Chapter 702
Zheng Gaoyang
Because of this thought in his mind, Chen Zhengqian looked at Xu Bo'an with an arrogant expression and said with a tone full of disdain, "Heh, just an unemployed bum, he really thinks he's something special!"
Xu Bo'an said calmly, "So what if I'm unemployed? Did I eat a single grain of rice from your house or something?"
The arrogant young man, seeing that Xu Bo'an had changed his mind again, angrily pointed at Xu Bo'an and said, "Hey, you're being so unreasonable! You clearly said you'd clear out our table, but now you're going back on your word. Are you kidding us?"
Xu Bo'an raised his hand and pressed down the man's pointed hand with almost no effort. The man tried to resist, but he was no match for Xu Bo'an's strength.
Xu Bo'an had already figured out that the arrogant man was Chen Zhengqian's lackey. Then Xu Bo'an sat back down and said indifferently, "He's just a lackey. You can talk if you want, but pointing your finger at people like that is very impolite. This seat is ours, and we have the right to decide. I can move it if I want, and I can move it if I don't want to. What can you do to us?"
After saying that, Xu Bo'an casually greeted Shi Changliang and Qin Shuyu, saying, "Let's continue eating! Come on, start eating!"
Xu Bo'an didn't even glance at Chen Zhengqian and his henchmen before picking up the knife and fork on the table and slowly eating on his own.
Generally speaking, the calmer you respond, the angrier the other party will become. Anyway, if they get angry, I won't get angry; if I get sick from getting angry, no one can take my place.
Xu Bo'an remained calm in the face of this kind of person. He was just a second-generation rich kid, and Xu Bo'an didn't take him seriously at all. There was no need for Xu Bo'an to get angry with such a small fry, especially since they were the ones who were being unreasonable first. Xu Bo'an's behavior was already quite civilized.
As expected, Chen Zhengqian and his henchmen felt even more humiliated by Xu Bo'an's reaction and became even angrier.
When Xu Bo'an was the head of Dongjiang No. 2 Construction Company, it wasn't much of a deal for Chen Zhengqian, a second-generation scion, but he still had some reservations. After all, his father was the head of the mining group, and he was afraid that his actions would implicate his father.
Moreover, Dongjiang No. 2 Construction is a long-established enterprise rooted in Dongjiang. Xu Bo'an must have had some connections to become the head of Dongjiang No. 2 Construction.
When Chen Zhengqian initially wanted to take action against Xu Bo'an, he planned to do it covertly. He was afraid that if it involved Xu Bo'an's other connections, he would not only suffer a setback, but he was also afraid that it might implicate his own father, which would not be worth it.
Some time ago, when he was planning to secretly deal with Xu Bo'an, he received news that Xu Bo'an had been fired by Dongjiang Construction Group. This also shows that Xu Bo'an is now without anyone behind him and has no backing, which is why he has fallen to such a state. He is now just a stray dog.
Thinking of this, Chen Zhengqian's gaze toward Xu Bo'an became even more unrestrained. He remembered how badly Xu Bo'an had messed with him last time, and he already regarded Xu Bo'an as an enemy. Now, seeing Xu Bo'an so arrogant in front of him, he was furious.
He winked at his henchman, who understood that his boss Chen Zhengqian meant to deal with Xu Bo'an. The henchman spat into the plate of steak Xu Bo'an was eating and said smugly, "Pah, you dare to disgust us like that, let's see if you can still eat."
Chen Zhengqian was very satisfied to see his lackey do this. He was only satisfied when he disgusted Xu Bo'an. He glanced coldly at Xu Bo'an and smiled contemptuously, then said to the lackey, "Well done, I'll give you a raise when we get back!"
The lackey was delighted to hear Chen Zhengqian's words and said, "Thank you, big brother."
Even a rabbit will bite when cornered. Today's meal was Qin Shuyu's idea to invite Xu Bo'an. Qin Shuyu and Shi Changliang are usually very refined people, but seeing Chen Zhengqian and his lackey's extremely disgusting behavior, they jumped up from their chairs in anger and shouted at Chen Zhengqian and his lackey, "Your behavior is too shameful! Believe me or not, I'll call the police!"
Upon hearing Qin Shuyu and Shi Changliang's words, Chen Zhengqian burst into laughter, then looked at the two and said, "You two are really adorably naive. You think I'll be scared just because you called the police? How ridiculous!"
The lackey chimed in, "Don't you even know who my boss is? What good would calling the police do?"
