Chapter 032
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Chapter 032 You Are a Bumpkin
Su Rui shrugged: “I don’t have any issues. It’s good to use this opportunity to get closer to Li Yang. We can’t just let him take potshots at us whenever he wants while we’re unable to fight back.”
Lin Fuzhang nodded.
“But we should still assign more people to protect you and Aoxue.”
“I understand. They won’t dare to be too aggressive for now,” Lin Fuzhang said.
“Little brother, since the chairman has given orders, tonight you’re mine.” Xue Ruyun winked, her voice almost seductively deadly.
…
This time when leaving work, Su Rui didn’t ride in Lin Aoxue’s car. Instead, he left with Xue Ruyun, once again shocking everyone.
It seemed like he was trying to date all the beautiful women in the company within just a few days!
Xue Ruyun’s vehicle was a Range Rover, a rare choice for women who typically don’t select such rugged and domineering car models.
“Director Xue’s car must be worth quite a bit. Being the Marketing Director at Bikang seems like a lucrative position.” Su Rui opened the passenger door and sat down. The car was filled with a faint, pleasant fragrance.
“There’s a lot of pressure in this position too. Little brother, stop calling me Director Xue. Just call me Sister Ruyun.” Xue Ruyun winked at Su Rui with a smile, inadvertently revealing the seductiveness in her eyes.
“You enchantress, you’d better not use that trick on me in the car. Don’t you know it’s very dangerous?” Su Rui smirked repeatedly. This was no joke—he couldn’t show weakness in front of an older, attractive woman.
“Is that so? I believe you’re a perfect gentleman.”
Perhaps because it was hot in the car, before starting the engine, Xue Ruyun took off her cherry-red blazer, revealing the white shirt underneath. Due to the lighting, from Su Rui’s angle, the thin shirt appeared somewhat transparent, with her light yellow bra clearly visible.
After Xue Ruyun fastened her seatbelt, her two round peaks became even more prominent, creating what could only be described as turbulent waves. Su Rui just glanced once and almost had a nosebleed.
“Don’t look at what you shouldn’t, don’t look at what you shouldn’t,” Su Rui quickly averted his eyes. He now realized that riding in a car with a beautiful woman was indeed a nice option, especially when they fastened their seatbelts.
“Enchantress, where are you from?” Su Rui asked.
“Nanyang Province in the south.” Apparently, Xue Ruyun didn’t mind Su Rui’s nickname for her.
“A beautiful woman coming from the south to Ninghai—are you adapting well?”
“It’s nothing special. Life forces us to make choices, and we don’t always have options.” When answering this question, Xue Ruyun’s eyebrows flickered imperceptibly. “What about you? Where are you from?”
“Me…” Su Rui considered for a moment, then smiled and answered, “I’m Chinese.”
“Little brother, you’re not being honest,” Xue Ruyun thought Su Rui didn’t want to answer her question.
“I’m telling the truth. I don’t know where I’m from. I’ve lived in an orphanage since I can remember, though that orphanage was in Ninghai. After so many years, it’s probably gone now,” Su Rui recalled.
Those old memories would unexpectedly resurface from time to time, like dusting off old photographs in the sunlight.
Hearing this, Xue Ruyun looked at Su Rui with surprise. She hadn’t expected this somewhat cynical man to have such a past. Her eyes revealed a complex emotion: “I’m sorry, I…”
“It’s fine, it’s nothing,” Su Rui waved his hand and smiled. “So as I was saying, I truly don’t know my place of origin.”
Xue Ruyun smiled, saying somewhat self-mockingly, “It seems we’re fellow countrymen of China.”
“I previously reviewed the detailed information about Li Yang that Old Lin prepared for me. He’s a standard gang boss, and I suspect the incident from a few days ago was really his doing.” Su Rui’s intuition was consistently accurate, especially when it came to judging people. He didn’t treat Xue Ruyun as an outsider and shared his judgment.
“That’s possible, after all, he’s a black underworld overlord in Ninghai,” Xue Ruyun nodded.
“Underworld overlord?” After hearing this, Su Rui raised his eyebrows, his face showing undisguised mockery. “I’ve seen his profile. If someone like him can be called an overlord, then this world is full of overlords.”
Hearing this, Xue Ruyun smiled, thinking Su Rui was boasting. Li Yang was the underworld boss of Ninghai—if someone like him couldn’t be considered an overlord, what level would Su Rui’s “overlord” need to reach? Rule all of China?
Of course, if Xue Ruyun had heard of the Twelve Deities of the Western Dark World, she wouldn’t have doubted Su Rui’s words.
Below Zeus, the Twelve Deities were like twelve shining suns, brilliant and radiant under the sky of the Western Dark World.
…
Knowing that Xue Ruyun didn’t believe his words, Su Rui smiled faintly without further explanation.
However, seeing Su Rui’s rather calm smile, Xue Ruyun felt somewhat lost. Could everything this man said be true?
Though he had a youthful face and a cynical smile, the expression he occasionally revealed had a sense of having experienced much hardship that was extremely inconsistent with his age.
Strangely, these two contradictory elements were harmoniously embodied in Su Rui, as if they were inherently one, without any conflict.
