Chapter 42 (Second Update)
It's installed for him.
Qin Lian hung up the phone without saying a word.
What goes around comes around, damn it.
But afterwards he felt something was off. Qin Tianrui and Lu Yingchi had a conflict, and it was Qiao Wu who started it, but in the end Lu Jinzhi called to mock him?
What on earth is this family doing?
Outside the mansion, everyone heard Qin Lian say "Thank you for your hard work." Now no one dared to interfere. But it was indeed the first time they had seen Young Master Qin get beaten up. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Take a closer look.
Qin Tianrui, who was on the ground, had no idea that his brother had already gotten involved with this woman without his knowledge.
What does it mean to play well?!
Grass!
He wanted nothing more than to bite Qiao Wu to pieces, and he said hatefully, "What exactly do you want!"
"Not so great. Since I promised your brother, I have to do something." Qiao Wu was still pressing down on his back. Although she was thin, she was good at using her strength. Moreover, she had little flesh, so when she moved, her bones pressed against his back, making Qin Tianrui's screams resound.
Qiao Wu looked down at him and asked, "What do you think I should do to make you get up?"
All this commotion just because I cut off Lu Yingchi's car earlier?!
Qin Tianrui reluctantly said, "I apologize!"
Qiao Wu shook his head: "I don't care."
Qin Tianrui: "Here's the money! How much do you want?"
Qiao Wu didn't care: "Your brother gives more than you do."
Unable to be persuaded by reason, Qin Tianrui broke down.
He was pinned to the ground and surrounded by so many people; he'll never come to Zero Ring Road again!
"What are you looking at? Get the hell out of here!"
"Look," Lu Yingchi said, standing to the side, smug and smug. "Everyone stand here. Whoever stands the longest gets to pay the bill, no matter how much they drink!"
Is there really such a good thing?!
The onlookers immediately turned to Qin Tianrui with eager eyes.
Young Master Qin, if you give us any more, we won't watch anymore!
"Damn it, Lu Yingchi!" Qin Tianrui struggled but couldn't break free. He felt like his internal organs were about to be crushed. He growled, "I told you not to come back, okay?!"
Lu Yingchi said disdainfully, "Who's as reckless as you?"
Although he told Qiao Wu that he would drink if he won, he didn't drive very fast today because Qiao Wu had told him that safety comes first.
He did come here to vent his anger, but after leaving with Qiao Wu, he felt less angry, and the process was quite amusing.
He used to only want to win, to enjoy the thrill of crossing that line.
But now he wants Qiao Wu to win. He's come all this way, and if Qiao Wu has a good time, he'll come back with him again. They can drink anywhere.
That's how this guy caught up and cut off the car.
"This won't work, that won't work!" Qin Tianrui exclaimed in exasperation. "You want me to kneel down before you?!"
"Didn't you say you were going to kneel down and call me 'Dad'?" Lu Yingchi squatted down in front of him, admiring the swollen face. "Say it once and I'll tell her to let you up if I'm happy, otherwise I'll give you another beating."
Qiao Wu raised his eyes: "Lu Yingchi."
"Tsk." Lu Yingchi shrugged. "I wouldn't want a son like that."
He couldn't make decisions for Qiao Wu either, and he had no idea what she was planning to do.
Are we really going to leave Qin Tianrui on the road and then cut him off?
Qiao Wu said to Lu Yingchi, "Go and get a rope."
There will be models dancing on the first floor of the mansion, and there will also be separate performances in private boxes. It's too easy to find a rope.
Before Lu Yingchi even had to lift a finger, Lei Feng silently tossed one out from the crowd.
Qiao Wu quickly tied Qin Tianrui up. She glanced back at the traffic screen, noticing the incident and the commotion that had broken down.
The next lap was delayed, and there was no one on the road.
Qiao Wu only knew how to use skillful force. Such a big man was indeed very heavy, so he said to Lu Yingchi, "Lift him up and throw him in the middle of the road."
Qin Tianrui screamed, "What are you going to do!"
The next moment, his hair was grabbed and Qiao Wu pulled him up, meeting his disheveled and angry eyes: "No matter what you do, I won't let you get up, because I'm not happy."
Those cold, light-colored eyes made Qin Tianrui feel flustered and uneasy for the first time.
Others might just talk the talk, but Qiao Wu didn't say a word before he started, and each strike was more ruthless than the last.
He was being beaten by his brother while he was away from everyone, and he knew that his brother wouldn't kill him; he would just beat him and scold him before leaving.
But Qiao Wu didn't care about anything.
Lu Yingchi, who was itching for a fight, easily grabbed Qin Tianrui, who was tied up, and threw him into the middle of the track. He even kicked him, still harboring personal grudges, and then turned to look at Qiao Wu: "And then?"
