at Lu Chengwen.

Lu Chengwen was panicking inside but maintained a calm exterior, lounging in his chair with his eyes closed.

Leng Qingqiu was massaging Lu Chengwen's legs, while Xu Xuejiao plucked a grape from the fruit plate and fed it to him. Lu Chengwen didn't even bother to open his eyes.

Iron Tuo Wang laughed, "Kid, if you're going to pretend to be someone important, at least take a good look at yourself in the mirror. You think you're our young master?"

He pointed at Lu Chengwen, "See that? That's what a young master looks like! Surrounded by beauties, effortlessly commanding respect. That's the essence of a young master! You? Go home and eat shit!"

Long Aotian clutched his chest, "You— Can't you see he doesn't know any martial arts?"

"That's our young master's strategy! He's pretending to be weak. If he wanted to, he could crush you into dust in seconds. Dust, you understand?"

"He looks like a spoiled, useless rich kid..."

"That's just our young master's disguise! You wouldn't understand. Showing off is an art, a profound science. The more powerful someone is, the more they act unconventional and carefree. Look at you, getting all worked up over trivial matters. How could you possibly pretend to be our young master?"

"Hey, you—"

They were now openly revealing their identities.

Meanwhile, Leng Qingqiu had seen through Long Aotian's true nature.

She thought to herself, "So, Long Aotian has gone to such lengths to take over the Leng family. He lied to my father, claiming he could secure a massive investment with only a 1% interest rate. Anyone in finance knows that with such a large sum, a 1% interest rate is practically giving the money away for free. Who would be foolish enough to do that? My father, desperate and confused, actually believed him. If it weren't for Chengwen, I might never have realized how sinister Long Aotian truly is."

Xu Xuejiao was also thinking, "This man is so deceitful! He pretended to be a big-shot investor, using his connections to gain the Leng family's trust. In reality, he's after the Leng family's billion-dollar assets. By investing 5 billion, he aims to gain control of Qianfeng Group and gradually take over the entire Leng family empire. He's cunning and well-connected. Chengwen's caution is justified. We need to be extremely careful."

Lu Chengwen wanted to wrap things up quickly. "Mr. Iron, are we done here? How much longer are you going to chat with him? Did I call you here to talk to fools?"

Iron Tuo Wang quickly replied, "My apologies, Mr. Lu. We'll sign the contract right away."

Lu Chengwen stood up, "Come to Dasheng Group tomorrow morning and sign the contract with my general manager. You've wasted enough of my time."

As Lu Chengwen prepared to leave, Iron Tuo Wang hurriedly said, "Of course, of course. Sorry for the delay, Mr. Lu. Take care, Mr. Lu..."

Long Aotian thought to himself, "Thank goodness they don't have the contract ready. Otherwise, that 5 billion would have been gone."

He pointed at Iron Tuo Wang, "You're something else, I'll give you that."

Iron Tuo Wang glared at Long Aotian, "Long Aotian, you're on my list now. I guarantee you won't live past this month. Just wait and see."

...

As soon as Lu Chengwen got into the car, he urged the driver, "Go, go, go! Drive, drive, drive!"

The car sped off.

Lu Chengwen let out a sigh of relief, constantly checking behind them to see if they were being followed.

Xu Xuejiao smiled, "Chengwen, did you enjoy that just now? Two beautiful women waiting on you. Must have been nice, huh?"

Lu Chengwen looked at her, "Are you out of your mind? Didn't you see how dangerous that was? Long Aotian is a dangerous man, and Iron Tuo Wang and those four brutes are ruthless killers. Enjoy? I was scared out of my mind!"

Leng Qingqiu, however, was more serious, "Lu Chengwen, even if it was an act, you and Xu Xuejiao went too far. Was it really necessary to go that far? Admit it, you enjoyed it, didn't you?"

Lu Chengwen looked at her in shock, "That's what you're concerned about?!"

At that moment, Xu Xuejiao climbed into the front seat and inserted what looked like a USB drive into the port.

She crawled over the center console, wearing her JK uniform, her short skirt revealing her round, firm buttocks and even a glimpse of her white panties...

Lu Chengwen stared, completely entranced, muttering mechanically, "I was handling serious business. I didn't have time to think about that. It was all just an act. I wasn't really into it..."

Leng Qingqiu grabbed Lu Chengwen's chin and turned his face toward her, "What are you looking at?!"

"Huh?!" Lu Chengwen snapped out of it, "No, I wasn't peeking at Xu Xuejiao's white panties."