“Which hotel are we going to?” Su Rui asked.
“Weidao Family Hotel. They say the food tastes excellent. Of course, this hotel also has connections to the Blue Dragon Gang,” Xue Ruyun said.
“Enchantress, do you often attend banquets alone like this?” Su Rui knew that as Bikang Group’s Marketing Director, Xue Ruyun must frequently entertain clients. But she was so attractive, her entire body ripe as if about to drip with moisture. Business men generally lacked self-control, and how could they resist such fatal temptation after drinking? Those round, prominent parts and her every seductive gesture and smile were too lethal!
“Bikang is a legitimate company. The chairman promotes transparent business practices, so there aren’t many such social engagements unless absolutely necessary. And even when attending banquets, I bring several male colleagues with me.” Xue Ruyun naturally knew the dangers involved. She glanced at Su Rui, her smile filled with boundless allure: “Besides, not everyone gets to see me like this.”
The hidden meaning in this statement was very clear—though she showed this smile to him, it didn’t mean everyone could see it. Xue Ruyun was not a frivolous woman.
Su Rui scanned Xue Ruyun, deliberately letting his eyes linger on her prominent chest for a second, then said lecherously, “I’m really afraid I won’t be able to control myself.”
Xue Ruyun clearly saw that even though Su Rui looked lecherous, there wasn’t a hint of desire in his eyes when he looked at her. This was a man skilled at hiding himself with terrifying self-control.
Perhaps a woman with Lin Aoxue’s upbringing might not notice these deeper aspects of Su Rui, but Xue Ruyun had grown up in an unusual environment. Her complex experiences were very different from ordinary women, so her perception and mental strength were naturally incomparable.
The Weidao Family Hotel was doing decent business, famous for Ninghai’s local cuisine. As soon as they got out of the car, they saw Li Zhilong, the general manager of Suke Company, already waiting at the entrance.
Li Zhilong was a burly man with eyes squeezed into lines by his fat face, a prominent beer belly, and a gold chain as thick as a pinky finger around his neck—the typical image of a nouveau riche.
When he saw the charming and graceful Xue Ruyun step out of the car, he excitedly rubbed his hands together.
Suke Company was a pharmaceutical enterprise created by Li Yang, using his extensive network in Ninghai to conduct pharmaceutical business. It was essentially a genuine underworld company. Being able to establish a cooperation agreement with Bikang Group was a joyous occasion for them.
After all, not everyone could connect with a pharmaceutical giant like Bikang. Li Zhilong’s completion of this major task would significantly improve his standing in Li Yang’s eyes.
Having operated in Ninghai’s underworld for so long, Li Zhilong was ruthless, resolute, and had strong execution abilities, but he had two obvious flaws.
First, he was arrogant. When drunk, he often lost all sense of direction and didn’t respect anyone except Li Yang. Once when drunk, he even harassed the deputy mayor’s niece. Fortunately, the niece was naturally promiscuous, otherwise the situation would have been difficult to resolve.
His second flaw was his lust for women, which could be described as an addiction. Every night, he needed two girls to accompany him to bed, otherwise he couldn’t sleep at all.
It was rumored that Bikang Group was full of beautiful women. Li Zhilong naturally couldn’t reach someone of Lin Aoxue’s caliber, but he might have a chance with a mature woman like Xue Ruyun. Tonight’s dinner was not only to enhance the relationship between both parties and celebrate their successful cooperation, but he also wanted to develop a “closer” relationship with Xue Ruyun.
When Li Zhilong saw Su Rui following closely behind Xue Ruyun, his face darkened slightly before returning to a smile.
“Bringing a pretty boy to dinner? Hmph, who does she think I am?”
Li Zhilong was at least a mid-level leader in the Blue Dragon Gang and naturally wouldn’t take an ordinary young man seriously. This Weidao Family Hotel was Blue Dragon Gang territory!
“Director Xue, welcome, welcome.” Li Zhilong extended his hairy, dark large hand and grasped Xue Ruyun’s delicate hand.
Su Rui clearly noticed Xue Ruyun’s hesitation. Indeed, shaking hands with such a person did seem disgusting.
When their hands met, Li Zhilong couldn’t help but chuckle. Her small hand was cool and seemingly boneless—he really didn’t want to let go.
The people standing behind Li Zhilong all showed knowing expressions. They were all secretly excited—who wouldn’t want to conquer a mature woman like Xue Ruyun? Who wouldn’t want to have her beneath them?
One second, two seconds… seeing that Li Zhilong had no intention of letting go, Xue Ruyun tried to pull away, but he was gripping too tightly, and she couldn’t free herself.
Su Rui stood to the side, a flash of coldness passing through his smiling eyes.
“Manager Li, shouldn’t we go inside?” Xue Ruyun glanced at Su Rui, then reminded Li Zhilong.
The latter chuckled, reluctantly releasing her hand, scratching his oily slicked-back hair, and said, “I was blinded by Director Xue’s beauty.”
Su Rui calmly uttered: “Country bumpkin.”
His voice was neither loud nor soft, but just right for Li Zhilong to hear.
