Reborn in the 80s, Get Rich by Eating Melons

Chapter 493: Chapter 493: Pay More Attention to the News Recently

"Tomorrow morning at seven, I’ll arrange for a car to pick you up at your community entrance."

Once he had spoken, Zhao Wenkai hung up the call. He then laced his fingers together, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes as though in sleep. For quite some time, he didn’t move a muscle.

Even when the phone rang, he had no intention of picking it up.

"Could it be that the person calling you was Wang Chun’s husband Zhao Wenkai?" Guo Jinnian asked Tong Yao the immediate question in his mind after noticing her hang up.

Gu Hongwei also looked curiously at Tong Yao, clearly unable to discern Zhao Wenkai’s intentions.

"It’s him." Tong Yao confirmed with a furrowed brow.

Gu Hongwei then seriously asked, "Could it be a Feast of Murder?"

"What Feast of Murder? I suspect he just took fancy in Tong Yao because she’s pretty. If I were a man, I’d also be attracted to Tong Yao’s type." Guo Jinnian replied with a flirtatious glance at Tong Yao.

Gu Hongwei frowned, he didn’t like Guo Jinnian’s lewd and nonchalant behavior.

Tong Yao chuckled, "You’re overthinking it. Zhao Wenkai is cunning and calculative, he’s not a lecher."

"Then what does he want from you?" Guo Jinnian racked his brain, unable to figure out Zhao Wenkai’s purpose in seeking out Tong Yao.

Tong Yao shook her head and replied, "I’m not sure, but he mentioned that I could bring friends along. So you guys should come with me!"

Guo Jinnian, always eager for some excitement, readily agreed. Gu Hongwei, worried about Tong Yao’s safety, also agreed.

To prepare for the appointment, all three retired to bed early that evening.

The next day, the three appeared on time at the community gate. Zhao Wenkai’s driver was already waiting there, picked the trio up and dropped them off directly in front of a cafe.

"The boss is already waiting for you inside."

Tong Yao gave a nod and led Gu Hongwei and Guo Jinnian inside.

This was Guo Jinnian’s first time visiting such a place. She marveled at it just from standing outside and wondered aloud, "This is a place I can come to?"

"I won’t be kicked out if I go in, will I?" Guo Jinnian teased.

"Don’t worry, you certainly won’t be this time," said Tong Yao with a sunny smile.

The trio stepped inside and a waiter immediately approached, asking if they had an appointment with "Mr. Zhao". After receiving confirmation, he led them up to the second floor.

Zhao Wenkai was seated by the window, motioning them to sit down upon their arrival. Tong Yao took a seat opposite Zhao Wenkai, while Guo Jinnian and Gu Hongwei unspokenly assumed seats at the table next to them.

Zhao Wenkai had invited Tong Yao because he needed to talk to her. They had come here out of concern for Tong Yao’s safety and being seated at a different table would not interfere with their conversation.

Zhao Wenkai politely asked, "Miss Tong, what would you like to drink? Order whatever you wish, it’s on me."

"I don’t like drinking coffee; let’s get down to business," came Tong Yao’s crisp reply.

Wenkai gave a laugh, leaning back in his chair to remark, "What, you don’t want to drink anything I offer?"

Tong Yao was poker-faced. "You may think so if you wish."

At her response, Zhao Wenkai laughed even more. "Miss Tong, I really admire your independent spirit. Ah Chun didn’t make a mistake in making friends with you. I was initially worried that you might take advantage of her. It seems that I was overthinking things."

Tong Yao retorted sarcastically, "Isn’t the person who cheated Ah Chun the most you, Mr. Zhao?"

Zhao Wenkai shrugged, openly admitting, "I can’t deny it, I have indeed done a lot of despicable things."

"Well, at least you’re honest," she shot back.

"Fair enough!" he chuckled.

"Well? What do you want with me?" she asked.

