Inside the bar.
The atmosphere was heavy, oppressive, and suffocating.
A group of men in black with cold expressions surrounded the entire bar.
Lin Ke methodically instructed his men to check the surveillance footage, cordon off the entire bar, and not allow a single person to escape.
"Brother, thank you so much."
Then, Lin Ke turned to Zhuang Wen, sincerely thanked him, and extended his hand to him.
"It's nothing. I was just helping someone in need. Even if it wasn't me, someone else would have done the same, so you don't need to take it to heart."
Zhuang Wen smiled and shook hands with him.
"Brother, I want to thank you properly after this is all over."
Lin Ke expressed his sincere gratitude.
Zhuang Wen could tell that he meant what he said.
However, he had no interest in staying there and chatting with this young man named Linke any longer.
"It's getting late, and I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
Zhuang Wen stood up.
"Ah, brother, no rush. After I've settled everything here, we'll drink until we drop!"
Lin Ke also stood up.
“As I just said, even without me, there are other people who will make sure your sister is fine, so you don’t need to worry about it.”
"Besides, if you have this idea, you might as well advise your sister to avoid coming to such mixed-race places in the future."
Zhuang Wen offered a few words of earnest advice.
"Thanks for the reminder, brother. I will definitely keep her in check to prevent her from coming to such a smoky place again."
Lin Ke was genuinely grateful and once again tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "Brother, I'm serious, let's have a good drink later. It's not just because you saved my sister, but also because I admire you and want to be your friend."
"So we've got to know each other now, but I have things to do tonight and really can't stay here any longer."
But Zhuang Wen still rejected her without hesitation.
Seeing that Zhuang Wen was adamant in his refusal, Lin Ke had no choice but to give up trying to persuade him. He smiled and shook hands with Zhuang Wen, saying, "My name is Lin Ke. How about we exchange phone numbers? I'll invite you out sometime."
"My name is Zhuang Wen. You don't need to give me your phone number. I'm just here on a business trip and I'll be leaving in a couple of days. Whether I come back in the future is another matter. Maybe we'll meet again someday."
Zhuang Wen smiled, waved, and turned to walk out of the bar.
"Goodbye, brother. If you ever come to Jianing City and need anything, just mention my name, Lin Ke!"
Lin Ke shouted loudly as he watched Zhuang Wen's departing figure, a smile playing on his lips.
He really wants to be friends with Zhuang Wen now, after all, it's rare to find someone so agreeable and generous.
But let's talk about it another time.
The young office worker blinked her hazy, beautiful eyes, watching Zhuang Wen's increasingly blurry figure, feeling a strange sense of reluctance and loss in her heart.
"please……"
She wanted to ask her to stay, but she was too drunk, and the alcohol was so strong that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence. She could only watch helplessly as her benefactor left.
"What's wrong? Are you reluctant to let him leave?"
Lin Ke looked down at his younger sister who was leaning against him, smoothing the messy hair on her forehead as he gently teased her with a smile.
The young office worker wanted to argue, but felt powerless to do so. In the end, she could only hum a soft snort and close her eyes again.
"Rest for a while. Once things are settled, I'll take you home."
Lin Ke's smile grew colder and colder.
"Young Master Lin, we've finished reviewing the surveillance footage..."
At that moment, a man in black strode over.
"It's time to get things sorted out..."
The smile on Lin Ke's lips slowly faded, and the coldness in his eyes grew stronger and sharper.
...
Zhuang Wen walked out of the bar, took out his phone, and his expression changed slightly.
It's almost 10 o'clock.
He hurried toward the hotel, and on the way he stopped at a restaurant with local specialties and bought three lightly flavored local dishes.
Then, he carried a bag of food back to the hotel.
Take the elevator to Lu Ruxue's door.
Thump! Thump!
He knocked on the door.
"who?!"
Lu Ruxue's clear and melodious voice rang out immediately.
Zhuang Wen was taken aback.
So quickly? Had she been waiting for me all this time? Or was she starving?
If Lu Ruxue behind the door knew what Zhuang Wen was thinking, she would probably spit a mouthful of salt water at him.
She was indeed waiting for Zhuang Wen.
But it wasn't because I was so hungry.
Rather, it's because...
"It's me."
Zhuang Wen replied.
"Is there something you need?"
Lu Ruxue asked in a cool and aloof tone, as if she were putting on airs.
Zhuang Wen was full of questions. Hadn't he said just a few hours ago that he would buy her some food and bring it over?
He was about to say, "I told you this a few hours ago," but then a thought suddenly occurred to him: Could it be that Lu Daoru Xue is... being arrogant?
? ? ?
Zhuang Wen was startled by this thought.
She's Lu Ruxue, a cold and aloof female CEO. How could she have the arrogance attribute?
However, when he thought of Lu Ruxue this morning, who was exactly the image of a shy little girl, he felt that it was not surprising that the arrogant attribute appeared in Lu Ruxue.
Having figured out that Lu Ruxue was just being arrogant, Zhuang Wen decided to tease her.
"Mr. Lu, are you hungry? I bought you some dishes, would you like some?"
Zhuang Wen asked.
"I'm not hungry."
As expected, Lu Ruxue gave a cold and indifferent reply.
"Okay, I'm going back to rest now. Mr. Lu, feel free to call me anytime if you need anything."
But to Lu Ruxue's surprise, Zhuang Wen did not continue to persuade her!
This was a miscalculation on her part!
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