Xu Xuejiao had already climbed back and said to the driver, "Turn on the multimedia system."

Then, blushing, she glared at Lu Chengwen, who was utterly embarrassed and quickly explained, "I didn't see anything... just a little bit. It wasn't on purpose... it was just the angle..."

"Enough, just listen."

At that moment, the car's speakers played a conversation between Long Aotian and Hua Xuening.

"That idiot!" Long Aotian's furious voice came through, "He can't even tell who his master is, and he dares to yell at me!"

Hua Xuening calmly replied, "I can take care of him for you, young master."

"Killing him won't help! I need the money he controls. I need that 5 billion!"

Hua Xuening said, "I'll go get it back for you!"

Long Aotian was exasperated, "If I could just take it by force, I wouldn't be going through all this trouble! I need him to willingly cooperate with me, to help me show off in front of Leng Tianhao. Only then can I replace Leng Qingqiu as the CEO of Qianfeng Group and take over the Leng family's assets!"

Hua Xuening replied, "The Leng family is nothing special. With a little effort, we could—"

Long Aotian chuckled bitterly, "Xuening, you're a genius with the sword, but these matters are more complicated. Not everything can be solved with brute force."

"I want a fully functional Qianfeng Group. I want the Leng family to willingly become my financial backers. If I just take it by force, who's going to manage the company? You? Me? And Leng Qingqiu is mine! She must be mine! A beauty like her cannot fall into someone else's hands. Once she's mine, completely devoted to me, controlling her means controlling the entire Qianfeng Group."

Hua Xuening sighed, "I don't understand these things. Just tell me what you need me to do."

Long Aotian said gloomily, "I have a plan to turn things around!"

*Screech—!*

The speakers suddenly emitted a loud noise, followed by a high-pitched whine.

Xu Xuejiao sighed, "They found it."

Lu Chengwen looked at her, "You were eavesdropping?"

"Mm-hmm," Xu Xuejiao said proudly, "I heard Zhao Gang trying to convince you to cover up the fake medicine scandal in the car."

Lu Chengwen realized, "Oh! So you knew I was going to destroy the fake medicine, and you pretended to agree with me to keep selling it?"

Xu Xuejiao smiled.

She and Zhao Gang hadn't actually discussed destroying the fake medicine in the car, but she had to admit it. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to explain how she knew Lu Chengwen's true intentions.

She couldn't tell him that she could hear his thoughts. That would scare him away.

"Yeah, yeah," Xu Xuejiao said, "So I knew that despite your sleazy appearance, your flirty behavior, and your perverted tendencies, you're actually quite principled when it comes to important matters."

Leng Qingqiu also smiled, "I watched the press conference too. I think you did the right thing."

[This is bad. They heard that conversation. They'll never fall for Long Aotian now. How am I going to handle this?]

[They think I'm such a good person, but I'm not that great!]

Lu Chengwen was utterly frustrated, "Anyway, this is going to blow up soon. Whether it's Long Aotian or Iron Tuo Wang, they're not going to let me off the hook. You all should leave."

Leng Qingqiu said, "We can work together to deal with Long Aotian and Iron Tuo Wang."

Xu Xuejiao glanced at Leng Qingqiu and, considering the bigger picture, added, "Yes, based on what we heard, his target isn't just the Leng family. Our Xu family, and even the Chen family, are in his sights. Once the Leng family falls, he'll come after us."

Lu Chengwen felt like crying.

[No matter what his target or order is, I'm basically doomed. If you stick with me, you'll only get hurt.]

He sighed, "Anyway, it's better if you stay away from me. Get out of the car and go do whatever you need to do."

Leng Qingqiu tried to speak, but Lu Chengwen cut her off, "Get out!"

"But we—"

"There's no 'we'! I'm me, and you're you. You're a jinx. Haven't you caused me enough trouble?"

Even though Leng Qingqiu knew Lu Chengwen was just trying to push her away, she couldn't take being insulted like this.

She opened the car door and got out, "Lu Chengwen, you just don't trust me!"

As the door closed, Xu Xuejiao smirked, "She should have left earlier. Did she really think you'd keep fawning over her? What a fool."

"You too, get out."

"Huh?"

"I said you too! Stop hanging around me!"

"Why are you yelling at me?!"

"Because I feel like it! Got a problem?!"

Xu Xuejiao's eyes welled up with tears, "You're lying! You're lying! You like me!"

"Seeing you just pisses me off! Get out!"

Xu Xuejiao burst into tears and got out of the car.

Lu Chengwen sighed, rubbing his temples.

[I'm so dead.]