Zhou Ruan finally understood, combining this with her sister's state when she returned that day.
If Liu Shang then tells them that they haven't paid off their debts yet, there must be some hidden story they don't know about.
"I was initially somewhat hostile towards you, but since you treated me to this meal today, I won't hold a grudge. I also know what your intentions are in treating me to this meal. However, we won't leave unless Gu Hai tells me personally."
"If you insist on making me leave, it's not impossible. Gu Hai will send someone else here. This person won't be like me; they'll block your door and cause trouble every day. If you want that, I can talk to you about it."
Liu Shang took a napkin and wiped his mouth.
He explained the situation to Zhou Ruan, making her understand that he had been very kind compared to others.
"In that case, you'd be better off as someone else. You don't seem like the type to be a thug or a hooligan! Why do you insist on hanging out with that Gu Hai?"
Looking at the very polite Liu Shang, Zhou Ruan couldn't understand why such a person was hanging out with Gu Hai and asked in confusion.
"That's a long story. Why do you think I can't associate with Gu Hai?"
Hearing Zhou Ruan say such things, Liu Shang's curiosity was piqued, and he pressed Zhou Ruan for an answer.
"A woman's intuition tells you that when we first met, even though my tone was a bit harsh, you weren't angry. You left as soon as you heard we'd paid back the money. You trusted me and didn't ask Gu Hai if it was true. Am I right?"
Zhou Ruan saw that Liu Shang wanted to listen, so she glanced at the time on her phone.
Lu Fanlai still had some time before he arrived, so he shared his thoughts.
"You're right. I did believe what you said back then and didn't confirm it with Gu Hai, which is why I have these scars."
After listening to Zhou Ruan's analysis, Liu Shang nodded and said.
"How could someone as polite and trusting as you end up as someone like Gu Hai in the underworld?"
Still not understanding, Zhou Ruan continued to ask Liu Shang.
"Let's leave this for later. Since you've analyzed me, I'll analyze you too."
Liu Shang did not answer the question, but looked at Zhou Ruan and said.
"Since you don't want to talk about it, then analyze me."
Seeing that Liu Shang was unwilling to talk about this matter, Zhou Ruan did not ask any further questions. They were not close enough to share secrets.
"I noticed you were frequently looking at your phone, but you only turned the screen on. I bet you were checking the time. You were also glancing outside every now and then. When my men and I were keeping watch outside today, we saw that everyone in your coffee shop was there, all dressed neatly, and you even cleaned the place. Someone very important must be visiting your shop today, right?"
Liu Shang analyzed the situation by combining Zhou Ruan's behavior upon entering the store with the unusual atmosphere in the coffee shop.
Zhou Ruan was briefly surprised. She hadn't expected that Liu Shang, who seemed so clueless when they first met, would be so shrewd and had already guessed that an important person was coming today.
After the initial surprise, she regained her composure, smiled, and did not answer.
"Even if you don't say anything, I know. Your purpose in inviting me to dinner today is not as simple as reconciling relations, but to keep me here. As long as I'm not here, my men won't dare to cause trouble in the coffee shop. I have to say, you've played your plan very cleverly."
"It seems you've already guessed why I felt you were pretending to be stupid all along, and that you've been hiding your true self. Why did you reveal it to me today?"
Seeing that Liu Shang knew what she was thinking, Zhou Ruan realized that her little schemes were pointless in front of these shrewd people.
"That's because I know about your conflict with Gu Hai, and I can help you deal with him!"
Liu Shang leaned forward and whispered to Zhou Ruan.
Are you telling the truth?
Zhou Ruan stared in disbelief at Liu Shang sitting opposite her, unable to believe that this man would actually try to harm Gu Hai.
"This is my phone number. I'm leaving now. Don't worry, we definitely won't cause any trouble today."
Liu Shang wrote a phone number on a piece of paper and placed it in front of Zhou Ruan.
After saying that, he got up and left the restaurant. Before leaving, he went to the front desk and paid the bill.
"I wonder if they're lying to me? Looks like I need to talk to my sister about what to do!"
Zhou Ruan was overjoyed when she heard Liu Shang say he was going to deal with that bastard Gu Hai.
However, he didn't show it, put away the phone number, got up and left the restaurant.
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A car pulled up right in front of Ruila COFE.
The people inside the store also noticed that a luxury car had parked in front of the store, and they all looked out through the glass.
"Holy crap, this isn't a Maybach 57s."
“Your license plates all have five eights.”
"Who is this?! Driving a Maybach worth seven or eight million and with a license plate containing five eights. This must be the first of its kind in the whole country."
The store employees looked at the luxury cars parked at the entrance with envy in their eyes.
Even Zhou Wen, who had seen many big occasions, was stunned by this way of making her entrance.
Boys dream of driving a car like this someday, while girls dream of their Prince Charming coming to pick them up in this car.
"Look, someone is getting off the bus."
Zhizhi pointed to the Maybach outside and said to everyone that she heard someone getting off.
All eyes turned to that direction.
Lu Fan got out of the driver's seat and jogged to the passenger seat with a smile on his face.
He thoughtfully unbuckled Jiang Manyue's seatbelt and helped her walk towards the coffee shop.
Jiang Manyue, after getting off the car, looked at the coffee shop she had always wanted and a joyful smile appeared on her face.
"Holy crap, he's a rich kid, and he's so handsome."
The female shop assistants were all attracted by Lu Fan's appearance as he got out of the driver's seat.
Seeing Lu Fan supporting Jiang Manyue in the passenger seat, all the girls' moods plummeted like a rollercoaster.
I never imagined that such a handsome guy already had a wife, and that his wife was so beautiful too.
"Just a rich kid?"
Some male employees looked at the female employee who was swooning over her and said with disdain.
"Shut your mouths, everyone. This man is Lu Fan, our new major shareholder and chairman of the Jiang Group. He's not some rich kid."
Looking at the employees who were still watching the commotion, Zhou Wen addressed everyone.
Upon hearing that he was the chairman of the Jiang Group, the male employee who had just called Lu Fan a rich second-generation also lowered his head in shame.
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