Returning from the Immortal World - Chapter 683

Chapter 683: Getting Shot While Lying Low

After Xue Yu brought the fragrant medicinal diet to the dining room, Tang Xiu's index finger suddenly moved as he could clearly sense the spiritual qi contained within, showing that she added a lot of herbs to the diet.

"Did you buy them in the morning?" Asked Tang Xiu with a surprised expression after taking the bowl. He could feel his whole body turning warm.

"I lived in Shanghai for a while before, so I know a Chinese medicine store that opens early," said Xue Yu. "I originally had some savings, but I used them to buy medicinal herbs, so I'm broke now."

"The herbs were not cheap, were they?" Asked Tang Xiu.

Xue Yu nodded and said, "I did not have much money, so I only bought herbs worth 12 million yuan, but it should be enough to make a medicated diet for half a month. So that small pot of medicine is worth hundreds of thousand yuan."

Crack…

In the corridor outside the dining room, Zhang Xinlan dropped the flower pot. She did not deliberately eavesdrop on the conversation between Tang Xiu and Xue Yu, but the content scared her so much that she nearly dropped her jaw.

Tang Xiu walked out of the dining room hurriedly. As he saw that Zhang Xinlan was busy and in a flurry with a scared expression, he then realized that she had heard Xue Yu's words. He forced a smile inwardly and then comforted her quickly, "Aunt Zhang, are you okay? Just throw this broken pot, and do treat yourself quickly if you're injured."

Looking at Tang Xiu's amiable expression, Zhang Xinlan's intense feeling eased down a lot. She shook her head and said, "I'm fine. Thanks for your concern, Mr. Tang. I'll go out and buy exactly the same pot as this one. Don't worry, I'll pay it with my own money."

"Just deduct it from the living expenses I gave you. There's no need for you to use your money, Aunt Zhang," said Tang Xiu with a smile. "I told you not to see me as a stranger if you want to keep working here later, didn't I?"

Zhang Xinlan shot Tang Xu a grateful look and hurriedly grabbed the cleaning tools. Just as she was about to start cleaning it, she saw Xue Yu going to the kitchen to wash the dishes, as she then walked toward Tang Xiu quietly and said with a hesitating expression, "Mr. Tang, I know you are very rich, but still… you should use money sparingly whenever you can. This is not saving money, but wasting it!"

Tang Xiu could not help but burst into laughter. Seeing Zhang Xinlan stealing a glance at the kitchen, he could tell the reason why she said that. He immediately smiled and said, "Aunt Zhang, Xue Yu used to be very rich and she took out at least 100 million yuan once. She used to be a spendthrift and may not have changed her habit yet. But don't worry, though, I'll definitely educate her well later, and I assure you that I'll train and turn her into a good wife and a kind mother."

A type of lover that is also a clever wife and a wise mother.

Zhang Xinlan murmured inwardly, gratified inwardly as she nodded. She was just a housekeeper here and knew how far she could go and when to stop. Reminding Tang Xiu today was the limit she could do.

After that, Tang Xiu went out with Xue Yu to the shopping mall nearby to buy clothes and daily necessities. He then drove his car to liveliest place in Shanghai, the Binjiang Avenue, and entered the once best luxury villa residential area in China.

Tomson Villa.

The interior of the double-decker villa was extremely extravagant and fully equipped with all sorts of appliances, and the Property Management's sanitation cleaned the villa regularly every week. After taking the key and opening the door, Tang Xiu found it spotless from dust, and everything was placed in a orderly and neat manner.

"The place is not bad. You can be said to be a man who invests the most in his lover." Xue Yu toured the villa and found that the mansion was about 200 square meters. She was extraordinarily pleased, whether it was its floors or the view outside its windows.

"Leave out the sarcasm, will you?" Tang Xiu forced a smile. "I don't have many properties in Shanghai. The other one is a bit far from the city, so I can only give this place for you to stay. You can choose to move out if you have a better place."

"Why would I want to move out of the mansion my man gives me?" Xue Yu's brows pricked. "You can treat me like a canary, or you can regard me as a good wife and kind mother later here."

