"Still got the nerve to curse? Keep hitting him..."
Negative Emotion Points +100*4
Ji Bowen's Emotion Points hadn't stopped rising while he was being beaten.
That left Xu Yi speechless.
Someone else was beating you, but you blamed me?
You deserved to be beaten to death.
Ji Bowen had no idea how long he'd been beaten. He only knew he'd passed out four times.
Each time, someone woke him by splashing cold water on him, then kept beating him.
Every time he was about to pass out, he heard a devilish whisper by his ear.
"Little sister, he's about to pass out again... He looks so pitiful. To keep him from dying suddenly, let's wake him up with some ice water."
"Brother, you're just too kind. People will take advantage of you like this."
Kind my ****...
This time, he behaved himself and switched to cursing them in his head.
In truth, cursing them aloud wasn't really an option anymore. All his front teeth had been knocked out.
Half an hour later, when he saw the Garrison Officers walk in, tears of hope—the first such tears in his life—streamed down Ji Bowen's face.
"Officer, help me! I'm done for!"
The Garrison Officers were also startled by Ji Bowen's pitiful state.
Just as Meng Xiang was about to step forward and ask what had happened, Huang Lu blocked him.
"Officer, we're the ones who called the police. This man kidnapped my brother at gunpoint. Arrest him."
Meng Xiang frowned. "We'll investigate the details. Were you the ones who beat him like this?"
Huang Lu's cold expression returned, and she replied coolly, "No. He fell on his own."
"Right..."
Meng Xiang was so angry he laughed. They really thought they could take him for a fool.
"You're all coming with me to the station. Spend some time in there, and you'll be willing to tell the truth."
"I advise you not to do that. It's for your own good."
"Are you threatening me? That's a threat against a Garrison Officer!"
Huang Lu said nothing, only watching him calmly.
"Three, two..."
"What are you doing?" Meng Xiang asked, puzzled.
As soon as he finished speaking, his phone rang.
"Hello, Chief?"
"Captain Meng, bring Ji Bowen back for questioning. Don't concern yourself with anyone else."
"But, Chief, I suspect they took the law into their own hands."
"Hurry up! Do you not understand what I'm telling you?"
"Why?" Meng Xiang asked, sounding unconvinced.
"I'm saving you! Someone higher up personally called to make sure this was handled. You should understand how serious this is."
"All right."
Meng Xiang lowered his phone helplessly. After shooting Huang Lu an unwilling glance, he left with Ji Bowen.
Xu Yi couldn't help clicking his tongue. Was this the benefit of having money and power?
They beat him, and in the end, he was the one who'd be sentenced.
Wonderful!
After everyone had finally left, the atmosphere fell briefly silent.
"Xiao Yi, what exactly is going on? You and Miss Huang..."
"She and I relied on each other at the orphanage for more than ten years. She's the younger sister I lost touch with years ago."
Guilt Points +200
"Xiao Yi, it's all Uncle Li's fault."
Guilt Points +200
"Brother, it's all my fault. I should've found you sooner."
Xu Yi was caught off guard by the sudden wave of guilt.
"This isn't the place to talk. Let's find a restaurant and chat over a meal," Xu Yi suggested.
He hadn't eaten much earlier at the hot pot restaurant because of that absurd Campus Belle. Then Yu Xue had come along and stolen his food.
As a result, he still wasn't full...
Cuiyun Xuan~
The only five-star hotel in Harbor City.
The diamond suite, which hadn't been opened in a month, was now being used by Xu Yi and his companions.
The manager personally attended to them, while three pretty, fresh-faced waitresses stood by the wall, ready to serve at any moment.
Xu Yi picked up a piece of tofu, and his eyes immediately lit up. "This tofu is great. How do you make it?"
The waitress promptly replied, "It's made by grinding the meat of Alaskan King Crab and French Blue Lobster into a paste, then pressing it into tofu."
"..."
"What about this lion's head meatball?"
