Chapter 347

Chapter 347 Long Time No See

Su Rui said softly, “Can outsiders be brought into the ten-year competition of Chinese gangs?”

“I’ve already strictly declared that no one in the Azure Dragon Gang, from top to bottom, is allowed to bring outsiders in through personal connections. That Fat Wu actually dared to do this! I’ll definitely settle accounts with him later.” Li Yang, wearing sunglasses, looked somewhat displeased. Fat Wu’s action was tantamount to publicly slapping him, the gang leader, in the face.

Su Rui nodded. He had actually brought Ye Binglan, the deputy captain of the criminal police team, in, but even if Li Yang knew it well, he wouldn’t dare say anything.

“I can tell that those two people know Brother Xianwei.” Li Yang hesitated for a moment, glanced at the man and woman nestled together, and still spoke.

This leader of the Azure Dragon Gang had already read a trace of something different in Su Rui’s eyes.

Zhang Ziwei also glanced at the ignorant man and woman, and sighed softly. In her view, the performance of this man and woman was really too disgraceful. Although she didn’t know how much Zhou Xianwei had given for this woman, she felt somewhat indignant on his behalf.

Of course, Zhang Ziwei was also secretly scorning this woman’s shortsightedness. Su Rui himself was no ordinary person, and how could someone he called brother possibly be a street thug?

But Su Rui, who knew the inside story well, fell silent.

The past was like the wind, and many, many figures flashed before his eyes like lightning.

As a brother, he felt somewhat unworthy on Zhou Xianwei’s behalf.

Life was so dramatic. Su Rui had once asked Zhou Xianwei if he was still willing to see this woman who had hurt him deeply. Zhou Xianwei just shook his head. Although he never stated clearly what harm this woman had caused him, his silence didn’t mean Su Rui couldn’t sense it.

However, at this moment, the person Zhou Xianwei didn’t want to see was sitting below the ring watching Zhou Xianwei compete. Not only did she show no concern, but she was also scorning her ex-boyfriend together with the man beside her.

This woman really didn’t know what difficult decision Zhou Xianwei had made for her, giving up the life he loved, almost never recovering from the blow.

If Su Rui hadn’t found him because of a painting called “Hundred Lotuses,” perhaps this guy who had once killed his way to fame in the Western dark world would still be hiding in the mountains and waters of Liantang Town, indulging his life with wine bottles and paintbrushes.

At this moment, that man looked at Zhou Xianwei on the ring who had easily won, and a disdainful smile crossed his lips, “Simple-minded with well-developed limbs, no longer suitable for getting by in this world.”

After saying this, he took out his phone and made a call.

“Hello, Brother Wu, this is Chang Jun. Do you have time tonight? Shall we have dinner together?”

While making the call, this man named Chang Jun also glanced at his woman, showing a smug expression. He could casually invite a senior elder of the Azure Dragon Gang out for dinner, while her ex-boyfriend was just a low-level thug in the Azure Dragon Gang. The feeling was obviously different, and the contrast between them was too obvious.

The other end of the phone apparently agreed, and Chang Jun nodded repeatedly, “Good, good, good. I’ll arrange it. Let’s set it at Ninghai’s best Junlan Kaibin Hotel.”

After hanging up, Chang Jun glanced at Zhou Xianwei walking down from the ring, the corners of his mouth curling up, “This meal will cost over ten thousand yuan. Can your poor ex-boyfriend afford it?”

Li Yang looked at Su Rui’s unmoved expression and couldn’t help shaking his head. He didn’t know if Su Rui disdained to bother with this Chang Jun, but if it were him, he would definitely use all his strength to trample this person underfoot.

At this moment, Su Rui also took out his phone and said into the receiver, “Come over when you’re done.”

Zhou Xianwei in the distance hung up the phone and cheerfully walked toward the private room.

Zhang Ziwei looked at Su Rui in surprise, not realizing Su Rui’s true purpose. Was he going to watch his brother get hurt?

Li Yang, on the other hand, began to get excited. He knew that Su Rui was starting to prepare to trample someone.

And that Chang Jun said to the woman beside him with a smile, “Your ex-boyfriend is quite sensible. We haven’t even invited him yet, but he’s already running over.”

The woman stared at Zhou Xianwei gradually approaching, her gaze originally somewhat complex, but when she saw the diamond ring on her hand, she couldn’t help leaning her body closer to the man beside her.

Zhou Xianwei walked in and said, “I say, big brother, these opponents are too weak. I haven’t even broken a sweat. When can I meet some decent ones? I see it’s getting late. Let’s pack up and find a street food stall to drink beer and eat skewers?”

Hearing the words “eat skewers,” Chang Jun’s eyes were filled with even more contempt. He was someone who frequented five-star hotels, while the other party was still eating at street food stalls. They were obviously not on the same level.

