Chapter 236: Chapter 236 Clean up and wait for me_1

Inside the van, two middle-aged men were chatting and smoking with a sense of camaraderie.

Noticing someone approaching, and a beauty at that, the eyes of the middle-aged man in the passenger seat lit up like two light bulbs.

The middle-aged man in the driver’s seat reacted in much the same way. The beauty before them was simply too stunning.

However, he quickly snapped back to reality, nudged the man in the passenger seat, and asked Wen Yulan, "Lady, you must be Wen Yulan, right?"

"Yes... yes I am," Wen Yulan hastily asked upon being recognized, "Where... where’s my daughter?"

The middle-aged man replied, "Get in the van."

Wen Yulan asked again, "Where... where’s my daughter?"

Irritated, the middle-aged man said, "Damn it, I told you to get in the van, are you deaf or something?"

Wen Yulan was scared witless and dared not to ask any more questions, quickly climbing into the van.

With Wen Yulan arriving, the middle-aged man in the passenger seat was a little annoyed. He had intended to tease her a little bit, but now that she turned out to be their target, he didn’t dare to flirt.

After all, this woman has caught the attention of Brother Shan. If he dared to mess around, he’d lose a layer of skin, if not his life. Who knows, he might even get castrated.

"Sit tight." After reminding Wen Yulan, the middle-aged man in the driver’s seat slowly started the van and drove off.

Wen Yulan sat in the van, panicking like ants on a hot pan. But the middle-aged man had no intention of revealing Yueyue’s whereabouts, his face grim, so she didn’t dare to ask further.

Soon, the van stopped in front of a bar.

After the middle-aged man in the driver’s seat got out, he said, "Lady, get out and follow us inside."

Wen Yulan glanced at the bar and obediently followed behind the two middle-aged men. Her heart was beating frantically as if it were about to burst out of her chest.

"Knock knock knock..."

The two middle-aged men arrived at a room’s door and knocked.

"Come in..."

A deep voice echoed from inside the room.

The middle-aged man opened the door and walked in, saying to a man in a white suit on the sofa, "Boss, we’ve brought her."

The man in the white suit smiled, nodded, and waved for the two middle-aged men to leave.

The two middle-aged men bowed to the man in white and left the room.

Upon entering the room, Wen Yulan was scared stiff, her legs trembling as if they were about to collapse.

The room wasn’t very large, but the atmosphere inside was extremely oppressive. A middle-aged man and a youth were currently sitting on the sofa facing the door.

Behind them stood four more middle-aged men, all in black suits, wearing sunglasses and bearing cold expressions that seemed to be made of unmelting ice, creating an oppressive aura.

"Hehe, beauty, I’ve been longing for you for a long time!"

Upon seeing Wen Yulan, Brother Shan instantly bounded to his feet, walked over, and took a deep sniff of the faint fragrance emitting from her, "So sweet!"

"You... what do you want from me?" Wen Yulan stepped back in fear, "Where’s my daughter? Why did you kidnap my daughter? I didn’t offend you all!"

"You didn’t offend us, it’s just that I took a fancy to you," brother Shan’s eyes scanned Wen Yulan’s body and a wicked spark ignited inside him. He had a desperate urge to knock Wen Yulan down and enjoy her thoroughly. He imagined how wonderful it would be to revel in such a mature beauty.

However, he didn’t take action. There was another protagonist who hadn’t arrived yet. Furthermore, he did not like boring and monotonous games, which lacked stimulation.

Zhang Xian was pretty arrogant, right? Wasn’t he acting unruly in front of him? Today he would moleste Wen Yulan right in front of Zhang Xian, enjoying himself to his heart’s content.

He believed that Zhang Xian would be thrilled at that time, and he would be likewise.

"You..." Wen Yulan was on the verge of tears at this point.

Turned out these guys kidnapped her for this reason. She despaired at the thought of her upcoming fate, realizing she was destined to be defiled by this man.

"You should be quite familiar with a guy named Zhang Xian, right?" Ouyang Shuo looked at Wen Yulan and spoke, "Give me his phone number. I have something to discuss with him."

Wen Yulan asked, "What... what do you want Zhang Xian’s phone number for?"

"Slap..." Brother Shan fiercely slapped Wen Yulan’s face, raging, "Damn it, when my uncle asks you something, just answer it. Why all the unnecessary talk?"

Wen Yulan was slapped to the ground, her face burning with pain while tears uncontrollably welled up in her eyes.

"Slap... slap..." Brother Shan slapped her twice more, "Damn it, crying your sister’s tears. Hurry up and spit out that bastard Zhang Xian’s number."

Wen Yulan, left with no choice, took out her cell phone and rattled off Zhang Xian’s number.

At this point, her only hope was Zhang Xian. Although she wasn’t confident that Zhang Xian would come or that he could handle these guys, she had no other options.

After Ouyang Shuo wrote down Zhang Xian’s number, he let out a cold chuckle, then dialed the number.

...

In a certain restaurant in Yantai.

Zhang Xian sat eating, bored out of his mind, listening to the insincere flattery from Lin Zhengyang and Qin Shuya.

Lin Ruoyi sat awkwardly next to him, overwhelmed by her parent’s sudden shift in attitude towards Zhang Xian.

"Brother-in-law, you’re amazing," Lin Ruofeng chimed in.

