A few days later.
At Liu Dong's villa.
After several days of rest, Liu Wan's facial injuries had improved, and Liu Dong, under repeated urging from the powerful figure he had mentioned, began preparing to apologize to Gu Chenan.
Although Gu Chenan hadn't brought up this matter in the past few days, he certainly hadn't forgotten about it.
Originally, people in the city were waiting for Liu Dong to find some powerful figure to retaliate against Gu Chenan, but after Liu Dong had Wang Hu delete all news about the incident that night, everyone was completely baffled.
What exactly was Gu Chenan's identity, and why did Liu Dong, a local powerbroker, need to find someone else to deal with Gu Chenan?
Moreover, why did Liu Dong delete everything he had posted shortly after making his threats?
After these questions fermented online, all sorts of theories emerged, but Gu Chenan didn't bother to investigate any of them.
If Liu Dong still hadn't apologized after these few days, he could always "invite" him to Caiying again.
Sitting on the sofa, Liu Dong cleared his throat and picked up his phone to dial Gu Chenan's number.
The call connected quickly, and Liu Dong spoke in a friendly tone: "Hello, Chenan, I'd like to invite you to dinner. Would that be convenient?"
"When?" Gu Chenan answered, breathing heavily, with faint moaning sounds in the background.
Liu Dong paused briefly before saying, "Today, this evening."
"Fine, send me the location, I'll be there."
"Yes, yes, of course."
After hanging up, Liu Dong blinked. Even though it was already noon, that young Gu Chenan was still going at it - young people sure had stamina.
......
Time quickly moved to evening.
Ma Bing drove Gu Chenan to pick up Su Qianmo at Caiying before heading to the restaurant Liu Dong had reserved.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of an upscale restaurant.
By then, many of Liu Dong's subordinates had already gathered there.
"Young Master Gu, why would Liu Dong bring so many people just to apologize? He probably has ill intentions," Ma Bing remarked, looking at the intimidating thugs below the restaurant, thinking this hardly seemed like an apology setup.
Gu Chenan remained unfazed. With his own strength plus Ma Bing, these men weren't enough to pose a threat to him. He waved his hand and said, "Let's get out first and see what happens."
Gu Chenan held Su Qianmo's hand as they got out of the car, and Ma Bing joined them after parking.
"Chenan, Miss Su."
At this moment, Liu Dong came down from the restaurant, approaching them with a broad smile.
"What's this about, Mr. Liu? Are you inviting me to a trap?" Gu Chenan said with a smile, pointing at the numerous thugs nearby.
"Oh no, no, how would I dare?"
With that, Liu Dong turned around and waved at everyone, saying, "Disperse, all of you disperse."
At Liu Dong's command, all the thugs scattered immediately.
It had to be said that Liu Dong's status as a local power player was quite significant. While the underground figures in the city might not know the powerful people Liu Dong spoke of, they all knew Liu Dong without exception.
"Come on, Chenan, it's been a while since I've seen you. Today, let's have a proper chat between uncle and nephew."
Then, turning to Su Qianmo, Liu Dong said, "So you're Miss Su. Meeting you in person is better than hearing about you. I heard you became Caiying's new CEO not long ago and quickly built up its reputation. That's quite impressive."
Su Qianmo smiled politely, "You're too kind."
"Chenan, Miss Su, shall we go up?"
Gu Chenan nodded and held Su Qianmo's hand as they followed Liu Dong into the restaurant.
Although Liu Dong had reserved the restaurant, he didn't have the means to book the entire place, so there were still quite a few social elites dining there.
When Liu Dong entered with Gu Chenan, many people who saw him stood up to greet him.
"Mr. Liu, you're here for dinner too? What a coincidence!"
"Oh, Mr. Liu, it's been so long! Come have a drink at my table later."
"Mr. Liu......"
As the local kingpin of the city, Liu Dong was well-known to many. When people encountered difficult situations, going to others might not work, but going to him would definitely get results.
Even the powerful figures Liu Dong mentioned would sometimes seek his help for certain matters, which was why these people were eager to curry favor with him.
