Chapter 2548

Amidst the clinking of glasses, everyone finished their drink one by one.

Tong Lan, having finished her drink, smiled slightly at everyone, then poured another glass, specifically holding it out to Zhao Desan. With a peach-blossom face and tender, charming eyes, she looked at him and said: "This brother must be the leader, right? May I ask how to address you?"

Although seeing such a young wife, dressed in a gold-threaded cheongsam, with an extraordinary temperament and enchanting appearance, made Zhao Desan's heart flutter for a moment, he didn't dare to show too much of that thought because Jin Lulu was right beside him. Instead, he smiled generously, raised his glass, and said: "My surname is Liu, my name is Desan. Manager Tong can just call me Comrade Xiao Zhao."

"Comrade Xiao Zhao." Tong Lan repeated his name and smiled slightly: "Nice to meet you." Saying this, she raised her glass, clinked it gently against Zhao Desan's, and drank the wine in one gulp with great spirit.

After toasting Zhao Desan, Tong Lan poured another glass to toast Hei Gou, smiling and saying: "This brother really has great skills, knocking down so many people by yourself, it's amazing. I'll toast you."

Hei Gou chuckled as he looked at everyone, raised his glass, looked at Tong Lan with a smile, and then stylishly tilted his head back and drank the wine in one gulp.

After toasting the leaders like Zhao Desan, Hei Gou, and Han Wu in turn, Tong Lan had also drunk quite a bit. A faint rosy glow appeared on her beautiful oval face, making her look truly charming and infinitely graceful. She exuded a kind of worldly aura that one could only acquire after staying in such places for a long time. Even Zhao Desan, who had seen countless women, was experiencing for the first time a kind of fascination he couldn't explain. Especially when Tong Lan put down the empty glass, gently wiped the wine from the corner of her mouth with her jade-white hand, and glanced at Zhao Desan with the corner of her eye—my god! That look could almost hook Zhao Desan's soul away. It made him feel a bit agitated and restless for a moment.

"Alright, brothers, drink slowly and have fun. Tonight's drinks are all on the house. I'll take my leave now." As she spoke, Tong Lan looked at Zhao Desan with those super charming eyes again, smiled, and turned to leave.

It wasn't just Zhao Desan who had ulterior motives toward this woman in the cheongsam exuding the beauty of a young wife; the other brothers were the same. One by one, they stared blankly at Tong Lan's departing back, especially Hei Gou, who swallowed his saliva while staring at her round, plump buttocks accentuated by the cheongsam's waist-cinching design. He chuckled and said: "Damn! This manager really has a lot of flavor!"

Immediately, a brother followed up on Hei Gou's words: "Yeah, this young wife's figure is too hot. If I could just rub that butt... hehe..."

Zhao Desan was also a bit lost, his gaze following Tong Lan's back, when suddenly a sharp pain in his waist brought him back to his senses. Before he could fully react to what was happening, he saw Jin Lulu looking at him with a look of contempt, scolding: "You can't even turn your eyes away when you see a beauty! Treating me like air!"

Seeing that Jin Lulu was a bit jealous, Han Wu chuckled and teased her: "Aren't you also a great beauty? It's just that you and Manager Tong just now have your own merits. People can tell at a glance that she is a virgin, but you are not!"

"Who says I'm not!" Hearing Han Wu mock her like this, Jin Lulu immediately roared at him boldly.

Han Wu asked with a grin: "That Manager Tong just now looks like a woman who has handled many men. Are you also a woman who has handled many men?"

"Hahaha..."

Han Wu's humorous language immediately made everyone burst into laughter, and even Zhao Desan was amused to the point of forgetting himself and laughing 'haha'. The atmosphere was exceptionally relaxed and pleasant...

Originally, Zhao Desan was afraid that Sun Maomao would not give up and would counterattack, so he planned to drink with Han Wu and the others for a while and then change places for a late-night snack. But Jin Lulu's sudden arrival made him dismiss this idea. With the daughter of Secretary Jin here, even if that grandson had the guts of a lion and a leopard, he wouldn't dare to provoke her. So, he drank boldly with his brothers. Plus, with the addition of the wild little beauty Jin Lulu, the atmosphere became exceptionally pleasant and happy. Although there was a little beauty with a great figure and appearance sitting beside him, Zhao Desan didn't dare to have any designs on her. Instead, another woman's face appeared in his mind—the bar's public relations manager, Tong Lan, who had come to toast them just now. When he heard a brother call her 'Sister Lan' earlier, for a moment, he associated her with Ma Lan. He had been too busy lately and had almost not been in contact with her, and he didn't know what was going on with that piece of land. That old guy Sun Changsheng hadn't given an answer either.

