The Bootlicking Antagonist Only Wants to Survive, but the Female Lead Refuses to Follow the Usual Plot

Chapter 252: Good Brothers Confide in Each Other

 

The King of Fubo was utterly bewildered.

Why... was Nuwa's descendant, Qi Meishao, so desperately trying to kill the Young Master?!

The Emerald-Eyed Enchantress Luo Shiyin had stopped Qi Meishao but declared she also wanted to kill the Young Master!?

As for Swift Lightning Hua Xuening, she immediately showed a protective stance toward the Young Master!

Meanwhile, Shadow Marksman Zhuge Xiaohua looked utterly confused from start to finish!

The strange thing was... the Young Master could still command these women to do things!

What in the world is going on!?

Could it be... the Young Master is playing a grand game!?

Is Long Aotian’s face-swap just one of his pawns?

Now, Long Aotian he wants to help, the Sky Net expert he wants to release… what does this even mean?

Could it be that he wants to kill us?!

Don’t tell me he really thinks we stole the meteorite ice crystal?

The King of Fubo grew vigilant.

"Young… uh, Mr. Lu, we really didn’t get our hands on that meteorite ice crystal! Last time, we fought until we blacked out, and when we came to, there wasn’t a trace of them left.”

Lu Chengwen nodded, “I know.”

Ah Yin lowered his head, at a loss for words.

He raised his head and glared ferociously at Lu Chengwen.

Lu Chengwen pointed at him, “What’s up with this kid? Doesn’t he get the situation?”

The King of Fubo quickly replied, “He’s young, ignorant. Please, don’t take it personally.”

Lu Chengwen said, “So, you understand what’s happening now? Hmm?”

Lu Chengwen’s aura radiated with dominance, with the implicit message:

If you dare say you don’t understand, I’ll label you an idiot and you can just get out of my sight in the future!

The King of Fubo and his men exchanged looks, and he quickly said, “We get it! Young Master, er, no, Mr. Lu! We get what you mean.”

Lu Chengwen snapped, “I’m asking if you understand the current situation. Do I really need to spell it out for you?”

“Uh, no, no, no need! We… understand, fully understand!”

Lu Chengwen barked, “Then hurry up and go after that Sky Net bastard for me, and crush his balls! Bring me back my meteorite ice crystal!”

“Oh, oh, we’ll go right now, right now…”

“Hold it! Where’s the money?!”

Lu Chengwen said, “My Executive Vice President didn’t report any funds received!”

“Tomorrow, the money will be in tomorrow!”

“Get moving, you idiots!”

“Yes, yes, yes…”

The King of Fubo and his people left.

Hua Xuening turned around and looked at Lu Chengwen, “Master, they can’t get the meteorite ice crystal. Even if they crush that Sky Net guy’s balls, they still won’t get it. The ice crystal is with us!”

Lu Chengwen pinched her cheek, “I know.”

“Then why…”

“Xuening, no one can know the ice crystal is with me, got it?”

“Oh, understood.”

Hua Xuening suddenly understood, “Ah, I get it now! You’re lying to fool them!”

Lu Chengwen tapped her nose, “You little rascal, can’t hide anything from you!”

Hua Xuening felt smug, tilting her head proudly as she followed Lu Chengwen back to the villa.

In the living room, Long Aotian was sitting on the sofa, panting heavily.

Luo Shiyin and Qi Meishao, almost in perfect sync, glared fiercely at Lu Chengwen, then lowered their heads to continue bandaging Long Aotian.

Long Aotian’s bare torso, with its well-defined muscles, was indeed enviable.

Long Aotian said excitedly, “Chengwen, come, have a seat.”

Lu Chengwen said, “Xuening, go rest.”

“Oh.” Then she asked worriedly, “What if Tian-ge causes trouble for you?”

Long Aotian rolled his eyes.

He felt that his luck was just terrible!

