Golden carp are not creatures confined to a pond. (30-33)

Chapter Thirty: Clever Acquisition (Part 2) 11/25/2002-11/26/2002

"Hey, Zuo Wei, you're the head auctioneer at 'China Trade,' right?" Hou Longtao wiped his mouth with a tissue. "Of course! Someone like me is the head auctioneer. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are mine; Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays are someone else's."

Zuo Wei was a very hardworking and somewhat clever person. He started working for the boss of "China Trade" before graduating from university, and later simply dropped out of school altogether, eventually rising to the position of chief auctioneer. Despite being under twenty-five, he was already one of the most trusted people by the boss of "China Trade."

"Do you have a way to get an item sold at the starting price?" "What interests you? Don't you only like women? Haha. But under normal circumstances, we can't control the final selling price." Zuo Wei was a veteran in this industry, so his words were probably quite accurate.

Hou Longtao was extremely disappointed. He knew very well that there were many people with better eyesight than him. If that item were really auctioned, who knew how many bidders there would be? It wouldn't be something that could be solved with 1.5 million. "I've got my eye on an exhaust purification device."

"That one? I know, it's my main bid." "You remember? You're so smart? You bid on so many things every day, how can you remember them all?" "No," Zuo Wei took a sip of tea, "That owner is a fucking idiot, he's useless but incredibly arrogant. I negotiated with him."

It was clearly Qu Peng. "How did you negotiate?" "That idiot's name is Qu Peng. He brought documents and said he wanted to auction it. I had to give him a starting price first. When I looked at the documents, I realized that an authoritative appraisal was missing. We usually use that appraisal as the starting price."

"Then what do you do?" "Our company can provide appraisal services, and the fees are very fair, 10%. That means if the appraised item is transferred at the appraised price or a higher price at any time within three years, we have the right to collect 10% of it."

"If it sells for 100 million, 10 million will be yours?" "Exactly." "Damn, that's really ripping you off." "Bullshit, that's the price in our line of work. Sometimes, because of this valuation, we can get a deal for ten times their own estimate. Ten percent is nothing." Zuo Wei wasn't happy to hear that.

"Okay, okay, I didn't understand. Go on." "Qu Peng is just like you, he thinks it's not worth it. I'm too lazy to explain to him, that bastard is really annoying. I just gave him the lowest price for a technology patent, 800,000. That's the rule, without an appraisal, that's the price. I didn't expect that bastard to be so happy, he's a real idiot. Generally speaking, good technology patents can sell for tens of millions."

"What if his patent really isn't worth anything? If you offer him 800,000, won't anyone buy it?" "That's none of our business. We still collect our commission. He's the one who's unlucky. Are you really interested in that thing?"

Hou Longtao nodded. "You really can't do anything about it?" "It's not that there's absolutely no chance, but I'll take some risks." "Tell me quickly." "Our practice is to auction industrial technology patents in the morning, and arts and crafts, jewelry, and jade in the afternoon. Occasionally, there will be some famous artworks in the evening. These are all unwritten rules."

Zuo Wei lit a cigarette. "There's a reason for doing it this way. It's a bit much to ask those rich people who have nothing better to do to come out with their mistresses to show off their wealth so early in the morning. So, jewelry and the like are all put in the 3:00 PM session. I can take what you want to that session. Those idiots who don't even have a middle school education will never bid."

"Great, let's do it that way." "Hey, I said I could do it, but I didn't say I would. That's against the rules. If I actually did it, and Qu Peng sued me, I wouldn't be able to stay in the auction industry anymore." Zuo Wei rolled his eyes.

"Hehe, you helped me with this, how could I treat you badly? If you get fired, come work for me. Your future will be no worse than being an auctioneer." Hou Longtao suddenly leaned back, looking at Zuo Wei sideways. "You little brat, were you waiting for me to say that?" Zuo

Wei smiled. "I didn't expect it to take you so long to understand. Let me put it this way, I've been in the auction industry for almost six years. Chief auctioneer, a position many people wouldn't even dare to dream of, but there's no room for advancement. Ever since we were in school, I've seen that you're not a caged bird; you'll spread your wings and fly sooner or later. I'd rather fight alongside you than live such a boring life. I need a new challenge, you understand what I mean?"

"Okay, very good." Hou Longtao clapped his hands. "After you finish this, you can resign. I need someone to go to Europe and the US to register that patent. What do you think?" "But my English isn't good." "Didn't you want a new challenge? It's not hard to find translators there, and there are plenty of Chinese lawyers. You can handle it yourself."

The two of them settled the matter, but Hou Longtao was still not satisfied. "Do you think if we hold the bid, we'll have a better chance to negotiate a lower price?" "You're really greedy. Our bank's rules state that if we hold the bid the first time, and then bid again the next day, I won't be the main bidder anymore."

They discussed the details a bit more before ending dinner. "Take me home." Hou Longtao pulled up his collar. He wasn't wearing much. He usually got out of the car and went straight into the house, then out of the house and back into the car. Under his wool coat, he only had a suit.

Zuo Wei glanced at his watch. "I'm too late. I have to pick up my girlfriend. Her night school is ending soon. It's not on my way. You can wander around by yourself." "You bastard, I'm your boss." "Not yet, haha." The white Cherokee drove off. "Damn it." Hou Longtao shrugged. Luckily, it wasn't too far from home; it was just a short walk. Taking a taxi would be too wasteful. He wasn't the kind of rich kid who spent money recklessly…

After walking for a few minutes in the cold wind, he was near Xibianmen and couldn't take it anymore. "Damn it, that bastard Hu Ergou is really good at enduring things. Now I know what he's suffered. Damn it." He turned his head unintentionally and saw the "Yuntian" arcade under the bridge bustling with people. Business was booming. On a whim, he pushed open the glass door and went inside.

The seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys standing at the entrance were all from the area and immediately recognized Hou Longtao. His reputation was now even greater than Wenlong's. "Hey, Brother Tao, what brings you here?" "Just checking it out. Haven't been to an arcade in ages, almost forgot what it looks like."

"Yuntian" wasn't small, and the equipment was decent, but it still had that smoky, chaotic feel to it, a feeling Hou Longtao really missed. A kid handed him a cigarette. "Brother Tao, have a smoke." "Do you know everyone here?" Hou Longtao asked after another kid lit it for him.

"Most of us, we're all from around here. We've gotten to know each other since we come here often." "Good, that's good. People from the same area should stick together, so they don't get trampled on by outsiders." Hou Longtao looked around a few times and noticed the third machine on the right was "Samurai Shodown." "Do you know who's good at 'Samurai Shodown'?

" "'Samurai Shodown'? Zhao Zhenyu is pretty good at it, the kid using the right joystick right now. He hasn't won a single coin since six o'clock. A couple of days ago, some outsiders came to challenge him, and they were all 'beaten' away." "Someone pointed at a boy wearing baggy purple pants and said,

'Call him over here for me.' Hou Longtao pulled over a plastic chair and sat down. A kid went over, squeezed into a circle of onlookers, and patted Zhao Zhenyu on the shoulder. 'Come on, someone's looking for you.' Zhao Zhenyu was engrossed in the fight and didn't move. 'Don't fucking bother me, who's looking for me? Tell him to wait a bit.' He didn't even blink.

'You want to die? Hou Longtao, Brother Tao's looking for you.' He shoved him on the back of the head. 'Huh!?' Zhao Zhenyu was startled and turned around. He saw Hou Longtao sitting near the door beckoning him with his index finger and quickly went over. 'Hey, you lose, buddy.' His opponent yelled. 'Stop fucking bastarding, I'll beat your little cunt to death.' He didn't forget to curse as he walked away."

From wild shouting to bowing and scraping, it all happened in an instant. "Brother Tao, you wanted to see me?" "Sit down, I want to talk to you." Hou Longtao gestured to the chair next to him. "I heard you're pretty good at 'Samurai Shodown'." "Hehe, I haven't lost a single game since I started playing it two weeks ago." The kid said smugly.

"Don't brag to me, I have something important for you to do." Hou Longtao turned his head away, his face devoid of any smile. "No, no, I wouldn't dare boast to you." Seeing his expression, Zhao Zhenyu realized he was talking to a gang leader and quickly dropped his arrogance. "You can ask them. I'm not making this up. Regulars here know I've checked out several arcades."

"How old are you?" "Almost seventeen." "Where do you go to school?" "Subway technical school." "Do you have classes every afternoon?" "Only Monday and Tuesday afternoons." "Interested in doing me a job? Absolutely no law, no danger," Hou Longtao held up three fingers. "The pay is three thousand yuan."

