CH 32.2

On the other side, the people at the police station still didn’t know what was happening online. Yan Mu held Lu Chengyu’s head as he looked at Liang Guoming coldly. “Could this be President Liang’s typical way of dealing with things? Today was truly eye-opening.” He didn’t wait for Liang Guoming to reply but directly addressed the leading policeman, “President Liang committed a vicious attack inside the police station. I hope all of you here will give an account to the victim. Although Lu Chengyu is just an ordinary person who has no one to rely on, without a father or a mother, we, Huading, will still stand behind him. Huading will not allow its employees to be so unjustly bullied for no reason.”

The officer looked at the stool with a broken leg that had fallen to the ground, which could be regarded as a weapon for criminal purposes?

The two girls, who were there as witnesses, glanced at Yan Mu several times, their eyes full of approval for Yan Mu.

Lu Chengyu had seldom heard Yan Mu say so many words in one breath, especially with a tone this harsh and an expression this ugly. He wanted to reach out and touch his itchy nose, but Yan Mu stopped him. “Don’t move. The blood had just stopped. Do you want it to start bleeding again?”

Lu Chengyu gave a chuckle or two, then put down his hand and apologized, “I’ve really troubled you today.”

“You are my employee, I’m supposed to care about you.” Yan Mu looked at the few drops of blood on his shirt collar, then turned to the police. “If you have any more questions, please ask them as soon as possible. We still have to go to the hospital afterward.”

The two girls then recalled why they were there. They gave the police a backup of the video they had taken before and reported the whole process of how they witnessed the incident.

But throughout the entire narrative process, the police could hear their obvious dissatisfaction towards the Liang family.

“Thank you very much for coming here to testify on this case.” The police asked them to sign the testimony, then smiled and thanked them, “You’ve made our work a lot easier. Thank you.”

They waved their hands to express that it was no trouble, one of them even directly said, “We don’t want innocent people to be wronged.”

“Do you have anything else to add, the two Mr. Liangs?” After hearing Liang Deyou’s curses, the police station was strangely quiet for a moment before the policeman in charge of the case continued, “Since this matter has nothing to do with Mr. Lu, we will cancel the case in accordance with the legal procedures. However, Mr. Liang, you have disrupted the police as they were trying to handle a case, as well as deliberately assaulted another individual. Naturally, you must answer to those charges.” After saying this, he looked at Yan Mu and Lu Chengyu, as if to ask whether or not they were satisfied with this.

“Now that it’s over, we’ll be going to the hospital to have the injury checked. As for President Liang and Mr. Liang, please wait for the court summons,” said Yan Mu coldly, “Although you have maliciously slandered and deliberately assaulted others, and these behaviors are very unacceptable, we are law-abiding good citizens, so we will leave it to the law to judge how this should be handled.”  With that, he helped the “injured” Lu Chengyu up and walked out.

“This, this…” How could Liang Guoming have expected that Yan Mu would make things so serious just for an ordinary employee, so he hurriedly chased out after him. If this matter blew up, wasn’t this going to make things even worse for Liang Shi Corporation?

“President Yan, please wait a moment! Why don’t we discuss this matter first? Isn’t this just a small matter, why make…” Liang Guoming had barely stepped out of the station when he was almost blinded by flashes, even though it was still daytime. Outside the police station, many people held mobile phones or cameras as they crowded the entire entrance, hurriedly snapping pictures.

As soon as these people saw that Lu Chengyu had to be helped out and that his shirt was even still stained with blood, they immediately snapped pictures of Lu Chengyu’s shirt. Some young girls even asked him aloud whether he was seriously injured, whether he would be going to the hospital, and what the police had said.

