The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 247 - 0247 Great Majesty (Ninth Update)

Chapter 247: Chapter 0247 Great Majesty (Ninth Update)

"Dad?"

The single word from Xiahou Renjie, "Dad," suddenly made nearly half of the people present change their expressions.

The father of the third young master of the Xiahou family... Instantly, everyone’s gaze converged upon the middle-aged man who had just entered wearing a black suit.

Noticing the anxious expressions on these people’s faces, Xiahou Longhu snorted coldly: "Yes, I am Xiahou Longhu!"

"Plop—"

A dull sound, but it was from that extremely arrogant middle-aged woman who, upon hearing Xiahou Longhu announce his name, became the first to collapse under the pressure—her legs gave way, and she directly slumped to the ground.

"Xiahou—Family Head?" In the crowd, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties widened his eyes, asking uncertainly: "Why, why have you come in person?"

"Hm?" Xiahou Longhu glanced at him indifferently and snorted: "What? Do I need to report to you where I go?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man’s forehead broke out in sweat, and he hurriedly shook his hands: "Not at all, not at all, what the Xiahou family head is speaking of!"

He was just a company chairman, at most wealthy but without power. In Shanghai, his kind could only flaunt themselves in front of ordinary people, but must bow down before any slightly influential local family, let alone the Xiahou family, one of the Four Great Families of Shanghai.

Xiahou Longhu’s cold gaze swept over the group and finally landed on Xiahou Renjie.

"Dad, you—you’ve come a bit early." Xiahou Renjie, following what Chen Tianxiong had said earlier and determined to perform in front of his father, ran over with his face covered and boasted: "This guy and Mu Bingtong’s Jinxiu Group will be finished soon, you didn’t need to come personally for such a trivial matter, I can handle it myself!"

This statement made Xiahou Longhu’s face twitch, while Chu Ge, from a distance, looked on with a smile that was not quite a smile, remaining silent.

Yet despite this, Xiahou Longhu still caught the fleeting coldness in Chu Ge’s eyes. He clearly realized that if this matter was not handled well, any bit of goodwill between the Xiahou family and Chu Ge might be completely severed!

"Dad, don’t worry, I’ll handle it right away—"

"Slap—"

However, before Xiahou Renjie could finish his words, Xiahou Longhu had already swung his arm around in a full circle, delivering a slap across the face.

The crisp sound echoed in the private room, and everyone was stunned, including Xiahou Renjie himself, who covered his swollen cheek, looking bewildered and panicked at Xiahou Longhu.

Seeing blood continuously seeping from the corner of Xiahou Renjie’s mouth, even Chu Ge couldn’t help but sigh; Xiahou Longhu was truly unhesitating to strike!

"If I had come any later, you’d be dead!" Xiahou Longhu looked fiercely at Xiahou Renjie and roared: "It’s no big deal if you die, but if you end up dragging down the entire Xiahou family, nobody will forgive you!"

Xiahou Renjie stared blankly at Xiahou Longhu, still covering his cheek, silent.

In front of everyone’s shock-stricken gaze, Xiahou Longhu stepped towards Chu Ge, then bowed and lowered his head.

"Mr. Chu, my unworthy son has offended you. This time it is our Xiahou family’s fault. If there’s anything you blame us for, just say it, and my Xiahou family will certainly make full compensation!"

The entire venue was shocked!

They knew clearly the identity of the man in front of them!

One of the Four Great Families of Shanghai, the current Family Head of the Xiahou family, holds a position in Shanghai such that only a few senior members of other families surpass him in rank.

Yet now, such a commanding figure was actually bowing and lowering his head to a young man who appeared to be just over twenty, fearful of even the slightest offense!

At this moment, cold sweat began to form on Xiahou Longhu’s forehead.

This was because Chu Ge had released some of his suppressed power, and anyone standing within three meters of him could feel an oppressive force transcending the Innate level exuding from him!

Currently, Xiahou Longhu was the only one within that range in the entire private room.

This incident made Chu Ge realize that merely negotiating was not enough with these families; a certain level of deterrence was necessary!

And clearly, Xiahou Longhu had just walked into the line of fire.

"Dad—why, why do you have to apologize to him?"

Finally, Xiahou Renjie couldn’t hold back and yelled out loud, his years of arrogance and vanity overwhelming his reason and making him stand up from the ground to question Xiahou Longhu.

"Why?" Xiahou Longhu turned to look at his third son, his eyes flashing a nearly murderous gaze, "Just because his surname is Chu! Even Mr. Ouyang and Mr. Sima here would respectfully address him as Mr. Chu!"

"Mr.—Mr. Chu?"

Everyone present was stunned at once.

His reputation preceded him, Chu Ge’s renown had long been circulating among Shanghai’s upper society, yet few had actually met him. After all, Chu Ge preferred not to show off and, unless necessary, rarely attended those social gatherings. Hence, many had heard of him but never seen him in person.

Now hearing Xiahou Longhu say this, a man in the crowd trembled as he asked, "Could it be... that Mr. Chu who is with Mr. Ouyang?"

This time, Xiahou Longhu didn’t even look and directly said, "Who else in Shanghai could make me bow my head but that Mr. Chu?"

"Hiss—"

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.

Mr. Chu, Doctor Chu! Known for his life-saving abilities, once saved the entire Ouyang family and was revered as an honored guest by the Sima family. God of Wealth Zhao respected him greatly, and even Huo Tianqian, it’s said, bowed before him!

Many rumors circulated about "Mr. Chu," but they never imagined they would actually meet this figure from the rumors in person, and they had seriously offended him!

The middle-aged man in a gray suit before now looked as pale as death; he could almost imagine his own fate. Even if Chu Ge really just took fifty percent of his shares and pursued no further, there were plenty in Shanghai eager to connect with Mr. Chu. These people would make his life a living hell!

"Mr. Chu, this really is a misunderstanding..." Cold sweat even began to drip from Xiahou Longhu’s forehead, he stuttered a few times, eventually only managing to utter these weak words.

"A misunderstanding?" Chu Ge sneered coldly, looking at Xiahou Longhu and said, "Family Head Xiahou really thinks highly of himself, with a single ’misunderstanding,’ you wish to completely brush this matter under the rug?"