I am a dragon

I dozed off in Jiang Ruxue's bedroom last night.

This morning, I felt someone step on my face, followed by a scream from Jiang Ruxue.

I opened my eyes in shock and saw a panicked Jiang Ruxue.

"Let me explain. You were drunk last night, and I helped you to the bedroom. You grabbed my hand and wouldn't let me leave, so... in the end, I fell asleep..."

Jiang Ruxue looked at me and suddenly chuckled: "Alright, no need to explain anymore. Now you can go out, I need to change my clothes."

I ran out as fast as I could.

I slept on the ground all night and didn't feel uncomfortable at all. But a fleeting glimpse in the morning made my heart race and made me restless.

After washing up, I checked the time and it was already eight o'clock. Worried that something had happened at Jiuzhuotang, I quickly changed my clothes, said goodbye to Jiang Ruxue, and ran out.

At Jiuzhuo Hall, Shi Hui and the two masters were present, but Tao Xiaotao was not. I called Tao Xiaotao, but she did not answer; she was probably sleeping, so I had no choice but to give up.

I chatted with Shi Hui quietly for a bit, and from her tone, I could tell she was doing quite well.

The thugs outside have all disappeared today.

Ah Gou and Sister Hong also disappeared, the silence was unsettling.

Around noon, Chen Hu arrived by car, and I invited him to a nearby restaurant for lunch.

Chen Hu glanced at Shi Hui and said, "Boss Shi, you should go too. I need to talk to you about something."

Shi Hui hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

Chen Hu led us to a nearby Sichuan restaurant, where we saw Chen Long and Li Tong as soon as we entered.

Li Tong sat timidly in the corner, his face bruised, indicating he had been beaten.

"Please sit down!"

Chen Long warmly invited us, but ignored Li Tong, who didn't dare to come forward.

The food was already ordered, and the waiters were bringing it out one by one. We chatted and laughed, talking about the weather and the news. After the waiters finished serving the food and closed the door, Chen Long said to me, "Maple Forest has been keeping an eye on you lately. Do you know why?"

I said helplessly, "Sister Hong contacted me yesterday and said I reported Maple Leaf Forest."

Chen Long said, "Lu Feng, you saved my brother. I told you that from now on you would be my brother, and my brother's affairs are my affairs. I've checked, and this rumor was spread by Li Tong."

Sure enough!

I had long suspected it was him, but I had no proof.

Chen Hu turned to look at Li Tong, who was immediately startled. He half-squatted down and forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"I...I..."

Chen Hu cured Li Tong's stuttering problem with a single slap.

Li Tong covered his face, his voice trembling with tears, and said, "Brother Hu, Lu Feng stole my wife, and I'm just doing this to vent my anger."

When he mentioned stealing his wife, Chen Long and Chen Hu glanced at Shi Hui, whose face flushed red with embarrassment and anger. She retorted, "Li Tong, you're talking nonsense! Lu Feng and I are completely innocent, heaven and earth can bear witness!"

"Then why did you give Lu Feng 40% of the shares?" Li Tong muttered, his usual roguish demeanor completely gone under Chen Hu's fist.

Shi Hui said, "Jiuzhuotang was my father's life's work, but after my father passed away, Jiuzhuotang could no longer continue to operate. Fortunately, I met Lu Feng. Lu Feng's massage skills are superb, which gave me confidence."

But I don't have the money to pay Lu Feng's salary, so I can only keep him with shares. Otherwise, why would he stay at Jiuzhuotang and work for free?

Faced with Shi Hui's questioning, Li Tong wanted to make a few excuses, but when he met Chen Hu's gaze, he immediately swallowed what he was about to say.

Chen Long coughed and said, "I heard that Boss Shi is getting a divorce?"

"Hmm." Shi Hui was a little embarrassed.

"Originally, I didn't want to get involved in other people's affairs, but Boss Shi is my brother's business partner, and I can't just watch Jiuzhuotang be a mess all the time."

Chen Long looked at Li Tong and said, "Li Tong, you owe money, and I'll pay it off for you, but on one condition: you must divorce Boss Shi today and leave with nothing. As for child custody..."

Chen Long then looked at Shi Hui.

Shi Hui said, "I will have custody, and I won't need his child support."

Chen Long said to Li Tongdao, "Did you hear that clearly? If Boss Shi can't get a divorce, then he'll have to be widowed."

"Listen, listen carefully." Li Tong was so scared that his diaper was about to get wet.

He was certainly unwilling to lose Shi Hui, his cash cow, but now the situation was beyond his control.

Li Tong couldn't afford to offend Chen Long, so he could only nod.

Chen Hu took a divorce agreement from the side and handed it to Shi Hui.

Shi Hui watched for a while and then nodded.

She's been exhausted from the divorce recently, but today things have finally come to a conclusion.

She knew that Brother Chen Long was helping her because of me, and she couldn't help but give me a grateful look.

Chen Hu glanced at his watch and said, "The divorce registration office will open in half an hour. After you've eaten, I'll have my men take you there. If Li Tong tries anything funny, someone will deal with him."

Li Tong quickly replied, "No, no."

Shi Hui took a couple of bites and followed Chen Hu's henchmen, taking Li Tong to get a divorce.

Before leaving, Shi Hui said, "Brother Long, I will definitely pay you back."

Chen Long didn't say anything, but waved his hand to indicate that he shouldn't take it to heart.

After Shi Hui and the others left...

Only Chen Long and Chen Hu, the brothers, remained in the room.

Chen Hu poured drinks for the three of us and we clinked glasses.

Chen Long said, "I heard that Maple Leaf Forest and Sixth Master Qiao are both going to invest in your Jiuzhuo Hall?"

I explained, "They've all got it wrong. That's not mine; it belongs to Boss Shi."

"That's not important. What's important is your safety. I'll arrange for people to protect you at all times," Chen Long said sincerely.

He treated me like a brother.

But I still refused, saying, "They haven't done anything to me so far, so I think it's unnecessary."

Chen Hu said, "Brother Feng, you can't be careless. Zhao Guoqiang and Qiao Laoliu are no good either."

I recalled the time Zhao Guoqiang received Qiao Laoliu's call; his attitude became very respectful, indicating he was definitely not on the same level as Qiao Laoliu. Curious, I asked, "I heard Zhao Guoqiang is backed by Su Kun of the Su Group?"

"As far as I know, the person behind Zhao Guoqiang is very mysterious, and few people know who he is, but there are rumors that it is President Su Kun."

Chen Long mentioned that Su Kun was very respectful, which suggests there must be some kind of deal between them.

"But President Su denied it." I remembered what Tao Xiaotao had said. She said she had asked Su Kun, and Su Kun denied it.

Chen Long thought for a moment and said, "The Su family is different from Qiao Laoliu. They started their business with new technology and are very disdainful of the fighting and killing in the martial arts world. Even if Su Kun controls Maple Forest, he certainly doesn't want others to know."

Chen Long's words make sense. I'm lost again. The things in society are complicated and much more difficult than learning traditional Chinese medicine.