Chapter 961: First Meeting with Ye Shilong

“Alright, as you wish. I’ve remembered you.”

After being helped up.

Ye Shihu covered his forehead, looking at Liu Jun, and spoke each word with venom and anger in his eyes.

“As I said, it’s my honor. After all, someone like me, I’m sure not many can be remembered by Young Master Ye.”

Liu Jun smiled as he took off his glasses and slowly wiped the lenses with a cloth, speaking leisurely, “I hope Young Master Ye will leave soon. Mr. Xu doesn’t like being disturbed during his meal.”

“Hmph! We’ll see!”

Ye Shihu snorted coldly, then shook off Zhao Fei’s hand and turned to leave the private room.

“Mr. Xu… I’ll take my leave first.”

Before leaving, Zhao Fei gave a nod to Xu Shaochen, clearly frightened.

The more he hated Xu Shaochen now, the more he feared him.

“Damn it. This Ye Shihu is a fool, and so is his brother Ye Shilong. The Zhao Family’s scheme is so obvious, can’t they see it?”

After Zhao Fei and the others left, Deng Tianwen complained indignantly.

“How do you know they didn’t see through it?” Xu Shaochen glanced at Deng Tianwen.

“They…” Deng Tianwen was about to speak but suddenly froze.

Xu Shaochen continued, “In my opinion, Ye Shihu is indeed a fool, but his elder brother is no simple character.”

“Even you can see the Zhao Family’s scheme; do you think he can’t? But so what if he does? On the surface, it’s true Ye Shihu was beaten by someone from your Deng Family. Who else can he blame but the Deng Family?”

“As for the Zhao Family, they must have paid some price for this. But as for what exactly, I don’t know.”

After hearing Xu Shaochen’s words, Deng Tianwen suddenly remembered, “Zhao Chen lost a finger.”

Then he frowned again, “A finger for an ear? That seems too lenient for the Zhao Family.”

Xu Shaochen sneered, “What if he’s not planning to let the Zhao Family go at all?”

Xu Shaochen had just figured this out.

“Is there really a need to go through so much trouble? With the Ye Family’s current strength, couldn’t they deal with both our Deng Family and the Zhao Family at the same time?” Deng Tianwen looked skeptical.

The Deng Family’s power had declined so quickly. If not for that, there’s no way the Ye Family would be so arrogant in the Northwest.

Xu Shaochen replied nonchalantly, “If you can achieve the same result with a smaller price, why pay a bigger one?”

Deng Tianwen gasped, then frowned again, “That old fox Zhao Lianghe definitely wouldn’t have missed this point.”

“Didn’t you miss it at first?” Xu Shaochen asked back, then explained, “The Zhao Family is so focused on currying favor with the Ye Family to deal with your Deng Family that they’ve limited their own thinking. It’s normal for them to overlook this.”

“Sigh, these days, people are getting shrewder and shrewder. It’s hard for an old man like me to keep up.”

Deng Tianwen sighed as he pretended to shake his head in dismay.

Xu Shaochen just smiled. There was no need for self-deprecation; Deng Tianwen wasn’t that simple either.

Didn’t he play his Deng Family brothers like they were puppets? On the other side.

Zhao Fei returned and told Zhao Lianghe about Xu Shaochen’s arrival in Jiangzhou.

Zhao Lianghe was at a loss and could only hand the matter over to Ye Shilong. After all, the whole point of roping Ye Shilong into the mess was to handle situations like this.

Ye Shilong’s reaction was calm, leaving Zhao Lianghe unsure of his true thoughts, but he didn’t dare ask more and left in confusion.

“Brother, you must avenge me!”

Ye Shihu, his head wrapped in bandages, gritted his teeth as he spoke.

“Why are you always acting so foolish?”

Ye Shilong looked coldly at Ye Shihu.

Ye Shihu was stunned. His brother hadn’t looked at him like this in a long time, as if he were a stranger.

“There was no need to offend Xu Shaochen at all. You’re causing me trouble, fool.”

Ye Shilong scolded bluntly.

Ye Shihu pursed his lips, “Brother, I was wrong.”

Ye Shilong turned and left.

……

Xu Shaochen was not placed in the hotel by Deng Tianwen.

Instead, he was arranged to stay with his bodyguards in a villa on the outskirts of the city, surrounded by beautiful scenery.

As Deng Tianwen put it.

“If I make you stay in a hotel when you’re on my turf, where’s my face?”

However, Xu Shaochen felt this was a subtle jab at how he had once made Deng Tianwen stay in a hotel when visiting Jiangzhou.

Less than half an hour after Deng Tianwen left, Xu Shaochen received a call from an unfamiliar number.

It was a local number from the Northwest.

“Hello, who is this?”

Xu Shaochen answered the phone.

“My name is Ye Shilong.”

A deep, magnetic voice came through the phone.

Xu Shaochen was briefly surprised, then smiled, “The renowned Young Master Ye of the Northwest. I’ve long admired you. May I ask, what brings you to call so late?”

“I wouldn’t dare offer advice. I heard that my foolish brother offended you, Mr. Xu. I’d like to invite you for a late-night dinner to apologize on his behalf. Would you do me the honor?”

Ye Shilong’s tone was calm and natural, showing no hostility toward Xu Shaochen despite Ye Shihu’s behavior.

At least, it couldn’t be heard over the phone.

“Of course. Just send me the location, and I’ll be there soon.”

Xu Shaochen was also interested in meeting the renowned Young Master Ye of the Northwest.

Deng Tianwen had sent him plenty of information about Ye Shilong, and after reading it, Xu Shaochen had taken quite a liking to him.

In his view, this was a truly impressive second-generation heir.

More than an hour later.

Xu Shaochen met this famous Young Master Ye for the first time in a tastefully decorated late-night eatery.

Ye Shilong wore a black trench coat, looking clean and sharp, giving off a very comfortable first impression.

“Sorry, I was stuck in traffic for a bit. Hope I didn’t keep you waiting too long.”

When faced with courteous people, Xu Shaochen would likewise be polite.

“I just arrived myself. Please, have a seat.”

Ye Shilong smiled calmly and gestured for Xu Shaochen to sit.

Xu Shaochen picked up the menu and began ordering.

Once the food arrived, both men ate in silence, minding their own meals.

Only after they had nearly finished did they finally look at each other.

“I hope Mr. Xu will refrain from involving himself in matters of the Northwest. Name your conditions. To be honest, I don’t want a strong enemy like you out of nowhere.”

Ye Shilong spoke plainly, looking directly at Xu Shaochen, as there was no need for any beating around the bush.

Time was precious. Why waste it on unnecessary words?

Xu Shaochen smiled, “I only have one condition: The Deng Family stays safe in the Northwest.”

“If one of your relatives or friends were bullied, like my useless brother who had an ear beaten by the Deng Family, what would you do?” Ye Shilong asked Xu Shaochen.

Xu Shaochen smiled and replied, “I’d annihilate the other party.”

“Just like now, my friend Deng Tianwen is being bullied, so I have to help him.”