After entering the hotel, Liu Xiaoyuan sat down on the sofa in the lobby, crossed his legs, and picked up a magazine to read.

Min Dongqing immediately took out her phone, found a number and dialed it. After saying a few words to the person on the other end of the line, she hung up.

After hanging up the phone, Min Dongqing said to Liu Xiaoyuan, "Mr. Liu, my people will be here soon. Please wait a moment."

The reason why Min Dongqing was so obsequious to Liu Xiaoyuan was because when he saw Feng Ping, a young master in the capital, treat Liu Xiaoyuan like a servant, he knew that Liu Xiaoyuan was not simple.

"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry. I'm just worried that my classmate is getting impatient waiting outside," Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.

Actually, Min Dongqing really wanted to ask Liu Xiaoyuan why he had such a falling out with his classmate, but he didn't dare to ask, afraid of upsetting Liu Xiaoyuan.

About ten minutes later, Min Dongqing's phone rang. He took out his phone, glanced at it, and said, "Mr. Liu, my men have arrived. Let's go out."

“Okay!” Liu Xiaoyuan stood up from the sofa and followed Min Dongqing out of the hotel.

As soon as they reached the hotel entrance, Zhang Qi arrogantly said, "What? Liu Xiaoyuan, you're not going to be a coward anymore, you know you've come out? You know hiding isn't the solution, haha... Liu Xiaoyuan, for the sake of us being classmates, as long as you kneel down and kowtow to me to beg for mercy, I'll consider sparing your life."

Seeing that Zhang Qi was about to die and still didn't realize it, Liu Xiaoyuan couldn't help but sneer and say, "Zhang Qi, I really feel sorry for you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qi burst into laughter again and said, "Liu Xiaoyuan, you feel sorry for me? What do I have to be sorry about? Tell me, I'd love to hear it."

As soon as Zhang Qi finished speaking, two black Buick minivans screeched to a halt in front of the hotel. As soon as the Buicks stopped, the doors opened and several burly men got out.

Ten burly men got out of the two cars. As soon as they got out, they walked up to Min Dongqing. The leader of the ten men immediately greeted Min Dongqing respectfully, saying, "Hello, boss!"

Min Dongqing said, "Give those thugs a lesson, just make sure no one dies."

Zhang Qi and his group were dumbfounded. They thought teaching Liu Xiaoyuan and his gang a lesson would be a piece of cake, but they didn't expect the other side to be even more powerful, directly calling in ten thugs.

Ten thugs immediately surrounded Zhang Qi and his companions, and Zhang Qi was so frightened that his legs began to tremble.

"Liu Xiaoyuan, we were wrong, we were wrong. Please forgive us this time, considering we were classmates..." Seeing the situation, Zhang Qi, believing that a wise man doesn't suffer a loss in the present, immediately begged for mercy.

Liu Xiaoyuan ignored Zhang Qi and pointed at him, saying to the group of people Min Dongqing had called over, "Listen up, you lot, this person is someone we need to take special care of, understand?"

The people Min Dongqing had called over didn't recognize Liu Xiaoyuan and didn't say anything. Seeing this, Min Dongqing immediately said, "What Mr. Liu said is exactly what I said, did you hear me?"

"Yes!" Min Dongqing's men immediately nodded in agreement.

Next, Min Dongqing and his men took action, and Zhang Qi and the others were immediately beaten and screamed. When the hotel staff saw this, none of them dared to step in and mediate.

Soon, Zhang Qi and his group were beaten black and blue, each with panda eyes.

"Zhang Qi, are you feeling better?" Liu Xiaoyuan walked up to Zhang Qi and asked with a smile.

Zhang Qi was now afraid of Liu Xiaoyuan. He never expected that Liu Xiaoyuan would know such a powerful person. He quickly shook his head and said, "Liu Xiaoyuan, I was wrong, I was really wrong."

Liu Xiaoyuan said, "It's good that you know you were wrong. Remember, you can't be so arrogant in the future. You need to be more low-key."

After saying that, Liu Xiaoyuan laughed and got into Min Dongqing's car, then drove away.

After Liu Xiaoyuan had walked away, Zhang Qi said through gritted teeth, "Liu Xiaoyuan, I, Zhang Qi, am not finished with you."

Sitting in the car, Liu Xiaoyuan looked at Min Dongqing and said, "Boss Min, I didn't expect you to have so many thugs on your side?"

To be honest, seeing Min Dongqing summon ten professional-level thugs with a single phone call made Liu Xiaoyuan a little suspicious that Min Dongqing was involved in organized crime.

Min Dongqing said with a smile, "There's no other way. In our line of work, we can't afford to make any mistakes. If there's a loss, at best it's a huge financial blow, at worst it can bankrupt us!"

Indeed, in the jade business, a single item can sometimes cost tens of millions of yuan. Losing or damaging it would be a fatal blow.

Therefore, it's understandable that Min Dongqing hired so many people to guard his house.

"Mr. Liu, where are you staying tonight?" Min Dongqing asked.

Liu Xiaoyuan said, "I don't care where I stay. As long as I have money in my pocket, I won't be homeless."

Min Dongqing said with a smile, "Mr. Liu, if you don't mind, you can stay at my house for one night."

After thinking about it, Liu Xiaoyuan declined. He didn't want to trouble Min Dongqing. Anyway, Liu Xiaoyuan wasn't short of money. He was free to stay in a hotel and didn't need to owe Min Dongqing a favor.

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Min, but I'll stay at a hotel. There's a hotel right by the roadside, please stop, driver," Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the driver steadily brought the car to a stop on the side of the road.

"Goodbye, Mr. Min." After saying this, Liu Xiaoyuan looked behind him and, seeing that no cars were coming, opened the car door and got out.

Min Dongqing smiled and said, "Goodbye."

After getting off the bus, Liu Xiaoyuan walked slowly down the street, enjoying the atmosphere of Shanghai at night.

The nights in Shanghai are very lively, with people coming and going in the streets and alleys. It's quite a bustling place.

Liu Xiaoyuan strolled leisurely along the roadside, enjoying the night view while talking to Lu Siyao, feeling quite content.

"Bang!" Just then, two men suddenly walked up from behind, moving very fast, and bumped into Liu Xiaoyuan's arm, causing his phone to fall to the ground.

Liu Xiaoyuan glanced at the back of the man who had knocked his phone away, then immediately bent down to pick it up. Seeing that the phone wasn't broken, he said to Lu Siyao on the other end of the line, "Siyao, wait a minute, I have something to do."

After saying that, Liu Xiaoyuan hung up the phone.

"Hey, you two, stop right there!" Liu Xiaoyuan shouted at the two men who had knocked his phone away after hanging up the phone.

Those two guys are so rude! They knocked my phone away and didn't even say a word before continuing to walk away. It's outrageous!

(End of this chapter)