Chapter 639: Forget About That Matter

"Chen Yu, doing this is equivalent to putting yourself in opposition to the Ye Family. This is very dangerous. I am already very grateful that you saved my grandfather; there is no need for you to put yourself in danger." In the car, Ye Qingning looked at Chen Yu.

"Helping you is equivalent to saying I am helping myself." Chen Yu smiled. Suddenly, he leaned into Ye Qingning's ear and whispered, "By the Dark River, if you hadn't offered yourself to me, how could I have emerged from the Fallen Demon Tribulation so quickly?"

Ye Qingning suddenly raised her head and stared at Chen Yu: "You knew?"

"I didn't know at first, but I realized it later." Chen Yu smiled.

"Forget about that matter. I was willing; helping you by chance was also Heaven's will. Just pretend that it never happened." Ye Qingning bit her lip, turned her head away, and no longer met Chen Yu's gaze.

After sending Ye Qingning to a nursing home, Chen Yu returned.

Before he even got home, his cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number from Shengjing, and Chen Yu answered the call with some confusion.

"Is this Chen Yu?" A loud, booming voice came through the receiver.

"It is. Who are you?" Chen Yu asked with some doubt.

"It's me, Zhang Hu, your second aunt's son. You brat, you haven't forgotten me, have you?" The person on the other end laughed heartily.

"Cousin?" It took Chen Yu a long time to react. He was the son of his foster mother's younger sister, a few years older than Chen Yu; by seniority, he had to call him cousin.

In fact, Chen Yu's foster mother passed away early, and Chen Yu's impression of her was quite vague. In Chen Yu's childhood memories, it was his foster father, Chen Wenzhong, who raised him single-handedly.

However, Chen Yu still had an impression of this cousin. For a period of time, when the adults in his family were busy, he lived in Chen Yu's home. The two of them would go to the river to catch crabs with their bare bottoms and run to the mountain behind the house to set traps for rabbits; Chen Yu still remembered all of this.

He could be considered a childhood playmate, but they slowly lost contact after growing up. He didn't expect that he would actually get his phone number.

"Haha, I got your number from your dad." Zhang Hu laughed heartily: "Your dad said you are here in Shengjing City?"

"Yes, I am here in Shengjing. Where are you, brother?" Chen Yu smiled.

"I'm in Shengjing too. I've been developing here all these years. Send me your location, and I'll go pick you up right now." Zhang Hu laughed heartily.

After hanging up the phone, a WeChat add request appeared a moment later. Chen Yu accepted it and sent a WeChat message over.

More than twenty minutes later, a jeep drove over. After the car stopped, a burly man stepped out. He laughed heartily: "Cousin, I recognized you from far away! Haha, it's been over ten years, you've changed a lot."

The person who arrived was indeed Zhang Hu. This guy had dark skin and a burly build. He wore a gold chain around his neck, giving off the vibe of a nouveau riche.

"Cousin, you're really sturdy now." The two laughed heartily and shared a bear hug.

"Let's go. Since you're in Shengjing, you're on my turf. I have a place; I guarantee I'll arrange everything for you tonight." Zhang Hu pulled Chen Yu into the car.

This place was already quite remote in Shengjing. After a twenty-minute drive, Zhang Hu parked the car, and it came to a steady stop in front of a nightclub.

The nightclub was luxuriously decorated, and the two characters "Sheng Tang" hung at the entrance. Under the neon lights, these two characters appeared somewhat ambiguous.

"Cousin, is this your place?" Chen Yu asked after getting out of the car.

"Yes. You know my grades weren't good. After graduating from junior high, I went out to hustle. Later, I met a big brother here; he was a good person and thought highly of me, so I followed him. This club was what he used to run."

Zhang Hu smiled: "That big brother of mine is focused on real estate now, so he let me run this club for the time being and take a portion of the dividends at the end of the year."

"Not bad." Chen Yu nodded. He knew that Zhang Hu's family conditions were not good, and dropping out of junior high was a helpless move.

But being able to stand firm in a place like Beijing now could be considered quite good.

"Let's go, come inside and see how my place is." Zhang Hu laughed heartily and led Chen Yu in through the main entrance.

The security guards at the door, wearing crisp suits, bowed to him and said, "Hello, Hu Ge."

