Chapter 10 Crisis

Ye Long took out his phone and was rather surprised to see that Zhou Ruobing had transferred two hundred thousand dollars via WeChat. Two hundred thousand was the transfer limit on WeChat. Ye Long couldn't help but wonder if she would transfer five hundred thousand if the limit was raised. After all, even as a top executive, it wasn't easy for her to save up such a large sum.

Ye Long rejected the transfer without hesitation and sent the money back to her.

"You!" Zhou Ruobing stared at Ye Long in disbelief when she saw the refund notice.

Ye Long said firmly, "Miss Zhou, New York is my home. I'm not leaving."

Zhou Ruobing gazed at him, her delicate face turning as cold as ice in an instant.

Ye Long turned and walked towards the door.

Seeing him about to leave the apartment building, Zhou Ruobing shouted hastily, "Stop!"

Ye Long halted and turned around. "Miss Zhou, anything else?"

"Where are you going?"

Ye Long explained, "My motorcycle is still parked at Empire Tower. I need to get it back and then go to work." Earlier, Ye Long had driven Zhou Ruobing back in her Mercedes.

Zhou Ruobing had found not only her phone but also the keys to the Mercedes on the nightstand.

Zhou Ruobing gritted her teeth and asked, "Aren't you really afraid of Song Zhong's revenge?"

Ye Long shook his head and said calmly, "Not at all."

"I think you're completely reckless. The Song family is far more terrifying than you can imagine."

"Thanks for your concern. I'll be careful." With that, Ye Long turned and left again.

"You!" Zhou Ruobing stood there, seething with anger. She thought to herself, this jerk! I'm not concerned about you at all. I'm just worried you'll drag the Zhou family down!

Zhou Ruobing stamped her foot and chased after him.

Moments later, Zhou Ruobing drove the Mercedes with Ye Long, exiting the apartment complex in Queens. Sitting in the passenger seat, Ye Long glanced at Zhou Ruobing. Her profile was as beautiful as a Greek goddess, yet at this moment, it was so icy that it was intimidating.

Ye Long said softly, "Miss Zhou, if you're worried that I'll drag you down, we can live separately for a while and avoid meeting each other."

Zhou Ruobing shot him a fierce look, her eyes icy cold. Anyway, Ye Long had saved her before. If she distanced herself from him now out of fear of being implicated, not to mention what Ye Long would think of her, she would look down on herself.

Ye Long smiled. "Well, let's just let things take their course."

Zhou Ruobing simply couldn't understand how this guy could still smile at a time like this. He was really stubborn and refused to face the reality!

Just then, a black van suddenly approached from the left. With no lane on her right, Zhou Ruobing had to slow down in the face of the van's forcing. However, the black van suddenly braked hard. Zhou Ruobing had no choice but to stop her car as well. At the same time, two other black vans came from the left and the rear, semi - surrounding her car.

"Damn it! These must be thugs sent by Wu Yunhong!" Zhou Ruobing's heart tightened. She saw many thugs armed with baseball bats and daggers rushing out of the three vans.

"Stay in the car. Don't come out." Ye Long suddenly comforted her and then pushed the door open and got out.

Zhou Ruobing was horrified. "Don't go out..."

Bang! Ye Long had already got out and closed the door. Zhou Ruobing frowned deeply, watching helplessly as Ye Long walked towards the thugs. She cursed inwardly, this idiot!

Zhou Ruobing couldn't care less about Ye Long at the moment. She stepped on the gas pedal fiercely, crashing into the rear of the van in front, trying to push it away. However, the other side was well - prepared. The driver of the van quickly shifted into reverse, backing up to resist the Mercedes, preventing Zhou Ruobing from getting away.

A scar - faced man led more than a dozen thugs and stared at Ye Long. The scar - faced man couldn't figure out why this guy dared to walk towards them.

"Beat him up!" Seeing that Zhou Ruobing was still trying to escape by ramming the car, the scar - faced man, fearing that things might go wrong, gave the order decisively.

More than a dozen thugs beside him rushed towards Ye Long, waving their baseball bats and daggers.

"Stop!" Ye Long suddenly shouted. At the same time, there was a loud bang! The sound was deafening, like a sharp blade piercing everyone's ears, causing their eardrums to ache.

All the thugs stopped in front of Ye Long and looked around. The leading scar - faced man suddenly widened his eyes in horror. There was a button - sized transparent hole on the car door beside him. He had seen with his own eyes that the hole was made by a small object ejected from Ye Long's hand. At this moment, Ye Long's right middle finger and thumb were put together, in a posture ready to eject again.

