Chapter 40: Underground Casino

  Looking at the money handed over by Wen Shaoqiang, Situ Jianying glanced at Zhou Hao and saw that Zhou Hao nodded slightly before taking it. Then he heard Wen Shaoqiang say to Situ Jianying: "Sister Situ, why haven't I seen you for a while? Every time I invite you out to play, you're either busy or not in the mood. Could it be that you're deliberately avoiding me?"

  Zhou Hao had previously told Situ Jianying not to hang out with Wen Shaoqiang, and Situ Jianying faithfully followed his instructions, not contacting Wen Shaoqiang for some time. Zhou Hao thought this was great, and was very satisfied with Situ Jianying's obedience, so he kissed her earlobe, "Little demon, this is a reward for you."

  Although Situ Jianying naturally knew what he meant, Zhou Hao still expressed his affection for the first time in front of outsiders, which made Situ Jianying very happy, because this showed that Zhou Hao had already acknowledged their relationship.

  But Wen Shaoqiang was a different story, watching Zhou Hao and Situ Jianying being so intimate, while Situ Jianying, who normally didn't allow men to get close to her, was delighted to accept it. Wen Shaoqiang's heart burned with jealousy. From the moment he met Situ Jianying, he had been planning to win her over. On one hand, Situ Jianying was extremely beautiful, and on the other hand, she was the only daughter of the Municipal Public Security Bureau Director, so winning her over would be equivalent to relying on Situ Li's powerful backing. Therefore, his father Wen Xiangdong encouraged him to pursue Situ Jianying. That's why Wen Shaoqiang was always eager to please Situ Jianying, afraid that he wouldn't serve this young lady well enough.

  But now seeing Situ Jianying being so intimate with a boy who is taller and more handsome than herself, and even ordering a couple's set meal, Wen Shao knew that Situ Jianying was probably in love with someone else.

  Wu Hao looked at Wen Shaoqiang's gaze, which was filled with jealousy and resentment, and also understood the despicable thoughts in his heart. From the fact that Wen Shaoqiang could waive the consumption of two people for one night, it was clear that his family was the owner of this "Dynamic City". It made sense, after all, to open such a large-scale entertainment venue, the owner must be someone who has connections with both the black and white societies. Wu Hao had known before that Wen Shaoqiang's father was a notorious underworld boss in Xiangcheng, and from this "Dynamic City", his business acumen was indeed not bad.

  Wen Shaoqiang looked at Zhou Hao, finding him somewhat familiar. "This is Sister Situ's friend, right? Hehe, brother, you look very familiar. Didn't we know each other before?"

  Zhou Hao deliberately pulled Situ Jianying into his arms, and coldly laughed at Wen Shaoqiang, "Wen Shaoqiang, how can you be so forgetful? Didn't I just beat you up the other day? Don't you remember?"

  Wen Shao's face changed, and he looked at Zhou Hao in shock and doubt. "You, you're Zhou Hao? How did you get taller? And wasn't it said that you encountered an earthquake and landslide on Autumn Ning Mountain? You didn't die?" Earlier, he had seen the news about Zhou Hao's accident and was happy for a whole night, saying that Zhou Hao had finally been taken care of by heaven.

  Zhou Hao hadn't spoken yet, but Situ Jianying in his arms suddenly stood up and slapped Wen Shaoqiang across the tea table. "Wen Shaoqiang, you dare to curse Zhou Hao to death? Are you tired of living?"

  Wen Shaoqiang was stunned by Situ Jianying's slap, and even Zhou Hao was shocked. It seemed that Situ Jianying still had the same arrogant attitude towards outsiders as before, and her tenderness was only revealed in front of him. Thinking of this, Zhou Hao couldn't help but feel a little proud.

  But Wen Shaoqiang didn't expect that Situ Jianying would slap herself for Zhou Hao, fortunately those waiters had already left and no one saw her like this. But Wen Shaoqiang really didn't dare to do anything to Situ Jianying, because as long as her father made things a bit difficult for himself, then the Dynamic City wouldn't need to be opened again.

  "Sister Situ, aren't you, aren't you very resentful of Zhou Hao? How...how..." Indeed, it was Situ Jianying who had let herself teach Zhou Hao a lesson that time, but now she was extremely protective of him, which made Wen Shaoyong very puzzled.

  "That's all in the past now, I like him now, what's your opinion?" Siu Kiam Ying hummed.

  "No, no." Wen Shao hastily forced a smile and said.

  Zhou Hao looked at him with his current appearance and felt extremely disgusted. This guy was obviously a hypocrite who cheated the kind and feared the evil.

  Wen saw that the wine was less, so he poured himself a glass of beer and smiled at Zhou Hao: "Zhou Hao, it was my fault before. This glass of wine is my apology to you. I hope you can forgive me."

  Zhou Hao thought to himself that this person's change of heart was quite quick, but it was also the kind of person who would find it easier to adapt to society compared to those who were stubborn and unyielding. He waved his hand, "Forget it, it's not a deep-seated grudge, just don't provoke me in the future."

  "Definitely, definitely." Wen Shaoqiang smiled and said, but in his heart he was resentful that Zhou Hao could capture Si Tu Jianying's heart, with Si Tu Li as his backing, there were not many people in Xiangcheng who dared to provoke him.

  "Alright, you can go now, don't get in our way." Si Tu Jian Ying was still thinking about enjoying this couple's dinner with Zhou Hao, and naturally didn't want a third wheel to be here getting in the way.

