Zhang Xi stood up, wanting to see what was going on.
Two women suddenly ran out of the corridor, with a man following close behind them.
The man looked thoroughly drunk, and Zhang Xi could smell the alcohol on him even from a distance.
Zhang Xi was very familiar with the two women.
They were none other than Luo Ruomeng and her best friend, Chen Xueyu.
“Come on, sweetheart. Have a drink with me.” The drunken man hurried forward and blocked Luo Ruomeng and Chen Xueyu.
Moments later, several other men came running out and began touching the two women inappropriately.
Although Luo Ruomeng and Chen Xueyu struggled desperately, how could the two of them possibly overpower a group of grown men?
The people around them seemed to regard the whole scene as perfectly normal.
No one stepped forward to help.
Some even whistled and jeered as if they were enjoying the spectacle.
Zhang Xi couldn’t stand by and watch.
Although he wasn’t particularly close to Chen Xueyu, Luo Ruomeng had been his former employee.
He couldn’t simply sit back and do nothing.
The drunken man reached out, preparing to harass Luo Ruomeng, when suddenly he felt a powerful hand seize his wrist.
A moment later, an intense pain shot through his wrist!
“Ah!” The drunken man cried out in surprise.
He instinctively turned around, only to see a handsome face staring back at him.
“Zhang Xi!” Luo Ruomeng exclaimed in delight.
Zhang Xi gave Luo Ruomeng a faint smile before turning toward the drunken man.
“I’m sorry, but these two are my friends. So you’d better get lost!”
As he spoke, faint flashes of lightning seemed to flicker in his eyes.
However, the drunken man was too intoxicated to notice.
“Damn it! Go ask around this neighborhood and see if anyone doesn’t know who Brother Nan is! I’m telling you, I want to invite your two friends for a drink. If you know what’s good for you, get lost! Don’t ruin my fun!”
“What if I say no?” Zhang Xi narrowed his eyes.
“You’re asking for it!”
Brother Nan roared.
He then pulled a switchblade from inside his clothes and thrust it straight toward Zhang Xi’s abdomen.
Zhang Xi appeared completely unprepared and took the stab head-on.
“Ah!”
Luo Ruomeng and Chen Xueyu turned deathly pale.
Neither of them had expected Brother Nan to be so vicious, attacking with such a deadly move right from the start.
Zhang Xi said nothing.
He simply lowered his head and looked at his abdomen.
A smile spread across Brother Nan’s face.
But the next second, that smile froze.
“Ding.”
A broken section of the blade fell to the ground.
Brother Nan stared blankly at the knife handle remaining in his hand.
He was completely dumbfounded.
“Bang!”
With a muffled impact, Brother Nan was sent flying.
Blood and broken teeth scattered through the air, and Brother Nan’s eyes rolled back as he immediately passed out.
Zhang Xi looked down at his stomach and couldn’t help shaking his head.
The switchblade had still left a tiny scar on his abdomen.
Looks like he still needed to become stronger.
Brother Nan’s lackeys were completely terrified by what they had just witnessed.
Trembling, they stared at Zhang Xi.
“Are you… a monster?”
“Heh. Haven’t you heard of the Iron Shirt and Golden Bell techniques?” Zhang Xi said with a smile.
“So? Still want to invite my friends for a drink?”
Good heavens!
With a martial arts expert like this standing right in front of them, how could they possibly dare to cause any more trouble?
The men immediately dropped to their knees.
“Big Brother! Big Brother, please spare us! We were wrong! We won’t dare do it again!”
Zhang Xi couldn’t be bothered to argue with them.
He casually waved his hand.
“Get lost. And don’t let me see you again. Oh, right—take him with you too.”
He pointed at Brother Nan, who was unconscious on the floor.
The men nodded frantically before fleeing as if their lives depended on it.
Zhang Xi turned around and looked at Luo Ruomeng and Chen Xueyu.
“Why are you two here?”
Luo Ruomeng still hadn’t fully recovered from what had happened.
She swallowed nervously before answering, “It was a friend’s birthday today, so we came here for a drink. We didn’t expect to run into trouble. By the way, you…”
Zhang Xi hurriedly interrupted her.
“Oh, me? It’s nothing. I just made plans to have a drink with a friend. He hasn’t arrived yet. Anyway, you two should go ahead. I’ll stay here. If anything happens, just come find me.”
If these two started asking questions, they would never stop.
So Zhang Xi quickly sent them on their way.
After all, he still had a blind date later, and having the two girls around would be inconvenient.
Luo Ruomeng and Chen Xueyu still had countless questions they wanted to ask him, but since Zhang Xi had already put it that way, they couldn’t very well keep pressing him.
“Okay, then. We’re leaving.”
“Alright.”
After watching the two women leave, Zhang Xi took a deep breath and ordered another drink to calm himself down after the interruption.
After all, he was here for a blind date.
He still needed to keep a smile on his face.
He checked the time.
It was almost eight o’clock.
Zhang Xi looked toward the entrance, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
A young woman dressed beautifully in pink walked through the door.
Zhang Xi narrowed his eyes and studied the girl before him.
This had to be Pan Yun.
She really was quite beautiful, with a slender figure and delicate features.
Most importantly, she had an innocent, pure aura that naturally made people feel protective toward her.
Hmm.
She seemed pretty decent.
Zhang Xi’s heart stirred slightly.
After all, he had been single for so many years, and he still had some hopes and dreams when it came to love.
Zhang Xi waved at her.
Pan Yun spotted him and walked straight over.
With a smile, Zhang Xi asked, “Hello. Are you Pan Yun?”
“Yes.” She nodded.
“You’re Zhang Xi?”
“That’s right.”
Zhang Xi snapped his fingers.
“Waiter, bring us the menu. I’d like to order.”
“Certainly, sir.”
The Zhang Xi of today was nothing like the overweight shut-in he had been before.
His features were handsome and his physique was outstanding—a combination of rugged masculinity and youthful good looks.
Looking at Zhang Xi, Pan Yun secretly nodded.
Not bad.
His appearance passed the test.
Next, it was time to get to know him better.
“Wait a moment. I’ll call you when we’re ready.”
Pan Yun dismissed the waiter.
Zhang Xi was slightly puzzled and couldn’t help asking, “What? Aren’t you hungry?”
“No rush. I’m the kind of person who likes to get straight to the point. Since we’re here on a blind date, we should get to know each other first. We can eat afterward. Is that okay?”
Zhang Xi froze.
He hadn’t expected this seemingly delicate woman to have such a straightforward, almost manly personality.
That was actually pretty good.
He didn’t like trying to guess what girls were thinking anyway.
“Alright. Go ahead.”
Pan Yun nodded.
Then she asked a question Zhang Xi had never expected.
“Do you own a house? Do you have a car? How much money do you have saved?”
“…?”
Zhang Xi’s eyes widened.
For a moment, he didn’t know what to say.
Was this what she meant by getting straight to the point?
Although he now possessed superpowers, Zhang Xi hadn’t yet had the chance to turn those powers into money.
At present, the only money in his bank account was the two hundred thousand yuan he had earned from selling his company.
“Go ahead. Why aren’t you saying anything? Don’t tell me you can’t even bring yourself to say it?”
Pan Yun’s expression darkened, and her tone became considerably harsher.
The favorable impression Zhang Xi had formed of her just moments ago vanished completely.