Chapter 165

“Do you need help carrying her?”

Just as Tang Feng was about to take Jiang Zi from Xu Xinling’s hands, he heard her suddenly ask.

Actually, he really wanted to say, “I advise you not to meddle.”

But since she had asked, he couldn’t very well refuse.

Otherwise, people might suspect he was planning to take advantage of Jiang Zi’s drunken state.

Even though he indeed had that kind of thought.

Even if he couldn’t make any substantial breakthrough, taking the opportunity to cop a feel was still not a problem.

“Sure.”

His grin was all teeth and no warmth as he agreed.

Not far from the restaurant, there was a hotel.

The male receptionist at the hotel’s front desk had a very peculiar look in his eyes as Tang Feng and Xu Xinling supported the unconscious Jiang Zi into a room.

There was surprise, envy, and most of all, jealousy.

Obviously, he thought Tang Feng was going to have a threesome that night.

In fact, Tang Feng was only responsible for escorting Jiang Zi into the room, leaving Xu Xinling to do the rest of the work.

That included tasks like removing her high heels and covering her with a blanket, all of which provided an opportunity to feast his eyes.

He suddenly realized that sometimes a beauty could also be an eyesore.

He wished Xu Xinling could just disappear on the spot.

“Thank you.”

Jiang Zi apparently still had a trace of consciousness, and only now did she completely relax and fall asleep.

“Let’s go. You don’t seriously want to sleep with her, do you?”

After settling Jiang Zi in, Xu Xinling turned around and noticed Tang Feng still staring at Jiang Zi on the bed, which made her a bit upset.

“What nonsense are you talking about? Am I that kind of person?” Tang Feng glared at her and walked out of the room first.

Xu Xinling followed, tugging at his sleeve, “If you really have that in mind, we could get our own room.”

“Great,” Tang Feng immediately perked up.

“Get lost, you actually took it seriously? Men really are all the same.” Xu Xinling’s face changed so quickly it was hard to keep up, and then she walked away with a cold face.

Tang Feng felt extremely wronged.

It was you who suggested it, and when I agreed, you called me no good?

Huh, women.

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When the two returned to the Lidun Restaurant, the private room was buzzing with chatter.

The food and drinks were already served, but no one was eating, obviously waiting for him.

Of the people present, aside from Zhou Bingrui, Tang Feng knew another person.

It was Xi Shijing, who he had met today at the gambling stone event and who clearly was also a friend in Zhou Bingrui’s circle.

However, he sat on the outer edge, evidently not a core figure.

Seeing Tang Feng enter, he nodded his head to show friendliness.

Zhou Bingrui, without a doubt, was seated at the head of the table and waved at him, “Feng, come, sit next to me.”

“No need, I’ll sit over here.”

Tang Feng pointed to the last seat and went to sit down with Xu Xinling.

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Among those present, whether in terms of family background or the duration of their acquaintance with Zhou Bingrui, none could compare with him.

It would be better for him to remain as low-key as possible to avoid resentment from others.

“Come over and sit down when you’re told; what’s the delay?” Zhou Bingrui sounded somewhat displeased as he beckoned again.

The others, realizing that Zhou Bingrui was serious and not just being polite, began to speculate about Tang Feng’s identity in secret.

Zhou Bingrui hadn’t informed them about Tang Feng beforehand, only mentioning that a new friend would join them today.

Could it be that this person, held in such high regard, was the second-generation heir of some major family?

But the upper echelon of Zhonghai was so small; if he truly were from a distinguished family, they should have met him before.

Left with no choice, Tang Feng stood up and walked over.

The man originally seated to Zhou Bingrui’s left didn’t immediately give up his seat but frowned instead, “Mr. Rui, could you introduce this new friend first?”

This man was Sun Qiuyang from the Sun family in Zhonghai.

The Sun family was very powerful in Zhonghai, mainly dealing in the supply of agricultural products.

Within their small circle, his status was second only to Zhou Bingrui.

Now, Zhou Bingrui was asking him to give up his seat for some kid who had appeared out of nowhere; how could he possibly accept this?

Zhou Bingrui knew what Sun Qiuyang was thinking, and he guessed that the others seated might have the same thoughts.

He immediately stood up, put his arm around Tang Feng’s shoulders, “He’s my good brother, named Tang Feng.”

Everyone at the table exchanged glances, skepticism in their eyes.

It seemed there was no famed Tang family in Zhonghai.

Could he be from out of town?

“Don’t guess anymore, he’s not the second generation heir of any family, his family is quite ordinary,” Zhou Bingrui said as he gestured for Tang Feng to sit in his own seat, answering everyone’s questions.

Although their first question was addressed, a second one quickly followed.

If he wasn’t from a well-known family, why did Zhou Bingrui value him so much?

“The first time I met him, he was at Wan Shi Pavilion and he cut open three stones in a row, all successfully, with the last one even revealing imperial green jade and selling for over ten million.”

As soon as Zhou Bingrui spoke, exclamations of shock erupted from the crowd.

“Wow, imperial green jade? That is some seriously good luck.”

“Right…”

Ten million was not a big deal for the wealthy second-generation individuals like themselves.

However, striking it big with three stones in a row, especially with the last revealing imperial green jade, indeed spoke of remarkable luck.

But the more they heard, the more confused they became.

If it was just good luck, that shouldn’t be enough for Zhou Bingrui to hold him in such high regard, should it?

Sure enough, Zhou Bingrui continued, “Today, I went to a gambling event, damn it, that old guy actually set up a pig-butchering scam …”

He recounted what had happened at the gambling event.

When the group heard that Tang Feng had single-handedly exposed the pig-butchering scam, they were all astonished.

Whether it was his keen eye, his courage, or his integrity when faced with Fang Ziqiang’s offer of twenty million yuan to keep quiet, they were all deeply impressed.

That’s when Xi Shijing, sitting at the edge, also spoke up, “I was the one who introduced Mr. Rui to the gambling event, and Mr. Rui had some misunderstandings about me. It was Brother Tang who spoke well of me, clearing Mr. Rui’s doubts. Brother Tang is a real man, truly loyal; I’m impressed.”

After listening to the story, the group of rich second-generation heirs felt an even greater rapport with Tang Feng.

Money was the last thing they lacked.

What they lacked were true friends.

And Tang Feng certainly seemed to meet this criteria.

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