Return of the Celestial King

”Alright then, I’ll see everyone at Jinghua Garden later!”

Zhang Cheng nodded, giving the group one last instruction, seemingly only then feeling completely at ease.

”Don’t worry, President Zhang, we’ll definitely be on time!”

Wang Lei said with a fawning smile and a bow.

As soon as Zhang Cheng left, everyone in the entire sales department started buzzing with excitement.

”Wow, President Zhang is so generous, he actually picked Jinghua Garden! That place is super high-end. I passed by last time and it looked so magnificent inside. I can’t believe we’re actually getting a chance to eat there!”

”Haha, of course! Who do you think President Zhang is? Only a place like Jinghua Garden is worthy of his style!”

Qin Tuo felt a wave of contempt. ’Even with Zhang Cheng gone, these guys can still suck up so masterfully. Truly impressive.’

Zhou Kexin quietly pulled Wang Lei aside and whispered:

”Wang Lei, you have to seize this opportunity tonight to make a good impression on President Zhang. I heard Vice President Lin was promoted by headquarters and is being transferred to another branch. With that position open, you might have a real shot at it.”

Wang Lei was also incredibly excited, nodding repeatedly.

”Don’t worry, darling! I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time. I’ll definitely make the most of this opportunity.”

Zhou Kexin smiled with satisfaction. As long as Wang Lei could take another step up, she would have more say in the company.

Wang Lei wrapped his arm around Zhou Kexin’s shoulders, full of anticipation, and said dreamily:

”Once I get promoted and start making big money, we’ll buy a villa in Half Moon Bay for our new home.”

Hearing this, Zhou Kexin couldn’t help but get a wistful look on her face.

The group chatted away as they packed up their things, preparing to head to Jinghua Garden.

Just then, Han Zilin suddenly came up to Qin Tuo’s side and looped her arm through his.

”Brother Tu, what’s your relationship with that Chairman Chen?”

Han Zilin asked with a smile.

Qin Tuo replied:

”Zilin, why are you suddenly asking about this?”

Han Zilin recalled, saying:

”Brother Tu, the woman you were on the phone with at the entrance to our complex last time, that was Chairman Chen, wasn’t it?”

She looked at Qin Tuo with a smile, but there was a hint of nervousness hidden in her eyes.

Qin Tuo hadn’t expected Han Zilin to be so perceptive; she had actually figured out Chen Man Ni’s identity.

Qin Tuo didn’t deny it and nodded.

”Yes, that was Chen Man Ni.”

”Oh, I see...”

Han Zilin nodded, and a silence fell between them.

Staring at Qin Tuo’s back, Han Zilin’s heart was filled with complicated feelings.

Although Qin Tuo hadn’t explicitly stated how close his relationship with Chen Man Ni was, Han Zilin could still sense something.

After all, as a woman, her intuition was very sharp.

Seeing that Han Zilin seemed troubled, Qin Tuo waved to her.

”Zilin, let’s go. Don’t overthink it.”

Han Zilin nodded, forced a smile, and tried to banish the wild thoughts from her mind.

The two of them went downstairs side by side and reached the entrance, where they saw that all their colleagues from the sales department were already in a van.

Qin Tuo glanced over. The van was crowded, but if they squeezed in, there was still room for two more people.

Just as he was about to open the door to get in, a colleague deliberately locked it from the inside.

”Open the door?” Qin Tuo asked, confused.

The colleague had a cheeky grin on his face.

”Sorry, there’s no more room. You two can just take a taxi! The company will reimburse you later!”

With that, the van’s engine revved, and it sped away.

How could Qin Tuo not know? These guys were deliberately using this as an excuse to isolate him.

He could even faintly hear their triumphant laughter coming from the van as it drove off into the distance!

Han Zilin said furiously:

”Brother Tu, they’re supposed to be our colleagues, and they pull something like this? That’s going too far!”

Qin Tuo shook his head.

”Forget it. It’s not worth arguing with them. We’ll just take a taxi ourselves.”

The two of them had only been waiting for a moment when a red BMW suddenly pulled up in front of them.

The window rolled down, revealing Zhou Kexin.

Zhou Kexin craned her neck and called out to them.

”Zilin, get in! I’ll give you a ride!”

Han Zilin was instantly thrilled.

”Sister Zhou, your timing is perfect.”

She said, quickly opening the door and getting in.

Just then, Qin Tuo also prepared to get in the back.

But just as his hand reached for the handle, the BMW floored it, leaving him standing there dumbfounded in the wind.

Han Zilin, in the passenger seat, was stunned.

”Sister Zhou, what’s going on? Brother Tu isn’t in the car yet, why did you drive off?”

Zhou Kexin didn’t even glance back, sneering:

”I don’t want that country bumpkin dirtying my car!”

Panicked, Han Zilin quickly tried to unbuckle her seatbelt.

”We can’t do this, Sister Zhou! How can you just leave Brother Tu behind like that?”

Zhou Kexin immediately shouted.

”Stop moving! Be careful! That kid is a grown man, doesn’t he know how to hail a cab? You think he’s going to get lost?”

But Han Zilin was still worried and was about to call Qin Tuo.

Just as she picked up her phone, she saw a text message from Qin Tuo.

The message told her not to worry and that he would be there shortly.

Seeing the text, Han Zilin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Qin Tuo stood alone on the side of the road, the cold wind blowing against him.

He was a little speechless. He’d had Han Zilin with him before, but now... ’Looks like I’ll have to get a taxi by myself.’

He had just walked to the curb to hail a car when an extended luxury Rolls-Royce slowly pulled up in front of him.

Qin Tuo was a little surprised. ’Who could this be?’

A man got out of the back of the Rolls-Royce with an expression of deep respect. It was Long Wu.

”Celestial King, why are you waiting for a car here?”

Long Wu’s face was full of curiosity.

As it turned out, Qin Tuo had asked him to help collect all the outstanding debts for his company.

Long Wu was on his way to the company to get the debtors’ information and handle the handover.

Who would have thought he’d run into Qin Tuo here?

Qin Tuo didn’t bother explaining to Long Wu and said urgently:

”Long Wu, your timing is perfect. Take me to Jinghua Garden, I have something to do!”

Long Wu was a bit surprised and quickly reminded him:

”Celestial King, Jinghua Garden is Cyan Fire Gang territory. The owner is a Hall Master of the Cyan Fire Gang, and his status is quite high.”

But Qin Tuo said casually:

”Oh, Cyan Fire Gang territory. So what?”

Long Wu gave a wry smile and explained:

”Celestial King, don’t you remember? Last time, you personally injured Hong Qing. If they recognize you this time, they’ll definitely retaliate fiercely!”

Qin Tuo shook his head.

”Don’t worry. I’m not afraid of those thugs. Just get me there quickly.”

When Long Wu heard that, he figured it was true.

’Considering the Celestial King’s abilities, those people really can’t do anything to him.’

So he nodded and quickly opened the car door for Qin Tuo.

As soon as Qin Tuo got in, Long Wu quickly instructed the driver.

”To Jinghua Garden, and step on it!”