After working at the Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Association office for an afternoon, by six o'clock, Gu Luotang wanted to go out for dinner with the man, but since Wan Yunting had promised Su Ke'er, he had to refuse and agreed to go to her house tomorrow...
After work, Wan Yunting drove his car to a decent restaurant according to the location Su Ke'er sent. He saw Su Ke'er wearing the same beautiful pink outfit from noon.
Sitting with her was Jiang Tongxin. Taking off her doctor's white coat, she was dressed in a very capable suit, with black trousers paired with low-heeled shoes. Winters and summers in Hua Du City were now similar, and women's attire was all autumnal.
"Director Jiang is also here."
Wan Yunting was pulled over by Su Ke'er and looked at Jiang Tongxin with some surprise.
Jiang Tongxin still had that stern expression, cold and very serious. Especially when she saw Wan Yunting, the scumbag, she naturally wouldn't give him a good look. She merely nodded slightly, with no intention of greeting him.
Wan Yunting smiled indifferently, already accustomed to Jiang Tongxin's attitude towards him, so there was no need to try and ingratiate himself with her. He sat down directly. Su Ke'er sat next to him and asked Jiang Tongxin, who was sitting opposite them, "Sister Jiang, when will Minglang Ge arrive?"
Jiang Tongxin glanced at her watch and said, "He should be here soon."
Wan Yunting looked confused and asked, "Director Jiang's boyfriend?"
"Yes, Sister Jiang's boyfriend is called Bai Minglang," Su Ke'er turned her head and said to him.
Hearing the name, Wan Yunting found it a bit familiar. Immediately, he saw a man in a suit walking directly towards them, smiling as he greeted Jiang Tongxin, "Tongxin..."
"He's here, Brother Yunting. This is Sister Jiang's boyfriend."
Su Ke'er hugged Wan Yunting's arm and pointed at Bai Minglang who was approaching. Upon seeing him, Wan Yunting realized this was the company's manager, Bai Minglang!
He had met him twice in Fang Yanxi's office before and had even been tricked by the woman into believing he was a new assistant. Wan Yunting had also mentioned that Bai Minglang had a bad appearance.
In fact, he hadn't said this out of jealousy, but because Bai Minglang's appearance was indeed not good. To be more precise, it was the man himself. Wan Yunting's first impression of him was not good, feeling that he must be a very calculating man!
Bai Minglang saw Wan Yunting sitting beside Su Ke'er. He was not surprised and smiled politely, "Mr. Wan, we meet again."
"Yes, we've met twice," Wan Yunting nodded and chuckled.
"Brother Yunting, you know Sister Jiang's boyfriend?"
Su Ke'er was confused, and even Jiang Tongxin was puzzled. Bai Minglang sat beside her and smiled, "He came to the company to see our President Fang, so we've met twice."
Upon hearing "President Fang," Su Ke'er and Jiang Tongxin knew it was Fang Yanxi. Wan Yunting smiled and asked, "Your name is Bai Minglang, right? What is your position at Chaoting Group?"
Bai Minglang had the demeanor of a professional elite, appearing poised and generous. He nodded and smiled, "I am the manager of the marketing department. I used to be in the United States. It's been a year since I returned. Chaoting Group established its headquarters in China, so I interviewed for the manager position."
"So that's how it is, an elite man," Wan Yunting said with a laugh.
Bai Minglang shook his head slightly and smiled, "Compared to Mr. Wan, what am I as an elite?"
"Ahem, let's order," Jiang Tongxin said, not wanting to listen to their conversation.
Bai Minglang held the menu and asked Jiang Tongxin gently, "What would you like to eat?"
But even when facing her boyfriend, Jiang Tongxin remained stern and cold, uttering the classic female phrase: "Whatever."
"Okay."
Bai Minglang seemed accustomed to Jiang Tongxin's cold demeanor and very thoughtfully ordered dishes she liked. Wan Yunting, sitting opposite them, watched and smiled, shaking his head, thinking that Jiang Tongxin was truly peculiar...
The meal was a bit strange, especially the atmosphere, because of how Jiang Tongxin and Bai Minglang interacted. One was cold and spoke little.
But Bai Minglang was like a gentle and considerate boyfriend, constantly serving Jiang Tongxin food, attentively initiating conversation, and talking about cheerful topics. Yet, Jiang Tongxin only responded with "hmm" and "oh." She wanted to finish eating quickly and return to the emergency department to continue working...
Meanwhile, Wan Yunting sat with Su Ke'er, eating quite happily, as the girl Ke'er was too enthusiastic...
In less than an hour, Jiang Tongxin couldn't sit still any longer. She stood up and said, "Ke'er, I have to work overtime tonight, I have to go back."
Wan Yunting looked at the time, and it was not early. He said, "Ke'er, I have something to do tonight, I have to go back early too."
"Tongxin, I'll give you a ride."
Bai Minglang naturally displayed his boyfriend's strength, but Jiang Tongxin said coldly, "No need, I drove myself here. You should go back early."
Bai Minglang was used to it and nodded with a smile, not insisting further.
Su Ke'er, on the side, was still clinging to Wan Yunting, wanting to spend more time with him. But Wan Yunting thought about going back and had to refuse the girl.