Shi Changliang clenched his fists angrily and said, "This is outrageous!"
Chen Zhengqian looked at Qin Shuyu without any restraint and said, "I told you last time, if you spend the night with me, I will let you go. But not only did you not spend the night with me, you also let this bastard mess with me."
You think I'm someone to be trifled with? I'll give you one more chance. If you come with me tonight, we'll call it quits. If not, see how I'll make you pay!
Before Qin Shuyu could even make a move, Shi Changliang forcefully shoved Chen Zhengqian aside and shouted at him, "I'll kill you first!"
As he spoke, Shi Changliang suddenly swung his fist at Chen Zhengqian.
Chen Zhengqian, a second-generation rich kid, is used to being arrogant and has probably been in many fights. Shi Changliang, on the other hand, is rather weak and doesn't have much fighting skill.
So, Chen Zhengqian grabbed Shi Changliang's wrist and then said mockingly to Qin Shuyu, "Oh, I underestimated you. Not only do you have two men protecting you, but you've also managed to get in touch with Lu Yan. You're really something! Since you can maintain relationships with so many men, and I haven't even thought you're dirty, how about you spend the night with me? It's not a loss!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Changliang became even more furious and immediately slammed his head into Chen Zhengqian's face. The two were already very close, and Chen Zhengqian had no time to react or dodge.
He felt a sharp pain in his nose, followed by a wave of pain, and then a mixture of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty flavors surged from his nose, as if he had been overwhelmed by a jumble of tastes.
Enraged, Chen Zhengqian shoved Shi Changliang and then swung his hand to strike him. It was quite an achievement for Shi Changliang to dodge.
Fortunately, Xu Bo'an was still there.
Xu Bo'an had been watching Chen Zhengqian's actions closely; how could he just stand by and watch Shi Changliang suffer a loss?
Just as Chen Zhengqian was about to knock down Shi Changliang, Xu Bo'an reached out and grabbed Chen Zhengqian's wrist. Chen Zhengqian tried to break free, but Xu Bo'an's strength was too great, and his struggle was useless. Chen Zhengqian was very dissatisfied and then hit Xu Bo'an with his other hand. Xu Bo'an easily clamped his hand down with his other hand.
Then Xu Bo'an flung Chen Zhengqian's hands away, looked at Chen Zhengqian with a contemptuous smile and said, "A weakling like you think you can fight me? Go home and train for another hundred years!"
Xu Bo'an, not wanting to waste his time with Chen Zhengqian, said to Shi Changliang and Qin Shuyu, "With two rotten apples around, we can't have a proper meal today. Let's go." Qin Shuyu and Shi Changliang, hearing Xu Bo'an's words, prepared to leave with him. However, before they could take two steps, Chen Zhengqian, who had just been humiliated, wouldn't let them leave so easily. Chen Zhengqian blocked Xu Bo'an's path and said, "Want to leave? Not so easy! My brothers are coming over soon. You're not thinking of running away before then, are you?"
Chen Zhengqian's henchman had already called the brothers earlier, and they should be arriving soon, which is why Chen Zhengqian dared to provoke Xu Bo'an so brazenly this time.
Xu Bo'an said, "Whether your brothers come or not is none of my business. Get out of my way!"
Seeing this, the lackey quickly followed Chen Zhengqian's example and blocked Xu Bo'an and his group, as if afraid that Xu Bo'an and his group would run away.
Just then, a group of people walked in from outside. Upon seeing Chen Zhengqian, they quickly walked over and said respectfully, "Brother, we've arrived."
Seeing so many people, Shi Changliang and Qin Shuyu were genuinely frightened. They nervously looked at Xu Bo'an and said, "Brother Xu, there are so many of them, what are we going to do?"
Xu Bo'an comforted Shi Changliang and Qin Shuyu, saying, "It's alright, don't be nervous."
Chen Zhengqian gave a wicked smile and said to Xu Bo'an, Shi Changliang and the others, "Hehe, now you know fear? It's too late for me to tell you!"
Then he turned to his brothers behind him and shouted, "Take them away! I'm going to teach them a lesson today!"
Upon hearing their leader Chen Zhengqian's order, the brothers behind them instantly swarmed around Xu Bo'an, Shi Changliang, and Qin Shuyu, preparing to attack them.
Just then, a very authoritative voice rang out: "Let's see who dares to cause trouble here!"
Xu Bo'an, Chen Zhengqian, and the others all looked toward the direction from which the sound came.
