Chapter 95: If the sky falls, I'll hold it up for you

Xiao Ming listened, his anger instantly subsiding by more than half, but soon his face darkened again: "His car is a Bentley, such a luxury car—on the road, when others see it they have to keep their distance, yet someone dares to tail him?"

Xiao Ming obviously didn't believe Xiao Yunzhe's explanation.

"Hand over the phone." Xiao Ming said solemnly.

Xiao Jingrou passed the phone over, and Xiao Ming demanded sternly: "What's going on?"

"Dad!" Xiao Yunzhe, upon hearing Xiao Ming's voice, hurriedly explained: "I, I really wasn't speeding; it's just my terrible luck—it's definitely not my fault."

He was worried his father would hold him accountable, so he turned around and had his car taken away—that would be deadly.

Carrying this worry, Xiao Yunzhe told Xiao Ming the full story.

"I didn't expect it was really someone tailing you; given that, it truly isn't your fault. You say, the one tailing your car—is it also a supercar?"

Hearing his son's worried tone, knowing what he was worried about, Xiao Ming instantly laughed.

His son's luck is definitely terrible—just got a supercar, and already someone rear-ended him.

"Hmm." Xiao Yunzhe said glumly: "That car is far flashier than mine—at least over twenty million, right? The other driver has already gotten out, about my age, with a fierce look. Dad, what should we do?"

While saying that, Xiao Yunzhe glanced outside again.

Actually, the rear-end wasn't serious—just a light scrape—but he saw that the driver of that car seemed not someone to provoke; at that moment, the other party was furrowing their brows, which made Xiao Yunzhe feel uneasy.

It's still because he grew up poor and fearful; he worries about any mishap, fearing he can't bear the responsibility. Over time, this lack of confidence has become ingrained, so when faced with trouble, he instinctively feels afraid.

Even though the other party rear-ended him, he's still afraid, worried they might lash out violently or do something terrible if provoked.

Although his father is formidable, he's a grown man—running to his parents over issues is pretty embarrassing.

On Xiao Ming's side, hearing his son's cowardly words, he instantly felt his heart tighten with anxiety.

This brat is really hopeless.

He gets scared at the slightest trouble—how can that be acceptable?

He originally planned to let his son gain experience for a while, then have him independently run a company.

He intended to, within three to five years, have his son fully take over his entire business.

But seeing Xiao Yunzhe like this, he's far too timid.

He finds it utterly unacceptable; he must quickly make his son become assertive.

Thus he sternly rebuked: "Xiao Yunzhe, you are my Xiao Ming's offspring—shape up!"

"The incident has already happened; it's not your fault—what do you have to fear? Even if he's formidable, could he be more formidable than me? With me here, if the sky falls, I'll hold it up for you."

"Do as I say: first go and talk to that person, see what his attitude is."

"This matter has two solutions: one, if that person is unreasonable, you stay in the car to ensure your safety, and I'll send people to handle it."

Xiao Ming said this lightly, yet every word carried a stern tone.

"Second, someone who can afford a luxury car is unlikely to be a good-for-nothing; spoiled rich kids like Wen Dongyu are rare."

"Basically, any family with substantial wealth consists of capable people; smart parents wouldn't indulge their children. So first talk to that person—if he's willing to settle peacefully, then settle peacefully."

"Um..." Xiao Yunzhe hesitated, still a bit scared inside, but he didn't dare defy his father's wishes, so he replied: "Okay, Dad, I understand."

After ending the call, Xiao Ming's mood suddenly improved.

Today's incident turned out rather well.

It's a good chance to see how Xiao Yunzhe will handle this, and also to cultivate his courage when facing matters.

No matter how capable he is, he can't protect a few children forever; they must eventually learn to stand on their own.

Besides, Xiao Ming isn't worried at all—Xiao Yunzhe always has bodyguards secretly protecting him, the top-notch enforcers he sent; handling such minor matters is no problem, so Xiao Yunzhe won't suffer any loss.

Zhu Luo is a wealthy young master.

His parents are extremely wealthy—exactly how much is unknown—but he personally is currently the top internet celebrity in Wuxingguo; four years ago, a crash involving a forty-million-yuan luxury sports car made Zhu Luo famous.

At that moment, that luxury sports car turned into a pile of scrap metal.

Afterward, he had countless limited-edition sports cars, luxury yachts, watches worth hundreds of thousands, and so on.

It's also said he spent several hundred million on a game.

Everyone knows Smart Brother, who once posted on Weibo: "Anyone associated with my friends, no matter how ostentatious, will never be more ostentatious than me."

Zhu Luo, however, asked in the comments at the time: "What about me?"

The other party didn't respond.

Thus, tens of thousands of netizens thought: no response meant Zhu Luo is also extremely ostentatious—either surpassing Smart Brother or at least on par.

Afterward, Zhu Luo acted flamboyantly.

For example, he dated celebrities, breaking up with them while giving tens of millions in breakup fees, and simultaneously kept several lovers, all aware of each other's existence—because Zhu Luo is ostentatious enough, those lovers willingly accepted being cheated on.

This caused Zhu Luo's popularity to surge instantly to a very high level.

Netizens gave him the nickname "Taiziye."

Many netizens tried to dig up Zhu Luo's background, but found nothing useful—his background is too mysterious.

This mystery further boosted Zhu Luo's popularity.

It made his fame flare up among the elite rich circles.

That's right.

The top-tier rich spoken of here are completely different from the usual symbols people think of.

A rich person merely has a few billion or ten-odd billion in assets, enough to afford cars like Maseratis or Lamborghinis.

But a top-tier rich person can simply drive whatever car they want, whenever they want, doing whatever they feel like.

Being able to afford and being able to drive at whim are entirely different concepts.

……

Right then, Zhu Luo got out of his car, first glanced at where he had rear-ended the vehicle ahead; seeing it wasn't serious, he lifted his head to look at the man who had stepped out of the Bentley.

He looked somewhat younger, quite handsome, but seeing the man's slightly panicked expression, it was obvious he'd been frightened by the rear-end.

Seeing this, Zhu Luo narrowed their eyes and stepped forward.

At this time, Xiao Yunzhe had just hung up Xiao Ming's phone; after Xiao Ming said that, he wasn't so panicked anymore.

Indeed, it's not his fault; he doesn't need to be afraid.