A few days later.
At Liu Dong's villa.
After several days of rest, Liu Wan's facial injuries had improved, and Liu Dong, under repeated urging from the powerful figure he had mentioned, began preparing to apologize to Gu Chenan.
Although Gu Chenan hadn't brought up this matter in the past few days, he certainly hadn't forgotten about it.
Originally, people in the city were waiting for Liu Dong to find some powerful figure to retaliate against Gu Chenan, but after Liu Dong had Wang Hu delete all news about the incident that night, everyone was completely baffled.
What exactly was Gu Chenan's identity, and why did Liu Dong, a local powerbroker, need to find someone else to deal with Gu Chenan?
Moreover, why did Liu Dong delete everything he had posted shortly after making his threats?
After these questions fermented online, all sorts of theories emerged, but Gu Chenan didn't bother to investigate any of them.
If Liu Dong still hadn't apologized after these few days, he could always "invite" him to Caiying again.
Sitting on the sofa, Liu Dong cleared his throat and picked up his phone to dial Gu Chenan's number.
The call connected quickly, and Liu Dong spoke in a friendly tone: "Hello, Chenan, I'd like to invite you to dinner. Would that be convenient?"
"When?" Gu Chenan answered, breathing heavily, with faint moaning sounds in the background.
Liu Dong paused briefly before saying, "Today, this evening."
"Fine, send me the location, I'll be there."
"Yes, yes, of course."
After hanging up, Liu Dong blinked. Even though it was already noon, that young Gu Chenan was still going at it - young people sure had stamina.
......
Time quickly moved to evening.
Ma Bing drove Gu Chenan to pick up Su Qianmo at Caiying before heading to the restaurant Liu Dong had reserved.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of an upscale restaurant.
By then, many of Liu Dong's subordinates had already gathered there.
"Young Master Gu, why would Liu Dong bring so many people just to apologize? He probably has ill intentions," Ma Bing remarked, looking at the intimidating thugs below the restaurant, thinking this hardly seemed like an apology setup.
Gu Chenan remained unfazed. With his own strength plus Ma Bing, these men weren't enough to pose a threat to him. He waved his hand and said, "Let's get out first and see what happens."
Gu Chenan held Su Qianmo's hand as they got out of the car, and Ma Bing joined them after parking.
"Chenan, Miss Su."
At this moment, Liu Dong came down from the restaurant, approaching them with a broad smile.
"What's this about, Mr. Liu? Are you inviting me to a trap?" Gu Chenan said with a smile, pointing at the numerous thugs nearby.
"Oh no, no, how would I dare?"
With that, Liu Dong turned around and waved at everyone, saying, "Disperse, all of you disperse."
At Liu Dong's command, all the thugs scattered immediately.
It had to be said that Liu Dong's status as a local power player was quite significant. While the underground figures in the city might not know the powerful people Liu Dong spoke of, they all knew Liu Dong without exception.
"Come on, Chenan, it's been a while since I've seen you. Today, let's have a proper chat between uncle and nephew."
Then, turning to Su Qianmo, Liu Dong said, "So you're Miss Su. Meeting you in person is better than hearing about you. I heard you became Caiying's new CEO not long ago and quickly built up its reputation. That's quite impressive."
Su Qianmo smiled politely, "You're too kind."
"Chenan, Miss Su, shall we go up?"
Gu Chenan nodded and held Su Qianmo's hand as they followed Liu Dong into the restaurant.
Although Liu Dong had reserved the restaurant, he didn't have the means to book the entire place, so there were still quite a few social elites dining there.
When Liu Dong entered with Gu Chenan, many people who saw him stood up to greet him.
"Mr. Liu, you're here for dinner too? What a coincidence!"
"Oh, Mr. Liu, it's been so long! Come have a drink at my table later."
"Mr. Liu......"
As the local kingpin of the city, Liu Dong was well-known to many. When people encountered difficult situations, going to others might not work, but going to him would definitely get results.
Even the powerful figures Liu Dong mentioned would sometimes seek his help for certain matters, which was why these people were eager to curry favor with him.
However, when they noticed Gu Chenan and Su Qianmo behind Liu Dong, everyone was stunned.
Hadn't Gu Chenan publicly humiliated Liu Dong and struck Liu Wan in front of him? Hadn't Liu Dong even threatened to find powerful people to deal with Gu Chenan? Why were they walking together now?
What was going on?
Everyone was completely confused.
"CEO Su, Mr. Gu, hello."
Many people also greeted Gu Chenan and Su Qianmo.
Regardless of what had happened between them and Liu Dong, the current situation seemed to suggest a reconciliation!
Amidst the greetings, Liu Dong kept nodding and finally led Gu Chenan and Su Qianmo into a large private room.
There were only three people in the room: Liu Wan, Li Lin, and Wang Hu.
Seeing Gu Chenan enter, Li Lin and Wang Hu quickly stood up and nodded in greeting: "Mr. Gu."
However, Liu Wan remained seated with her arms crossed, unmoved as a mountain, and when she saw Gu Chenan, her eyes flashed with obvious hatred.
Gu Chenan ignored her and nodded to Li Lin and Wang Hu.
"Ahem."
At this point, Liu Dong cleared his throat, and Li Lin and Wang Hu immediately bowed ninety degrees to Gu Chenan, saying, "We're sorry, Mr. Gu. We were presumptuous before, and we hope you can forgive us."
Before Gu Chenan could respond, Liu Dong also bowed slightly to him and said, "Chenan, Uncle Liu was wrong in this matter. Could you be magnanimous and forgive me this time?"
"Of course, this apology isn't just this. I've already arranged for Golden Crown KTV to issue an apology to you, and Wan will also apologize personally. Rest assured, Chenan, we'll handle everything properly."
The extent of Liu Dong's apology was beyond what Gu Chenan had expected.
He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Uncle Liu, let's put this matter behind us. You're still my Uncle Liu."
"Really?!"
Hearing this, Liu Dong's eyes lit up with excitement.
Who was Gu Chenan? He was the powerful figure among powerful figures!
If he could have the famous Young Master Gu acknowledge him as Uncle Liu, his influence in the city's underground would truly be supreme!
"When did I agree to apologize to Gu Chenan?! Why should I apologize to him?!"
However, at this moment, Liu Wan spoke up in disagreement.