Chapter 21: Ivory Coast

  He still had some words that he didn't say in front of Meng Zidan, and of course there were also those who wanted to kidnap Qiao An Tian. However, Gao Yun Liang and these small-time hooligans were clearly not on the same level as those desperate fugitives. If they couldn't solve the problem with guns, how could they send people wielding steel pipes and machetes?

  Also, at the time of the incident, the fierce bandits who had seen his appearance were all shot down by him.

  Ning Lan didn't say anything, which was tantamount to acknowledging Lin Zixian's explanation. As for the twists and turns in those battles, she didn't understand them.

  "Lan Lan, what's going on with this Dong Jiayun?" Meng Zidan asked with a not-too-good-looking expression. Someone had run to the Ivory Coast she was in charge of and caused trouble, so naturally she wasn't happy.

  "She was originally the Minister of General Affairs Department of Ming Hua Group......" Ning Lan roughly told what had happened.

  "Qiu Renxuan, the son of a younger sister's husband, dares to be so arrogant and cause trouble on my Ivory Coast. I think he doesn't want to be deputy director anymore..." Meng Zidan's face turned red with anger, she leaned forward and picked up the phone on the table, dialing a number.

  Before long, the phone rang with Qiu Renzhan's exceptionally enthusiastic voice: "Is that Director Meng?......Hello! Hello! What can I do for you?" The tone seemed even more respectful than when speaking to Qiao An Tian.

  Meng Zidan said coldly: "Director Qiu! The public security in Donghai is really problematic!"

  The person on the other end of the phone was stunned, wondering why this young lady would call him to say that. Given her background, she usually would have directly looked for the director instead of calling him, the deputy director. This is really strange.

  However, his tone immediately turned serious: "General Meng, has someone offended you?"

  "You must be familiar with the name Gao Yunliang, Director Qiu? This man actually led a group of people armed with deadly weapons to storm into my Ivory Coast and attack my guests. I was wondering who this godly figure was, but after asking around, it turned out to be Director Qiu's relative. Director Qiu is indeed very powerful!" Meng Zidan sneered nonstop.

  Gao Yunliang? On the other end of the phone, Qiu Renzhan was directly petrified, with cold sweat breaking out on his forehead. Ordinary people didn't know Meng Zidan's identity, how could he not know?

  The Meng family is a prominent family in the capital, with many sons involved in military and political affairs, and some holding high positions. The Meng family has both financial and political power, and if they wanted to deal with this deputy director, one word would be enough to make him unable to live or die.

  "Marshal Hong, I...I'll bring that beast to apologize to you right away, You..."

  He hadn't finished speaking, but Meng Zidan directly interrupted him: "Spare me the details. As a government official, you're supposed to bring benefits to one side, not harm them. I hope Director Qiu will take care of himself. I don't want to have to deal with this again!" Without waiting for the other person's response, he hung up the phone, revealing the arrogance typical of a wealthy family's son.

  Lin Zi smiled and answered the phone, guessing that Dong Jiayun wouldn't dare to make trouble again. Ning Lan secretly sighed, thinking that the Meng family's wealth and power were far beyond what a pure businessman like Qiao An Tian could match.

  That head, holding the phone, Qiu Renzhan felt a bit dizzy. His wife noticed something was wrong and asked: "What happened?"

  Bang! Qiu Renzhan slammed the phone to pieces and roared at her, "It's all because of your brother's good son!" His wife was still in a daze as he rushed out of the house like a whirlwind to settle accounts with Gao Yunliang.

  In the Ivory Coast suite, Meng Zidan just casually warned Qiu Renzhan and didn't take it to heart. Looking at Ning Lan who was silent, he asked with a hint of implication: "Lanlan, I heard you almost got into trouble? Why not come to my place to help out? The treatment won't be worse than what Qiao Antian gave you!"

  It's naturally about Qiao An Tian's encounter. There are some things that she doesn't find convenient to explain in front of Lin Zi Xian, after all, she doesn't know what the relationship is between Lin Zi Xian and Ning Lan. However, it can be seen that her news is very well-informed, this matter has not been made public, but she already knows about it.

  Ning Lan shook his head almost without thinking and said, "Zi Dan, I appreciate your kindness. You also know my situation. If it weren't for Director Qiao's support and help, I wouldn't even have had the opportunity to attend college, let alone become who I am today. Director Qiao has a great favor on me, it's not about treatment."

  "If only you could come and help me." Meng Zidan let out a soft sigh, reached out to wrap her arm around Ning Lan's shoulder, and the two leaned their heads together, exuding a subtle affection that was enviable. She suddenly shook Ning Lan's shoulder again, glanced at Lin Zixian who was lounging lazily, and smiled: "You wouldn't actually be keeping someone as a mistress, would you?"

  As soon as he heard this, Lin Zile's gaze, which had been directed out the window, suddenly turned back. Ning Lan stifled a laugh and said: "He said I'm a beauty with a luxurious car, and that he wants to eat my soft rice, so I agreed to support him financially, and he also agreed. Do you think it's true or false?"

  This sounds unbelievable no matter how you listen to it. Meng Zidan couldn't help but ask Lin Zixian for confirmation: "Mr. Lin, do you really want to eat our Lanlan's soft rice?"

  "Cough, cough!" Lin Zilei let out a dry cough and shamelessly nodded, "On the condition that she warms my bed."