Even without payment, Zhao Zhenyu wouldn't dare refuse, let alone with the potential profit, so he readily agreed. Hou Longtao explained each step to him, making sure he understood, then stood up. "This matter is very important to me. If you succeed, you can tell people you know me." Although he didn't say what would happen if he failed, Zhao Zhenyu knew there would be no good consequences…

It was already past eleven when he got home. "Mom, you're still awake?" Hou Longtao poked his head into his parents' bedroom and saw his mother still watching TV. "You didn't say you weren't coming back, of course I'd wait for you." "Okay, Mom, I'm back now. I'll take a shower and go to sleep." "Wait a minute, Ruyan is in your room. She's been waiting for you for hours."

Ruyan was the only woman he had ever brought home. Hou Longtao felt she was the most suitable age to meet his parents, and because her father was chronically ill, she knew how to please them. She was sensible and good at housework. Sure enough, Hou Longtao's parents quickly treated her as their future daughter-in-law, little did they know she was just one of their son's many women.

Hou Longtao pushed open the door to his room. Ru Yan was lying on the bed, already asleep. Perhaps because she wasn't covered up and was a little cold, her slender body was curled up in a ball, her buttocks protruding behind her jeans, quite alluring. He sat down beside her, bent down and kissed her on the cheek, "Ru Yan, Ru Yan."

"Mmm..." The woman stretched out, rubbed her eyes, and woke up. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw her lover's face so close to hers. She weakly reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Brother, you're back." Hou Longtao kissed her fragrant lips a few times. "Have you been waiting for me long?"

"Yeah, I went to the restroom this afternoon and when I came back, you were gone. I thought you'd be back soon, but you didn't even tell me. Where have you been all this time?" "I went to see Zuo Wei to discuss the auction. Why didn't you call me if you needed me?" "Nothing much, I just missed you when I couldn't see you. I was afraid you were busy with something important, so I didn't want to bother you."

Hou Longtao pulled Ru Yan up and hugged her tightly. "My good baby, you're so sweet. Tell me, what were you doing in the restroom?" The woman was stunned. "Wh...what were you doing? What did you think I was doing? What else could I be doing in the restroom?" "I don't know, tell me." Finally realizing he was teasing her, she said, "You naughty brother, you're so annoying."

"Tell me quickly." The man remained persistent, still acting like a rogue. Actually, Ru Yan had gone to the bathroom to touch up her makeup that afternoon, but she knew what her lover wanted to hear, though she was too embarrassed to say it. She playfully punched his chest. "You smell strongly of smoke, go take a shower."

Hou Longtao laughed, stood up, took off his coat, and hung it in the closet. "Take off your clothes and wait for me. Cover yourself with the blanket, don't get cold." "Okay," Ru Yan replied, sitting on the edge of the bed and starting to take off her white cotton socks. Before leaving, the man turned back. "Baby, leave my underwear with me." The beauty glanced at him shyly, without answering.

After coming out of the bathroom, knowing her parents were already asleep, she wore only a pair of briefs. When she got to the room, Ru Yan was already in bed, only her beautiful white hair showing. Hou Longtao quickly burrowed into the covers. "It's so cold." The woman hurriedly hugged him, warming him with her own body. "Honestly, have you forgotten what you said about me last time?"

They embraced and kissed passionately, greedily sucking each other's tongues and exchanging saliva. When they separated, they were both panting. "Ruyan, you're so passionate today." "I...I'm getting my period in a couple of days, and I won't be able to be close to you for another week. I...I miss you."

Before Hou Longtao could make any further moves, the woman had already begun licking his neck. Slowly moving downwards, in no time, his straight, long hair disappeared into the covers. Two days ago, he did this to Xue Nuo, and now Ruyan is doing this to him. It's really a rotation of "being in charge."

In the darkness, Ru Yan explored her lover's body with her tongue, feeling his strong pectoral muscles. "My husband is so strong, so reassuring, so blissful." Her soft tongue licked his nipple, gently sucking a few times. She hadn't intended to linger, but suddenly noticed his nipple hardening in her mouth—something she'd never noticed before.

Like a curious little girl discovering a new continent, Ru Yan was ecstatic about this new "toy," sucking, kissing, and gently biting it incessantly. Hou Longtao was thrilled, feeling a tingling, numb pleasure. He closed his eyes, reaching his hands under the covers to caress her face and head.

Encouraged by his lover's silent efforts, the woman licked even more vigorously. The man could feel two streams of saliva flowing down his chest, starting from his nipples. More than ten minutes passed, and Ru Yan continued her tireless play. A gentle nudge to her head made her understand immediately, and she reluctantly kissed him back down.

His hard penis was already sticking out of her panties. The woman grasped it, stroked it a couple of times, and then carefully licked it all over. She took the large, round glans into her mouth and circled it with her tongue. Hou Longtao felt the woman turn over in the blanket, and sure enough, a full buttock covered by pure white panties was revealed.

The man grabbed it and began to caress it tenderly. The snow-white skin was as smooth as silk, and the feel was simply indescribable. He pressed his finger on the vulva area, and immediately a wet patch appeared. With Ru Yan's cooperation, she pulled down the beautiful panties and licked the love juice stuck to her crotch. The fragrance filled his nose, with a slight, barely perceptible musky smell, further stimulating the man's senses.

Hou Longtao parted the beauty's buttocks, touched the small anus with the tip of his tongue, and then gently blew on it. "Mmm..." Ru Yan twisted her buttocks, not because she was resistant to her lover playing with her anus, but because it felt really good and stimulating.

The man's entire tongue pressed against her slightly parted, moist labia, licking them with a "slurping" sound. The woman's sweet fluids flowed into his mouth and were swallowed; even the finest nectar couldn't compare to this deliciousness.

With the help of the elixir, Hou Longtao never hesitated during oral sex, knowing he could resume his mission soon. He forcefully sucked on Ru Yan's vulva, ceasing all movement, and after a while, lay back. The woman turned around, looking at him coquettishly, and swallowed the semen in her mouth with a "gulp."

"Was it good?" he asked, pulling her into his arms. Ru Yan kissed her lover's cheek. "No, it's alkaline." "Do you like it?" "Yes." She liked it even though it wasn't good. Some women, once they've given their bodies and souls, find their entire existence in the man they love; this long-legged beauty was one of them.

"Baby, sit on top," Hou Longtao said, nudging Ru Yan's slender waist. "Don't you need to rest for a bit?" "Rest for what? You're so sexy and alluring, just looking at you excites me, especially since you're lying in my arms wearing only a bra." The woman happily reached out and touched it, and sure enough, the sticky penis was erect again.

She pulled back the covers, helped her lover pull down his panties, straightened his large penis, and slowly sat down, looking down as her tender red labia gradually took her lover's magnificent genitals into her womb. Both of their bodies were hot, without feeling the slightest bit cold.

"Ah..." Feeling the glans push upwards against her uterus, the woman felt immense pleasure. First, she placed her hands on her thighs, using her waist to move her soft buttocks back and forth. Once her uterus felt numb and tingly from the friction, she supported herself against her lover's chest, using her vagina to move up and down on his penis.

"Brother...so hard...ah...you're really...really so hard...it's making me...I'm going to heaven...brother..." Wave after wave of pleasure made this "cold beauty" incredibly passionate. Hou Longtao held her hands, looking at her straight long hair that obscured her cheeks, only occasionally revealing her fiery, delicate face. In his heart, there was only one word: "beautiful."

Ru Yan's movements became increasingly labored, her exhaustion and the approaching climax both contributing to her condition. The man sat up, embraced her slender waist, and helped her move. He unhooked the hooks on her back, removed her bra, and two full fruits sprang out, their pink nipples timidly erect.

Hou Longtao held the woman with one arm, and with the other, he gently and softly inserted his little finger into her anus, digging and probing in rhythm with the in-and-out motion of his penis. His lips pressed against her neck, kissing her passionately, "Baby, you're so beautiful, I love making love with you so much."

Ru Yan held her lover's head, her hands aimlessly stroking, pulling, and grabbing his hair, her face rubbing against his head, "Brother... I'm... I'm going to... make love... making love feels so good... I... I don't want to come... I... I want you... I want you to love me... ah... ah..."

For this loving couple, the climax was no longer as important as the process of possessing each other's body and soul; they wished to remain in this romantic world without time limits forever. Despite this, a fire still ignited within the beauty's belly, fueling their passion even more fiercely…

The next morning, Ru Yan discovered a very obvious diamond-shaped hickey on her neck. “Bad brother, look at this! How am I supposed to go to the company like this?” “It’s alright, I have one of your turtlenecks here, just cover it up. It won’t ruin your ‘cold beauty’ reputation.”

