Taking the business card, Zhu Fei looked up and glanced over it casually, only to notice that, apart from a phone number and a name, the card was bare of any other information.
He didn't think much of it and pocketed the business card nonchalantly.
"Mr. Meng, if there isn't anything else, I will take my leave now,"
Zhu Fei said with a smile, and without waiting for the others to react, he turned around and left Chunqiu Pavilion.
At the same moment, several ambulances and a Rolls-Royce Phantom suddenly stopped at the entrance of Chunqiu Pavilion.
This scene was just witnessed by Zhu Fei, who had just stepped out of Chunqiu Pavilion.
He watched the Rolls-Royce Phantom, a vehicle of which there were only a very limited number in the entire Tiannan Province, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Truth be told, Zhu Fei felt somewhat fond of Old Mr. Meng.
But fondness aside, at least with his current situation, Zhu Fei was not ready to have too close contact with someone with such a rich background.
This had nothing to do with other matters, only because it stemmed from his innate caution as a Cultivator.
So, in the next moment, Zhu Fei hailed a taxi and headed towards the Rainbow Residential Area where he lived.
...
Inside Chunqiu Pavilion, Mr. Meng watched Zhu Fei walk away and his eyes also held a hint of contemplation.
After a short while, he shook his head with a wry smile.
"This young man really seems extraordinary, casually brushing off an olive branch from an old man like me."
"Dad, that young man just now, was he really the one who saved you? Do you want me to properly look into him later?" asked a middle-aged man who had already arrived by Mr. Meng's side, wearing an expensive suit and carrying an air of authority.
Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, Mr. Meng couldn't help but glare at him irritably.
"What? You scamp, do you really think I have become senile? Can I not even recognize who saved my life?"
Mr. Meng's reaction took the middle-aged man by surprise.
The man quickly put on a smile and hurriedly explained, "Haha, Dad, don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that. I was just thinking, since the young man saved you, we of the Meng family in Tiannan should express our gratitude properly, shouldn't we? Otherwise, who knows how others might perceive the Meng family?"
When the middle-aged man finished speaking, Xu Pengfei, who was standing not far away, instantly felt a chill.
He had already received news from higher up that Mr. Meng had an important background and it might even affect his own career.
But what he hadn't anticipated was that Mr. Meng would be a member of the Meng family from Tiannan, and judging by how things looked, Mr. Meng's position within the Meng family seemed to be very high.
Thinking about this situation, and then linking it to the earlier events, Xu Pengfei once again felt nervous.
While he felt fortunate, he also felt even more grateful towards Zhu Fei.
At that moment, hearing the middle-aged man's words, a slight smile finally appeared on Mr. Meng's face.
After a moment of thought, he nodded, "It's good to check on the young man, but remember, do not affect or disturb him."
"I can see he doesn't like being the center of attention, so let the investigation go just far enough and no further."
Mr. Meng paused for a brief moment, then continued, "However, if you find him facing any difficulties he can't resolve, feel free to help out discreetly."
"I have a feeling that this young man will be remarkable in the future; now is the time we should try to build a good relationship with him."
Hearing Mr. Meng's words, the middle-aged man's expression turned serious.
Without further ado, he solemnly agreed.
He knew very well that his father's judgment of people was extremely accurate, including the fact that their family's success today could not be separated from his father's unique insights.
Besides, with the life-saving debt Zhu Fei owed to his father, the middle-aged man paid even more attention to Mr. Meng's words.
...
After leaving Chunqiu Pavilion, Zhu Fei didn't go anywhere else but first went to a restaurant near his residential area for a meal before heading home to rest.
...
The next morning, after Zhu Fei got up, finished his morning routine, and had breakfast downstairs, he headed straight to Lan City No.1 High School.
Today, he needed to visit their school library to borrow some books.
From what Zhu Fei remembered, he knew that the library at Lan City No.1 High School was sponsored by a Chinese-American benefactor.
Apart from the standard textbooks, the school also boasted an extremely abundant collection of various specialized books. Even compared to some specific libraries in Lan City, it was in no way inferior.
...
After a short while, when Zhu Fei arrived at Lan City No.1 High School and was heading towards the direction of the library, he suddenly ran into a student with dyed yellow hair, carrying a hint of arrogant pride in his demeanor.
