Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain
Chapter 786

Chapter 786: 786

After Lü Qiwen left, Lin Dong courteously folded his hands together:

"Thank you, Brother Gu."

"Hey, Chief Lin, what are you talking about? When I let General Lü go, it was just to protect him. How could he be a match for you?" Gu Lingjun said with a wave of his hand:

"So, it’s not you who should be thanking me, but I who should be apologizing to you. It was presumptuous of me to handle the matter."

Lin Dong smiled faintly. Gu Lingjun really did have a way with words and actions.

As for Lü Qiwen, Lin Dong naturally was not afraid. Just as Gu Lingjun had said, he was no match for Lin Dong.

Even if Lin Dong had killed him, he would not have borne any responsibility.

It just wasn’t necessary.

That’s why when Lü Qiwen left just now, he didn’t stop him.

"Chief Lin, we didn’t exchange contact information last time. This time, we must leave contact information. Nowadays, I’m always in Demon City, and so is my younger sister. Let’s keep in touch more often in the future," Gu Lingjun said.

Lin Dong nodded.

After exchanging contact information, Gu Lingjun seemed to have something else to attend to.

So he said, "Chief Lin, I’m really sorry. I wanted to invite you for a meal, but something has come up on my end. It looks like it will have to wait until next time."

"Haha, when I get back, I’ll tell my sister that the Teacher Lin she’s been nagging about has come to Demon City. I think she’ll be very happy. But from now on, you might be bothered by her."

Images of that tall, youthful campus belle filled Lin Dong’s mind.

When he was in Southern Capital, he felt that Gu Lingfei’s identity was not simple; now it seemed that it was truly the case.

After Gu Lingjun had left, the people around looked at Lin Dong differently.

"I didn’t expect this outsider to have such strong connections in Demon City."

"But just because he was let off this time doesn’t mean General Lü won’t seek revenge later."

"He broke Young Master Lü Bin’s arm; General Lü won’t let it go so easily. Being spared once doesn’t mean he won’t find trouble with him in the future."

"..."

These passersby continued to whisper among themselves.

Most of them were locals, owning their homes with some having quite good jobs. They always felt a faint sense of superiority in front of outsiders.

It might not be very obvious, but sometimes their words could give it away.

Lin Dong couldn’t be bothered with them.

Seeing Li Qingcheng and Chen Xiaoli chatting animatedly, he suggested, "Sister Qincheng, Sister Xiaoli, I think you two should catch up somewhere else."

"Right, Xiaoli, it’s mealtime, perfect for us to grab something to eat and catch up," Li Qingcheng said.

Saying so, she took Chen Xiaoli to have dinner.

The restaurant was situated in the Demon City Grand Hotel.

They had one of those high-rise restaurants at the top level.

Enjoying a meal hundreds of meters in the air, next to floor-to-ceiling windows, one could overlook the scenery of Demon City.

Of course, the price was steep.

Even in Demon City, these sky-high restaurants were very high-end, costing at least tens of thousands of pieces for a meal.

But tens of thousands of pieces were mere trifles to both Lin Dong and Li Qingcheng.

However, for Chen Xiaoli, it seemed quite luxurious.

She hesitated, "Qincheng, there’s no need to go to such a fancy place for dinner, is there?"

"It’s okay, my brother-in-law is treating. He’s got money," Li Qingcheng joked with a glance at Lin Dong, causing his cheeks to flush slightly.

He still wasn’t comfortable with hearing this kind of banter in front of others.

Chen Xiaoli was a year older than Li Qingcheng. After Li Qingcheng’s mother passed away, she was taken back to Southern Capital by Liu Chuanqi.

Li Qingcheng attended elementary school in a slum area of Southern Capital, and Chen Xiaoli was her desk mate at the time, as well as her only close friend.

Back then, Li Qingcheng harbored resentment towards her father and was isolated because she was from out of town, which made her incredibly lonely. Without friends at school or parents at home, only Chen Xiaoli befriended her.

After sitting down, Li Qingcheng found herself reflecting on her childhood and couldn’t help but take Chen Xiaoli’s hand and say,

"Xiaoli, back then, I was often bullied by the other girls, and only you stood up for me. I will never forget how, in the third grade, you took a brick for me when Murong and her gang were picking on me."

As she spoke, she couldn’t resist reaching towards the small scar on Chen Xiaoli’s right forehead.

That scar was exactly from that time.

"Qingcheng, don’t mention it; it’s been so many years, I’ve long forgotten about it," said Chen Xiaoli with an awkward wave of her hand.

"I haven’t forgotten," Li Qingcheng said, looking at the scar on her forehead, feeling a twinge of pain in her heart.

Suddenly, she thought of something and pulled out a bottle of ’Cosmetics’ from her bag. It was the ’Beautifying Powder’ she and Lin Dong had created.

This Beautifying Powder was not just for whitening and other functions—it was also effective at removing scars.

And the results were significant!

She quickly handed the Beautifying Powder to Chen Xiaoli and said,

"Xiaoli, use this to help remove the scar on your forehead."

Chen Xiaoli was puzzled but still nodded and accepted it.

"Let me help you apply it," Li Qingcheng offered.

"Mmm-hmm," Chen Xiaoli agreed without much thought, as she believed that if a hospital couldn’t remove her scar, how could a bottle of makeup possibly do it.

Li Qingcheng carefully applied the Beautifying Powder to Chen Xiaoli and then helped her wash it off with water.

Then she took out a makeup mirror, "Look, Xiaoli, the scar has already faded a lot."

Chen Xiaoli was also a bit surprised, "Oh my God, what kind of cosmetic is this? The effect is too good."

"Haha, Xiaoli, I’ll send you more later. I guarantee your scar will be completely removed," she promised.

"Mmm-hmm, thank you, Qingcheng."

"By the way, Qingcheng, what are you up to these days?"

"Me? Well..." Li Qingcheng intended to say that Qingcheng International was hers, but fearing it might hurt her sister, she said instead, "I’ve started a cosmetic company in Jianghai. How about you, sister?"

"What else could I be doing but working a job? After you transferred schools, I studied hard and managed to get into a 985 university in Demon City," she explained.

"But being a graduate from a 985 university is just superficial. My family is proud of me, but in this vast Demon City, it’s hardly useful. I’m working at a bank now, on the very bottom rung. Sigh, it’s so difficult even to get a signature from clients who are all looking to take advantage of me..."

"This time, Young Master Lü Bin went too far, drugging me and trying to force himself on me," she continued, her eyes suddenly filling with tears.

"Sigh, Qingcheng, why is it so hard for someone from a poor background like me?" she lamented.

"I worked hard, competed against millions and finally got into a key 985 university with great difficulty. But after graduating, my monthly salary is just over ten thousand yuan. That might be considered good back home, but compared to the terrifying housing prices in Demon City, I know I could work hard my whole life without ever being able to afford a place here."

"The first time I went to work at the bank and saw hundreds of thousands in cash, I was astonished and shocked for several minutes. To me, it seemed like all the money I could ever earn. But my local colleague said, ’What’s so surprising about several hundred thousand? It’s not even worth as much as a suite my family owns...’"

Listening silently to all this, Li Qingcheng knew her dear friend must have gone through a lot of hardships alone in Demon City.

But it wasn’t just her; wasn’t this the same story for every person who came from a lowly background?