Capítulo 1164: Chapter 439: Apology Gift (Part 2)
After successfully cleaning his slate, He Jinglun always wore a smile for everyone and almost never hit him again.
But just now, He Jiang could feel that He Jinglun genuinely wanted to kill him.
He knew his brother-in-law wasn’t wrong, Zhou Wang… probably was indeed someone even He Jinglun couldn’t afford to provoke.
He Jiang was confused, but in the moment his father acted, he accepted the outcome immediately.
Suppressed whispers of shock intertwined in the space, and everyone’s expressions varied.
Like Secretary Ge and Director Gao, who were plunged into deeper despair.
If even He Jinglun had to treat this person so cautiously, doesn’t that mean their fate was sealed?
For the Yu Duo family, there was confusion mixed with a kind of unspeakable excitement.
Only Mrs. Yu couldn’t help wondering what Yu Duo meant when she said Zhou Wang was her roommate’s boyfriend.
And those women beside Zhou Wang seemed to have complicated relationships with him…
As for Jian Zhuoran and others, they were plunged into a deep-seated frustration.
Because when Zhou Wang confronted He Jiang and the others, they instinctively kept their distance.
Zhou Wang probably wouldn’t care, but for them, it was undeniably missing a crucial opportunity.
Adding flowers to a brocade, how can it compare to sending charcoal in a snowstorm?
Only Shi Tian felt at ease, she absolutely loved Bai Feifei… She didn’t know how Bai Feifei managed to cling to Zhou Wang at that moment, but she was grateful, grateful that Bai Feifei ignored her signal to stop.
“When I go back, I’ll raise Feifei’s contract level!”
Feeling she was one step ahead, Shi Tian thought to herself.
…
In the antique-style private room.
The girl making tea was driven away, and Xu Wenqian sat behind the tea table, Gao Xing was hidden in some corner, and Zhou Wang was the first to sit at the table.
With no one else around, Zhou Wang was surprised why He Jinglun didn’t sit, when suddenly He Jinglun faced him and bowed deeply.
“Mr. Zhou, it was my poor parenting that caused offense. Please forgive me!”
Zhou Wang was genuinely surprised, though he expected that if He Jinglun could lower his stance in front of others, he would be even more humble in private, but He Jinglun lowering his stance this much exceeded Zhou Wang’s expectations.
It’s important to note that standing before Zhou Wang was not an ordinary billionaire, but a top tycoon in Magic City with a net worth of at least several billion.
After a moment of hesitation, Zhou Wang quickly stood up to support He Jinglun.
“Mr. He, that’s too serious. You and Brother Guo have been friends for decades, so technically, I’m your junior. How can an elder apologize to a junior?”
Zhou Wang shook his head and said, “Besides, I didn’t really suffer any loss, right?”
In a place unseen by Zhou Wang, when He Jinglun heard Zhou Wang refer to Guo Wangshan as “Brother Guo,” his expression changed subtly. Unable to resist Zhou Wang’s support, He Jinglun eventually stood up straight again.
He sighed, “Luckily, I still have some ties with Brother Shan, or I wouldn’t know how to handle today’s situation… Mr. Zhou, please accept this gift as a token of apology!”
As he spoke, He Jinglun took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Wang.
Zhou Wang didn’t know what was in the envelope, only that it felt slightly heavy, so he immediately declined, “Mr. He, because of Brother Guo, I cannot accept this so-called token. Your presence here is already a great honor, how can I ask for more?”
“Mr. Zhou, in such haste, could I have prepared anything too valuable? It’s really just a small token, it barely cost me anything…”
…
Half an hour later.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the corridor, the tightly closed door of the private room opened again, and He Jinglun walked out first, while Zhou Wang stopped at the doorway.
“Mr. He, I won’t see you out then.”
“Mr. Zhou, please don’t see me out… Today’s not the right time, I’ll personally host a banquet another day to apologize, and then we can drink to our hearts’ content!”
