The Hidden Dragon In-Law

Paul Wang felt like he wanted to die!

Damn it!

What the hell is going on?

Did I forget to check the almanac before leaving the house today?

How did I end up getting slapped in the face by this loser James Ye one after another?

I would never have guessed that the painting was real and worth over two hundred thousand!

But I had already boasted so loudly, what now? Am I really supposed to eat the table?

That's impossible!

If the car burns, it burns, I can buy another one. But how could anyone eat a table?

If I really ate it, wouldn't I die?

At this moment, other classmates started to tease him: "Oh, Paul, you said you'd eat the table. Are you going to back out now?"

"Yeah, we're all waiting for your performance!"

Someone even slapped the table and said, "Paul, please start your show!"

Paul's face turned extremely ugly, and he blurted out, "We're all classmates, there's no need to kick a man when he's down, right?"

"Kicking a man when he's down?" James Ye laughed and said, "You started this, we're just urging you to keep your promise. How is that kicking a man when he's down?"

Paul knew he couldn't get out of this mess today, so he could only suppress his anger and said in a muffled voice, "I was impulsive just now, I didn't recognize Mount Tai. I apologize to James Ye and to everyone. I hope you can forgive me."

Seeing him suddenly soften, everyone was very surprised. Was this still Paul Wang? When had he ever admitted defeat?

But Paul had no choice.

What to do?

If he didn't admit defeat, he'd have to eat the table, which was impossible.

If he tried to weasel out, he'd definitely incur everyone's wrath, and who knows how they'd mock him.

So, the only way out was to admit defeat, only then could he get through this hurdle.

Sure enough, as soon as he admitted defeat, a classmate said, "Oh, it's not easy for Paul to admit his mistake and apologize. Besides, we wouldn't really force him to eat the table, so let's just let it go!"

"Yeah, let's let it go! Eating the table is impossible, we haven't even had our meal yet, let's start the feast!"

James Ye also knew that Paul Wang couldn't really eat the table, but now that he had admitted defeat, his goal was achieved. Let him show off, and he'd get what he deserved.

But just a little punishment for showing off wasn't enough, this was just the beginning, there was more to come.

So he said, "Since Paul Wang has admitted his mistake and apologized, let's forget about the table. Today is the grand opening of Michael's restaurant, let's not steal his thunder!"

Paul Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

But in his heart, he wished he could kill James Ye to vent his anger.

James Ye wasn't planning to let him off either. He sent a text message to Margaret Wang: "Which vice president in the company has a son named Paul Wang? Check it for me."

Margaret quickly replied: "There's a vice president named Peter Wang, his son is Paul Wang. What's up, Chairman? Any instructions?"

James replied: "Fire him, make him leave immediately."

"Got it!"

...

Paul Wang didn't know that his father had just been fired by Dihao Group and was going through the termination process.

Having barely gotten through the oath crisis, he felt a bit relieved, but he was secretly plotting to find an opportunity to take revenge on James Ye!

More importantly, he needed to find a way to regain his dignity in front of his classmates. After being humiliated by James Ye twice in a row, how could he ever show off in front of them again?

Just as he was wondering how to save face, a commotion erupted at the entrance of the restaurant.

Everyone turned to look.

A group of vicious-looking young men stormed in, each with tattoos and holding baseball bats, galvanized pipes, and other menacing objects. They looked like trouble.

Seeing this group rush in, everyone's face changed, especially Michael Wang and Susan Liu, whose eyes were filled with fear.

The leader, a scar-faced man, scanned the hall and then pointed at Michael Wang with a sinister smile: "Boss, opening such a big business without giving us a heads-up, are you looking down on us?"

Susan Liu's face turned pale, and she forced a smile, saying, "What... what do you want?"

Before the opening, Susan Liu had heard that there were local thugs collecting protection fees. The previous owner of this restaurant was reportedly driven out by these very hooligans, which forced him to transfer the business.

But Susan Liu thought, in broad daylight, would these gangsters really dare to rob openly? So she bought the place at a low price, planning to run it well.

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Unexpectedly, these gangsters showed up right on the opening day!

The scar-faced man grinned: "Doing business here means you have to give Brother Biao his due. We don't want much, just twenty percent of your shares. From now on, if anything happens here, we'll take care of it."

Then, he added coldly, "If you don't agree, don't blame me for being rude. You'll have to close down today!"

Hearing this demand, both Michael Wang and Susan Liu gasped.

Twenty percent of the shares right off the bat!

This was daylight robbery!

"I'll give you one minute to think about it."

Paul Wang suddenly felt this was his chance to shine!

So he stepped forward and said, "Who do you think you are?"

The scar-faced man sneered and asked, "Who the hell are you? Why should I tell you?"

Paul Wang snorted, "Let me tell you, my dad has connections in both the underworld and the government in Jinling! I'll call the leaders of the development zone right now and see what they have to say!"

The scar-faced man looked at him warily and asked, "You know the leaders of the development zone?"

"Of course!" Paul Wang said coldly, "If you don't want to die, you'd better get lost!"

The scar-faced man frowned and said, "Fine, if you can find someone who can speak for you, I'll leave this place alone. But if you can't, don't blame me for being rude!"

Susan Liu said nervously, "Paul, please help us contact them, we're counting on you!"

Paul Wang smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, I'll call the leaders of the development zone right now!"

Dihao Group also had projects in the development zone, and it was Paul Wang's father who was in charge. So the leaders of the development zone often interacted with his father and knew Paul Wang as well.

Paul Wang called the top leader directly, deliberately raising his voice: "Uncle Li, why are there thugs collecting protection fees in the development zone? They've come to my classmate's restaurant!"

The other end paused and said, "Paul, what's going on?"

Paul Wang said, "A friend's restaurant just opened, and some thugs are causing trouble and demanding protection fees. I wanted to ask if you, Director Li, are going to do something about it."

The other end hesitated for a moment and said with some difficulty, "Sorry, Paul, this isn't under my jurisdiction. I'm in a meeting now, I'll hang up first."

Before Paul Wang could say anything, the other end hung up.

Paul Wang was dumbfounded.

What was going on? Didn't Director Li always try to curry favor with his dad, hoping to attract more investment from Dihao Group?

Why was he giving him no face at all now?

Paul Wang had no idea that the news of his father's firing from Dihao Group had already spread throughout the leadership in Jinling!