Chapter 375 - Drink, Sing, Let It All Out
Translator: lav
Editor: SSins
Shi Lei didn’t know when Wei Qing came behind him. Seeing that Shi Lei wasn’t calling, Wei Qing walked up to him and patted his shoulders lightly.
Perhaps Shi Lei looked too distraught as Wei Qing thought that Shi Lei’s call didn’t go through.
“Don’t imagine anything. It may not be what we assumed. Wei Ye is a lord and he doesn’t pick up other’s calls easily.”
Shi Lei turned around, looked at Wei Qing, and shook his head, “It is because the call went through that I’m so worried after chatting with Wei Ye for a long time. Something really happened to the Wei family!”
Wei Qing’s expressions immediately changed…
Weǐ family and Weì family(1) sounded very similar, but their importance and influence were completely different.
Of course, the Weǐ family was an extremely influential family in the Jiangnan region. On Wei Qing’s father’s side alone, his assets was over a billion. With others in the Wei family, the combined assets were over twenty or thirty billions. However, the Weì family was worth ten times more.
So when Wei Xingyue contacted Wei Qing to say that they could collaborate in a project, the Weǐ family was extremely delighted.
But no one imagined that something would happen to the Weì family soon after the two families began their collaboration.
The Weǐ family began to worry whether the collaboration between them and the Weì family would influence them.
Of course, it wasn’t likely as even if the Weì family lost everything, their opponents would let the anger out on the families who collaborated with them. Otherwise, wouldn’t they end up on a field of corpses?
However, a gate on fire affects the fishes in the moat. They couldn’t not prepare for this kind of disaster.
Wei Qing more or less knew the relationship between Shi Lei and Wei Xingyue. From a friend’s perspective, he didn’t want Wei Xingyue to be in trouble either. No matter what, as a lady of a wealthy family, Wei Xingyue was relatively easy to get along with especially with Shi Lei as the medium. Wei Qing also treated Shi Lei as a good friend. Hence, he didn’t want anything to happen to Shi Lei because of this.
Although Wei Qing couldn’t get in touch with Wei Xingyue for a long time, there was information, which made Wei Qing still think it was a fluke. However, Shi Lei confirmed it after calling Yu Banzhi and Wei Ye separately.
It must be certain then.
“What kind of trouble would make all of the Wei family in danger?” Wei Qing was filled with disbelief just like Shi Lei a few moments ago.
Shi Lei shook his head, “Wei Ye didn’t say it, but I can confirm that a storm is coming from above,” Shi Lei hugged his arms. He didn’t wear his jacket when he came out to call and he couldn’t bear the coldness.
Wei Qing quickly said, “Let’s talk inside. It’s too windy here.”
Shi Lei nodded and the two of them walked back to the hall, side by side.
As soon as he sat down, Shi Lei picked up a bottle of whiskey, filled his glass halfway, and chugged it.
His eyes were still bloodshot. Shi Lei looked at Wei Qing, “What I said to you shouldn’t be spread outside, not even to your family. You should know that if you can’t get information outside, it means that the level of your family isn’t high enough to be part of the storm. If you know it before then, you will only attract trouble for you.”
Wei Qing shivered and his back was filled with cold sweat.
If Shi Lei didn’t warn him, he would have definitely reported this situation to his father after returning to Modu.
But now, Wei Qing realised that what Shi Lei said was right. If he didn’t know about it, he would simply be involved in the collaboration; if he did know ahead of time, he would have to pick a side. Since it was an opponent who could even corner the Weì family, it was a giant hole no matter which side the Weǐ family picked when it could possibly result in the end of the Weì family. Other than giving him trouble, he won’t receive any benefits. Even if he wanted to make connections, it was only possible if the people with connections allowed him to.
“I understand. This ends with me. I will keep this knowledge in my head.”
Shi Lei didn’t speak as he was contemplating whether he should contact Song Miaomiao or not.
Song Miaomiao was different to Wei Xingyue. She didn’t contact Shi Lei often and she would only suddenly appear when she had the urge to see Shi Lei.
Because it was the same every time, it was normal that Song Miaomiao didn’t contact Shi Lei for the past ten days or so.
Perhaps he should learn how to wait patiently. He should hold it back until Song Miaomiao suddenly appears in Runzhou. Then, he can try to get some information out of her “by luck”.
Shi Lei nodded. He knew that he must learn how to be more cautious. The Song and Wei family weren’t on opposing stands. Him exposing this information to Song Miaomiao may only help Yu Banzhi if the Song family initially didn’t know about it. As soon as the Song family joined in, then the Wei family would have no chance to win.
“Alright, let’s not think about these unpleasant things because this won’t escalate the issue quickly. We can have a Chinese New Year.” Shi Lei poured a drink for Wei Qing, picked up the glass, and took the initiative to toast with him.
Wei Qing also nodded. He waved his hands in front of his face as if he chased away all the things he heard and pretended to not know anything.