“Then I’ll await your invitation, Mr. He. Take care.”
Zhou Wang laughed and waved at He Jinglun, who backed away a few steps before turning to leave.
At the corner of the corridor, He Jiang, holding ice against his face, stood up quickly when he saw He Jinglun appear. As He Jinglun passed by him, He Jiang muttered, “Dad…”
He Jinglun didn’t say anything, just gave him a look and continued walking forward.
He Jiang visibly shuddered, but he still followed silently, with the two bodyguards limping behind. The group soon disappeared around the staircase corner.
Zhou Wang, standing at the private room door, withdrew his gaze and silently returned to the tea table. Seeing Xu Wenqian curiously staring at the envelope, he said, “Open it and see. I also want to know what Mr. He managed to prepare in just half an hour.”
At this moment, Lin Ran also entered, and hearing what Zhou Wang said, she curiously approached.
Xu Wenqian carefully opened the envelope, and upon seeing the contents, she was stunned, “Boss, it seems like there’s a bunch of keys inside…”
“Keys?”
Lin Ran showed some interest, “A car? A house? Hmm, it should be a house, right? With He Jinglun’s wealth and as an apology, it’s unlikely he’d settle for just a few million.”
“I also think it shouldn’t be a car…”
Xu Wenqian agreed and, after receiving a nod from Zhou Wang, took out the keys from the envelope.
They appeared to be ordinary metal keys, about the size of regular door keys, but on the keyring hung a yellow shark-shaped foam board, whose use was uncertain.
“Uh, these keys look like ordinary door keys. Even if it’s a house, it doesn’t seem like a luxury mansion. If it’s an apartment, that doesn’t make sense, since modern apartments have smart locks…”
“No need to guess.”
Zhou Wang’s gaze sharpened, “If I’m not mistaken, these should be yacht keys… That yellow foam board is a flotation device for yacht keys, to prevent them from sinking.”
“Yacht?”
Lin Ran and Xu Wenqian were both surprised, and then Lin Ran excitedly said, “If it’s a yacht, it shouldn’t be cheap, right? Weren’t the decent luxury yachts Wenqian checked earlier worth over ten million?”
“Probably more than that…”
Zhou Wang didn’t seem excited, instead, he furrowed his brows, because in that instant he thought of more.
The value of the yacht He Jinglun gifted was secondary. What was truly intriguing was that Zhou Wang had recently only had the notion of purchasing a yacht, so how did He Jinglun manage to prepare such a fitting gift in just half an hour?
If it was merely a coincidence, that was fine, but if not…
Then it was somewhat unsettling.
“A gift as an apology that inadvertently showcased his power… none of these billion-dollar-level tycoons are simple!”
Zhou Wang thought to himself with a bit of emotion.
Thinking about it, Zhou Wang handed the keys and envelope with the marina address to Xu Wenqian, instructing her to find out what type of yacht He Jinglun had gifted, to better decide how to handle this gift.
“Are the others still outside?”
Zhou Wang then asked Lin Ran.
“Secretary Ge left already, Director Gao is still waiting in the corridor, not sure what he’s up to. Mr. Jian’s group hasn’t left either, they insisted on waiting for you. I told them to rest in the lobby for now… Oh, and there’s also that girl with the last name Yu and her family, along with someone called President Qi, I moved them to the private room next door…”
Lin Ran counted on her fingers as she informed Zhou Wang about the situation outside the private room.
“Let’s go to the neighboring private room first.”
Zhou Wang tapped his fingers on the table and turned to walk out, only at the door did he remember something and turned back, “Qianqian, come with us too.”
“Ah, should I… should I go too?”
Because of Zhou Wang’s previous declaration of sovereignty over Yu Duo, indicating that they not only knew each other but also shared a complicated relationship, Xu Wenqian felt a bit shy, her mind racing with chaotic thoughts, she hesitated…
Yet she couldn’t defy Zhou Wang’s order, so after deliberating, she hurriedly followed him.