novelraw Chapter 573 : Does It Have to Be Such a Coincidence_
Chapter 573 : Does It Have to Be Such a Coincidence_
Chapter 573: Does It Have to Be Such a Coincidence?
After finishing a game, Luo Wenjie joined in, and the four of them started playing Chinese poker.
Playing cards was just a pastime, the main point was that after graduation, it was rare for everyone to have time to get together and chat.
"Have you thought about what you're going to do next?" Chen Fan glanced at Luo Wenjie and casually asked.
Luo Wenjie smiled: "I haven't decided yet."
"You just got out, take a few days to rest first. If worse comes to worst... go back to your old trade?"
"Still want to run private servers?"
Chen Fan shook his head: "You want to go back in again?"
"Besides, private game servers aren't as profitable as they were a couple of years ago."
"Also, your industry isn't exactly respectable, and you'll get in trouble again someday."
If someone else had said this, Luo Wenjie would have certainly dismissed it.
But since it was Chen Fan saying this, Luo Wenjie could only listen obediently.
In their four years of university, he didn't respect anyone except Chen Fan.
Chen Fan suddenly asked: "Do you want to come work at my company?"
Wu Di suddenly smiled and patted Luo Wenjie's shoulder.
"Congratulations, Brother Jie, I told you Chen wouldn't leave you hanging."
"Following Chen from now on, you're bound to be successful."
Luo Wenjie was silent for two seconds, then grinned.
"I think I'll pass."
"With my situation, not even having a university degree, and a prison record, it wouldn't look good for you if I came to your company."
Chen Fan laughed.
"Not all companies care about that."
Luo Wenjie still shook his head.
"Mainly... it would be awkward for me to join your company. How would our relationship work then? Should I call you boss or classmate?"
"You still care about that?"
Chen Fan chuckled: "We can keep them separate. Call me boss at the company, and dad outside."
Luo Wenjie shook his head with a smile.
"Anyway, Brother Fan, I'm satisfied just hearing you say that."
"How about this... let me try on my own first, and if it really doesn't work out, I'll come work for you. How's that?"
Chen Fan nodded in agreement.
The reason Luo Wenjie went to prison was, in a sense, that he took the fall for everyone.
So, no matter what, Chen Fan couldn't possibly ignore him.
......
At around 1 am.
A black van suddenly drove up to the Zhao family's old house, the door opened, and someone threw out a sack from the car.
The door quickly closed and the van sped away.
And soon after, the Zhao household was about to descend into chaos.
In the early hours, Guo Shuai finally arrived at the nightclub.
Guo Shuai, Ma Xiaoshuai, and Wu Di had already met when Chen Fan was hospitalized.
Chen Fan introduced Luo Wenjie.
Both having done time in prison, they hit it off immediately, almost like kindred spirits, nearly ready to swear brotherhood on the spot.
In the latter half of the night, Chen Fan really couldn't keep up anymore and fell asleep early in the private room.
The four guys gathered around to play poker, with stakes of 100 yuan per game.
Guo Shuai even called in four young girls for company. With that, the four guys ended up playing through the entire night.
When Chen Fan woke up, these four guys were still playing.
Looking at the poker table, there was quite a pile of money in front of Wu Di and Ma Xiaoshuai, seeming like they had won quite a bit.
"What's the plan for today?" Chen Fan asked, his voice a bit dry.
"Damn, how many cigarettes did you guys smoke last night? I almost choked to death."
Guo Shuai suggested with a smile: "Why don't we keep playing here? I know the owner, we don't have to pay."
Luo Wenjie was clearly tempted, but Ma Xiaoshuai spoke up: "I need to go to the store during the day, the renovation isn't finished yet, I can't let Linlin watch it alone."
Wu Di also seemed a bit disappointed, as he was on a winning streak.
"I have to go to work too."
So Guo Shuai asked Chen Fan: "What's your plan, Brother Fan?"
"No plan, I'm going to go home and sleep."
"Then you go ahead, let Brother Jie stay with me for now. I'll help him find a place to stay later."
Chen Fan couldn't be bothered to care where these two would go next.
"I'm leaving then. Remember to call if anything comes up."
The three of them washed up and tidied themselves, then casually dealt with their hunger problem with the breakfast sent up by the staff.
After going downstairs and out the door, Wu Di took a taxi directly to work.
Chen Fan and Ma Xiaoshuai shared a taxi, first dropping Ma Xiaoshuai off at University Town.
Just as Chen Fan was about to head home, Yan Qing called.
"Brother, if you don't come soon, our captain might personally go to arrest you."
Chen Fan felt a bit helpless: "How many days until the performance?"
"Three days."
Thinking about Nalan Wan'er's mysterious background, Chen Fan felt bad about refusing directly.
"I'm on my way."
Right now, Chen Fan just wanted to finish the performance with them quickly, resolve this trouble, as it was really wasting too much time.
When he arrived at the rehearsal room, Nalan Wan'er's expression didn't look good.
Obviously, she was a bit angry about Chen Fan deliberately disappearing yesterday.
Chen Fan could only awkwardly explain to everyone: "A buddy of mine just got out of prison, I went to welcome him back yesterday."
Nalan Wan'er asked with an displeased attitude: "We're performing on stage in three days."
"We need to rehearse every morning for these three days. If you have something to do, I hope you can try to arrange it for the afternoon."
Chen Fan smiled: "Don't worry. I have time for the next three days."
Nalan Wan'er's expression finally improved a little.
"Everyone stop standing around, let's rehearse."
The band practiced all morning, with almost no major issues, and Nalan Wan'er's mood finally improved considerably.
During lunch, Chen Fan couldn't resist anymore and pulled Yan Qing aside to ask about Nalan Wan'er's background.
Yan Qing stared at Chen Fan with a mysterious smile.
"I can't tell you that for now. But I can give you a hint. She's not from around here. Her family is from the north."
"The north?"
Chen Fan was stunned.
"Beijing?"
Seeing Yan Qing's smiling expression, Chen Fan knew he had guessed correctly.
Wow, this girl was actually from Beijing.
And the fact that she could make Yan Qing, the young master of the provincial capital, set aside everything else to focus on her band, showed that Nalan Wan'er's background was definitely not simple.
Thinking about this, Chen Fan became even more curious.
In the afternoon, with nothing to do, when Chen Fan said goodbye and left, Feng Pojun was already waiting outside with his car.
On the way back, Feng Pojun briefly explained the situation from last night.
Chen Fan didn't care what the Zhao family would do.
Previously, he didn't want to completely fall out with them.
But this time, they directly went after Su Ruochu, so there was nothing left to say.
Fight them!
At worst, it would be a life-or-death struggle, with the worst outcome being Chen Fan giving up Yunhai's assets and starting over somewhere far away.
"Have Old Yang keep an eye on Zhao Longqi, watch his every move."
"Mm."
Feng Pojun then remembered another thing.
"Boss, I found the person who saved you during your car accident, the one you asked me to look for."
"Oh?"
Chen Fan became interested, reaching out to take the envelope Feng Pojun handed over.
He casually opened the envelope and pulled out a piece of paper.
Looking at the photo of the person on it, Chen Fan only felt it looked familiar.
Then looking at the name written on the paper.
Chen Fan was stunned.
"Damn. Does it have to be such a coincidence?"