He had just gotten his hands on that top-quality meteorite ice crystal, only for those five fools to snatch it away!

He barely had time to think during the fight, but now in hindsight, that Sky Net expert was probably someone they brought in as cannon fodder, meaning the ice crystal should still be with them.

If it hadn’t been for the Sky Net expert, his side would have easily overpowered those five bastards.

Now, looking at it again, trading Hua Xuening for the ice crystal was a complete loss!

He’d lost the ice crystal and thoroughly hurt Hua Xuening, who now completely belonged to Lu Chengwen.

Sigh!

One wrong step, and every step goes wrong. If his master hadn’t limited his abilities… he could have quickly won Hua Xuening over and ended this.

Seems like he’d have to wait for the right moment.

Humph, Lu Chengwen, don’t get too smug—Hua Xuening will be mine sooner or later.

Lu Chengwen said, “No worries, my brother wouldn’t harm me.”

Hua Xuening whispered, “I wouldn’t be so sure; he really wants to beat you up. And… Sister Meishao and Sister Shiyin really want to kill you.”

Lu Chengwen nodded, “They won’t. Go on now.”

Lu Chengwen asked Long Aotian, “Want a drink?”

Long Aotian smiled and nodded.

Lu Chengwen went to the bar, selected a bottle of wine, and brought glasses over.

“What happened, Shixiong? The ice crystal really got snatched?”

“Sigh!” Long Aotian slapped his thigh, “Damn it, those five bastards, who knows where they came from—they counter me at every turn! Shortly after we split up, I ran into them, and then…”

Long Aotian didn’t mention that Xu Xuejiao had saved him and instead lied, “I fought those five with all my might, chased them off, but that sneaky Ah Yin somehow managed to steal my ice crystal!”

Lu Chengwen said, “Shixiong, don’t dwell on it, focus on your recovery.”

“Shidi!” Long Aotian said gratefully, “I’m indebted to you for today.”

Lu Chengwen glanced at Luo Shiyin, “Indeed, otherwise there’d have been trouble.”

Luo Shiyin kept a stony expression, her gaze icy, avoiding eye contact with Lu Chengwen as she carried a tray with bloody gauze to the kitchen.

Long Aotian sighed, “Today was such a disgrace… left me utterly disheartened! These five ghouls just won’t leave me alone, and they even brought in a Sky Net operative!”

“Big Brother knows people from Sky Net?”

“We’ve fought a few times at the border.” Long Aotian shook his head, feeling humiliated, “Ha, now look, my losing streak’s out in the open. Forget saving face, I’ll be left with nothing!”

Qi Meishao’s body stiffened, her expression awkward.

Lu Chengwen looked at Qi Meishao, laughing, “You’ll bounce back. Maybe the new one will be even sexier than the old one.”

Qi Meishao threw a pair of tweezers onto the tray, glaring fiercely at Lu Chengwen.

Long Aotian thought, ‘You’re talking to me, so why are you constantly making eyes at my personal guards?’

And you want to replace them!?

These three are off-limits, absolutely off-limits!

They’re all decent people, their potential is limitless in the future, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything.

Normally, he would’ve cursed at Lu Chengwen by now, but given Lu Chengwen’s “generosity” today and the favor he needed, he couldn’t act out. So, he forced a smile and said, “Chengwen, cheers.”

The two clinked glasses and took a sip.

Long Aotian said, “Brother, about that piece of land I mentioned before… do you still remember?”

“Oh, I remember, I remember.” Lu Chengwen set down his glass, “Shixiong, about that land! Heh, it’s not that I don’t respect you, but your approval was rejected by Mayor Zhao.”

“What!?”

“I know, Zhang Tuofeng, Hu Lai, and Huo Wendong all signed off on it, so it should’ve been legitimate. I promised you personally, you remember?”

“I remember, I’m very grateful for how readily you agreed.”

“See, I want to give it to you! But that group made a huge blunder!”

