Walking the Path of a Workaholic in Cliché Novels (QT) Chapter 125

Just like that, after making an appointment to meet with his pen pal, An Yinong happily waited for the weekend. But there were always various things in this world that could ruin other people’s moods – on Friday, He Chengjue brought Zhang Yu and Zhang Ming back from the hospital.

“They are not welcome here.” An Yinong said coldly while standing on the stairs, “If you want to bring them back, you can go back to your own villa. I think I should have the right to refuse people I don’t like from entering my house without permission.”

He Chengjue, who looked embarrassed and hesitant, Zhang Yu, who was wearing a hospital gown and looked pale, and Zhang Ming, who lowered his head and his expression could not be seen… They looked like a family of three.

“Heh.” An Yinong laughed. The little warmth that had arisen from his concern not long ago was like ice and snow on the treetops in spring, which melted as soon as it saw light.

“Atong, I have nothing to do with her. She just committed suicide because she couldn’t get over it. I am more or less responsible for this matter. I can’t just sit there and watch.” He Chengjue felt a little embarrassed when he heard that Zhang Yu committed suicide for him and drove to pick her up out of guilt. He almost forgot that he was living with An Yinong now.

“I have booked a hotel for them and will send them there shortly.”

“This is your private matter, you don’t need to tell me. I have something to do tomorrow morning. No matter what happens between you, whether you end up together or apart, please try not to disturb me.”

Abandoning the influence of that little bit of emotion, An Yinong was still very calm. He admitted that there was nothing wrong with He Chengjue’s behavior – assuming that Zhang Yu really committed suicide for love. It’s just that An Yinong felt that he was cold-blooded and would not hurt his own people for the sake of others. People with different ideals could not work together. After saying that, he nodded to these people and turned back to his room.

After a while, Granny Lian caught up with them. She pushed open the door and saw An Yinong sitting by the window, wondering what he was thinking about.

“Young Master, you know that sir is often confused and easily influenced. But don’t worry, he was not fooled by a few words this time. He still loves you the most.” Grandma Lian thought he was sad.

“I’m not sad, they left?”

“The person has been sent away. I secretly overheard and it seemed that he came to talk about getting back together, but the gentleman did not agree. Now he is drinking alone.”

Drinking? An Yinong frowned: “Grandma, make him a bowl of hangover soup.”

Granny Lian cooked some hangover soup and served it to him: “This is what the young master ordered. He is very worried about you. Drinking is harmful to your health.”

“How does he know I drank?” He Chengjue wondered.

“He cares about you, sir. I can’t help but tell him.” Granny Lian advised him, “Sir, you should take good care of yourself. Look how much the young master cares about you. You two, father and son, are really more stubborn than each other. You care about him, but you don’t say it to his face.”

He Chengjue picked up the hangover tea and tried to act like a stern father, but the smile on his face gave him away: “This brat is controlling me. By the way, today Zhang Yu… I just met her for the last time, nothing else.”

“You should explain this to him yourself.”

The next day, He Chengjue still didn’t see An Yinong, and Grandma Lian said that he had gone out early in the morning.

In fact, he and X had agreed to meet in the afternoon, so he went out early in the morning to choose a gift. How could we not have a gift to celebrate X’s success? And he had just made a lot of money, which was bulging in his backpack.

He had never met Mr. X, didn’t know what he looked like, or even his age. He only knew that he was a very busy office worker, a single man, who was often sympathized with by parrots and could not attract women.

“What should I give to my male friends?” Clothes and accessories had been ruled out, and perfume was out of the question, so…

“Since you’re a businessman, you should use pens often, right?” He turned and walked towards a large shopping mall, perhaps there was something he needed there.

Not far behind An Yinong, there were four people standing. They were quietly following him with a picture in their hands. The picture was exactly the picture of An Yinong cut out from a travel magazine.

A boy wearing a hat looked at An Yinong’s back with a cold gaze: “See? Catch him and the ten thousand will be yours.”

The other three somewhat wretched men compared the photos and turned to ask the boy: “You really don’t want a cent? Are you doing a good deed?”

“Oh, I know what you are thinking. I have a grudge against him and I want him to suffer a fate worse than death.” The young man clenched his fists. “These rich people have never treated us as human beings.”

The other three were deeply touched by his words and accepted his explanation: “That’s right, he doesn’t treat us as human beings, so we don’t have to treat them as human beings either.”

“Remember, don’t hesitate after you catch them, take them away and sell them immediately.” The boy emphasized again, “Quickly resolve the situation and don’t cause any trouble.”

“Of course.”

“That’s right, don’t worry, we are professionals.” As they said that, the three of them chased him towards the mall, and the boy in the baseball cap left alone.

However, An Yinong had already walked into the mall, but the three people following him were stopped outside because they were dressed inappropriately. The three men were all wearing gray and worn-out clothes, their hair was messy, and they had cigarette butts picked up from somewhere in their mouths. They didn’t look like people who would go into such a high-end shopping mall.

The mall manager has warned people not to let in people who are not dressed appropriately. The security guards here are paid quite well, so naturally they dare not let them in.

“What should we do now?” The three of them stood there, unable to go in or leave.

Several security guards came over and seemed to want to chase people away.

“You look down on people.” The man who was called the boss spat the cigarette butt on the ground, and they walked aside to discuss.

One of them said, “How about we just grab some clothes and sneak in?”

Another said: “Don’t alert the enemy.”

After thinking about it, he couldn’t come up with any good ideas. The security guards in this mall all carried electric batons. The mall sold imported goods and there were many foreigners among the customers. They were not people that small hooligans like them could mess with.