Qiao Wu: "Get out of the way."
The crowd around automatically made way for them.
Qiao Wu turned around, walked to his car, opened the door, and got in.
"Something really could go wrong." Jiang Yuan was starting to panic. She turned her head and said, "President Lu, you should call a halt."
Then he noticed that Lu Jinzhi, who usually seemed unassuming, was now showing an undisguised expression of curiosity, and even a little excitement.
No, this is going to kill someone, what's he getting so worked up about?!
"President Lu!"
Lu Jinzhi, his mood dampened, said unhappily, "No."
Qiao Wu had already gotten into the car. She slammed the door shut and started the engine, and everyone present held their breath.
No way, they're playing this big.
Qin Tianrui was terrified. He stared blankly at the car heading towards him, his whole body limp.
Until the dull thud of the accelerator sounded, the car rushed straight toward him.
Qin Tianrui's pupils widened instantly, then snapped shut again, his voice almost ripping apart: "Qiao Wu!!!"
He'll haunt her even as a ghost!
The clear sound of the SUV braking came from close range. The sound of the car door being opened and closed sounded like a salvation for the deceased. The yellow dust splattered and made Qin Tianrui feel like he couldn't breathe. He opened his eyes with trembling, but was almost blinded by the headlights.
He could only see the woman walking towards him with her back to the light, her outline gradually becoming clearer until she squatted down in front of him.
"Aren't you just trying to kill yourself?" Qiao Wu asked him. "Is it fun?"
Qin Tianrui couldn't make a sound or move, and stared at her in terror.
"There are always people better than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding." Qiao Wu untied the ropes binding him, but Qin Tianrui was too weak to move anymore.
Qiao Wu's cold expression softened considerably: "Believe it or not, any one of these people behind you has wanted to beat you up for a long time."
As the car engine roared to life, she patted his face with the rope and whispered, "Today I'm here to tell you that without your brother you are nothing. As long as I don't want you to get up, you'll have to stay here and lie there, letting everyone see how pathetic you are."
"And you?" Qin Tianrui finally found a voice, hoarse and trembling, "Without the Lu family as your backer, without my brother's consent, would you dare to treat me like this? Without them, you are nothing."
He originally thought that this would change Qiao Wu's arrogant attitude, but to his surprise, the other party just smiled faintly and said, "You're right."
“Without them, I have nothing.” Qiao Wu looked into his eyes. “But have you ever thought about why they would become my backers? Are they brainless?”
Qin Tianrui opened his mouth, but gave no reason.
"I can get these people to listen to me and stand behind me by my own abilities. That's my skill, and it's what I deserve. Why can't I use this power? They are resources that I obtained through my own abilities."
Qiao Wu pointed to his forehead: "But what about you? Just because of the little bit of blood on your body, you made your brother put up with you for so many years, but he couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to stand on the side of a stranger like me and let me teach you a lesson. What do you think you are?"
"Qin Tianrui, you're nothing. Use your brain." Qiao Wu threw down the rope and stood up.
At this moment, Qin Tianrui's mind was in complete chaos, and he felt that he would rather be dead.
Today everyone saw how badly he was bullied, and it was his brother who made those remarks. How is he supposed to survive in the industry now?
Seeing Qiao Wu stand up, he had no intention of throwing the rope away.
In the past twenty years, he had never experienced such a setback, and he didn't know what to do next or how to get out of this situation with his head held high.
Then a hand appeared in front of him.
Qiao Wu looked down at him and said, "Stand up."
His tone was similar to when he told him to get out of the car earlier. Qin Tianrui sneered, "What, is it inconvenient for you to do anything to me while I'm lying down? Don't go too far."
Qiao Wu raised an eyebrow: "Either you stand up and come with me now, or you can continue lying here. I believe many people will be willing to come and help you up."
Qin Tianrui turned his head to look behind the car, where there were groups of menacing people. He didn't even dare to think about what would happen if they rushed up at him.
So he didn't hesitate to grab the straw Qiao Wu offered him, since he had lost all face because of her anyway.
Qiao Wu's hands were very cold, and his bones were very clearly visible when touched.
Qin Tianrui simply couldn't imagine how those hands could have such great strength.
He couldn't help but look down, but Qiao Wu had already let go of his hand when he stood up.
This time, without her saying anything, Qin Tianrui buried his head and rushed into the passenger seat, quickly closing the door.
"What are you doing!" Seeing that things were getting out of hand, Lu Yingchi stopped watching the spectacle and rushed over. "What is he doing up there!"
