Chapter 370 - 369: Sister Yun’s New Underling

When Zeng Zong mentioned the car accident video, Yun Zijin raised an eyebrow.

"Hmph. Good thing you know how formidable Sister Yun is. From now on, make sure you walk the other way when you see her."

Lu Yunfeng grunted smugly. He was relatively satisfied with Zeng Zong’s ability to recognize the situation.

"Walk the other way? No, no, no! From now on, I’m Sister Yun’s lackey! Sister Yun, wherever you go, just give me a call. I’ll carry your bags for you!"

Zeng Zong was all smiles, a complete turnaround from his previous self.

"Shoo, shoo! It’s not your place to carry her bags. Sister Yun, let’s go!"

Lu Yunfeng blocked Zeng Zong and walked out the main entrance of the police station with Yun Zijin.

To prevent a repeat of what happened earlier, Ling Qi had already gone out and pulled the car into a roadside parking space right by the station’s entrance.

Today, Yun Zijin was in the Randomly Spend-brand luxury van. It was very spacious inside, with seven seats.

"I’m heading back to the hotel. Where are you all going?"

They had all arrived in Yun Zijin’s car, so naturally, they would leave in it as well.

"I’m going back to the hotel too, Sister Yun."

"Me too!"

Zeng Zong squeezed in from the side. Yun Zijin took a step away from him.

Even though Zeng Zong had changed his attitude, with his cronies chanting "Sister Yun" by his side, Yun Zijin couldn’t bring herself to treat him as a friend without any reservations. She just couldn’t, at least not yet.

Still, she had no problem with letting them ride back to the Sijunzi Theme Hotel with her.

Zero One was in the driver’s seat. Yun Zijin took the seat directly behind him, and Lu Yunfeng moved quickly, snagging the spot right next to her.

Zeng Zong, left with no other option, had to take the seat behind Yun Zijin.

Once everyone was inside, Zero One stepped on the gas and pulled away.

On the way back to the hotel, Yun Zijin’s phone rang again.

Seeing Su Mengyao’s name on the caller ID, Yun Zijin rubbed her nose, braced herself, and then answered.

"Hello...?"

"Zijin! Where are you? We couldn’t find you in the room."

As Su Mengyao’s voice came through the phone, Yun Zijin watched the scenery scrolling past outside, for once at a loss for how to explain.

After a moment of silence to gather her thoughts, Yun Zijin finally spoke.

"What if I told you that while you all were sleeping, I popped over to the police station for a quick visit? Would you believe me?"

Having said her piece, Yun Zijin sat up a little straighter, eagerly awaiting Su Mengyao’s response.

"What? What did you just say?"

Su Mengyao thought she must be hearing things. ’The police station?’ she wondered. ’What would she be doing at the police station?’

"I said, I took a little trip to the police station. I’m on my way back now."

Then, Yun Zijin simply waited for Su Mengyao’s reaction.

The other end of the line was silent for a long moment before a question finally came through: "What happened?"

Even without seeing her, Yun Zijin could perfectly picture Su Mengyao’s expression: completely and utterly dumbfounded.

"I’ll tell you the details when I get back. I’m still on the road, but I’m not far. I’ll be there soon."

Yun Zijin hadn’t planned on wasting much time on this to begin with, which is why she’d gone to the police station closest to the Sijunzi Theme Hotel.

Su Mengyao was about to ask something else, but Yun Zijin had already hung up.

After the call disconnected, she, Tu Tutu, and Qin Sitong all stared at one another.

"Whatever. We’ll just have to grill her when she gets back."

Inside the van, Zeng Zong’s ears perked up when he heard Yun Zijin mention the police station to the person on the phone.

But when he didn’t hear her mention his name, he relaxed a bit.

’As long as Yun Zijin doesn’t go around telling everyone,’ he thought, ’it’ll be like today never happened.’

Two silver-white cars pulled up slowly to the entrance of the Sijunzi Theme Hotel. Zero One was the first to get out, opening the door for Yun Zijin and holding up an umbrella.

Once Yun Zijin was out, Lu Yunfeng and Zeng Zong followed right behind her.

Earlier today, Yun Zijin had paraded Zeng Zong and his group down the main thoroughfare of the Sijunzi Theme Hotel.

Now, she didn’t even need a membership card to enter.

"Miss Yun."

The staff members stationed nearby now proactively greeted her on sight.

Yun Zijin gave a slight nod in acknowledgment.

Back at the hotel, it was nearly dinnertime. Yun Zijin called Su Mengyao directly and told them to come down and meet in the restaurant.

"Sister Yun, I’m gonna go say hi to my friends. Let’s all eat together in a bit!"

"I have friends coming over too. If you don’t mind, you’re welcome to join us."

Yun Zijin and Lu Yunfeng weren’t familiar with Sheng Yang yet, but since Lu Yunfeng had made the suggestion, she felt it would be rude to refuse.

"Not at all, not at all! We’ve all met before. We’re all friends here."

"Me, me, me! Sister Yun, take me with you!"

Not to be outdone, Zeng Zong squeezed between Yun Zijin and Lu Yunfeng, giving her a fawning, pleading look.

"What does this have to do with you? Why don’t you go hang out with your little cronies?

When Sister Yun’s friends get here and find out what you did to Miss Yun, what do you think will happen to you?"

Lu Yunfeng shot back at Zeng Zong.

Zeng Zong rubbed his nose. He knew he was in the wrong on this one. ’But haven’t I already seen the error of my ways and turned over a new leaf?’

"I was ignorant before, but I’m trying to make it up to Sister Yun now, aren’t I? I’ll treat everyone to dinner later. What do you say, Sister Yun?"

Zeng Zong turned to Yun Zijin with a sycophantic expression.

"Zijin!"

Before Yun Zijin could answer, she heard Su Mengyao calling her name. She turned to see the trio walking toward them.

As Yun Zijin turned, Su Mengyao grabbed Qin Sitong and Tu Tutu, and the three of them jogged over.

"Third Young Master Lu, you’re here too! And this is..."

Su Mengyao’s gaze fell on Zeng Zong and the crowd of followers behind him. ’They don’t look like good people,’ she thought.

"Hello, hello! You must be Sister Yun’s friends, right? My name is Zeng Zong, and I’m Sister Yun’s newest follower. Dinner’s on me tonight.

I’ve already booked a private room. Let’s go on in!"

Zeng Zong didn’t dare mention what he’d done earlier, only introducing himself as one of Yun Zijin’s followers.

"Follower?"

The three of them looked at Yun Zijin. "Since when did you get into this whole ’recruiting followers’ thing?"

"He’s the one who insisted. I haven’t actually agreed to anything. But since he’s offered to pay, there’s no need for us to be polite."

’The score for him harassing me earlier isn’t settled yet,’ she thought.

Quite a few people throughout the Sijunzi Theme Hotel recognized Zeng Zong’s face.

And plenty of people had also noticed when Yun Zijin had paraded him and his cronies around earlier.

So little time had passed, yet the two parties had seemingly shaken hands and made up, and were even about to have dinner together. It was a development that shocked many of the onlookers.

But based on the current scene, it was Zeng Zong who was bowing and scraping before Yun Zijin, a complete newcomer.

People kept casting subtle glances in their direction, all of them eager to watch the drama unfold.

Unfortunately for them, Yun Zijin’s group gave them no such opportunity, heading straight for their private room upon entering the hotel restaurant.