  "Then I'll go out first." So Wen Shaoqiang retreated and went out.

  Only Zhou Hao and Situ Jianying were left in the room. Situ Jianying smiled at Zhou Hao, "Hungry?"

  Zhou Hao nodded and saw Situ Jianying use a fork to roll up some Italian powder in front of him, "Come on, try one."

  In front of Zhou Hao, Situ Jianying once again restored her gentle and obedient demeanor, serving Zhou Hao as if he were a noble master. Zhou Hao also accepted it willingly, opening his mouth to eat the Italian noodles, which tasted pretty good. He also picked up a piece of roasted chicken wing and fed it to Situ Jianying, "Come on, you try some too."

  "Hmm." Situ Jianying smiled and took a bite of the chicken wing.

  The two of them took turns feeding each other, thoroughly enjoying the intimacy. Zhou Hao opened the champagne bottle and asked Si Tu Jianying, "Drinking champagne won't get you drunk so easily, why don't you have some too?"

  Xī Tù Jiàn Yīng nodded slightly, and Zhōu Hào took a sip himself. Seeing that Zhōu Hào wasn't feeding her, she pouted and pursed her lips. Zhōu Hào didn't say anything, but the corners of his mouth curved up in a smile. Then, he suddenly wrapped his arms around Xī Tù Jiàn Yīng and kissed her, passing the champagne from his mouth to hers.

  "How is it? Good?" Zhou Hao licked his lips and smiled.

  Xīng Jiàn Yīng's cheeks flushed red as she gazed at Zhōu Hào with a warm and tender look, "You're so bad!"

  Zhou Hao burst out laughing and kissed her nose, "Isn't it said that if men aren't bad, women won't love them? If I were just a dull bookworm, would you still like me?"

  "Of course not." Situ Jianying hugged Zhou Hao, "I just like your bad side."

  After a hearty meal, the two of them started singing karaoke again. There were many Hong Kong and Taiwanese love songs stored here, and they sang duets of many love songs. Xīu Jiàn Yīng's voice was relatively soft, so it sounded very pleasant to listen to. And Xīu Jiàn Yīng discovered that when Zhōu Hào sang, his voice was full of magnetism, those love songs sung by him always had a kind of enchanting charm, making her drunk with infatuation. So many times, whenever Zhōu Hào finished singing a song, Xīu Jiàn Yīng couldn't help but give him a kiss.

  It was almost nine o'clock in the evening, and Zhou Hao thought that singing all night would be a bit boring. Moreover, Situ Jianying's voice had become somewhat hoarse. He remembered seeing a heavily guarded staircase on the first floor earlier, so he said to Situ Jianying, who was nestled in his arms: "Why don't we find something else to have fun?"

  "You decide, I'll listen to you."

  Then Zhou Hao took advantage of the waiter coming in to clean up the table and asked him to call Wen Shaoqiang over.

  Wen Shao hastily rushed over and asked, "What are your orders, sirs?"

  Zhou Hao said: "I saw two big men guarding the staircase downstairs earlier, where does it lead to?"

  "Hmm... that... " Wen Shaoqiang hesitated, but after seeing Situ Jianying's unfriendly gaze, he immediately said: "That below is an underground casino we opened." He thought, anyway, Situ Li also knew about this matter, otherwise "Dynamic City" wouldn't have been able to open, so he didn't plan on hiding it from Situ Jianying either.

  As expected, Situ Jianying became excited after hearing that, "Casino? I've never been there before, Zhou Hao let's go take a look."

  Zhou Hao was also somewhat curious, and with his current skills, he could easily protect Situ Jianying, so he nodded.

  Wen Shaoqiang said, "No way, Sister Situ. That place is full of dragons and snakes, how can you go there?" If Situ Li found out that he had let Situ Jianying enter the casino, he would probably immediately slap his father's face.

  "What's there to be afraid of? Afraid we don't have money? I brought enough money out today." Siu Tien Ying pulled out a wad of banknotes from his bag, all with a face value of 100 yuan, totaling over 1,000.

  "It's not about this issue." Wen Shao forced a bitter smile, if possible, he would have provided gambling capital to Si Tu Jian Ying himself.

  Zhou Hao, however, saw through his concerns. "Don't worry, I'm here, nothing will happen to her. Besides, since this is your casino, shouldn't you have people keeping an eye on things? Is there anyone who would dare cause trouble on your turf?"

  Zhou Hao said so, and Situ Jianying was extremely enthusiastic, Wen Shaoqiang had no choice but to agree.

  He personally took Zhou Hao and Situ Jianying to the downstairs, where Zhou Hao saw those young men and women releasing themselves under the music, suddenly thought of a question, and asked Wen Shaoqiang: "Is there anyone selling drugs here?"

  Wen Shao shook his head repeatedly, "No, although my dad is involved in the underworld, he also knows that domestically, these things are strictly controlled, so we manage our own places very strictly."

  Zhou Hao nodded, and soon several people arrived at the staircase entrance. The two burly men saw that Wen Shaoqiang had come in person, so they hastily made way for him. Only then did Zhou Hao see that it was a staircase leading down to the bottom.

  Pushing open the door at the end of the stairs, Zhou Hao and Situ Jianying saw a completely different scene from the first floor disco and second floor private rooms.

  It was a large hall that could accommodate several hundred people, with bright lights and neatly arranged gambling tables inside. Each table was surrounded by many people, while bunny girls dressed up and shuttled between the tables, providing drinks, cigarettes and other things to these gamblers.