Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 101: Chapter 98: Childhood Friends Gathering

“What, she moved?” the man asked in a deep voice, “What happened?”

Wu Jun felt a bit baffled as well. When he applied to Xianyu Shop, he had heard Boss Huo say she was an orphan, yet now, after just such a short time, so many distant relatives had shown up, and they all looked affluent or noble at first glance. One of them appeared to have a military background, with quite an extraordinary aura.

“The boss’s two great-uncles and her uncle came for her and gave her a villa. Then the boss moved over to the villa,” Wu Jun reported honestly, “It seems one of the great-uncles is paralyzed. The boss knows some Qigong Massage Technique and can help with the treatment.”

Gu Xu paused with his pen in hand and after a moment of silence, he asked, “What’s the surname of that great-uncle of hers?”

Surname? How would he know that? Was he supposed to chase after his boss and ask for her great-uncle’s name?

“I didn’t pay attention to that,” Wu Jun scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, suddenly recalling something, “However, the boss’s aunt seems to be Miss Su Qingqing’s mother, and the boss’s great-uncle is Miss Su’s maternal grandfather.”

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Su Qingqing was the sister of Su Jinyuan; Gu Xu knew this. So this meant Huo Sining really was Su Jinyuan’s cousin?! Su Qingqing’s maternal grandfather was Huang Chengyi, the head of the Huang Family. How could Huo Sining be calling Huang Chengyi her great-uncle?

A gleam of insight flashed in Gu Xu’s eyes as he grasped the crux of the issue.

“All right, since she has moved, you don’t have to worry about her safety for now. Just keep staying at Xianyu Shop and report to me if anything happens.”

No sooner had Gu Xu hung up the phone when Song Hui barged in from outside.

“Xu Zi, let’s go out and have fun tonight!”

Gu Xu gave the office door a displeased look, and Song Hui suddenly felt embarrassed, “Fine, I’ll knock before entering!”

After saying that, he stepped out, knocked on the door, and only dared to come in after hearing Gu Xu say to enter.

“Jun Zi has returned to the capital, and he’s inviting us to the club to have a get-together. Let’s go together tonight!”

Gu Xu, of course, knew which club it was. The place was originally a bar, a gathering spot for the entertainment industry, but then for some reason, it caught the Ouyang Family’s eye. They purchased it, rebuilt it into a private club, and slowly it spread among the social elite, eventually becoming a symbol of status comparison in high society.

One needed an acquaintance to get into the club; ordinary people couldn’t enter at all. Even well-known figures in the capital who managed to get in were only allowed to play in the third zone. To go up to the second floor of the club relied on family background and ability. Those who could play in the first zone were truly from the core inner circle.

As the club was run by the Ouyang Family, Ouyang Jun often invited their group of childhood friends to hang out there, but what could be so fun about such a place? Aside from money and women, there was little else of interest – it was rife with rich second-generation kids.

Thinking of that lurid, murky scene, Gu Xu couldn’t help but frown and coldly replied, “I’m not free.”

Going to such places is a waste of time; he’d rather go to the shooting range and pop off some rounds.

“Don’t be like that, don’t give face, man. Little Jun Zi almost screwed up big time in S City, someone tripped him up without realizing who they were messing with. The guy slunk back from S City with his tail between his legs, looks like something major went down.”

Although Gu Xu didn’t care for those extravagant activities, he was quite concerned about his old friend Ouyang Jun. Hearing Song Hui’s words, his eyes indeed showed concern, “What happened?”

Seeing that Gu Xu had taken the bait on hearing about the incident, Song Hui felt a rush of covert glee. A crafty glint flashed in his eyes, and he said with a sly grin, “I’m not too sure myself, was actually planning to corner the guy tonight and get the full story. You really not going to come?”

Gu Xu gave Song Hui a sidelong glance, seeing right through the man’s tricks, but chose not to call him out. After a moment of silence, he simply hmm’d in response.

Knowing that Gu Xu was coming, Ouyang Jun didn’t dare to bring out any flashy tricks or women this time. Aside from him and Qin Tian, he hadn’t invited anyone else to accompany them. After eating at the club, they started playing cards.

“Jun Zi, didn’t you set up an investment company in S City? The market has been good lately; you should have made a killing, right? It’s not even a major holiday, so why did you come back?” Qin Tian was unaware of Ouyang Jun’s troubles and casually asked while reaching for the cards.

“Don’t even mention it! Just thinking about it pisses me off!” Ouyang Jun said with a dark look in his eyes, “I almost got wiped out there!”

“What happened?” Qin Tian got a shock from his response, “Who’s got the guts to mess with you? That’s like seeking death!”

“Damn it, I thought it was someone from the capital having a problem with me. It took me a few days of digging to realize I was wrong!”

Ouyang Jun revealed a bitter smile, “Huizi and Xu Zi probably know about this. Last year, at my Liulichang shop, wasn’t there a guy who tried to pawn a Bronze Ding? That thing looked like it had just been dug up from a tomb. If I’d accepted it, wouldn’t I have been inviting trouble for nothing? So, I refused straight away and even told Huizi about it.”

“It was me and Xu Zi who looked into it. We even found a grave-robbing gang,” Song Hui found it odd when Ouyang Jun brought up the topic and hurriedly asked, “We nabbed that entire gang, didn’t we? What’s the issue then?”

Ouyang Jun’s eyes clouded over, “That’s exactly where the problem is. The ones you guys caught were probably just the lackeys. The big fish behind them must have caught wind and made a run for it! Those guys are pretty sinister. I guess they felt I cut off their cash flow and wanted to get back at me, so they started pulling some shady stuff on me!”

“What kind of shady stuff?” Qin Tian was perplexed, “With your capabilities, you can fend against any strategy, why fear such petty tricks?”

“Bullshit! I’m not talking about tricks or games, but some genuinely mean and nasty sorcery!” Ouyang Jun was furious, “Those people deal with the dead, what kind of stuff do you think they know? I had some feng shui fish in my office. They had always been fine, but suddenly they all turned belly up for no reason. I had someone check, but nobody could figure out what went wrong. Later, a friend brought over an expert, and guess what, they dug out Five Zhu Coins from beneath the fake mountain in my Aquarium!”

“What’s that, Five Zhu Coins?” Gu Xu asked curiously while dealing the cards.

“It’s an ancient coin taken straight from a dead person’s mouth, still carrying a sinister yin energy,” Ouyang Jun scoffed, “That damn thing is very ominous. I had it in the aquarium only a few days, and my feng shui fish almost died! If I hadn’t found it, staying in the same place with that thing for too long would’ve probably cost me my life!”

“Damn, that’s terrifying! Who would come up with such a thing? That’s too vicious! Whoever is this evil and sinister has to be tracked down. If not, who knows who else they might harm!” Song Hui’s face changed immediately upon hearing this, and even Qin Tian was quite shaken.