Finally, Su Ke'er was pulled back to the hospital by Jiang Tongxin, leaving Wan Yunting and Bai Minglang standing at the restaurant entrance. After watching their car leave, Bai Minglang turned to him and smiled, "Mr. Wan, I'll be going back too."
"Alright."
Wan Yunting nodded with a smile. Bai Minglang said nothing more and drove away.
Wan Yunting also took his car keys and drove the small car in the opposite direction of Bai Minglang, heading straight home...
Bai Minglang suddenly stopped his car and looked back at Wan Yunting's departing car through the rearview mirror. A sinister cold smile appeared on his lips!
It was past nine o'clock in the evening when he returned home. Fang Yanxi had naturally returned and was working in the study upstairs...
Zhong Hongmei and Shi Qiang were sitting on the sofa in the living room on the second floor. One was wearing headphones, and the other was engrossed in a tablet, processing matters for her bodyguard company. Only when Wan Yunting came upstairs did Zhong Hongmei and Shi Qiang look up and greet him.
Wan Yunting also nodded at them, turned, and went into the study to check on Fang Yanxi, telling her not to work too late. He then came out and sat next to Zhong Hongmei, smiling, "President Zhong, let's continue our conversation from this morning."
Zhong Hongmei put down her tablet, turned to him, and nodded, "Speak, what are your requirements?"
Wan Yunting lit a cigarette, took a puff, and slowly exhaled the smoke. Then he turned to her and smiled, "I need you to join a sect!"
Hearing him say this, Zhong Hongmei raised an eyebrow and asked, "Wuliang Daoist Temple?"
Wan Yunting shook his head and smiled, "Naturally, I'm not asking you to become a Taoist nun, but a sect that has long since died out, but needs a successor!"
This surprised Zhong Hongmei, who asked, "What sect?"
"The Free and Unfettered Sect!" Wan Yunting smiled.
Zhong Hongmei raised an eyebrow and asked, "The Free and Unfettered Sect? I've read a book that records various sects. The Free and Unfettered Sect seems to have disappeared more than two hundred years ago. Could it be that Mr. Wan, you are from the Free and Unfettered Sect?"
"Something like that," Wan Yunting nodded and smiled. "I also inherited the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect by chance. But I am now the abbot of the Wuliang Daoist Temple, so I naturally cannot re-establish the Free and Unfettered Sect. Therefore, I can only find a successor for the Free and Unfettered Sect!"
Zhong Hongmei understood and said, "You mean, you want me to inherit the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect and rebuild this sect in the future?"
"Yes, not just you, there are others too!" Wan Yunting smiled.
He was looking for successors for the Free and Unfettered Sect, and naturally, it wasn't just Lu Xiaodie and Li Shuyun. After all, to rebuild the Free and Unfettered Sect, a certain force was needed. Zhong Hongmei was just right, because she had a bodyguard company. If she were truly brought into the Free and Unfettered Sect, she would be a great help in rebuilding the sect in the future.
Zhong Hongmei frowned and fell silent. She understood what Wan Yunting meant. If she truly learned the martial arts of the Free and Unfettered Sect, she would have to bear the responsibility of rebuilding the sect in the future.
Wan Yunting smiled, "President Zhong, don't rush to agree. Think about it. Rebuilding a sect is very difficult."
But Zhong Hongmei shook her head and looked at him with determination, saying, "No need to consider. I can agree to you now, but I'm curious, what kind of martial arts does the Free and Unfettered Sect have?"
Seeing her agree so readily, Wan Yunting nodded with a smile.
In fact, he wasn't blindly looking for people to be successors for the Free and Unfettered Sect. On the contrary, through the past month of Zhong Hongmei acting as Fang Yanxi's personal bodyguard, Wan Yunting had learned about her character and conduct. Only after finding her reliable did Wan Yunting choose her.
"The Free and Unfettered Sect has many martial arts. The advanced inner strength cultivation methods include the Eight Desolations Divine Art and the Minor Formless Art, as well as a dual cultivation technique, the Peerless Yin Yang Art. The martial arts manuals include the absolute skills like White Rainbow Palm, Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand, Tianshan Six Yang Palm, and Peerless Swordplay, and so on. President Zhong, you should understand that it's not common for sects outside to possess two advanced inner strength cultivation methods. The Free and Unfettered Sect has two."
This time, Zhong Hongmei was completely won over. After all, it was extremely difficult for her to learn an advanced inner strength cultivation method now, but Wan Yunting had two, as well as other martial arts absolute skills.
"How about this, let's go to the backyard, and I'll show you," Wan Yunting said with a smile, getting up. It was better to demonstrate it to her personally than to talk about it here.
So, Zhong Hongmei asked Shi Qiang to stay and protect Fang Yanxi. She followed Wan Yunting to the lawn in the backyard of the villa. Although it was night, the backyard lawn was lit. Wan Yunting also held back and personally demonstrated the absolute skills of the Free and Unfettered Sect.
Zhong Hongmei was excited and agreed on the spot, "I can become a disciple of the Free and Unfettered Sect. If you want to rebuild the sect now, I will immediately start investigating related matters."