Quest-based Magnate - Chapter 23

Chapter 23: Rectification and Regression

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In room 2022 of the luxurious KTV “V Show,” Mei Qian looked at himself in the mirror in front of the sink in the bathroom. He took off his glasses and rubbed his face.

Bzzzt Bzzzt.

His phone vibrated.

He quickly took it out to read the message and was a little disappointed. It wasn’t Cao Su who replied to him. Instead, it was a unified reply from the beauty in the group, Lu Zi: “Thank you for your concern. I was not feeling well, so I went back to the dormitory. I wish everyone a good time tonight!”

Mei Qian shook his head.

He had arranged the “dinner party” tonight mainly because he saw Yu Ping apologizing to Cao Su, so he wanted to ease his relationship with Cao Su. And through Zhan Baiyu’s probing, he discovered that Cao Su really did have resentment in his heart!

He had no choice but to pull himself together and prepare to take advantage of Cao Su’s tipsy state to chat with him after the karaoke session ended. It would be best if he could resolve it.

However, he did not expect that after singing for half an hour, he realized that Cao Su had gone outside and had not returned. It was a few minutes to 11. Cao Su had been out for about an hour and a half.

He sent Cao Su a WeChat message to ask. He even got another “trusted general,” Old Luo, to call Cao Su and send him a WeChat message to urge him.

Many people in the group saw Cao Su and Lu Zi leave one after another. Cao Su couldn’t have brought the beauty of the group, Lu Zi, out… or could he? The five or six boys who admired Lu Zi were a little restless.

If that were really the case, then he would also be in pain! They were holding a karaoke session for Cao Su, but Cao Su brought the beauty of the group to a hotel… turning around, never to come back again. Then all his plans would be in vain!

Lu Zi, this 22-year-old girl, was very beautiful. She was young and delicate, and her figure was extremely good. How many men would not like her? But he wasn’t Yu Ping. He would never mess around in the company.

Logically speaking, Lu Zi should not let Cao Su off so easily, right? How much could he earn from speculating in stocks? Their group discussed and estimated Cao Su’s net worth to be around 50 million. In Shencheng, it was just a matter of a villa and a few houses.

There was still a long way to go before he succeeded in his career, wasn’t there?

Just as he was letting his imagination run wild, Cao Su replied to his WeChat: “Xiao Mei, what’s the matter? I’m doing some work at the cafe in the Wanxiang Center. Come over immediately.”

Cao Su first called the hotel butler Xia Ya to get a designated driver. Then, he returned to V Show’s private room and sang with his colleagues for another half an hour. After singing two songs, he drank some wine and took the time to send a WeChat message to Lu Zi.

Cao Su replied, “Little Indigo, it’ll be over soon. I’ll come and find you later.”

Lu Zi: “(shy expression) Brother Cao, I’m going to bed after taking a shower. Don’t come. I won’t open the door for you even if you do.”

“Are you that heartless?”

“My man, if someone sees you staying over at my place, I won’t be able to stay in the Da Lan Corporation anymore!” Lu Zi said. “I don’t want to lose my job.”

Cao Su laughed and stopped teasing her. He comforted the beauty’s heart and told her… He told her to rest early.

Mei Qian asked Zhan Baiyu to book a three-hour group purchase coupon, which would arrive at 11:40. The sixteen people from the art design team came out of the private room together and took the elevator to the first floor. They hailed taxis by the roadside and dispersed.

Mei Qian handed Cao Su a cigarette and asked him the side to chat.

Old Luo, Zhan Baiyu, and Mei Qian’s hardcore fans watched as the two smoked from a distance and complained softly.

“D*mn! Old Cao sure is arrogant! Brother Mei treated him sincerely, but he secretly brought Beauty Lu to a hotel for fun. With his tens of millions, he still wants to enter the film industry? I’ll probably lose my pants.”

“No!” Zhan Baiyu’s face was livid. “Lu Zi returned to the dormitory. Cao Su was in the cafe at the city center.” He showed the screenshots that Mei Qian had sent him to his colleagues to help Lu Zi clear her name.

“People like him become arrogant when they get what they want. Not for long!”

“Yes, yes.” Another person echoed. “Sooner or later, he’ll go bust.”

