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Chapter 4: A Chance Encounter at the Restaurant
Chapter 4: A Chance Encounter at the Restaurant
Apprehend the fugitive?
Everyone was taken aback.
He Yuting nodded and gave a full account of what had happened at the airport.
"So that's how it is—turns out he's just a worthless nobody. I thought Miss Gu had arrived, and spent the whole afternoon moping over nothing. Heh." Director Wang's mood brightened considerably.
Miss Gu hadn't arrived yet — which meant there was still time to work things out.
The others seized the opportunity to fawn over him: "A worthless little punk making Director Wang feel troubled — that's simply a crime deserving ten thousand deaths."
"I'll ask my constable friend to find out which cell they've got that fugitive locked up in, grease a few palms on the inside, and have him crippled in there!"
"I have friends in prison too — I'll have them look after him every single day!"
He Yuting felt a pang of sympathy, fearing that Ye Fusheng's days in prison would not be easy. But the feeling passed quickly — he had brought it on himself, and there was no one else to blame.
Seeing CEO Wang break into a smile, he was about to bring up the partnership again.
But just then, the phone rang.
He Yuting slowly rose to her feet, phone in hand, and stepped out of the private room—just as she cleared the doorway.
"Ah!"
She suddenly cried out, her face drained of all color as if she had seen a ghost, the phone slipping from her grasp!
Splash, splash, splash.
The scream startled every customer in the place.
Several people emerged from the private room.
Said in surprise, "CEO He, what's wrong?"
He Yuting didn't hear their questions. Her eyes were wide with terror, fixed on a seat in the hall — and the person seated there was none other than Ye Fusheng. How could he possibly be here?
"I just wanted to eat!" Ye Fusheng muttered under her breath, feeling completely at a loss inside—how had she still managed to show up?
Though he hadn't eaten his fill, he had no patience to look at her. He set down his chopsticks, rose, and left.
"Halt!"
He Yuting recovered her senses, grinding her teeth in fury. She couldn't fathom how he had gotten out, but the fact that he had appeared here meant he had to be following her!
Walking right up to him, she said furiously: "I've made it perfectly clear — we are not people from the same world. Stop following me. Are you incapable of understanding plain speech?"
Hearing this, everyone understood — so he was a simp. Being a simp was one thing, but he was also stalking her. No wonder she'd reacted so strongly!
Ye Fusheng was speechless too, not knowing where she got that confidence from.
The dark-faced man said, "Which eye of yours saw me following you? Get out of the way!"
Such a tone greatly displeased the surrounding customers. He Yuting was a textbook beauty, and every last one of them was ready to play the hero and ride to her rescue.
Boss Wang also stepped out of the private room, asking in a low voice: "Boss He, who is this kid?"
He Yuting shot a glare at Ye Fusheng and instinctively replied, "He's the fugitive I was just talking about in the private room — the one we apprehended at the airport. I have no idea how he got out again!"
The moment those words were uttered.
The air inside the entire restaurant seemed to congeal, pressing down on everyone until they could barely breathe!
A fugitive? This guy is a fugitive?
The customers who had come charging in to beat up Ye Fusheng trembled as one, while those in the private room who had been gossiping about him stood wide-eyed and speechless.
CEO Wang's entire body went rigid as well!
Fighting with a fugitive — are you tired of living?
Why didn't you say so sooner!
They all regretted it, terrified he might notice them.
Ye Fusheng was irritated by the way she introduced him, but seeing that the surrounding customers no longer dared to make a scene, he couldn't be bothered to explain himself. He stepped around He Yuting and walked away.
"Stop!"
He Yuting blocked the way again and snapped, "You have to promise me you'll never show your face in front of me again—otherwise, don't even think about walking out of here today!"
Just letting him walk away like this — how are we supposed to track him again later?
Take this opportunity to resolve it once and for all!
Ye Fusheng's brows and eyes dropped low. He loathed being threatened above all else, and had she not been a girl, he would have made his move long ago.
Staring at her, he said: "And how exactly do you plan to keep me from leaving?"
He Yuting showed not the slightest fear, her bearing proud and unyielding: "Director Liu, go ahead and call your inspector friend!"
Just now in the private room, Manager Liu had already said it—no need to go asking around about where Ye Fusheng is being kept; just send the constables over directly!
"I…" Director Liu nearly stumbled in fright, immediately waving his hands. "I don't know any constables — I don't know any!"
If she called for help, she would likely fall victim before her friends even arrived — only a fool would make that call.
"Director Liu?" He Yuting's face was a picture of bewilderment. She quickly turned to the next person. "Director Zhang, you've made quite a few friends in prison — it's entirely possible one of them is his boss!"
General Manager Zhang nearly spat out a mouthful of blood — what if he had mentioned the wrong person and that person turned out to be Ye Fusheng's enemy?
Waved both hands dismissively. "Don't know them — no friends!"
"President Zhang?"
He Yuting's face burned with embarrassment, and she cast a pleading look at everyone around her.
Everyone's eyes darted away, not one of them daring to meet her gaze. Help her fight a fugitive? Only a fool would do that!
He Yuting was still unwilling to accept it. She turned to look at Manager Wang beside her — of everyone present, he was the strongest!
Director Wang cursed inwardly, yet couldn't bring himself to refuse. He squeezed out a smile that looked worse than a grimace: "Young man, just got out and desperate for work, are you? I can offer you a job — starting salary five thousand a month!"
Worried that Ye Fusheng might lose his temper, she decided to placate him first.
"Heh…"
Ye Fusheng let out a cold laugh. Five thousand? The ones locked up who wanted to take one fewer punch to the face — they paid at least a million.
"Get lost," came the cool, unhurried reply.
Wang and his associates turned beet-red with suppressed rage, seething inwardly but not daring to utter a word.
"Ye Fusheng!"
He Yuting flew into a rage again. Mr. Wang was a potential business partner — bad-mouthing him was even worse than bad-mouthing herself.
Erupting in fury: "Drop the act. Don't think that just because you've got nothing to lose, you're untouchable — this is real life, not some story. Fine, I'll let you walk today, but the next time I lay eyes on you, I'll make you regret it for the rest of your life!"
Today's encounter was too sudden—I wasn't prepared. Once I go back and get ready, dealing with a fugitive will be very easy.
Boss Wang and the others were also turning it over in their minds — they would find someone to give him a good beating, no matter what!
"Who do you intend to make regret this for the rest of their life?"
A voice suddenly came from the doorway, and an old man entered, six bodyguards trailing behind him.
At the sight of this old man, Boss Wang and the others trembled violently from head to toe.
Now *that* is an important figure!
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