novelraw Chapter 283 : Another Demolition_
Chapter 283 : Another Demolition_
Chapter 283: Another Demolition?
Chen Fan felt quite helpless.
In theory, he should have stood up and taken his leave.
But he couldn't.
Because sitting across from him was Fang Ling.
He owed her a huge favor.
And it was only because she had frankly expressed her feelings for him, without doing anything else.
So Chen Fan could only reiterate that in this lifetime, he would only love Su Ruochu.
Fang Ling didn't seem disappointed by Chen Fan's rejection, or perhaps she had already started preparing to treat this as a long-term tug-of-war.
During the meal, Fang Ling naturally avoided this topic.
She talked about her daily life at school, funny stories about her roommates, and finally mentioned that she had prepared for her thesis defense and would soon graduate and leave school.
It was only then that Chen Fan realized how quickly time had passed, two years of university had already gone by.
The meal wasn't particularly enjoyable, as most of the time it was Fang Ling talking while Chen Fan listened.
Despite ordering a whole table of dishes, Fang Ling ate very little, while Chen Fan devoured most of it.
"Thank you for the treat."
Finally, Fang Ling smiled and thanked Chen Fan, "Forgive me for insisting that you treat me today, because I knew if I didn't get a meal from you now, I might never have the chance again."
"I wanted to leave myself a good memory of my college life."
Fang Ling smiled mischievously at Chen Fan: "You're the only guy I've had a date to eat with during my four years of college, so don't be too proud."
Chen Fan felt a bit awkward and didn't know what to say.
"Oh, there's one more thing."
Fang Ling's expression turned serious.
"Do you need my help with the feud between you and the Zhao family?"
Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
"Never mind. Let's not trouble your family anymore."
Fang Ling smiled: "It's not really a trouble, but I knew you would refuse."
"The Zhao family has a bad reputation in Yunhai, but they're influential in both the legitimate and underground worlds. Most businessmen don't want to offend them."
"If you provoke the Zhao family, your days ahead won't be easy."
Chen Fan smiled and nodded, fully aware of this.
Fang Ling continued: "But there are a few things I want to tell you."
Fang Ling looked at Chen Fan seriously and said, "The Zhao family is crazy, but you shouldn't go crazy with them."
"You're a businessman, and you should understand that business isn't about fighting and killing."
"A few days ago, Zhao Longqi's car was smashed and had feces poured on it. That was your doing, right?"
It was actually Guo Shuai's handiwork, but Chen Fan didn't explain.
"Too immature," Fang Ling said bluntly. "By doing that, you've only angered them and invited more retaliation, without any benefit to yourself."
"Do you know why Zhao Longqi can repeatedly provoke you?"
Ding Dian looked at Chen Fan, "Because you're an outsider in Yunhai with no background, and most importantly, you don't know how to leverage forces."
"Sometimes, resolving troubles doesn't require taking action yourself."
Fang Ling reached into her bag and took out a business card, handing it to Chen Fan.
"The Zhao family is powerful, but not invincible, and many of their affairs can't see the light of day."
"Keep this card. You can take the initiative to meet the person later, and just say I introduced you."
Chen Fan glanced at the card.
Pang Longhai.
Chief of the University City West Road Police Station.
Fang Ling explained, "Some things don't require you to take action yourself. Professional matters should be left to professionals."
"Of course, you can rest assured that this person isn't from my Fang family. I can only help you make the connection, but how far it goes will depend on you."
After saying that, Fang Ling stood up with her bag.
The two of them went downstairs together. Chen Fan paid and walked out the door, while Fang Ling waited outside.
She smiled at Chen Fan.
"I might be leaving for an internship soon. Who knows when we'll meet again? Want to share a goodbye hug?"
"Uh..."
Chen Fan was stunned. Just as he was about to say there was no need, Fang Ling had already taken the initiative to approach and hug him.
This time, Fang Ling didn't play any tricks. It was just a normal hug before she released Chen Fan.
"Goodbye."
"Goodbye."
Watching her leave, Chen Fan looked down at the business card in his hand.
After thinking it over, he made a call to Feng Pojun.
"Old Feng, help me check on someone named Pang Longhai, the chief of the University City West Road Police Station. Yes, just help me find out what kind of person he is."
Before Old Feng could gather intelligence on him, Chen Fan didn't plan to contact Pang Longhai.
Over the next two days, the demolition and replacement contract for the club finally came through.
Chen Fan got the two plots of land he wanted.
It was equivalent to spending hundreds of millions to acquire two pieces of vacant land, which satisfied both Chen Fan and the demolition team.
Only Ding Dian was unhappy, feeling that Chen Fan had definitely miscalculated this time.
After obtaining the contract, Ding Dian inquired about Chen Fan's choice for the new club's location.
But Chen Fan said it wasn't urgent, that he still needed to consider it further.
Ding Dian then brought up a second matter, the demolition of Medal Club had entered the preparation stage.
The Zhao family had already given up on this club, so the employees naturally didn't care about their affairs.
Ding Dian told Chen Fan that some former employees had privately contacted her, asking if they could come back.
She couldn't make this decision alone, so she had to consult with Chen Fan.
On Chen Fan's side, there was no problem, except that the new club's location hadn't been decided yet. So even if he welcomed them back, it would likely be at least half a year later.
So Ding Dian was instructed to take down everyone's names, with the understanding that if they were still willing to return once the new club was built, they would be welcome.
Zhao Longqi blamed Chen Fan for the vandalism of his sports car and believed Chen Fan must have done it.
So he sent people to smash up the Starry Sky internet cafe.
The newly renovated internet cafe was vandalized again.
This time, Chen Fan simply told the manager to grant paid leave to everyone and temporarily close the internet cafe.
He also instructed the manager to continue filing police reports and urge the authorities to quickly apprehend the culprits.
Seeing the "Closed for Business" sign on Starry Sky internet cafe, Zhao Longqi finally vented some of his anger.
He boasted to his gang of friends that from then on, every time the cafe opened, he would have someone smash it up.
Let's see who lasts longer.
But Starry Sky never got a chance to reopen.
Because a public notice shattered the quiet of the entire street.
Considering the old and dilapidated buildings on the commercial street across from Yunhai University, which could no longer withstand the heavy daily traffic, it has been decided that our city will demolish the old street to create a new commercial street for university students.
This week, all business owners on the street must attend a meeting. Beginning next week, the entire street will cease operations to prepare for demolition.
Upon hearing this news, Zhao Longqi was stunned for a long while.
"What does that mean? Another demolition?"
Doesn't that mean this bastard Chen Fan will... get another huge demolition compensation?
Zhao Longqi angrily smashed a bottle.
However, before he could unleash his fury, a phone call came in.
"Young Master Zhao, bad news... There was a disturbance at our bar just now. The bar was... smashed up again!"