Are They Really That Close?

Welcome to "I've Been Trapped in the Same Post for a Thousand Years," exclusively produced by Feilu Novel Network. Narrated by Sang Ze Wang Xiaomo Lao He.

Zhao Guai and Qiao Chenghu both watched, and when they saw Li Ruotai get out of the car, they exchanged a glance and walked together toward the alley entrance.

Li Ruotai hadn't expected Zhao Guaizi to come directly to confront him. On his way, he had considered the situation repeatedly before calling Li Ruotai to explain, naturally adopting an apologetic attitude first. He wanted to apologize and explain to Li Ruotai Wu Chen spoke to him, clarifying that this matter clearly couldn't be resolved simply by theft. Zhao Guai had also made a show of apology, but Li Ruotai came directly. Did he value his brother-in-law that much?

It's worth mentioning that both Zhao Guai and Qiao Chenghu came from the south. Zhao Guaizi was talking to Qiao Chenghu by the roadside, so they were naturally from the south. Li Ruotai, on the other hand, came from the north. So when Li Ruotai walked towards the alley entrance, Zhao Guai and Qiao Chenghu were coming from the opposite direction.

Li Ruotai walked towards the alley entrance, glancing frequently at the blue Lamborghini.

He saw Zhuang Xiaodie and, with a very strange feeling, began to guess Zhuang Xiaodie identity.

A beautiful girl whose looks rival those of a glamorous and photogenic superstar, who looks very young and is dressed extremely dazzlingly—it's no wonder Li Ruotai has all sorts of wild thoughts.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that my brother-in-law was with another girl in his car—if my older sister found out about this, it would be a huge disaster.

As the younger brother, Li Ruotai naturally sided with his older sister.

At this moment, his thoughts were incredibly complicated. He even wondered if he had misunderstood, if it was a misunderstanding, or if she was his brother-in-law's sister. Even if they were friends, it might not be that kind of relationship.

As Li Ruota was lost in thought. He even passed in front of the Lamborghini. At that moment, Wu Chen came out of the alley, heard the approaching car, and came out to check on his brother-in-law.

Li Ruotai immediately waved to Wu Chen and quickened his pace, asking as he went, "Brother-in-law, are you alright?"

As he spoke, he arrived at the entrance of the alley.

What could possibly be wrong with me?

Wu Chen smiled at Li Ruotai, put his hand on Li Ruotai's shoulder, and leaned in slightly. Li Ruotai turned his head and listened. It was Wu Chen who had been hit. He briefly explained the situation. Wu Chen and Li Ruotai spoke quietly at the alley entrance. Tang Xinbao and Guo Qiqi in the alley saw someone else coming. Guo Qiqi seemed to recognize him and was surprised. She turned to Tang Xinbao and whispered, "Brother Bao, do you think that's Young Master Li?"

Tang Xinbao also felt that the face looked familiar. After Guo Qiqi pointed it out, he took a closer look and it was indeed him. Neither he nor Guo Qiqi were familiar with Li Ruotai; they basically had no connection. This was mainly because they were both in school. Although they were both from the same family, their social circles were still different.

However, they have definitely met before, at important family events such as weddings or the passing of elders. The Li Family and the Tang Family have no direct relationship and are not close.

However, some families that are close to the Li Family may also become close to the Tang Family.

Relationships within the circle are very complex; even rival families might meet at the same banquet.

It seems that's really true.

At the alley entrance, Wu Chen was whispering to Li Ruotai. Li Ruotai was also startled by what he heard. He had come for Wu Chen because he knew that Wu Chen had clashed with Zhao Guai's men and had been surrounded and attacked.

Upon arriving and seeing someone in Wu Chen's car, his thoughts changed again, and now they are even more complicated. Everyone outside knows that East Sea is his territory, Li Ruotai's territory, and that he has people in the underworld. If Tang Xinbao and Guo Qiqi are really crippled by people in the underworld, then it is certain that the matter will not be traced back to Li Ruotai.

He didn't know the situation beforehand, but from his perspective, it would be very difficult for him to resolve the matter on his own. If it got serious, he might even have to ask his father to intervene, and it would be very difficult to resolve the issue peacefully.

Ideally, we should abandon Zhao Guai and act as peacemakers from a neutral standpoint.

