“Hahahaha…”
Li Wenqi’s laughter was sharp with exasperation, and the others joined in with scornful guffaws.
“Brother, it seems, just as Xuanxuan said, there’s something wrong with you here!”
Li Wenqi pointed to his head.
His tone was undeniably mocking.
It was only out of consideration for Nan Baixuan that he didn't lash out; otherwise, he would have certainly knocked out the teeth of anyone who dared call him ugly.
“A pig with a green onion stuck in its nose, pretending to be an elephant.”
“Dare to fire Brother Li on behalf of the Azure Dragon Consortium? Who do you think you are?”
“Don’t you even pee and look in the mirror to see what you look like, yet you dare to call Brother Li ugly.”
…
The current impression everyone had of Chu Fan was exactly as Nan Baixuan had complained to Zhao Jiayu earlier: arrogant to the extreme, incorrigible, and utterly insane.
Nan Baixuan acted as if she heard none of the constant criticisms, belittling, and mockery directed at Chu Fan, watching with a detached gaze.
Speaking up for him would negate the purpose of bringing him here.
Facing all the attacks, Chu Fan merely smiled, as if he didn’t understand.
The trap had been set, and the target had fallen in. Now, all that remained was to wait for the docile dragon to play its part.
Li Wenqi raised his wine glass, “Come, come, we are here to celebrate today. Let’s not let one or two individuals spoil our fun!”
The group began to talk about their futures, completely treating Chu Fan as if he were invisible.
After a gulp of wine, Li Wenqi proudly declared, “I’m not afraid to admit it, joining the Azure Dragon Consortium is just the first step in my plan.”
“Next, I will leverage various connections to climb step by step, all the way to becoming the Azure Dragon Consortium’s representative in the Dragon God Kingdom.”
His words were filled with ambition and an air of dominance, as if it were already a certainty.
Xia Shan raised his glass, “Brother, your little brother Shan wishes you early success in becoming the Azure Dragon Consortium’s representative in the Dragon God Kingdom. When that time comes, don’t forget to promote your brothers!”
Li Wenqi laughed heartily, “Do you think your Brother Li is the kind of person who would burn his bridges?”
Nan Baixuan and Zhao Jiayu also shared their goals, which were to become high-ranking officials in the consortium and assist their families in joining the ranks of the Dragon God Kingdom’s great clans.
Their conversations were all high-level and forward-looking.
Li Wenqi occasionally glanced at Chu Fan, using veiled insults to describe some people as myopic, conceited, and utterly lacking in actual ability.
Chu Fan continued to appear as though he didn’t understand.
Why argue about who the clown was?
After several rounds of drinks, seeing that Chu Fan was still sober and completely unaffected by the docile dragon, Li Wenqi found it very strange.
Was the wrong dish served?
He immediately got up to ask the person in charge.
Upon learning that someone had consumed the docile dragon without any reaction, the person in charge explained, “Young Master Li, it’s possible that this individual has a special constitution. The docile dragon is more effective on women because their resistance is weaker; its effect on men is slightly less potent.”
With things having come to this point, Li Wenqi didn’t press the issue. He returned and suggested they go to a bar to relax and party.
Since he couldn't deal with Chu Fan at the dinner table, he planned to continue the assault at the bar.
That environment was more chaotic, and there would be ample opportunity to deal with a fool like Chu Fan.
With his official induction into the Azure Dragon Consortium scheduled for tomorrow, the next period would be very busy. It was a rare outing for leisure, so Nan Baixuan and Zhao Jiayu had no objections, and the others had no different opinions.
The group immediately headed to the largest bar in Shanhai City, "Heavenly City No. 1."
As they arrived at the entrance of Heavenly City No. 1, Li Wenqi's phone suddenly rang.
Seeing that it was the supervisor who had interviewed him for the Azure Dragon Consortium, Li Wenqi waved to Nan Baixuan and the others, “You guys go in first, I need to take this call!”
