Chapter 2163 - 2163

Zhao Guanghan was completely numb, raising his hands in surrender again and again, looking like a fat pig or a mangy dog. "Hey hey hey, Mr. Chen, spare my life, I… I-I-I really don't know what's going on, please just spare me, I really…"

"Go to hell!!!"

Chen Shi kicked him again, then turned around and stormed out, slamming the door.

The secretary beside him was completely dumbfounded. Seeing his usually awe-inspiring boss now looking like a stray dog, he too went numb all over, not knowing what to do.

Sigh, see, this is how these officials are—once they become big shots, they forget what their last name is. They think they're some local warlord and just love to mess around. And now look whose head they've messed with? Miserable enough?

This Chen Shi, at this point, doesn't he feel like a real hardcase? At least he helped vent some anger for Liu Zhizhong's wife, right?

However, knowing how to deal with people and things—that's the real fundamental skill.

In business, he's like some murderous Demon King, with zero conscience.

But in front of his older female cousin, he treats his aunt's whole family extremely well, hehe…

Of course, does this alone mean he can slip past the manhunt by Liu Zhizhong and Wen Bao? Heh, how is that possible?

It's just that, less than fifteen minutes after Chen Shi left Zhao Guanghan's room, personnel from the relevant departments had already stormed into Zhao Guanghan's presidential suite and hauled him and his secretary away.

Good lord!

So fast?

Of course!

That very night, the relevant news was officially announced: Zhao Guanghan was under investigation!

The moment Zhao Guanghan was taken away, he finally realized just how powerful that poised, classy businesswoman actually was behind the scenes. Or rather, how powerful Chen Shi was.

He no longer even knew what to call that kind of power; all he could do was curse his own bad luck and accept it, sigh…

As for Chen Shi, of course he called someone as soon as he walked out—he called his cousin's husband, Gu Changsha.

When Gu Changsha heard about this, you think he could just sit on it? Of course he had to arrange things immediately.

Indeed, he did it right away; he personally made a phone call, and people at the local level naturally took care of this Zhao Guanghan.

After Chen Shi handled everything, he even got a compliment from his cousin-in-law, who said he did a good job and truly cared for his cousin.

That kind of praise made Chen Shi feel all warm and fuzzy inside. He still had a big project he wanted to expand domestically, but it was a bit difficult and would require his cousin-in-law to step in.

However, for the moment he wasn't planning to bring it up. He wanted to wait until after the ancestral hall's consecration ceremony was held and he'd glorified his ancestors, then slowly talk about this project. That wouldn't be too late.

He couldn't possibly be asking for credit and rewards from his cousin-in-law at a time like this—that would make him seem too immature and unstable, right?

See, this bastard actually has quite a playbook for how he does things! Otherwise, how else could he have grown his business this big?

Once everything was settled, he finally sauntered over to his cousin's room to invite her out for a late-night snack.

Of course, when he got to Zhao Yan's door, the two female bodyguards on duty truthfully told him that the young lady had gone down to the garden to meet her college female classmate and her husband.

Chen Shi listened, nodded, and turned to leave.

He figured that since it was a female college classmate and her husband, fine, he'd just treat the couple together tonight.

Although the female bodyguards said the young lady had already eaten a late-night snack, Chen Shi felt that when old classmates meet up, you still have to eat a little more no matter what, hehe…

So, Chen Shi also took the elevator downstairs, planning to head to the garden.

On this side, Zhao Yan, accompanied by her two female bodyguards, soon took the elevator downstairs.

Her heartbeat—how could it not be racing? Her young heart was pounding, practically about to jump out of her chest.

Only her temperament was calm, so she didn't show much outwardly.

She had already warned herself over and over not to get too excited, not to let the bodyguards see any clues.

Although Ye Bingyu was no longer working security for her, Ye Bingyu often reminded her that this period of time was highly sensitive, and she shouldn't put too much trust in any security personnel. These people could very well be someone else's eyes and ears, and that "someone else" wasn't necessarily her father, Gu Changsha—it could really be someone else.

Ye Bingyu had spoken very earnestly, so Zhao Yan had been acting very cautiously!

When she got to the garden and saw the softly lit grounds, the Southern Country–style Coconut Grove and the massive banyan groves, one after another…

Between the groves, there were swathes of beautiful lawn and clusters upon clusters of fiery red hibiscus, which truly made the park area of this five-star hotel look so vibrant, beautiful, and enchanting.

In the park, there were still quite a few people coming and going—some were hotel staff, others were guests or whoever.

Of course, what you wouldn't expect was that among these people, Wen Bao's strong security forces had already blended in.

At this moment, their mission was to sideline Director Wen, leave him sitting in the car outside scrolling on his phone; they were mainly responsible for providing covert, dagger-in-the-dark protection for President Liu.

President Liu coming here was indeed a bit of a risky move.

Zhao Yan, with her two bodyguards, took several turns, weaving through large fountain pools that were spraying water, before she finally saw, amidst the profusion of flowering vines, that beautiful white gazebo in European style, looking gorgeous under the night lights.

Inside the gazebo sat a beautiful woman and a man wearing a baseball cap, its brim pulled very low.

The man, of course, was Zhao Yan's husband, Liu Zhizhong—our President Liu!

He was sitting sideways, smoking, looking very much like the old domestic Liu Zhizhong, yet now exuding a bit more poise and composure, with a few extra shades of a Great Country statesman about him.

By comparison, even though the female Wolong next to him was beautiful and charming, she still couldn't quite match Liu Zhizhong's aura.

Seeing her husband like this, Zhao Yan really did feel a bit emotional.

Before she even reached the gazebo, when she was still fifty or sixty meters away, she said to the two female bodyguards, "You two stay here. I'm going over to meet my old classmate and her husband. I'll keep within your line of sight, this distance is fine, right?"

The bodyguards didn't say much. They exchanged a glance, looked at the two people in the gazebo, and nodded, though one still said, "A bit closer. We'll keep it within twenty meters."

Zhao Yan had no choice; if she pushed it further, it might not go over well.

So the two bodyguards accompanied Zhao Yan until they were about twenty meters from the gazebo, then stopped.

Zhao Yan, feeling a bit excited, walked quickly as she called out, "Hey, Ms. Xiao, is that you? Oh my God, I haven't seen you in so many years!"

In the gazebo, the female Wolong immediately stood up, and Liu Zhizhong naturally also got up to look out.

In the night, the graceful goddess was striding quickly along the flower-lined path toward them, her long hair flowing like water, her tenderness like a dream!

Liu Zhizhong felt completely gratified…

He was seeing his wife again. Her face was altered, but her aura hadn't changed, her figure was the same—he was satisfied!

And Zhao Yan headed straight for the gazebo, calling out to a "stranger" old classmate with her lips, but with her eyes fixed on her husband whom she missed day and night…