Celestial Night Emperor

Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Argument on the Highway

The sky restaurant was still completely silent.

’Dongshen Financial Group! The largest financial group in Su City was just one of this man’s many enterprises?’

Yuan Jingjing raised her wine glass, completely stupefied. ”Brother Qin, is the Dongshen Financial Group really your business?”

Qin Tianxuan was perfectly composed. ”My subordinates manage it. I don’t know much about business myself.”

’Is this what the world of a titan is like?’

Yuan Jingjing couldn’t fathom it. ’The Dongshen Financial Group means nothing to him?’

Seeing that the atmosphere had grown a bit tense, Qin Tianxuan told everyone to sit down.

Then, he looked at Zhang Haodong, who was crumpled in a heap. ”What are you so afraid of? You can keep your job at the Dongshen Financial Group. I never said I was firing you!”

Zhang Haodong scrambled across the floor, grabbed Qin Tianxuan’s leg, and burst into tears.

He kowtowed repeatedly as he wept.

’He couldn’t lose this job! Without this income, his loans alone would be the death of him.’

Qin Tianxuan frowned. Liu Tongxue and the others immediately got up and dragged the blubbering idiot, Zhang Haodong, to one side.

”Zhang Haodong, the only reason you’re keeping your job is because you’re one of Weiwei’s classmates!” Qin Tianxuan said coldly. ”In this entire world, no one dares to act so arrogant and pretentious in my presence! If it weren’t for your connection to Weiwei, you’d have been a dead man half an hour ago!”

Zhang Haodong soiled himself, unable to utter a single word.

The other classmates watched this unfold, filled with a myriad of emotions.

’It just goes to show... a lady like Weiwei, from such a prestigious family, how could the man by her side ever be ordinary?’

’And Mr. Qin’s deep devotion is so moving.’

Yuan Jingjing, for her part, grew even more dazed.

She suddenly recalled the conversation she’d had with Weiwei not long ago.

’A man with power, influence, money, and looks, who is also completely devoted to the one he loves... such a man really does exist.’

’Oh, Weiwei, he’s not just a character in some TV drama. He’s right here beside you!’

With a storm of emotions brewing in her heart, she suddenly lowered her head in dejection and fell silent.

Qin Tianxuan sat quietly, paying no mind to the fawning people and their endless compliments.

’His mind was completely consumed by the military situation in the Northern Domain!’

’Battle Pavilion Wutian arrived in the Imperial Capital long ago. Why hasn’t any news come back?’

’There’s no room for even the slightest error on the battlefield beyond the borders. If the Celestial Demons breach the Northern Domain’s defensive line, the lands south of the desert will be nothing but open plains!’

’Completely indefensible!’

’The very thought infuriated him!’

’Qin Family and Ye Family... I haven’t even come for you yet, and you’ve already sent a rookie to the Northern Domain just to scramble for power?’

’This so-called Qin Celestial King is a joke! Judging by his troop deployments alone, he’s absolute trash!’

BZZT BZZT BZZT. His phone vibrated.

It was a call from Han Biwei.

He answered quickly, ”Is Niannian done with school?”

”Yes, our little girl is already asleep. Did you really book a room for us? There was no need. I have plenty of time to take her home for an afternoon nap.”

”Weiwei, that’s too much trouble for you. I haven’t had the chance to buy you a car yet, either. I need to get that taken care of soon.”

Han Biwei laughed. ”We can talk about the car later. How are things on your end? Are you finished with lunch?”

Qin Tianxuan glanced around the bustling restaurant and chuckled. ”Everything’s fine here. Everyone is being very polite.”

”That’s a relief. Um, could you help me with something?”

”What is it?” Qin Tianxuan gently raised a hand, and the entire restaurant instantly fell silent.

Han Biwei sounded embarrassed. ”It’s my parents. They were on their way to my second aunt’s birthday celebration—they even rented a car specially for it—but they got blocked on the road. They called me for help, but I can’t get away while I’m watching Niannian.”

Qin Tianxuan shot to his feet. ”Why didn’t you say so sooner? Uncle Han and Aunt Jiang must be frantic! I’ll call them right now.”

He walked over to the floor-to-ceiling windows and called Han Qian Jun.

The first thing he heard from the other end was a noisy argument, followed by Han Qian Jun’s furious voice. ”What do you think you’re doing? That truck is delivering goods to the Battle Department! These are the most critical supplies for the Northern Domain! Why are you blocking it?”

”Hey, old geezer, what are you yelling about? I’m in charge of this section of road, and I say this truck isn’t going anywhere!”

The argument was fierce.

Qin Tianxuan was completely bewildered. ”Uncle Han, calm down. It’s me, Tianxuan! What in the world is going on?”

But the call from Han Qian Jun’s end disconnected with a sharp BEEP.

Alarmed, Qin Tianxuan immediately sent a text message: ”Trace the location of the call I just made. It’s Weiwei’s father, Uncle Han!”

The location was sent back in moments.

Qin Tianxuan frowned as he looked at it. The location was far from the hotel, on a highway leading out of the city.

’It would be too late to drive there!’

He made an instant decision and issued an order: ”Dispatch a private War Pavilion helicopter to the Celestial Dome Mansion to pick me up, immediately!”

He put down his phone and turned to Weiwei’s classmates, clasping his hands in a brief, formal gesture. ”Something has come up with my family that I need to handle immediately. Please, continue without me. I have to go.”

Outside, the RUMBLE of a helicopter’s engines was already audible.

It was landing on the dedicated helipad just outside the sky restaurant.

The floor-to-ceiling windows slid open, and a group of Dongshen Financial Group executives appeared, reporting something to Qin Tianxuan.

The roar of the rotor blades drowned out everything, and the entire restaurant was buffeted by a fierce gust of wind.

Qin Tianxuan had already boarded the helicopter. After taking a seat, he gave a wave in their direction.

Yuan Jingjing looked on, feeling a sense of wistful loss.

The other classmates were utterly flabbergasted, clicking their tongues in disbelief.

”It sounded like Weiwei’s father got into an argument with someone?”

”Yeah, sounded like they got into a fight on the road.”

”So... he just... he just took a helicopter to sort it out?”

”With a son-in-law like Mr. Qin, you’d really have nothing to fear.”

”Sigh... it must be nice to be rich!”

”Ha, money alone isn’t enough. You think a helicopter can just take off whenever it pleases? To get flight clearance in such a short amount of time... even the Governor of Su City doesn’t have that kind of power!”

The crowd murmured amongst themselves.

Cowering at the back of the room, Zhang Haodong stared blankly, his thoughts a mystery.

And in the crowd, Li Qian looked as if she had aged ten years in an instant. She covered her face, then viciously tugged at her own hair.