The scar - faced man knew clearly that if that thing hit his head, his head would surely be pierced. Judging by Ye Long's demeanor, he hadn't missed his target just now. Instead, he had shot at the car door to warn him.

"Let's go!" The scar - faced man didn't dare to risk his life. He turned around and quickly got into the van. More than a dozen thugs followed suit and rushed into the vans.

In a short time, the three black vans disappeared from sight. Ye Long opened the door and got into the car. Zhou Ruobing shifted her gaze from the three vans that were fading away to Ye Long. Seeing that he was unharmed, she stepped on the gas pedal, and the car sped away.

Later, in the chairman's office on the top floor of Zhou's Group's headquarters in Manhattan.

Liu Hongxia asked, "Are you sure Ye Long said something that scared them away?"

Zhou Ruobing had been focused on ramming the car to escape earlier and hadn't paid attention to Ye Long's actions. Although she had heard a loud noise similar to a gunshot, she hadn't thought much of it. After Ye Long got into the car, she dropped him off halfway and drove straight back to the company. They hadn't communicated at all during the journey.

"Yes." Zhou Ruobing nodded.

"This kid is quite smart. Thanks to him, those guys were scared off. Otherwise..." Liu Hongxia said, still in shock.

Hearing this, Zhou Ruobing realized that Ye Long had saved her again. However, in her opinion, Ye Long had just been lucky. If the other side knew they had been bluffed, this trick definitely wouldn't work next time.

Liu Hongxia looked puzzled. "Bingbing, something's not right. How could those thugs be scared away by just a few words? It's unbelievable. Could Ye Long have some identity we don't know about?"

Zhou Ruobing said, "He's just a security guard at a hotel. What special identity could he have?"

Earlier, Ye Long had said he brought people to Empire Tower to save her. Zhou Ruobing guessed that he might have called his security colleagues and they went there with stun guns. That's how they managed to defeat Song Zhong's two top - notch bodyguards and rescue her. In her eyes, it wasn't Ye Long's personal ability.

Just then, Liu Hongxia received a call from Wu Yunhong.

"Chairman Liu, have you considered it? There's no problem selling your company to us for one hundred million dollars, right?"

Liu Hongxia asked angrily, "Did you send those thugs just now?"

"Yes." Wu Yunhong didn't beat around the bush. "That was just a warning. Next time, we'll mean business."

"You..." Liu Hongxia was as angry as Zhou Ruobing. Only then did they realize that it wasn't Ye Long's words that had scared away the thugs. The other side hadn't planned to really attack in the first place.

Seeing her mother looking worried, Zhou Ruobing snatched the phone and said angrily, "Wu Yunhong, you're daydreaming if you think you can swallow up my company! If you dare to send someone to harm me, don't blame me for finding someone to deal with you!"

To build and maintain a large company like Zhou's Group in New York, the Zhou family had naturally made connections with various people. However, the Zhou family had always disliked associating with those in the underworld. But now, under the circumstances, they had no choice.

"Yo, Zhou Ruobing, you little girl have quite a sharp tongue. Since that's the case, let your mother collect your body later!" Wu Yunhong hung up after saying this.

Zhou Ruobing gritted her teeth, her eyes ablaze with anger. Liu Hongxia's gaze also turned firm.

Subsequently, Liu Hongxia picked up her phone and dialed several numbers that she had saved for a long time. But as soon as the other side heard that they were going to deal with Wu Yunhong, they hung up immediately.

"Mom, what's going on?" Zhou Ruobing asked, puzzled. She had always thought that as long as they paid enough money, those people would do anything. She never expected them to back down as soon as they heard about dealing with Wu Yunhong.

Liu Hongxia looked solemn. "I've long heard that Wu Yunhong has made a name for himself in the underworld. They call him Lord Hong. He's almost invincible in New York's underground world. It seems it's true."

Zhou Ruobing's eyes showed a complex look, and finally she said, "Mom, I'll go to see Grandpa. Grandpa has a wide range of connections. He must have a way to solve this problem."

Liu Hongxia shook her head. "Your grandpa has been retired for more than ten years. If your dad were still alive, maybe there would be a turning point. Besides, your grandpa is seriously ill and hasn't recovered yet. It's better not to let him worry about it."

Zhou Ruobing thought for a long time but still couldn't think of any other way. Just then, her phone rang. It was Ye Long calling.