"Second Brother! Look at what you've done. We were just flattering him, making him forget who he was, and then you had to order him around like that?"
"Exactly! Don't you know how much effort and talking it took me to drag him here to eat? Now he's left in a huff, what are we going to do?"
"Second Brother, you were definitely in the wrong this time. Now that you've angered that kid and made him leave, our plans might become a bit difficult to execute."
After Du Fei and Gong Chengbin left, the people in the private room began to complain about the one who had ordered Du Fei to fetch wine.
The guy who had asked Du Fei to fetch wine was quite annoyed by their complaints.
Just as he was about to retort, the door to the private room was pushed open.
"Big Brother, I just went to the counter to settle the bill, but they said someone had already paid."
After this person finished speaking, everyone in the room immediately turned their gaze towards the person opposite them.
The oldest man among them said slowly, "The one who paid must be Gong Chengbin. That guy clearly doesn't want any connection with us, so he even paid for the meal in advance."
"Big Brother, what are we going to do? Dad instructed us before he came to do everything we could to appease this kid. Our company's investment depends on him, otherwise..."
The person beside him said with urgency in his voice.
In fact, Gong Chengbin's relatives, including the old man who had greeted him at the airport earlier, all approached him with an agenda.
Their family's company in Chun City was in trouble and urgently needed a large sum of capital to keep it afloat, or else it would face a major crisis.
Coincidentally, a few days ago, their father, Gong Weiguang, received a call from Gong Weimin stating that it was their father's 100th birthday soon. However, since he was old and not in good health, he couldn't come and asked his son to represent him.
If there was anything he needed help with upon his arrival, he asked Gong Weiguang to lend a hand.
Gong Weiguang, who was already worried about the company, saw this call as a lifeline and immediately recognized a great opportunity.
Therefore, Gong Weiguang, disregarding his status as an elder, personally brought his children to the airport to pick up Gong Chengbin.
However, he didn't expect Gong Chengbin to find an excuse to get away from them.
Gong Weiguang immediately had people follow them and find out where Gong Chengbin was staying.
The girl who "accidentally" met them at the hotel entrance was also a deliberate setup.
What they didn't anticipate was that after a group of people had taken such good care of Gong Chengbin, a few words from the second brother completely offended him. This was truly unexpected.
"Damn it! Since that guy clearly wants to distance himself from us, if soft tactics don't work, we'll use hard ones!"
After being blamed by everyone, and then hearing that Gong Chengbin had already paid for the meal, coupled with Gong Chengbin's blatant disrespect earlier, the second brother slammed the table and stood up.
"Second Brother!" the eldest brother frowned. "Don't be reckless. It hasn't reached that point yet. Let's find another opportunity to contact him in a couple of days."
The second brother sat down angrily, but his mind was already calculating.
...
"Du Fei, I'm really sorry about what happened just now. If I hadn't dragged you along..."
As they walked out of the hotel, Gong Chengbin looked at Du Fei with deep regret, feeling that the incident was his fault for not handling it properly.
"It's fine, it's not your fault. Besides, didn't you just make that guy apologize to me? Don't dwell on it."
Du Fei waved his hand, indicating that it was not Gong Chengbin's responsibility.
Gong Chengbin then said, "It looks like those people already know I'm staying here. Should we find another place to stay?"
Gong Chengbin wasn't stupid and quickly realized that the girl hadn't met him by chance but already knew he was staying there.
The thought of those people possibly bothering him in the future gave Gong Chengbin a headache.
Sometimes he wished he could just tell them directly that he wasn't close to them and to stop bothering him.
But he also knew that since they had met him at the airport, their grandfather must have told them his whereabouts.
If he were to fall out with them now, his grandfather would surely blame him, so Gong Chengbin could only entertain the thought in his mind.
"Forget it. If you really change places, what if they call your dad? Anyway, let's just finish our business here as soon as possible and go back."
Du Fei had some understanding of Gong Chengbin's predicament, so he didn't agree to move.
Gong Chengbin nodded.
The two continued to walk forward and soon arrived by a lake.
The lakeside was planted with various types of trees and flowers, and many pedestrians were strolling and taking pictures.
Near the lake, many pavilions and benches were built for people to rest. It was refreshing to sit and admire the lake view after a tiring walk.
As Du Fei and Gong Chengbin approached, they heard shouts from not too far away.
They exchanged glances and then quickened their pace towards the sound.
"Help! Someone, please!"
"There's an old person who has fainted here."
"Oh dear, quickly call an ambulance."
In a pavilion by the lake, many people were gathered, and in the center, an old person had collapsed.
The elderly person was wearing a Tang suit, with white hair. Their eyes were tightly closed, and their face showed signs of pain.
"Excuse us, my friend is a doctor. Let him examine the elderly person first."
Just as people were crowding around, unsure of what to do, a voice came from outside.
Hearing that a doctor had arrived, everyone immediately made way.
The speaker was Gong Chengbin. Upon arriving with Du Fei, they saw the elderly person who had fainted.
However, there were too many onlookers, so Gong Chengbin had no choice but to raise his voice to clear a path for Du Fei.
In his opinion, no matter what the problem was with the elderly person on the ground, it would be a piece of cake for Du Fei.
Du Fei quickly moved through the crowd and reached the elderly person.
At this moment, the elderly person was struggling to breathe, and their face had lost all color.
"Du Fei?"
"No problem, leave it to me."
Gong Chengbin subconsciously called out Du Fei's name. Du Fei nodded at him, indicating that he could handle it.
Seeing this, Gong Chengbin quietly stepped aside to avoid disturbing Du Fei as he saved the person.
Meanwhile, the onlookers also held their breath.
Du Fei gently spread his palm, and the acupuncture kit he carried was laid out beside the elderly person.
Next, he unbuttoned the top two buttons of the elderly person's Tang suit.
Swish!
Swish!
Swish-swish-swish!
Du Fei's movements were so fast that the onlookers thought they were hallucinating.
By the time they reacted, the area around the elderly person's heart was already covered with golden needles.