Tang Xiu did not want to be entangled in this issue with Xue Yu, so he waved his hand said, "Alright, you'll live here later then! If anything, I gotta go to the campus so I won't be staying with you. Just call me directly if there's something."

"Got it!" Xue Yu gently nodded.

After leaving the Tomson Villa Complex, Tang Xiu hurriedly went to Shanghai University. The schooling had already started a few days ago and he had yet to appear on the campus at all. Han Qingwu had called him several times already during this time and was discontented. Today was Thursday, and even though he had no class in the morning, he still had to go there to see Han Qingwu and also gather together with his dorm brothers in passing.

Since he left the luxury sedan for Xue Yu, he took a taxi and came to Shanghai University's entrance. There, he saw several luxury supercars driving inside, and not only did the guards at the entrance not stop them, they even saluted them with smiles on their faces.

"Some second-generation's silk pants again?"

Tang Xiu sighed inwardly and walked inside. Along the way, many students greeted him, and Tang Xiu responded to each and every one of them. He was now considered a celebrity in Shanghai University, and nearly all the teachers and students knew him.

"Han Qingwu, I, Song Zicong, love you. Please marry me! I promise to love you with all my heart, loving you from generation to generation and until the Earth and Heavens get old." The loudspeaker was placed on a yellow supercar with a handsome young man standing next to it holding a bouquet of roses. Next to the three other supercars nearby also stood three young men respectively, each hugging a tender, slim girl, while smilingly watching the play of Romeo courting Juliet.

Tang Xiu's pace came to a halt as he looked up toward at the classroom building in front of him with a slight smile outlined on the corner of his mouth. He wanted to tell that wooing young man to not to be so foolish to set his eyes on Han Qingwu. But the idea immediately vanished as he recalled that those second-generation's silk pants were not good creatures.

He was originally in a rush to go to the classroom building's teacher office to report to Han Qingwu after returning from his leave, but now that he saw such a wonderful courtship in the making, he dismissed immediately and went to the big tree nearby, leaning on it and folding his arms there, while letting out a smile to see Han Qingwu ran out of the building.

At this time, Han Qingwu was donning a jeans and a white goose down coat, with a brown scarf coiled around her neck. However, she wore a very annoyed expression and her eyes were as though blazing with fire. She then ran toward the young man holding the big bouquet of roses and scolded him right in the face, "Are you not done with all this farce, Song Zicong? You went to my house to make a ruckus, and now you even came to the campus to do the same thing? Do you not believe that I'm going to report this to the police?"

With a sincere and serious expression, Song Zicong knelt in front of Han Qingwu and pulled out a heart-shaped red box from his pocket and opened it up. A sparkling, at least two-carats diamond ring was then revealed as he spoke, "Qingwu, I really fell in love with you. Ever since you drove out those seven thugs to save me, your graceful and elegant demeanor caught my heart. I swear to God that I'm in love with you with all my heart. Please give me a chance, I'll definitely make you happy. Marry me!"

With an indifferent expression, Han Qingwu flatly refused, "Sorry, you're nothing but a pretty boy covered with makeup without a man's spirit in my eyes. Hence, you can't give me a sense of security and neither do I have any feelings for you whatsoever. Just quickly scram and get out of Shanghai University. You've caused enough of a ruckus here."

"I'll never give up!" Song Zicong said seriously. "I will always pursue you even if I have to spend more time, energy, and money, for I firmly believe that feelings need to be cultivated. My efforts will open your heart and you'll accept me sooner or later one day."

Flustered and exasperated, Han Qingwu raised her fist towards Song Zicong's handsome face but did not go further. After pondering for several seconds, she suddenly said, "You may pursue me, but leave this cheap trick of courting me at the campus. Fine, I'll give you a chance under a few conditions."

With eyes lit up, Song Zicong hurriedly asked, "What conditions? Let alone a few, I'll definitely do it even if you give me thousands!"

"Firstly, you are not to bother me later, unless you have trained your own muscles and can defeat several thugs by yourself. I'll talk to you about the second condition after you're done with the first," said Han Qingwu.

Song Zicong was stunned and his complexion turned downcast immediately. He raised his arms, forced a smile and said, "I'm confident I can train my muscles, but beating a group of thugs by myself… isn't this way too difficult? I never practiced kung fu before, even if I were to practice it now, it won't bear significant results in a year or so!"