Walking aside, Li Wenqi quickly answered the phone, “Hello, Supervisor Wang, is there anything you need?”
At this moment, Li Wenqi believed his superior was calling to discuss matters related to his upcoming job.
“Li Wenqi, is it?”
“Yes, it’s me!”
Even though he was just answering the phone, Li Wenqi instinctively bent his waist.
“You don’t need to come in for your induction tomorrow!”
What?
Li Wenqi was stunned, then anxiously asked, “Supervisor Wang, what’s wrong? I passed the interview, didn’t I? How could it be…?”
At this moment, he completely panicked.
“There’s no ‘why.’ You just need to know that you don’t need to come in tomorrow. You’ve been fired!”
“Supervisor Wang, I…” Li Wenqi couldn’t finish speaking before the call was hung up.
Fired before even starting the job?
Li Wenqi slumped to the ground with a thud, staring blankly at his phone, lost and confused.
Successfully joining the Azure Dragon Consortium was a matter of immense pride for him; his family had even hosted a celebratory banquet for friends and relatives.
How could he suddenly be fired?
Recovering his senses, Li Wenqi frantically called his family, hoping they could use their connections to identify the problem and rectify it quickly.
Inside a booth at Heavenly City No. 1 Bar.
Zhao Jiayu asked with a hint of confusion, “Why hasn’t Brother Li arrived yet?”
Influenced by the lively atmosphere of the bar, Nan Baixuan, who was writhing her body, said, “Perhaps he’s busy with something important. Let’s play first and not worry about him!”
At the same time.
In a booth at a different corner, a young man with a sinister face scanned the area and his gaze suddenly fixed on the happily engaged Nan Baixuan and Zhao Jiayu.
A younger subordinate with dyed blond hair, seeing this, quickly asked, “Boss, are you interested in those two girls?”
The young man grunted, “They look quite pure, and they’re also quite spirited. Rare finds. Go get them over here to have some fun.”
The blond-haired subordinate immediately stood up and beckoned, and four burly men from a nearby booth stood up.
Xia Shan was boasting about his drinking when a hand suddenly pushed him, almost causing him to fall.
As Xia Shan straightened up, he instinctively roared, “Looking to die, are you? How dare you push me!”
*Slap!*
A loud slap sent Xia Shan tumbling across the ground, knocking him unconscious on the spot.
The sudden commotion startled Nan Baixuan and the others, who were starting to loosen up.
“Two, my boss invites you over for a drink.”
“I’m kindly reminding you, my boss rarely takes an interest in people. I hope you won’t be ungrateful.”
Nan Baixuan and Zhao Jiayu clutched each other nervously.
They had never encountered such a situation before.
Seeing the unconscious Xia Shan, and then looking at the burly men with tattoos covering their arms, Zhou Kai and Hu Yue, who had come with them, dared not say a word.
“We… we’re not going!”
Nan Baixuan replied nervously.
Although this was her first time encountering such a situation, she had seen similar incidents even if she hadn't experienced them firsthand.
She had watched videos of girls going to bars, being spotted by some rich young master, plied with alcohol, and then taken away to be slept with.
If it weren’t for the desire to have fun, she wouldn’t have come here today.
Who knew her luck would be so bad that as soon as she arrived, she encountered this.
“Not going?”
The blond-haired subordinate’s eyes narrowed, “Do you know who my boss is?”
“Let me remind you, it’s your good fortune that my boss is interested in you.”
“You’d best come with me obediently, otherwise…”
The four burly men immediately stepped forward, surrounding Nan Baixuan and Zhao Jiayu.
“I… my dad is Zhao Minghai.”
Zhao Jiayu invoked her father’s name, hoping to make them back down.
“Heh, so your dad is Zhao Minghai. Do you know that if your dad were here today, he’d be kneeling to pour my boss a drink?”
“He might even proactively offer you up to accompany my boss.”
Zhao Jiayu’s already pale face turned even whiter.
Trembling physically and mentally, Nan Baixuan looked at Chu Fan, her eyes filled with pleading.