Chapter 97: Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road

It's really a narrow road for enemies to meet.

When Ruan Hao received Ni Fei's call, he was at the Shuang Er Club in the city center.

He Zheng brought him here.

He originally wanted to invite Wen Ruan to dinner, but Wen Ruan said she was busy and had to have dinner with her mother in the evening.

He thought that was perfect, he could go get a free meal and meet her mother at the same time. They had just got off work and were waiting for the elevator. Before he could say the word "free meal", He Zheng grabbed him by the back of his collar.

"You come with me tonight."

Without giving him a chance to resist, He Zheng dragged him in as soon as the elevator reserved for the president opened.

He is quite tall, but not as tall as He Zheng. He has been learning boxing since he was a child, but he was suppressed by He Zheng. He is really impressed. Just wait, he will definitely deal with this bastard in the future.

He Zheng has a dinner party in the evening with several startup founders.

Everyone at the table was very respectful to He Zheng. They poured wine, toasted him, served him tea, handed him cigarettes and lit them, treating him like a financial sponsor. Even the young assistant Ruan Hao was taken care of very well.

The dinner started at six o'clock, but He Zheng said he had something to do and ended at eight o'clock.

After it was over, Ruan Hao sent a message to Wen Ruan, asking her if she had finished her work and that she was staying at Qingyue Mansion, so he could pick her up.

As a result, just as the message was sent successfully, He Zheng grabbed the back of the collar again.

"Why are you running? There's still the second half."

When his friend asked him to play billiards, He Zheng brought him over directly.

The Shuang'er Club in the city center is said to be the top-level and highest-end club in Haicheng. It is a membership-based club with very strict entry requirements.

Ruan Hao came here once.

On his second weekend in Haicheng, Ni Fei brought him here to play. Ni Fei's membership was given by He Zheng, who was the boss behind the club.

Why is it the boss behind the scenes?

Ni Fei said, "Mr. He is the behind-the-scenes boss of many high-end entertainment venues in Haicheng. There are two reasons for this. One is to prevent Yao Tianyu from causing trouble, because Yao Tianyu likes to cause trouble in Mr. He's places, and this can save a lot of trouble."

"Secondly, we're making money from Yao Tianyu. Yao Tianyu likes to have fun and is very generous. Mr. He said it would be a waste if we didn't make money. For this club alone, Yao Tianyu contributes half of the revenue every year."

Ruan Hao followed He Zheng to the largest box on the top floor.

After entering, there were quite a few people inside, both men and women. The air was filled with the smell of nicotine and alcohol, mixed with a strong smell of perfume.

He thought to himself that it was a good thing he came. Tonight, whenever He Zheng had any intimate contact with these women, he would immediately take a photo and send it to Wen Ruan.

As soon as the thought came to my mind, Ni Fei called.

He came out to answer it. At the quiet stairwell, every word Ni Fei said fell into his ears.

"The culprits of all this are Wen Ruan's grandparents and uncle. Wen Hui'an is also a victim."

"Auntie Lan just mentioned that Wen Hui'an's blood-sucking parents and brother died a long time ago in an earthquake, which was kind of retribution."

"What's the conflict between the adults and Guan Wenruan? I investigated her before. Don't look at how powerful she is now. She had a hard life in the past. She was called a bastard for many years."

Grandma never mentioned Wen Huian's parents and younger brother.

But grandma's original words were: "The Wen family is full of vampires. They want to lie on your father and suck every bit of blood and flesh. Don't touch him. Whoever touches him will be unlucky."

Ruan Hao sat on the steps, thinking about his grandmother's words in his mind, and Ni Fei's voice kept ringing in his ears.

"From what Aunt Lan said, Wen Hui'an only found out she was pregnant after her divorce. She didn't want to disturb your father's life anymore, so she didn't plan to tell him."

"She originally wanted to abort the baby, but then she thought that since she would never get married in her lifetime, it would be nice to have a child to keep her company, so she didn't want to do it."

"Auntie Lan said that when Wen Ruan was four years old, your father returned to Haicheng and looked for Wen Hui'an, but Wen Hui'an lied to him, saying she had remarried and lied about Wen Ruan's age, saying she was one year younger."

His father later returned to Haicheng, and Ruan Hao knew about this.

He saw it in his father's locked diary.

