Outside the Maple Leaf Club.
Although some of the rich young men had already left, many others still lingered.
These people stayed, purely with the intention of watching the show.
Since Zhao Ruyue and Zhou Yu hadn't come out yet, and neither had Zhang Shaohua, they figured they would soon see the outcome.
As expected.
It wasn't long before everyone saw Zhang Shaohua emerge, looking disheveled and defeated.
"Young Master Zhang, why are you out too?" someone asked.
The speaker, seeing Zhang Shaohua emerge from the back door, already sensed something but wasn't foolish enough to point it out directly.
After all, revealing it would surely earn Zhang Shaohua's resentment.
Hearing the question, Zhang Shaohua's expression remained exceedingly grim.
Fortunately, he scanned the crowd and found that his usual friends were nowhere to be seen.
He breathed a silent sigh of relief and then, with a serious demeanor, declared, "You all don't know, but Commander Leng is here at the Maple Leaf Club with the Mayor of Yunhai and several military bigwigs for a very important discussion."
"We know that," another rich young man chimed in.
Zhang Shaohua shot him a glare.
He cursed him inwardly.
*Is this kid looking for trouble?*
While thinking this, he could only continue to explain, "That matter has exceeded my expectations. It's classified, and since I've just joined the Dragon Group, I naturally don't have the qualifications to be involved, so... you understand, right?"
"..."
The second rich young man was speechless.
*He said nothing at all, did he?*
Just as he was about to press further, someone beside him reminded him that bothering Young Master Zhang further would be troublesome.
The rich young man immediately came to his senses and quickly offered his thanks.
He had nearly incurred Zhang Shaohua's ire.
To be held grudges by the Young Master of the Zhang family, one of Yunhai City's foremost families, and not be a top beauty, would surely spell disaster.
His own family might even suffer.
Fortunately, he had been reminded.
"It seems you all understand. Since that's the case, I won't say more."
Seeing everyone fall silent, Zhang Shaohua nodded with satisfaction.
The influence of power was sometimes indeed unfathomable.
These people clearly had countless questions in their minds, but as long as he applied a little pressure, no one dared to press further.
At this moment.
Zhang Shaohua felt an unprecedented sense of fulfillment in being part of the Zhang family and being its primary heir.
It was that fellow named Zhou Yu who had significantly diminished his experience!
"Damn it, why hasn't that kid come out yet?"
When Zhang Shaohua and Zhou Yu were in the hall, they were not far apart.
Therefore, it was only natural for him to assume that after he came out, Zhou Yu and Zhao Ruyue would also emerge soon.
But after such a long time, he hadn't seen the two, and he began to feel uncertain.
Could it be that Zhou Yu staying in the hall truly had some backing?
No!
Zhang Shaohua refused to accept it!
Why should that kid be more arrogant than him!
"Young Master Zhang, where are Doctor Zhao and that kid Zhou Yu?"
"Right, why haven't they come out yet?"
"This is strange, they shouldn't be..."
The rich young men were once again perplexed.
Even the distinguished Young Master Zhang of the Zhang family had been kicked out, yet Zhao Ruyue and Zhou Yu were still inside the Maple Leaf Club. Did that make any sense?
Of course, they weren't foolish enough to voice their thoughts.
At least not while Zhang Shaohua was present.
"Don't worry, they'll be out soon. Let's wait and see," Zhang Shaohua stated confidently.
He refused to believe.
That Zhou Yu could hold out until the end.
And so, the remaining rich young men waited with Zhang Shaohua for a considerable time.
"Young Master Zhang, shouldn't we leave? I suspect Doctor Zhao and that kid won't be leaving anytime soon." someone suggested.
"I'm leaving. You guys can continue..."
Another person, unwilling to wait any longer, prepared to drive away.
But upon meeting Zhang Shaohua's displeased gaze, he immediately became intimidated and dared not speak further.
Seeing this.
Zhang Shaohua let out a cold snort and once again fixed his gaze on the direction of the main entrance.
If anyone left now and then spread rumors that he had been kicked out of the Maple Leaf Club while Zhou Yu hadn't, he would have no face left to remain in Yunhai City.
He couldn't let anyone leave!
Zhang Shaohua was resolute in his decision that no one would leave until Zhou Yu appeared.
Finally!
After another two minutes.
Two figures appeared at the entrance.
"It's Doctor Zhao!"
"Young Master Zhang's prediction was accurate! No matter how capable that kid is, he was still kicked out, hahaha..."
Listening to the fawning words in his ear.
And seeing Zhou Yu emerge as well.
Zhang Shaohua's expression gradually lost its gloom.
He had guessed correctly.
Zhou Yu was nothing special after all!
From this, it seemed that even if that kid had some background, it wasn't significant enough.
Certainly not significant enough to surpass the influence of the Zhang family.
"Now I can rest easy. Next time, you'll see how I deal with you!"
Zhang Shaohua was also a very vengeful person. Now that he had confirmed Zhou Yu's background, he felt confident enough to confront him again.
A martial arts expert with some background was not enough to make the Zhang family back down.
...
Zhou Yu walked ahead.
Zhao Ruyue followed behind him, maintaining a short distance.
She watched Zhou Yu's every step, afraid of accidentally bumping into him again.
As they neared the parking lot, Doctor Zhao finally couldn't resist. She wanted to ask the man in front of her about his relationship with the female war god.
But before she could speak, Zhang Shaohua and a crowd of rich young men surrounded them, disrupting her train of thought.
"It's him again!"
Zhao Ruyue's teeth itched with annoyance, but she ultimately refrained from losing her temper.
The number of times she had been interrupted today could have set a Guinness World Record.
Perhaps she hadn't consulted the almanac before leaving home today; it was an inauspicious day to go out...
"Zhou Yu, I thought you were quite capable, but I didn't expect you to be kicked out so quickly. Heh, you were quite the pretender before!" Zhang Shaohua launched into a barrage of mockery as soon as he approached.
However, he deliberately maintained a safe distance from Zhou Yu.
He had to admit, if he couldn't beat this kid, he certainly shouldn't get too close.
Otherwise, he would definitely suffer a great loss.
"Young Master Zhang is right. Zhou, you're just a martial artist, nothing special. You deserved to be driven out, and you were."
"The reason Young Master Zhang was allowed to stay in the Maple Leaf Club is that he was chosen by the female war god as a new member of the Dragon Group, and might be involved in the discussions. But you staying there was pure foolishness!"
"What do you mean?"
"He was just putting on an act!"
"Hahaha, well said! I've disliked this Zhou kid for a long time."
Having personally witnessed Zhou Yu emerge, and with Zhang Shaohua taking the lead, these rich young men, one by one, became incensed, seemingly wanting to vent their previous frustrations.
What's more, there were several hundred heavily armed special forces soldiers not far away.