Long Aotian leaned closer to Lu Chengwen, “What blunder?”

“Brother.”

“Mm.”

“Look, that slum project was something Mayor Zhao personally oversaw from start to finish, right?”

“Right, right.”

“He’s the mayor, right?”

“Yes, absolutely.”

“He’s the top official here, the highest-ranking administrator in Xuecheng, right?”

“True!”

“Then why’d you go to Hu Lai?”

“No, no… I just wanted that plot of land. That slum project transfer contract had nothing to do with me!” Long Aotian said, “I only reached out to Hu Lai and Zhang Tuofeng to get the approval, and Huo Wendong made the introductions.”

“The plot of land is connected to the slum area!”

“No, it’s not! One’s in the east, one’s in the west!”

“I’m talking about the relationship of the projects.”

"I mean the relationships!"

Lu Chengwen patiently explained, "Mayor Zhao went to great lengths to get me to take on the slum project, as you know."

"Afterward, he also knew I suffered big losses in the beginning, so he decided to make up for it a bit, and that’s why he gave me this piece of land, meaning I could develop it according to my own wishes."

"So! This land was personally approved by Mayor Zhao! But you all went to Huo Wendong, who then went to the provincial leaders and had Hu Lai approve the land transfer directly. Mayor Zhao wouldn’t stand for that!"

"After all, he’s the top leader here. You touched his things without notifying him, and on top of that, you went over his head to provincial leaders and even partnered up with his political rival, Hu Lai. How could he be pleased? This is outright defiance of him!"

"He’s got his own backers at the provincial level too! One phone call, and that approval was nullified."

Long Aotian slapped his thigh again, "Damn it! Huo Wendong, that fool—he can’t do a single thing right."

Lu Chengwen nodded, "Brother, the local officer is closer than a distant boss. In a big city like Xuecheng, even in my own Da Sheng Group, sometimes my subordinates actually have more influence than I do."

"How so?"

"Take, for example, a warehouse manager! Right? If someone wants something from my warehouse, would they come directly to me? No, they cozy up to him, and he practically treats the warehouse as his own, taking what he wants."

Long Aotian kept slapping his knee, "Makes sense. So, looks like Huo Wendong has seriously offended Mayor Zhao?"

"Of course!" Lu Chengwen said. "He’s been so close to Hu Lai and now has control of over a hundred billion in funds—how could Mayor Zhao not be on edge? All his achievements from the past few years are overshadowed by this one slum project! With Hu Lai and Huo Wendong colluding and going over his head to grab this project, how is Mayor Zhao supposed to feel?"

"Chengwen, my brother, we’re like family. Sure, we’ve had some petty squabbles before, but those were just small internal disputes between us brothers. This time, you have to help your brother out—what should I do?"

Lu Chengwen thought for a moment, "First, you need to distance yourself from Huo Wendong! You have to make it clear to Mayor Zhao that you’re not on Huo Wendong’s side, that you’re standing with him. Standing with him makes you one of his own!"

Lu Chengwen leaned in closer, "You, me, Mayor Zhao—all on the same side. I’ll have a good talk with him, and that approval for the land will be a done deal in no time, right?"

Long Aotian nodded, "So, what exactly should I do?"

Lu Chengwen said, "Haven’t you been getting close to the Xu family lately?"

"Uh..." Long Aotian smiled awkwardly, "Just some discussions, both of us being in the pharmaceutical industry. Don’t worry—I’m not trying to poach one of your women, Chengwen!"

"No problem! That girl Xu Xuejiao always gives me a hard time—you can poach her if you like!"

"Oh?"

Lu Chengwen said, "Brothers are like limbs, and women are like clothes, right?"

Luo Shiyin clattered a fruit tray onto the table, "Have some fruit!"

Then she glared viciously at Lu Chengwen, "Eat yourself to death!"

Long Aotian had enough, "Shiyin! What are you doing? Where’s your manners? This is my brother!"