Chapter 624 - CHAT OVER COFFEE (1/2)
Wang Che could not remember the last time he had stepped on the Wang family residential property. But everything about the place was familiar as he drove through the gates. It was ingrained in him because of the countless years he spent alone around the place he called home.
He could remember almost every feature on the estate so very clearly. And surprisingly, only a few things had changed through these years.
His family had made some attempts to reach out to him after he gained success through Clarion Motor City. However, he had rebuffed them on countless occasions because he knew that they were only interested in his material things.
Now, he was stepping back into the lion's den. He wanted to look each of the people who claimed to be his family in the eye and find out who had messed up with Shun.
And he would not forgive them.
The person he was visiting on this day was his little brother, Wang Ning. The two of them were not close, but their relationship was not as bad, compared to the rest of the family. On a few occasions, he and Wang Ning talked in a completely civil manner.
If they met during a party or when out with friends, they would exchange a few words.
With Wang Lu, the relationship was completely hostile. The two of them did not even give each other polite nods of acknowledgement. But with what Wang Lu had done, Wang Che felt like ignoring him was too kind. He wanted to flay his eldest brother.
However, he promised himself that he would not be that kind of person again. If he was that violent mess, he would not be worthy of Shun.
He pressed his lips together in frustration as he remembered the current state of things with Shun. Eight days had passed since Shun left him at that parking lot. However, he still refused to pick up his calls or respond to messages.
It was too exasperating.
”Brother Che!” Someone shouted as soon as Wang Che stepped out of his vehicle.
It was Wang Ning. The younger man was walking to him with a cheerful smile. He was wearing athletic clothes while carrying a basketball. The image looked youthful and fresh, especially when coupled with the happy face.
”Wang Ning,” Wang Che said with a polite smile.
”Do not be so stiff.” Wang Ning laughed before dribbling the ball and throwing it fast at Wang Che.
Wang Che caught the ball easily out of his natural instinct. He had never played basketball or other sports. He was not bad at athletics or anything, but he found the whole thing a little useless when he was in high school.
When he had spare time, he preferred to do a little extra reading.
”You have great reflexes. We should play a little one-on-one soon.” Wang Ning seemed pleased with the idea.
”Maybe,” Wang Che said noncommittedly. ”Why did you want to meet up here?”
Two days ago, Wang Che met with Wang Ning accidentally on purpose in one of the bars that the younger brother frequented. The two of them talked a little, covering the polite chitchat about the weather and such nonsense.
Then, Wang Ning had told him that he heard about his fight with Shun.
Apparently, everyone had heard about the huge disagreement, and they knew that Shun abandoned him in the parking lot of a high-end restaurant. Moreover, the news about his panic attack and the general reaction was in the grapevine.
That was the worst thing about Supreme City's upper-class society.
Somehow, everyone knew everyone else's business. It was like there was a hidden driving force that kept the freshest gossip flowing. Naturally, Wang Che could not escape from being swept up in the wave of gossip after the incident.
Wang Ning spoke a few words of sympathy before inviting him to visit during the day at the Wang estate. Wang Che made a few polite gestures of refusal before he accepted. However, he made it clear that he did not want to see the other family members.
Wang Che planned to infiltrate the family and find out who had harmed Shun. Therefore, he did not want to seem overly eager because they might keep their guards up against him. He intended to play them before exposing their secrets.