The student seemed to be on the phone, his face occasionally betraying a glint of lewd 'evil' intentions.
Just then, he turned his head and immediately caught sight of Zhu Fei walking towards him, first freezing in shock and then a playful smirk uncontrollably appearing at the corner of his mouth.
He seemed to say something into the phone before hanging up, and then he walked towards Zhu Fei.
"Hey, isn't this Zhu the moron? What's wrong? Not following the rules today? When you see your grandpa here, you don't even kneel down and greet me properly!"
As Zhu Fei was walking forward, he suddenly heard such words, and his face immediately turned cold.
It was only when he looked up and saw the person speaking clearly that a surge of hostility welled up inside him!
From the memories of the body he now occupied, the guy in front of him, named Sun Hao, had given him too much humiliation and mockery in the past.
Sun Hao had more than once, in front of many other students, bullied him. He mad him kneel and ask after Sun Hao, while also making him perform various kinds of frog jumps and impersonate barking dogs—acts full of insult and humiliation.
And he had the audacity to say that he was Zhu Fei's master; by doing this, he was training Zhu Fei's loyalty to his master so that every time Zhu Fei saw him, he would greet him with great ceremony.
And the real reason for all this was nothing more than Sun Hao trying to satisfy his own vanity, gaining his "prestige" among the students by bullying and humiliating Zhu Fei.
Zhu Fei looked calmly at Sun Hao, who was full of arrogance, as a cold glint suddenly appeared in his eyes!
He had already decided that he was never going to let this person off the hook.
Such immense humiliation could only be alleviated by the other's blood!
However, Sun Hao, as of now, still had no idea about any of this.
Seeing that Zhu Fei hadn't gotten down on his knees to greet him properly after hearing his words, but was instead looking at him with an odd expression, Sun Hao immediately started to feel annoyed.
"Fucking hell! You dumb 'fuck'! What are you looking at? Are you blind or deaf? Didn't you hear what your grandpa here just said? Or are you itching for a beating again, wanting your grandpa here to help you loosen your bones?"
By this time, a fair number of students had gathered around Zhu Fei and Sun Hao to watch the commotion.
But when they clearly saw the two figures in the center, each student's face showed a variety of complex expressions.
There were those who showed sympathy and pity for Zhu Fei, those who showed disdain and contempt for Zhu Fei, as well as those who were displeased and indignant towards Sun Hao, and of course, those who admired and were excited by Sun Hao.
However, among these students, there was one thought that had never changed from the beginning to the end: Zhu Fei was about to have bad luck again in front of Sun Hao.
No one at the scene doubted this point.
Watching Sun Hao gradually become smug under the gazes of the surrounding students, the corners of Zhu Fei's mouth also slowly showed a hint of cruelty.
"Since you're so eager to find death, I might as well do you the favor."
In a flash, Zhu Fei's figure suddenly blurred in front of Sun Hao.
The next second, Sun Hao was shocked to find a fist as big as a bowl magnifying in his pupils!
This immediately froze Sun Hao's face, which was full of pride, into a sudden expression of shock.
Before he could fully comprehend what was going on, he suddenly felt a pain in his nose.
Then two streams of warm liquid began to flow down over his upper lip.
It was only then that Sun Hao realized what had just happened.
As he shrieked in pain, his eyes also instantly reddened, and his facial muscles nearly twisted together.
"Motherfucker! How dare you hit me? You actually dared to hit me! Kid, you're dead for sure, absolutely dead. I guarantee you, from now on, there won't be a place for you, Zhu Fei, at Lan City No.1 High School!"
"Asshole! Are you blind or deaf? When did I ever say I wouldn't dare hit you? You're just an idiot! I bet your brain is stuck in your crotch, isn't it?"
Zhu Fei said this while his hands didn't stop moving.
Although his cultivation was now lost and his physical condition was not as good as a normal person's, as a dominant force in his previous life, in terms of both combat awareness and experience, he was incomparable to ordinary people.
Dealing with someone like Sun Hao, who was similar to a small-time thug, wasn't putting much pressure on him at the moment.
In an instant, Zhu Fei was already in front of Sun Hao again.
Before Sun Hao had a chance to resist, Zhu Fei firmly grabbed his head and his knee instinctively went up.
In Sun Hao's eyes, filled with panic and fear, Zhu Fei's knee once again heavily connected with Sun Hao's nose!