If things really come to this, although it won't directly harm Li Ruotai personally, it will have a huge impact on and damage to his hard work in the East Sea over the years, and may even give Wei Jia an opportunity to cause trouble.

Li Ruo understood after hearing Wu Chen's explanation. What a close call! Luckily, her brother-in-law happened to pass by and intervened, preventing the situation from escalating to an extreme.

Wu Chen's words revealed that he knew about Tang Xinbao and Guo Qiqi, which was obviously related to Guo Yiping's matter. Otherwise, he would have just left and wouldn't have been waiting here for that young master Li.

Suddenly, Tang Xinbao's voice rang out in the alley. Wu Chen looked up and turned around. Li Ruotai also looked up. It was Tang Xinbao and Guo Qiqi walking over.

Tang Xinbao, seemingly unaware that he had mistaken someone for someone else, greeted him.

Li Ruotai looked at Tang Xinbao and greeted him, "Oh, it's me. It really is you, Young Master Li."

Tang Xinbao looked surprised. He was surprised not only that Li Ruotai had come, but also that Li Ruotai and Wu Chen were related. It seemed that Li Ruotai had just called Wu Chen" brother-in-law." Had he heard correctly?

Haha, look at the mess this has made, Young Master Tang, Miss Guo.

Li Ruotai burst into laughter, taking a few steps forward with a hearty and natural manner. Was this a case of family members disowning each other?

Good heavens, who hit this?

Li Ruotai's emotional shift was very natural. Noticing that Tang Xinbao's face was covered in footprints and bruised, he seemed to lose control of his emotions and started cursing.

Zhao Guai and Qiao Shenghu had already arrived. Because Wu Chen was whispering to Li Ruotai, they stood to the side.

Seeing Li Ruotai greet Tang Xinbao and Guo Qiqi so familiarly, they felt a chill run down their spines.

Hearing Li Ruotai's anger, they were startled again. How could someone have laid a hand on Miss Guo?

Li Ruo noticed a footprint on Guo Qiqi's body; she had been kicked. Although she wasn't injured, it was still shocking that even a girl would be hit like that.

In addition, Guo Qiqi's high heels flew off while she was running, and now she's barefoot with very dirty feet, so her condition is definitely not good.

Holy crap, how are they managing this? Do people eat shit too?

Li Ruota turned around and kicked Zhao Guai again.

However, Zhao Guai already knew what was going on, and he even secretly hoped to be kicked more often.

Kicking him would be best; kick yourself into the hospital, that way the self-inflicted injury ruse will be effective.

Li Ruota kicked around Zhao Guai, and Zhao Guai's men didn't dare to move. They just looked at each other.

At this moment, Zhao Chenghu made a move. He quickly walked into the alley and called out, "Qiao Yang, Qiao Yang, come here!"

About 20 meters down the alley, Qiao Yang, who was kneeling by the wall, heard his father call out. He quickly stood up and replied, "Hey, Dad, I'm here. Hurry up and come over here."

Qiao Chenghu shouted again, and took a few more steps inside, glancing at the ground.

Qiao Yang strode over and called out again, "Dad, the person you saved?"

Qiao Chenghu asked a question, sounding very angry.

Yes, it's me. Qiao Yang was a little confused. He thought his father had come to save him.

Now, Qiao Chenghuo's attitude has frightened him.

Wow, you've learned how to bully people now, haven't you?

You can do it!

Qiao Chenghu took two steps toward his son, then slapped him hard across the face.

Qiao Yang crashed headfirst into the wall. Where did he fall?

They were completely stunned.

Qiao Chenghu picked up the baseball bat from the ground again and started hitting people. "Trying to bully me, huh?"

Damn it, you're blind! Always causing trouble, I'll beat you to death!

Qiao Chenghu gave his son a good beating, but of course he couldn't really kill him. He hit his arms, back, and legs instead.

Qiao Yang let out a scream.

It wasn't fake; Wu Chen, Li Ruotai, Tang Xinbao, and Guo Qiqi were all at the alley entrance, turning their heads to look.

Zhao Guai has gotten back up and running again.

Stand aside, Xiaodi, come here for a second!

Wu Chen suddenly turned around and shouted at the Lamborghini.

Li Ruotai suddenly squinted at Wu Chen, then looked towards the Lamborghini.

Is Xiaodie calling me that so intimately?