“How about we wait until he comes out?” Now it seems that this was the only way.

An Yinong found a counter specializing in pens in the mall. The salesperson selling pens was a lady in her thirties. She spoke softly, provided thoughtful and meticulous service, and her attitude was so gentle that you would feel embarrassed if you didn’t buy anything.

An Yinong chose a black fountain pen with a classic black background and gold edges. The price was within his acceptable range, in the thousand-yuan range, and it would be three-digits after the discount. If you buy a bad one, it won’t be useful. If you buy one that’s too expensive, it will be a burden for your pen pals. This price was just right.

“Sir, you have a good eye. This fountain pen is selling very well. There are only two left. One was sold this morning. This is the last one. Our store also provides free engraving service. You can have it engraved and take it away right now. Do you want to engrave it?”

An Yinong thought for a moment and said, “No, just help me pack it up.”

“OK.”

The pen was placed in a small black leather box and a cardboard bag. An Yinong put it in his backpack and left the mall.

“He’s leaving.” As soon as he came out, three thugs outside the mall saw him.

“Hurry up, catch up, ten thousand dollars.” The younger brother held the knife and drooled.

In an era when monthly salaries are still in the three-digit figures, $10,000 was a considerable sum of money for most people.

The three of them were just street thugs who could barely make ends meet and could not even afford the 8-square-meter rental house that leaked every day. So when someone found them with a photo and said he had a clue about the guy that the “crocodile” in the walled city wanted, the three of them acted without hesitation.

“Boss, is there any problem with his identity? We followed him out of the wealthy area.”

They followed An Yinong early in the morning, but there were people all along the way, so it was inconvenient for them to take action, so they waited until now. As a result, there were people coming and going, so it was inconvenient for them to take action.

“Don’t worry, the guy who provided the clue said that his family is just an ordinary nouveau riche.”

“Then why don’t we kidnap him and make a fortune?” The younger brother’s eyes lit up. Ten thousand dollars is a lot, but can’t the nouveau riche’s family provide more?

“Do you think I haven’t thought about it?” The leader said with a puff. “Do you have a place to stay if you want to kidnap someone? Can you hide from the police? Do you really think we are the bosses who have the final say? It would be more practical to catch the person and sell him off directly.”

The younger brother nodded blankly: “Boss, he has gone far away, let’s catch up with him.”

An Yinong hailed a taxi. He wanted to go to Luo Ji Roast Goose Shop to eat. After finishing lunch there, he went out for a walk and then went to the agreed place to wait for X.

“He took a taxi, boss, what should we do?”

“What should we do? Let’s fight too!”

Taxis in Hong Kong were very expensive. The eldest brother gritted his teeth, took out money to take a taxi, but was refused because of his shabby clothes. After a lot of effort, they got a taxi and followed An Yinong all the way to the roast goose shop, then watched him enter the shop, order food, and eat.

“It still tastes the same.” An Yinong inside ate with relish, feeling very satisfied.

“He’s having a good time, he can even eat roast goose rice. But we have to starve and watch him eat.” The younger brother slapped a mosquito on his face to death, “Why are there so many mosquitoes in this crappy place?”

“You are useless. Why are you hungry? Stay calm and stay rational,” the boss scolded in a low voice, “Think about the feast after the success.”

The three of them were now in a corner full of garbage, staring at An Yinong who was eating there.

“Boss, we’ve been following you for quite some time. When are we going to start?”

“Keep an eye on him, as soon as he enters the alley…” Before the boss could finish his sentence, his stomach started to growl.

“How pitiful, squatting next to the trash can to look for food.” The old lady who was passing by and throwing away the garbage put a bag of household garbage in the hands of the eldest brother, “Look, there are some leftovers from my family in it, you’re welcome.”

The eldest brother stared blankly at the garbage bag in his hand and remained silent.

“I’m going to kill her! Who are you looking down on?!”

The boss was held down by his two younger brothers. One of them advised him, “Boss, stay calm.” The other said, “Boss, think about the big fish and meat after the success.”

Only then was the boss appeased.

The aroma of roast goose continued to float, floating to the side of the garbage dump, forcibly suppressing the stench and irritating the nasal mucosa of the trio: “Boss, he eats with such relish, it seems really delicious…”

My saliva is about to flow out.

“Shut up!” The boss tightened his belt. They had already spent a lot of money on taxis and other cars, and they couldn’t spend money carelessly anymore!

It was already past twelve o’clock when An Yinong came out of the roast goose shop and prepared to take the tram back. He walked a few steps and couldn’t help but look back, but there was nothing unusual on the road.

He felt that someone was looking at him, and it was a malicious look, but because there were so many people looking at him along the way, An Yinong couldn’t find that look.

For safety reasons, he took the more crowded road and was always careful not to be approached by anyone.

“It’s already past noon, we can’t snatch people away in public, right?” An Yinong thought. Although the public security in Hong Kong has always been criticized, it is not realistic to snatch people away in the street like this.

Don’t energetic young men usually come out for a walk in the evening?

Although he felt there was someone behind him, An Yinong did not show any panic and kept walking at a steady pace.

After walking two streets, he was already close to the busiest street here. Suddenly, disorderly footsteps were heard in the alley ahead. A group of people came out of the alley with knives in their hands, as if they were going to have a fight. Passers-by dodged.

“A gunfight in the middle of the day?”

An Yinong also moved aside. Suddenly, something pressed against his back. At the same time, a cold voice appeared: “He Tiantong, please come with us.”