My Super Beautiful Lady Boss

Later on, because I joined the Special Forces, I lost contact, and over these years, I’ve completely lost touch due to other matters.

"Yeah, he actually had it pretty rough!"

Dong Jianwen said somewhat sadly.

"What happened?"

Su Xuan frowned and asked softly.

"After the military service ended, we all went our separate ways. You later joined the Special Team, but we didn’t have such talent, so after serving as conscripts, we were discharged. Deng Xiaolu invited me to come to the Imperial Capital to wander and try to make a name for ourselves, hoping to bring glory and honor back home. But just like how it’s portrayed on TV, people wandering in the north truly have it tough. Deng Xiaolu and I struggled here for a few years, trying everything, but didn’t accomplish anything. Later, Deng Xiaolu and I thought since we both had some abilities, maybe we could start a logistics company ourselves. We’re healthy and could handle it!

Dong Jianwen told the story fully and clearly, and Su Xuan then realized that these two brothers had gone through so much.

Initially, when they planned to start logistics, both could drive and had good physical fitness from being in the military, so they quickly established a path and earned quite a lot of money. They originally thought they could settle in the Imperial Capital and were quite happy.

However, everything changed when Deng Xiaolu started pursuing a girl. As their lives improved, Deng Xiaolu also welcomed the springtime of his life, meeting a girl. Yet, after they started dating, problems arose constantly, often having a gang of troublemakers causing issues and threatening them.

At first, Deng Xiaolu naturally didn’t take it seriously, but later they punctured tires and even set the warehouse on fire. Dong Jianwen was naturally upset and went to reason with them, only to be detained.

To rescue his friend, Deng Xiaolu charged into the small gang alone, and as expected, couldn’t compete against the gang and was beaten and had a leg broken. It wasn’t until the police arrived that they were spared further harm.

Deng Xiaolu was left disabled, and Dong Jianwen came to work on the construction site to pay for treating his leg. There’s half a month until the surgery, which costs one hundred thousand, so he’s working multiple jobs. He didn’t expect to meet Su Xuan here.

"There’s actually such a thing!"

Su Xuan was somewhat surprised, not expecting his comrade to have such an experience.

"If Xiaolu’s leg isn’t treated, I’m afraid it might really become a disability. Lately, I’ve been working at three different construction sites, but I’m still a few thousand short. Su Xuan, you’re the contractor, could you help settle some wages for me!"

Dong Jianwen said somewhat embarrassingly.

"Silly boy, why are you being so polite with me, brother? Come on, let’s go now!"

Su Xuan was never stingy with his comrade brothers, especially given their good past relationship. Su Xuan remembered how Deng Xiaolu used to share food sent from home with him.

After Su Xuan left with Dong Jianwen, they went directly outside the eighteenth ring of the Imperial Capital.

"You live in such a remote place, how do you get to work!"

"Haha, I ride a bicycle. I wake up at three each morning and luckily landed a milk delivery job from outside the eighteenth ring, finishing just before clocking in at work!"

Dong Jianwen said with a smile.

Su Xuan was somewhat touched,

patting Dong Jianwen’s shoulder and said.

"Xiaolu is lucky to have a brother like you, worth it!"

Honestly, in this era of rampant materialism, many people become heartless for money, but Dong Jianwen is willing to sacrifice sleep for his brother’s injury.

"Su Xuan, it’s worth it for me to have a brother like Xiaolu. You didn’t know when I was captured, he came alone to rescue me, and when he stood in front of me..."

Dong Jianwen was in tears, his eyes red as he spoke the last part.

It turns out when Dong Jianwen was captured, Deng Xiaolu charged in alone, and when he reached Dong Jianwen, his clothes were soaked with blood, gashed in at least a dozen places, each cut bone deep, it was chilling to witness.

And Deng Xiaolu’s leg was broken because he blocked a metal club aimed at Dong Jianwen.

Su Xuan took a deep breath and said.

"Who was the girl, was she deliberately setting you up!"

Su Xuan asked quietly.

"No, the girl was actually quite nice, it’s just someone else fancied her, which is why these things happened!"

Dong Jianwen said helplessly.

"In the hotel, I told you not to escalate because I didn’t want you to get into an even bigger mess due to these matters. Those rich people are cruel, they don’t value other people’s lives, in their eyes, we’re worse than pigs and dogs."

Dong Jianwen felt extremely helpless in his heart; he is a man of courage, but many things in this society are unavoidable. Courage may win a moment, but can cost a lifetime to repay.

"Brother, the boss won’t retaliate against you, will he?"

Dong Jianwen asked worriedly.

"Ha-ha..."

Su Xuan couldn’t help but laugh.

"Brother, if I’m ever beaten and disabled, are you going to have to get another side job!"

"Cough... then maybe we should report it to the police, for file-keeping, or I should buy you insurance later, I’m afraid I don’t have enough money!"

Dong Jianwen said earnestly.

"Uh... you think too much, don’t worry, he hasn’t got the nerve to come at me!"

Seeing Dong Jianwen, Su Xuan really felt amused yet touched.

After a long drive, Su Xuan finally arrived at a basement outside the eighteenth ring, a place likely cheap to live with damp air.

As Su Xuan entered with Dong Jianwen, the lighting was dim, and as they reached the doorway, Su Xuan heard a familiar voice.

"Xiaoyu, you should leave. I can’t keep dragging you down, I’ve already gotten Jianwen stuck in this mess!"

The speaker was Deng Xiaolu, who was speaking softly in the dim basement.

"Xiaolu, don’t say that, I won’t leave you. If you’re unwell for life, I’ll stay with you for life!"

"Why do you persist? My leg is ruined, Xiaoyu, don’t you know that Jianwen’s wife ran off because of me, I really don’t want to drag anyone else down!"

Deng Xiaolu said, clutching his head in pain, while Su Xuan was somewhat shocked, looking at Dong Jianwen, not expecting that Jianwen’s wife had left him.