"Don't panic, let me calm down," Fang Zicheng quickly said.

"Alright!" The suited man nodded immediately.

Then, the suited man turned and left, pulling the secretary out with him as he left. The office was left with only Fang Zicheng.

Fang Zicheng really needed to calm down because he had just returned to Jiangbei City not long ago, after being abroad for a month or two, and he didn't expect such earth-shattering changes to occur in Jiangbei City. The Northeast Tigers were wiped out, Qin Dalei fled, and even Secretary Song's son Song Hao met his demise. Fang Zicheng suddenly felt that Lin Chuan was truly terrifying. So terrifying that it made him a bit scared and uneasy. He couldn't believe that Lin Chuan, by his own power, could wipe out these old gangs in Jiangbei City.

Fang Zicheng seemed unable to accept such things immediately.

After thinking for a long time, Fang Zicheng decided to talk to Zhou Rui first. After all, this matter was closely related to Zhou Rui. Maybe, he really should have a good conversation with Zhou Rui.

Finally, Fang Zicheng dialed Zhou Rui's number.

At five in the afternoon, Zhou Rui was still busy in the office. This girl who refused to relinquish control held tight to the entire Sichuan University Group. Although her ability is strong, managing such a large group alone is still quite exhausting, and she handles everything personally, leaving herself physically and mentally drained.

Suddenly, a call came in.

Zhou Rui glanced at it, ready to hang up, but then she saw a familiar name. She hesitated for a moment before finally pressing the answer button.

"Zicheng, you called me?" Zhou Rui asked in confusion.

"Yes," Fang Zicheng nodded. "It's been a long time, I don't know how you're doing now. Join me for dinner tonight, will you?"

"I..." Zhou Rui was pondering how to refuse.

"No need to rush to reject me," Fang Zicheng chuckled. "We haven't seen each other in months, we should meet up and have a good chat, shouldn't we?"

"Alright!" Zhou Rui nodded.

Fang Zicheng laughed, "I heard the Qin Han Restaurant has changed to the Sichuan Restaurant. Why don't we eat there."

"Okay," Zhou Rui nodded.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Rui couldn't calm her emotions. She couldn't concentrate on the files on her desk, shocked that Fang Zicheng, who had disappeared for two months, appeared and proactively invited her to dinner. Zhou Rui was a bit annoyed. If she goes, she's vexed; if she doesn't, he's a good classmate, and Fang Zicheng has helped her a lot. If it weren't for his early promise to purchase sand from Feixiang Company, the Sichuan University Group wouldn't have accumulated so much capital initially.

Hesitating for a long time, Zhou Rui immediately hung up the phone, then entered the lounge to change into casual clothes.

Zhou Rui rarely wore skirts; for someone with her personality, wearing a skirt seemed to constrain her actions and bind her character.

Changing into a skirt made her appear more graceful and paired with her long, flowing hair, she indeed looked captivating.

Zhou Rui looked down at her outfit, thinking it was a bit flashy, and finally changed out of the skirt into jeans. Wearing jeans, Zhou Rui finally felt a bit more normal. She didn't understand why she had the urge to wear a skirt earlier, it really scared her.

With hands in her jean pockets, she slowly walked outside.

Fang Zicheng had already arrived downstairs at the Sichuan University Group.

In a black Mercedes, Fang Zicheng wore a white suit, holding a bouquet of fresh flowers, which were very beautiful and pretty. Fang Zicheng was a little nervous inside, as he had many thoughts about Zhou Rui, and those thoughts had never stopped.

Meanwhile, not far from this black Mercedes, there was a military-green unlicensed jeep. Lin Chuan was sitting in the car, watching from a distance at Jiangbei Building's entrance.

Not long after, Zhou Rui came out of the office building, and Fang Zicheng rushed up with the bouquet. Zhou Rui took the flowers, shared a brief hug with Fang Zicheng, then got into his Mercedes. In no time, the car slowly left Jiangbei Building.

Lin Chuan took a slow drag of his cigarette, tilted his head, and looked at the lonely rose on the passenger seat. He couldn't help but laugh at himself, then fiercely tossed the flowers in his hand out the window and drove away from the scene.

..............

At Sichuan Restaurant, the security guards hurriedly guided a Mercedes to park in the open parking lot. Subsequently, Fang Zicheng stepped out of the driver's seat, then walked straight to the passenger side, opened the door, and smiled, "Xiao Rui, come on down."

"Hmm!" Zhou Rui nodded.

Now, Sichuan Restaurant was in the peak season of autumn, the best time for nourishment, so Sichuan Restaurant's specialty lamb was selling incredibly well. A serving of specialty lamb costs five hundred and eighty-eight, but many people from around Jiangbei City come to Sichuan Restaurant just to taste this dish.

Zhou Rui got out of the car, and Fang Zicheng tentatively put his arm around Zhou Rui's waist.

