Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 72 - 73 His surname is Xiao

Chapter 72: Chapter 73 His surname is Xiao

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"By the way, Young Master Xiao, do you know where Yanjiang Residential Area is? How about I take you there?"

Liu Yuan suddenly recalled something and hurriedly followed up with quick steps.

"No need, you stay here and wait with Uncle Chen."

Xiao Yi hesitated slightly, but still shook his head. Although he didn’t know where Yanjiang Residential Area was, he thought, what about the satellite navigation system? Besides, the matter he needed to attend to wasn’t quite suitable for Liu Yuan to be present.

Xiao Yi entered the villa’s garage for the first time and was slightly startled upon seeing the car parked inside. He hadn’t expected that the key Liu Yuan casually gave him was for a Maserati, left for his use.

However, at that moment, the car was just what he needed. He trusted the performance of the Maserati. Opening the door, inserting the key, and starting the car, Xiao Yi pressed hard on the accelerator. With a quick turn of the steering wheel, the car instantly traced a beautiful arc inside the not-so-spacious garage, making a half-circle so that it faced the garage door. He twisted on the vehicle’s built-in navigation system, set the destination to Yanjiang Residential Area, and slowly drove the car toward the residential community’s entrance.

"Mr. Chen, can Young Master Xiao really rescue Xue just like that?"

Watching the Maserati vanish into the distance with a dazzling tail, Liu Yuan looked at Chen Jianguo with an anxious expression on his face.

"He should be able to, I guess."

A trace of uncertainty appeared on Chen Jianguo’s face, but it was quickly replaced by firmness as he nodded heavily and said, "He definitely can."

"Mr. Chen, why do you have such confidence in him?"

Liu Yuan asked Chen Jianguo with some puzzlement.

"Because he is a Xiao, he is Young Master Xiao!"

In Chen Jianguo’s eyes was a genuine respect as he spoke.

After saying this, as if sensing the doubt in Liu Yuan’s heart, he turned his gaze to Liu Yuan, "Liu Yuan, do you know why you were able to establish Jianguo Group back in the day? Although I am indeed capable, which I won’t deny, what mattered more was the help from one person. Without his assistance, it wouldn’t be about establishing Jianguo Group—I might not have survived at all."

"Why?"

Liu Yuan looked at Chen Jianguo in astonishment. He had been following Chen Jianguo for many years but seldom heard him talk about the past. On the rare occasions that he did mention it, it was mostly about romantic stories with Xue’s mother, such as how they met, the year when Xue was born, and hardly ever about his entrepreneurial experiences.

"Because of a person, someone who also bears the surname Xiao. He is Young Master Xiao’s grandfather. He saved my life, provided me with the startup capital for my business, and helped me a lot, both openly and discreetly, which allowed me to develop Jianguo Group smoothly into what it is today. To put it another way, the real owner of Jianguo Group has never been me, Chen Jianguo, but Young Master Xiao’s grandfather, or rather, the Xiao family. He never appeared publicly, and it has always been me managing everything, simply my name registered on the trademark."

Chen Jianguo seemed to be reminiscing something, falling into a reflective silence. After a while, he spoke again with deep respect and gratitude in his eyes.

Listening to Chen Jianguo’s words, Liu Yuan was utterly shocked. He finally understood why Chen Jianguo always showed such a respectful demeanor in front of Xiao Yi.

But in his heart, the curiosity about Xiao Yi grew even stronger. Watching the sudden return of confidence on Chen Jianguo’s face, he couldn’t help but wonder, which Xiao Family could it possibly be? He had never heard of such a prominent Xiao Family in G City, or even in Xuanwu Country. He hoped Chen Jianguo would say more, but after those words, Chen Jianguo stopped, only looking at him and said, "So, Liu Yuan, remember, when I said seeing Young Master Xiao is like seeing me? But in fact, you should respect him even more than you respect me. Trust me, it will only bring great benefits to you!"

"I will!"

Upon hearing Chen Jianguo’s words, Liu Yuan nodded heavily.

