Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 345 - 346 Scared to Death

Chapter 345: Chapter 346 Scared to Death

"Zeng Kai?" Chen Zixu furrowed his brows, he had no impression of this guy either.

Zhou Peng and the rest all breathed a sigh of relief; they had been truly frightened just now, thinking that this young man was really some big-shot, but it turned out he didn’t know Zeng Kai either.

"Brother Xu, Zeng Kai is just a small-time thug in my area; he wanted to mix with me, but I didn’t take him in," said a burly man behind Chen Zixu, chiming in at this point.

Chen Zixu gave a grunt and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Go warn him right away. Tell him to apologize to Brother Song’s classmate immediately. If he dares to cause trouble again, break his legs. Damn it, he truly can’t recognize Mount Tai, even daring to bully Brother Song’s classmate."

The burly man behind Chen Zixu responded, then asked, "May I ask Brother Song, what’s your classmate’s name?"

"Sun Xiaotao." Song Xiaodong pointed at Sun Xiaotao.

The burly man immediately went over to shake hands with Sun Xiaotao, exchanged mobile phone numbers with him, and said, "Mr. Sun, we’ll be in touch. If that bastard Zeng Kai makes you unhappy, call me directly; I’ll take care of him."

Sun Xiaotao could only nod repeatedly, now completely in a state of bewilderment.

"Brother Song, we won’t bother you any longer," said Chen Zixu, and then led his group out.

Song Xiaodong couldn’t help shaking his head. With Chen Zixu’s arrival, his classmates’ view of him had clearly changed; he feared future gatherings among classmates would take on a different flavor.

"Dongzi, who was that guy just now? He seemed... pretty formidable?" Wang Yuming cautiously inquired.

"Oh, his name is Chen Zixu," Song Xiaodong replied indifferently.

"Chen Zixu..."

Everyone internally repeated the name, and suddenly Zhou Peng exclaimed, "Are you talking about Hua Long Group’s Chen Zixu?"

Song Xiaodong shrugged his shoulders, "I can’t remember what his place is called."

As for Chen Zixu, nobody might know him, but Hua Long Group is a different story; it is a well-known company in Tiannan City. What’s most crucial is that their businesses are of the sort that aren’t exactly upright; for instance, Entertainment City, saunas, and so on.

To be involved in these businesses, one has to be no ordinary person. Not only should they have connections on the White Road, but in the shadows, they must also have sufficient power, otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to keep their business going at all.

Now, looking at Song Xiaodong again, everyone was filled with astonishment. Knowing Chen Zixu was impressive enough, but more significantly, Chen Zixu had actually come to offer Song Xiaodong a drink, which was even more impressive. And not just that, during the toast, Chen Zixu was obviously trying to butter up Song Xiaodong, implying that Song Xiaodong was even more formidable than Chen Zixu.

While everyone was still in shock, a few more people walked in; it was Zhao Yongbo and his entourage. Wang Yuming was the first to be startled and quickly stepped forward, respectfully saying, "Director Liu."

Wang Yuming worked in the district education bureau, and one of the men who had come in was his boss, the director.

"Oh, Little Wang, you’re here too," said Director Liu, nodding lightly.

"Director Zhao, what brings you..." Cui Sijiao also hurried over to greet him; one of her supervisors was here as well.

Director Zhao only nodded at Cui Sijiao.

Wang Yuming and Cui Sijiao were both completely stunned at this point, as these two leaders obviously wouldn’t come here just to toast them. Could it be that they were all here for Song Xiaodong?

"Mr. Song!" Zhao Yongbo greeted Song Xiaodong.

Song Xiaodong gave a wry smile and said, "For all you senior officials to come and toast me specifically, this is truly more than I deserve."

That was what he said, and it seemed to make sense, but what shocked Zhou Peng and the others was that when Song Xiaodong said this, he was completely calm, even joking, without the slightest hint of actually being overwhelmed by the honor.

"Mr. Song, knowing you were dining here, it would be too rude of me not to come and have a drink. Moreover, they all wanted to witness the elegance of Mr. Song, so I had to bring them over. I hope Mr. Song won’t mind the intrusion."

Song Xiaodong replied, "Now that you’ve brought everyone here, if I still call it intrusion, wouldn’t that mean I’m putting on airs?"

"Haha, Mr. Song is indeed witty."

After a few jokes, everyone had a drink, and then the district-level bureau chiefs each handed their business cards to Song Xiaodong before leaving.

At this moment, the private room fell completely silent, and everyone was staring at Song Xiaodong with their mouths agape.

"Cui Sijiao, didn’t you say... Dongzi is just a... a mover?" one classmate asked with a dry voice.

"I... I clearly saw him... moving stuff for a little supermarket that day," Cui Sijiao was dumbfounded as well, her own supervisor had actually taken the initiative to give Song Xiaodong his business card, which was enough to indicate Song Xiaodong’s status. If Song Xiaodong spoke ill of her to her supervisor, she’d be done for in her department.

At this point, she really felt like crying. It had been her who had always spoken the harshest words to Song Xiaodong, often using his mover job to mock him, and she must have offended him deeply.

Wang Yuming was also ashen-faced, quite similar to Cui Sijiao, as he too hadn’t spared his share of ridicule towards Song Xiaodong.

Zhou Peng suddenly stared at Song Xiaodong and stammered, "Your girlfriend is Miao Qingqing, then isn’t she the chairwoman of Qingyuan Group, Miao Qingqing?"

Song Xiaodong offered a bitter smile and said, "Yes."

The crowd’s faces turned even darker, thinking back to the last gathering where not only had Song Xiaodong not revealed his identity, but even Miao Qingqing had intentionally hidden it. These two were clearly playing dumb and taking advantage of everyone, having deceived them thoroughly.

Of course, this was mainly because Cui Sijiao and Wang Yuming started off by saying Song Xiaodong was a mover, which led everyone to mistakenly assume Miao Qingqing wasn’t Qingyuan’s Miao Qingqing. Now that they thought about it, the surname Miao wasn’t common, and with the same name and similar appearance, even if they hadn’t seen the real Chairwoman Miao Qingqing, there were still plenty of photos online. A comparison would have made it clear.

Thinking of how they had looked down on Song Xiaodong, they all felt like crying, feeling they couldn’t be more foolish.

Su Yao was feeling very pleased at this point, wearing a slight smile, she said, "You don’t have to be like this. Dongzi was treating everyone as classmates, which is why he didn’t want to reveal any status."

Everyone’s faces turned even redder. At class reunions, what they often cared most about was showing off in front of their classmates. Compared to Song Xiaodong, the difference in their realms was like heaven and earth.