“You’re so naughty.” She pinched the man’s thigh hard. “Ahhh…” Hou Longtao was in so much pain that tears almost welled up in his eyes. Watching them flirt, they were truly a well-matched young couple… (

Author: monkey,

Chapter 31: Clever Seizure and Robbery (Part 2) 11/26/2002-11/27/2002)

Hou Longtao and Ru Yan were just about to go to work when Xue Nuo called to tell him about yesterday’s events. Hou Longtao pretended to be angry and berated Hu Ergou for his despicable behavior, then gently comforted her for a long time, "It's good that you're alright. Money can be earned again, right? Don't think too much, go to school, we'll talk about it when we meet. Don't worry, with me here, everything will be alright."

After hanging up the phone, Ru Yan had already put on her coat and pulled him out the door. "What's wrong?" The beauty beside him hadn't said a word the whole way, so Hou Longtao reached out and touched her pointed chin with his finger. "Nothing." "Nothing and you're not talking?" "I don't want to talk." "Are you jealous?"

"No, what's so great about it? I know you still have a little sweetheart." Ru Yan turned her head to look out the window. Although she seemed indifferent, she felt a pang of jealousy inside. She had just heard her lover's sweet words to Xue Nuo on the phone. Usually, out of sight, out of mind, she wouldn't be bothered, but today was different.

Normally, if anyone was going to be jealous, it wouldn't be Xue Nuo; Ru Yun and Yue Ling were ahead of her in the jealousy list. Ru Yan had spent every day with the two women, and they had even shared a bed together, so they were already like sisters. She, however, had no contact with Xue Nuo whatsoever, let alone any feelings for her, so naturally she had some thoughts about him.

Hou Longtao glanced at Ru Yan, "The first time I saw her, she was almost gang-raped by a group of thugs, and I saved her..." He went on to recount how Hu Ergou had "swindled" all of Xue Nuo's family's savings. He knew the women around him too well. "She has nothing left but her mother and me. I'm the only person she trusts. Don't you think I should comfort her?"

"That's not what I meant." Ru Yan turned her head. She was kind-hearted to begin with, and after hearing Hou Longtao's "tragic" story, she suddenly felt she had been too petty. "Those mother and daughter are really unlucky. Luckily you're there, otherwise, who knows what that Hu Ergou would have done to them."

"Do you want to meet her?" Hou Longtao knew how to strike while the iron was hot. "To be honest, I like you two the most. If you could become good friends, I'd be very happy." "What about Sister Yun and Sister Ling? Don't you like them?"

"No, I said I like you and Nuonuo the most, not that I don't like them. Don't tell me you don't understand what 'most' means. You know, I always feel pressured in front of Ruyun, and Ling'er is the kind of spoiled girl who always needs to be pampered."

Ruyan pouted. "I don't need to be pampered, I'm the easiest to bully, right?" "You brat, don't argue with me, you know I'm praising you." The man glared at her, pretending to be angry. "I know, I know." The beautiful woman leaned over and kissed his cheek. He was secretly pleased that his lover ranked her before the beautiful and mature Ruyun.

"Then you should make the arrangements. I'm also very interested to see what makes her so cute. You haven't even shown us her picture." "No? It doesn't matter. I'll take you to see her this afternoon." Hou Longtao shrugged. "I think we should call Sister Yun and Sister Ling too, don't leave them out, otherwise they'll be unhappy."

"Okay, I'll obey my wife's command." "Hmph, you always say the nicest things to coax me, you knew I couldn't resist your sweet talk, didn't you?" Ru Yan pinched him. "Hehe, this..." Hou Longtao saw that his little trick had been seen through, so he quickly changed the subject, "Weren't you just blaming me for not coaxing you?" "You're so mean." The beautiful woman playfully punched him a few times...

"Later, I'll pretend I have something to do, you guys can cultivate your relationship with her." On the way to Xue Nuo's school, sitting next to Yue Ling who was driving a BMW, Hou Longtao instructed the three women, "She doesn't know about our relationship yet, so don't let anything slip."

"Alright, my dear husband, it won't scare your little baby." Yue Ling said impatiently, "You've reminded us so many times, are you really that worried about us sisters?" "Alright, alright, I was being too nagging." Hou Longtao sat up straight and rolled down the electric car window.

"Why open the window? It's so cold." Yueling closed the window again with the central control. "I want to smoke, aren't you afraid of the smell?" "No smoking, no smoking." Ruyun and Ruyan, sitting in the back, also objected. It was cold with the window open, but the smell was unbearable if the window wasn't open, so of course they couldn't tolerate him.

"Fine, I won't smoke then, but you don't have to collectively criticize me." He circled his tongue in his mouth. "But if I don't smoke, my mouth feels restless." Hou Longtao leaned his head out from between the seats, leering at Ruyun and Ruyan. "Ladies, who's going to help me?" He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips.

"Can't you be serious for once?" Ruyun pushed his forehead. "Ah," Hou Longtao tilted his head back, then fell back to his original position. "What's wrong with me? I'm serious." Seeing the two beauties exchange glances without moving, he didn't want to wait any longer; his current position was actually quite uncomfortable.

"Come on." He grabbed Ruyun's arm, pulling her forward until their lips met. "Mmm...mmm..." Ruyun didn't resist, cupping the man's face in her hands and sucking his tongue into her mouth. Hou Longtao then reached out and pulled Ruyan closer, and she obediently leaned in to kiss her lover's ear. And so, the two women took turns letting the man taste their tongues, without any struggle.

Yueling saw the three of them huddled together in the rearview mirror, and heard the "mmm" and "kiss" of their kissing. Feeling neglected, she unconsciously let out a soft "humph." Suddenly, she felt a large hand pulling up her long wool skirt, knowing her lover hadn't forgotten her, and a smile returned to her face.

Hou Longtao struggled to pull the slit of the long skirt up to a comfortable position for his arms to slip inside, and began to caress the woman's thighs. Yue Ling was wearing thick flesh-colored pantyhose, which, while not as arousing as casual stockings, still felt very nice to the touch, and allowed him to vigorously rub her genitals without worrying about accidentally hurting her.

After a few minutes of being touched, Yue Ling's legs kept opening and closing, and she kept moaning, her breathing becoming heavy. "Tao... um, that's enough... um... stop playing around, we'll be there in one more traffic light."

Hou Longtao kissed Ru Yun and Ru Yan once each, then turned back, stretched out his tongue, and started licking Yue Ling's exposed neck, making a "slurp" sound as he licked all the way to her temples, leaving a glistening trail of saliva on her face.

Xue Nuo's school gate was on a small road. The BMW was parked about fifty meters away. About ten minutes later, groups of children came out after school. Hou Longtao got out of the car, lit a cigarette, and leaned against the car door for a while before Xue Nuo and three other female students came into view.

Just as he was about to go over, he heard someone call out, "Xue Nuo." Looking in the direction of the voice, he noticed several boys squatting on the curb across the street. They looked like delinquents. One of them ran up to Xue Nuo and shoved an envelope into her hand. "No training today, right? It's not even 4:00 yet. Come play with us."

"You can all go. This is none of your business." This was said to the other three girls, who seemed unwilling to leave Xue Nuo alone, but also looked very scared. "Nuo Nuo, well... well, we... we'll go first. Be careful."

"Be careful of what? We just want to go to the park with her and chat. Let's go." The boy said, trying to pull Xue Nuo away. Xue Nuo dodged to the side, "I...I'm not going, I have something to do." "Something to do? You're not making excuses to avoid us again, are you? What's wrong?" "I...I..." She wasn't good at lying to begin with, and now, in her anxiety, she couldn't think of anything to say.

"Nuonuo." Hou Longtao walked over. "Brother Tao! What brings you here?" Xu Nuo hadn't known he would come to the school to find her. "I know you don't have training today. A few of my colleagues really want to see you, come on." He said, taking her small hand.

Xue Nuo was overjoyed. "My prince has come to my rescue again." She turned to the boy and said, "See? I told you I had something to do." The boy looked Hou Longtao up and down. "Who are you to her?" Hou Longtao snorted. "I don't think I need to tell you."

"Hey, what the hell do you mean by this?" Several boys who came with the boy saw a man intervening and gathered from across the street, surrounding Xue Nuo and Hou Longtao. "What the hell are you doing? Is this any of your business?" "Longtao, what's wrong? Should we call the police?" Ru Yun and the others, who were in the car, also got out.

Seeing these three beauties suddenly appear, the thugs' eyes widened. Xue Nuo was also surprised. She hadn't expected that Hou Longtao's colleague would be such a beauty—one noble, one aloof, and the other, though not outwardly striking, was still very attractive.

