Chapter 280: Chapter 280: Excessive Bullying_1
"I guess you must have missed me. You want another night like the one in the cave, so you called to ask me out. Am I right?"
A mischievous smile bloomed on Zhu Danyan’s pretty face.
This was an incredibly difficult question for Zhang Bin to answer. He did indeed long for another passionate night with her, but the purpose of his call today was to borrow money.
He hesitated, not replying for a long time. If he said no, wouldn’t she be terribly disappointed?
"It seems my guess was wrong. You don’t miss me at all and have long since forgotten about me, right?" Zhu Danyan said resentfully.
"You little enchantress, I’ll come find you in a few days, and I’m going to make you beg for mercy," Zhang Bin declared with immense bravado.
"Hehe... Who’s afraid of whom?" Zhu Danyan let out a melodious laugh, like the chime of a silver bell.
She then continued with a smile, "It seems I really didn’t guess correctly before. Let me guess again. You must be calling to borrow money from me, right?"
"Huh... How did you know?"
Surprise showed on Zhang Bin’s face. Liu Ruolan would never have asked Zhu Danyan for money. So how did she find out?
"Your little lover, Su Man, told me," Zhu Danyan said, feigning annoyance. "She said you were going to the Hero Auction and asked to borrow money from me, promising she’d pay it back soon. She’s really good to you, isn’t she?"
"What? Su Man is that good to me?" Zhang Bin was so shocked he could hardly believe his ears. He immediately tried to explain, "Su Man isn’t my little lover. You’ve misunderstood."
"Don’t try to deny it. I know you like her. If you dare to treat her badly, I won’t let you off the hook," Zhu Danyan warned playfully.
"Er... alright, I promise I’ll treat her well," Zhang Bin said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "So, did you lend Su Man the money?"
"I refused her. I’ll only lend it to you. One billion, transferred to your account right away. But you have to pay me back quickly, with interest," Zhu Danyan said seductively.
At that moment, Zhang Bin was deeply touched, yet also a little anxious. A beautiful woman’s kindness was truly the hardest favor to accept. How could he ever repay Su Man and Zhu Danyan? It seemed he had no choice but to devote himself to them.
「The next evening」
Liu Ruomei had volunteered to take Zhang Bin to the airport, but two visitors arrived just then.
One of the visitors was Ma Rufei. The other was named Chen Chaoyue, a handsome young man who looked to be in his early twenties. He was also a Cultivator, though his cultivation level wasn’t high, having just reached the Rushing Pulse Realm.
Nevertheless, Zhang Bin didn’t dare underestimate him, because Chen Chaoyue exuded a special temperament—the aura of a powerful individual. In all likelihood, this young man was also a Supernatural Expert.
Ma Rufei introduced him with an odd grin. "Master, Chen Chaoyue is Rabbit King Chen Junheng’s younger brother. You mustn’t underestimate him. He’s also an incredibly skilled hacker."
Evidently, they had both learned through special channels that the Rabbit King’s name was Chen Junheng, the same surname as Chen Chaoyue, which is why Ma Rufei claimed he was his younger brother.
Zhang Bin laughed to himself, but he put on a surprised expression. "My apologies! So you’re the Rabbit King’s brother. The Rabbit King has helped me a great deal."
"Hehe... Zhang Bin, since my brother helped you so much, you can’t just leave it at that, right? How about you... make my little ’ding ding’ bigger?" Chen Chaoyue whispered eagerly.
"Master, he’s my best friend, a true brother to me. That’s why I told him the secret..." Ma Rufei, worried Zhang Bin might get angry, quickly explained with a placating smile. It was clear this young man also came from an extraordinary background.
Zhang Bin still glared fiercely at Ma Rufei before saying coolly, "Is that why you two came today?"
"Of course not! We’re coming with you to the Island Nation to win glory for our country!" Ma Rufei said excitedly.
"Win glory for our country in the Island Nation?" Zhang Bin was astonished. "You’re going to the Hero Auction too?"
"Yes, yes, we’re going too," Ma Rufei nodded repeatedly. "And win some glory for our country while we’re at it."
Seeing the confusion on Zhang Bin’s face, Chen Chaoyue chimed in to explain, "What Brother Fei means is, he wants to screw the women of the Island Nation, especially the high-status ones. That’s his idea of winning glory for the country."
Zhang Bin was utterly speechless. That was Ma Rufei’s style, alright.
He soon understood that Zhao Dawei had arranged everything.
Zhao Dawei felt he had wronged Zhang Bin, so he had asked Ma Rufei to bring Zhang Bin to the Hero Auction. Ma Rufei was a genuine tycoon, and so was his good friend Chen Chaoyue. The two of them had pooled together three hundred thousand USD, enough to bring one extra person inside. Chen Chaoyue’s family, the Chen Family, was another major family, as wealthy and powerful as the Ma Family.
A hint of warmth finally entered Zhang Bin’s heart. Zhao Dawei was still his brother. He was also relieved that Zhao Dawei hadn’t fallen under Hanbing Yun’s control. Otherwise, he never would have defied her wishes.
After all, Hanbing Yun’s goal was to prevent Zhang Bin from attending the Hero Auction. With Zhao Dawei’s arrangements, it would be much easier for Zhang Bin to attend, rendering Hanbing Yun’s pressure useless. He was feigning compliance while secretly defying her.
Without any delay, they got into Ma Rufei’s car and headed for the airport.
Zhao Dawei had booked Ma Rufei’s and Chen Chaoyue’s tickets for the same flight as Zhang Bin’s. As a member of the Special Action Team, Zhao Dawei had naturally used his privileges to find out Zhang Bin’s flight information. Since Zhang Bin hadn’t been answering his calls, he had no other way to make it up to him.
The three of them entered the airport, chatting and laughing happily, but ran into trouble at the security checkpoint.
A security officer glanced at Zhang Bin’s passport and then signaled to a nearby airport police officer.
The officer walked over quickly and blocked Zhang Bin’s way. "Zhang Bin," he said coldly, "you are not permitted to leave the country."
"Why?" Zhang Bin asked, stunned.
"That is the order I received. I do not know the specific reason, nor am I authorized to know it," the police officer stated flatly. "You may go back now."
Zhang Bin was so furious he felt his lungs might explode. This was absolutely outrageous! Ma Rufei and Chen Chaoyue were livid as well.
Ma Rufei immediately called Zhao Dawei.
"What? That’s happening?" Zhao Dawei sounded surprised. "Let me look into it..."
The three of them waited right there for the results of Zhao Dawei’s investigation. About ten minutes later, Zhao Dawei called back. He called Ma Rufei’s phone, clearly afraid of facing Zhang Bin’s wrath.
Ma Rufei mumbled on the phone with Zhao Dawei for a moment. After hanging up, he lowered his voice and said, "Master, this isn’t good. Dawei found out that the order came from Doctor Han. There’s nothing he can do to change it. So, it looks like you really can’t go to the Island Nation this time. And we won’t be able to win glory for our country either."