"Take it or leave it, your choice!" Han Qingwu sneered.

Song Zicong's face turned white and blue and only after a long while did he finally reply, "I promise! But I'll still come to see you regularly. I love you and I can't sleep nor eat if I can't see you. Furthermore, I must make sure that no man sneakily comes to see you, and I'll also trash Tang Xiu in your class if he ever dares to hit on you!"

"What the hell does this have to do with Tang Xiu?" Han Qingwu shouted angrily. "You… JUST SCRAM!"

Hate and envy flashed in Song Zicong's eyes as he said, "I know that Tang Xiu fella is very famous and you're also quite close to him. But you're the woman I fell in love with, thus I will never let him go if he dares to have some bad ideas toward you."

"JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!" Han Qingwu yelled.

Not far away from there, Tang Xiu watched Song Zicong with an expression of being at a loss whether he had to cry or laugh. This guy was obviously the Romeo courting Han Qingwu, how the hell did he come up with his name all of a sudden?

Nevertheless, he simply paid no heed towards Song Zicong's threat. He had decided that he would never have the slightest emotional connection with Han Qingwu at all before the whole story of the reason and cause for Xue Qingcheng's betrayal were made clear. On the other hand, once bitten and twice shy, he did not feel like entangling with this woman again.

He was also too lazy to respond to this guy, Song Zicong, as long as he did not have some crooked thoughts to look for him for trouble. After all, this fella was weak and had no strength at all, and he couldn't care less about what he did even if his family was indeed quite rich.

A few minutes later, the four supercars left, and Tang Xiu looked at Han Qingwu who looked rather pale. He put his arms down and walked towards her. After he caught up with Han Qingwu who had just turned around to leave, he teasingly said, "Well, well, your market is truly hot, Teacher Han! Even your pursuers are all coming to campus."

Chapter 684: Putting On A Pretentious Dignity

Han Qingwu's expression when she turned around to see Tang Xiu was extraordinarily splendid with surprise, joy, bashfulness, anger, and complain… Eventually, these emotions turned into her gnashing her teeth as she forcefully grabbed his arm to pinch and twist his waist.

Aaargh…

Despite not feeling much pain, Tang Xiu still acted exaggerated and screamed. Upon seeing Han Qingwu's look of satisfaction as she let him go, he let out an embarrassed smile and said, "What's the background of that fella, Teacher Han? To think that he's so arrogant to drive a car to the classroom building just to court you? Such a pretentiousness would be hard if he's only an ordinary person."

With an annoyed expression, Han Qingwu replied, "He's just a rascal relying on… aargh, forget it. You won't know it even if I tell you. Let's change the subject. Starting today, if you skip classes for no reason, don't blame me for deducting your credits!"

Tang Xiu was startled and hurriedly refuted, "Hey, didn't we reach an agreement before? I can ask for a leave at any time if I have an important matter to tend to if I take you to tour Jingmen Island."

Han Qingwu rolled her eyes and snorted, "Hmph, that was last year. But I can no longer let you indulge yourself again this year. Furthermore, didn't you say you were taking me to tour Jingmen Island? I was all by myself touring Jingmen Island and you didn't even know where I went to that time. You know, I haven't pursued you and settled that account until now."

"Eh…" Tang Xiu felt helpless somewhat. His visit to Jingmen Island that time was due to an important matter, to deal with those two islands in the South China Sea and crazily work to kill those savage beasts and deal with the Yao Family. However, he couldn't reveal this matter to Han Qingwu, so he could only force out a bitter smile and say, "How about talking about this issue again? I still have to take some time off if something comes up. For instance, I must attend a very important tender meeting in Shanghai a couple days later, and I may have to leave for two days."

"A tender? What tender bidding?" Asked Han Qingwu, baffled.

"I sent some people to buy a large plot of land in the remote area of Shanghai as of recently," said Tang Xiu. "I'm preparing to build the Magnificent Tang Corporation HQ as well as its industrial park here. Several days later, nearly all the top 20 construction companies in the country will come here to bid for the tender."