  "Wah!" Meng Zidan exclaimed excitedly: "Lanlan, so you promised to warm someone's bed?"

  "If Lin Zixian really dares to lower his face and be a yes-man, eating soft rice, I'll even warm the bed for him. The key is, does he dare?" Ning Lan disdainfully glanced at Lin Zixian.

  Meng Zidan sneered: "Right! Mr. Lin, dare you?"

  "Cut!" Lin Zixian revealed a look of "I'm a rogue, who am I afraid of?" and said disdainfully: "Who takes advantage, who loses out, this is an obvious thing, what do I have to be afraid of."

  "Wow!" Meng Zidan let out a strange cry, stood up, and that one set of pure white cheongsam wrapped around her good figure, revealing her slender curves. With a mischievous smile on her face, she looked left and right, clapped her hands and said: "Since that's the case, I'll fulfill your wishes this once. Tonight, I'll give you the best sea-view presidential suite. Whoever doesn't dare is a coward!"

  Lin Zi rolled her eyes speechlessly, this woman was causing trouble, couldn't she see that he was joking, what was she coming over to join the commotion for. Ning Lan's face turned bright red...

  Meng Zidan burst out laughing, her whole body shaking, and plopped down on the ground, hugging Ning Lan and laughing uncontrollably. After being pinched twice by Ning Lan, she begged for mercy and changed the subject: "Is Mr. Lin really the deputy head of the security department at Minghua Group?"

  Lin Zixian shrugged and didn't confirm or deny it. Ning Lan helped him respond: "It's true, the chairman personally appointed him."

  "Can't see that the Minghua Group is indeed hiding dragons and tigers!" Meng Zidan immediately showed a hint of incredulity, with a slightly surprised sigh: "Just like our Lanlan, several multinational conglomerates' high-paying jobs couldn't poach her from the Minghua Group. She's willing to be an assistant by Qiao An Tian's side. I can see that Mr. Lin's skills are not something ordinary people can match. With this kind of ability, making money is not a difficult task at all. Yet, he's willing to be a small vice president of the security department in the Minghua Group... it's really unbelievable. Qiao An Tian has such talent for retaining personnel, I think I underestimated him before... Mr. Lin, why don't you come to our Ivory Coast? Whatever treatment Qiao An Tian gives you, I'll double it. How about that?"

  Lin Zi smiled silently, seemingly not someone who could be invited with money either. Ning Lan pinched Meng Zidan again and glared at her: "Why do you always think of digging when you see people?... Have the seats been arranged?"

  "Alright! I know he's your kept man, I won't snatch him from you. At most, I'll just borrow him for a bit, don't be stingy!" Meng Zidan dodged her grasp, with a smile on his face, and walked seriously to Lin Zixian's side, extending his hand: "How about we become friends? Let's call each other by name from now on!"

  Lin Zixian smiled and stood up, shaking hands with her again. After releasing her hand, she walked to the window and pointed up and down: "Two positions have been prepared for you, one is by the sea and the other is on the rooftop, which one do you choose?"

  Lin Zi glanced at Ning Lan and saw her casual expression, scratched his head and said: "Then let's go to the beach! It's convenient for smoking!"

  After deciding on a place, the three of them went downstairs together. As soon as they stepped out into the hall, soft and warm lights shone down, illuminating the white marble plaza where many tables were set up. A gentle sea breeze blew in, causing the green trees to sway gently, while tourists or couples sat here and there, dining al fresco.

  Along the edge of the square near the sea, every 20 or 30 meters apart, there is a white wooden bridge extending outwards, with its endpoint being a circular platform. The platform is surrounded by a simple fence and suspended above the sandy beach, with wooden stairs leading down to the beach below.

  White skyscrapers by the sea, white open-air plazas, white wooden bridges, white sandy beaches, this is the Ivory Coast!

  Meng Zidan personally led the two to the veranda extending from the wooden bridge, and such a dining spot was obviously not many. Lin Zixian looked around and estimated that there were at most a dozen or so, and most of them were already seated, apparently without making an advance reservation, there would be no seats available.

  The lights on each balcony are dim and not too far apart, but under the night sky, you can't see the silhouette of people on the opposite balcony, nor can you hear the sound of their voices, unless someone bursts out laughing loudly, otherwise the sound will be easily covered by the sound of the waves.

  Occasionally, a ship whizzes by in the distance. The sound of waves, wind, starlight, moonlight, and lamplight make dining here a pleasure. Although it appears simple, it exudes luxury and has a high level of sophistication.

  The extra chairs by the dinner table had been removed, leaving only three. After Lin Zixiang and Ning Lan sat down opposite each other, the polite waiters came one after another, bringing out the utensils, serving exquisite dishes, and helping the three of them pour fine wine.

  Meng Zidan just sat for a while, took a glance at his watch, sipped some wine, raised his glass to gesture to the two of them: "You two take your time, I'll go greet the guests." Then he got up with his wine glass and left.

  Lin Zi's stomach had been growling with hunger for a while, and now that he saw the sumptuous feast before him, he couldn't care less about being dignified. He rolled up his sleeves, picked up his knife and fork, and first cut off a large piece of steak to chew on. After swallowing it down with a mouthful of red wine, he gave Ning Lan a thumbs-up in approval: "Not bad, dig in!" Then his utensils got busy again.