"Damn it, I should probably post my photos everywhere. Am I too refined-looking? These little rascals keep bullying me." Hou Longtao muttered to himself, waving at the two security guards standing at the school gate. "What's up?" The two guards approached.

"Are you two just for show? The city has repeatedly emphasized the need to tighten security in front of schools. There's a group of hooligans causing trouble in front of your gate, and you're not doing anything about it? Don't you want to work here?" Hou Longtao gave them a good scolding.

The two guards were immediately stunned. Judging from his clothes, he seemed to be someone of some status. If they didn't do anything, he might actually listen to that woman and call the police, and then he might cause them trouble. It wasn't worth it. "You, you two, get out of here! Don't linger here, you hear me?" The guards weren't so polite to the hooligans.

The children slowly left, and the boy turned back and pointed at Hou Longtao's nose, "You little brat, you're lucky today. This isn't over, so you better watch out." Hou Longtao ignored him and led the four women back to the car, sitting in the back with Ru Yan and Xue Nuo.

"How can kids these days be so ill-mannered?" Ru Yun sat in the passenger seat, still angry. "Alright, let me introduce you first," Hou Longtao introduced the four women. "When we were chatting in the office, President Hou always mentioned you. Seeing you today, you really are adorable." Ru Yan's first statement was a lie, but the second was genuine; she truly thought Xue Nuo was cute.

Hearing that her lover kept mentioning her to others, Xue Nuo blushed, but felt secretly delighted. She leaned into Hou Longtao's arms. "Brother Tao, is what Sister Ruyan said true?" "It's true. Who was that kid just now?" "Zhang Yue? He's a senior at our school. He doesn't study properly and hangs out with the local thugs all day. He's been pursuing me for a long time, but I haven't said yes."

The group went to a Starbucks and ordered five coffees. "What did Zhang Yue give you just now?" "This? I haven't seen it yet." Xue Nuo took the envelope out of her pocket and pulled out the letter inside. Yue Ling walked up behind her and suddenly snatched the letter. "It's a love letter, isn't it? Let me read it to everyone."

"Ah! Sister Yue Ling, what are you doing? Don't..." Xue Nuo immediately stood up and tried to snatch the letter back. The two of them chased each other around the table. Hou Longtao, seeing his chance, pulled Xue Nuo onto his lap. "Stop it, stop it, it's not appropriate in public." The girl struggled frantically. "Sister Yueling, Brother Tao, you're clearly favoring her!"

"Yueling, sit down and read it again, keep your voice down, don't let outsiders hear, your little sister is shy." Hou Longtao held Xue Nuo tightly, preventing her from moving. "Okay." Yueling agreed. "Dear Miss Xue Nuo..." she began to read the letter, which was indeed a love letter.

The smile on the man's face slowly disappeared. The first half was full of praise for Xue Nuo's appearance, and although the writing wasn't very sophisticated, it was still acceptable. But in the second half, Zhang Yue began to describe how Xue Nuo would be satisfied in bed if she agreed to his advances, using lewd terms like "fuck your pussy while picking your asshole." Yueling was too embarrassed to continue reading. "What is this? It's outrageous."

"Let him dream on," Hou Longtao said bitterly. "Brother Tao, don't be angry." Xue Nuo was afraid her lover would misunderstand her. "Hehe," the man kissed her, "I know you're a good girl, I'm just angry with that kid."

The group chatted for a while longer, then Ru Yun glanced at her watch, "Long Tao, you should go back to the company for your meeting, or you'll be late." "Yes, yes, I'll go now." Hou Long Tao stood up. "Brother Tao, then I..." Xue Nuo was a little unsure what to do. "You should have a good talk with the three older sisters, they'll take you home, and I'll pick you up from school on Friday, okay?" "Okay." The girl nodded.

Hou Longtao hailed a taxi and dialed Wenlong's number. "Wenlong, I need you to do something for me..." As soon as he picked up the phone, the taxi driver glanced at him. "Dude, that's too much, isn't it?" "Too much? If I wrote a letter to your wife saying I wanted to do this and that to her ass, are you planning to send me to the hospital for months?" "Damn, is that so? Give that little brat a good beating." The driver agreed with his approach...

Xue Nuo wasn't taken directly home, but instead, Ru Yun and the others took her shopping, where she bought many beautiful clothes. As an only child, suddenly having three beautiful and kind older sisters was quite a joy...

On Wednesday afternoon, Hou Longtao arrived early at the Zhongmao Auction House at No. 44 Fengguan Road, Fengtai District. The spacious auction hall was empty; it seemed he was the first to enter. It wasn't until after 2:40 that people began to enter.

Looking around, he saw a group of well-dressed, gold-and-silver-adorned people, making him stand out completely. Many of them had mistresses, and while the women were quite attractive, Hou Longtao had no interest in them. In his eyes, they were just a bunch of worthless vases.

The auction started promptly at 3:00 PM. The first few items were jewelry, and the big spenders, encouraged by the pretty girls, bid enthusiastically. Just as Zuo Wei had said, the competition was fierce, with almost all items selling for several times, even dozens of times, their actual value.

The owners waiting for news "backstage" were delighted, including Qu Peng. At this rate, he was sure he could make a fortune with those patents. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned; the first two patents didn't even attract any bidders and ended up being left unsold.

The third item was an exhaust purification device. Zuo Wei explained its functions and uses, which were all in the rules, just a formality. Who would give their woman something that fits in a car? The people below were already dissatisfied with the consecutive allocation of three industrial patents and naturally wouldn't bid.

Hou Longtao waited a while, making sure no one would compete with him, before raising his small bidding paddle. "Eight hundred thousand, eight hundred thousand, once, eight hundred thousand, twice, anyone offering higher? Eight hundred thousand, three times," *snap* Zuo Wei's gavel slammed down. "Sold." Hou Longtao walked to the front and signed his name on the purchase agreement. After

the auction, he went to the back office to complete the necessary procedures. Looking disdainfully at Qu Peng, who was sitting on the sofa gazing at his patent, he said, "Hmph, do you think I have the financial resources to buy your patent?" Qu Peng suddenly looked up. "I'm not selling it." "What do you mean?" "What do you mean? I'd donate it rather than sell it to you. I just can't stand your character." "You're trying to mess with me, aren't you?" Hou Longtao immediately objected.

"Hey, gentlemen, please don't get angry. We're all people of status; we can resolve any issues calmly." Sitting behind his desk, Zuo Wei took a file from his drawer. "Mr. Qu, this is a copy of the auction agreement you signed with our firm. You also have a copy yourself; I believe you've read it carefully." "

So what? The item is mine. What can you do to force me to sell?" Qu Peng's arrogant tone was bound to offend. Hou Longtao, who had been worried about losing his prize, was now relieved. Seeing Zuo Wei's unhurried, bureaucratic manner, he was certain Zuo Wei had a good plan.

"The auction agreement is our contract; it's legally binding. If you withdraw after the item has been sold, that's a breach of contract. Didn't you read the breach of contract clause before signing?" Qu Peng hadn't read it; he never imagined things would turn out this way. He

stepped forward, opened the agreement, and there it was clearly written in black and white: the penalty for breach of contract was 15% of the sale price. "It's just 120,000, I... I..." Qu Peng wanted to grit his teeth and bear it, but for a 29-year-old civil servant, 120,000 was no small sum. Although his two old men at home could definitely afford it, they had made absolute promises when they got these patents, and he didn't know how many scoldings he would have to endure to get the money from them.

"Mr. Qu, why do you have to argue with me like this?" Hou Longtao had already sat back on the sofa, placed two briefcases on the coffee table, and opened them. Inside were bundles of 100-yuan bills. "This is 800,000. Originally, I only needed to give a 10% deposit, but if you can complete the formalities with me now, you can take the money away immediately. We don't really have any deep-seated hatred, is it necessary for you to lose more than 900,000 just for the sake of saving face?" Although Qu

Peng was arrogant, he wasn't so stupid that he couldn't even do simple addition and subtraction. Hearing Hou Longtao mention more than 900,000, he felt insulted. "I don't need you to tell me..." He turned around and saw the things on the coffee table. Previously, he only thought 800,000 was a lot of money, but he never really grasped its true value. Today, he realized it could fill two combination lock suitcases to the brim.

He slowly walked to the coffee table, bent down, and ran his hands over the money, his trembling slightly. He picked up a bundle, held it to his nose, and sniffed it intensely. "Ah... 800,000... Okay, you're right. We don't have any deep-seated hatred. I agree to the deal." He finally relented.

Qu Peng was only thinking about money and overlooked a detail. Paying in full in cash after the auction wasn't uncommon in auction houses, but it was extremely rare. First, it was unsafe; second, if a problem was discovered within fifteen days, the item could be returned. If full payment was made immediately, the seller might simply disappear.

