Chapter 13: This Is Called Showing Off, Do You Understand?

"The money my friend lost has been retrieved, and the matter is settled. As long as you behave yourselves from now on, I won't cause you any trouble. We don't need your compensation, so you can rest easy."

Zhou Lang said to Duan Wei. Although he was poor, he didn't want to take money like this.

"Mr. Zhou, the incident this time was indeed the fault of my subordinates. If you don't accept this small token of mine, I truly won't be at ease."

Duan Wei said, feeling somewhat panicked upon hearing Zhou Lang's tone.

Who knew if Zhou Lang was truly not going to hold them accountable? He saw that Zhou Lang was a person of great ability, so he dared not offend him.

"Then I will accept your VIP card." Zhou Lang thought to himself. Since the other party had admitted their mistake, he wasn't the type to be unreasonable; he had to give them a way to save face.

"This is my number. If anything comes up, sir, you can call me. In Feiyun City, I, Duan Wei, can still handle some minor matters." Duan Wei said, inwardly breathing a sigh of relief. He could see that Zhou Lang was no ordinary person, and he didn't want to offend such a person.

A few years ago, a big thug in Feiyun City named "Wang Dapao" had offended someone who possessed supernatural arts. As a result, he suffered from splitting headaches for no reason and met a miserable end. Zhou Lang could bend a steel pipe as thick as a child's arm at will; he felt it was impossible for a human to have such strength—it must be due to supernatural arts. Therefore, he was very worried that he, too, would die a mysterious death.

"Fine."

Zhou Lang took the VIP card and business card, noncommittal, and left with Zhao Xiaorou.

"Brother Lang, you're quite capable. Scaring Duan Wei and Brother Xiaohu and their gang into such a sorry state really helped me vent my anger."

After leaving Brother Wei KTV, Zhao Xiaorou beamed. Having retrieved the money stolen the previous night, she was undoubtedly in a very good mood.

"It's already six in the evening. I have to go to work." Zhou Lang said. "To help you find Duan Wei, I even forgot to ask for leave. I'll probably get scolded later or even have a day's wages deducted."

"Brother Lang, aren't you a student at Dianxi University? Why are you still working?" Zhao Xiaorou asked curiously.

"I work part-time as a waiter at Lovers Bar. Like you, I'm an orphan. If I don't earn money myself, how can I afford to study and eat?" Zhou Lang explained.

"No wonder you knew last night that Brother Xiaohu and his gang of bastards were going to make a move on me." Zhao Xiaorou realized, then added: "With your skills, working as a waiter at The Bar is really a waste of talent."

"Then I'll head over." Zhou Lang said with a smile. Previously, he was just an ordinary college student; what else could he do besides such part-time work?

"What about me?" Zhao Xiaorou asked.

"You can go back to where we rented the room to rest. Tomorrow, go rent a place and find a job." Zhou Lang said. He felt that a girl shouldn't just be idle all day; it was better to have something to do.

"You're just going to dump me like that? Last night, we even slept together!" Zhao Xiaorou said loudly, appearing very dissatisfied.

"Keep your voice down. I didn't do anything last night." Seeing the people passing by looking at him with strange expressions, Zhou Lang said quickly.

"I didn't say you did anything, but we did sleep together." Zhao Xiaorou said with a sly smile. "I have no one to rely on, so I'm sticking with you from now on."

"I can't afford to support you." Zhou Lang said quickly. With the money he earned from his part-time job at The Bar, apart from paying tuition, his living expenses were already stretched thin.

"Who asked you to support me? I'll go find a job. I just think your martial arts are good and you can protect me, so I plan to rent a place with you."

Zhao Xiaorou laughed. Speaking of co-renting, she didn't show any shyness at all.

"I don't have money. I'd better stay at school." Zhou Lang said. Of the eight hundred he had, he had already spent three hundred last night on the room and clothes, leaving only five hundred. He was truly strapped for cash.