After entering, two rows of sixteen beauties wearing slit cheongsams bowed simultaneously to greet Zhang Hu.

"This is Chen Yu, my own cousin." Zhang Hu pointed at Chen Yu.

"Good evening, Manager Chen." The group bowed and greeted Chen Yu as well.

Zhang Hu's vanity was greatly satisfied. His display of status gave him a lot of face in front of his cousin. He led Chen Yu to the main hall.

The main hall was decorated in a magnificent, golden style. At this hour, guests were already arriving one after another.

In a corner of the hall, several sofas were set up, and a group of people who looked after the venue were playing cards there. Seeing Zhang Hu, several of them quickly stood up and respectfully called out, "Hello, Hu Ge."

"Good. This is my cousin, Chen Yu." Zhang Hu pointed at Chen Yu and said, "He's family."

"Hello, Manager Chen." When the group looked at the person Zhang Hu had brought over, their attitude immediately became respectful.

"Xiao Hei, nothing going on, right?" Zhang Hu looked at a thin, dark-skinned man.

This man was not tall, wore a crew cut, and was somewhat silent, giving people the feeling of someone who was ruthless and didn't talk much.

He was Zhang Hu's top enforcer, Xiao Hei. He said to Zhang Hu, "Nothing going on, Hu Ge."

"That's good. Keep an eye out for me tonight; don't let those brats selling powder sneak in. I'm going to entertain my brother." Zhang Hu nodded and led Chen Yu to a private room on the second floor.

"Call all the girls who are on shift over." Zhang Hu said to a waiter outside the door.

"Yes, Hu Ge." The waiter nodded and was about to leave.

This Sheng Tang was itself a business-oriented entertainment venue, so naturally, there was no shortage of hostesses inside.

However, Chen Yu was not interested in these things. He quickly said, "Cousin, don't bother. We haven't seen each other for so long, let's just have a few drinks and have a good chat. Forget about the hostesses."

"Haha, cousin, didn't you get a divorce? Since you're divorced, don't have any psychological pressure. The girls I have here are all very beautiful." Zhang Hu laughed heartily.

"It has nothing to do with that." Chen Yu was left speechless.

"Alright then, bring a few bottles of Royal Salute over; no need to call the girls." Zhang Hu waved his hand.

"Yes, Hu Ge." The waiter turned and left, and a moment later, he pushed the drinks in.

"Cousin, you're doing pretty well for yourself now." Chen Yu smiled.

"It's passable. I've finally settled down in Shengjing City. Before, my dad was looked down upon by everyone in the village. Now that I've made something of myself, I went back the year before last and gave those people a piece of my mind."

Zhang Hu opened a bottle of wine, poured a glass for Chen Yu, and the two clinked glasses.

Chen Yu sighed inwardly. His second aunt's family conditions were poor, and Zhang Hu's family used to be the target of bullying and ridicule in the village.

But now the tables had turned; I'm afraid no one would have expected that he would have a day where he took off.

"Brother, the past is in the past." Chen Yu smiled: "It's good that you're doing well now."

"Right, haha, come, let's have one." Zhang Hu laughed heartily and clinked glasses with Chen Yu.

The two had played well together when they were young. As they drank and chatted aimlessly, it wasn't long before there were several empty bottles beside them.

Just at this moment, Zhang Hu's cell phone rang. He answered the phone, spoke a few words, and his expression changed slightly: "You handle it first, I'll be there in a moment."

Putting down his phone, a flash of anger crossed Zhang Hu's face, but he immediately concealed it.

"Brother, is something the matter?" Chen Yu asked.

"It's nothing, let's drink." Zhang Hu smiled and continued to clink glasses with Chen Yu.

"Don't hide it from me, your expression doesn't look right, did you run into some trouble?" Chen Yu asked.

"It's underworld business, you wouldn't understand even if I told you." Zhang Hu's face revealed a trace of indignation: "I took over this establishment from the big brother I follow, and he strictly ordered me not to get involved with drugs."

"But now that big brother of mine is focused on real estate and doesn't really ask about underworld affairs; recently, a force nearby has set its sights on my place and insists on selling powder in my establishment."

"I didn't agree, but the other side is pressuring me through other means, and look, the people have come again; this time, that thug leader has come in person."