Even if Hou Longtao didn't doubt the patent's authenticity, unless he knew beforehand that it would sell at the starting price, he wouldn't have brought exactly 800,000. Unfortunately, Qu Peng wasn't a meticulous person, especially with such a large sum of money at hand.

"Monkey, I asked around, and you don't need to send me abroad specifically for the patent application. Just pay a small fee to the State Patent Office, and they can handle it for you." After everything was settled and Qu Peng was sent away, Zuo Wei closed the office door.

"That's great. You can take care of this for me. But I still need someone trustworthy to go to the United States. I've already spoken to Bao Ding. You should prepare your documents and have him find someone to get your passport. Our company will handle the business visa for you. It should be ready in about two or three weeks."

"Go to the United States again? What for?" Zuo Wei asked while printing out his resignation letter. Hou Longtao explained his plan, "A woman named Wu Ailin will meet you there. Give her my letter, and she'll know what to do." "What letter?" "I'll give it to you before you leave." "What does that woman do?" "My girlfriend, none of your business." "Get lost, I'm not as much of a bastard as you. One is enough for me." ...

End of Chapter Thirty-One

Golden Carp Is No Mere Pond Author: monkey

Chapter Thirty-Two: A Two-Pronged Approach 11/28/2002 - 11/29/2002-12-20

Thursday afternoon, Hou Longtao took Zhao Zhenyu to the Beijing Union University College of Arts and Sciences (now renamed the College of Applied Arts and Sciences) located on Xiaoyuehe Road in Haidian District. After driving around the area, they finally found an arcade with many bicycles and a dark green Toyota Camry parked in front.

Just as the two were about to get out of the car, several female students came out. "Chen Xi, wait a minute." A boy followed them out; it was Shi Xiaolong. "Go home and tell your sister I have to go to Shanghai with my mom this weekend, so I won't be able to see her. I'll ask her out for dinner next week."

"Can't you just call her yourself?" a girl replied. It seemed she was Chen Qian's cousin, Chen Xi, who was very pretty and did resemble Chen Qian in some ways. "You're staying at her house now, so I'm too lazy to call." "Then how are you going to thank me?" "I'll treat you to dinner another day."

"Xiaolong, hurry up, you bastard!" someone shouted from inside. "Coming." Shi Xiaolong responded, then said to Chen Xi, "That's all for now." He turned and went back into the arcade. "That kid is Shi Xiaolong." Hou Longtao pointed him out to Zhao Zhenyu. "You know what to do, right?" "Don't worry, Brother Tao, I guarantee I'll handle him." Zhao Zhenyu said, then got out of the car and headed towards the arcade.

Watching Chen Xi part ways with her classmates and turn into a side street on her bicycle, Hou Longtao's mind raced. He slammed on the gas and gave chase. It truly was a side street; excluding the narrow sidewalks on either side, there wasn't even enough space for two Xiali cars to ride side-by-side.

The large SL500 overtook Chen Xi's bicycle at a moderate speed, then swerved slightly to the side, its rear end snagging against the front wheel. "Ah!" A girl's terrified scream came from outside, followed by the sound of the bicycle falling to the ground. Hou Longtao could clearly see in his rearview mirror that Chen Xi's right ankle had hit the curb; it was probably quite a serious injury.

Hou Longtao immediately stopped the car. After a few seconds of gathering his emotions, he put on a face that showed both anxiety and apology. He got out of the car and quickly walked to the girl who was still sitting on the ground. "Miss, are you alright? I'm so sorry." He then helped her up her bicycle.

"How could you drive like that?" The girl asked, her voice tinged with anger, yet undeniably charming. Hou Longtao was stunned. He hadn't noticed from a distance, but now that he was closer, he realized that Chen Xi possessed a beauty no less than Chen Qian's, and he was momentarily speechless.

The girl looked up, about to continue complaining, when she suddenly saw a handsome, well-dressed young man staring intently at her, his expression clearly one of being captivated by her beauty. Chen Xi, not yet nineteen, still harbored girlish feelings. A mixture of shyness and joy welled in her eyes. Blushing, she lowered her head and whispered, "Hello, I...I'm talking to you."

"Ah," Hou Longtao snapped out of his daze, quickly bending down to grab Chen Xi's arm. "I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have answered the phone while driving. Are you hurt? Let me help you up." "I seem fine, ah!" The girl had just stood up when a sharp pain shot through her ankle. She swayed and fell into the man's arms.

"What's wrong?" Hou Longtao held her, asking with concern. "Ouch!" Chen Xi realized her face was pressed against the man's chest. She cried out in embarrassment, pushing him away, managing to break free from his embrace. But another sharp pain shot through her ankle, and she involuntarily fell backward. Before the girl could even scream, Hou Longtao had already taken two steps forward, his left arm around her shoulder and his right arm around her waist.

“Miss, you probably have a broken bone. Let me take you to the hospital.” Their faces were very close; they could feel each other’s breath. Chen Xi was embarrassed, but she had no better option and could only nod slightly. She had had boyfriends before and it wasn’t the first time a man had hugged her, but this time it was a stranger, and in this position she’d only ever seen in stage plays. Yet, for some reason, she didn’t feel any sense of unease.

“I think you can’t walk anymore.” Hou Longtao’s right hand left her waist, his left arm dipped slightly downwards, and his right arm scooped up her legs, lifting her horizontally. Chen Xi guessed he meant no harm, so she didn’t struggle. But she didn’t know whether to hug his neck or hold his chest, so she awkwardly placed her hands on her chest, looking quite comical.

Even without holding onto the man’s body, Chen Xi didn’t feel unsteady. Upon reaching the car, the man bent his knees, hooked the door handle with two fingers of his right hand, and opened the door a crack. Then, he slipped his right foot in and pulled the door open wide, gently placing the girl inside. "His movements were so light and agile. He's so strong, it's like my body has no weight at all," Chen Xi thought, not understanding why she suddenly had this thought.

While helping the girl lock her bicycle, Hou Longtao secretly glanced at the SL500's rear, worried it had been scratched. Men's affection for their bikes is no less than their affection for women. Seeing this, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Damn, German Machinery, it's really something else." There wasn't a single scratch on the Benz.

Inside the car, Chen Xi looked at the full set of mahogany interior trim and touched the leather seats beneath her. "This car is pretty nice." Then she noticed the logo on the steering wheel and realized it was a high-end Mercedes-Benz. "He doesn't have the arrogance of Shi Xiaolong, so he's probably not from a wealthy family. And at such a young age, how could he afford a car like this? He must be very capable." This preconceived notion made the girl like the man even more, and she no longer blamed him for injuring her…

Zhao Zhenyu entered the arcade and looked around. The equipment wasn't as good as "Yuntian," but perhaps because it was located near the university campus on Xueyuan Road, many college students frequented the arcade, making the atmosphere slightly quieter and more elegant.

Shi Xiaolong and another boy were fiercely competing in a "Samurai Shodown" game, constantly hurling insults at each other, with four or five people watching. Shi Xiaolong slapped the machine. "Fine, you give up? I told you you weren't a match for me." It seemed he had won. "Again, again!" Another kid, still unconvinced, stuffed in another coin.

Zhao Zhenyu bought ten coins, went over to watch a game, and knew this kid had some skill, but he could still easily defeat him. Shi Xiaolong's opponent was defeated again. "Who's next? Who's going to die?" No one answered for a long time. He was arguably the best "Samurai Shodown" player in the arcade.

"I'll go." Shi Xiaolong looked in the direction of the voice and saw a kid dressed like a hooligan. He didn't take him seriously at all, and sneered, "Come on." Zhao Zhenyu used sixty percent of his strength and played fifteen games, winning five and losing ten. "I'm out of coins."

"Phew." Shi Xiaolong wiped the sweat from his hands. "You played well. You're the first person to beat me twice in a row. If you practice for two more years, you'll definitely beat me two more times, hahaha. How come I've never seen you here before?" Even though winning was hard-won, he was still just as arrogant. "No wonder," Zhao Zhenyu said. "He's rich and powerful, his girlfriend is a stunning beauty, and he's practically unbeatable at the arcade. Anyone would feel smug.

'I'm not from around here. I just came to see someone today. I saw the arcade and got a little itchy, so I came in for a couple of rounds. You're lucky, otherwise I could have beaten you a few more times,' Zhao Zhenyu repeated Hou Longtao's instructions. 'Heh, pretty arrogant,' Shi Xiaolong retorted. 'What's the use of just talking? If you're not convinced, come at

me again.' 'Boring. Let's make some noise, otherwise we've wasted all this effort and haven't accomplished anything.' Zhao Zhenyu lit a cigarette. 'Want a smoke?' 'I don't smoke. You want to make some noise? Sure.' 'Fine, one hundred a round.' 'Are you fucking crazy?!' Shi Xiaolong scrutinized the thug again. 'Do you even have that much money?'"