“Everyone, please step aside.” The lawyer that Yan Mu had brought loudly explained, “I am Mr. Lu’s lawyer. It has been found out that Mr. Lu did not cause any harm to Mr. Liang’s body. Mr. Liang first hurled insults, then committed violence against my client because of his disagreement. With the use of self-defense, my client was not hurt, but Mr. Liang became indignant and called the police. Fortunately, the police comrades were keen and impartial, and they soon found the truth and gave my client justice. As for how President Liang injured my client with a stool, we will use legal means to protect Mr. Lu’s rights and interests. But now we need to take Mr. Lu to the hospital for treatment. So everyone, please step aside or we will not be able to drive our car out, and it will not be good for Mr. Lu’s injury. Thank you.” 

Within this speech, the lawyer explained in an easily understood manner the ins and outs of why Liang Deyou had called the police. In addition, he also praised the police department’s law enforcers and indicated that they would sue Liang Guoming for deliberate assault. So with just one step, Lu Chengyu was known as the victim while the law enforcement officers could also keep a good image.

Although Lu Chengyu never studied law, he could still hear the wisdom within this lawyer’s words. He looked up and smiled at the crowd, but his nose was still stuffed with tissue, which made him seem a bit comical.

“Xiao Yu, don’t worry! We’re all on your side!” One girl yelled, causing others to also echo, “Don’t be afraid, Xiao Yu!”

Lu Chengyu looked at these people that came to the police station for him and said a few ‘thank you’s to them. After getting into Yan Mu’s car, he also waved his hand back at everyone. As for those people who called him “Xiao Yu [1]” or “Xiao Yu[2]”, he didn’t mind at all.

[1] Xiao Yu [小余]: Xiao – Little;  Yu is from his name, Lu Chengyu,  means: extra, surplus 

[2] Xiao Yu [小鱼]: Xiao – Little; Yu –  fish.

The longer Liang Guoming looked at it, the wronger it felt. When Deyou called just now, didn’t he say that the other party was just an ordinary person? Then why were there so many people encircling around here for him now, and how did all these people know about this matter? Could it be that someone already disclosed this matter on the internet?

“President Liang?” After seeing this, the lawyer behind him quickly motioned him to get in the car and leave, fearing that these angry onlookers would start hitting people.

The driver, who had been waiting in the car, quickly got out of the car and opened the luxurious Bentley’s door for him. Right as he got the door ready, he saw this mass of people, who had circled around the police station, begin to bang violently on the car, scaring him to hurriedly cover his face and run back to the driver’s seat. Liang Deyou also immediately followed after him and got in the car. After that, the driver quickly started the car and directly left the police station.

After the people outside the police station saw that both involved parties had left and that the police station had handled the matter fairly, everyone was ready to go home when suddenly a man questioned, “Who was the man that supported Xiao Yu just now?”

The others shook their heads and said they didn’t know. Some speculated that it was Lu Chengyu’s friend or relative, but the man who asked said, “If Xiao Yu had friends or relatives who could afford a Maybach, it would have been unlikely that Young Master Liang would have tried to slander him, right?”

“That was his boss.” The two girls, who came in as eyewitnesses, came out and heard this conversation. One of them continued, “When we heard what he said inside just now, we both thought he was just too handsome.”

The people there asked what happened one after another, so she told them, before she finally also lamented, “A company that could cherish its employees this much must be a very conscientious enterprise. If we buy more from them in the future, we can increase the company’s performance for Xiao Yu!”

Some people posted this on Weibo, so Yan Mu soon got another title called “another family’s boss.” So through this matter, a positive image of Huading also disseminated on the internet.

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Inside the Bentley, after hearing Liang Deyou’s narration, Liang Guoming almost vomited blood. Although he had always loved this only son of his, he was still very angry at the moment. “Do you know what our company is like now? Your father, I, in order to make up for the past, have had to lower himself in front of those people all day long, yet you’re so good at overthrowing everything, unable to distinguish between right and wrong, and still causing so much trouble. Not even towards an ordinary person either, but someone that Yan Mu has a good relationship with! Do you know what identity his maternal grandfather’s family has?!”

