Chapter 1843 - 1929: Seventh Young Master
So Zuo Qiye had bribed those little punks from the Dragon Slayer Association, and that’s how all the scenes that followed were staged.
Of course, in order to maintain his gentlemanly façade and dump the blame on Dragon Slayer, what he had in mind was: once Xiaoyu left Deng Xiaolu, he’d step in as the warm, caring guy, enter her world and protect her. He was absolutely sure this woman would be moved—he was very good at dealing with women.
Zuo Qiye probably never imagined, even in his dreams, that the Dragon Slayer Association would directly rat him out. Back then this guy had sworn up and down that even if he died, he’d never reveal this matter.
"Zuo Qiye, you’re so despicable!"
After Xiaoyu learned about this, she completely broke down. Damn, she’d actually treated that hypocrite as the best person, even felt guilty toward him, but it turned out he was the biggest hypocrite of all.
"Heh, looks like anyone with the surname Zuo is no good!"
Su Xuan let out a cold laugh.
"Mr. Su, do you want me to wipe out the Zuo Family?"
Xia Yangyi asked softly.
"Heh, no rush. Zuo Qiye is such a hypocrite, and I love playing with hypocrites the most. Don’t alarm them yet. Take all these people back. Keep the ones that are useful, and throw the useless ones into the septic tank."
Su Xuan said coldly.
"Yes, Mr. Su!"
Xia Yangyi responded, and the people from the Dragon Slayer Association all broke out in a cold sweat. They knew very clearly what Su Xuan meant by "keep the ones that are useful, throw the useless ones into the septic tank."
From that day on, the Dragon Slayer Association ceased to exist. And if Zuo Qiye ever found out what happened tonight, none of these guys would be able to run. That’s all there was to it.
After everyone had been taken away by Xia Yangyi, Dong Jianwen and Deng Xiaolu still hadn’t fully recovered from the shock.
"Su Xuan, you... you’re not a foreman? Why are even these gangsters listening to you?!"
Dong Jianwen felt that Su Xuan was just too shocking. The people who’d been giving him a massive headache were wiped out in minutes by him.
"Uh..."
Just as Su Xuan was about to explain a bit that he really wasn’t a foreman, Wang Chuanjiang arrived.
"President Su, the car is ready, and the hospital has been notified!"
"Good, thanks for the trouble!"
Su Xuan shot Monkey a look, telling him to help Deng Xiaolu into the car. Getting her to the hospital for treatment was what mattered most.
"Xiaoyu, don’t go stirring things up with Zuo Qiye for now. I’ll make that hypocrite pay a price."
Su Xuan said, and then they headed to the hospital together. With Su Xuan helping to arrange things, the treatment results were pretty good. The bones had already been set; after that it was just a matter of time to recover.
After Deng Xiaolu learned that her surgery was very successful, her tears soaked the pillow. During this period she’d felt like she was living in hell, worse than death. She never imagined Su Xuan’s appearance would break this deadlock, letting her see the light again. Xiaoyu kept thanking Su Xuan at her side, grateful beyond words.
"It’s fine. Lu and I are brothers. Alright, Xiaoyu, take good care of her. If you need anything, tell me."
Su Xuan checked the time; it was getting late, and he was ready to head home.
"Su Xuan, I’ll walk you out!"
Dong Jianwen hurried after him, truly grateful to Su Xuan from the bottom of his heart.
When Dong Jianwen heard the surgery had gone very well, he actually cried. After all, this was his biggest wish.
"Bro, I really have to thank you. Your kindness is beyond words. I’ll definitely work hard from now on; I won’t make things difficult for you as a foreman!"
"Fuck off, I really am not a foreman!"
"Uh... alright then, you’re the boss!"
Dong Jianwen figured maybe Su Xuan thought "foreman" sounded too low-class, that’s why he kept insisting he wasn’t one.
"Fine, fine. Call me whatever the hell you want!"
Su Xuan was speechless at this idiot.
The two of them left the hospital laughing.
"Let me buy you some late-night snacks. You really worked hard today!"
Dong Jianwen was genuinely moved to tears by Su Xuan’s help. Without him, he didn’t know if he could have held on. At least now he’d bought himself some buffer time. He still planned to pay back the money.
"Sure, I happen to be a bit hungry too!"
Su Xuan rubbed his stomach. They’d been waiting outside for the result just now and had even missed dinner.
As they chatted, the two of them arrived at a chubby girl’s late-night food stall near the hospital. Once inside, Dong Jianwen called out boldly,
"Boss, bring us one of everything that tastes good!"
Dong Jianwen was in a great mood today. Deng Xiaolu’s injuries had been his biggest burden, and the Dragon Slayer Association had been his worst headache. Now that both problems were solved, of course he was over the moon.
Very soon, the owner brought over some food. Dong Jianwen asked for a few takeout boxes and put part of it inside, saying he’d bring it back later for Xiaoyu and Deng Xiaolu.
"What are your plans from now on? Still doing logistics?"
Su Xuan held a skewer of barbecue and asked curiously.
"Nope, I’m done. This industry is too dangerous. Running on the road sooner or later something will happen. Now that Lu’s got a wife, he can’t keep taking risks. My biggest wish now is to work under you. You, this fore... this boss, you have to look out for me. Let me be a foreman someday too. I think I’ve got talent!"
"Uh..."
Su Xuan rubbed his nose and said with a wicked grin,
"No problem. What about Lu?"
As he spoke, Su Xuan took out a cigarette and tossed one to Dong Jianwen, then lit one for himself. Since they’d met again, Su Xuan would lend a hand. They were old brothers after all. Giving them money for nothing was impossible, but giving them a good job was no problem.
Dong Jianwen wanted to be a foreman, and that was totally fine. Su Xuan knew that in his real estate sector, being a foreman had a lot of potential. Plenty of people wanted to be one. After all, if you could land the general foreman role on a big project, it paid really well. It was a very promising line of work.
"We talked about this before. Lu’s idea is for us to go work on the construction site together."
"He wants to be a foreman too?"
Su Xuan asked curiously.
"Ahem, not really. We just wanted to make more money before. As far as I know, he’s actually better at the hotel business. He told me before that he wanted to open a restaurant, but running a restaurant is really tough!"
"Oh..."
Su Xuan rubbed his nose and didn’t say anything more. The two of them ate barbecue and smoked, feeling pretty good.
"Hey, can you two stop smoking? Do you have any manners at all? This secondhand smoke is poisoning my baby, what am I supposed to do?!"
Just then, a woman’s sharp, shrewish voice rang out, and Su Xuan felt a bit awkward.