"Tch, if you're too scared to play, fine, but what excuse are you making? I bet you're the one who's broke." "Hey, you look down on me." Shi Xiaolong couldn't stand his contemptuous tone, especially with several kids watching. "Just because I think I'll lose to you? Come on." Despite his words, he was still a little unsure, because he only had less than two hundred yuan in his pocket. If he lost, he wouldn't even have a chance to win it back...

A refined-looking young man walked into the X-ray room of Jishuitan Hospital (a leading orthopedic hospital in Beijing). He was carrying a beautiful girl with delicate features in his arms. It was obvious who they were. The man placed the girl on the X-ray table. "Doctor, take an X-ray." He handed the emergency room doctor's instructions to the staff.

"Help her take off her shoes and socks, and roll up her trouser legs." After reading the instructions, the doctor glanced at the two of them again, assuming they were a couple. Since he had received the doctor's order, Hou Longtao naturally didn't stand on ceremony. He sat down at the beauty's feet and gently removed her light blue sneakers and pink cotton socks.

Chen Xi's pretty face was as red as a ripe apple. Taking them off herself was a little difficult, but not impossible. However, the man started doing it as soon as the doctor finished speaking, and she didn't even have time to stop him. She could only lower her head and silently agree.

Hou Longtao carefully held that snow-white, soft little foot and slowly pushed the girl's thermal underwear and outer pants up to her swollen ankle, looking guilty. "Oh, Miss Chen... I..." "Brother Hou, I'm fine." The two had already exchanged names on the way here.

The X-ray results came back. Chen Xi didn't have a fracture, just a minor crack. She didn't even need a cast; she just had her ankle and instep tightly fixed together with a bandage. The doctor advised her not to put weight on her right foot and to come back for a check-up if she still felt discomfort after a week.

Supported by Hou Longtao, the beautiful girl limped slowly out of the hospital. The pain wasn't as bad as it had been at first; she'd exaggerated the pain because she was worried about a bone problem. Now that she knew it wasn't serious, she didn't feel anything amiss.

On the way home, Hou Longtao asked her, "You can't ride your bike for a while, how are you going to school next week?" "I'll take the bus, but I'll have to get up a little earlier." "That won't do. What if you bump your foot while squeezing onto the bus? How about this, I'll pick you up and drop you off at school every day until you're fully recovered."

"That would be too much trouble for you, please don't, I'm really fine." Chen Xi was a kind-hearted girl. "Don't say it's not troublesome, even if it really is, I have to do it. You were injured by me, I should at least take some responsibility." The man's tone was firm, with an unyielding air.

When they arrived at a tower in the Wanjiachang residential area near Gongzhufen, Hou Longtao stopped the car. "Don't move." He then got out and ran to the right side, opened the car door for the girl, and helped her out. "Which floor do you live on? I'll take you up."

"No need," Chen Xi glanced at her watch, it was almost 6:00, and she guessed that her aunt and cousin had already gone home from work. She didn't want her family to know what had happened today. "There's an elevator, no need to climb stairs." It turned out that her parents both worked in other cities, and in order to give their daughter a better education, they sent her back to Beijing to study when she was in fifth grade. She had been living with her uncle's family ever since, and she and Chen Qian had grown up together like sisters.

The Chen family had strict upbringing, especially since they had two beautiful young women, making them particularly sensitive about relationships. Chen Xi had a boyfriend in high school, which was discovered by her teacher, who informed her uncle. Her parents even took leave from work to return to Beijing from out of town for the matter; she still vividly remembers being bombarded with criticism.

Her uncle and aunt had explicitly told her that she had to wait until she was twenty-one to have a boyfriend. Chen Qian didn't have her first serious boyfriend—Shi Xiaolong—until she was almost twenty-two. Actually, Chen Xi and Hou Longtao had just met, and their relationship was completely innocent. However, partly because she was afraid of her family's nagging, and partly because she felt guilty and subconsciously knew there was a possibility of things developing further, she decided not to let her family interfere.

Hou Longtao, calculating Chen Qian's work hours, was racking his brains about how to avoid facing her for the time being. Now that Chen Xi was offering to go up herself, having unknowingly done him a great favor, he didn't insist anymore. "This is my business card. If your injury suddenly changes, be sure to call me. I'll definitely be faster than the ambulance."

Chen Xi watched the man get into the car and was about to go home when she was stopped again. "Miss Chen, I forgot to ask you, you have class at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, right?" "Yes." "Then I'll pick you up at seven-fifteen, still here." "Ah, is seven-fifteen at the intersection okay?" "Okay." Just as he was about to close the car window, the girl added, "Brother Hou, you can still call me Xiao Xi..."

After driving onto Chang'an Avenue, Hou Longtao pondered his last conversation with Chen Xi and couldn't help but smile. The girl's desire to keep it from her family had been completely exposed to him. It would be best if he could keep it from Chen Qian, but if not, it wouldn't matter too much.

As we arrived at the Military Museum, my phone rang. "Hello." "Brother Tao, it's Zhao Zhenyu." "How did things go?" "As you said, we played over forty games, I lost to him 700, and we agreed to play again tomorrow afternoon." "I didn't make it too obvious, did I?" "No, no, as you instructed, most wins and losses were decided in just one or two moves."

"Good. Tomorrow, take a taxi there yourself and lose another 500. Remember, you have to complain that the machine isn't working properly, and ask him to play again next Wednesday. Then, after you lose 400, say that the machine is unlucky for you, take him to 'Yuntian,' and lose another 600 to him, making sure he wins a little more easily."

"What if he doesn't go?" "Sigh, I have to teach you everything. You have to show him a little weakness. That kid is arrogant, and he'll have no reason not to go if he finds a sucker like you." "Yes, yes, otherwise you'd be the boss." Zhao Zhenyu's voice was full of respect...

It was almost 10:30 p.m., and there were still quite a few people playing in the billiards hall on the second floor of "Yuntian." "Fourth Brother, you're getting worse and worse. Back when you were out there, beating me was as easy as slicing a melon. Every summer you come back, you're worse than ever, and now I'm crushing you." Wenlong said, sinking the black eight into the pocket with a single shot.

"I'm done playing." Hou Longtao sat down on a small sofa. A female teetotaler came over to tidy up the table, and Wenlong rubbed her big butt. "What time do you get off work?" "Twelve o'clock. Don't touch me like that, everyone will see." "What does it matter? I'll make you call me grandpa tonight." "Get lost." The woman shoved him away with a grin.

"Alright, come here, come here, come here." Hou Longtao called to him impatiently. Wenlong swaggered over and sat on another sofa. "Sichuan girl, I just deflowered her a couple of days ago, lots of blood. How about I get her to find you one later?"

"No way." Hou Longtao rolled his eyes at him. "I'm not saying this to criticize you, but you should find some decent girlfriends, okay? Female college students, female office workers, anything will do. Stop playing with these low-class girls. And you should change the way you walk, you still look like a hooligan."

"Hey, isn't that criticizing me? You should talk to Fifth Brother more, he's always going to brothels, what if he catches some disease?" "Hehehe, okay, okay, never mind. How are Third Brother and Erdezi's companies? They don't usually talk about it." "Not good, there are more advertising companies than public toilets these days, and we're a new, unknown company, we haven't gotten many orders."

"Isn't Erdezi's old man quite powerful at CCTV? Why doesn't he introduce some clients to us?" "Hmph, Third Brother and the other five are all rich guys. They don't care about business. They just occupy a spot in the office building and chase after those office ladies all day. Anyway, they pay me a salary, so I'm happy to be idle."

Hou Longtao shook his head helplessly. "No wonder you're always doing nothing. I have an advertisement to do soon, so I'll keep you guys busy for a while. How's that thing I asked you to do for me?" "You're still talking about it? I've taken people there these past two days, but I haven't found anyone at all. The kid skipped two days of school, and there's no one at the gate after school." Wenlong complained irritably.

“Then let’s go again tomorrow. If not tomorrow, then next week, until we catch him.” “Okay, as long as you reimburse my travel and meal expenses.” “After we’re done, don’t forget to tell your men to stay home obediently for a while, and tell them not to run around.” Hou Longtao viciously stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray…

Just as the two brothers were chatting, a few kilometers away, a pair of sisters were getting ready for bed. There were two single beds in the room. Chen Xi sat on one of them, wearing a yellow pajama set covered with little bears, holding the business card Hou Longtao had given her. Thinking of the strange tension and excitement she felt when he touched her skin today, and the caring expression on his face when he opened the car door for her, she felt a sweet warmth in her heart. Young, promising, and well-mannered men are always more likely to attract women.

