Chapter 228: When an Opportunity Arises, Make Good Use of It

Chapter 228: Chapter 228: When an Opportunity Arises, Make Good Use of It

Although Wang Chenning was a little puzzled, he nodded in agreement after seeing the people inside the car.

Seeing what was happening, the people in the car opened their doors and got out.

"Miss Yang, if you don’t come along, you’ll be disrespecting us!" one of them, a middle-aged man in his forties, reminded Yang Xiaomi before turning to Wang Chenning. "Sir, this has nothing to do with you. You should leave."

Another young man also said, "Miss Yang, we had an agreement. You can’t back out now!"

"I really have something very important to see Eldest Young Master Wang about!" Yang Xiaomi ducked behind Wang Chenning, grabbing his arm. "I won’t be attending the function tonight. Please give my apologies to the special guests!"

Wang Chenning glanced at the nervous Yang Xiaomi, then at the men, and finally smiled. "I’d like to invite the famous Miss Yang for a cup of tea. Would you all mind giving us some space?"

"Who the hell do you think you are!" the young man raged, barking impolitely, "Asking us to give you space? Get lost!"

The middle-aged man looked at Wang Chenning with an arrogant expression. "This doesn’t concern you. You should leave now! Otherwise, you’ll be the one who gets hurt!"

Just then, the woman in the front passenger seat also got out of the car. She hurried over and whispered a few words in the ear of the man in his forties.

After hearing what the woman said, the middle-aged man’s expression changed slightly.

Wang Chenning asked the middle-aged man, his face impassive, "And what if I insist on taking her with me?"

"Since you two have an appointment, we won’t disturb you!" The middle-aged man’s tone immediately became very polite. He even clasped his hands in a gesture of respect toward Wang Chenning before signaling for the others to get in the car.

"What’s going on?" The young man still hadn’t processed what happened. "We’re just letting her go like that?"

"Get in the car!" The middle-aged man ducked inside first. The young man glanced at Wang Chenning and Yang Xiaomi, but ultimately had no choice but to get back in the car as well.

The car started up at once and drove off.

After they were in the car, the young man asked the middle-aged man with a puzzled look, "President He, why did we just leave? Eldest Young Master Zhang will definitely be furious that we didn’t bring Yang Xiaomi!"

"Do you have any idea who that young man is?" President He sneered. "Even Eldest Young Master Zhang might not dare to cross him!"

"Who is he?"

The woman who had just been whispering to President He spoke softly. "His name is Wang Chenning. Both Eldest Young Master Lin, Lin Annian, and Eldest Young Master Li, Li Mingchao, were ruined by him and still haven’t been able to get their revenge."

"So it’s him!" The young man was startled. He had heard about those two incidents and now asked out of curiosity, "Sister Lan, that conflict between Wang Chenning and Eldest Young Master Lin—could it have been them fighting over Yang Xiaomi?"

The woman, Sister Lan, was Yang Xiaomi’s agent. She knew the details of the clash between Wang Chenning and Lin Annian, so she gave a brief summary before shaking her head. "It definitely wasn’t a fight over Yang Xiaomi. There was another reason. None of the women around Wang Chenning are simple folk. They’re all far more exceptional than Yang Xiaomi."

Then she added, speaking to the middle-aged man, "President He, it’s a good thing we didn’t provoke him. If we’d said just a few more words, we’d probably be lying in a hospital bed right now!"

She went on to describe the clash between Wang Chenning and Lin Annian in detail.

After hearing Sister Lan’s account, the faces of both President He and the young man turned deathly pale.

They began to worry that Wang Chenning would come after them for their hostile words earlier that evening.

Sister Lan continued, "After seeing their confrontation that day, I made sure to remember his face. I later asked around, getting some information from Eldest Young Master Lin, Lin Annian, and a few others, and finally learned just how dangerous this guy is. He’s a total wolf in sheep’s clothing! If you don’t know what you’re getting into and you cross him, he’ll ruin your entire life!"

Sister Lan’s words made President He’s and the young man’s faces fall once more. Now, they didn’t dare complain in the slightest. Their only hope was that Wang Chenning wouldn’t come after them.

Of course, they had overestimated Wang Chenning’s magnanimity. Or perhaps, they had simply underestimated how vengeful he could be.

After learning the identities of the men from Yang Xiaomi, Wang Chenning called Li Mingchao. He told him he’d just been "bullied" by a few people and wanted Li Mingchao to help him get even.

The moment Li Mingchao heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat.

However, after finding out the identities of the people who had "bullied" Wang Chenning, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Teacher Wang, rest assured. I’ll bring them over to apologize to you tonight!"

After hanging up with Li Mingchao, Wang Chenning asked Yang Xiaomi to explain what had just happened.

Yang Xiaomi hesitated for a moment before telling Wang Chenning the whole story.

She had been sold out by her agent, Sister Lan.

Earlier today, she had finalized a collaboration with that middle-aged man, President He. While they were at a celebratory dinner that evening, President He said he would introduce her to a very important person.

It wasn’t until she was in the car that she realized they were planning to make her "accompany" an influential scion named Zhang Guoping that night.

From overhearing their conversation, Yang Xiaomi gathered that tonight’s "event" was a group activity. Sister Lan had even prepared special clothing and props for her, and might have even planned to drug her.

She immediately refused, but they wouldn’t let her leave. Sister Lan even threatened to expose all her past scandals if she didn’t agree.

President He also threatened to have her completely blacklisted from the industry.

"I’m so glad I ran into you!" After explaining the situation, Yang Xiaomi thanked Wang Chenning again. "Thank you so much for saving me, Eldest Young Master Wang. If not for you, my life would’ve been ruined!"

Wang Chenning chuckled. "I did you a favor. You should thank me properly!"

"I will definitely thank you properly, Eldest Young Master Wang!" Yang Xiaomi completely misunderstood his meaning.

Just then, Li Mingchao called back.

"Teacher Wang, I’ll be bringing them over to apologize in a little while. Where should we meet you?"

Wang Chenning thought for a moment. "Li Garden Hall."

"Alright!"

After hanging up with Li Mingchao, Wang Chenning told Yang Xiaomi, "If you’re free, come with me. Those men from before are on their way to apologize."

"Okay!" Yang Xiaomi immediately agreed.

Wang Chenning hailed a cab, taking the passenger seat and letting Yang Xiaomi sit in the back. He didn’t speak to her for the entire ride.

During the ride, Wang Chenning sent a text to Zheng Qiuhang, telling her he was on his way to see her.

Zheng Qiuhang was pleasantly surprised when she received the text.

Wang Chenning hadn’t been to see her in several days, and she had been waiting for him so long she felt like one of those legendary wives who turned to stone.

But what Zheng Qiuhang hadn’t expected was for Wang Chenning to bring another beautiful woman with him—and it was the famous celebrity, Yang Xiaomi, whom she had met before.

’Did Wang Chenning and Yang Xiaomi get together?’

She was completely dumbfounded, and at the same time, incredibly disappointed.

What she expected even less was for Wang Chenning to see her and say something that left her speechless for a long moment: "President Zheng, what do you think about us starting a film company?"

"..." Zheng Qiuhang was stunned speechless.

Yang Xiaomi, who was trailing behind Wang Chenning, was also momentarily stunned...