Jiang Xiu's gaze swept past Zhong Likan and this single glance almost gave Zhong Likan a heart attack. He was dumbstruck with fear. Jiang Xiu joked at him, "Is Mr. Jiang really that amazing?"
"Isn't he also someone with a pair of eyes and a mouth?"
Brother Zhong furrowed his brows and said coldly, "Shut up! How dare you mock Mr. Jiang? One word from Mr. Jiang is enough to overturn Jiang City and make the other big shots p*ss in their pants, let alone a beggar like you. You can never imagine how scary Mr. Jiang's power is."
"Lower your arrogance and learn to act humble."
"Don't let this Daddy hear your voice again! I don't even want to hear you make sounds while eating."
His words kept turning ruder.
Ye Wenchen and the rest looked at this scene with delight as Brother Zhong lashed out on Jiang Xiu. Cheng Lingsu furrowed her brows. Though she was hiding her relationship with Jiang Xiu, she still felt quite embarrassed.
Slap!
Zhong Likan gave a hard slap to Brother Zhong. The others were all stupefied, and Brother Zhong wore a blank expression, "Second Uncle…"
Though Brother Zhong was the one slapped, even Ye Wenchen and the others felt stunned at this development.
What's happening?
Did Zhong Likan slap his own nephew for Jiang Xiu?
Zhong Likan's mind revolved at Mach speed as he deduced that these people didn't know the true identity of Mr. Jiang and since it was so, he didn't dare say anything.
"Is this the way you speak to a guest?"
Although Brother Zhong felt unsatisfied, he understood that his home was planning to have a good relationship with Ye Wenchen. Since he wasn't giving face to Ye Wenchen's friend, Jiang Xiu, it meant that he wasn't giving face to Ye Wenchen.
"Second Uncle, I was wrong."
Everyone inferred the circumstances immediately, that it was due to Young Master Ye and looked at him with respect. As for the person himself, he felt high from the rush when seeing a bigshot like Zhong Likan slapping his own nephew to give face to him.
Zhong Likan pondered about how to make up for his nephew's hot-headedness as soon as possible.
"This…"
Before Zhong Likan could apologize, Jiang Xiu wiped his mouth after finishing his meal. "It looks like I'm not welcome here. Everyone can enjoy your meal. I have other matters to deal with."
Ye Wenchen and the others sniggered in their minds. Looks like you know how to act tactfully.
What they hadn't expected was that Zhong Likan's complexion turned pale after Jiang Xiu left. He got up in a hurry to chase after him and almost wobbled down, causing the chair he was sitting on to fall aside. They were baffled because they knew that Zhong Likan was someone who practiced martial arts so this was really strange.
"What's with this scenario?"
If the reason Zhong Likan had slapped his nephew was to curry favor with Ye Wenchen, it'd make sense if he remained seated as Ye Wenchen was still here. But the reality was different. He was actually chasing after a nobody with an alarmed expression on his face.
"Mr. Jiang…"
Zhong Likan caught up to Jiang Xiu and called out nervously.
"We are honored by your presence, Mr. Jiang. You really scared me very much. My nephew didn't know he was facing you so I please ask Mr. Jiang to forgive him."
"Discipline him more."
"Yes!"
Cold sweat poured down Zhong Likan's forehead. He knew that offending Mr. Jiang was akin to receiving a death sentence. Such was the case for Tang Tao as his dead body was seen, thrown out of the Tang family on the following day.
Though his nephew's situation wasn't as grave as Tang Tao's offense, the Zhong family had to clearly declare their position on this."
"I'll notify big brother to come over here."
"No need."
Jiang Xiu waved his hand and left towards the entrance to the resort.
Zhong Likan stood there with a complicated mood. He knew that Jiang Xiu wouldn't appear here without cause and must have come here for a reason. According to the recent rumors, it seemed like the Wang family felt discontented towards Jiang Luoxia and my resort is also at Hang City, don't tell me…
"Hey, big brother, Mr. Jiang came over to our resort…"
"It seems like he came here for something. Could it be that he came to pay respects to the Wang family?"
