CHAPTER 344: CHAPTER 343: HERO SAVING THE BEAUTY

The two people were seeing red, picking up anything within reach and hurling it at each other—plates, bowls, chopsticks, sauce dishes, whatever floated by, they grabbed whatever was handy.

Dong Wenjie stood on the outer edge, shielding the three girls behind him, when suddenly something was hurled his way. He quickly turned his head and yelled, "Meimei! Watch out!"

Zhao Meimei barely had time to react before she was suddenly wrapped tightly from above. In her panic, she lifted her head and locked eyes with Dong Wenjie’s bright, deep gaze.

Dong Wenjie asked with concern, "Meimei, are you okay?"

Zhao Meimei’s eyes widened gradually as she watched the red flow down Dong Wenjie’s forehead. She immediately reached out to hold his face, "You, you’re hurt!"

Dong Wenjie’s forehead was gashed open, the bleeding glaringly striking.

Peng Hui and Qian Simeng also saw it and gasped aloud, "Help! Someone come quick!"

The restaurant’s security personnel rushed over, dragging the two fighters out of the private room, as the restaurant owner hurriedly approached, closely examining Dong Wenjie’s injuries, and quickly said, "Come on, I’ll take you to the hospital."

Fortunately, it was only a minor scratch, no stitches needed. The doctor disinfected it and gave a tetanus shot.

The restaurant owner apologized profusely, paid for the medical expenses, and even offered two free dining vouchers.

Peng Hui and Qian Simeng couldn’t stop praising Dong Wenjie all the way.

Peng Hui tugged at Zhao Meimei, "If Dong Wenjie hadn’t been protecting you, he wouldn’t have been injured. You definitely have to thank him properly."

Dong Wenjie had medical gauze on his head, "It’s nothing, no need to be polite with me."

Qian Simeng said, "How can you not? Once you’re better, Meimei should treat us to a barbecue. Oh, and there’s this meal voucher, we can have a big feast then."

Zhao Meimei, "...."

This favor seemed inexplicable but somehow felt reasonable.

Zhao Meimei thought, after all, Dong Wenjie really got injured shielding her. It indeed counted as saving her.

Zhao Meimei said to Dong Wenjie, "Thank you for today, once you’re better, I’ll treat you to a meal."

Dong Wenjie smiled. His smile was always gentle and warm, "Sure."

Shi Yang was in a hurry this time, only staying at headquarters for four days before rushing back, as people from another city wanted to discuss franchise matters.

The maternity store brand was gradually growing stronger, word of mouth spreading, with increasing recognition of this brand. Within half a year, Shi Yang had successfully negotiated with three franchise partners.

Each time these franchise partners ordered from headquarters, Shi Yang could receive a certain proportion of commission. The more partners he gathered, the higher his profits. Therefore, he was very serious about these prospective clients.

As soon as he got off the plane, he turned on his phone and first sent a message to Zhao Meimei to assure her of his safety, then immediately called Qu Chaozong to inquire about the clients.

But to his surprise, no one answered. So, he hastily called Zhao Wendada, and this time it connected almost immediately.

Before he could ask, Zhao Wendada anxiously said, "Mr. Shi, you got off the plane? Oh dear, Chaozi got into trouble, he’s at the West District police station right now. I’m planning to go bail him out."

As soon as Shi Yang heard this, he couldn’t bother with clients anymore and asked urgently, "What exactly happened?"

The background noise from Zhao Wendada’s phone was the chatter from the taxi’s radio, noisy and chaotic, "Brother Chao called me, just said he got into a fight and ended up at the station. He didn’t say much else, I’m on my way there now."

Shi Yang felt anxious, "Okay, I’ll hang up first and call Chaozi."

Shi Yang hung up and called Qu Chaozong, but again, no one answered.

Shi Yang furrowed his brow into a knot, paused for a full half-minute, then straightened out his thoughts. First, he called the client he had arranged a detailed discussion with, sincerely explained his emergency, then rescheduled their meeting time. After a series of apologies, he said to the taxi driver, "Sir, please turn around, we need to go to the West District police station first."

When Shi Yang arrived, Qu Chaozong was inside with Zhao Wendada handling the bail procedures.

Qu Chaozong, except for some creased clothes, showed no obvious injuries, but wore a grim expression, glaring fiercely at a man sitting with his legs crossed nearby, who appeared much more severely injured.

The man looked to be in his early thirties, dressed in a shirt and trousers, with an elite appearance, though his face was bruised and purple. He reclined in his chair, met Qu Chaozong’s gaze, his eyes subtly provocative.

Shi Yang frowned slightly, having no impression of this ordinary-looking stranger.

"Chaozi!" Shi Yang called out.

Qu Chaozong and Zhao Wendada immediately turned their heads.

Shi Yang rushed over in quick steps, taking Qu Chaozong’s arm, and asked with concern, "How is it? Are you okay?"

Surprised to see him, Qu Chaozong reacted, "Why are you here?"

Shi Yang replied with a question, "What exactly happened?"

"Shi Yang!" a female voice suddenly rang out.

Shi Yang looked towards the sound and froze.

Peng Rui, dressed in a denim dress, stood to the side. Shi Yang must have passed by her when he came in, but didn’t notice.

Peng Rui looked somewhat disheveled, her hair messy, with obvious bruising on her face, and a deep scratch running from her chin to her collarbone.

It had been years since he last saw her, and Peng Rui had changed quite a bit, grown heavier, more mature, quite different from the image in his memory of the innocent girl who blushed easily.

Shi Yang nodded formally at her, "Hello, long time no see."

Peng Rui smiled awkwardly.

Shi Yang glanced again at the man sitting in the chair, and a thought flashed across his mind like lightning, he turned to look at Qu Chaozong, using his eyes to ask: Hero saving the beauty?

Qu Chaozong rolled his eyes: Get lost!

With Peng Rui’s testimony, Qu Chaozong’s actions were considered righteous intervention, and he could leave after filling out a couple of forms.

As they were about to leave, the man who had been sitting in the chair suddenly stood up, pointed at Peng Rui, and cursed, "You damn slut! You wait and see!"

A policeman quickly stepped in to stop his foul language.

Sun Yingyu cursed, "Bitch! No wonder you posted things online to ruin me, turns out you were already fooling around with him!"

Peng Rui’s eyes turned red with anger, and she retorted furiously, "Sun Yingyu, you bastard!"

In the end, Qu Chaozong couldn’t restrain himself, grabbed Peng Rui’s arm, and said, "Let’s go."

Peng Rui looked at Qu Chaozong’s resolute profile through tearful eyes, her heart felt like it was twisted into knots, that feeling, don’t even mention it, it was more painful than swallowing bitter herbs whole.