Chapter Six: The Beautiful Woman

  The city center is a bustling area with people coming and going, cars flowing like a river. It can be said that people are as numerous as flowing water and horses are as numerous as dragons.

  In a rather conspicuous location, inside the building of a five-star hotel, in an opulent office, a stylish and dynamic young woman with a Western flair was facing a seemingly stern middle-aged man. She smiled occasionally, pouted at times, muttered to herself, clearly very dissatisfied with the person opposite her.

  "Xiao Ya, are you kidding me? You've been gone for three years and now I only have you as my family. Mom and Dad passed away early, although I struggled for many years to stand on my own feet, but do you know how hard it is for me to be alone? I've worked so hard, but what's the point of it all? Now I'm even more confused. You're my only younger sister, but you haven't come back to see me in years...you, you, you..."

  The person opposite was getting more and more annoyed, their words couldn't get through to each other, with a flush of anger on his face.

  "Brother, I've said it before, if I don't succeed in my studies, I will not come back. I want to help you share the burden, but I also don't want to know nothing, so brother, that's why I'm determined, if I don't achieve anything, I won't come back. Sorry, brother, for making you worry."

  After finishing speaking, a girl called Xiaoya ran over and pulled the arm of the person in front of her, shaking it several times, showing off her little womanly charm.

  "Stop dawdling, are you leaving again this time?"

  "I'm not going, I'm not going. Didn't I say I'd learn and come back? Now heh heh, I can help you."

  "All he said was, 'Alas, I, Xiong Tianhao, don't have great abilities. At first, I thought I could just live an ordinary life and be content with seeing you grow up and get married. Who would have thought that, unknowingly, I've also achieved some success. Life is unpredictable indeed.'"

  This man is Xiong Tianhao. Many people know that Xiong Tianhao is the boss of Yueyang Bar, but they don't know that this luxurious five-star hotel is also his property, to be exact, he is the largest shareholder. Even middle-level leaders in the hotel may not know that the biggest boss is actually a bar owner.

  That fashionable girl is now his only relative, his sister Xiong Mu Ya. A few years ago, due to her outstanding grades, she was evaluated by the school as a future business genius and directly admitted to Harvard Business School in the United States. Although the college has a two-year system, she went back and forth among many well-known enterprises in the United States after graduation. When many companies wanted to retain her, she quietly returned home without any noise.

  "Brother, actually I've always been suspicious, how in just three years you became the boss of this five-star hotel? I remember when I left, you had just taken over the Moon Sun Bar and were about to start operating it. In these few years, you've changed into a big boss! Hehe, even more impressive than me, a Harvard College genius! I think I won't be able to help out even if I come back." Xiong Mu Ya couldn't resist teasing her older brother whenever she had the chance.

  "All I can say is that it's hard to predict the twists and turns of life." Xiong Tianhao sighed and said.

  "So can you tell me about your rags-to-riches story?" Xiong Mu Ya smiled cutely, leaning in to listen intently as if waiting for her big brother to recount his tale of success.

  "I can only say that this young man, how should I put it, has had a really tough time, from the very beginning until now, it's been really tough. In comparison, your brother and I are useless, he's struggling while we're enjoying the benefits in the back. To be honest, I haven't done anything at all." After finishing speaking, Xiong Tianhao let out a long sigh.

  "A young man?" Xiong Mu Ya muttered to herself, not knowing why the image of that calm and domineering, sharp yet gentle-eyed young man in the bar floated into her mind.

  "By the way, brother, I went to your bar yesterday to find you, but you weren't there. I saw a young man almost getting into a fight with some hoodlums. Your bar used to be known for not having fights when I first came here." Xiong Mu Ya said doubtfully.

  "Has it started? I went to the provincial capital yesterday to see a friend, and still didn't know what was going on. You tell me." said Xiong Tianhao, after thinking for a moment.

  "It wasn't a big deal, just that on the second floor, a young man was fighting with some thugs over a girl. He pinned someone to the table and your security guards were standing behind him, calling him 'Feng Ge'. Then another group of people came and also called him 'Feng Ge'." Xiong Mu Ya recounted the events in detail.

