"Hello? Did you hear what I said?"
Over the phone, Zhou De's voice rang out again, snapping Zhou Ping'an out of his daze.
"I'm here, Dad, I heard you. Yes, okay, I'll send you the address right now. Alright, understood, the hotel will be cleared out within ten minutes," Zhou Ping'an responded hastily.
After hanging up, he didn't immediately pay attention to Xia Fei beside him. Instead, he first sent a text message to Zhou De on his phone.
"What's wrong, Young Master Zhou? Did something happen? What scared you like this?" Seeing that he seemed to be finished, Xia Fei finally couldn't help but ask.
"Young Master Xia, hurry, arrange for someone to clear out the hotel immediately. A VIP is coming here," Zhou Ping'an urged at once.
"A VIP?"
Xia Fei paused for a moment. "Who? Your dad?"
He and Zhou Ping'an had been good friends since childhood, practically growing up together, so Xia Fei naturally knew that Zhou Ping'an's biological father was the top official in Liu City.
For wealthy merchants like the Xia family, Zhou De's status indeed made him a very important figure.
But clearing out the place seemed unnecessary, didn't it?
It wasn't like Zhou De had never visited this hotel owned by the Xia family before. Moreover, he always traveled with a low profile and almost never engaged in such clearing out behavior.
"It's not my dad, it's Elder Zeng who is coming. The one from the capital! Stop talking nonsense, they will be here soon. Hurry up and clear the place!" Zhou Ping'an urged again.
Elder Zeng!
The one from the capital!
A simple sentence instantly made Xia Fei tremble all over.
"I'll arrange it immediately."
Not daring to say any more nonsense, Xia Fei turned around and left.
Zhou Ping'an looked back at the door of the private room, no longer daring to go inside.
He had previously only been instructed by Zhou De that he absolutely must not offend Qin Ning.
But how could he have known that the other party's background was so terrifyingly immense that even Elder Zeng personally traveled from the capital to Liu City, saying he wanted to see him!
Such a thing was simply too exaggerated for Zhou Ping'an; he feared that even novels wouldn't dare to write it like this.
"Hello, Mom, you stay and eat with Brother Ning and Xiao Fei first. I'm going downstairs to pick someone up, I'll be right back."
Lacking the courage to enter the private room, Zhou Ping'an could only call Lin Lan before hurriedly rushing downstairs.
Over ten minutes later.
At the entrance of the Yingbin Hotel.
The originally crowded and bustling street was now devoid of any passing vehicles. It seemed that someone had already blocked off the road at the other end.
Zhou Ping'an and Xia Fei had been waiting at the entrance early on.
Beside them stood a middle-aged man, who was none other than Xia Fei's father, the current richest man in Liu City, Xia Zhenye.
Xia Zhenye originally wasn't here. He was scared into rushing over by a phone call from his son.
Elder Zeng had actually come.
Even as the richest man in Liu City, Xia Zhenye would never have the qualifications to interact with such a figure in his entire lifetime.
Initially, he thought his son might be playing a trick on him, but now, seeing that several roads had genuinely been blocked off, Xia Zhenye also began to feel nervous.
Looking at this posture, apart from those few individuals from the capital traveling, who else could cause this?
The blockade and control of the streets were for the safety of the VIPs. Such individuals could not be allowed to suffer even the slightest mishap.
While feeling anxious and uneasy, finally, they saw two cars slowly driving over on the street not far away.
After the cars came to a steady stop at the hotel entrance, Zhou De hastily ran out from the rear car, walked to the back seat of the front car, and opened the door.
Two elderly men stepped out of the car. When everyone present clearly saw their appearances, their hearts leaped into their throats.
Not only Elder Zeng, but Elder Liu had unexpectedly come along as well.
Zhou Ping'an and the others, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately went up to greet them.
But before they could get close, they were directly stopped by a middle-aged man beside Elder Zeng.
It was Wang Yousheng.
"Elder Zeng, Elder Liu, that is my son Zhou Ping'an, as well as Xia Zhenye from our Liu City and his son," Zhou De spoke up.
"Mhm, let them come over," Elder Zeng nodded.
Hearing this, Wang Yousheng didn't hesitate and directly let them pass.
Zhou Ping'an and the others eagerly trotted over. "Greetings, Elder Zeng. Greetings, Elder Liu."
"Mhm, is Qin Ning upstairs?" Elder Zeng nodded with a smile, showing a kind demeanor to them.
Zhou Ping'an nodded, "Yes, Elder Zeng, right in private room 888."
"Good, then I'll have to trouble you to make a trip. Go tell him that I am here and would like to see him," Elder Zeng said.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.
Especially Xia Zhenye and Xia Fei, who couldn't help but look at each other. Both father and son could see a look of astonishment in the other's eyes.
They couldn't help but secretly wonder, just what kind of existence was the Qin Ning upstairs?
To think that even Elder Zeng and Elder Liu had to have someone go up and ask first when they wanted to see him?
Xia Fei's heart was pounding wildly.
Now he finally understood why Zhou Ping'an had so angrily kicked him out of the private room earlier.
This wasn't just as simple as saving himself; this was saving his entire family!
"Okay, Elder Zeng, I'll go right away."
Zhou Ping'an was also shocked. Clearly, Qin Ning's terrifying status was even more astonishing than he had imagined.
After recovering from his shock, he immediately ran towards the inside of the hotel.
"Brother... Brother Ning."
Upon arriving at the private room, Zhou Ping'an found that his voice was trembling slightly. "Elder Zeng and Elder Liu are downstairs. They said they want to meet you..."
"Let them come up," Qin Ning said calmly.
From the moment the hotel started being cleared out, Qin Ning already knew about this matter.
Scanning with his divine sense, he had long been aware of the situation downstairs.
"Ping'an, who is it?" Lin Lan hadn't caught on and asked curiously.
Zhou Ping'an hurriedly walked to her side, leaned down, and whispered something in her ear.
After listening, Lin Lan's expression changed drastically. When she looked at Qin Ning again, her eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Xiao Fei, are you full?" Qin Ning asked with a smile to Qin Fei beside him.
"Mhm, I'm full." She burped.
"Alright, then you go out and wait for me for a bit. Your brother has to meet a few people, and I'll go back with you later," Qin Ning said.
"Okay, Brother."
Although Qin Fei had doubts in her heart, she didn't ask. She quickly stood up and followed Zhou Ping'an and Lin Lan out of the private room.
Soon, the corridor in front of the private room was crowded with people, with several fully armed soldiers clearing the way in front.
Elder Zeng and Elder Liu knocked gently on the door, and after receiving a response from inside, they walked in.
Xia Zhenye, Zhou De, and the others only dared to stand guard outside the door, lacking the qualifications to follow them in.
"Why are there so many people?"
Qin Fei, who had just come out of the restroom, found that the corridor was suddenly crowded with figures, and there were even some fully armed soldiers. She was startled. She had just gone to the toilet—did she time travel or something?
Seeing Lin Lan beside Qin Fei, Zhou De instantly realized something and hastily whispered something to Wang Yousheng.
Hearing this, Wang Yousheng immediately walked over and stood in front of Qin Fei. "Hello, Miss Qin Fei. I am Wang Yousheng. You can just call me Xiao Wang."
He knew how terrifying Qin Ning was. Therefore, Wang Yousheng naturally did not dare to show the slightest neglect toward Qin Fei; he was eager to curry favor with her.
"Little Turtle?" Qin Fei was taken aback.