Zhao Wenkai smirked, "I hope that Miss Tong can help me look after Ah Chun a bit more in the future."

Tong Yao retorted sharply, "Ah Chun is already divorced from you. Isn’t it inappropriate for you to be showing such deep affections here?"

"There’s no inappropriateness here. Although we’re divorced, my feelings for Ah Chun haven’t changed. My earnest wish for her to live well is no different. The fact that I gave her eighty percent of my assets in the divorce is the best proof of this. How many men can do that?"

As if remembering something, Zhao Wenkai chuckled lightly, "Of course, there are a few like Si Chen, who divorced penniless. But he is the rare exception. Perhaps he was trying to demonstrate profound love, or maybe he’s just a fool. It’s easy to give someone everything when all you have is a hundred thousand. But when you’re worth millions or billions, giving away everything is simply not that easy."

"You can brag about your deep affection all you want, but if you keep defaming Ah Chen, I will leave this instant." Tong Yao warned, furrowing her brows.

Zhao Wenkai conceded, "Alright, I’ll stop. Why are you so angry, Miss Tong? I didn’t start this conversation to badmouth Si Chen. Quite the contrary, I actually envy him."

Seeing Tong Yao losing her patience, he changed the subject, "As I’ve mentioned, the reason I wanted to see you was just to ensure that Ah Chun will have someone genuinely good by her side when I can’t protect her."

Tong Yao blurted out without thinking, "What, are you going to die tomorrow?"

"Miss Tong surely does have a sharp tongue," Zhao Wenkai laughed calmly. "I don’t think I’ll die quite so soon, but don’t all wrongdoers eventually receive their comeuppance just as they do in TV dramas? Most of you love that kind of drama, don’t you?"

Tong Yao straightened up, seriously thinking through Zhao Wenkai’s words. Coupled with the news she had seen a few days ago, she asked, "Does it have to do with your uncle waking up?"

"Miss Tong is indeed clever."

Zhao Wenkai gently answered Tong Yao’s question, then continued, "Ah Chun will be staying there for a while and won’t return home anytime soon. I’ve arranged everything. She won’t receive any news about me. Miss Tong, as long as you keep a tight lip and act as though you know nothing, it’ll be fine. I understand Ah Chun’s personality. She seems weak and delicate, but in reality, she’s quite stubborn. Knowing what I have done wrong to her, she won’t want to hear about my news, nor make any effort to inquire about it."

Tong Yao, more or less grasping the situation, nodded in agreement, "I will keep everything about Ah Chun to myself, but please, Mr. Zhao, don’t call my home again. I don’t want to become a subject of police investigation."

Selecting the residence already granted a deeper level of understanding to Zhao, he could already keenly intuit Tong Yao’s life and status.

Upon hearing her words, Zhao Wenkai burst out into laughter, "Miss Tong is indeed humorous; I haven’t laughed this much since I took over the family business."

If the investigation had already reached Zhao Wenkai, and presently he was beginning to arrange his affairs in order, Tong Yao affirmed that his criminal acts were not as simple as causing a car accident that injured the father of Zhao Wenyu. This man was malicious, and there was no knowing how many sinister acts he had committed behind their backs.

In the first place, seemed that Zhao Wenyu’s father had received some sort of leverage against Zhao Wenkai, which had consequently led to his attempt to kill him.

"If there’s nothing else, I should go. I hope we won’t meet again." Tong Yao stood up, being cautious around Zhao Wenkai, a person with deep and hidden intentions was necessary.

"Miss Tong." Zhao Wenkai called her to halt, his fingers gently spinning the coffee cup on the desk, and he casually spoke, "As a token of my gratitude to Miss Tong, I’ve sent you a big gift."

"What do you mean?" Tong Yao asked, raising an eyebrow.

She didn’t believe Zhao Wenkai would actually give her a gift that she would genuinely appreciate.

Zhao Wenkai said mysteriously, "Miss Tong will know in a few days. You should pay more attention to the news recently."