208: Chapter 208: I Can’t Play This Game 208: Chapter 208: I Can’t Play This Game Doodle, doodle, doodle—
About ten seconds later, the call connected, and a deep voice sounded on the other end.
“Are you looking for me?”
Hearing Long Tianze’s voice, Zi Hongyu took a deep breath, recalling Boss Ning’s figure in his mind once again.
But after holding back for a long time, Zi Hongyu said, “…Boss Long, I’m bowing out!”
It seemed as if Zi Hongyu had exhausted all his strength to utter these words.
Once he said them, the line went silent for several seconds.
Zi Hongyu didn’t continue to explain; instead, he waited for Long Tianze to respond.
Even though Long Tianze wasn’t physically across from him, Zi Hongyu felt immense pressure due to the other’s silence.
He subconsciously wiped his forehead, where fine beads of sweat had already begun to form.
Perhaps after a dozen seconds or so, Long Tianze’s voice, formidable without anger, resounded once again.
“Have you thought it through?”
Zi Hongyu’s sudden withdrawal had caught Long Tianze off guard.
From afar in Su City, Long Tianze had already started guessing the reason behind Zi Hongyu’s withdrawal.
After much thought, Long Tianze could only think of one person, the one who once stirred up all of Zhonghai—Boss Ning, Ning Fan!
“Boss Long, I can’t play this game.
The person you’re targeting is Boss Ning, that’s Boss Ning you’re talking about!”
Towards the end, Zi Hongyu’s tone became fierce, his voice slightly trembling.
Long Tianze could hear a hint of fear in it.
In the Dragon Gate Martial Arts School, Long Tianze sat impassively on a rosewood chair, a bronze incense burner before him, smoke swirling around, yet unable to conceal the chill emanating from him.
Just as expected!
Hearing Zi Hongyu’s words, Long Tianze confirmed that Zi Hongyu indeed feared Ning Fan.
“Boss Ning is not someone I can handle, Boss Long, I’m sorry, I’m out, I can’t play this game you’ve set up!”
Zi Hongyu was no longer concerned about whether Long Tianze might target him afterwards.
Now, because of Gu Leng’s death, and the eyes that were sent here, he knew he had been exposed.
This was a blatant warning; if he didn’t bow out now, Boss Ning would definitely settle the score with him!
Boss Ning was still Boss Ning, while Zi Hongyu was no longer the old Zi Hongyu.
He didn’t want to lose everything he had now.
Ning Fan was currently only warning him, not yet knocking on his door, which made Zi Hongyu feel there was still a way out.
Turning back now wasn’t too late!
Rather than following Long Tianze and becoming his pawn, facing the unfathomable Ning Fan as an enemy, it was better to stick to his own turf.
In the Six Fan Gate of the West District, Zi Hongyu didn’t want to lose all of this.
It was Ning Fan who had promoted him in the past, and at that time, Zi Hongyu was completely obedient to Ning Fan.
But that was before Ning Fan, Boss Ning, had vanished.
Once the name “Boss Ning” sank in Zhonghai, the only things in front of Zi Hongyu’s eyes were the four major powers of Zhonghai.
Power is a poison that one cannot quit.
The irony was that Zi Hongyu had previously scorned the returned Boss Ning, but now, because of Gu Leng’s death, the pair of eyes in the box on the table became an indelible shade over him.
The fear that Boss Ning had once instilled in his heart resurrected.
Zi Hongyu was scared; he finally understood he couldn’t play this high-stakes game, he simply wasn’t eligible to play with Ning Fan, lacking the means.
Six Fan Gate’s Zi Hongyu, it was Boss Ning who had given him that.
Zi Hongyu had almost forgotten it.
Since Ning Fan could give it to him, he could certainly take it back.
Deeply aware of this, Zi Hongyu was scared, reminded by Gu Leng’s death.
Ning Fan was also warning him.
Ning Fan didn’t come knocking immediately, which was already the opponent showing consideration for old times’ sake, all because Zi Hongyu was once his subordinate, giving him a chance.
Now the opportunity was right in front of him, it all depended on whether Zi Hongyu wanted it or not.
“Boss Long, this is the last time I call you that, Long Tianze, you need to think it over too.
Maybe in Su City, Ninth Master can’t touch you, but in Zhonghai, even a dragon must lie low!”
The fear in Zi Hongyu’s heart stopped him from facing Ning Fan again.
As for Long Tianze, he also wanted to take this chance to sever ties with him, otherwise Ning Fan would never let him go.
After speaking, Zi Hongyu immediately hung up the phone.
He had been firm enough, he was withdrawing, and even warned the other party, Ninth Master was not someone to be trifled with!
In the Dragon Gate Martial Arts School in Su City, Long Tianze put down the phone, his eyes narrowed, a smirk forming at the corner of his lips.
Zi Hongyu’s transformation genuinely surprised him, but beyond the surprise, Long Tianze became even more curious about Ning Fan.
With a sweep of his large hand, the Bible on the table next to him was suddenly in his grasp.
Touching the cover of the Bible, a cold glint appeared in Long Tianze’s eyes as he muttered in a chilly tone:
“Life and death are destined, wealth and honor are in heaven.
Ninth Master, the more powerful you are, the more you attract me!”
Zi Hongyu’s warning not only didn’t scare Long Tianze but made him even more curious about Ning Fan.
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“That pose is not right…
like this…”
In the yoga room of the villa, Xu Xiaoqing was guiding Ning Fan through a series of challenging yoga poses.
Ning Fan followed Xu Xiaoqing’s instructions, but the resulting pose looked somewhat comical.
“This isn’t right, that isn’t right, are you sure you’re not just messing with me?”
Ning Fan pursed his lips, looking at Xu Xiaoqing with some suspicion.
Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaoqing glared, her lips pouted, staring fiercely back at him.
“That’s because you’re too clumsy.
Miss here is kindly teaching you yoga, and you, as a student, dare doubt this teacher!”
It was just a casual yoga practice with Xu Xiaoqing to relax, but Ning Fan had inadvertently angered the little girl in front of him, much to his dismay.
In the luxurious villa there was a yoga room, but he had never seen Xu Ruolan use it before.
However, today Xu Xiaoqing had stormed to Ning Fan, and both had changed into their clothes to practice yoga here.
Seeing Xu Xiaoqing’s skilled movements, she really looked the part.
Xu Xiaoqing kept talking non-stop about what Ning Fan had said earlier, instantly transforming into a strict teacher scolding him, seemingly forgetting that she was still Ning Fan’s servant.
But Ning Fan had no intention of taking her task-mixing seriously because he wasn’t really listening to Xu Xiaoqing’s words at all.
Ning Fan’s attention was on Xu Xiaoqing.
Wearing a neat and tidy yoga outfit, Xu Xiaoqing’s figure was fully visible.
In Ning Fan’s words, the young girl’s body still had room to grow, but at that moment, it looked quite impressive.
While Xu Xiaoqing wasn’t paying attention, Ning Fan’s gaze had already traveled from head to toe, taking in Xu Xiaoqing’s body completely.
“Do you know what the secret to practicing yoga is?”
“Hmm, not bad…”
Xu Xiaoqing and Ning Fan queried and responded, but their thoughts were not on the same page.
While Ning Fan’s focus was on Xu Xiaoqing, he barely heard what Xu Xiaoqing was saying, eventually responding inappropriately, making her realize something was amiss.
“What do you mean ‘not bad’?
What are you talking about?”