The Lamborghini door opened, Zhuang Xiaodie got out. She was wearing a figure-hugging mini-skirt that accentuated her curves, making her a sight to behold.

Of course, at this moment, no one is in the mood to look at beautiful women.

Li Ruotai was looking at Zhuang Xiaodie, still wondering what her relationship with Wu Chen was. It couldn't be that kind of relationship, could it? Li Ruotai himself was a man, and he'd been with many women; he understood men too well. In Li Ruotai's eyes, no man could dislike a woman as exceptional as Zhuang Xiaodie. But deep down, she hoped that Zhuang Xiaodie and Wu Chen weren't in that kind of relationship, and that her guess was wrong. Otherwise, she felt she would be in a very difficult situation.

Li Ruotai wouldn't let his older sister suffer, but he's also somewhat reluctant to start a fight with Wu Chen right now, and is a little afraid of Wu Chen.

Li Ruotai's current approval of Wu Chen is not only because Wu Chen is his brother-in-law, but also because of many other things, including Li Maoren's current attitude towards Wu Chen, and some information revealed when Li Maoren gave instructions to his son Li Ruotai alone.

Zhuang Xiaodie got out of the car, feeling a little nervous. There were people all around her— Zhao Guai's people, Qiao Chenghu's men, Li Ruotai's men—and she didn't recognize any of them.

This scene put considerable psychological pressure on him, but he controlled his emotions and walked over to Wu Chen.

Mr. Wu?

Zhuang Xiaodie pursed her lips and said to Wu Chen.

Hearing Zhuang Xiaodie address Mr. Wu. Li Ruo, he breathed a slight sigh of relief, as this was not a normal way for lovers to address each other.

Do you have any tissues?

Wu Chen looked at Zhuang Xiaodie and smiled.

Yes, there are.

Zhuang Xiaodie agreed and quickly rummaged through her handbag to find a pack of tissues, which she handed to Wu Chen.

Let's wipe it first.

Wu Chen took the tissue and gestured to Tang Xinbao.

Thank you, brother. I'll take over.

Tang Xinbao and Guo Qiqi both spoke up.

Guo Qiqi took the tissue, unfolded it, and wiped Tang Xinbao clean.

Although there were no life-threatening or overly serious injuries, Tang Xin had been knocked down several times before, and there was blood on his forehead and nose. It was mainly the nose that was bleeding. Although the bleeding had stopped now, his face and clothes were covered in blood.

Hey you, go find Miss Guo's shoes. They should be at the other end of the alley. And Miss Guo's bag is in the GTR at the other end of the alley.

Wu Chen turned his head again, gestured with his hand, and said, "I don't know who I'm talking to."

Okay, Mr. Wu.

One of Li Ruotai's bodyguards agreed and quickly ran into the alley.

Seven or eight meters down the alley, Qiao Chenghu was still brutally beating his son Qiao Yang, while his bodyguards ran past without even glancing at them.

Just seconds after the bodyguard ran over, oh my leg!

Qiao Yang suddenly let out a shrill scream, extremely high-pitched and terrifying. He rolled on the ground clutching his deformed left leg, and the scream sent chills down one's spine.

Qiao Chenghu actually broke his own son's leg, which was obviously a ruse; he really went all out.

However, he certainly wouldn't actually cripple his son. As long as it's not a joint fracture, he won't be left with any permanent damage; disabilities are treatable.

The screams were so terrible that both Zhuang Xiaodie and Guo Qiqi were startled.

Girls are naturally more timid.

Guo Qiqi tightened her grip on Tang Xinbao's hand, while Zhuang Xiaodie instinctively moved closer to Wu Chen 'Wu Chen side, tentatively clinging to his arm.

Fine.

Wu Chen glanced at Zhuang Xiaodie, whispered a comforting word, put his arm around her waist, and patted her gently twice.

Li Ruotai noticed it, and his pupils contracted sharply. Zhao Guai also saw it, and his expression changed drastically.

He was afraid of Wu Chen because he was Li Ruotai's brother-in-law. He didn't know anything else about Wu Chen, but he knew that Li Ruotai really treated Wu Chen as his brother-in-law, calling him "brother-in-law" very familiarly.

The core of all this lies in the fact that Wu Chen and Li Ruobing are boyfriend and girlfriend. Therefore, if Wu Chen has another woman, Li Ruobing's temper will definitely cause trouble.