"I'll pay the rent." Zhao Xiaorou said, then took out a few hundred yuan and shoved it to Zhou Lang. "This is the money you spent on me last night."

"As a man, how can I let you pay the rent?"

Zhou Lang didn't take Zhao Xiaorou's money, nor did he agree to co-rent. Actually, he was quite tempted to co-rent with a top-tier beauty, but renting was expensive now, often costing over a thousand yuan a month. Even if split, it would be at least five or six hundred a month, which his current financial status simply couldn't afford.

"I'm going to rent a place anyway, so it would be a waste if you don't come to live there. Besides, if you live with me, you can protect me. Who knows if Duan Wei and Brother Xiaohu and the others won't come looking for trouble again."

Zhao Xiaorou said. This girl was sometimes tough, sometimes cunning, and sometimes eloquent.

"Fine. Then go rest for now. If anything happens, contact me by phone. Consider the rent and such as you paying on my behalf; I'll pay you back when I have money." Zhou Lang thought for a moment and said. Now that he was, at the very least, a Cultivator, making money shouldn't be a difficult task.

"Alright." Zhao Xiaorou nodded.

So Zhou Lang got on his bicycle and headed toward Lovers Bar. Today, this had been his mode of transportation to carry Zhao Xiaorou around to find Duan Wei and Brother Xiaohu.

After Zhou Lang and Zhao Xiaorou left, Duan Wei called Brother Xiaohu and Scarface into his room.

"Uncle, are we just letting it go this time?"

Brother Xiaohu asked timidly. Previously, Duan Wei had never hit him, but this time he had actually made him kneel and slapped him. Just thinking about it made him feel lingering fear.

"I called you here to tell you not to provoke Zhou Lang and Zhao Xiaorou again. Zhou Lang is an expert. Whenever you encounter him, you must be respectful. If he has any needs, you must try your best to satisfy them. Do you understand?"

Duan Wei said sternly. Although he was a big thug, he wasn't a bad person; it was just that Brother Xiaohu always liked to use his influence to mess around outside.

"Uncle, although that guy can fight, we can get a few guns from the black market and take him out in secret." Brother Xiaohu hesitated and said. "It's easy to dodge an open spear, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. I don't believe he can dodge that."

This guy had lecherous intentions toward Zhao Xiaorou, so he wanted to kill Zhou Lang and then harm Zhao Xiaorou!

"Slap!"

Duan Wei was furious. He suddenly slapped Brother Xiaohu and said sharply, "Didn't you hear what I just said? Do you think someone who can play with a steel pipe by bending it only knows martial arts? Have you forgotten the story of 'Wang Dapao' I told you before? I'm telling you, if Zhou Lang wanted you dead, he wouldn't even need to lift a finger to make you die a miserable death!"

Brother Xiaohu was dazed from the hit. Scarface, who was standing to the side, also felt a chill in his heart. He hadn't expected Duan Wei to be this furious.

"Uncle, is it true that the 'Wang Dapao' you mentioned offended a supernatural being and ended up dying after seven days of headaches?" Brother Xiaohu said, holding his beaten face. "But I sneaked a look just now. That kid Zhou Lang came to our KTV on a bicycle; he can't be a supernatural being, let alone an expert."

"Supernatural beings or experts are always low-key. That's called showing off, do you understand!" Duan Wei said irritably.

"I won't dare to do it again, Uncle." Brother Xiaohu felt a chill in his heart and said quickly.

"Brother Wei, I won't dare to do it again." Scarface also said, feeling fearful and anxious.

Zhou Lang arrived at Lovers Bar. As soon as he went in, the foreign girl "Ivanova" walked out from behind The Bar and said, "Why are you only just arriving? The boss knows you're late today and wants you to go to his office immediately."

"It looks like I'm going to have my wages deducted today." Zhou Lang thought to himself, as the image of The Bar owner's explosive figure appeared in his mind.