Chapter 2610

The two chatted and laughed as they walked into the small restaurant Tong Lan had chosen...

And just over ten meters away, a guy in a black jacket looking sneaky watched Tong Lan and Zhao Desan walk into the restaurant side-by-side. He took out his phone, dialed a number, put it to his ear, and said: "Brother Jin, I saw Sister Tong and that kid surnamed Liu walk into a small restaurant together."

"Good, don't disturb them." The lazy voice of 'Leopard' came over the phone.

It turned out that the fight at the bar entrance that night had made 'Leopard,' who had been fighting for half his life, realize that the group of underlings under Zhao Desan were indeed formidable, especially after hearing that thirty-something of them had beaten the two hundred people Sun Maomao brought into a rout. He became particularly interested in Zhao Desan's underlings, that is, Han Wu and Black Dog's group. He knew that since these guys had gained prestige after defeating Sun Maomao, they would become famous in the Xijing underworld. Once they used this victory to set up their own turf and rally support in Xijing, it would inevitably affect 'Leopard's' own ruling status in the Xijing 'underworld.' Given 'Leopard's' current status and the fact that they were currently minding their own business, it wasn't enough to use force to deal with this group that could potentially threaten his rule. But if he let these emerging forces develop, it would definitely affect 'Leopard's' ruling status in the Xijing underworld before long. It was precisely because of this consideration that the old thug 'Leopard' had asked Tong Lan to talk to Zhao Desan about this matter and test Zhao Desan's attitude.

But 'Leopard' didn't know that Han Wu and 'Black Dog' were not Zhao Desan's underlings in the true sense; their real boss was an old thug nicknamed 'Fourth Brother.' Before the fight at the bar entrance, 'Fourth Brother' had been hanging around the New District with his underlings. But after this incident, 'Fourth Brother' realized that his power was enough to extend into the main urban area of Linbei District, where the entertainment industry was most developed. With the ability of underlings like Han Wu and 'Black Dog,' they could try to rival 'Leopard,' the underground boss entrenched in Linbei District. Once the power in the New District could extend into Linbei District, he would basically be the new leader of the Xijing underworld.

'Leopard's' worry was exactly 'Fourth Brother's' idea, but to arm-wrestle with 'Leopard,' one must have a sufficiently hard backing so that if something happened, one wouldn't end up eating prison food for life. Therefore, 'Fourth Brother' didn't dare to implement this bold idea immediately, and of course, fearing a leak, he didn't dare tell any of his underlings.

Being able to have lunch with the goddess Tong Lan, who haunted his dreams, Zhao Desan was too excited. He barely ate and kept finding topics to chat with Tong Lan. During the meal, Zhao Desan fully utilized his eloquent and humorous conversation, making the distance between the two close significantly without them realizing it.

Looking at Tong Lan, who was infinitely charming when she smiled, Zhao Desan really wanted to go up and kiss her red, sexy little mouth.

Seeing Zhao Desan staring at her so straightly, looking distracted, a sense of female satisfaction arose in Tong Lan's heart. With a faint, charming smile on her face, she said calmly: "Brother Comrade Xiao Zhao, what are you thinking about?" This was her subtle way of reminding him, not wanting him to stare at her like that. In this way, a barrier was created between the two who had originally felt no distance.

Under Tong Lan's subtle reminder, Zhao Desan immediately realized he had been a bit unseemly. He quickly regained his composure, smiled slightly awkwardly, and his mind turned again. Wanting to test Tong Lan's psychological bottom line, he said bluntly: "Sister Tong, you are too beautiful, I can't help but want to look at you more."

Tong Lan was, after all, a woman who had seen big storms. Regarding Zhao Desan's blunt praise, although she felt a bit pleased, there was no change on the surface. She just smiled faintly and said modestly: "I'm a woman in my thirties, what's beautiful or not? As long as I'm presentable, that's enough."

Seeing that Tong Lan had no reaction, Zhao Desan increased the scale further: "Really, Sister Tong, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, it's just..." As he spoke, he deliberately hesitated.

【2610-13】

Zhao Desan's blunt praise made Tong Lan feel sweet inside. Seeing his hesitant appearance, she couldn't help but ask tenderly: "Just what?"

"It's just a pity that Sister Tong is already married." Zhao Desan answered with a smile.

Hearing Zhao Desan's regretful tone, Tong Lan smiled faintly, tucked a few strands of hair from her temple behind her fair ear, looked straight at Zhao Desan with those deep, charming eyes, and smiled: "Brother Comrade Xiao Zhao, actually I lied to you that night..."

Hearing this sentence from Tong Lan, before she could finish, Zhao Desan raised his eyebrows slightly and couldn't help but interrupt: "Sister Tong, you're not married?"

"I am." Tong Lan answered with a smile.

Hearing this answer, the hope Zhao Desan had just ignited was shattered once again, and his originally excited expression immediately became disappointed.

But just at this moment, Tong Lan gazed at him, casting a flirtatious glance, and said: "But I'm divorced."

"Divorced?" Zhao Desan breathed a long sigh of relief, thinking that a divorced woman is much easier to handle than an unmarried one; this was the experience he had summarized over the years.

"Mm, divorced." Tong Lan smiled, her mood not affected at all by mentioning her past sad affairs.

Zhao Desan, on the other hand, was quite good at handling things. Fearing that it would affect the originally relaxed and pleasant atmosphere of the lunch, and since the opportunity to be alone with the goddess Tong Lan was hard to come by, he quickly changed the subject, smiled slightly awkwardly, and greeted: "Sister Tong, look, we've only been talking and haven't eaten. Eat, eat." As he spoke, he picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of beef into Tong Lan's bowl.