"Well, well... look at you, kiddo," Zhang Xian quite liked Lin Ruofeng.

Lin Ruoyi was annoyed witnessing Lin Ruofeng addressing Zhang Xian as his brother-in-law repeatedly despite her explaining multiple times the matter wasn’t so.

Sure enough, Lin Ruofeng continued to call Zhang Xian ’brother-in-law’, prodded on by the conspicuous approval of Lin Zhengyang and Qin Shuya, leaving Lin Ruoyi feeling quite uncomfortable.

"Come, let’s drink," Lin Zhengyang raised his glass, "Zhang Xian, I was in the wrong before, I hope you won’t hold it against me. I’ve seen the light now!"

Zhang Xian raised his glass in response, without any comment, finding it hard to engage with Lin Zhengyang.

Despite feeling awkward, Lin Zhengyang kept up a pleasant face, familiar with the reason for Zhang Xian’s cold shoulder — he only had himself to blame.

"Brother-in-law, are you heading back to Tiandu in a few days?" Lin Ruofeng asked, "We only just met recently, couldn’t you stick around for a while?"

Lin Ruoyi watched Zhang Xian intently, curious about his response.

Zhang Xian shook his head, "I’ve got things to attend to in Tiandu, I can’t delay any longer. When you have time, feel free to visit."

"Hehe..." Lin Ruofeng grinned, "Brother-in-law, I will be graduating soon. Maybe, I might go to college in Tiandu. Promise me you’ll have my back!"

Zhang Xian, surprised, asked, "You plan to go to college in Tiandu? As far as I know, schools there aren’t that impressive!"

Lin Ruofeng responded, "In my opinion, self-learning is crucial. School plays a role to a certain extent, but as long as I’m dedicated, I could succeed anywhere!"

Zhang Xian chuckled, "Makes sense. If you actually come to Tiandu, I’ll surely cover for you."

"It’s a deal then." Lin Ruofeng grinned excitedly, turning to Lin Zhengyang he asked, "Dad, aren’t you thrilled that I’ll be having Zhang Xian’s back?"

"Of course not! It’s an excellent opportunity for you to learn from your brother-in-law!" Lin Zhengyang was more than happy to see Lin Ruofeng forging a good relationship with Zhang Xian, as he believed that this was more useful than academic pursuits.

Lin Ruoyi glanced at Zhang Xian and kept quiet.

In reality, she also wanted to visit Tiandu but didn’t have the nerve to admit. With Lin Ruofeng planning to go, she now had a legitimate reason to visit.

Oh, I’m visiting to check up on my brother, not Zhang Xian, she reassured herself!

Seeing Lin Ruofeng planning to study in Tiandu with Zhang Xian’s consent, Qin Shuya was elated, "Zhang Xian, please eat more."

Zhang Xian nodded, picked up a piece of fatty meat with his chopsticks and placed it into Lin Ruoyi’s bowl, "Eat some meat, you’re too thin!"

"I...I’m not thin!" Lin Ruoyi glared at Zhang Xian and stuck her chest out.

Zhang Xian glanced at Lin Ruoyi’s chest, shook his head, and said, "Sigh, you really should eat more meat."

Angrily, Lin Ruoyi snapped back, "What the hell, Zhang Xian, what are you implying?"

Zhang Xian quickly defended himself, "I didn’t mean anything! I’m just encouraging you to eat more. Am I wrong for doing that? It’s so hard to please people!"

"You..." Lin Ruoyi gritted her teeth.

When Lin Zhengyang and Qin Shuya saw Zhang Xian and Lin Ruoyi bickering, they couldn’t help but smile.

Although their lunch with Zhang Xian was a bit awkward, they were surprisingly at ease. They felt Zhang Xian was genuine, reliable, and didn’t play mind games.

As for Lin Ruofeng, he was having a great time, occasionally winking at Zhang Xian, radiating a sleazy aura.

"Cut it out..." Zhang Xian lashed out, "What’s with all that winking? Focus on your studies!"

Not to be outdone, Lin Ruoyi too hit back at Lin Ruofeng, "When did you become so sly? Keep this up, and I’ll teach you a lesson, you little rascal."

Lin Ruofeng clumsily grinned, rubbing his wounded head, and stopped egging Zhang Xian on.

"Ring ring..."

Suddenly, a loud mobile phone ring interrupted their banter.

Zhang Xian pulled out his phone, glanced at an unfamiliar number on the screen, and answered, "Hello, who’s this?"

"You must be Zhang Xian, right?" came the voice on the other end.

Zhang Xian asked, "Yes, that’s me. Who are you? How did you get my number?"

"My name is Ouyang Shuo, the boss of Jinwan Casino. Wen Yulan is with me now. If you don’t want any harm to come to her. Come alone to the Parrot Bar. I’ll be waiting."

Zhang Xian’s face hardened, coldly he warned, "Ouyang Shuo? If anything happens to Wen Yulan, I’ll make sure you’ll know why flowers are so red."

"Haha... you sure have spirit. I like it. I thought they were just boasting, but it turns out you are quite the character."

Zhang Xian gave a cold smile, "There’s plenty more you don’t know about me. But soon, you’ll."

"Alright, I look forward to it."

"Fine, clean up and wait for me, I’ll be right over," Zhang Xian responded.

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