After a glass of wine, Wei Qing asked, “You didn’t find out where Wei Xingyue is?” He shouldn’t have asked but what else could he talk about right now?
Shi Lei shook his head, “Wei Ye said Wei Xingyue is fine and that he can’t possibly joke about that. We’ll wait first. After the Chinese New Year, I’ll go back to Wudong first and try to figure out the situation no matter what. Ah… We said we were not going to talk about this. Why are we doing it?” Shi Lei seemed to suddenly remember something and stood up abruptly, “Wait…”
Then, he walked to the front reception quickly, spoke to the staff there in a low voice, and returned to Wei Qing.
“Let’s go!”
Wei Qing froze, “Where?”
“We are going to drink properly and have a few girls to serve us!”
“Is this not your liking?”
“But I feel depressed right now!”
Wei Qing clapped his hands, “Alright. If we just sit here, I’ll also think into it. Get two girls and I shall forget what we spoke of earlier!”
The two of them walked towards the spiral staircase and Shi Lei took Wei Qing up. Following what the staff told him, he saw two staff in cheongsam who were there to assist the clients with directions standing in front of the door after walking a half circle.
It was slightly late at night and the two staff stood there without energy. Seeing that Shi Lei adn Wei Qing walked over, they froze before quickly greeting them, “Good evening, sir. What would you two like to…”
“What else can we do here? Drink, sing, let it all out.” Shi Lei expressed his rare hysteric side. Wei Qing shook his head in his mind as he knew that Shi Lei’s thoughts were much heavier than his.
The staff led them in and a manager quickly greeted them. After entering a room, the manager asked them what to drink and Shi Lei said, “The most expensive alcohol. Call all the girls you have over. I want them to fill the room.”
The manager froze. He saw people who burned money, but not as crazily as this. Sometimes, it was even possible for clients to ask for three girls, but two people taking an entire room?”
Wei Qing glanced and him and waved his hands, “Go, do what he ordered.”
The manager walked over anxiously, but Shi Lei looked at Wei Qing, “Oh, you are paying today. I only took some change with me when I came out today, I don’t have my card.”
The manager who just reached the door almost fell at Shi Lei’s words. He thought that Shi Lei was paying as he yelled so confidently, but he was asking someone else to pay?
On the other hand, Wei Qing sighed, “I’ve seen people tagging along for food and drinks, but I’ve never heard of having to order the food myself.”
Chapter 375 - Drink, Sing, Let It All Out
Translator: lav
Editor: SSins
Shi Lei didn’t know when Wei Qing came behind him. Seeing that Shi Lei wasn’t calling, Wei Qing walked up to him and patted his shoulders lightly.
Perhaps Shi Lei looked too distraught as Wei Qing thought that Shi Lei’s call didn’t go through.
“Don’t imagine anything. It may not be what we assumed. Wei Ye is a lord and he doesn’t pick up other’s calls easily.”
Shi Lei turned around, looked at Wei Qing, and shook his head, “It is because the call went through that I’m so worried after chatting with Wei Ye for a long time. Something really happened to the Wei family!”
Wei Qing’s expressions immediately changed…
Weǐ family and Weì family(1) sounded very similar, but their importance and influence were completely different.
Of course, the Weǐ family was an extremely influential family in the Jiangnan region. On Wei Qing’s father’s side alone, his assets was over a billion. With others in the Wei family, the combined assets were over twenty or thirty billions. However, the Weì family was worth ten times more.
So when Wei Xingyue contacted Wei Qing to say that they could collaborate in a project, the Weǐ family was extremely delighted.
But no one imagined that something would happen to the Weì family soon after the two families began their collaboration.
The Weǐ family began to worry whether the collaboration between them and the Weì family would influence them.
Of course, it wasn’t likely as even if the Weì family lost everything, their opponents would let the anger out on the families who collaborated with them. Otherwise, wouldn’t they end up on a field of corpses?
However, a gate on fire affects the fishes in the moat. They couldn’t not prepare for this kind of disaster.
Wei Qing more or less knew the relationship between Shi Lei and Wei Xingyue. From a friend’s perspective, he didn’t want Wei Xingyue to be in trouble either. No matter what, as a lady of a wealthy family, Wei Xingyue was relatively easy to get along with especially with Shi Lei as the medium. Wei Qing also treated Shi Lei as a good friend. Hence, he didn’t want anything to happen to Shi Lei because of this.
Although Wei Qing couldn’t get in touch with Wei Xingyue for a long time, there was information, which made Wei Qing still think it was a fluke. However, Shi Lei confirmed it after calling Yu Banzhi and Wei Ye separately.
It must be certain then.
“What kind of trouble would make all of the Wei family in danger?” Wei Qing was filled with disbelief just like Shi Lei a few moments ago.
