Seeing these two people, Li Yan had lost the interest in showing off his airs. These two guys were close henchmen of the local boss Li Yonghao. The person who could make them come to invite naturally had to be Li Yonghao. And a person of Li Yonghao's level theoretically wouldn't openly flaunt his face in a bar over a woman.

That left another possibility, Li Yonghao recognized him and indeed wanted to call him over.

Just now, when those two tall men came over, apart from Zhang Yurong being a bit nervous, both Wen Qianyi and Yue Yao remained calm. But when these two, not as tall yet with a far greater presence came over, they felt even more pressured. Among them, Yue Yao even had a hint of killing intent!

Li Yan stretched his foot out, kicked Yue Yao's calf, signaling her to relax, indicating it wasn't that serious, and Yue Yao's killing intent immediately disappeared. He then reached out to pat Zhang Yurong and Wen Qianyi on the thigh, signaling them that it was alright.

"Oh, it's you guys. Should've said earlier, I thought you were a couple of mindless punks. Let me go see what your boss wants to say to me!" Li Yan stood up, finished the drink in his glass. "I'll be right back, you guys go ahead and drink first."

No need for more prompts, as Wen Qianyi's friend was the owner of this place, surely there wouldn't be any trouble, and she'd take care of the two of them. Even if Wen's connection wasn't enough, with Yue Yao around, he didn't worry about their safety.

Zhang Jing and Cui Ming led Li Yan to another corner of the bar, to a larger, darker area where they saw several people, aside from the two men whom Li Yan had just sent away, there were four others. He recognized Li Yonghao, and the other one he had met last time, seemed to be called Shi Zheng or something, claiming to be an overseas Yun Country person.

"Li Yan, still recognize me?" Li Yonghao gestured for him to sit across from him.

Cui Ming and Zhang Jing had sat down, and the two tall men, seeing how Li Yonghao reacted, quickly brought a stool and poured a fresh drink for Li Yan.

"Heh, how could I ever forget you, Hao Ye? I haven't forgotten these two either, I've met Mr. Shi before too." Li Yan reclined lazily into his seat, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

Zhang Jing and Cui Ming, hearing themselves referred to humorously, glared a bit in discontent, while Shi Zheng nodded warmly in response. Seeing him acting all knowledgeable and having Zhang Jing and Cui Ming fetch him, the two tall men whom he had dismissed grew even more respectful.

"No need for that, Li is our last name too, you can just call me Brother Hao, consider me your clan brother." Li Yonghao, same as last meeting, wore a smile but couldn't conceal his imposing aura.

Li Yan remembered what Li Jie said earlier: There are over a billion Lis in the world, why not say Li Yong is your clan brother instead?

Li Yonghao's demeanor had noticeably changed since last time, perhaps due to internal struggles with Yu Hong's faction that knocked back his support. Li Yan didn't want to get tangled up with Yu Hong, yet neither did he want to unnecessarily clash with a man like Li Yonghao. He smiled as he raised his glass, saying: "I'm such a fool for beauty that I didn't even see you here, Brother Hao, I deserve a penalty!"

With that, he downed his drink.

"Brother Li Yan is quite candid! Pour some more, let's all drink together." Li Yonghao instructed cheerfully. He then proceeded to introduce the person next to him: "My son, Li Xingwu, is already this grown and neither smokes nor drinks, truly shameful."

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"Brother, interested in a small business venture? Won't need you to invest much, but the returns are quite decent," said Li Yonghao, as he raised his glass to obscure their conversation, whispering so only they could hear.

Li Yan tossed away his cigarette butt, chuckling wryly: "Brother Hao, you overestimate me. I'm just a small-time employee, how could I be qualified to do big business with you?"

"Heh, who's born doing big business?" Li Yonghao replied, exuding confidence.

Li Yan broke into a sweat, this boss had such presence yet also a hilarious side…

"The thing is… I really don't need to do any business right now."

Hearing Li Yan's words, Li Yonghao laughed: "Brother, you're in your prime now, but what about the future? You have a good thing going with Miss Yu, but while you're playing her, might you also be getting played? Come down to proper marriages, do you think the Yu Family won't look down on you?"

Li Yan had to concede, the guy had a sharp eye, hitting the nail on the head. If it was only a casual fling with Yu Xiaodi and the others, that was one thing, but for the long haul, no money or power really wouldn't cut it.

Seeing him not respond, Li Yonghao knew he'd hit a nerve, continued: "Brother, whether it's Microsoft, Apple, Dell, or Google, their big bosses were all tech people, but then what? They recruited all sorts of talent! That's called each to their strengths! You might think you're not cut out for business, but you have your strengths, and that's all that matters. I'm not good at it either! But I can find the right people and have them work, we just play to our strengths. For instance… your personal charm is extraordinary, having connections with Miss Yu, that's a strength!"

Indeed, he had a keen eye, but couldn't fully decipher the deeper side of Li Yan. Seeing Li Yan dominating the three most beautiful women in the room tonight and recalling Yu Xiaodi's infatuation with him, he saw potential in Li Yan. Being able to charm women was a skill, an asset! Especially after that prior meeting at the resort, after some investigation, he found Li Yan indeed wasn't too close with Yu Hong, reinforcing his idea that someone like this could be of use!

He smiled mysteriously, whispering softly: "Brother Hao, let me tell you a secret!"

"What?"

"Your business to me, is truly just a trivial little venture!"

Li Yonghao's eyes flickered, then calmly watched him. Although there wasn't any specific mention of the business, calling it small was clearly humility, he believed Li Yan figured these things, but could he really look down on it so? Then who exactly was he?

"Heh, no need to wonder, you see me quite clearly indeed."

Li Yan bluffed off the top of his head, knowing full well there was no way for Li Yonghao to verify. The more ludicrous his words, the more doubt it would sow.

Seeing Li Yonghao somewhat bluffed, Li Yan finished his drink, rose and patted him on the shoulder, leaving without further words.

Watching him walk away, Li Yonghao's gaze was vacant of all else, fixed solely on Li Yan's figure. Previously, he already found the man somewhat mysterious, and now, there was an additional layer to that mystique. He thought he'd seen through him, yet now found himself uncertain again.

"Boss?" The others hadn't overheard the conversation between the two and didn't know what transpired. Seeing how Li Yan left so brazenly, Zhang Jing couldn't help but ask, hinting if they should teach him a lesson.

Li Yonghao waved his hand, speaking in a deep voice: "This person… don't slight him, don't provoke him, if possible, I still hope to become friends with him. He could be invaluable someday…"

Zhang Jing and Cui Ming were puzzled, wasn't he just a freeloader? Why so hesitant about him?

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