However, when they noticed Gu Chenan and Su Qianmo behind Liu Dong, everyone was stunned.
Hadn't Gu Chenan publicly humiliated Liu Dong and struck Liu Wan in front of him? Hadn't Liu Dong even threatened to find powerful people to deal with Gu Chenan? Why were they walking together now?
What was going on?
Everyone was completely confused.
"CEO Su, Mr. Gu, hello."
Many people also greeted Gu Chenan and Su Qianmo.
Regardless of what had happened between them and Liu Dong, the current situation seemed to suggest a reconciliation!
Amidst the greetings, Liu Dong kept nodding and finally led Gu Chenan and Su Qianmo into a large private room.
There were only three people in the room: Liu Wan, Li Lin, and Wang Hu.
Seeing Gu Chenan enter, Li Lin and Wang Hu quickly stood up and nodded in greeting: "Mr. Gu."
However, Liu Wan remained seated with her arms crossed, unmoved as a mountain, and when she saw Gu Chenan, her eyes flashed with obvious hatred.
Gu Chenan ignored her and nodded to Li Lin and Wang Hu.
"Ahem."
At this point, Liu Dong cleared his throat, and Li Lin and Wang Hu immediately bowed ninety degrees to Gu Chenan, saying, "We're sorry, Mr. Gu. We were presumptuous before, and we hope you can forgive us."
Before Gu Chenan could respond, Liu Dong also bowed slightly to him and said, "Chenan, Uncle Liu was wrong in this matter. Could you be magnanimous and forgive me this time?"
"Of course, this apology isn't just this. I've already arranged for Golden Crown KTV to issue an apology to you, and Wan will also apologize personally. Rest assured, Chenan, we'll handle everything properly."
The extent of Liu Dong's apology was beyond what Gu Chenan had expected.
He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Uncle Liu, let's put this matter behind us. You're still my Uncle Liu."
"Really?!"
Hearing this, Liu Dong's eyes lit up with excitement.
Who was Gu Chenan? He was the powerful figure among powerful figures!
If he could have the famous Young Master Gu acknowledge him as Uncle Liu, his influence in the city's underground would truly be supreme!
"When did I agree to apologize to Gu Chenan?! Why should I apologize to him?!"
However, at this moment, Liu Wan spoke up in disagreement.
e, Immortal Body, Transmigration, System, Progression Fantasy, Academy Setting, Third-Person Perspective. Alternate Title: Transmigrating into a High Martial World and Reading Live Comments. Bad news: I transmigrated. This is a terrifying high-martial world, and my original, pathetically weak body fell into a coma and never woke up. Good news: I got a Popularity Points system upon arrival. I can see live comments and even create an unkillable alternate identity. Starting out, the alternate identity has all stats at 1. The system tells me that to grow stronger, I must participate in the plot, gain popularity points to allocate stats and grow stronger, and ultimately awaken my original body. And so, carrying my original body on my back, I officially entered Huaqing Academy, where the story's protagonist resides. From that moment on, Chen Guan kicked the original plot to pieces. Live Comments: [Doesn't anyone find this mysterious coffin guy creepy? He can summon indescribable grey misty hands.] [Is this guy a hero or a villain? What kind of onion became a spirit?] [By the way, does anyone know who's in the coffin? Shouldn't the debt for saving his life be repaid by now?] [According to unofficial histories, the person in the coffin was Chen Guan's first love. Their love was once passionate and earth-shattering, but they were separated by life and death due to worldly circumstances. What a star-crossed pair.] ... Years later, the world knew of a demon god born from a coffin, shrouded in grey mist, impossible to gaze upon directly. His foremost divine emissary often wielded a scythe, reaping lives like the god of death. As war approached, facing former friends and a boundless sea of enemies, Chen Guan merely raised his scythe. "Would you like to dance as well?"
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk! Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment - this was a new type of reality show. The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour. But when Xu Moru was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn. "Damn, this isn't how the script goes. This Xu Moru is too bold, he's not following the rules at all." "Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?" "The female celebrity has been scared to tears!"
