Chapter 13 - Wei Family Of The North Bank (2/2)

Xiao Qi sneer at Zhou Tianhao and then answered sarcastically, “I could be better if you didn’t threaten the Old Man’s friend! ”

“Fri-friend? You mean, this boy is Don’s friend?” Zhou Tianhao looked incredulously at Chen Fan and then back at Xiao Qi.

The old Don was almost eighty years old. How could he be friends with a sixteen-years-old kid?

“The Old Man asked me to bring him to the banquet we have prepared for him. I have my car parked downstairs.” Xiao Qiyin said, “Are you questioning me?”

“No-no, not at all!” Zhou Tianhao was already drenched in cold sweat. He knew that the old Audi A6 belonged to the Old Man. It was the first thing he bought after he earned the first pot of gold many years ago. Since it holds a special meaning to the Old Man, he only used it on special occasions. Also, the Old Man rarely asked his personal bodyguard to give anyone a ride unless the guest was of significance to him.

Finally, realization dawned upon Zhou Tianhao: he was messing with the wrong guy. He looked at Chen Fan sheepishly and then said with a pleading voice.

“I didn’t know you are the Old Man’s guest. Stupid me! I sincerely apologize.”

The other guests in the room were stunned by the turn of the event. It was such a surreal scene: the big boss of the city apologized to a 16-year-old no account boy.

They wagered that the boy had to come from an extremely powerful family. Otherwise, Zhou Tianhao would not be so afraid of him.

Seeing the combat suit that Xiao Qi was wearing, everyone kept their silence and dared not to speak a word out loud.

Sister Rouge felt her heart swell in the chest as her body was almost paralyzed by fear.

She had been thinking about calling Zhou Tianhao’s boss if the situation got out of control, but never had she expected Zhou Tianhao’s employer to show up unasked-for.

“What a mess! Who would have thought that this kid knew the Old Man Wei?”

Hearing Zhou Tianhao’s apology, Chen Fan frowned his brows. It occurred to him that he had underestimated the authority of the Old Man.

What a mysterious old gentleman!

“Mr. Chen, what do you want me to do with this guy?” Xiao Qi asked circ.u.mspectly.

Xiao Qi didn’t want this matter to escalate further, and therefore he had chastised Zhou Tianhao in order to placate Chen Fan. If he really wanted Zhou Tianhao dead, he could have done it swiftly and quietly. However, since Zhou Tianhao also worked for the Old Man and therefore Xiao Qi tried to protect him without siding with him.

Xiao Qi’s intention didn’t escape Chen Fan. He thought for a second and then said:” Since we all know each other, let’s just let the matter rest.”

After all, Zhou Tianhao did not harm him. Instead, It was he who had wounded one of his men.

Chen Fan turned to Zhou Tianhao and said, “This is a misunderstanding, let’s just call it off. But I don’t want you to hara.s.s those girls. If I have hurt your feelings, we can sort it out between you and me.”

“Yes, yes. I will never touch those girls. I promise!” Zhou Tianhao apologized as sweat ran down from his forehead.

After Chen Fan had left with Xiao Qi, Zhou Tianhao finally heaved a sigh of relief and was able to straighten up his back.

The fat man who was the instigator of this ordeal finally braved a question, “Zhou Tianhao, what just happened?”

Zhou Tianhao shook his head with a wry smile.”Boss Zhang, I am sorry, but I really can’t help you this time.”

The fat man’s s.h.i.+ny forehead puckered as he asked, “Who is that kid? Why are you so afraid of him?”

Zhou Tianhao did not speak; he looked around him and then glanced at Sister Rouge.

Sister Rouge picked up the cue, and she ordered everyone else to leave the room until only four were left in the room: the fat man, Zhou Tianhao, Sister Rouge and another girl in a white dress.

Zhou Tianhao sat on the sofa and sipped a cup of red wine poured by the Sister Rouge. It took him a while to gather himself and then he said slowly, “I don’t know who that kid is. But I know the person who came for him. He works for my boss’s boss.”

“Oh? May I ask which family did he came from” The fat man asked curiously.

Zhou Tianhao paused a few cautious moments and then said, “Wei family.”

“Wei Family?” The fat man murmured to himself, and then suddenly he seemed to remember something:

“The Wei Family of the North Bank? The mighty martial family?”

“That’s right.” Zhou Tianhao nodded and smiled wryly. “That young man who I called ‘Brother Qi ‘ was the Old Man’s personal bodyguard. I have only met him twice.”

As reality set in, the fat man felt that his hair stood on its ends.

The Wei Family of the North Bank was a powerful family that hailed from the Hu Dong Province. Their money was old, and so was their family history. He was just an overnight-rich from a small coal-mining village in Shanxi Province. Even the thought of meeting a member of the powerful family gave him the chills.

The fat man had never been so scared while he was out and about in another province. He could always run back to his hometown. However, the Wei Family’s power extended all the way to his home province. There was nowhere he could run.

“s.h.i.+t!” The fat man cursed.