But Su Rui stood up without answering. Instead, his gaze was somewhat complex as he looked at Zhou Xianwei.

Su Rui could see that Zhou Xianwei didn’t seem to have completely forgotten that woman from before. But as a brother, he had to help him out. When it’s time to cut ties, cut them cleanly, or else you’ll suffer the consequences. Otherwise, if this kind of thing continued to drag on, who knew how long it would last.

Zhou Xianwei felt something was wrong. Before he could speak, he heard a mocking voice from the corner of the private room.

“When friends come from afar, is it not delightful?” Chang Jun said with a smile, “Wang Qi, why don’t you introduce us?”

“Wang Qi?”

Hearing these two words, Zhou Xianwei was obviously stunned, then involuntarily turned his face!

When he saw the woman’s face clearly, his whole person was like being struck by an electric current, standing there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do!

Wang Qi stood up, looking at Zhou Xianwei with complex eyes, and said, “I didn’t expect to meet you here. Long time no see.”

Zhou Xianwei’s gaze lingered on Wang Qi’s face for a long time. He uncontrollably took a step forward, then seemed to think of something and quickly stopped.

He looked at the woman who was once intimate but now so close yet so far, his gaze seeming somewhat dazed.

Once they had pledged eternal love, agreeing to go to the ends of the earth together, but those beautiful vows and sweet love became somewhat vulnerable in the face of cruel reality, even more fragile than glass. With just a light touch, they had already turned into shards all over the ground.

Zhou Xianwei stopped, stared at Wang Qi, forcibly squeezed out a stiff smile on his face, and said with difficulty, “Long time no see.”

His smile seemed to want to make himself appear indifferent, but the more he did so, the more it made people feel his concern.

Su Rui sighed softly. Looking at this, Zhou Xianwei hadn’t walked out of past events at all. Short pain was better than long pain. It was better to settle some things cleanly than to have them tangled and messy.

Zhou Xianwei slightly lowered his gaze and happened to see the diamond ring on Wang Qi’s hand. His eyes contracted, as if stung.

He thought that on the day Wang Qi broke up with him, he also had such a diamond ring in his pocket. No, it was even bigger than this one. He himself didn’t lack money and could make money. The savings accumulated by the Zhou family over more than ten generations in Liantang Town were enormous beyond calculation. But this Wang Qi gave up Zhou Xianwei for a very simple reason.

That day, Wang Qi said to Zhou Xianwei, “He’s richer than you and can give me the life I want better than you can.”

So the ring Zhou Xianwei had wanted to propose with was never taken out. If diamonds weren’t so hard, that ring would really have been crushed out of shape by him!

For her sake, he had given up fighting alongside his brothers and secretly left without saying goodbye. He was already under tremendous pressure, but she never understood. Moreover, she broke up with him on the eve of his planned proposal… And the day before the breakup, Zhou Xianwei hadn’t noticed at all that she would do such a thing.

“My boyfriend and I came here to watch the competition. I didn’t expect you to be on stage too.” Wang Qi’s smile was also somewhat stiff. Seeing Zhou Xianwei’s dazed appearance, she didn’t feel too good either.

There was no helping it. People are all selfish. Wang Qi always admonished herself this way, constantly repeating this reason, as if it could make her feel a little better. If possible, she would be willing to compensate Zhou Xianwei with money, but the latter was so proud, how could he possibly accept her compensation?

Zhou Xianwei wiped his face, forcibly making his facial muscles relax a bit, looking very indifferent as he said, “I’m just fighting for fun, trying to get a good ranking and earn some prize money to spend.”

However, though he said it so lightly, in Chang Jun’s ears, the contempt in his heart grew even stronger.

At this age, still relying on prize money from fighting competitions to make a living? And saying it so matter-of-factly, how could he not feel ashamed?

Wang Qi subconsciously asked, “Are you very short of money now?”

“Well…” Zhou Xianwei seemed not to realize why Wang Qi would suddenly ask this, so he answered truthfully, “I haven’t made money in a long time.”

For the past two years, he had been disheartened, hiding in Liantang Town, using those mountains and waters to numb himself. How could he possibly make money?

Of course, his family was no less than super wealthy. Even if he, the first-in-line heir, stood in the square throwing gold every day, he couldn’t squander the Zhou family’s fortune in a lifetime.

Not to mention anything else, in that huge General’s Mansion, any random item taken out would be a priceless antique.

Although this guy always seemed flamboyant, domineering, and very high-profile, who knew the bitterness in his heart?

Chang Jun stood out with a chuckle, tightly hugging Wang Qi’s waist while putting on a very sincere appearance, and said to Zhou Xianwei, “I say, brother, if you’re short of money, you can come work at my company. Why do you need to make a living through fighting and killing? I see your skills are pretty good. If you come to my company, I can give you a position as security team captain.”