Chen Qian, who had just finished showering, walked into the room wearing the same blue pajamas as her sister. Her long hair was styled smoothly. "Xiao Xi, does your foot still hurt? You're so clumsy, you even twisted your ankle going downstairs." Suddenly noticing Chen Xi's strange expression and blush, she asked, "Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi, what's wrong?"

"Ah," Chen Xi snapped out of her reverie, realizing her sister was in the room. She quickly put the business card under her pillow. "N-nothing... I have class tomorrow morning, I'm going to sleep. You should sleep early too." She wrinkled her nose at the large teddy bear on her bedside table and lay down.

The two sisters were usually very close, sharing almost everything. However, Chen Qian was now dating Shi Xiaolong, and Chen Xi didn't particularly like Shi Xiaolong's character. She didn't want her sister to tell him her secret, so she hadn't told Chen Qian about what happened today.

(Some readers might ask, if Chen Qian's parents forbid her from dating before she's 21, how could they allow her to choose a 19-year-old boy as her boyfriend? That's a story for later, so please be patient. Previously, some seemingly illogical content appeared earlier and was only explained later, leading some to dismiss it as ridiculous or nonsensical. Therefore, I'm providing this explanation here.)

Chen Qian turned off the bedside lamp, got into her own bed, and looked at the moonlight shining on her younger sister. "That little girl must be hiding something from me. Humph, she doesn't want her older sister anymore now that she's grown up. Ah, could she have a boyfriend? I'll definitely get her to tell her another day." Although Chen Qian was still too naive compared to Hou Longtao's "cunning," she was, after all, a professional woman, and she could guess Chen Xi's thoughts...

Chapter 32 End.

Golden Scales Are Not Confined to a Pond Author: monkey

Chapter 33 Timely Help 11/29/2002

"Beep beep beep" "Snap!" Sleepy-eyed Hou Longtao slammed the alarm clock to stop and sat up in bed. "Ah, Chen Qian, you've owed me another debt..." He ate a little breakfast haphazardly. "Mom, I'm leaving." He grabbed a coat and went out. "Why are you so early today..." His mother's voice came from behind.

"Brother Hou, did you not sleep well last night?" Chen Xi noticed that the man's eyes were a little swollen. "No, it's nothing." Hou Longtao shook his head. "You got up early because you were coming to pick me up, right?" "No, no, I've been pretty busy lately. I have a meeting soon, and you wouldn't have gotten a few more minutes of sleep if I hadn't picked you up. Anyway, how's your foot? Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt if I don't put weight on it." The girl smiled; she could feel that this man genuinely cared about her. Actually, Chen Xi never went to arcades. Yesterday, Shi Xiaolong secretly took her notes, and after her classmates told her, she chased him to the arcade. It truly made her feel that her meeting with Hou Longtao was fate.

Just as they reached the intersection of Xiaoyuehe Road, the car stopped at Chen Xi's request. "What's wrong? We're not there yet!" "I... I can walk there myself. Parking is difficult at the school gate..." the girl stammered. Hou Longtao knew her true thoughts perfectly well but didn't point them out. He went over and helped her out of the car.

"Did you bring your car keys?" Hou Longtao asked. “I brought it.” “Give it to me. I’ll go ride your bike over. It can’t just sit there. It’s safer at school.” “Is that okay? What time is your meeting? Will you make it?” Chen Xi took out the keys but didn’t hand them over.

“A meeting? What kind of meeting?” The man pretended to be clueless. “Didn’t you just say you got up early because you had a meeting?” “Huh? Oh, oh, oh, right, I have a meeting,” she glanced at her watch, “It’s still early, I’ll make it.” She reached out and took the keys. “Go to school. I’ll give you the keys when I pick you up at one o’clock in the afternoon.”

Benz was already out of sight, but Chen Xi was still standing there, completely unaware that two girls were quietly approaching her. “He clearly didn’t have a meeting, he only got up early for me, he…” “Xiao Xi, what are you talking to yourself about?” “Ah!” A malicious voice rang in her ear, startling her.

"Oh my god, you two scared me to death! You walk so quietly, like ghosts!" Chen Xi playfully hit one of the girls, both of whom were her classmates. "It's not that we walk quietly, it's just that you're daydreaming." "What nonsense are you talking about?" "Nonsense? Who was that handsome guy driving the Mercedes just now?" One of the girls deliberately made her voice sweet and coquettish.

"He...he...he's just a friend..." "A friend? Then why are you blushing? You're obviously hiding something. If he's not your boyfriend, how about introducing him to me?" "You already have a boyfriend, why would you need an introduction?" "See, you're giving up now. Hahaha, our ethereal princess has fallen for the mortal world." The two girls teased Chen Xi.

"If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouths apart. He really isn't my boyfriend." Although it was the truth, Chen Xi wasn't entirely confident because she wasn't completely calm inside. "Tear our mouths apart? Come on, come on, we'll have a good chat at lunchtime." The two girls, unaware of Chen Xi's injured ankle, assumed she would chase after them and ran away without looking back.

They watched helplessly as the two limped into the school. "You..." Chen Xi shuffled her right foot, "Ah! Humph." A sharp pain shot through her ankle, and she could only pout and limp slowly towards the gate...

"Damn it, I really brought this on myself." Hou Longtao rode a 26-inch women's bicycle through the biting wind. He was dressed far too lightly, shivering from the cold, desperately shrinking his neck and constantly sniffling. "I should have put the bicycle in the trunk. Even if it's scratched, a repaint would only cost ten or twenty thousand, better than freezing to death."

And to make matters worse, when Hou Longtao went back to get his bike, it was so cold that he had to hail a taxi for less than four kilometers. He chatted with the driver for a bit, explaining why he was freezing so badly. When they arrived, as he was pulling out change, the driver said, "Hey buddy, you're driving a Mercedes, right?" "Yes." "I'm issuing you a ticket."

"Huh?" Hou Longtao looked up and saw a motorcycle police officer writing something down in front of his car. "Crap." He threw down ten yuan and ran off. "Brother, brother, don't drive anymore, I'm leaving." Actually, with his financial situation, the parking ticket was nothing, but the habits he'd developed when he wasn't well-off hadn't changed, and most importantly, those three points. Since returning, he'd already accumulated six points due to unfamiliarity with the roads.

The police officer took off her helmet, tossed her hair—it was a woman. "Who are you calling 'brother'?" "Oh, oh, oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sister, sister." Hou Longtao quickly apologized, suddenly realizing that the policewoman was actually quite beautiful—big eyes, a high nose, and perfectly proportioned lips, though her skin was slightly dark, probably from being constantly on duty and getting tanned.

"Is this your car?" "Yes, yes." "Didn't you know parking isn't allowed here?" "No, I really didn't know." "Look around, are there any white squares on the ground?" "No." "Then parking isn't allowed. How did you learn the traffic rules?" The policewoman scolded him while continuing to issue a ticket.

"Ma'am, please stop, okay? I know I was wrong, I won't do it again." Hou Longtao pleaded with a smile. "You parked illegally, how can you not issue a ticket?" "Just give me a warning, that's enough. Police officers are all kind-hearted, especially you." "What do you mean?" The policewoman suddenly turned stern.

"Uh, I... I didn't mean anything else, I just said women are soft-hearted, and policewomen are rare, especially someone as beautiful as you. I'm lucky to have met one. Please give me a warning, and I'll waive the ticket." Hou Longtao didn't know what he had said wrong.

"What's wrong with pretty women? Who says pretty women can't be assertive? I think you're saying pretty women shouldn't be police officers, right? I hate men like you who judge people by their gender and appearance." This was truly a case of flattery backfiring. "

No, no, no, that's not what I meant." That was exactly what he meant, but how could he admit it? The policewoman ignored him completely, added a zero to the original fifty-yuan ticket, tore it off, and tucked it under the windshield wiper.

Hou Longtao was furious. He'd been playing the submissive role for so long, only to receive ten times the fine. "You've gone a bit too far. Show me your badge; I'm going to file a complaint against you." "Complain about what?" "You're arbitrarily fining people based on your own whims." "I'm not arbitrarily fining people. The law clearly states that the maximum fine for illegal parking is five hundred yuan. Go ahead and sue me." The policewoman then wrote her badge number on the ticket.