"It's made by kneading together ingredients like Jade Abalone, Black Gold Abalone, Korean ginseng, and White Truffle. The clear soup base is simmered with more than a dozen kinds of mountain delicacies and wild yellow croaker."
Xu Yi said nothing, and simply tucked in with gusto.
Huang Lu watched Xu Yi from beside him, her gaze tender.
After they'd eaten and drunk their fill, Xu Yi brought up the topic.
"Little sister, can you take care of the crisis facing Furun Group?"
Li Wen's hand holding his chopsticks trembled. He frantically tried to signal Xu Yi with his eyes.
Xiao Yi! You don't understand how businesspeople operate.
Your uncle already begged her before, and it didn't work!
Even though she's your sister, don't put her on the spot.
But the next moment, Huang Lu happily agreed. "No problem. Even if you hadn't asked, I would've done it."
"You seem really happy."
"Because you asked me for help, brother. I'm so happy."
Li Wen: "..."
Should I just leave?
This could cause huge losses for your company, and you agreed without even thinking—and you're happy about it?
At death's door, I sat bolt upright. Turns out I was the clown all along.
When it came to business, I was still an amateur~
Seeing Huang Lu sitting obediently in front of him, Xu Yi couldn't help reaching out to pat her head, just as he used to when they were little.
Li Wen tensed up again.
Nephew, you can't just go around patting a girl's head!
And this was the head of the Young Miss of Magic City, no less.
Unexpectedly, Huang Lu closed her eyes and basked in it, looking utterly content.
Haha~ Turns out I'm the one who doesn't belong here.
This time, Li Wen had the good sense to finish his last bite of sashimi and make an excuse to leave.
Outside, he lit a cigarette. His eyes were so heavy with gloom it seemed impossible to dispel.
His own powerful uncle hadn't even had the chance to do anything for Xiao Yi, and Xiao Yi had already found a younger sister even more impressive than him.
"Brother Fan, I feel so ashamed. I haven't done anything for Xiao Yi, yet he's already helped me resolve the crisis. Just like you did back then."
"Brother Fan, judging by the way things are going, Xiao Yi looks like he's going to live off his girlfriend. Should I try to talk him out of it?"
"Forget it. Xiao Yi's so handsome, it's only natural he'd live off a woman."
Inside the private room~
Huang Lu kept putting food on Xu Yi's plate. Every time she looked up, she seemed like a baby waiting for praise.
The bodyguards behind them stared, dumbfounded.
Was this really the same cold, untouchable Young Miss as before?
Bro, are you some kind of seductress?
Shock Value +50 Shock Value +50 Shock Value +50 ...
Xu Yi glanced at the bodyguards behind him. They were acting weird. What was there to be shocked about?
Had none of them ever had a girl put food on their plate?
No way, right? No way~
"I heard you're going back to Magic City tonight?"
"Not anymore. Now that I've found you, brother, I'll head back in a few days."
Xu Yi nodded.
"By the way, brother, are you about to graduate?"
Xu Yi asked in surprise, "How did you know?"
"I've been counting. When we parted, you'd just started your first year of high school."
So this was what paying attention to the details felt like?
So nice... It made my corpse feel all warm inside.
"Brother, I heard it's hard for students to find jobs after they graduate."
Xu Yi patted her head again. "Don't worry. Your brother's so capable, he'll definitely find a job."
"I meant, how about I buy a company and let you run it?"
The bodyguards behind them were practically weeping with envy.
Just listen to her... Was that even something a person would say?
Worried about not finding a job, so she'd buy him a company.
That settled it. When I got home, I'd hang my parents from the rafters and ask if I had a long-lost sister.
"There's no need to buy a company. I don't want to think about all that just yet," Xu Yi declined.
"All right. I just bought a Junma 4S Store and was going to give it to you as a present."
Xu Yi's eyelid twitched. "You mean that luxury car dealership?"
"Mm... I bought their dealership rights in Harbor City."
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