"Do you want to move your company HQ to Shanghai?" Asked Han Qingwu, astounded.

"Yeah." Tang Xiu nodded. "Shanghai is an international metropolis and is the best gateway to the world. If the Magnificent Tang Corporation sells its products overseas, it would be best if the company HQ was established here. Teacher Han, I must personally attend such an important matter, and I'm afraid I have no choice but to skip classes if you don't give me a leave of absence. You couldn't be cruel enough to see me expelled from Shanghai University just because I skipped classes too many times, could you?"

Han Qingwu hesitated, and then hummed coldly, "Hmph, remember to send me your leave application in due course, and hand it to me in person."

Tang Xiu felt happy inwardly and immediately flattered her, "Thanks for your understanding, Teacher Han! Well, I haven't seen you during the winter holiday, and you seem even younger and more beautiful than ever."

"Get lost…"

Finally, a bit of smile appeared on Han Qingwu's face and she charmingly rolled her eyes at Tang Xiu.

After talking some over trivial things with her, one of Tang Xiu's purpose in coming to the campus was achieved. He immediately bade her farewell and went to the male students' dorms. On the way there, he called Yue Kai and learned that he, Hu Qingsong, and Zhao Liang were outside shopping and there was only Xue Chao in the dorm.

Ten minutes later, just as Tang Xiu arrived downstairs of the dorm, he saw Xue Chao run out of the front door while holding a large envelope. The guy then forcefully stuffed it into his hand after he saw him.

"What's this?" Tang Xiu was surprised.

"That's your money. My wife and I have been working hard in the Everlasting Feast Hall for six months and earned ourselves quite some money. Besides, Chief Chi was especially gifted us, all the married people there, a thick red envelope to celebrate the New Year. The amount is enough for us to pass our days for a while."

Tang Xiu shot a deep look at Xue Chao and stuffed the envelope into his pocket. He let out a smile and grabbed his shoulder, and while they walked toward the campus gate, he said, "I know that you don't want to owe me too much, thus I'll accept this. Besides, we're classmates as well as brothers. I'm happy for you if you have money, but do not hesitate to tell me if you have no money in the future, okay?"

Brothers!

What Tang Xiu said made Xue Chao feel warm inside. He firmly nodded and said, "Where are we going now?"

"To grab a bite to eat," said Tang Xiu with a smile.

At the campus entrance to Shanghai University.

Four luxury supercars were parked on the roadside while Song Zicong clamped a cigarette on the corner of his mouth, looking bored as he watched his 'three partners in crime' each hugging their girls in a lovey-dovey manner. He hailed from an extraordinary family and was the heir apparent of the Huaxiang Group in China. Born with a golden spoon in his mouth, he had been living a crown prince's life since childhood.

However, he became a rebellious juvenile as he entered adolescence, fascinated with martial arts and seeking out many formidable experts through various channels in order to fulfill his dream to become an expert. Pity that it was nothing but a short-lived enthusiasm that cost him quite a lot of money and yet only learned very little.

A couple years ago, he followed his parents to Shanghai and involved himself in the management, and then went out to try to find himself some friends, finally hanging out with some Shanghai's rabbles. They went into a quarrel with some local thugs and were eventually chased by a gang for a long time. Fortunately, he met with the beautiful Han Qingwu, her formidableness arousing his deep admiration.

He could still vividly remember the terrifying strength and speed Han Qingwu unleashed from that gently and alluring body of hers. She was like a tigress plunging into a flock of lambs, as a bunch of thugs armed with steel pipes were all knocked down on the ground in just a few seconds, wailing and whining miserably.

At that moment, the Han Qingwu's graceful bearing was carved deep inside his heart, and he completely fell under her skirt. Therefore, though he did not know her at all, he went all out to find out her identity, social relations and started his desperate pursuit. Unfortunately, the king could only wish, for the Goddess heartlessly refused. Han Qingwu only gave him a look of rejection no matter how he pursued her, refusing him many times.

Tang Xiu!

