Chapter 735
The Appearance of Wang Zhilan
The woman standing behind Xu Bo'an was Wang Zhilan, the CEO of Lianye Group in Jiangcheng City, Jiangzhou Province.
Last time, when Wang Zhilan was having dinner at Qu Feifan's Wanbihui Hotel, she got into trouble because she took cephalosporin and drank alcohol. Xu Bo'an was having dinner in the next room at the time and helped her out. Later, Wang Zhilan wanted Qu Feifan to introduce her to someone, but Xu Bo'an had already returned to Dongjiang and was busy at the time, so he declined. Therefore, the two never officially met.
Xu Bo'an was the kind of person who could remember someone's face after just one meeting, and now that he had his six senses, he recognized the person in front of him at a glance as the beautiful CEO Wang whom he had rescued last time.
When Tang Zhijie went to the restroom, he noticed Wang Zhilan, who looked very elegant, walking towards him.
At first, he didn't have any intention of stealing anything. After all, it was broad daylight, and he had his belongings with him, so how could he dare to have any crooked thoughts?
However, when Tang Zhijie came out of the restroom, he inadvertently saw a very high-end necklace next to the sink in the women's restroom. It looked like the one Wang Zhilan had been wearing earlier. Tang Zhijie thought it must be very valuable, and if he could sell it, he might be able to pay off his high-interest loan.
Thinking of this, Tang Zhijie looked around and, finding no one nearby, quickly rushed to the sink at the entrance of the women's restroom, took the items out, and put them in his pocket.
When Wang Zhilan discovered that her necklace was missing, she quickly returned to the bathroom sink to look for it. She happened to see Tang Zhijie putting something into his pocket where he had just washed and touched up his makeup. Although Wang Zhilan didn't see clearly what Tang Zhijie was putting into his pocket, she was certain that it was the lost necklace she was looking for.
Hearing someone enter the bathroom, Tang Zhijie quickly pushed them aside and ran away. Wang Zhilan shouted, and her bodyguards chased after Tang Zhijie.
That's how things went, and that's how the later events unfolded.
At this moment, Boss Wang looked at Tang Zhijie and said in an extremely contemptuous tone, "You really have some nerve, stealing from me! Hand over the stuff right now, or I'll chop your hands off right now!"
Stealing is against the law and will get you kicked out. Tang Zhijie instinctively resisted, saying, "Hmph, you have no evidence. You're just making baseless accusations that I stole your things? That's pure slander. You even dare to chop off my hands. Believe me or not, I'll sue you for defamation!"
Wang Zhilan was a powerful businesswoman who had made her mark in the business world. She was always decisive in her actions, and she immediately ordered her bodyguard, "It's in his left pocket. Search it!"
Tang Zhijie grew anxious and looked at Wang Zhilan and the two bodyguards, saying, "You...you've gone too far! Do you know that searching people is illegal?"
After he finished speaking, seeing that the other person was too lazy to pay attention to him, he tried to run away again.
Wang Zhilan ignored him, crossed her arms, and looked at Tang Zhijie with an imposing air. When the two bodyguards saw that Tang Zhijie was trying to run away again, they quickly ran forward. One of them grabbed Tang Zhijie, while the other reached into Tang Zhijie's left pocket and took out a necklace. Then, he walked up to Wang Zhilan, bowed, and handed the necklace to her with both hands.
Wang Zhilan took the necklace, looked at Tang Zhijie and said, "Caught red-handed, what do you have to say now?"
Tang Zhijie retorted defiantly, "What do you mean by 'caught red-handed'? How can you prove that thing is yours? It doesn't even have your name on it, so stop slandering me!"
Wang Zhilan looked at Tang Zhijie and said, "What a coincidence! There are only a handful of these necklaces in the whole country, and it really does have my name engraved on it!"
Just as Wang Zhilan finished speaking, several more people walked towards them. One of them approached Wang Zhilan and said very respectfully, "Ms. Wang, what's wrong? What happened?"
Wang Zhilan pointed at Tang Zhijie and said, "Someone stole my things, but it's all over now!"
The man recognized Tang Zhijie at a glance and said to him, "You brat, you borrowed money from us, and it's been three days since it was due, and you still haven't paid it back. I was wondering why the people down there couldn't find you. Turns out you were hiding here, you little bastard!"