"Stop messing around." Qiao Wu pushed his big head away. Knowing this guy's personality, he deliberately leaned against the passenger door to prevent him from opening the door and getting in to fight Qin Tianrui. "Didn't you want to drink? Go ahead, I'll drive the car over and park it properly, it's blocking the way."
“I don’t drink,” Lu Yingchi said. “I didn’t win anyway.”
"Who said that?" She slightly raised her chin. "Hey."
Lu Yingchi followed her gaze and saw that the waiters behind the crowd had already built a tall wine tower.
"What happened?"
"You did exceptionally well today, so you win." Qiao Wu raised her hand and snapped her fingers towards the crowd. She smiled and said, "Lu Yingchi, this time I'll pay for it."
At the same time, the waiters opened their drinks in the crowd, just like every time someone crossed the finish line, only this time there were many more people opening their drinks.
The sound and noise of the splashing liquor startled the crowd, and everyone turned around, screaming excitedly when they saw the liquor tower.
The atmosphere-building team, opening the drinks, shouted, "This is a toast to Mr. Lu Yingchi's safe arrival at the finish line! Where are the cheers?!"
Everyone was familiar with this process, and they immediately cheered, "Young Master Lu! Young Master Lu! Young Master Lu!"
“Go ahead,” Qiao Wu said. “I’ll be there as soon as I park the car.”
Lu Yingchi didn't even know how he walked into the crowd and took the bottle of wine handed to him by the waiter.
By the time he realized what was happening, his palms were already stained with the smell of alcohol.
The fumes also made him dizzy and disoriented, completely unaware of the time.
He never imagined he would have such an experience in his life, that someone would give him a so-called reward for something so trivial, accompany him to this kind of place, run laps with him, and even surprise him by paying for his "failure".
He felt himself, like the champagne in his hand, bursting forth at that moment, vibrating and clamoring.
He couldn't help but look back. The car in the middle of the road was making a U-turn, and he could see Qiao Wu's profile, which was shining brightly in the lamplight, making his head spin.
"Young Master Lu!" someone reminded him, "It's time to pour the wine!"
Lu Yingchi snapped out of his daze and said with dissatisfaction, "What's the rush? Wait."
Waiting for her to come.
Qiao Wu, who was in the car, pulled into one of the parking spaces and looked at the silent person beside him: "Get out of the car or stay here?"
Qin Tianrui remained motionless and even manually fastened his seatbelt.
“I’m not leaving anytime soon,” Qiao Wu said. “I’ll wait if I can, and if I can’t, I’ll have someone come and pick me up.”
Qin Tianrui looked at her with a complicated expression: "Why did you pull me up?"
"Or should I just leave you lying there to be a laughingstock?"
"Am I not a joke now?"
Qiao Wu turned off the car, rested his hand on the window frame, and said casually without looking at him, "If someone heard those words, you would be a laughing stock. I'm just disciplining you on behalf of your brother. Of everyone here, only I can help you up so that you won't be laughed at."
Those words?
Those things that said he was nothing?
Qin Tianrui recalled that back then, no one dared to come over except for him, Qiao Wu, and Lu Yingchi.
"Is this a joke?" Qiao Wu said calmly. "Young Master Qin hasn't suffered enough. If you continue like this, you'll become a joke in the eyes of even more people in the future."
"You open the wine for Lu Yingchi, but I get to interfere?"
“You can’t compare to Lu Yingchi. I don’t care if it’s a family matter; I can manage it behind closed doors.” Qiao Wu laughed, with a hint of mockery. “But you’re not, so why should I give you face?”
Even when she was drinking heavily on the yacht, she only allowed Liao Liao, who was being bullied, to watch; no one else was allowed to come up.
But Qin Tianrui deserves to be humiliated in front of others.
Qiao Wu finally turned his head, his gaze deep: "Qin Tianrui, I've left you a way out today. You can still stand on your own after you leave here, but if you're still hopelessly stupid, then you deserve to be laughed at on the road."
"As for opening the wine," she raised an eyebrow, "if you're so capable, have your brother come here and open the wine for you."
Qin Tianrui: "..."
It's already a favor that his brother didn't crack his skull open.
"Think about it yourself. If you want to drink, get off the bus."
After saying that, Qiao Wu simply opened the door and left.
The car fell silent instantly, becoming a completely different world from the outside. Qin Tianrui watched her retreating figure, feeling both resentment and helplessness.
But he still couldn't forget the hand that had reached out to him when he was at a loss.
He could still hear Qiao Wu and Lu Yingchi's conversation while he was in the car.
The person who was just beating him up was now speaking softly to Lu Yingchi, saying, "I'll pay for it."
Qiao Wu did leave him a way out, allowing him to stand up again under the guise of disciplining him as an elder, giving him a final layer of protection, and not letting anyone hear that conversation.