Yanjiang Residential Area was not too far from Azure Waterfront, just under ten kilometers away. Xiao Yi, driving the Maserati he got for the first time, slowly familiarized himself with its performance while passing through the neighborhood streets. Once he left the gates of the community, he instantly began to push the car to its limits, almost flying on the road, drawing flawless arcs one after another, attracting the attention and gazes of pedestrians and other drivers alike.

Of course, there was no shortage of cursing. The heart of every driver he overtook, or who felt they had nearly been scraped by his car, nearly leapt out of their chests. It took them a moment to recover their senses, after which they began to hurl curses at the car disappearing into the distance.

Gao Junjie and Li Han were among those four, and today they were utterly dejected. Originally, the School of Mathematics was their territory. Attending classes there, everyone revered them like emperors. But now, everything had changed due to Zeng Xiaoxiao’s earth-shattering words that morning. They didn’t even dare to go to class. If it had been someone else, it might have been manageable, but they had no idea what the crazy Zeng Xiaoxiao might do. They didn’t know if she would call them over again to have Xiao Yi kick them. Although Xiao Yi hadn’t kicked them that morning, he was just a country bumpkin. Under Zeng Xiaoxiao’s threats or even inducements—setting aside her infuriating personality, she was indeed a beauty—wouldn’t she easily tempt Xiao Yi, the bumpkin? If he then kicked each of them, would they have any face left to mix in the School of Mathematics, or in Zhao Yuhua’s presence?

So after skipping class, they did not return and only dared to go to their finance department meeting that afternoon.

After thinking it over that morning, especially after being bullied by Zeng Xiaoxiao into skipping class, they unanimously agreed that Gao Junjie needed to hasten his pursuit of Zhao Yuhua. Only if Gao Junjie won over Zhao Yuhua could the Four Young Evil Masters reclaim their status in the School of Mathematics and their self-esteem.

At that point, what about Zeng Xiaoxiao? Would they still need to fear her? She could get lost.

Encouraged by his three brothers, Gao Junjie regained confidence. During the afternoon class, with flowers they had carefully prepared all morning, they staged a romantic courtship in the classroom, even with the help of their English teacher. Such a spectacle, which moved almost all the female students in the class, received a cold reception from Zhao Yuhua once more.

When Zhao Yuhua entered the classroom, she seemed to ignore the sweet and romantic atmosphere completely, and to Gao Junjie’s kneeling and declarations of love, she only had two words to comment: "Boring!"

Watching Zhao Yuhua’s indifferent demeanor, Gao Junjie’s face turned extremely awkward in an instant, nearly at a loss for words. Prompted by Zhao Hu, he suddenly snapped back to reality and forced a smile more pained than tears, saying to Zhao Yuhua, "Yuhua, although you don’t want to accept me now, I will definitely touch your heart with my sincere feelings," managing to save face from the embarrassment and scoring some points with his classmates.

Unfortunately, such a romantic statement seemed to fall on deaf ears for Zhao Yuhua.

After class, the group left without any spirit, not speaking a word. Even their drive home felt listless. Just then, a Maserati sped by, sharply cutting into a just-right parking space ahead, narrowly missing his BMW by mere centimeters, nearly scaring the sweat out of a shocked Gao Junjie as he gripped the steering wheel.

When he came to his senses, he immediately began cursing at the Maserati, unleashing nearly every swear word he knew.

After venting his anger, still not feeling content, he turned to the other three in the car and asked, "Did any of you see who that asshole driving was? Did you catch the license plate number?"

"Ah, it was too fast; I didn’t see clearly."

"It seemed like there was no license plate, I really didn’t notice."

"..."

The three of them also took a strong dislike to the Maserati, and joined Gao Junjie in his cursing when he lashed out. After his enquiry, they all tried hard to recall the license plate, wishing they could find and deal with that arrogant driver. So what if someone had a broken Maserati? But after trying to remember, none of them could make out the license plate of the Maserati.