After toasting Zhao Desan and the others, before she reached the office behind the T-stage, a waiter hurried over and whispered something in her ear. Then, Tong Lan walked straight to the backstage, knocked on the office door of the manager responsible for the daily operations of the bar, and pushed the door open to enter.

"Manager Li, are you looking for me?" Tong Lan asked the man sitting in front of the desk as she walked in.

"Manager Tong, Brother Jin already knows about the fight at the entrance of our bar, and he is coming over immediately." The 'Brother Jin' in the man's mouth was, of course, 'Golden Leopard'.

"Anyway, the fight didn't happen inside our bar, so is it necessary to alarm Brother Jin?" Tong Lan asked dismissively.

"Although the fight didn't happen inside the bar, so many people fighting at our entrance tonight affects our business, doesn't it? And that piece of glass at the entrance was also smashed. If someone causes trouble in Brother Jin's place, do you think Brother Jin will agree?" The man said with some worry.

"But the trouble was caused by that Sun Maomao, right? And he has already fled in a panic. Will Brother Jin still go and find trouble with him?" Tong Lan asked, a bit puzzled.

Manager Li said: "Brother Jin certainly won't go to settle scores with Sun Maomao; that kid has backing in the government. But those few kids who can fight are not safe. After all, causing trouble at our bar entrance has brought a great impact on our bar's business. I reckon Brother Jin will definitely look for those kids when he arrives in a while."

Hearing Manager Li's deduction, Tong Lan also felt he was right. So, she couldn't help but speak up for Zhao Desan and the others. She said: "Manager Li, you saw it just now. If it weren't for their group, those two hundred little thugs would probably have smashed our bar. They are drinking right now. Should I go and tell them to leave quickly?"

Manager Li, who had witnessed the whole thing, nodded and said: "It's for their own good, so go and tell them."

Tong Lan came out of the office and walked toward Zhao Desan and the others once again. Still wearing that charming smile, she walked straight to Zhao Desan's side, sat down, and said to him with a smile: "Brother Comrade Xiao Zhao, if you and your brothers have had enough to drink, you should leave..."

The brothers were having a great time, and Tong Lan suddenly blurted out such a sentence. Before she could finish speaking, Zhao Desan hadn't said anything yet, but Jin Lulu wouldn't have it. She said boldly: "Why! Can't you see the brothers are having a great time!"

Tong Lan looked at Jin Lulu helplessly. Zhao Desan realized she must have something to say, so he said to Jin Lulu: "Let Manager Tong finish what she has to say first."

Tong Lan blinked those charming big eyes and said helplessly: "It's like this: our bar owner heard that someone was causing trouble at the entrance, and he is bringing people over. If you are still drinking here, he will definitely look for trouble with you."

After hearing this, Zhao Desan was not worried at all. Instead, he asked unhurriedly: "Your boss is 'Golden Leopard', right?"

Tong Lan was not surprised at all that Zhao Desan could say the name 'Golden Leopard'. After all, 'Golden Leopard' was one of the top figures in the underground world of Linbei District. Anyone who mixed in the underworld knew the name 'Golden Leopard'. She nodded and said: "You should leave quickly. If Brother Jin comes in a while and finds out you caused trouble on his turf, it will be troublesome."

Seeing Tong Lan's worried look, Zhao Desan was not nervous at all. Instead, he smiled and said: "Manager Tong, you don't need to worry about this. When Brother Jin comes in a while, I will talk to him." The reason Zhao Desan dared to say this was because he had met Golden Leopard once before, and that time he had suffered a silent loss in front of Sun Maomao and couldn't do anything about it. He knew that Golden Leopard had long been displeased with Sun Maomao. Tonight, he could be considered to have vented some anger for Golden Leopard, so he shouldn't find trouble with him. Besides, Jin Lulu was here. Golden Leopard didn't even dare to touch the son of the Municipal Land Bureau Director, so he probably wouldn't dare to provoke the daughter of the Provincial Party Secretary, right?

Seeing Zhao Desan's nonchalant look, Tong Lan appeared both helpless and worried. Just as she was about to persuade Zhao Desan again, she saw Zhao Desan's gaze suddenly look straight behind her.

Tong Lan turned her head in confusion to look, and saw 'Golden Leopard', wearing a Tang suit, with a pipe for smoking tobacco in his mouth, walking swaggeringly toward them with a few tall, burly, and fierce-looking subordinates. Seeing this, Tong Lan quickly got up from Zhao Desan's side and hurried to meet them, pleading with 'Golden Leopard' on behalf of Zhao Desan and the others.

1395. Chapter 1378: Explanation

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