It had been over a week since Du Fei returned from Spring City.
During this week, Du Fei had been busy with the affairs of the Traditional Chinese Medicine company.
Although Gong Chengbin had been involved during this period, as the chairman of both companies, he was also extremely busy.
In view of this, Du Fei generally did not want to trouble him with matters that he could handle himself. After all, he could not be a complete hands-off manager and just enjoy the fruits of others' labor.
"Phew."
Finally, after completing some of the preliminary preparation work, Du Fei felt completely relieved.
Compared to ordinary people, Du Fei, as a martial artist, was indeed not exhausted by mere trivial matters.
However, sometimes exhaustion was divided into mental and physical aspects.
For Du Fei, these matters belonged to the mental aspect.
He lay back on the chair, intending to rest well and let his mind relax.
Ring ring.
Ring ring.
He had not rested for a few minutes when his mobile phone rang.
He reached out, took the phone, and looked at the caller ID. A slight smile involuntarily curved the corners of his mouth.
"How is it? Are you getting used to living at school?"
The person who called Du Fei was Du Yunyun, so when he answered the phone, his tone was filled with happiness.
"It's good. My roommates are all very nice people."
Afterwards, Du Yunyun briefly shared with Du Fei what had happened at school during this period.
Listening to his sister's familiar voice, Du Fei felt his fatigue lessen considerably.
"Oh my! You distracted me and I forgot. Brother, actually, I called you this time because there's something important I want to tell you."
Suddenly, Du Yunyun's tone changed.
Du Fei asked, "What important matter is it?"
Could it be that his sister had encountered some trouble at school?
Du Fei immediately sat up straight.
However, his sister's next words made the corners of Du Fei's mouth twitch slightly.
"I just called Senior Sister Shishi and, by subtly probing, I found out you haven't been on a date in a long time. Brother, I really need to talk to you about this. How can you be like this when you have such a beautiful girlfriend like Senior Sister Shishi? If you ask me..."
Immediately after, Du Yunyun gave Du Fei a lecture on how to care for a girlfriend, and how to create surprises and romance in daily life.
Du Fei, on the other end of the phone, found it both amusing and frustrating.
"Oh, little girl, you speak so eloquently. Could it be that you've secretly found a boyfriend at university?"
"Brother! Don't try to change the subject. We are discussing your issues right now! Don't try to confuse things!!"
As soon as Du Fei shifted the focus to her, Du Yunyun immediately raised her voice.
Then, after a verbal exchange on the phone, Du Yunyun told Du Fei in a "fierce" tone that he must treat Liu Shishi well, otherwise, she would not let him off when she returned home for the holidays.
Du Fei repeatedly nodded, indicating that he would do as she said.
However, he also reminded Liu Shishi that she was still young and that university was for studying. As for making friends, she had to be cautious.
Du Fei found it difficult to say more.
After all, even between siblings, there were differences between males and females. Moreover, his sister was now in university and was an adult. If he controlled everything, it was inevitable that she would develop resistance.
Therefore, some words were best left unsaid.
After ending the call with his sister Du Yunyun, Du Fei thought for a moment and called Liu Shishi.
Although Du Fei had said on the phone that Du Yunyun was too young and didn't need him to worry about her, he did agree with some of her words.
That is, having such a good girlfriend as Liu Shishi, even if he didn't create surprises and romance every day, he should at least be gentle and considerate.
The call was connected quickly. After Du Fei asked Liu Shishi about her plans for the day and learned that she was free in the evening, he arranged to pick her up after work.
...
"Who are you people? Who let you in?"
"Please leave immediately, or I will call the police!"
Jiang Yan was in the shop, tallying the month's accounts with her subordinates.
Suddenly, a shop assistant responsible for watching the door rushed in, saying that a group of people were causing trouble in the shop.
Upon hearing the shop assistant, Jiang Yan immediately stopped tallying and walked out with everyone.
When she arrived outside the shop, she saw several men dressed in a rowdy manner rummaging through the shop's belongings.
Seeing Jiang Yan come out, the men immediately surrounded her.
The leader had on large sunglasses, a thick gold chain around his neck, and a dazzling gold watch on his wrist.
"Boss, this chick is really hot."
"Yeah, the moment I saw her, I felt like all the women I've been with before were mere commoners."
"Tch, the ones you found were all for fun. How can they compare to a rich young lady like her?"
"A woman this beautiful, we'll have to wait for the boss to have his fill before it's our turn. Don't be so impatient."
The men surrounding Jiang Yan stared at her unscrupulously, their words vulgar and unpleasant to hear.
Hearing the men verbally assault Jiang Yan, someone couldn't help but speak, "Are your ears broken? Didn't you hear our boss telling you to leave? Otherwise, I'm going to call..."
Bang!
Before he could finish, one of the men surrounding Jiang Yan punched him directly in the face, knocking him to the ground.
The others immediately rushed forward and began to beat him.
Their violent actions shocked Jiang Yan and the shop staff.
"Damn it, what are you yelling about? I'm not afraid of you calling the cops. I'm afraid you'll be dead before the police arrive!"
After a round of punches and kicks, the man who had been knocked down was bleeding profusely from his face and covered in footprints.
During this time, some people tried to pull out their phones to make calls, but their phones were snatched away before they could even dial.
Jiang Yan tried several times to rush forward to help the fallen employee, but she was blocked by the men.
As a woman, she couldn't physically engage with those men. It might even make them more smug.
"I'm here today to inform you that from now on, you will pay 100,000 yuan in protection money every month, or..."
"Forget 100,000 yuan, I won't pay a single cent! You guys are just wishful thinking!"
Before the other party could finish speaking, Jiang Yan righteously refused.
In her opinion, these thugs must not be appeased, otherwise, they would become even more aggressive in the future.
Moreover, this was a society governed by law, and these people would receive their due legal punishment.
"Heh heh, since I dared to ask, I'm not afraid you won't pay. Your warehouse is at No. 38 Dapu Road, Laoshan District, right? If I don't receive the money by this time next month, you'd better watch out for your warehouse. If it happens to catch fire... hehe."
After speaking, the leader arrogantly turned and left.
As soon as they left, Jiang Yan immediately joined others in sending the injured employee to the hospital. As for herself, she immediately started making phone calls.