Shi Lei shook his head, “Wei Ye didn’t say it, but I can confirm that a storm is coming from above,” Shi Lei hugged his arms. He didn’t wear his jacket when he came out to call and he couldn’t bear the coldness.
Wei Qing quickly said, “Let’s talk inside. It’s too windy here.”
Shi Lei nodded and the two of them walked back to the hall, side by side.
As soon as he sat down, Shi Lei picked up a bottle of whiskey, filled his glass halfway, and chugged it.
His eyes were still bloodshot. Shi Lei looked at Wei Qing, “What I said to you shouldn’t be spread outside, not even to your family. You should know that if you can’t get information outside, it means that the level of your family isn’t high enough to be part of the storm. If you know it before then, you will only attract trouble for you.”
Wei Qing shivered and his back was filled with cold sweat.
If Shi Lei didn’t warn him, he would have definitely reported this situation to his father after returning to Modu.
But now, Wei Qing realised that what Shi Lei said was right. If he didn’t know about it, he would simply be involved in the collaboration; if he did know ahead of time, he would have to pick a side. Since it was an opponent who could even corner the Weì family, it was a giant hole no matter which side the Weǐ family picked when it could possibly result in the end of the Weì family. Other than giving him trouble, he won’t receive any benefits. Even if he wanted to make connections, it was only possible if the people with connections allowed him to.
“I understand. This ends with me. I will keep this knowledge in my head.”
Shi Lei didn’t speak as he was contemplating whether he should contact Song Miaomiao or not.
Song Miaomiao was different to Wei Xingyue. She didn’t contact Shi Lei often and she would only suddenly appear when she had the urge to see Shi Lei.
Because it was the same every time, it was normal that Song Miaomiao didn’t contact Shi Lei for the past ten days or so.
Perhaps he should learn how to wait patiently. He should hold it back until Song Miaomiao suddenly appears in Runzhou. Then, he can try to get some information out of her “by luck”.
Shi Lei nodded. He knew that he must learn how to be more cautious. The Song and Wei family weren’t on opposing stands. Him exposing this information to Song Miaomiao may only help Yu Banzhi if the Song family initially didn’t know about it. As soon as the Song family joined in, then the Wei family would have no chance to win.
“Alright, let’s not think about these unpleasant things because this won’t escalate the issue quickly. We can have a Chinese New Year.” Shi Lei poured a drink for Wei Qing, picked up the glass, and took the initiative to toast with him.
Wei Qing also nodded. He waved his hands in front of his face as if he chased away all the things he heard and pretended to not know anything.
After a glass of wine, Wei Qing asked, “You didn’t find out where Wei Xingyue is?” He shouldn’t have asked but what else could he talk about right now?
Shi Lei shook his head, “Wei Ye said Wei Xingyue is fine and that he can’t possibly joke about that. We’ll wait first. After the Chinese New Year, I’ll go back to Wudong first and try to figure out the situation no matter what. Ah… We said we were not going to talk about this. Why are we doing it?” Shi Lei seemed to suddenly remember something and stood up abruptly, “Wait…”
Then, he walked to the front reception quickly, spoke to the staff there in a low voice, and returned to Wei Qing.
“Let’s go!”
Wei Qing froze, “Where?”
“We are going to drink properly and have a few girls to serve us!”
“Is this not your liking?”
“But I feel depressed right now!”
Wei Qing clapped his hands, “Alright. If we just sit here, I’ll also think into it. Get two girls and I shall forget what we spoke of earlier!”
The two of them walked towards the spiral staircase and Shi Lei took Wei Qing up. Following what the staff told him, he saw two staff in cheongsam who were there to assist the clients with directions standing in front of the door after walking a half circle.
It was slightly late at night and the two staff stood there without energy. Seeing that Shi Lei adn Wei Qing walked over, they froze before quickly greeting them, “Good evening, sir. What would you two like to…”
“What else can we do here? Drink, sing, let it all out.” Shi Lei expressed his rare hysteric side. Wei Qing shook his head in his mind as he knew that Shi Lei’s thoughts were much heavier than his.
The staff led them in and a manager quickly greeted them. After entering a room, the manager asked them what to drink and Shi Lei said, “The most expensive alcohol. Call all the girls you have over. I want them to fill the room.”
The manager froze. He saw people who burned money, but not as crazily as this. Sometimes, it was even possible for clients to ask for three girls, but two people taking an entire room?”
Wei Qing glanced and him and waved his hands, “Go, do what he ordered.”
The manager walked over anxiously, but Shi Lei looked at Wei Qing, “Oh, you are paying today. I only took some change with me when I came out today, I don’t have my card.”
The manager who just reached the door almost fell at Shi Lei’s words. He thought that Shi Lei was paying as he yelled so confidently, but he was asking someone else to pay?
On the other hand, Wei Qing sighed, “I’ve seen people tagging along for food and drinks, but I’ve never heard of having to order the food myself.”