  "What's going on? He went upstairs! They almost got into a fight!" Xiong Tianhao suddenly stood up, somewhat shocked, and his face looked terrible.

  Also, he knew that Yufeng never went upstairs, but still got into a fight with others when he went there, which made him somewhat unbelievable.

  "Alright, bro, no need to be so shocked. He ended up leaving with that girl after all. But this guy is quite interesting, his eyes and expressions changed a lot when he saw that girl."

  "Ah, I kind of get it now, so that's how it is," Xiong Tianhao sat back down again.

  "Actually, Xiaoya, I was just talking about him."

  In the city center, on the island coffee shop, there was also a conversation going on, but unlike the brother and sister who were chatting freely, these two people were quietly drinking their coffee, occasionally saying a word or two. It was as if they had just met as friends. These two people were Yufeng and Ruirui, who had parted ways yesterday.

  After another silence, Yu'er spoke up and said "I just want to ask you one thing, is the name card you gave me real?"

  "Hehe, actually, people don't need to care about so much, as long as you know we can still meet and have coffee together." Yufeng just smiled casually and said a sentence.

  "Oh, right. But I still want to know, though. Last night, I thought about it all night and felt very dizzy and fuzzy, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it."

  The wind slightly pondered for a moment, only asking one sentence, do you want to listen? In fact, no matter what he said, he still didn't quite want to refuse her.

  "It's not that I want to hear it, but you also know my curiosity. For so many years, many things haven't changed, only the essence has changed a bit with experience. Alas, compared to you, I've found that I've become as different from you as heaven and earth." Rui'er said helplessly.

  Yu Feng stared at Rui Er, motionless for about a minute, then let out a sigh and said, "Since you want to hear it, I'll tell you, but I'll gloss over the important parts. I hope you can understand."

  "Uh-huh, just say what you want to say."

  "Do you still remember me when we first met? Every night I would meditate, this was just my way of putting it, but you thought I was childish. Look at how much has happened, do you still recall?" Yu Feng suddenly said something that had nothing to do with what they were doing before.

  "Uh, I remember, every day I'd talk about you, thinking you're so weird, thinking you're looking at me too much. Actually, later on, I also felt very puzzled." Nui'er spoke out her previous genuine thoughts without hesitation.

  A hint of sorrow seeped into her eyebrows, and the expression that wanted to speak but stopped made Rui'er wonder if she had said something wrong.

  "Actually, I've never told you this, but it was my grandfather who taught me. I'm not a martial arts expert or anything like that, it's just one of the few things he left me with. It won't make my kung fu unparalleled or make me invincible to knives and guns. Its purpose is simply to calm people down and soothe their minds. Since you left, I've come to understand the benefits of meditation through many experiences. It helps me calm down whenever I'm heartbroken, and it calms my mind whenever I hit a wall. Maybe that was all I had back then, and maybe it's still all I can do."

  Suddenly, Nui felt that she was so cruel, especially when thinking of the person who had been hurt by her words the most, making her feel very ashamed now. However, he didn't continue the conversation and just listened to the gentle breeze.

  "That year you left me..."

  "Xiao Ya, you know, what has he been relying on these past few years? Guess?"

  In the luxurious office of a five-star hotel, Xiong Tianhao looked at his sister seriously and waited for her response.

  "What else can he do, isn't it just fighting? I've seen this kind of thing many times when I was abroad. At that time, I saw him punch open a bottle with one fist without hesitation, his face didn't turn red and his heart didn't skip a beat, what else can he rely on?" Xiong Mu Ya said with disdain.

  "Haha, today I'll tell you about a talented person, a thorough and genuine talent. I just want to tell you that his current achievement can be summed up in three words." Xiong Tianhao said with pride, as if it was an honor to talk about him. His face flushed with excitement, he spoke passionately and said one sentence.

  Even Lian Xiong Mu Ya was stunned by his brother's excitement. His brother three years ago had never been so excited about anyone before.

  "What three words?" Xiong Mu Ya asked subconsciously.

  Xiong Tianhao calmly replied with just three words

  "Borrow, stretch, persevere."