The man speaking was Shen Ruiying, who was in charge of financial management at Wang Zhilan's company. She oversaw several financial companies under Wang Zhilan's company, and Tang Zhijie had borrowed money from them.
Tang Zhijie looked at Shen Ruiying guiltily and said, "And who are you? I don't know you!"
Shen Ruiying said, "It's okay if you don't know me, but you must have heard of 'Jufutongda'! Stop talking nonsense, when are you going to pay me back?"
Upon hearing the words "Jufutongda," Tang Zhijie instantly became frightened and quickly said, "Sir, give me a few more days so I can try to raise more money!"
Shen Ruiying chuckled and said, "Hehe, you've said this so many times, I don't believe you for a second. Last time you said that if you couldn't pay by the due date, you would cut off three of your fingers. Now three days have passed, and I've finally caught you today!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhilan said expressionlessly to Shen Ruiying, "Why waste words on someone who is dishonest and untrustworthy? Just cripple one of his hands to teach him a lesson! Consider it an act of public service!"
Since her master had spoken, Shen Ruiying immediately ordered her men to cripple Tang Zhijie's left hand. As the men approached Tang Zhijie, he quickly dodged them and shouted, "What you're doing is going too far!"
Seeing the urgency of the situation, Tang Zhijie's parents immediately knelt down in front of Wang Zhilan without saying a word, and said with tears in their voices, "Beautiful CEO, please have mercy on my son. We, the two of you, will pay whatever it takes."
Wang Zhilan said, "Heh, compensate? Can you afford to compensate?"
Shen Ruiying said, "Your son, right? Do you know how much he's borrowed? It's almost a million over the years. But that's not the main issue. The most important thing is that our boss, Ms. Wang, is going to discuss a jewelry deal later, and he stole her jewelry, wasting her time. Ms. Wang is the big boss of a listed company; her time is money. Do you think you can just compensate her like that?"
When Tang Zhijie's parents heard that their son not only owed so much money but had also offended a big boss, they were heartbroken. They truly couldn't understand how they could have given birth to such a good-for-nothing.
But no matter how disappointing he was, he was still their son. How could they bear to see him lose his arm? The elderly couple pleaded again, their voices trembling with tears, "No matter how much it costs, we'll sell everything we own to pay it back. Please, have mercy on him. If his arm is truly crippled, how will he live in the future?" Shen Ruiying said, "The money must be repaid, but the hand must also be reattached. Otherwise, he'll learn his lesson!"
After saying that, he ordered his men, "Don't listen to their nonsense, just hold him down and cripple his left hand!"
Upon hearing the order, the two men stepped forward and pinned Tang Zhijie down, preparing to use force.
At this moment, Tang Zhijie's parents were already in tears, but they were powerless to do anything about it.
Their family has neither power nor money, and most importantly, their son made the mistake first. From any perspective, they have no resources to contend with them.
The elderly couple could only watch helplessly as someone crippled their son's hand.
When Xu Bo'an first arrived, Tang Zhijie and his mother Wang Caiying constantly mocked and ridiculed him. Although Xu Bo'an disliked them, Tang Zhijie was still his mother's nephew and his cousin. Even though Tang Zhijie was not a big deal, Xu Bo'an couldn't just stand by and watch someone cripple his hand, at least not in front of him.
Just as the two bodyguards were about to punch Tang Zhijie's left hand, less than a centimeter away, Xu Bo'an swiftly stepped forward and forcefully pried their hands open.
Tang Zhijie felt a sense of relief, as he saw his hand, which was about to be ruined, escape disaster.
Shen Ruiying was furious that something unexpected had suddenly appeared just as things were about to be resolved. She ordered the five or six men behind her, "All of you, get out there!"
Then several people rushed towards Xu Bo'an. When Xu Bo'an's parents saw so many professional bodyguards surrounding their son, they were so nervous that their hearts were in their throats, and they almost fainted from fright.
Several bodyguards surrounded Xu Bo'an and, without any hesitation, began fighting him. The guests in the hall were terrified at the sight. They were afraid that Xu Bo'an would get hurt, but they dared not intervene. After all, the other party seemed to be someone of great importance. If they intervened and brought trouble upon themselves, their whole family would be ruined. Therefore, none of the people present dared to step forward.
