Chapter 240 Meeting with Young Master Zhuo
"You heard everything?" Lu Jinye leaned back in his chair, clasped his hands on his wrists, and resumed his usual deep and serious demeanor.
After pondering for a long time, he finally glanced at Baron.
With permission,
Baron then spoke in a serious tone, “The Hua family is the largest underground group in the entire country. Their business involves both the legitimate and criminal worlds. They are a textbook example of successful post-war national transformation and are the biggest helper in China to restrain other underground forces! Generally, no one dares to offend them.”
"Hua Baichuan, the current chairman of the Hua Group, is from Andu. He was once a ruthless man who wielded a knife and walked around China with impunity! His only son, Hua Zhuo, is the young master of the Hua family. He is a smiling tiger, intelligent, resourceful, and ruthless. In every way, he is no less than Master Chuan!"
“Hua Baichuan, Hua Zhuo…”
Hearing these two names, Wen Ni frowned.
"So when did you first encounter these two people?" Lu Jinye suddenly asked.
Caught off guard!
However, Wen Ni did not intend to hide it.
"The mission to arrest Caesar Perth and bring him to the police station. I was infiltrating the Great River City Clubhouse, and that guy Chuan seemed to have mistaken me for someone else."
"Hua Baichuan is over fifty, and he's still playing the trick of mistaking someone for someone else and hitting on young girls?" Qin Yuan, who came down from upstairs, chuckled. "Men are boys until they die. No matter how old they are, they still like girls in their twenties!"
“Don’t generalize, our Master Lu isn’t that kind of man,” Baron quickly added.
Wen Ni didn't care about these details. Instead, she seriously pondered, "If it was just a flirtation, why would he go to the trouble of investigating me in my hometown? And if he were really that promiscuous, how could he only have one son in his fifties? With his looks and qualities, other men would probably have countless women and a bunch of children by now, right?"
"Could it be..." Qin Yuan suddenly had an idea. He looked around and whispered somewhat embarrassedly, "Is Hua Baichuan not very good in that area?"
Baron slapped Qin Yuan across the face. "Get out of here! What nonsense are you spouting in front of Miss Nini?!"
"I'm just analyzing the reasons for you, aren't I?"
"With a brain like yours, you should save your brain cells!"
"Barron, are you addicted to scolding me? Do you get itchy if you don't scold me for a day?"
"You're asking for it."
Qin Yuan and Baron always argue whenever they meet.
Lu Jinye didn't need to say a word; a single, cold glance from him was enough to shut them up!
“I ran into Hua Zhuo when I was in Andu. He said he wanted to have a meal with me sometime. Instead of making wild guesses here, we should just talk to him openly.”
"You mean, ask him out?" Wen Ni's eyes lit up. "When? I'll go too!"
"There's no time like the present, let's do it tonight." Lu Jinye's expression was cool and composed, as if everything was under his control!
night
Deepsea upscale bar
The colorful rotating spotlights, the figures swaying wildly on the dance floor, and the deafening drumbeats all stimulated the excited nerves of everyone!
The door to the private luxury room was closed, completely shutting out the noise from the outside, making it so quiet that you didn't feel like you were in a bar at all!
"Fortunately, Mr. Lu invited me out today, otherwise I would have made time to meet you in a couple of days!"
On the sofa, Zhuo Shao, dressed in a plain black suit, sat with his legs crossed, leaning back comfortably. He raised his wine glass to Lu Jinye with a relaxed air and said leisurely:
"I'd heard before that this bar was extremely private and safe, but I never imagined that the owner was Mr. Lu! I'll definitely be a regular customer from now on!"
“If you like, Mr. Zhuo, you are welcome to come anytime.” Lu Jinye also raised his glass, but did not drink it. He raised his eyebrows slightly as if chatting casually, “I wonder what business Mr. Zhuo wanted to discuss with me earlier?”
"Since Mr. Lu is the one who organized this game today, why don't you tell me first, Mr. Lu, what brings you here? Perhaps we have the same thing to discuss?" Zhuo Shao twirled a string of sandalwood beads in his left hand, staring at Lu Jinye with a calculating smile in his eyes!
The point has actually been made quite clearly.
Lu Jinye had made an appointment with Zhuo Shao today, so he didn't intend to play any tricks on him!
"I heard that Young Master Zhuo and Master Chuan are looking for someone? Who are they looking for? Why don't you tell me and see if I can help?" Lu Jinye had a smile on his face, but there was no smile in his eyes, only scrutiny.
"Just an old acquaintance, how could I trouble you, Mr. Lu?" Zhuo Shao swirled the wine glass in his hand, then suddenly slammed the sandalwood beads he was holding onto the table. "By the way, Mr. Lu, who did you bring with you? Why have you been sitting in the private room the whole time? Why don't you invite her out so we can sit down and have a chat?"
Lu Jinye raised a sharp eyebrow.
The atmosphere in the private room froze slightly.
"Young Master Zhuo truly lives up to his name; he is sincere and insightful!"
Accompanied by a clear female voice, the door to the cubicle was simultaneously pushed open from the inside.
The person who walked out gracefully was Wen Ni.
She was wearing a simple and clean white tracksuit, which accentuated her delicate features, making her look like a young female college student!
Compared to the heavily made-up women in bars, her appearance was a breath of fresh air!
"You flatter me, Miss Wenni!"
Zhuo Shao's eyes crinkled into crescents, and without any hesitation or concealment, he directly uttered her name!
Sitting opposite Hua Zhuo, Lu Jinye kept observing his expression. The more he observed, the deeper his brows furrowed.
Even Qin Yuan behind him couldn't help but bend down and whisper in Lu Jinye's ear, "Master Lu, I think the way Young Master Zhuo is looking at Miss Wen Ni is a bit strange! Could it be that we've made a mistake? Is it Hua Zhuo, not Hua Baichuan, who's interested in Miss Wen Ni?"
If Hua Zhuo had feelings for Wen Ni, then the reason why the Hua family went to great lengths to investigate Wen Ni's identity in Phoenix Village would be explained!
After all, if she were to become the woman of the young master of the Hua family, the Hua family would definitely need to thoroughly investigate her background!
Lu Jinye's deep eyes darkened further.
However, Wen Ni, who was constantly being watched by Hua Zhuo, was perceived in a completely different way than others.
She felt that this young master Zhuo had gentle and kind eyes, and was not as eccentric and unpredictable as the rumors said.
"Young Master Zhuo actually knows my name?" Wen Ni sat down next to Lu Jinye with an open and generous manner, her bright eyes looking directly at Hua Zhuo!
"How could I not know?" Young Master Zhuo was equally frank. He swept his gaze over Lu Jinye's gloomy handsome face, and the smile he had been wearing seemed to widen even further. "Didn't Mr. Lu already find out about the matter of me sending someone to Phoenix Village to investigate Miss Wen Ni's background?"
After all that, it turned out to be a confession game!
"Then I'm curious, why did Young Master Zhuo suddenly send someone to investigate me?" Wen Ni asked directly.
“Because you look a lot like the old friend we’re looking for!” Zhuo Shao paused after saying that.
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