I am a dragon

Li Tong, fueled by alcohol, went berserk. He jumped in, grabbed Wang Hui by the hair, dragged her to the ground, and raised his foot, intending to kick Shi Hui.

I couldn't stand it anymore, so I kicked Li Tong in the back, sending him sprawling forward.

"Sister Hui, are you alright?"

I reached out and helped Wang Hui up.

Wang Hui's clothes and hair were disheveled, her eyes were red, and she bit her lip, unable to speak.

Li Tong scrambled to his feet, pointed at me, and angrily shouted, "You little pretty boy, you dare to hit me? I'll kill you!"

Wang Hui hysterically shouted, "Li Tong, haven't you made enough of a scene? Lu Feng and I are business partners, what do you mean by 'pretty boy'?"

Li Tongyin sneered, "Pah! You gave him 40% of the shop's shares, and you still say you're not a gigolo? You cheated on me and even gave yourself to a man! You're such a slut!"

Wang Hui was trembling with anger: "Jiuzhuotang is about to go bankrupt. Lu Feng was recommended by Tao Xiaotao. If it weren't for Tao Xiaotao's influence, how could Lu Feng, with such good skills, possibly stay in our shop?"

All you do all day is gamble, you're drowning in debt, the debt collectors are already at your shop, and you're still drinking! You'll drink yourself to death one day!

Li Tong's eyes were icy cold, a sinister smile playing on his lips. He said, "You think you're right to seduce men who practically throw themselves at you? You slut!"

The commotion in the private room alerted the owner, who came in with several kitchen staff.

Seeing more people around, Li Tong became even more excited.

He plopped down on the ground, and like a shrew, the grown man pounded the ground and howled.

"I don't want to live anymore. My wife is living off this gigolo, she doesn't give me a single penny, and when I caught her in the act, she yelled at me and hit me. Why am I so unlucky?"

The situation was getting increasingly out of control, so the owner said in a deep voice, "This is a restaurant. You should go home if you want to deal with your personal matters. If you continue like this, I will call the police."

As he spoke, the boss took out his phone.

Seeing that his boss was about to call the police, Li Tong jumped up from the ground, pointed at Wang Hui, and cursed, "You bitch, this isn't over yet, just you wait!"

After saying that, he pushed through the crowd and ran out.

When I saw that the entrance was crowded with onlookers, Wang Hui covered her face and burst into tears again.

We couldn't have the meal, so I paid the bill and pulled Wang Hui outside.

I didn't eat a single bite of food, but the bill came to over 300 yuan, leaving my phone balance in double digits.

Just as I came out of the hot pot restaurant, Tao Xiaotao walked towards me.

Seeing me standing to the side smoking, Wang Hui burst into tears. Tao Xiaotao asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

I was seething with anger, so I told them about the trouble Li Tong had caused earlier.

Tao Xiaotao stamped her feet in exasperation: "That Li Tong is a monster! Sister Hui, divorce him!"

Wang Hui cried for a while, wiped away her tears, and said, "I'm sorry, I originally wanted to treat you to a meal, but things have turned out like this..."

I immediately replied, "It's okay, I'm not hungry."

"How much did you pay for the bill? I'll give it to you now."

I would never accept Wang Hui's money.

Wang Hui insisted on giving me the money.

Tao Xiaotao said angrily, "That Li Tong is a scoundrel. Who knows what might happen when Sister Hui goes home? How about this, you come stay with me tonight, and I doubt Li Tong will be able to say anything."

I agreed with Tao Xiaotao's statement. Wang Hui was initially unwilling, but she couldn't resist Tao Xiaotao's insistence, so she had no choice but to go to Tao Xiaotao's house with her.

I cooked noodles when I got home, and Jiang Ruxue saw me. She asked, "Didn't you have hot pot for dinner? Why are you hungry as soon as you get back?"

"Don't even mention it, we didn't get to eat."

I mumbled something, without telling Jiang Ruxue what had just happened.

Jiang Ruxue didn't ask any further questions and just watched me cook noodles.

I turned around and saw her still standing at the kitchen doorway. I asked, "Are you hungry too? I'll make you another bowl."

Jiang Ruxue was lost in thought when I asked her a question, pulling her back to reality.

"No...I won't eat."

Jiang Ruxue smoothed her hair and said, "I dreamt about your cousin last night."

When Lin Fang was mentioned, Jiang Ruxue and I both fell silent. He had been missing for so long, and we didn't know if he was dead or alive. It was really worrying.

But besides worrying, there's nothing I can do.

Jiang Ruxue comforted me, saying, "I've already asked someone to look for Lin Fang, I believe there will be results."

Seeing her so confident, as if she had it in the bag, a thought popped into my head: Was the person Jiang Ruxue asked Tang Niu to help her?

Doing foreign trade in Southeast Asia definitely involves a lot of connections.

Why would Tang Niu, a mere foreign trade executive, help with this?

What exactly is the relationship between Jiang Ruxue and Tang Niu?

I wanted to ask her, but I swallowed the words back. If there was something fishy going on, Jiang Ruxue wouldn't tell me the truth. If there was nothing fishy, ​​then Jiang Ruxue would think I was following her.

"Really? Sister-in-law, who did you entrust this to? It's not a scammer, is it?"

I said it casually, but I actually wanted to see Jiang Ruxue's reaction.

As Jiang Ruxue cleared away the dishes, she said, "Do you think I'm stupid?"

"How could that be? It's just that there are scammers everywhere these days, and it's impossible to guard against them all." I gave a reasonable explanation.

Jiang Ruxue smiled faintly: "I won't be fooled."

She was so confident, but I had many doubts.

Jiuzhuotang has been doing very well these past two days, thanks in no small part to Tao Xiaotao's online promotion.

The number of viewers in her live stream also increased.

I was so busy I could hardly breathe, but the thought of profits filled me with energy again.

Shi Hui hired two employees, not the kind of girls in short skirts and black stockings, but two middle-aged men who had reportedly worked at Jiuzhuotang before.

This makes Jiuzhuotang look more formal.

During that time, Xu Lanya and Jiang Ruxue came by and even got cards. Even Chen Hu, upon hearing that I was at Jiuzhuotang, came to visit me and said that if any gangsters caused trouble, I should call him.

I readily agreed, but deep down I didn't want to get involved in the underworld.

That afternoon after get off work, I forgot my phone at the store. I came back to get it after entering the residential area. Before I even entered the store, I heard Shi Hui and Li Tong arguing inside.

Shi Hui said bitterly, "Are you ever going to stop? I haven't even paid off the last 100,000 gambling debt, and now I owe another 100,000. Are you... are you trying to drive me to my death?"

"Bullshit! You have money to feed your gigolos, but no money to pay my debts. Do you want me to die out there so you can live together?"

Li Tong's words were sharp and sarcastic, and I clenched my fists, furious.

Shi Hui said with a sob in her voice, "Have you no shame? Who is it that spends all day eating, drinking, gambling and whoring outside, and now you're trying to pin this on me?"

Snapped!

Li Tong slapped Shi Hui across the face, and Shi Hui cried out and fell to the ground.

"I'm a man, it's none of your business what I do outside. You're a woman, so you have to behave yourself. Hand over the 200,000 yuan right now, or I'll burn this whole shop down!"

I couldn't listen to it anymore, so I kicked the door open and rushed in...