096 Weakness

Then Song Qingzhu turned back to Lin Qi and said, “I’ll give you a half-day off this afternoon. Keep Old Master Luo company properly!”

Keep Old Master Luo company properly?

Inwardly, Lin Qi mocked her mercilessly: “Not slapping him across the face is already more than enough respect from me.”

After bidding farewell to Old Master Luo, Song Qingzhu led the others away in a rush.

The private room immediately descended into chaos.

Uncle was the first to hurry up to Lin Qi and say with utmost deference, “Lin Qi, I’m terribly sorry. We even doubted who you were before. Please, don’t hold it against us!”

Luo Yingying said proudly, “See? I told you long ago that Lin Qi was really Song Qingzhu’s bodyguard. None of you believed me!”

Luo Dad and Luo Mom were also wearing triumphant expressions.

The other relatives gathered around Lin Qi as well, praising him as young, promising, and extraordinary among men.

Old Master Luo waved his hand with a beaming smile and said, “All misunderstandings, all misunderstandings! Lin Qi, come, sit beside me. Let the two of us, grandfather and grandson, have a proper drink together. Today’s birthday banquet has only become so grand because of you…”

This seemingly warm and harmonious scene only made Luo Feifei more anxious, because she knew Lin Qi’s temper. He was very likely to grow even more irritated and leave in a fit of anger!

Sure enough, Lin Qi was truly fed up. He had no desire to deal with anyone at all, and simply turned and walked out of the private room.

Honestly, if not for Luo Feifei’s sake, and if he had not wanted to spare Old Master Luo too much embarrassment, he would have been ready to take those two calligraphy-and-painting scrolls and the golden dragon cane with him too.

“Lin Qi, where are you going!”

“Lin Qi...”

Everyone rushed up to stop him.

Uncle had the most strength. He grabbed Lin Qi’s arm, only to be flung away with a violent shake. His massive body crashed with a loud bang onto the dining table, smashing seventeen or eighteen dishes to bits.

“Don’t move. Stay here with Grandpa!” Luo Feifei ran after him.

Everyone knew they were guilty and did not dare chase after him. They could only let Luo Feifei go.

Besides, so long as the two of them were still together, there would always be a chance for things to ease up between them.

Outside Sunrise Restaurant.

“Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law!”

Luo Feifei called out twice in a row before Lin Qi finally stopped.

He could ignore anyone else, but he could not ignore Luo Feifei.

“Brother-in-law, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have asked you to attend Grandpa’s birthday banquet...” Standing in front of Lin Qi, Luo Feifei’s eyes were already red. She knew he was both restless and angry inside.

“It’s fine. It has nothing to do with you. I just wasn’t prepared.” However much fire Lin Qi had in his belly, he could not vent it on kind-hearted Luo Feifei.

He patted Luo Feifei’s head and said softly, “Go back. I’ll just take a walk by myself.”

Luo Feifei lifted her head and blinked her moist eyes. “Brother-in-law, are you really okay?”

“I’m really fine.” Lin Qi was still smiling. “I truly don’t like attending your family gatherings. Back when I was with your sister...”

He broke off abruptly there, evidently unwilling to dredge up the past.

Luo Feifei understood and immediately nodded. “All right, then I’ll head back first. We’ll meet at home tonight.”

Lin Qi could leave, but Luo Feifei could not. After all, it was her grandfather’s birthday banquet.

“Mm. Remember to go return those fakes later. If that shop owner dares try anything, call me.” Lin Qi knew the remark was unnecessary; Luo Feifei was now the deputy manager of a branch of Dragon Leap Group. How many ordinary people would dare provoke her?

“Don’t worry, Brother-in-law. I’ll report him to the commerce bureau and have his whole shop shut down!” Luo Feifei smiled sweetly and even stood on tiptoe to hug Lin Qi.

After the two parted ways, Lin Qi wandered aimlessly through the streets by himself.

Song Qingzhu had finally given him an afternoon off, and he certainly could not waste it.

That workaholic Song Qingzhu did not even rest on weekends, so Lin Qi had no choice but to accompany her to work every single day.

If he had gained something from it, that would have been one thing. The problem was that woman was impervious to both soft and hard approaches, revealing not a shred of her background, which left Lin Qi quite helpless.

After thinking it over, Lin Qi decided to go see Hong Yu and the others.

Since the delivery station merger, he had not yet visited the new location.

After all, he had spent three years with that group. It would be impossible to say he felt nothing for them. Especially Hong Yu, who had taken great care of him and held a very important place in his heart.

What he did not know was that a white van had been following silently behind him the entire time.

Inside the van sat several burly men, along with Secretary Zhou of the Golden Sun Group.

While keeping an eye on Lin Qi, Secretary Zhou was also reporting his movements to Song Qingzhu in real time.

He was highly experienced in this line of work.

“From the looks of it, he seems to be heading to the new delivery station where Hong Yu works,” Secretary Zhou said.

“Mm, keep watching,” Song Qingzhu said. “The moment he runs into trouble, offer help immediately, first thing... If he doesn’t run into trouble, then create trouble for him! That Hong Yu has a very good relationship with Lin Qi. Find a way to use her as a point of attack.”

“Yes.”

Secretary Zhou hung up.

Then he made several more calls, thoroughly investigating Hong Yu’s background, experiences, and weaknesses.