When Xu Bo'an saw the bodyguards make a move, he didn't hesitate and swiftly and accurately knocked them all to the ground. Xu Bo'an's parents breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Xu Bo'an was unharmed.
Seeing this, Shen Ruiying angrily shouted at the bodyguards lying on the ground, "You bunch of useless bastards, get up right now! Aren't you usually so tough? Why are you chickening out now? Are you all just high-paid white-collar workers?"
Upon hearing Shen Ruiying's words, the group endured their pain and got up, ready to confront Xu Bo'an again, when suddenly a voice rang out: "Wait!"
The person who said this was Wang Zhilan. At first, when Xu Bo'an had his back to her, she couldn't see his face clearly. Later, when Xu Bo'an fought with the bodyguard, the speed was so fast that Wang Zhilan couldn't see clearly at all. The most important thing is that Wang Zhilan didn't care to look at him at first.
Because his two bodyguards were quite capable in combat, and Wang Zhilan had taken them everywhere she went for many years without any problems, plus the people Shen Ruiying brought, there were a total of eight bodyguards fighting against Xu Bo'an, and Xu Bo'an knocked them all to the ground in less than a minute.
This shocked Wang Zhilan. She was very curious about what kind of person could so easily defeat eight bodyguards. Driven by her curiosity, she looked towards Xu Bo'an, who stood out from the crowd, having knocked the bodyguards to the ground.
Wang Zhilan immediately recognized Xu Bo'an as the person who had rescued her in time at the Qu Feifan Hotel last time; otherwise, she might not have seen the sun rise the next day in that critical moment.
Wang Zhilan recognized Xu Bo'an. Her previous arrogant demeanor vanished, replaced by a beaming smile as she approached him. With a joyful expression, she said, "My benefactor! You are my greatest benefactor! What a coincidence! To think I'd run into you here!"
Those present were stunned and puzzled to see the beautiful female CEO, who had been so aloof and domineering just moments before, now looking at Xu Bo'an with a completely different expression.
Xu Bo'an's parents, in particular, had thought that their son would be beaten to death or crippled today. They were shocked to find that their son had taken on eight bodyguards single-handedly without breaking a sweat. Now, seeing the beautiful female CEO calling their son their "benefactor," the old couple had no idea what was going on.
Regardless of the circumstances, Xu Bo'an's parents were just happy that their son could survive this ordeal.
Xu Bo pretended not to recognize the other person at all and said, "Do you know me?"
Wang Zhilan said excitedly, "You saved my life at Qu Feifan's hotel last time, how could I not recognize you? You are Xu Bo'an!"
Without even realizing it, Xu Bo'an knew that Qu Feifan had leaked his name. Seeing that Wang Zhilan recognized him, Xu Bo'an saw no need to pretend anymore and looked at Wang Zhilan, saying, "Oh, I remember now. So you must be President Wang?"
Wang Zhilan was overjoyed to see that Xu Bo'an recognized her. Then, she said to Xu Bo'an apologetically, "Mr. Xu, I'm so sorry. I didn't see you just now, which is why there was such a misunderstanding. I hope I didn't hurt you!"
Xu Bo'an said, "I'm fine!"
Wang Zhilan said apologetically, "Mr. Xu, I'm so glad you're alright. If I had seen you here sooner, this wouldn't have happened. I'm so sorry!"
Xu Bo'an looked at Tang Zhijie, who was hiding in the corner, and said to Wang Zhilan, "This whole thing was caused by my good-for-nothing cousin. It has nothing to do with you. If he hadn't stolen your things, this wouldn't have happened. You don't need to apologize to me."
Wang Zhilan was quite surprised to hear that someone as outstanding as Xu Bo'an had such a cousin.
Although Wang Zhilan is only twenty-eight years old this year, her father died innocently on a business trip when she was a freshman in college. Since then, Wang Zhilan has been helping her grandfather manage company affairs. She has become the general manager of the group after many experiences and tests. Her intelligence and emotional intelligence are definitely online. Although she felt surprised when she heard Xu Bo'an's words, she did not show it on the surface.
Wang Zhilan said to Xu Bo'an, "Since he is your cousin, Mr. Xu, then for your sake, I will not pursue this matter! The loan will also be cancelled from today onwards!" (End of Chapter)