novelraw Chapter 17 My Appearance Fee is Very High
Chapter 17 My Appearance Fee is Very High
"Chen Ban City, I hope today’s lesson will be remembered by you. If you dare to come and trouble the Gu Family again, don’t blame me for turning hostile and not recognizing you!"
Gu Xiangyi’s pretty face was frosty as she gave a bland warning, then walked to Xu Xiangbei’s side and softly said, "Let him go. After all, the Chen Family is a local tyrant, we can’t afford to provoke them."
"Oh."
Xu Xiangbei nodded.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ban City’s heart, which was in his throat, finally landed securely.
Crack!
However, the next moment, Xu Xiangbei stepped down and crushed his hand bone.
"Aowuu..."
Chen Ban City let out a pig-like scream, writhing on the ground in pain.
The black-clad bodyguards lying strewn on the ground all wanted to rush forward to help upon seeing this, but they hesitated, lacking the courage to proceed.
"Dear son, come over here and tell daddy, who bullied you? I’ll stand up for you."
Xu Xiangbei squatted down, looking innocently at Chen Ban City, and beckoned him over.
Chen Ban City shivered from the pain and, hearing Xu Xiangbei’s question, still crawled over with a mournful face and respectfully said, "Daddy, no one bullied me, wuwu..."
"If no one bullied you, how did your hand break?"
Xu Xiangbei reached into Chen Ban City’s pocket, pulled out two cigars and a wallet, lit one, held it in his mouth, and smiled at Chen Ban City.
"I... I fell myself..."
Chen Ban City’s voice was hoarse; this pain of having to endure and swallow his suffering made him feel worse than death.
"Oh, be more careful next time."
Xu Xiangbei nodded satisfactorily, opened the wallet, and pulled out a wad of cash, slightly frowning, "Your visiting fee seems a bit short, doesn’t it?"
"I... I have a black card here, no credit limit, just use it as you wish."
Chen Ban City stammered.
"Not bad, my son is truly filial."
Xu Xiangbei pulled out the black card, smiling even more, "So, are you staying for breakfast? My cooking is really good."
"No, no, dad, your son is leaving now."
Chen Ban City shook his head repeatedly as the nearby black-clad bodyguards hurriedly helped him up and carried Liu Shanshui, looking anxiously at Xu Xiangbei, too frightened to leave.
"Old rules, roll out."
Xu Xiangbei spoke indifferently.
A dozen black-clad bodyguards looked at each other, showing embarrassment.
"A bunch of useless trash, standing dumbly for what? Didn’t you hear our dad tell us to roll out?"
Completely subdued, Chen Ban City struggled to crawl on the floor, efficiently rolling out of the room. The dozen bodyguards followed suit, rolling down the stairs like soccer balls, crying in pain.
Soon, a series of engine roars were heard outside the villa, and five or six luxury cars sped away in a rush.
"Haha, a total of thirty-two thousand five hundred and twenty-two dollars, just made a fortune."
Inside the room, Xu Xiangbei counted the cash three times before contently stuffing it into his pocket and beckoning to the Gu Xiangyi sisters, "I made money, what do you want to eat? Tell me, I’ll give you a chance to treat me to a meal."
Hmm?
Gu Xiangyi just opened her mouth, suddenly felt something amiss, realized, and bit her lips angrily, "Are you a man? Actually letting us women treat!"
"Or maybe I cook noodles for you?"
Xu Xiangbei took a deep drag from the cigar, blowing smoke in Gu Xiangyi’s face.
"You’re shameless..."
Gu Xiangyi was about to burst into anger when Gu Xinyan held her back, "Sis, let’s treat him, to thank him for his help today."
The three of them drove out, and under Xu Xiangbei’s strong insistence, the Range Rover stopped at a roadside stall.
"Boss, three servings of fried dough sticks and soy milk, and two more baskets of steamed buns!"