Zhou Rui quickly dodged Fang Zicheng's hand.

Not far away, Zhou Kai threw down the cigarette butt and exclaimed, "Fuck, isn't that Xiao Lajiao?"

"It sure is!" Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Isn't that show-off from Glory Group Fang Zicheng?" Lu Dapao picked at his nose and said grumpily, "Damn it, how come this guy is trying to hook up with Zhou Rui again? Brothers, come on, let's go teach this guy a lesson. Damn, he's got some guts, actually daring to touch our Brother Chuan's woman?"

"Stop!" Zhou Kai hurriedly stopped Lu Dapao, saying, "Zhou Rui is not a minor anymore; she's an adult. She'll be responsible for her own actions. Maybe they don't have anything going on, just... damn it, that show-off is actually trying to hug Xiao Lajiao?!"

Zhou Kai had initially planned to ask his brothers to hold back, but didn't expect to see Fang Zicheng attempting to hug Zhou Rui, which made Zhou Kai instantly angry.

"I told you that guy is no good." Lu Dapao cursed unhappily on the side, "I can't stand him."

"Don't rush." Zhou Kai quickly reminded, "To torment this guy, it doesn't necessarily require fists. We can think of a way to deal with him. Besides, he's on our turf now, isn't it easy to handle him?"

Everyone listened and suddenly understood.

"Kai, what do you suggest?" Lu Dapao asked hurriedly.

"Come on, let's go in." Zhou Kai chuckled.

They shifted from the battlefield to Sichuan Restaurant, each dressed in black suits, packaged by the suits, looking all sharp.

Fang Zicheng led Zhou Rui straight into the private room he reserved. The room was luxurious, yet only two people were dining. Zhou Rui was well acquainted with Sichuan Restaurant. She asked perplexed, "Are only both of us dining?"

"Yes!" Fang Zicheng nodded, saying, "Just the two of us."

"Then why rent such an expensive room?" Zhou Rui frowned, saying, "Isn't this extravagant? The minimum spending for such a room is a thousand at least."

"I know." Fang Zicheng nodded, saying, "As long as you're willing to come, I'm willing to spend."

"Sigh." Zhou Rui sighed helplessly, saying, "Zicheng, we're just normal friends; don't overthink it. The reason I'm willing to accept the invitation today is because you once helped me, and if I didn't come, it wouldn't be fair."

Fang Zicheng laughed, "I understand!"

"Alright, what do you want to talk to me about?" Zhou Rui plopped down on the sofa.

"Let's not talk about it now, let's eat first." Fang Zicheng turned and instructed the waiter at the door.

The waiter immediately used a wireless headset to notify the kitchen to serve the dishes. The kitchen was already prepared, everything just awaited the customer's command. Soon, several dishes from the kitchen were served one after another. Among them was the special lamb dish. The so-called special lamb dish actually consisted of four items, these were simply four ways to cook lamb - roasted lamb, steamed, fried, lamb offal soup.

"I've heard the special lamb dish here is delicious." Fang Zicheng looked at Zhou Rui, saying, "You're now the owner here; I guess you've tasted it already. I've always been curious about it, so specifically came today to try."

"I don't eat lamb." Zhou Rui shook her head, saying, "I'm allergic to lamb."

"Oh?" Fang Zicheng was taken aback, saying, "I've never heard you mention this before."

"That's because back in the overseas days, I rarely ate lamb." Zhou Rui smiled, saying, "Mostly had chicken or beef."

"Right, soon as you said it, I remembered." Fang Zicheng laughed heartily.

At this moment, outside the door of this private room, Zhou Kai and his pals were eavesdropping with their ears pressed against the door. One part was to protect Zhou Rui's safety, to prevent Fang Zicheng from taking advantage of her; the other was because they had spiked the lamb soup with laxatives, just waiting for Fang Zicheng to fall into the trap.

Zhou Kai knew Zhou Rui didn't eat lamb, so he specifically put the laxatives in the lamb offal soup.

Fang Zicheng, after tasting a piece of lamb, immediately tried a cup of lamb soup.

"Not bad, the taste is really good." Fang Zicheng smiled, saying, "It seems the kitchen surely has four chefs supervising this dish personally. This dish indeed is worth the five hundred eighty-eight; no wonder so many people rush from surrounding cities just to taste this special lamb dish."

"Certainly!" Fang Zicheng laughed, "Sichuan Restaurant is indeed a company with cultural enterprise."

"That was all the doing of Qin Dalei alone." Fang Zicheng couldn't help retorting.

"You!" Zhou Rui frowned, saying, "So what, we've now taken this company from Qin Dalei."

"Not much has changed!" Fang Zicheng shook his head, saying, "I just want to say, manage it well as we continue the company's cultural heritage. Let's not let it be lost."

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