According to his father's wishes, his family forced him to divorce Wen Hui'an and threatened him with Wen Hui'an's job and friends, so he had no choice but to divorce.

After returning to North City, his family immediately arranged a blind date for him. He was unwilling, so his grandfather sent him abroad and asked him to be in charge of overseas projects, thus cutting off his chances of being with Wen Huian.

Later, he returned to China when his great-grandfather was seriously ill. After attending the funeral, he came to Haicheng to find Wen Huian. At that time, there was a man standing next to Wen Huian. She said that she was married and her child was three years old.

Only then did my father give up and go home to accept the marriage arranged by his family.

He was the product of that marriage.

He has never seen his biological mother.

It is said that his biological mother has a bad temper and is not one to be bullied. She cannot tolerate his father's indifference, and she can't stand his workaholic status of not being home every day. They would quarrel whenever they met.

The marriage didn't last long.

When he began to remember things, his mother had already met her true love, immigrated abroad, remarried and had children, a pair of mixed-race twin sons, and was said to be living a happy life.

——Don’t look at how powerful Wen Ruan is now. Her life was very hard in the past. She was called a bastard for many years.

Ruan Hao hung up the phone, looked down at the phone in his palm, opened the address book, and found "Dad".

Before their fingertips touched, grandma's words flashed through his mind, "The Wen family are all vampires. I never want to see them again in my life."

His fingertips raised, and Ni Fei's words flashed through his mind again, "Wen Hui'an's blood-sucking parents and her brother are dead."

While hesitating, his fingertips accidentally touched the screen. When he reacted, he heard his father's voice on the phone.

"What's up?"

It was just two words, and through the screen, the deep voice that was not angry but intimidating made Ruan Hao subconsciously straighten his back. He loved his father, but was also afraid of him.

"I...I'm fine."

Hearing someone cautiously call out "Mr. Ruan" over there, and then listening to the subtle noise, he guessed that his father was at the dinner party, so he found an excuse.

"Dad, drink less. You have a bad stomach."

The voice on the other end was flat, without any ups and downs. "Yeah."

After saying that, he hung up the phone. Ruan Hao looked at the black screen of the phone and felt depressed. He said that he was going abroad to play for two months, and his father didn't even ask a question.

…

In the box, some people were playing billiards, some were playing cards, it was very lively.

He Zheng picked up the golf cue and started a round, but found it boring, so he sat on the sofa, cigarette between his lips, and looked at his cell phone from time to time, absent-minded.

Shen Yifan sat over and handed him a glass of wine on the table, "Why don't you play anymore?"

The people who came today were all friends they made in the early days of their business. They are now leaders in their respective industries. They have a very deep friendship and get together frequently.

He Zheng took out his phone and glanced at it, "Wait for my wife to reply."

Shen Yifan tutted, "Wife? She's not even boyfriend, yet you just call her wife."

He Zheng swiped his fingertips across the screen a few times, opened the photo album, and held up the phone to show him. Shen Yifan glanced at it casually, then suddenly widened his eyes.

“Fuck…fuck! Fuck!”

Shen Yifan snatched his phone, enlarged the photo, and looked at the name and photo on it over and over again, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Bullshit! Wen Ruan doesn't even want to give you a name, how could he possibly get married with you?"

He scrambles to get his phone back.

"I just got it this morning. I got it on my own merit. I didn't tell you this morning because you were getting divorced today and I didn't want to upset you."

Shen Yifan was excited, but when he heard the word "divorce", his high emotions calmed down instantly.

"No, my mother fainted from anger and is in the hospital. Let Cheng Shuang tolerate me for another year."

He Zheng took the cigarette out of his mouth. After hearing that Shen's mother was fine, he raised his glass and clinked it with him, "Congratulations, the divorce is not going to happen, and you got what you wanted."

"Whoever gets what he wants, I wanted to leave—"

Facing He Zheng's pair of peach blossom eyes that could see through people, Shen Yifan paused and lowered his eyes uncomfortably.

"I just think she's lonely and has no family. She's been living like this all these years anyway, so it's not like I can't tolerate her."

He didn't want to talk about his own affairs. Thinking of something, he turned his head to look at He Zheng, "That's not right. You and Wen Ruan got married. Why are you so calm? Are you secretly married?"

He Zheng looked at his phone again, "We're not hiding our marriage. Wen Ruan said it's not the right time to make it public yet."

