58 Deal (1/2)

Bzzz, bzzz.

Right when Wuxing caught the phone, it started vibrating, signalling that someone was calling. Wuxing smiled, but he didn't pick it up right away. He placed the phone on the side to make it ring while he started eating the fish in the meantime. Only after five or more seconds and few bites did he answer the phone call, saying while glancing at Shadow, ”Hello? It's Li Wuxing.”

Shadow was already staring at Wuxing with a frown, confused at how relaxed Wuxing was acting as if he was just talking with a friend. With that on the side, he actually respected him a little for being brave enough to keep Guan Dong hanging while knowing who he is talking to.

Just as Shadow expected, Guan Dong didn't like waiting, already used to having his call picked up right away and quickly scolded angrily, ”Who do you think you are?! How long do you plan on making me wait?!”

Wuxing smiled and replied calmly, not stressed out that he was being yelled at, ”I picked up the phone when I could. I was eating dinner when a masked man came and gave me a phone. Of course, I need to finish chewing first, am I right? Unless Sir wants to listen to that.”

”Humpf…” Guan Dong snorted and stopped arguing after realising that he was wrong, moving straight into the subject, ”Anyway, you know why I am calling you, correct?”

”Indeed, I might have figured it out already.” Wuxing nodded and relaxed on the sofa, waiting for Dongmei's father to elaborate first. He planned to lead the conversation as he wished and Shadow already noticed it, watching the situation from the viewer perspective. He was also taught such tactics when he was training and knew where this was coming.

”And? Are you going to leave my daughter alone already? We both know what you want. I will get you out of the prison and clear your records in exchange for getting away from my daughter. What do you think?” Hearing that Wuxing was very calm, Guan Dong also relaxed, already thinking that Wuxing was exactly as he imagined, an opportunist that wanted to use her daughter for his own gain.

Unfortunately, he didn't know about Wuxing's planned scheme and miscalculated what Wuxing wanted.

”I don't think I can agree to that Mr Guan,” Wuxing simply said, rejecting the proposal directly.

”What do you mean by you can't agree?! Isn't that what you want?!” Guan Dong raised his voice right away, getting irritated after being rejected.

Wuxing could only smile that that as he knew what he was doing and everything was already planned by him beforehand. So far, everything went just as he expected. Shadow sat down and watched the scene curiously, being just the spectator. He somehow enjoyed the drama and wish there was some popcorn nearby to munch on it in the process.

”First, Mr Guan, your daughter is an amazing person. Why would I reject her if I can have a wonderful wife like her? I know I might not be the right person for her, but we love each other and she is happy with me. I don't think there is anything more to add here.” Wuxing explained his stance, trying to be as calm as he could but he still knew it wouldn't bring him much. Wuxing was just playing around with him to reach his goal.

”Love?! You guys know each other for two days and you call it love? Bullshit! Do you think I will believe you?!” Guan Dong didn't take that it well as his speech turned into shout before he finally began threatening, ”Either you take my deal or we cancel it while talking differently. This option won't be valid soon. Your choice.” He realised that soft methods won't work on Wuxing.

Wuxing smirked under his nose and asked with a smile, ”Mr Guan, I suppose you love your daughter a lot, but you wouldn't want to hurt her feelings, right?”

”What do you mean? Of course, I love my daughter! That's why I'm not letting her date you. You didn't achieve much in your life. She deserves the best man in the world.” Guan Dong called out frankly, not hesitated to berate Wuxing's achievements.

”Sigh, does Mr Guan think that your daughter would feel hurt if I suddenly ignored her and left? Don't you think that it would create quite a shadow on her heart which would be hard to get rid off for a while? Sir Guan, you know that Dongmei cares about me a lot. I can't just leave her and hurt her like this.” Wuxing sighed and explained himself to which Guan Dong didn't reply right away.

Wuxing had a point there. If he were to leave Dongmei without any explanation, she would definitely blame her father, thinking he did something to convince him to leave. If one day everything was alright and suddenly everything changed, it wouldn't be hard to figure out the truth.

Not waiting for an answer, Wuxing added, his tone a bit different, much colder than before, ”Also, if I were to leak that Mr Guan approached me to make a deal like that, I doubt that Dongmei would take it lightly. I suggest refraining from such threats, else the conversation will earn earlier, with bad results on both sides.”

Guan Dong also changed his tone, asking while being quite annoyed by Wuxing's words, ”You think you can threaten me like that boy?”

He rarely met people who would dare to talk to him like that. He could do so as he earned himself that with his hard work. Wuxing was like a bug compared to him so it wasn't a surprise that Guan Dong felt offended.

”I think I can. We both have something we want so its only natural to negotiate fiercely. Everything is fair in business.” Wuxing called out confidently, heading for the main goal of this conversation, the benefits he wanted to get.

”Good, good, you are brave.” Hearing that Wuxing finally admitted that he wanted something, Guan Dong praised him and asked while forgetting about the threats, ”Tell me kiddo, what do you want?” The faster he will be done with it, the better for him.