Liang Deyou had already lost face at the police station, yet now, he was again scolded by Liang Guoming. So immediately his temper rose and he talked back, “How could I know that he would meddle in someone else’s business? What’s more, Lu Chengyu is the son of that couple who didn’t have eyes when driving! If it weren’t for them, we would not have lost the project, and we wouldn’t have been criticized by the safety supervision department either! Their family has damaged our company’s reputation, what’s wrong with me ‘taking care of’ him a bit?”

“If you want to ‘take care of’ someone, you also need to understand whether or not you have the ability!” Liang Guoming angrily scolded, “Now there are other people who want to ‘take care of’ us!” Then suddenly, his face changed. “What did you say? He’s the son of that couple?”

Watching as Liang Deyou nodded, Liang Guoming was so angry that he gave him a slap. “Are you stupid, how could Laozi have this kind of a son?”

Liang Deyou looked at Liang Guoming in disbelief, then covered his face, yelling angrily, “Dad!” He hadn’t been beaten in years, yet now his father decided to beat him for such a small matter?!

“Shut up!” Liang Guoming thought for a moment. “Now go and find out which hospital Yan Mu sent the man to. When you know the location, you go and apologize to him in person for this Laozi. Lower yourself a bit. You must ask him to forgive you! Do you understand?”

“Why should I apologize to him!? He deliberately provoked me!” Liang Deyou recalled what Lu Chengyu said to provoke him before, then gritted his teeth. “What does he even regard himself as!” He really failed to understand what abilities such a small Lu Chengyu had that even his father had to worry about him.

Liang Guoming wanted to scold him again, but he sighed instead after remembering how much he had spoiled his son these recent years. “Deyou, you’re already 25 years old this year. It’s time to learn to be sensible. When I was younger than you, I drank porridge, ate pickled vegetables, and dug coal in the mines every day…” He frowned, then continued, “This matter isn’t so simple. That man named Lu Chengyu also isn’t a simple person. If this doesn’t get handled properly, our Liang family would become even more chaotic.”

Liang Deyou was too impatient to listen to Liang Guoming recall his old stories, but he had no choice and could only agree with Liang Guoming.

In the hospital, Lu Chengyu chewed on an apple as he read the injury report which was printed: Suspected intracranial or skull injury, nasal cartilage injury, need to be hospitalized for observation and treatment.

Then he glanced at the calm-looking Yan Mu, who sat on the end of the bed, and felt that the medical report seemed to portray his situation much more severe than it really was.

“You have a good rest. This hospital is run by Zhang Zeyun’s family. I will ask the doctors and nurses to take care of you. If you need anything, you can ask them for help.” Yan Mu didn’t seem to see Lu Chengyu’s suspicious eyes. Yan Mu got up and opened the window in the ward for him to allow the air to circulate in the room. “I’ll send someone to bring a laptop for you to pass the time with. Leave the rest to me and I’ll take care of it for you.”

Lu Chengyu didn’t know whether Yan Mu’s so-called ‘the rest’ referred to the court or other things but what Yan Mu had done for him had already greatly exceeded the level that ordinary friends would do. He was silent for a moment. “Thank you.”

“Didn’t you say before that we don’t have to be so polite?” Yan Mu went to the bedside and patted him on the shoulder. Then he quickly took back his hand and tried to make his smile more gentle. “I thought you took me as a friend.”

Lu Chengyu nodded. “Not only do I think of you as a friend, I think of you as a brother.” He paused for a moment, then hesitatingly added, “And… if you’re not used to smiling, then you don’t have to force yourself to smile.”

The smile that Yan Mu squeezed out with much difficulty immediately froze. He coughed, shifted his eyes, and said, “I’ll go find the doctor to ask what you need to pay attention to.”

Lu Chengyu watched him walk out of the ward in a hurry. Then he looked back down at the medical records in his hand and took another bite, biting off a large piece of the apple.