Chapter 166
"I’m nobody worth mentioning. Even with Zhang Xiayang, our relationship was nothing more than a casual acquaintance. After some dealings, he just gave me his phone and told me, ’If anything comes up later on, just find you guys.’ In all honesty, if there were any leeway or other ways, I certainly wouldn’t come to you. Someone once told me to trust the people I use and not use those I distrust, but I can’t do that. Because she is a BOSS-level figure; if she makes a wrong move, at worst she starts over again, but I can’t afford to do that. I’m just a petty figure with an agenda and calculating every step towards it. Many people and even a huge organization are against me. I cannot afford a single mistake. Any risky matter requires my careful consideration, because I don’t have the capital to start over after an error. Using people without doubt is not a method that suits me, nor will I practice it."
Xu Qingyang and Zhang Daniu looked at the man squatting on the ground, puffing away at his cigarette, and felt a little less apprehensive, yet somehow were filled with more of something else.
"I am a straightforward person; I just deal with matters at hand and then pave the way for the future. I’m very goal-oriented, or in other words, I’m quite scheming, which is often branded as being calculating. Your lives are your own, no one can take them away, and I’m certainly not entitled to. This situation has been handed to me by Zhang Xiayang, there’s legacy left by his master here. He has done what he needed to do, and now someone needs to cleanly tidy up the remaining issues."
It was eerily silent by Fengyu Lake, with no one to disturb the three men, save for the occasional breeze that snuck through the trees, taking a peek at the scene.
Xu Qingyang glanced at Zhang Daniu, who just shrugged his shoulders, saying nothing.
"If I didn’t bring up Zhang Xiayang, I would have left for sure. But since I owe him, I will repay my debt right here. What about you, Big Bull?"
"When have the two of us ever been separated?"
Deal sealed.
Following Zheng Xinru’s instructions, Lv Nan conveyed the message to Dong Cheng, whose response was quite dashing. It would be an honor for him to speak with Eunuch Rui’s lawful wife, and Fengyue Villa would be the perfect meeting place.
The two arrived in the afternoon. Upon receiving the message from Lv Nan, Zheng Xinru waited for them at home. Ye Tian and Xu Qingyang arrived around one in the afternoon, just as Zheng Xinru had finished lunch and was cleaning up the table with her maids.