Since Wu Chen and Li Ruobing broke up, Li Ruotai was terrified of Wu Chen, just like Zhao Guai. Doesn't he ever carry a person on his back?

After his pupils contracted sharply, Li Ruotai felt a surge of anger. The situation he least wanted to see had occurred: this girl and her brother-in-law Wu Chen were indeed in that kind of relationship, and she dared to betray his older sister!

I'm sorry, fine, but could you please keep it a secret from others?

What am I supposed to do?

Li Ruota's thoughts at this moment were very subtle. In fact, he had always been very open-minded about men playing around with women. He even knew that his father had other women, and his mother knew too, but she just turned a blind eye.

Li Ruotai clearly understood the difference between genuine feelings and casual flings, but even if it was just flinging, couldn't they at least keep it a little secret? Couldn't they be less blatant, and keep it from him and his older sister?

If no one knew, wouldn't everything be peaceful?

It's very hot.

Li Ruota could tell that Wu Chen didn't care at all about him finding out; he was so blatantly being ambiguous with other women right in front of his brother-in-law.

This matter is bound to cause a stir, and Li Ruotai will definitely tell his older sister's brother-in-law.

Who is this young lady?

Li Ruotai suddenly spoke up, emphasizing the word "brother-in-law," and his gaze towards Zhuang Xiaodie was suspicious. There were many people around, and the troublesome matter hadn't been resolved yet; naturally, he wouldn't directly fall out with Wu Chen, in case of a misunderstanding.

It wouldn't look good for outsiders if we made a scene.

Actually, Li Ruotai's current mentality is related to his fear of Wu Chen. Otherwise, given Li Ruotai's past temper, he wouldn't care about misunderstandings; he would just scold or ask directly.

Wu Chen smiled at Li Ruotai. He knew what Li Ruotai was thinking. He even deliberately asked Zhuang Xiaolian to get out of the car at this time. He wanted to clarify the matter as soon as possible to avoid Li Ruotai misunderstanding and causing trouble later because of other things he witnessed.

Zhuang Xiaodie, Wu Chen introduced her to Li Ruotai, and then introduced Xiaodie to Zhuang Xiaodie. Xiaodie is Li Ruotai Ruobing's younger brother, Ruobing. Hello, Mr. Li.

Zhuang Xiaodie nodded to Li Ruotai, greeting him and learning that he was Li Ruobing's younger brother, but she didn't know what he did or how powerful he was in the East Sea. Zhuang Xiaodie felt less pressure and more relaxed.

Furthermore, Zhuang Xiaolian was unaware that Li Ruotai was unaware that Wu Chen had other women. Seeing Wu Chen's natural introduction, she assumed he knew everything and therefore felt no pressure.

Li Ruotai frowned slightly. Did this girl not care at all about being a mistress?

She doesn't know that she's not afraid of herself.

Zhuang Xiaodie's actions are a case of ignorance is bliss. Oh, right, Mr. Wu.

Zhuang Xiaodie seemed to suddenly remember something, and looked at Wu Chen, saying, "I just called Miss Li, and about 10 minutes later, Miss Li called me again. She asked for my address and it seems she wants to come over."

Wu Chen looked at Shuang Xiaodi and wondered why he wasn't resting and had come over.

I don't know either. I just told him about the situation here, and he gave me an ambiguous response, like Zhuang Xiaodie couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Li Ruotai was completely bewildered. He heard "Miss Li," and instinctively thought of his older sister, Li Ruotai Li Ruobing. But if it was his sister, and she knew this girl named Zhuang Xiaodie, and knew about this mistress, why was she so confused and unable to understand what was going on?

Ah?

That Miss Zhuang, who is the Miss Li you're talking about?

Li Ruotai asked directly.

Um.

Zhuang Xiaodi looked at Li Ruotai and said, "Mr. Li is your sister."

Zhuang Xiaolie found Li Ruotai rather strange; why would he need to ask about his own sister?

Li Ruotai was still bewildered. He stared at Zhuang Xiaodie for several seconds before suddenly snapping out of it. "Oh, uh, I'll call and ask my sister when she's arriving?"

As she spoke, she glanced at Wu Chen, then walked to the side to make a phone call.

Li Ruota wasn't asking when Li Ruobing would arrive; he was asking what exactly was going on.

Walking to the roadside a short distance away, Li Ruotai dialed Li Ruobing's number.

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