Chapter 249: Do You Have Any Integrity or Not
"He did it best, and even if he didn't do it, we can still say he did it."
"Xu Danlu lowered her eyelids, a hint of mockery appearing on her pretty face, "Sometimes, the things in this world don't depend on whether they actually happened, but on whether you believe they happened or not."
"Tang Duan is dead. Who benefits the most? Sheng Ye. And who is Sheng Ye? He used to be the head of the Orange Group of Spade Eight. The Orange Group had always ranked third among the five groups of Spade Eight. What virtue or ability does he have to inherit the entire Spade Eight organization? The former heads of the Red Group and Blue Group were the top two in strength—especially the leader of the Red Group, who ranked first. Not long after Sheng Ye inherited Spade Eight, that leader also happened to die in a car accident..."
"You've already read that much information?" Zhang Yang was very surprised. He didn't expect Xu Danlu to have already grasped so much.
"Mm, whenever I had free time, I casually looked through it." Xu Danlu smiled faintly and said, "We can make a reasonable deduction. That night, the current leader of the Red Group, Jian Zai, the then Orange Group leader Sheng Ye, and two others—four people together—betrayed Tang Duan, leading to Qiang Ge successfully ambushing and shooting him dead. Afterward, Sheng Ye killed the Red Group leader Ding Yang, who stood in his way of gaining power, using a car accident as the excuse. Then, with the support of the Yellow Group, Green Group, and his own Orange Group, he successfully pushed aside the Blue Group leader Fei Long, who originally wasn't very power-driven, and thus became the helmsman of Spade Eight."
"In that case, among the current upper ranks of Spade Eight, aside from the Blue Group, all the rest have become Tang Qiqi's enemies." Zhang Yang glanced at her and shivered for a moment. Even though what Xu Danlu said might be true, such reasoning could really get someone killed. If this matter wasn't actually done by Sheng Ye, as long as someone fabricated some convincing evidence, he'd deserve to die a wrongful death.
"As long as Tang Qiqi believes this truth, then Spade Eight immediately becomes her enemy..." Xu Danlu smiled faintly. "And as for Spade Eight, we should secretly spread word that Tang Qiqi is in our hands and create the illusion that she has already confessed... So a very key issue is that while spreading the message, we should immediately identify a few influential members of Spade Eight and let the police take action."
"By then, Tang Qiqi will have no second path to choose." Xu Danlu looked at Zhang Yang. "As for how to find the list of those influential figures, I think since Ao Tian has been following the Spade Eight case for so long, it's not surprising that he has leads on a few of their leaders. How to coax the information out of him—that depends on you."
"You've thought of everything already. This little matter is naturally on me." Zhang Yang stretched out his hand, slid it around her hips, and lifted her up. "We'll deal with tomorrow's matters tomorrow. For now, let's get a good night's sleep."
"You're not allowed to bully me tonight." Xu Danlu thought about it and suddenly felt uneasy.
"Mm, not tonight!"
Xu Danlu reached out and rubbed her face. This guy: "Tomorrow morning is no good either!"
"Sleep… sleep, you're so fussy…"
"No, you have to promise!" She stubbornly pressed down on someone's precious territory.
"...Hoo… hoo… hoo…"
"You jerk… then at least put on a condom…"
"Sister Lulu, one costs more than ten bucks, especially the spiked ones, they're even more expensive… We can't be wasteful."
The next morning, Xu Danlu immediately noticed something wrong below. She opened her eyes and saw someone lying atop her, diligently nibbling away, while her nightdress had long been pushed up to her neck.
"Bastard…" Xu Danlu twisted a bit, but her snowy thighs were still pulled apart…
"You jerk, you… you're not wearing a condom again!" Xu Danlu stared helplessly at this horny wolf. Do you have any integrity or not!
…
"Hey hey, why do you look even more exhausted than I am this time…" After a long while, Xu Danlu pinched Zhang Yang's thigh, trying to wake him up. This guy usually left her drained and fast asleep after they finished, but unexpectedly this time, he fell asleep directly on top of her first.
She smiled bitterly and shook her head. This guy must've been worn out over these past days.
After fussing with him a bit and discovering he was deeply asleep, she leaned down and kissed him lightly several times. Then she ran to the bathroom to wash up—especially her chest. That bastard was surprisingly kind this time and didn't finish inside her, so she didn't need to take the morning-after pill, but her snowy rabbits suffered… After bathing and getting dressed, she came back to the bedside, propped up her chin, and watched him. This guy was really sleeping sweetly. It had been a long time since she'd seen him like this.
For some reason, her mind suddenly gained a lot of things. Overnight, she felt like she had suddenly mastered a pile of advanced management concepts, proficient shooting techniques, driving techniques, stock market trading, and many other things she had never learned before.
Strange as it was, she knew all of this definitely came from the guy sleeping sweetly beside her.
She wasn't stupid. She had known Zhang Yang for a long time. Back when her maiden heart first began to flutter, she had once been moved by this guy. She knew him inside out. It was just that the girl liked him but the boy didn't feel the same. Besides, he was interested in someone else. She, Xu Danlu, was far too proud to chase after this jerk. Not long after, her feelings faded.
Time passed, and the two of them unexpectedly ended up at the same university, even in the same college. But by then, her mindset had changed. And with her family falling into hardship due to her father's illness, she had no heart to think about such things.
