I stormed down the mountain, took down all the big shots in the city, and the female CEO dragged me

Exit of Mingdai High-speed Railway Station.

Xu Yuan and Du Aili stayed in Beijing for three more days. During this time, Du Aili took Xu Yuan to visit scenic spots and eat delicious food, and they had a great time.

The two walked out of the station side by side, when a series of hurried footsteps sounded from behind them, followed by a series of reprimands.

"Make way."

Before Du Aili could react, just as she was about to turn around, the man in the black shirt and sunglasses shoved her away with his large, muscular hand.

Xu Yuan reacted quickly, reaching out to grab Du Aili's hand and pulling her into his arms.

"What's wrong with you guys?"

The actions of the dozen or so men in black clearly provoked dissatisfaction among those around them.

They were walking along peacefully when suddenly a group of men rushed out and, without asking any questions, pushed them aside, demanding they make way. No one would be happy in such a situation.

The man in black remained unmoved, as if he hadn't heard anything, and continued with his actions.

"Stop talking."

Someone noticed the imposing man emerging from behind the men in black and quickly warned their companions not to speak out of turn.

The man, in his forties, possessed an outstanding demeanor, an upright posture, slicked-back hair, and a straight gaze. He strode smoothly through the passage cleared by the bodyguards in black.

"Who is this?"

"You don't know him? Wu Daotan from Quanshui, the big shot from Dongshan North."

Centered on Quanshui City, most of the businesses in the surrounding cities belong to him, and even those that aren't his are related to him.

Wu Daotan's appearance instantly silenced the previously dissatisfied crowd.

Some people from out of town, unaware of his identity, still dared to shout, only to be kicked to the ground by his bodyguard in black.

"No, isn't that a bit too domineering?"

The bodyguard in black seemed not to hear, and as soon as Wu Daotan walked out of the station, he also left quickly without even an apology.

Xu Yuan and Du Aili stood by the roadside, watching Wu Daotan's car drive away. Xu Yuan couldn't help but feel curious.

"Who is he?"

"The entire Dongshan is roughly divided into three strongest forces. The richest one is Huang Tianhao of Haidong. Backed by the seaport, he controls all kinds of businesses under the Qindao City, most of which are at sea."

"The other two are Li Zekai from Dongshan South. His base is in Zicheng. He is relatively weaker, but he has the most ruthless and capable fighters under his command."

"The last one is this one, Wu Daotan, from Quanshui City. He has business in most of the surrounding cities, including our Mingdai."

Don't let his wealth fool you; he may not be as wealthy as Huang Tianhao of Haidong, nor as skilled in combat as Li Zekai of Zicheng. He still wields considerable influence and firmly holds his position as the top dog in Dongshan.

During the conversation, the car that was supposed to pick them up stopped by the roadside, and the two got in.

Xu Yuan, curious, pressed further, "How do those three families compare to yours?"

"It's incomparable," Du Aili replied objectively. "To be precise, there's no comparison."

"To put it bluntly, they're a gang, and their business extends to the surrounding cities."

In their eyes, our family is nothing more than a small fry.

"Of course, our Du family only does legitimate business; as for them..."

Before Du Aili could finish speaking, Xu Yuan understood what he meant.

In other words, these people are involved in both the legitimate and criminal worlds.

"How does it compare to the Zhang family?" Xu Yuan asked again, thinking of the Zhang family.

"They're not the same as the Zhang family," Du Aili patiently explained. "The Zhang family has been powerful for generations; they're just little brothers compared to them."

"They dare to mess with anyone, but in a red family like the Zhang family, they don't dare to act recklessly."

Even if their protectors came, they probably wouldn't dare to act recklessly before the Zhang family head.

"Wu Daotan's arrival in Mingdai is most likely related to the Zhang family."

"Is it related to the Zhang family?" Xu Yuan looked at Du Aili's profile with curiosity.

"It's Zhang Jiushan's birthday in a few days, he'll probably be here to wish him a happy birthday."

"It's Zhang Ruonan's father's birthday."

Xu Yuan returned to Yunding Mountain Manor, and Xu Nuo saw him enter and immediately ran and jumped on him.

"Brother, you're finally back!"

Xu Yuan patted her younger sister's hair, her face full of affection: "You're home? I thought you were at school."

"I didn't have class today, so I came back."

"How's university life?" Xu Yuan asked with concern.

"It's not bad." Xu Nuo hugged Xu Yuan tightly until Xu Yuan sat down on the sofa before she got down.

"Brother, how was your trip to the capital?"

The younger sister winked and whispered, "How far have things progressed between you and Sister Ai Li? Have you kissed?"

Xu Yuan pretended not to understand and asked Xu Nuo to get her some food, her eyes scanning the room.

"Zhang Ruonan wasn't with you?"

"She went home, saying it was her father's birthday and she went back to help."

Xu Nuo, carrying snacks, quickly returned to Xu Yuan's side, casually opened a drawer, took out an invitation, and handed it to Xu Yuan.

"This was left by Sister Ruonan. She said you absolutely must attend."

Xu Yuan opened the red invitation with gold lettering and glanced at it; Zhang Jiushan's birthday banquet was in two days.

"Brother, are you going or not?"

"Can I come with you?"

Xu Yuan ruffled her sister's hair without answering, then got up and walked towards the bedroom: "I'm going to take a shower first, and I'll make you something delicious later."

Upon hearing the news of Xu Yuan's return, Kim Kyung-seok immediately arranged for two carloads of gifts to be prepared and headed straight for Yunding Mountain Manor.

Xu Yuan helped him a lot during his trip to Beijing.

Although the incomplete prescription didn't work very well, Old Master Ye still kept it, which shows that Ye Wu appreciated the favor from the Jin family.

If it weren't for Xu Yuan, things probably wouldn't have turned out so well.

The best way Kim Kyung-seok could think of to repay him was to give him gifts and money.

He wanted to send something more high-end, but unfortunately, he couldn't get it in a short time.

In order to give Xu Yuan a gift, he made a special trip to the Song family's Longshan Resort to get a few pills, not knowing whether Xu Yuan would like them.

The car stopped in front of the manor, and Xu Nuo asked him for his identity before letting him in.

As soon as Kim Kyung-seok entered the house, he had people move things inside.

"Are you trying to open a shopping mall in my house?" Xu Nuo joked, looking at the piles of things.

Kim Kyung-seok, however, felt that this little bit of stuff was insignificant.

"Nono, you're such a joker."

If you like shopping malls, I'll buy one for you and give it to you; you can be the boss.

"No, no." Xu Nuo was just joking, but Jin Jingshuo almost took it seriously.

Xu Nuo, wearing an apron, came out of the kitchen carrying food. She glanced at the food on the ground but didn't say anything.

Let's have dinner together.

"Mr. Xu cooked it himself."

Kim Kyung-seok looked at the dishes on the table and secretly swallowed: "It is my honor to be able to eat Mr. Xu's personally prepared meal."

He said this, but his actions were completely uninhibited; he casually sat down at the dining table.

"Mr. Xu, you didn't like the servants I sent you before, so I'll pick a few more and send them to you."

"No need, I don't like having other outsiders in my home."