TDDDMFM Chapter 37: Serendipitous Encounter

The old man lifted the iron tea jar, took a satisfying gulp, moistening his throat before confidently striding away, as if he had just won the Iraq War.

This left Zhou Xiaobei seething with anger.

Since arriving in Xiangcheng, he had never experienced such humiliation. It was especially frustrating considering the culprit was an old man, and worse, an employee of his senior sister's medical pavilion. It was a situation where he couldn't hit back or curse, which made it even more infuriating to think about.

Zhou Xiaobei had been sitting on the curb for about an hour when a silver-gray BMW X4 slowly pulled up at the entrance of the Tianxin Medical Pavilion.

As soon as the BMW arrived, the security guard's demeanor changed immediately. He eagerly approached, wagging his tail like an excited dog, almost wagging his tongue.

"Oh, Mr. Sun, you're here! Our chief will be back soon. Please come in and wait," the guard said eagerly.

A young man in a tailored Armani suit stepped out of the BMW, his attire highlighting his impeccable taste. The Patek Philippe watch on his wrist emphasized his status.

Wealthy, affluent, and successful!

After stepping out of the car, the young man nodded at the security guard and then glanced at Zhou Xiaobei, furrowing his brow slightly. "What's this guy doing here? Sitting around like that! Doesn't he know he might disrupt the clinic's business? Get rid of him quickly."

The young man issued a cold command.

"He's a troublemaker. There have been disturbances lately, with troublemakers like him causing problems. Don't worry, Mr. Sun, I'll get rid of him right away!" The security guard nodded repeatedly, his smile fixed in place.

"I see. I'll take care of this. I'll call a friend later. He's a big shot in the area, and I'll have him deal with these troublemakers. Let's see what they're made of."

After the young man finished speaking, he walked briskly into the medical pavilion.

Once Mr. Sun was escorted into the pavilion, the old man approached Zhou Xiaobei and said coldly, "Kid, did you hear that? Mr. Sun is looking to deal with you. Be sensible and leave now, or you'll be in for a beating."

Of course, Zhou Xiaobei wouldn't leave. He confronted the old man, saying, "Why can that guy go in and wait, but I can't?"

The security guard sneered and said disdainfully, "Kid, do you know who Mr. Sun is? He's the deputy general manager of a well-known company in Xiangcheng, earning a salary of around a million a year. You, a little hoodlum, dare to compare yourself to Mr. Sun? Hurry up and leave. Don't wait until Mr. Sun makes a call and brings the local big shots to break your legs!"

"So, he's just a little manager making a million a year!" Zhou Xiaobei laughed suddenly.

He thought he was some big shot, but it turned out he was just a small-time corporate manager, pretending to be something he wasn't.

Zhou Xiaobei stood up, took a step towards the medical pavilion, and said as he walked, "If he can go in, I don't care. I'm going in today too, not for anything else, but for the sake of fairness!"

The security guard's face changed color dramatically, and he grabbed Zhou Xiaobei's arm angrily. "You little brat, have you had enough?"

Zhou Xiaobei: "..."

"What's going on here?" Just then, a melodious voice, as clear as a yellow oriole's call, suddenly rang out, followed by two stylish and beautiful young girls walking side by side.

One of the girls was hot and sexy, while the other was pure and unparalleled.

Seeing the two girls, Zhou Xiaobei couldn't help but be taken aback.

He felt like he had seen these two girls somewhere before.

The security guard straightened up immediately upon seeing the two girls, mimicking the posture of a soldier meeting a superior officer, and greeted them with a standard military salute.

"Hello, Chief Xiao Ye. Hello, Manager Li!"

Approaching the security guard, the hot-looking girl asked, "Uncle Wang, what's going on? Arguing with someone in front of the clinic's entrance is so uncouth. It damages the image of our clinic in the eyes of outsiders."

The security guard hastily pointed at Zhou Xiaobei and said, "Manager Li, you don't know. This guy insisted on barging into our clinic. I didn't think he looked like a good person. When I refused to let him in, he even tried to start a fight. So, I had no choice but to engage in a struggle to defend the safety and stability of our clinic."

Zhou Xiaobei was speechless.

"Old man, are your eyes on your butt? Who's the troublemaker here?"

"It's you, it's you, it's definitely you!" The security guard pointed at Zhou Xiaobei's nose repeatedly.

"Me!?" Just then, the pure-looking girl next to her exclaimed in surprise, her voice full of disbelief as she looked at Zhou Xiaobei. "Aren't you the young man who found the big leak in the antique street the other day?"

Li Zhi also recognized Zhou Xiaobei and was momentarily stunned. "It's really you?"

At this moment, Zhou Xiaobei also recognized the two girls.

It was such a coincidence, it turned out to be them!

These two girls were the ones they had encountered the other day on the antique street, the ones with no shortage of money. The hot girl among them even threatened him, saying she would have him roughed up.

"So it's you, kid. What are you doing here? I get it. You want to sell the painting you have, but nobody's buying it, so you came to us hoping we'd buy it at a high price, right?"

Li Zhi said disdainfully, "Heh, kid, let me give you some advice. Don't dream of making a fortune in broad daylight. Let me tell you the truth. We've already bought better antiques. As for your painting, just leave it at home and wait for it to gather dust."

She hated opportunists like Zhou Xiaobei.

Opportunistic, money-minded.

A typical little man.

Zhou Xiaobei rolled his eyes and said, "Hey, who told you I'm here to sell a painting? I've said it before, I won't sell that painting for any amount of money. I came here today to find someone."

"Find someone? Who are you looking for?" Li Zhi frowned.

"I'm looking for my senior sister."

"Who's your senior sister?"

"My senior sister is..."

Just as Zhou Xiaobei was about to speak, the security guard interjected, "Manager Li, Chief Xiao Ye, don't pay attention to this kid. He's just a troublemaker who came here to cause trouble. Leave him to me. Oh, by the way, Manager Sun has already arrived and is waiting for you at the clinic!"

"Manager Sun is here!"

Li Zhi's eyes lit up. She grabbed Xiao Ye's hand and said, "Xin'er, let's ignore this person. Let's leave him to Uncle Zhang to deal with. Let's go meet Manager Sun quickly, so as not to keep him waiting."

Xiao Ye nodded. "Okay."

With that, Xiao Ye turned to Zhou Xiaobei and said apologetically, "Sorry, I still have some things to take care of here. I'll take my leave first. We'll talk later."



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