"It seems like love will finally find its way!" Zhang Yu sighed with relief, but then Li Chonglou suddenly asked.
"Xiao Yu, is your father named Zhang Huadong?"
"Yes, why?" Zhang Yu looked at Li Chonglou curiously.
At this moment, Li Chonglou revealed his other identity: an antique enthusiast.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yu's face lit up with excitement. "You're an antique enthusiast too? My brother is too! He always likes to collect all sorts of strange things. Sometimes I feel like I'm influencing him for the worse."
Your brother? Li Chonglou felt a sense of amusement and exasperation. He wasn't interested in her brother, but in her father, Zhang Huadong.
However, speaking of Zhang Yu's brother, Li Chonglou had checked before. His name was Zhang Jie, and this name always felt familiar, as if he had known or met someone with this name before, but he couldn't recall how.
As soon as Zhang Yu mentioned her brother, the conversation flowed like a dam breaking, gushing non-stop. To steer the conversation back to the main point, Li Chonglou directly asked, "I heard that your dad might know about a rare antique. Is that true?"
Zhang Yu looked confused. "My dad? My dad doesn't really like antiques. How would he possibly have any news about antiques? You must be talking about my brother, right?"
Now it was Li Chonglou's turn to be a bit bewildered. Zhang Huadong was her father, and Zhang Jie was her brother. There was no mistake about that, right?
Could the information I collected earlier be wrong?
Li Chonglou frowned. However, to keep things natural, he continued to inquire from Zhang Yu's perspective. Unfortunately, Zhang Yu said she hadn't heard anything.
Seemingly noticing Li Chonglou's emphasis on the matter, Zhang Yu proactively offered, "How about I go back and ask my brother for you?"
Li Chonglou immediately shook his head. "Let's forget it. I know people who are into this hobby don't like outsiders prying for information, and it wouldn't be good to displease your brother."
"Then I can just not tell him it's you asking!" Zhang Yu's eyes twinkled as she said with a smile.
"This..."
"Alright, leave this to me. It's not a big deal. Besides, Brother Li, you saved my life, so let me do something to repay you."
Zhang Yu immediately made the decision for Li Chonglou, who was delighted and thanked her.
"No need to be so polite, Brother Li. Just don't be so narcissistic next time."
After saying this, Zhang Yu turned and left. Li Chonglou touched his head, sighing with emotion.
Women are truly good at holding grudges.
After chatting with a few others for a while, Li Chonglou left the hospital.
Now that the clues regarding Shi Bofeng were finally on track, Li Chonglou could temporarily put aside the matters in Yi'an. The next priority was the Wu family's auction.
However, after Li Chonglou decided to adopt a cautious approach, this matter couldn't be rushed. He needed to wait for his status in the Green Gang to be confirmed before leading his men to the county town to resolve the issue.
And for that, he first had to meet with Fourth Master. Li Meixia had given him three days.
This meant Li Chonglou now had three days of free time to rest.
Li Chonglou had initially thought of going to relax with Zhou Tong, but he dismissed the idea, remembering that Yu Ke was also looking for him.
"For these three days, I'll just stay home and rest."
However, Li Chonglou was unaware that Yu Ke had already found Zhou Tong.
"Hello, Miss. What are your needs?"
"Hello, do you happen to know someone named Li Chonglou?"
Yu Ke got straight to the point. Upon hearing someone asking about his Brother Li, Zhou Tong immediately became alert.
However, Yu Ke had anticipated this and delivered a fabricated story with great emotion.
In her story, she was an unfortunate passerby. One day, when she encountered villains and was about to meet misfortune, Li Chonglou descended like a hero and saved her. Time jumped forward years, and shortly before, when she was being bullied and humiliated in Xing Street, Li Chonglou once again stepped in to help her.
"I know he's a good person who doesn't seek recognition, but I just want to personally thank him face-to-face. I hope you can help me," Yu Ke said, looking at Zhou Tong with a pleading expression.
Although Zhou Tong was deeply moved by her story, he didn't immediately agree or refuse.
As an old hand in social circles, he certainly wouldn't easily believe a stranger's words. Before agreeing, he would definitely need to investigate and verify the truth of Yu Ke's story.
What he didn't know was that this was exactly what Yu Ke had planned for. Most of the story she fabricated was false, with only the part about what happened in Xing Street being true, including her recent efforts to inquire about him there.
After Yu Ke left, Zhou Tong decided he should visit Xing Street himself, as it was nearby.
This time, Zhou Tong did not encounter Xian Yan. Had Xian Yan known about this, she would surely have told Li Chonglou, but there were no "hads."
After a stroll through Xing Street, Zhou Tong had largely believed Yu Ke's words.
So, the next day when Yu Ke visited again, he gave his decision.
"Okay, I'll help you with this!"
After all, doing good deeds was something that inspired and excited people. Zhou Tong immediately contacted Li Chonglou.
"Get my ears cleaned? Now?"
Li Chonglou, feeling bored, readily agreed to Zhou Tong's impromptu invitation.
As he walked into Zhou Tong's office, a figure suddenly blocked the doorway behind him.
Zhou Tong, with a smug smile, looked at the two of them.
"Yu Ke? What are you doing here?"
Yu Ke, who was blocking the door, said coldly, "Why can't I be here? If I weren't here, how long were you planning to hide from me?"
Zhou Tong's smile froze. Wait, the script wasn't supposed to go this way.
Li Chonglou sighed helplessly and said, "You should understand what I mean."
Yu Ke's eyes instantly turned red, and she said with a wronged tone, "I never asked for anything from you. Why are you avoiding me like this? You even changed your contact information."
Li Chonglou scratched his head. He had indeed changed his contact information once, but it wasn't because of her.
At this moment, Yu Ke composed herself and said, "I understand what you mean, and I don't intend to pester you. I just feel that some things cannot be solved by running away."
Yu Ke looked at Li Chonglou expressionlessly, and he immediately noticed the same thing in her eyes as he had seen in Zhang Yu's earlier: tenderness.
This was truly troublesome now.
Li Chonglou turned to look at Zhou Tong with extreme helplessness. You brat, you've really cooked up a great 'surprise' for me!