This was one of the people he investigated in passing when investigating Han Qingwu. Once a top student in the Shuangqing province, he was also her former student. When Tang Xiu enrolled at Shanghai University, Han Qingwu also went directly to Shanghai University. He even asked some people to find Tang Xiu's classmates to inquire about the relationship between him and Han Qingwu. The result made him very worried, because the news he heard was that Han Qingwu liked Tang Xiu, and the reason why she moved to Shanghai was all because she was pursuing him.

"Young Master Song, that brat is coming."

Suddenly, a whistle sounded from the side, coming from a young man who hugged a girl whose hand pointed at the direction of Shanghai University's campus gate.

Song Zicong looked toward that side and suddenly saw the appearance of the guy he had been waiting for. Almost in a flash, he strode forward there, blocked the path and asked in a deep voice, "Are you Tang Xiu? Han Qingwu's student?"

Tang Xiu slightly furrowed his brows as he did not expect that Song Zicong instead of leaving had ran here to wait for him instead. Though he did not know why this guy targeted him, it was definitely related to Han Qingwu.

"Yes, it's me." Tang Xiu shot Xue Chao a reassuring look and replied with a calm face.

"Let's make a business deal." Song Zicong sneered. "I'll give you 1 million yuan for you to leave Han Qingwu and not pester her ever again. Also, I'll add another 1 million if you're willing to drop out from your university directly. What do you say?"

His arrogant manner was much to Tang Xiu's indignation. This second-generation nouveau riche never knew the depth and immensity of the Heaven and Earth. He did not even have the desire to punch this guy, and only walked past him, too lazy to respond.

His attitude angered Song Zicong, "Halt now, surnamed Tang!"

Tang Xiu slightly furrowed his brows again, turned around and indifferently said, "Let me ask you something. Are you not confident about yourself, so you must resort to such a cheap means? I'm telling you in advance, I'm not short on money, and even your Dad's money won't be as much as I have either."

"Wow wow. Just WOW! Shanghai University turns out to have such a crazy fella like this?" A young man released the girl in his arms and smilingly walked over with a mouth clamping a cigarette. "Do you know how much money Young Master Song's family have? Do you even know how many listed companies are under his father's management? The most important thing is, do you even know who his Dad is? Hahaha…"

"Who are you?" Asked Tang Xiu.

The young man coughed, sorted out his clothes, and smilingly replied, "I'm a local snake of Shanghai, and only a handful few second-generation nouveau riches and officials here who don't know me. Don't laugh, I'm not scaring you just to make you afraid and back out so that nonlocal friend of mine won't have to clean you up. Nowadays, the less the trouble the better, isn't that right?"

"A local snake here?" Tang Xiu sneered. "What's your surname?"

"Hmph, there's no way you have heard of him." Song Zicong sneered and interjected. "And yet you even dare to have ideas on a woman such as Han Qingwu? Truly audacious! Do you know the Xinyang Group? He's the future successor of the Xinyang Group, Zhang Zitao."

The Xinyang Group?

A strange expression climbed up Tang Xiu's face as he looked at the young man and asked, "Are you Zhang Yueming's son?"

The smile on Zhang Zitao's face froze. He furrowed his brows slightly and said, "You are not qualified to mention my old man's name. I can spare you this time, but I'll make you regret it if you dare say it before me again."

Tang Xiu let out a smile all of a sudden. That smile was extraordinarily splendid, making Zhang Zitao become rather baffled as he watched Tang Xiu took out his mobile and dial a cell number.

"Pretentious prick putting on airs!"

Zhang Zitao rolled his eyes as he folded his arms while leaning on the luxurious supercar behind him and showed a playful expression.

After dialing Zhang Yueming's cell number, Tang Xiu immediately turned on the loudspeaker. The mobile phone ringed a few times before Zhang Yueming's loud laughter came out.

"Hahaha, did you just return to Shanghai, Brother Tang? Gu Changmin spoke to me a couple days ago that he was waiting for you to come back to treat you to dinner!"

The expression on Zhang Zitao's face instantly froze and slightly gaped. His expression was that of incredulousness and disbelief. It was his father's voice; the voice he was more familiar with than anyone else's!

Tang Xiu let out a faint smile while looking at him and then said in a moderate pace, "Zhang Yueming, someone just told me that I would regret saying your name. When did you get along with such a powerful person that can even forbid anyone to mention your name?"