Chen Zhengqian recognized the person at a glance; it was none other than Zheng Gaoyang, the head of the provincial mining group. Zheng Gaoyang was not very old, just over forty years old, and had become the head of the provincial mining group, which showed the powerful connections behind him.
Chen Zhengqian had the opportunity to meet Zheng Gaoyang by chance when he attended a banquet with his father. At that time, Chen Zhengqian's father even led Chen Zhengqian to toast Zheng Gaoyang. Since the other party was such a high-ranking leader, Chen Zhengqian recognized him immediately.
Chen Zhengqian felt a little guilty. It didn't matter if he recognized Zheng Gaoyang, but if Zheng Gaoyang recognized him, his actions today might implicate his father. However, Chen Zhengqian thought again that it had been two years since he toasted Zheng Gaoyang. Such a high-ranking leader would definitely not remember someone as insignificant as him. At this moment, he prayed in his heart that Zheng Gaoyang would not recognize him.
At this moment, Zheng Gaoyang walked up to Chen Zhengqian and the others and said with an air of authority, "Get out of here right now! If you affect the business of the store, I will hold you accountable!"
Seeing Zheng Gaoyang's expression, Chen Zhengqian judged that he really didn't remember him. Chen Zhengqian felt a surge of relief and quickly put on a very obedient look, saying, "Yes, we'll leave right away!"
Xu Bo'an noticed that Chen Zhengqian, this second-generation scion, was unusually obedient, and even from behind, he could sense that Chen was acting like a coward. Something seemed off. Wasn't Chen just trying to kill him? How could he have changed his mind so easily after just one sentence from this newcomer? This wasn't like him at all.
Then Chen Zhengqian looked at the group of people surrounding Xu Bo'an behind him, gave them a look, and wanted to leave the scene as soon as possible.
Just as Chen Zhengqian turned his head to signal to his brothers behind him, the face of the person who had just spoken was revealed. Xu Bo'an immediately recognized him as the father of the little boy he had saved at the service area on his way back to Dongjiang from Jiangcheng.
At the same time, Zheng Gaoyang also happened to look in Xu Bo'an's direction. When he saw that it was Xu Bo'an, he was quite surprised. It was really fate that he could meet his benefactor here.
Zheng Gaoyang immediately assessed the situation and stood in front of Chen Zhengqian, saying, "Wait!"
Chen Zhengqian, who was initially relieved that Zheng Gaoyang hadn't recognized him, suddenly panicked. Could it be that such a high-ranking leader as Zheng Gaoyang really remembered him? What should he do? Chen Zhengqian wished there was a hole in the ground he could crawl into.
After saying that, he quickly walked up to Xu Bo'an and warmly extended his hands to introduce himself, saying, "Hello, last time I was too busy to introduce myself. I am Zheng Gaoyang from our provincial mining group. After you saved my son that day, I have been wanting to find you to thank you in person. I never expected that we would meet here. What a coincidence!"
Xu Bo'an was quite surprised after hearing Zheng Gaoyang's introduction. He never expected that the child he rescued at the service area was actually the son of the top leader of the provincial mining group. Now, Xu Bo'an couldn't be blamed for not leaving Chen Zhengqian a way out; this was entirely the will of heaven.
After shaking hands with Zheng Gaoyang with a smile, Xu Bo'an pointed at Chen Zhengqian and said, "It's just a coincidence. Besides, giving roses leaves a lingering fragrance, right? Is this your restaurant?"
Zheng Gaoyang shook his head and said, "It's run by a relative of mine. I just came in to eat when I saw this commotion, so I rushed over to see what happened."
Xu Bo'an briefly recounted what Chen Zhengqian had just done, and mentioned that Chen Zhengqian was the son of the head of Dongjiang Mining Group.
As the head of the provincial mining group, Zheng Gaoyang was surprised to learn that the troublemakers were from Dongjiang Mining Group. He knew that dealing with others might not be so easy, but the people in his directly managed department were completely under his control.
What's more, he had offended the very person who had been his family's benefactor, so Zheng Gaoyang was even less likely to show any mercy.
As Chen Zhengqian listened to Xu Bo'an and Zheng Gaoyang's pleasantries, his mood plummeted. He felt like he was having the worst day ever. He had thought that as long as Zheng Gaoyang didn't recognize him, it wouldn't be a big deal.
He never expected that Xu Bo'an, a person who had been fired from Dongjiang Construction Group, would know someone like Zheng Gaoyang.
This is outrageous! (End of Chapter)