Mei Qian exchanged a few pleasantries with Cao Su and said with a smile, “Old Cao, I’ve been repressing you for the past few years. Although I haven’t mistreated you regarding money, I’ve been unfair when assigning tasks. I want to apologize to you.

“In the future, if you need me for anything, I will definitely do my best.”

Cao Su smoked and looked at the brightly lit industrial park of Da Lan Group not far away. The production line inside was producing mobile phones day and night.

He smiled and said, “Xiao Mei, you’re avoiding the main point. If everything can be settled with an apology, what are laws for? You know very well what you’ve done in the past few years. Do you think I deserved all that shit?

“To be honest, I won’t specifically target you. I don’t have the time! However, I really won’t mind stepping on you to death when it’s time.

“So, you’ll have to work real hard in the Da Lan Corporation and pray that I don’t catch you.”

Cao Su’s tone was casual, but the words he said made Mei Qian’s face sink. “….” What manners.

How could one guard against thieves for a thousand days? Right now, he was thinking about how to deal with Cao Su. The best way was to wait for this kid to invest in the film and television industry until he went bankrupt.

Cao Su turned his head to look at him and sneered, “Xiao Mei, don’t casually offend a 30-year-old man. At my age, I know all the tricks that I should know. You can’t afford revenge!

“Do you know what methods I have prepared? Da Lan Corporation’s digital electronic products department worked overtime a lot! How many hats would you have to wear if I were to spend hundreds of thousands on hiring a handsome young gigolo to have a heart-to-heart talk with your wife?

“I know the phone in your pocket is recording. Is it any use? Remember to do a DNA test when you have a second child.”

Mei Qian’s eyes immediately sparkled, but he was discouraged after a few seconds. He gritted his teeth and took out his phone from his pocket. He turned off the recorder and deleted it in front of Cao Su. He bowed 90 degrees and apologized submissively, “President Cao, I’m sorry!”

Cao Su took a puff of his cigarette and gently blew out the smoke. Looking at Xiao Mei, who had completely lowered her head to him, the corners of his mouth curled up.

There was a famous saying from Sima Zhongda: A magnanimous person can become a great person!

His understanding was that he had to devote his limited life to his great cause, not the chickens and rats who sought revenge every day! Where would he find time and energy to do proper business then?

He had to grasp the primary and secondary contradictions in his life.

However, just because he didn’t have the time to deal with Xiao Mei didn’t mean he didn’t even know how to threaten him!

Of course, he wasn’t going to find someone to hook up with Mei Qian’s wife and make him a cuckold. This kind of thing was too hurtful. He’d let this person live in unease. That would be the sweetest revenge!

“That’s it!”

Cao Su threw down this sentence and turned around to walk to the side of the street.

Old Luo, Zhan Baiyu, and the others looked at Brother Mei, who was not far away, slowly lifting his 90-degree bow. Then, they looked at Cao Su’s face. What happened?

Cao Su nodded at these people and reached out to stop a sky-blue Bentley that was slowly approaching. The car stopped by the street. A tall, cold, beautiful, and sexy woman in a short white skirt walked out of the driver’s seat.

Her slender legs shone brightly under the dazzling night view of the street. Simply breathtaking! She opened the car door with a smile and said respectfully to Cao Su, “President Cao, please get in the car.”

Cao Su was a little surprised to see this tall and sexy female driver. It turned out to be the car model that he had helped out at Wanhai Car Dealership that day. He nodded with a smile and walked into the Bentley.

Old Luo and Zhan Baiyu stared at this scene with their mouths agape. He watched as the Bentley sped away. Men of their age were different from Lu Zi. They knew a lot about cars.

The Bentley Speeder 6.0T was a 2012 limited edition model and carried an official price tag that exceeded five million yuan. With options included, plus various taxes, it would cost a whopping six million yuan.

What did they just say?

That kid would most likely lose his pants.

When you got what you wanted, you’d run wild. But not for long!

Sooner or later, he would go bankrupt.

F*ck your grandpa!

He even had such a beautiful female secretary to be his chauffeur. Was this something an ordinary man could enjoy?

Old Luo, Zhan Baiyu, and the other diehard fans of Mei Qian suddenly felt that the world was very peaceful. At this moment, their mentality was corrected and returned to normal.