But what does it mean to let him stand up on his own?
Qin Tianrui couldn't help but look at the tall woman in the crowd. She stood there with a smile, looking smug and confident.
So even his brother was won over by this person?
Upon seeing Qiao Wu arrive, Lu Yingchi raised his hand and poured the wine onto the wine tower, eliciting another round of cheers from the surrounding crowd.
"The person I've been waiting for has arrived." Lu Yingchi, his face red from being slapped, handed a wine glass to Qiao Wu and said smugly, "See? She paid for my meal! What should I call her? Qiao Wu."
Of course everyone saw it. Tonight, everyone's eyes were focused on this woman, and naturally, no one missed the snap of her fingers.
"Qiao Wu! Qiao Wu! Qiao Wu!"
Qiao Wu's ears were ringing from the noise. He moved away from the crowd, raised his glass, and smiled, "Have fun, everyone."
The people below were in high spirits.
The people on the terrace looked on with envy, while Lu Ning's eyes gleamed with a sly green light: "Second Uncle, may I go down?"
"Can't."
"Oh." Lu Ning asked again, still unwilling to give up, "Why did Qiao Wu bring that person into the car?"
Lu Jinzhi: "Because she has brains."
"..."
Lu Ning snorted and, holding the juice, called out to the crowd below, "Qiao Wu!"
Qiao Wu, seemingly sensing something, looked up and immediately saw the two people on the terrace. She looked surprised.
Why did Lu Jinzhi bring Lu Ning here?!
Lu Ning, holding up her juice, shouted, "Cheers!"
Qiao Wu couldn't help but laugh and raised his wine glass.
Like a dinner party at home, her gaze shifted to the other person. There was some distance between them, and it was nighttime, so she couldn't see the person's expression clearly. She touched him from a distance.
Two seconds later, the man also nodded in his glass.
He responded to her.
It was too noisy here, and Lu Yingchi was already having a blast. After finishing the drink in his glass, Qiao Wu walked across the crowd and onto the terrace.
Seeing that Jiang Yuan was also there, she nodded.
"Miss Qiao, you look so cool today." Jiang Yuan gave her a thumbs up.
It almost gave him a heart attack.
"Did I cause you any trouble?"
"How could that be?" Jiang Yuan meant it sincerely. Not only did Qiao Wu not cause any trouble, but he also solved the problem himself. If every guest could be this easy to manage.
He took out a clean glass and poured two glasses of wine, one of which was handed to Qiao Wu: "I'd like to toast you. This is my private collection, not for sale. It's different from the ones below. I was in a hurry last time and didn't get to get to know it properly."
Qiao Wu knew that Jiang Yuan had a wide network of connections and many shops under her name. She had just taken over the foundation and would inevitably have to deal with her in the future, so she accepted the offer: "Thank you, there will be many opportunities in the future."
Jiang Yuan enjoyed dealing with intelligent people, and after a few words, she tactfully said, "Then I'll go take care of my work first, you two chat."
After everyone left, Qiao Wu moved closer to Lu Ning and asked, "What brings you all here?"
Lu Ning answered quickly: "My second uncle came to find you, so I came along, but he agreed to take me with him."
"Hmm?" Qiao Wu asked, his eyes showing a questioning look.
Lu Jinzhi: "Looking for you."
Although he felt this was a great opportunity, Lu Jinzhi inexplicably felt that he was not surprised that Qiao Wu had done such a thing.
However, when the imagined scenes came to life, and he saw her cold, decisive, angry, and fierce side, it was even more vivid and comprehensive than he had imagined.
In short, he accepted it well.
Or rather, it suits my taste perfectly.
The wine glass was placed between the two of them. Lu Jinzhi tilted his head slightly towards Qiao Wu, as if recalling something. After a while, he said slowly, "Back then, you couldn't drive, and you didn't drink."
Lu Ning, who was craning her neck, couldn't understand anything about not being able to drink.
Qiao Wu might have been drinking. He was drinking with Lu Yingchi in the wine cellar last time.
Only Qiao Wu understood. Lu Jinzhi once said that she hadn't changed, and if she had, then she wouldn't be herself.
So she knew better than anyone else when he said "when".
She chuckled softly, "I know how now."
As he spoke, he raised his own glass and finally made a genuine clinking with Lu Jinzhi's glass for the third time.
Today, Lu Jinzhi watched the off-road vehicles speeding by and heard the noise downstairs. These sounds finally made his barren life start to beat again, and he also unknowingly drank quite a lot of alcohol because of these long-lost things.
After their glasses clinked, the swirling liquid reflected in his dark eyes, and his voice, tinged with amusement, rang out as he spoke: "A toast to an old friend."
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