Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

Chapter 277: Chapter 276: Finally Understanding the Inside Story [3rd update, extra for the birthday of Steamed King Crab]

Seeing He Honghai speaking so humbly, all the celebrities around Chen Kun were stunned, disbelieving what they were witnessing.

What?!

Are they blind?!

They see He Honghai, this Young Master He who disregards others’ flattering, groveling at them.

And now, he’s actually inviting Lu Xiaobu to dinner?

And doing so in such a humble manner?!

What on earth happened?!

What did they miss?!

Shouldn’t He Honghai, who was just humiliated by Lu Xiaobu, be showing an angry expression? Why is he so subservient?!

Did they switch to the wrong side again?!

This shift in alliances is happening way too fast!

How is it that Lu Xiaobu has become the biggest boss in such a short time?!

Watching He Honghai respectfully invite Lu Xiaobu into the clubhouse, all the celebrities started to panic.

Only Chen Kun had a slight smile on his face.

Although he doesn’t know why, judging by the outcome, it seems like he won?

This thought instantly brought attention to Chen Kun.

”Big Brother Chen, Big Brother Chen, you’ve got to help me out!”

”Yes, out of all of us, you have the best relationship with Young Master Lu. If you don’t help us, we’re done for!”

”Old Chen, Old Chen, come on, let’s take you out for a meal.”

”Can you also ask about that Shadow’s endorsement? We can join, of course, you’d be the main one, we’ll just assist!”

”Right, right!”

...

”Easy to say, easy to say!”

Chen Kun was just giving them lip service.

He laughed coldly to himself; this is human nature!

At first, they were overwhelmingly enthusiastic, then they turned tail as soon as they sensed a shift in momentum, and they had even mocked He Honghai earlier.

Now they’ve even started to back out of what they had promised!

Now that they see who the real boss is, they’re all fawning over him, one by one!

They decided not to endorse him, but they’ll have to see if he even wants them!

Of course, he doesn’t deny that he shares the same sentiment.

But at the very least, he has maintained his bottom line!

However, even so, once this matter is over, he should still make an effort to build a better connection with Lu Xiaobu!

...

Lu Xiaobu followed He Honghai into the clubhouse.

Zhang Meng and Li Jin were on high alert, always cautious of any potential danger.

He Honghai, walking ahead with a smile on his lips, harbored murderous intent in his heart.

Lu Xiaobu, don’t get cocky. Once we’re at the place, it’ll be the end for you!

Then we will settle our scores altogether.

Arriving at the private room.

”Father, Young Master Lu has arrived.”

He Honghai opened the door, let in Lu Xiaobu and his people, and then naturally blocked the doorway.

At this moment, the private room didn’t only have He Kuo; including the father and son, there was a total of four people.

”Young Master, all these men have a sort of True Qi fluctuation about them. It looks like they come with ill intent.” Zhang Meng whispered, ”But don’t worry, both Li Jin and I are here, they won’t be able to cause any trouble.”

”Mm.”

Lu Xiaobu nodded indifferently.

He was sizing up He Kuo, who might know the inside story.

Like the first time he saw He Honghai that morning, although he had never met him before, there was an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

”Lu Xiaobu, right?”

He Kuo’s eyes were glowing with a golden light at the moment, as if he saw some rare treasure, greedily scrutinizing Lu Xiaobu.

Indeed, what Honghai said was right, that sense of familiarity really existed.

It seems his guess was correct!

Father and son were about to strike it rich!

”Correct, you are He Kuo?”

Lu Xiaobu nonchalantly took a seat, rested his feet on the table, and calmly asked.

Suddenly!

The whole private room fell into silence.

He Kuo’s pupils contracted sharply.

Lu Xiaobu could actually call out his name, and with such an indifferent attitude!

Did he know?!

His gaze sternly turned towards He Honghai, questioning whether it was him who told Lu Xiaobu.

He Honghai quickly shook his head, indicating he hadn’t said a word.

He Kuo’s eyebrows furrowed deeply.

After thinking for a long time, his brows suddenly relaxed, and then he smiled: ”I really thought too much, after all, it doesn’t matter whether you know or not.”

He felt that someone from the Lu family had told Lu Xiaobu some information, but it didn’t matter; the plan remained unchanged!

”Is that so? If that’s the case, would you be willing to let me know as well?”

Lu Xiaobu smiled.

”What do you want to know?”

He Kuo smiled too.

”For instance, about my mother.”

Lu Xiaobu raised his eyebrows and cut straight to the chase.

”You really do know something.”

He Kuo’s smile grew even brighter: ”Since that’s the case, there’s no harm telling you, as I don’t know much anyway, and in terms of seniority, you should be calling me ’Uncle’.”

”Uncle?” Lu Xiaobu’s smile faded: ”My mother is from the He Family?”

”That’s right, your mother is my younger sister—He Mei, a beauty that appears once every hundred years in our He family and also a once-in-a-century feng shui prodigy!”

He Kuo revealed a nostalgic look in his eyes: ”Back then, when your mother reached marriageable age, all of Xiangjiang was abuzz!”

”He Mei?! The same little-known aunt—He Mei—who suddenly disappeared? She is actually Lu Xiaobu’s mother? That’s not right! Our He family doesn’t allow its women to marry outside, right?”

He Honghai was startled, asking in shock.

”That’s right, our He family does not permit marrying outside because it would disrupt our Dragon Vein and leak our fortune.”

He Kuo agreed, then his gaze narrowed, staring at Lu Xiaobu: ”But, I must say, your father was indeed lucky and capable to have spirited away my younger sister! The two of them ran off to the Mainland!”

His gaze then shifted to glance at the group of women behind Lu Xiaobu, slender and full-figured, and he sighed: ”It seems your Lu family is still incredibly strong in that aspect!”

”Continue. What happened next?”

Lu Xiaobu narrowed his eyes and continued asking; this was the precursor, the subsequent events were even more important!

”After that... do I even need to think about it? How could our He Family allow such a thing to happen? Of course, we employed every means at our disposal to pursue the matter vigorously, but your mother’s talent in feng shui was so high she managed to deceive us many times through various methods,” He Kuo continued.

Speaking to this point, he suddenly held back a sigh: ”Honestly, if it were just that, although our He Family would have been shamed, we might have let it go. But your mother made a mistake by being too greedy! She actually used our He Family’s fortune to enhance the Lu family’s luck.”

”That’s right, I’ve also found out that you have two brothers, one a business genius, the other a scholarly prodigy. Do you think their talents come naturally? That’s our He Family’s fortune!”

Saying this, He Kuo slammed his hand down on the table: ”It’s because of your mother’s excessive greediness that our He Family has suffered a leak in fortune, and for decades, our family has never regained its former glory!”

”Right, there’s one thing I can’t figure out—how are you still alive today?”

He Kuo’s gaze narrowed.

Hearing these words, Zhang Meng and Li Jin took a half-step forward, the atmosphere in the private room instantly turned sharp.