Chapter 1171: Have You Heard of Haidilao?
by xennovel“Xu Shaochen! Stop pretending with me. My son Wang Zhanhang is still missing, and I don’t believe it has nothing to do with you!”
Wang Lan gritted his teeth and growled.
With no news of Wang Zhanhang for so long, he knew in his heart that it was likely bad news.
But he clung to a sliver of hope. What if? “Come on, your son is missing, so you find me. If my dog went missing, should I come find you then?”
Xu Shao replied nonchalantly.
“Xu Shaochen, if anything happens to my son, I will fight you to the end!”
Xu Shaochen’s attitude made Wang Lan’s heart sink, followed by immense hatred and a thirst for revenge.
“You talk as if we’re not already at odds. Looking for your son? Ever heard of Haidilao? Maybe the fish haven’t even finished eating the body yet.”
With that, Xu Shaochen hung up the phone and blocked the number.
Boom! Wang Lan’s mind exploded, and Xu Shaochen’s words crushed his last hope. Wang Zhanhang must be dead.
“Xu Shaochen!”
He practically spat out the name between clenched teeth, gripping his phone so hard his knuckles whitened.
Not to mention the longstanding conflict between Tianqing and the Xu Family, the grudge of killing his son is irreconcilable.
“Ah-choo! Ah-choo!”
In the car, Xu Shaochen sneezed twice in a row. No doubt Wang Lan was cursing him.
A dozen minutes later, he reached the hotel.
After arriving at the hotel, Xu Shaochen dialed Ye Ling’s number: “Book me a ticket from Yunzhou to America for tomorrow.”
He wanted to go to America to meet Barron, to see if he could learn anything about his grandfather’s past with Tianqing.
“Boss, but your schedule is already packed. You have things to do tomorrow and the day after.”
Ye Ling sounded troubled.
Xu Shaochen paused: “What’s scheduled for tomorrow and the day after?”
“Tomorrow you have to accompany Madam Liu for her prenatal checkup. The day after is the launch event for ‘Jianghu’.”
Hearing this, Xu Shaochen remembered these commitments. The Yunzhou trip wasn’t planned.
Plans couldn’t keep up with change. The worsening situation in Yunzhou forced him to come personally.
This trip disrupted his schedule, causing him to forget many things.
“What about next week?” Xu Shaochen considered postponing his trip to America.
“Next week is the company annual meeting.”
Xu Shaochen: “…”
“Alright, I got it. Book me a flight back to Jiangzhou for tonight.”
Xu Shaochen hung up with a sigh.
Being rich is tough too.
People only see the glamour, not the constant busyness behind the scenes.
Luckily, Jenny was handling Xu Corporation. Otherwise, he’d indeed be as busy as a dog.
With no immediate time to go to America, Xu Shaochen called Barron to see if he could invite him to Dragon Country.
“Hey Xu, it’s been a long time since you contacted me. I thought you’d forgotten about this old man.”
Barron’s humorous voice came through the phone. Judging from the voice alone, one might think he’s only forty or fifty.
“Mr. Barron, you know I’ve been busy. I need to ask you something. Could you visit Dragon Country? Maybe bring your family and treat it as a vacation.”
Xu Shaochen refrained from discussing matters over the phone. Some things are better talked about face to face.
“Of course, my granddaughter has been pestering me to visit Dragon Country for ages. But you’ll cover the airfare, right?”
Barron’s tone was teasing as he said the last line.
“All-inclusive, you’ll feel right at home.”
Xu Shaochen replied with a smile.
They chatted for a bit more and agreed that Xu Shaochen would receive Barron when he arrived in Jiangzhou, then hung up.
“Knock knock knock…”
Barely ten minutes after hanging up, someone knocked on the door.
Xu Shaochen got up from the sofa to open the door.
“Why are you here?”
He opened the door to find Chen Dongyu, surprised.
“My Second Uncle sent me to apologize to you.”
Chen Dongyu said weakly, his handbag swaying slightly.
“Apologize to me?” Xu Shaochen was puzzled as he looked at Chen Dongyu. “Why are you apologizing to me?”
“How should I know? Did you complain to my Second Uncle?” Chen Dongyu stared at Xu Shaochen with an unfriendly gaze.
Xu Shaochen roughly understood what was going on.
During the call in the car with Chen Dongqiu, Chen Runzhong was probably nearby. He must have thought Chen Dongyu was being childish and angered him, so he sent Chen Dongyu to apologize.
“It’s just a misunderstanding. You can go now.”
Xu Shaochen said as he was about to close the door.
Chen Dongyu stopped him and nervously said, “Actually… I think we could get to know each other better.”
Dating the world’s richest man sounds exciting.
“Scram.”
Xu Shaochen’s face darkened. Did she take him for someone so easy?
“Oh.”
Chen Dongyu pouted and was about to leave.
“Xiaoyu, why are you here?”
At that moment, a puzzled voice spoke up.
A pair of young people walked over, it was the woman who spoke.
The woman leaned in to look closely at Chen Dongyu. “It really is you. I was worried I got it wrong.”
Then she glanced at Xu Shaochen and then back at Chen Dongyu. “Are you two…?”
“Zhao Qin, what are you thinking? Just normal friends.” Chen Dongyu quickly explained when she saw Zhao Qin wanted to misunderstand. Then she looked at Zhao Qin. “And you? Why are you here?”
“My boyfriend He Tian, you know why we’re here.” Zhao Qin embraced her boyfriend boldly.
He Tian smiled slightly at Chen Dongyu. “You’re Xiaoyu, right? Qin Qin often talks about you. You’re even prettier in person than in photos.”
Not just prettier than photos. At the moment he saw her, He Tian believed in love at first sight.
Life would be meaningless without winning such a woman.
“Thank you, you’re handsome too.” Chen Dongyu replied politely.
“You know each other? Take your time to chat.”
Xu Shaochen had no interest in wasting time with them and said as he began to shut the door.
“Dude, aren’t you jealous? No need. Just because I talked to Xiaoyu, you lock her out? Is that reasonable? A man should have a broader mind.”
He Tian leaned against the door frame, looking at Xu Shaochen with a faint smile, the picture of elegance.
Subtly lowering Xu Shaochen while elevating himself.
“Yeah Xiaoyu, your boyfriend is too petty, he has no masculinity.”
Zhao Qin, the foolish woman, still sided blindly with He Tian, unaware he planned to put a green hat on her.