Shen Yifan nodded, "Why didn't you bring her here to play?"

He Zheng opened the chat box with Wen Ruan for the Nth time tonight. He sent several messages, asking her if she was done and that he would go to pick her up, but she never replied.

"She confessed her marriage to her mother tonight."

He wanted to go with them, but Wen Ruan disagreed, saying that things would be worse if he went and asked him to wait for news.

I don't know how the conversation went. I'm sure I'll get scolded. I hope I won't force her to divorce, right?

He Zheng had been absent-minded the entire night, and now he was even more restless. He drank two glasses of wine in a row, then stood up and walked out.

Let’s go and take a look.

…

After hearing the story, Wen Ruan prepared to go home and apologize to his mother.

I went to the bathroom before leaving.

It was unlucky that I met Yao Man.

Yao Man was also surprised to see Wen Ruan. She was even more surprised to see her eyes were red, obviously she had just cried. After the surprise, she was filled with joy.

"You're crying like this, let me guess, did He Zheng scold you for losing to Changjun Biology?"

Wen Ruan was washing his hands and ignored her.

Yao Man took it as her tacit consent and stared at her red eyes, feeling even more gloating.

"Wen Ruan, I told you long ago that He Zheng let you join Minghe purely to disgust Yao Tianyu. You won by chance at Aiyue Technology, but you don't know how much you are worth. You're still thinking about Changjun Biology."

"Can you beat me with money? You're really overestimating yourself. Look what happened now. Minghe lost. Does He Zheng despise you?"

Wen Ruan still ignored her.

After washing his hands, he took a tissue from the side, wiped them slowly, threw them into the trash can, and turned away.

Yao Man thought she was crying because she lost to Chang Jun, which was a good misunderstanding.

Let her be happy first. When Chang Jun explodes, the more excited she is now, the more devastated she will be when the time comes.

Yao Man followed her out, talking non-stop.

"Wen Ruan, how can you be so shameless? After hooking up with Jiang Qingyan and hanging around with Yao Tianyu, you're now climbing into He Zheng's bed."

"If you had followed Yao Tianyu, with your face, maybe he could have supported you for a few months, but you had to hook up with He Zheng. Who is He Zheng? That man is not to be trifled with."

Wen Ruan still ignored him.

Zhong Lan went to drive the car. She had just paid the bill and was now walking towards the door.

When turning a corner, Yao Man didn't look at the road and bumped into a waiter carrying plates. With two sharp screams, the dishes and bowls broke into pieces and Yao Man also fell to the ground.

Wen Ruan took a look and didn't intend to help. He continued walking as if it had nothing to do with him. But just as he took a step, he heard Yao Man shout:

"Wen Ruan! Why did you push me?!"

Wen Ruan: “…”

Just as she was speechless, her shoulder was pushed. The force was not strong, but she was caught off guard and still staggered to the side.

The heel of her high heels stepped on the soup and slipped, causing her to fall forward and half-kneel on the ground, with her palm pressing on the broken porcelain pieces.

Bright red blood spurted out instantly.

The pain in her palms and knees made her mind go blank for a moment.

Jiang Qingyan didn't use much strength and didn't expect her to fall, so he subconsciously wanted to help her. Yao Man shouted in a shrill voice.

"Qing Yan, it hurts so much!"

Jiang Qingyan paused, then turned and walked towards Yao Man, bending down to help her up from the ground.

Wen Ruan looked down at her palm. The wound was not big, only the size of a fingernail, but it was a little deep, so she frowned in pain. She supported herself on the ground with her other hand and was about to stand up when she heard laughter above her head.

"Hey, Director Wen, do you need any help?"

Wen Ruan looked over in the direction of the voice and saw Yao Tianyu.

There was a group of people standing behind him, all of them were acquaintances.

Lin Yue and Xue Shao, and later on, are people at the level of Rongli Capital Director and above.

Wen Ruan was not surprised.

Lin Yue sent her a message in the afternoon to complain that Yao Man went crazy after winning once. She invited the entire investment department to dinner last night, invited everyone above the director level to dinner tonight, and would hold a celebration banquet at the weekend.

Wen Ruan knew that they were having dinner together tonight, but Lin Yue didn't mention where. Unexpectedly, they were at the same place.

It’s true that enemies often meet on a narrow road.