Xu Xiangbei swaggered to sit down, pulling out a black card and slapping it on the table, "Don’t fight with me later, this meal is on me!"
Gu Xiangyi rolled her eyes in annoyance, muttering, "Using a black card for a roadside stall? If you don’t want to treat, just say so, don’t pretend to be wealthy!"
"Sister, what do you want to eat?"
Gu Xiangyi pushed the wheelchair to the table and gently asked.
"I don’t have much of an appetite."
Gu Xinyan glanced at the environment by the roadside, and shook her head slightly.
"Neither do I have much appetite." Gu Xiangyi sat down with a sullen face.
"Haha, that’s great, more for me to eat!"
Xu Xiangbei rubbed his hands in excitement. Soon, the owner brought the soy milk, fried dough sticks, and steamed buns to the table, the aroma mouth-watering.
Xu Xiangbei ate with a voracious appetite, mouth full of oil.
Although Gu Xiangyi and Gu Xinyan didn’t want to eat at a roadside stall, the tempting aroma kept them swallowing involuntarily, yet too embarrassed to take any, leaving them hungrily frustrated.
Infuriatingly, Xu Xiangbei seemed oblivious to the situation, smacking his lips continuously as if afraid others didn’t know his appetite was large.
"Xu Xiangbei, later I want to visit Grandpa, do you want to come along? Grandpa is terminally ill, only you can cure him, I hope he can recover soon."
Gu Xiangyi wore light makeup, her hair styled in a bun, and clad in a tight-fitting hip-hugging skirt, accentuating her graceful curves. Her voice was syrupy sweet, making one’s heart itch.
"My appearance fee is quite high."
Xu Xiangbei mumbled with half an oil stick in his mouth, "If we haven’t settled on a price, I won’t waste my inner strength to save anyone."
"You..."
Gu Xiangyi stomped her foot angrily, wanting to strangle this money-grubber, gritting her teeth, "Rest assured, as long as you cure Grandpa, you won’t be shortchanged. Also, from now on, your breakfast expenses will be on me!"
Pa.
Xu Xiangbei slapped the table seriously, staring at Gu Xiangyi, scaring her into tensing up, thinking she had said something wrong.
Xu Xiangbei slowly turned his head, tried to conjure an emotion, then shouted at the breakfast stall owner, "Boss, two more baskets of steamed buns, three bowls of black rice porridge!"
Gu Xiangyi fainted on the spot.
After finishing the meal, the three just got into the car when Gu Xiangyi received a call from Zhang Xuesong. After talking for a while, Gu Xiangyi hung up and started the car, "Doctor Zhang called, saying Grandpa looks much better now, no need to worry for the time being."
Xu Xiangbei breathed a sigh of relief, as he didn’t want to exhaust his inner strength again, having fainted from exhaustion yesterday, as it would lead to kidney failure and affect fertility in the long run.
"Doctor Zhang wants me to take you to the First People’s Hospital, saying that Director Zhang Fuen wants to meet you."
Gu Xiangyi turned the car towards the First People’s Hospital.
"Who is Zhang Fuen? Why should I meet him?"
Xu Xiangbei raised an eyebrow, somewhat displeased.
Gu Xiangyi staggered upon hearing this, nearly slamming the accelerator and overturning the car.
"Brother Xu, you don’t know, Director Zhang Fuen is Doctor Zhang Xuesong’s uncle. We were able to hire Doctor Zhang Xuesong because of Zhang Fuen’s influence. Zhang Fuen himself is trained in traditional Chinese medicine and is a leading figure in the medical field. Many people would do anything to meet him, yet you don’t even want to go when he invites you."
Gu Xinyan couldn’t help but educate Xu Xiangbei.
"Gu Xiangyi, have you negotiated the price for me? My appearance fee is quite high, how much can I earn by lecturing a director?"
Xu Xiangbei impatiently asked.
Gu Xiangyi was exasperated.
High appearance fee? Just a breakfast will settle it!
Truly pathetic!