Boss Zhong said, "Pay respects? If he really intended to do so, he'd have done it in an ostentatious manner. Why would he leave alone?"
Suddenly, he realized something was wrong, "Damn, something big is about to happen."
Jiang Xiu came out through the resort's entrance and noticed a beautiful girl with long hair wearing a white dress waiting for her car. She wore white high heeled shoes. These shoes were from a luxurious French brand. Superior quality items like silk, fake diamonds etc… were used to make them. Many women from famous families liked to wear these kinds of shoes. Though Jiang Xiu didn't who this woman was, from her appearance, she appeared to be a Ms. Perfect from an influential family.
Jiang Xiu asked her, "Excuse me, do you know which bus must be taken to go to the Wang family, the Wang Conglomerate's Wang family."
"I know where the Wang family is but I don't know which bus goes there…" The valet driver brought over a red Porsche before she could finish speaking.
Jiang Xiu nodded, "Do you know the way to reach there?"
"Young Lady Wang, your car…"
The beauty conveniently sat in the Porsche and turned towards Jiang Xiu, "You want to ask the Wang family for help, right? There are hundreds of people who visit the Wang family every day to ask for help just like you but don't even get to see anyone. If you want something done, better do it yourself."
She pressed on the accelerator and sped off with a boom after saying this.
Leaving behind exhaust fumes.
The valet driver smiled, "You're shocked, right? Do you know who that was?"
"Wang family's Young Lady Wang Xintong."
The doorman was waiting for the show to start but Jiang Xiu didn't reply to him so he started talking himself, "Brother, you've missed a nice chance to curry favor with the Wang family. If Young Lady Wang had agreed to guide you, your problems would've been solved."
"Oh!"
"May I ask how to reach the Wang family then?"
"That's quite complicated. This area is classified as a half-suburban district so it's better to drive to the Wang family by a car."
The resort had special cars for the guests to make trips to the city but the valet driver thought Jiang Xiu was an ordinary person due to his clothing and didn't bother mentioning this.
"Can I rent a car for use then?"
"Rent a car?"
"We don't have cars but we do offer bikes to the guests. However, you aren't allowed to go far and can only ride it near to the resort area. It's quite pricey to rent it too."
"Give it fast then…"
After paying the advance, Jiang Xiu got on the bike and rushed out of the resort at a lightning-fast speed. Since that beauty was someone from the Wang family, he believed he'd reach the Wang family by following her.
Jiang Xiu had learned how to ride a bike in his previous timeline. Since he was living together with Cheng Lingran then or perhaps because it was decreed by fate, he and Cheng Lingran lived a bitter lonely life away from their families just like his parents. The reason he had learned to drive was to deliver food, but Cheng Lingran had never complained about anything.
And now, he, the grand Sect Master of the Heaven Treading Sect, was riding a bike as if he and it were one-body.
Zoooommmmmm…
It overtook one vehicle after other.
There was a traffic light at a crossing right after the resort area. Jiang Xiu saw the red Porsche there. Music was running from inside it, and Wang Xintong hummed along with it softly while the crashing sounds of waves from Qiantang river scrambled the music in intervals. The air filled with a pleasant, fragrant moisture.
The sound of revving woke her up from her stupor. She turned aside to see the handsome youth she had seen before stop his black bike beside her Porsche.
His features seemed as if they were carved out of marble. His hair flew around due to the wind and he looked quite cool, especially his eyes which seemed like the depths of the netherworld.
He deliberately increased the horsepower to provoke her with the engine's revving sounds.
"Humph! Interesting!"
Wang Xintong also changed the car's gear, stepped on the break and revved up the car. Her car was actually customized for racing and experts could easily make out the difference after listening to the engine's sound.
The red light had already reached the final 3 counts and was about to change to a green color.
There's a deep puddle 30 meters far from the traffic light and whoever falls behind would definitely get splashed by the dirt.
Three!
Two!
One!
Followed by a boom, the Porsche reached an astonishing speed, causing the car's wheels to rotate at high speed in mid-air and then blitz ahead of the other cars after landing.