Chapter 228 - Visiting Green Vine Club Again (1/2)
Chapter 228: Visiting Green Vine Club Again
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Chen Fan, I am Fang Qiong’s BFF, you are not really going to break my leg, are you?” Zhong Yaoyao pulled herself together and asked pitifully.
She was such a dainty little thing that her current sorry state would give any man a heartache. She sat on the ground, legs folded under her body. She looked up at Chen Fan with whatever dignity that was left in her, but it could not hide the sparkling tears in her eyes. She was truly worth the t.i.tle of an Enchantress. Any normal male would not bring himself to press her even further after seeing her miserable state.
However, Chen Fan was unaffected by her charm. He returned to his chair and asked with a great measure of interest.
“Did you hear what they called me?”
“What?” Zhong Yaoyao was taken aback. “They called you Master Chen, so what? Oh-wait! Master Chen? Are you the Master Chen of Jiang Bei?”
As realization finally dawned upon Zhong Yaoyao, she pulled a tight face and looked at Chen Fan in disbelief.
It made so much sense now. Only Master Chen could have scared off the elite fighters of the provincial Sanshou team without even making a move. Suddenly, the realization sent a chill down Zhong Yaoyao’s spine.
She had been living in her own bubble, away from the real world. However, she was also well connected in the city and had heard of Master Chen’s name many times in pa.s.sing.
She also knew that Chen Fan had earned his t.i.tle by killing many people.
“How could that be? You are Master Chen?” Zhong Yaoyao exclaimed under her breath. She looked away from Chen Fan, scarcely daring to hold his gaze.
She had never taken Chen Fan seriously, after all, she thought he was just a country boy from a little county. However, little did she know that Chen Fan was a mighty figure, whose power was on par with that of Sheng Ronghua, if not more. Even Tang Yifei and Shen Junwen wouldn’t be able to catch up with him for the next twenty or so years.
That was the gap between the young rising stars and a seasoned veteran.
Shen Junwen and Tang Yifei were outstanding members of the young generation, however, they still need to pa.s.s the test of time. On the other hand, Chen Fan already rose to power and became the equal of the powerful tyc.o.o.ns that had claimed supremacy over Jiang Nan.
“Since you know who I am, you must also know that I will not let you get away with it.” Chen Fan lifted a cup and then poured some wine into it. Zhong Yaoyao had bought the wine to celebrate with the boys she brought after they have beat up Chen Fan.
“Master Chen, I am sorry. Please forgive me, for the sake of Xiao Qiong.” Zhong Yaoyao finally put away her charm; she lowered her head and pleaded to Chen Fan.
She knew that her family background was nothing in the eyes of Master Chen and only mentioning Fang Qiong might have saved her.
“You are already dead if not for Xiao Qiong.” Chen Fan said with an icy voice. The words drifted into Zhong Yaoyao’s ears and they sounded like the gales on the Siberian Tundra. It sent a chill down Zhong Yaoyao’s spine, freezing her mind and soul.
After Chen Fan had said that, he flicked one finger and produced a flaming lotus flower on his fingertip. The lotus flower flew toward Zhong Yaoyao.
“What the…” Zhong Yaoyao’s body tensed up and fear seized her.
Under her terrifying watch, the flaming lotus flower buried into her body.
“The fire of red lotus. It will remain dormant in your body until you want to plot against me again. It will reduce you into ashes by burning you alive.”
Chen Fan left the gym, leaving Zhong Yaoyao by herself. Her face was lifeless and pale.
In Chen Fan’s last life, Zhong Yaoyao had tried to disrupt Chen Fan and Fang Qiong’s relations.h.i.+p many times, and therefore this punishment was justified.
Ever since then, Zhong Yaoyao no longer interrupted Chen Fan and Fang Qiong when they wanted to spend time together quietly. Even if she walked into Chen Fan on campus, she would lower her head and hurry to get out of Chen Fan’s way. Later, even Fang Qiong noticed her BFF’s strange behavior and asked Chen Fan why Zhong Yaoyao was so afraid of him.
Meanwhile, the battle between the Chen family and Wan Rong Group was heating up. Both sides had upped the ante ever since the war started. Wan Rong Group had pulled some strings and encouraged a government worker to blow the whistle about Chen Zhenxin’s alleged embezzlement of public funds. Meanwhile, the Chen family also hit back by targeting the Wan Rong Group’s stock price. The war had stirred up the entire city and everyone watched expectantly as they waited for the victor to emerge.
One day afternoon, Fang Qiong came to Chen Fan’s dorm when Chen Fan was having lunch with his roommates.
“Xiao Fan, Sister Yifei invited us to the Green Vines to have tea with her. She told me to bring you with me.”
So saying, she looked at Chen Fan in confusion.
Fang Qiong knew that Tang Yifei did not make friends easily. Of all the people in Jiang Nan Province, Tang Yifei would talk to only a very few people who she considered worthy of her time. As the amba.s.sador of the Tang family, Tang Yifei was even more influential than many high-level government officials. Her invitation to Chen Fan had undoubtedly raised some questions in Fang Qiong’s mind.
What about Chen Fan that had caught Tang Yifei’s attention?
“Sure.” Chen Fan replied readily.
After the two were both gone, Qiu Yilun slapped his thigh and exclaimed: “I just can’t read him! He has such a hot girlfriend but he never talks about it!”
“Who is that beauty? She looked too pretty and sophisticated to be from our faculty.” Qian Lulu asked.
Fang Qiong was about as attractive as Zhou Qinya, however, she carried a refined quality that would make Pan Li and Liu Xiaojin pale under comparison.
“She is Fang Qiong.”