Now, fate had brought them back together again, as if drawing a huge circle around them and letting them meet once more. Being with the person who once made her heart flutter—what a blissful thing.
As for whether the man before her was still the same man as before, or whether he possessed an Earthling's body and a Cat Planet soul, where the things in his mind came from, what strange encounters he had—all of it no longer mattered. What mattered was that she still felt this Zhang Yang was the Zhang Yang she knew. And that was enough.
After tidying his room a bit, she leaned down and kissed him gently once more, then quietly opened the door. She checked the time—it was already past nine in the morning.
She asked Sister Wang to prepare breakfast, then went up to the fifth floor to check on Tang Qiqi, who was still asleep. Yesterday, she had asked Sister Wang to give her a certain dosage according to the doctor's instruction, so she probably wouldn't wake until around ten.
Seeing there was no issue, she went to wake her two lazy younger sisters. It was almost the Spring Festival. Her parents were currently living at 601, Building C, No. 17 Seaview Huating in Meining City, so of course they had to visit.
The three sisters got ready. They called Sister Qing, preparing to head out, when Zhang Yang appeared at the door with a grin.
"What, how can a future son-in-law not show up for New Year's greetings?"
Today, all three sisters were dressed in red. Xu Danlu wore a red coat with a purple miniskirt and purple knee-high boots. Xu Dantong wore a rose-red fur coat with a white miniskirt and white sheepskin boots, with a white mink scarf around her neck. Xu Danying wore a blue-black embroidered qipao with a bright red vest and blue high heels.
Standing together, the three sisters truly had it all: faces, curves, slim waists, round pert hips—just looking at them was enough to make one drool.
"Weren't you asleep?" Xu Danlu looked at the sharply dressed Zhang Yang, her beautiful eyes brightening. This guy didn't usually dress up, but once he did, he really was a handsome man. And along with that sense of weariness in his eyes far beyond his age, he could easily snatch away the souls of innocent young girls.
"Sleeping is to regain energy. Without energy, how can I meet my future father-in-law and mother-in-law at my best appearance? Otherwise, how would they be willing to entrust their daughter to me?" Zhang Yang said with a grin. "Let's go. Today, I'll be your driver."
Zhang Yang shook the keys in his hand. The Range Rover was once again in the shop for major repairs, but his family still had plenty of cars: Sister Qing's black Audi A8, Qiao Xier's red A6, and an X6 Zhang Yang recently acquired. But he felt these cars were still too few. In the future, he needed a super RV—twenty-four wheels, eighteen meters long—so he could take the whole family of beauties out traveling wherever they wanted.
Driving the X6, Zhang Yang went with the three sisters to Seaview Huating. When he saw Xu Maogen and his wife, the old couple were basking in the sun in the residential garden and playing chess. They seemed to be living quite comfortably. After months of recuperation, Xu Maogen's health had mostly recovered, and his complexion had become much rosier.
Zhang Yang and the others approached. Since they wanted to give them a surprise, they didn't inform them beforehand.
So when the old couple saw Zhang Yang and the others, they immediately lit up with joy, quickly stood up to greet them, and warmly introduced the chess partner they were playing with.
"Come, Xiao Zhang, this is a friend I met here—Lin Yue. Old Lin, my chess partner."
"Old Lin, this is my future son-in-law, Zhang Yang. And these are my three daughters: Xu Danlu, Xu Dantong, and Xu Danying."
Zhang Yang looked at the man playing chess with Xu Maogen. He wore glasses, had a spirited face, most of his hair was gone, and he looked about sixty. He was dressed in a refined gray Zhongshan suit. He seemed like a recently retired official or professor.
"Zhang Yang, haha, I know you. You're the head of Nuwa Company. Good job, young man!" Lin Yue gave him a thumbs-up.
His appearance felt vaguely familiar to Zhang Yang—very charismatic and full of warmth, the kind of presence that made people feel comfortable immediately.
"Thank you for the compliment, Old Lin. It was just luck for me."
Lin Yue nodded, while Xu Maogen said to He Zhen:
"A Zhen, you and Lulu go cook for Xiao Zhang and the others. Old Lin and I will finish two more rounds. Let Xiao Zhang stay with us. We men can chat properly."
"Alright, I'll go cook for you." He Zhen saw the three daughters carrying large and small bags. She didn't refuse and led Xu Danlu and the others upstairs.
Once they left, Xu Maogen stretched lazily and grinned at Lin Yue: "Hehe, finally free. Having a woman next to you is always so much trouble. Unlike you—your wife went traveling on her own, so you're living carefree."
"I think you don't know how blessed you are. You have three daughters as beautiful as flowers, and a young, capable, filial son-in-law. Unlike me—if it weren't for you keeping me company playing chess, I'd be molding away…" Lin Yue placed a piece. "Truly enviable."
"Uh… dirty trick. I'm blocking your knight." Xu Maogen casually responded with a move. "Don't envy me. Your daughter isn't bad at all. My three daughters together don't measure up to even a third of her."
"Ha, you're joking. Forget three—if you could find someone one-third as good as your son-in-law for my daughter, I'd be the one jealous."
"Dad, the moment I'm not here, you're talking bad about me again, aren't you?"
Just as Lin Yue finished speaking, a melodious voice like silver bells rang out nearby. Then a tall beauty in a dark green wool coat walked toward them.
Lin Yin? Zhang Yang looked at the newcomer, stunned for a moment.