"Damn, you think you've got me cornered? I don't fucking care about this little bit of money. If it weren't for those three points, I wouldn't even bother arguing with you. What are you so arrogant about?" Hou Longtao grabbed the ticket, got into his car, and drove off...

In the afternoon, after dropping Chen Xi off at home, he arrived at Xue Nuo's school. It wasn't dismissal time yet. Hou Longtao parked his car on the side of the road. Four hooligans were smoking and chatting across the street. One of them, leaning against the wall, was Zhang Yue.

Just as he was about to call Wenlong, he saw him turn out from the intersection and walk towards the kids. Hou Longtao turned his car around, parked it across the street, rolled down the right window, and could hear what the kids were saying.

"Is this another wasted trip?" one of them said. "No way, I'm going to drag that chick to the park today and chat with her until she agrees to be with me." The person who answered was Zhang Yue, as seen in the rearview mirror. "But you can't really do it outside." "Damn, let's play the long game. Besides, what's the point of just hitting her right away? Today I'm just going to rub her breasts and ass, and tease her pussy. Once I get my hands on her, I can do whatever I want with her."

A burst of unrestrained lewd laughter drifted into the car. Hou Longtao lit a cigarette. "Hmph, go home and tease your mother's pussy." He got out of the car, looking at the group of kids. Zhang Yue and the others also noticed Hou Longtao and immediately recognized him. "Hey, what the hell are you looking at?" "Dare to look me in the eye? You're asking for trouble." They seemed ready to come and provoke him.

Just then, Wenlong walked up to the four thugs. "Any of you guys named Zhang Yue?" "That's me, what's up?" The kids were already on high alert, and when they heard the newcomer's rude tone and saw he was alone, they immediately surrounded him. "What the hell are you doing?"

"Hey, I was just asking." Wenlong spread his arms wide at his sides and pointed at Zhang Yue with two index fingers. Before the kids could understand what was happening, five taxis pulled up to the side of the road, and three people jumped out of each one. Two of them grabbed Zhang Yue's arms, pushed him against the wall, and then each stepped on one of his feet, immobilizing him.

The other three kids were also pinned to the ground. Wenlong spread his arms at Zhang Yue, shrugged, and said, "I don't know them." He then nodded to Hou Longtao, turned around, and left.

Zhang Yue watched in terror as a gloved man approached him with an iron rod. He cried out to Wenlong's retreating back, "My...my uncle is a policeman, the section chief of the Chaoyang branch!" *Bang!* *Crack!* *Ah!* With a heart-wrenching scream, Zhang Yue's left leg was broken, but he didn't fall.

Another *crack!* followed by another scream; his right leg was broken too. The two men holding Zhang Yue released him, and he collapsed to the ground. They then pinned down his wrists. One of the thugs raised his right foot high and stomped furiously on Zhang Yue's right hand, grinding it several times. When they moved it aside, they saw three fingers were mangled and bloody, likely comminuted fractures.

This time, Zhang Yue's scream, though brief, was piercing; he had already lost consciousness. After doing the same thing to his left hand, the thug said menacingly to another subdued kid, "Tell him that if he dares to step out of the hospital within three months, watch out for his dick." The group got into taxis, and the five cars were assigned to different destinations.

Everything was over in just three minutes. Among the stunned passersby, only then did some busybodies call the police. "Aren't you going to take him to the hospital?" Hou Longtao leaned against the car door and said to the bewildered kids, "Do you want him to be crippled?" The kids then helped Zhang Yue up, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for the hospital...

When Xue Nuo came out of the school, she saw two police cars parked at the entrance, and several policemen questioning the security guard. She asked curiously, "Brother Tao, what happened?" "There was a fight here just now. It has nothing to do with us. Let's go." Hou Longtao glanced at the bloodstains on the ground again, smiled, and stepped on the gas.

As soon as they entered the suite, Xue Nuo took off her coat, pounced on the large bed, sniffed it for a while, then turned around, propping herself up on her elbows as she watched her lover hang the coat in the closet. "The sheets are fresh, right?" Hou Longtao lay down beside her, propping his head up on one arm. "Probably, what's wrong?"

The girl lay flat and sniffed the sheets again. "I don't smell like you on them." "Hehe, I slept at home last night, and the hotel changes them every day." The man flicked her nose with his finger. "If you want to smell me, just smell me in person. Why do you need to smell the sheets?"

Xue Nuo leaned closer and sniffed her lover's neck. "Does it smell good? What does it smell like?" "Hmm, a little bit of smoke, and your own fragrance. It smells good, I love it the most."

Hou Longtao couldn't stand two things: a woman's pitiful expression and his beloved girl's unintentional display of true feelings for him. He pinned the beautiful girl down, sealing her lips with his tongue, thrusting it inside and swirling it vigorously, licking every corner of her mouth.

Hou Longtao knelt on the girl's waist, removing his suit jacket and clutching his tie. Xue Nuo sat up, pulling her legs away from her lover's crotch, and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Brother Tao, wait a minute, I have something to show you." Ignoring the man's reaction, she jumped off the bed, ran into the bathroom, and locked the door behind her.

The man stripped off all his clothes and leaned against the headboard. "What's going on? Why all the secrecy?" Xue Nuo only stayed in the bathroom for a few minutes before emerging, wearing a pure black silk slip dress with sheer lace detailing at the chest, revealing glimpses of her small nipples.

The girl was clearly not used to wearing such sexy clothes; she had forgotten to take off her white stockings, making her look somewhat incongruous. "Hehehe, Nuonuo, come here, I want to hug you." Hou Longtao chuckled, sitting up straight and beckoning. She was so adorable; to please him, she'd actually worn pajamas so inappropriate for her age and personality.

Xue Nuo didn't do as he said. She stopped at the foot of the bed, turned to the side, tilted her head, and glanced at her lover, slowly licking her lips with her tongue. Hou Longtao's lips curled up to their widest extent, almost bursting into laughter. He leaned back against the headboard, wanting to see what this little beauty had up her sleeve.

The girl crossed her arms over her chest, slowly pulling the straps down from her shoulders to her elbows. She closed her eyes, tilted her head back, and as her arms opened, the silk pajamas silently slid down her soft curves to the floor. She was left only in black panties, a small piece of fabric covering her pubic area, two thin straps extending from her hips to her back.

Like a horse stance, Xue Nuo bent her knees and spread her legs, placing her hands on her thighs, leaning her upper body slightly forward, and clamping her arms tightly behind her. This made her breasts stand out even more, the tender pink nipples already engorged with blood. Slowly turning around, a thin strip of cloth was tied between her buttocks, completely exposing her two buttocks.

With her back to the dumbfounded man, she moved her jade-like hands from her thighs to her round, upturned buttocks, stroking them as she slowly sat down on the bed. She leaned back, her legs pushing off the edge of the bed, her head landing precisely on her lover's thigh.

The girl turned her head, and the man's erect penis was right in front of her. She grasped it with her right hand, her rosy tongue extending to gently lick it. She couldn't remember how many times she had kissed her lover's penis, but before, it was always after being asked. Today was the first time she had served him voluntarily, and her already blushing cheeks became even more beautiful.

A warm, moist sensation came from his penis, snapping Hou Longtao out of his daze. He pulled the beautiful girl to his chest and embraced her. "Nuonuo, where did you learn this? Did you buy these panties and pajamas?"

Xue Nuo didn't answer. She looked up and kissed her lover deeply for a long time before shyly asking, "Do you like me like this?" Her right hand continued to stroke his large penis. "Not really." The man's answer was unexpected. The girl immediately propped herself up and said anxiously, "But...but Sister Ruyun and the others said you...you would like it, how..." "Did President Xu and the others teach you?" Hou Longtao laughed again.

"Yes, these clothes were bought for me by them too. Sister Ruyun and Sister Yueling both said their boyfriends like mature and sexy women, with a touch of lewdness. When I asked them how to do that, they said it was something that could only be understood intuitively. So I borrowed a... a pornographic DVD from a friend. The women in it are like that. I... I think that should be lewd enough... really, Tao... Brother Tao, I... I... please don't hate me..."

Seeing that the girl was almost crying, Hou Longtao quickly hugged her again and kissed her forehead. "Silly girl, how could I hate you? You did this for me, right?" "Mmm." "I love your pure and innocent look. I love how you shyly and timidly snuggle into my arms every time I take off your clothes."

“Yes, yes,” Xue Nuo pouted, “I’m really shy.” “I know, that’s why pure cotton lingerie suits your age and personality best.” Hou Longtao kissed her while kneading her buttocks, “Baby, your little bottom is so soft, I can never get enough of touching it?”

“Get lost.” Xue Nuo finally laughed again, “Ah!” Suddenly she felt the man’s hand on her buttocks.

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