CHAPTER 232: CHAPTER 232: NARROW ROADS FOR ENEMIES

"Zhize!" At this moment, a man of similar age to Dai Zhize, wearing a brown jacket, walked over.

"Old Yang, why are you here so early today!"

Dai Zhize patted the man’s shoulder and said with a smile.

"Just finished a business deal, I’ve been idle these days so I came over to stretch my muscles."

After Yang Bochao finished speaking, he glanced at Su Ming, then puzzled, turned to Dai Zhize and asked, "Who is this?"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce, this is Su Ming, my brother Ming!" Dai Zhize introduced.

Upon hearing this, Yang Bochao was shocked and then carefully sized up Su Ming.

He saw that Su Ming stood tall, with a calm demeanor like the wind, and eyes as tranquil as water.

Though his face carried a gentle smile, standing there, an inexplicable aura seemed to emanate from him.

Moreover, Yang Bochao knew Dai Zhize’s personality; he would never easily refer to someone younger than himself as brother.

Even if they were older, he always addressed them by name.

It was clear that Su Ming’s background and identity must be extremely formidable.

Thinking of this, Yang Bochao immediately smiled kindly, very politely shook hands with Su Ming.

At this moment, Su Ming learned that the man before him had a father who was a deputy provincial leader.

His name was Yang Bochao, although a second-generation official, he did not pursue a career in politics.

Instead, relying on his family’s background, he dedicated himself to the business world.

He owned several companies across fields like pharmaceuticals, automobiles, internet, and new energy.

Thus, he built a business empire of his own, starting in Longcheng and spanning hundreds of kilometers, across the entire Jiangnan Region.

One could say he was in no way inferior to Wu Rong in the business world.

Suddenly, Su Ming felt several unfriendly gazes focused on him.

He immediately looked over and found Sheng Tianlun, Zhang Wenbin, Wu Rong, and an unfamiliar man standing not far away.

Wu Rong’s eyes immediately showed a hint of fierceness, his mind flashing back to the previous scene in the café.

At that time, under the intimidation of Su Ming, who held a dagger and was full of icy menace, Wu Rong was like a sick cat, forced to compromise humbly to him.

Although Sheng Tianlun also showed a frosty expression, his overall aura was not as overbearing as before.

Because Long Wu had beaten him almost to death on the top floor of Yunxi Residence Club.

Since then, Sheng Tianlun’s previous arrogant and domineering manner had significantly tamed.

Zhang Wenbin now grinned fakely, like a smiling tiger, yet inside there hid madness and viciousness.

The man beside them was named Zheng Hao, also with a father who was a deputy provincial leader.

He was currently leading a large, snarling Pit Bull, revealing an aura of fierce brutality.

Zheng Hao now noticed the odd expression on Wu Rong and Sheng Tianlun’s faces and then asked:

"Who is this person? Why do Wu brother and Sheng brother’s faces turn so grim when they see him?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Rong quickly restrained the fierceness on his face and returned to his usual calm state.

He did not reveal the conflict between him and Su Ming, instead burying the hatred deep in his heart.

Zhang Wenbin then said, "He is the driver for Lun brother’s beloved, had a conflict with him before at Yunxi Residence Club."

"How dare he, a mere driver, have the audacity to collide with Sheng brother, utterly reckless!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Hao looked at Su Ming with disdain and scorn, and seemed eager to help Sheng Tianlun vent his anger.

Upon hearing this, Yang Bochao immediately lessened his regard for Su Ming.

After all, he was just a driver and couldn’t fit into the circle here of these second-generation government officials.

Dai Zhize and Yang Bochao both stepped forward and greeted Sheng Tianlun and his group.

After all, their families had officials working in either Longcheng or the Provincial City, naturally meeting frequently in private.

While their relationship couldn’t be called very close, it was at least that of ordinary friends.

Dai Zhize saw Sheng Tianlun staring at Su Ming with hostility, and wondered:

"Tianlun, did you have a conflict with Brother Ming? If that’s the case, maybe for my sake, you two could reconcile? As they say, there’s no knowing without a fight! Throughout history, many lifelong friends started as adversaries."

Sheng Tianlun did not speak but turned his head aside, coldly saying, "I can’t do that."

Upon hearing this, Dai Zhize had a preliminary judgment on the relationship between Sheng Tianlun and Su Ming.

He believed the two must have a conflict that couldn’t be resolved.

Otherwise, Sheng Tianlun, even with a father potentially becoming the mayor, would not refuse to give him face.

After all, Dai Zhize’s father, Dai Tiangao, often met with Sheng Tianlun’s father, Sheng Dashan in private.

Therefore, among this group, aside from Yang Bochao and Su Ming, he had the best relationship with Sheng Tianlun.

"What a joke? He, a mere driver, can possibly make Sheng brother reconcile? Utterly laughable! I’ll say this now, he must apologize to Sheng brother immediately, or I won’t stand by!"

At this moment, Zheng Hao’s face showed a cold expression as he looked at Su Ming with hostility and spoke slowly.

"Zheng Hao! Don’t go too far! Brother Ming was invited by me; targeting him is like insulting me!"

Upon hearing this, Dai Zhize’s face showed anger, and he spoke furiously.

Zheng Hao knew that Sheng Dashan, Sheng Tianlun’s father, was very likely to become the mayor of Longcheng.

Although his family also had a deputy provincial leader, their roots were in Longcheng.

Thus, Zheng Hao sought every way to befriend Sheng Tianlun.

He now wanted to vent Sheng Tianlun’s anger, no matter if it might offend Dai Zhize.

After all, his father was merely a minister of propaganda in Longcheng, essentially one of Sheng Dashan’s subordinates.

Zheng Hao clearly knew who to choose between Sheng Tianlun and Dai Zhize.

"Brother Dai, Brother Sheng, and all of us here are old acquaintances, are you really going to side with an outsider? Since he upset Brother Sheng before, today he must pay a price!"