CHAPTER 270: CHAPTER 270 THE AFFAIR OF A GENTLEMAN CANNOT BE EXPLOITED_1

"I’m trying to rob you of your phone. What are you pulling that out for?" Lu Haobo’s eyes widened as he stared at the flute Su Xuan had produced.

"Let me tell you, this isn’t just any flute. It’s magical, worth much more than a phone," Su Xuan said with a smile. As he spoke, he casually glanced at the car’s center console.

The poisonous toad was still sitting there motionless. Its golden skin made it look almost like a decorative ornament.

"Magic?" Lu Haobo’s goal for this trip was to chop off at least one of Su Xuan’s hands so he could marry his cousin, Bai Wei. Hearing Su Xuan mention magic, he inwardly snickered.

You’re welcome to show off your magic! But if you can’t, I’ll have the perfect excuse to chop off your hand!

"Yes, magic!" Su Xuan said seriously. "As soon as I play this flute, a miracle will happen."

"Then play it and show me!" Lu Haobo said grimly.

"Alright!" Suppressing a laugh, Su Xuan put the flute to his lips and blew a quick note.

TWEEET!

CROAK! CROAK!

The toad on the center console suddenly moved! It opened its mouth!

SPLAT!

It flicked its slimy tongue onto Lu Haobo’s face.

"Wow, it’s so long!" Su Xuan couldn’t help but marvel at the sight. He hadn’t expected the toad’s tongue to be so long—at least thirty or forty centimeters.

"Huh?!" Only then did Lu Haobo look at the toad. "This thing is alive? Did it just lick me?" he asked, astonished.

"Wasn’t that fun?" Su Xuan asked.

"Fun my ass! You dare to mess with me!" Lu Haobo rubbed his face with his shoulder, his expression twisting in anger as he raised the knife to chop at Su Xuan’s arm.

But then, the unexpected happened. As he rubbed his face, he wiped off an entire layer of skin. He didn’t feel any pain, however, because half of his face had instantly gone numb. It hung there heavily, like half a pound of pork.

"I suggest you give up on the robbery and see a doctor. Quickly," Su Xuan advised.

In Su Xuan’s eyes, Lu Haobo’s entire face had already turned black like a chunk of charcoal. White foam was frothing at the corners of his mouth as if he’d drunk laundry detergent.

"Can you take me to the hospital?" As he spoke, most of Lu Haobo’s body had stiffened, and he could no longer lift the knife. He pleaded with Su Xuan.

"It’s too late. I need to go home and rest. You can go by yourself." Su Xuan took his wallet back from Lu Haobo and kindly opened the car door for him.

"Su, you just wait! This isn’t over between us!" Lu Haobo dropped the act, spat a threat at Su Xuan, and tumbled out of the car.

"Oh, so you do know who I am!" Su Xuan chuckled. "Alright, I’ll be waiting! And by the way, say hello to Madam Bai for me. Tell her not to send amateurs like you to bother me next time. You’re no fun at all!"

He was certain Lu Haobo had been sent by Madam Bai. Given her petty nature, she probably wouldn’t let this go anytime soon. He also found Madam Bai rather dull. The people she sent were no fun at all. Look at Zhai Defeng’s associates—now they were formidable! They carried interesting little animals and had impressive titles like Sorcerer. Just the name sounded terrifying!

Afterward, Su Xuan drove into his spacious garage. Two other cars were parked inside: a Koenigsegg and a Charman King.

Ah! This is what a rich man’s life should be. Luxury cars, a mansion, beautiful female friends, a company with a staggering valuation, and... simpletons who constantly want him dead to keep him entertained! So interesting!

He then contentedly entered his home.

"Hello, I need an ambulance, hurry..." After tumbling out of Su Xuan’s car, Lu Haobo only managed to crawl a few steps before he couldn’t move at all. With his last ounce of strength, he dialed for emergency services, and an ambulance soon arrived to carry him away.

「Meanwhile, at the Bai family’s villa.」

All the relatives and friends of the Bai Family had already left, leaving only Madam Bai and her daughter, Bai Wei. Neither of them was in the mood to sleep. They sat in the courtyard, waiting for Lu Haobo to return.

"My daughter, your cousin Haobo has always been a ruthless brawler. After stabbing someone, he even spent five years in prison to ’toughen up’. Now that he’s on the job, he won’t be coming back empty-handed," Madam Bai said, clutching Bai Wei’s small hand.

"I hope so," Bai Wei replied, her face expressionless.

"If your cousin really succeeds..." Madam Bai studied her daughter’s face. "Are you really going to date him?"

"Mom, have you ever heard a certain saying?" Bai Wei asked, not answering directly.

"What saying?" Madam Bai replied. "Is it another one of those grand principles you’ve read in a book?"

"Yes." Bai Wei nodded, stood up, and gazed at the night sky. "Xunzi said: ’He who avails himself of a carriage and horses does not have faster legs, yet he can travel a thousand miles.’

"’He who avails himself of boats and oars is not an able swimmer, yet he can cross great rivers.’

"’The gentleman is by birth no different from other men, yet he is good at making use of external things.’"

Fearing her mother hadn’t understood, she explained it in plain language. "Someone who uses a carriage doesn’t have faster feet, yet they can reach a destination a thousand miles away. Someone who uses a boat isn’t necessarily a good swimmer, yet they can cross rivers. A gentleman’s innate abilities are no different from an ordinary person’s; a gentleman is simply good at making use of external things."

"Uh..." Madam Bai rubbed her forehead, thought for a moment, and said, "Are you saying you’re just using your cousin? Even if he succeeds, you won’t actually date him?"

Bai Wei said flatly, "For a gentleman, it’s not ’using,’ it’s ’making use of.’"

"Right, right, making use of!" Madam Bai looked at her daughter as if seeing her for the first time. She gazed at the slender figure and said, "My dear daughter, you must teach me more of these great principles in the future. The ancients really put it well! ’The gentleman is by birth no different... good at... good at...’"

Bai Wei finished for her, "Good at making use of external things!"

"Yes! Good at making use of external things!" Madam Bai repeated.

Just as she said this, her cell phone suddenly rang. She pulled it out and saw it was a call from a landline.

"Who could be calling so late?" Madam Bai put the call on speaker.

"Hello, is this a relative of Lu Haobo?" a voice on the other end said. "He was accidentally poisoned and is being treated at our hospital. Could you please come over?"

"What?" Both Madam Bai and Bai Wei were stunned.

What was going on? Wasn’t he supposed to be making trouble for that man named Su? How did he get poisoned by accident?

Madam Bai quickly asked which hospital it was and which room Lu Haobo was in, then rushed over with Bai Wei.

"Haobo!" Upon seeing Lu Haobo lying on the hospital bed with his face completely blackened, Madam Bai demanded, "What in the world happened to you?"

Lu Haobo opened his mouth:

CROAK! CROAK!

CROAK! CROAK