17: I saw acquaintances at the traditional Chinese song and dance performance.

The voice sounded a bit familiar.

He turned his head and saw that it was his ex-girlfriend, Liu Ruyan.

She was holding a small, checkered handbag.

When Liu Ruyan saw Zhang Yu appear, her face instantly fell.

"What do you mean? Zhang Yu, why are you doing this?"

"What are you talking about? I don't understand," Zhang Yu laughed.

"Still pretending?"

Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth, "Ding Kun was arrested for no reason, it was your doing, wasn't it? Do you really hate to see me doing well?"

"How do you know?" Zhang Yu asked, curious.

Did the news spread that fast?

"I saw you in that video! When did you start working at that company? You even made me lose my job!"

All the employees of Ding Kun's company were arrested, and the company was shut down.

The job offer she had secured was now gone.

Liu Ruyan could not swallow this indignity.

She had watched the video frame by frame and found her old acquaintance, Zhang Yu, in it.

Naturally, she pointed the finger at him.

Zhang Yu found it amusing. "Is that what you should be concerned about? Which of his crimes was he wrongly accused of? Are you questioning the police's handling of the case?"

"Don't you know what kind of person Ding Kun is?"

He didn't want any further entanglement with his ex-girlfriend.

Instead, he turned the tables on her, leaving her speechless.

"So why did you do this? Why are you here too? Don't tell me you still have improper thoughts about me?"

Ding Kun's arrest had put her in a foul mood, and seeing Zhang Yu also appear at Drunken Wind Tower only annoyed her more.

She couldn't help but wonder, they had broken up, why was he still haunting her?

"Big sister!" Zhang Yu was so amused he laughed. He really hadn't noticed before that Liu Ruyan was so full of herself.

"Is Drunken Wind Tower owned by your family? I'd like to ask, what are you doing here?"

This high-end establishment was not affordable for just anyone.

Liu Ruyan's boyfriend had been arrested, so she no longer had the means to spend money here.

"None of your business."

Liu Ruyan said impolitely, "If you're not here to bother me, then that's for the best."

With that, she turned and walked in, swaying her waist, without looking back.

The greeters at the door brightened up.

What a beautiful woman.

Even with countless beauties coming and going every day, Liu Ruyan's graceful figure was still very eye-catching.

After all, with Liu Ruyan's looks as the 'department flower' of the art department, she naturally attracted attention wherever she went.

Zhang Yu, however, felt nothing.

Firstly, they had dated for three years. No matter how beautiful, he felt nothing anymore.

He was tired of it.

Secondly, his three Flight Attendant tenants at home, each of them, surpassed her in looks, figure, temperament, and all other aspects.

Having seen the forest, who would still long for the crooked tree at the village entrance?

Everything was in the past.

He collected his thoughts.

Zhang Yu continued walking towards Drunken Wind Tower.

"Oh, President Zhang, you've finally arrived! We've been waiting for you for a long time!"

As soon as he entered the lobby.

A middle-aged man saw him, quickly stood up, and, along with several accompanying staff, came to greet him.

He extended both hands from afar, a beaming smile on his face.

Zhang Yu looked at the middle-aged man.

This was Wang Tiejun, the client from Pāpā Loan Company who had called him.

"I never expected the company's boss to be so young!"

Wang Tiejun couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when he saw Zhang Yu.

Pāpā Loan Company had an asset scale of 5 billion.

Its annual profit exceeded 500 million.

These were all verifiable public data.

Its boss being so young truly surprised Wang Tiejun.

One must know that a financial lending company, without support from both legal and illegal channels, could not grow large.

Too many things were involved.

Otherwise, it simply couldn't hold its ground.

Therefore, no matter how young the boss of a financial company was, they certainly couldn't be treated lightly.

The accompanying staff also bowed and scraped, extremely polite and courteous.

Among them was a woman of about 30, dressed in leopard print and black stockings, whose gaze towards Zhang Yu was also alluring.

"President Zhang, please, this way!"

The group walked ahead, slightly bent at the waist, guiding the way.

Zhang Yu followed behind, passing through winding, secluded paths, and soon arrived at a private room.

He walked in, and his eyes suddenly lit up; the scene was truly extraordinary.

Inside the private room, there was a stage directly in front.

Below the stage was a large round dining table.

Between the dining table and the stage was a small artificial river.

Mist diffused, creating a special atmosphere.

Zhang Yu had also heard that this was the special feature of Drunken Wind Tower.

Eating while watching a performance.

All kinds of performances were available, appealing to both refined and popular tastes.

And the performing girls were all dressed in Chinese-style attire, performing different programs according to the guests' requests.

So, coming here to eat was not just about eating.

It was about the ambiance, allowing guests to experience the feeling of being an ancient emperor.

Therefore, the cost of the girls' performances was several times higher than the food itself.

If guests had other demands, as long as they were willing to pay and the girls were willing, it was not impossible to discuss.

A single meal here would cost at least five figures per person.

Thus, Drunken Wind Tower, with its unique stylistic advantages, held a dominant position in Jiangcheng.

Several establishments had tried to imitate it, but due to the girls not being pretty enough or lacking professional skills, none had ultimately competed with Drunken Wind Tower.

Coming here in person today was truly an eye-opener.

So, this was what it felt like to be a 'Client Dad'?

Gaining all sorts of experiences without spending money.

"President Zhang, please have a seat. The performance will begin shortly!"

Wang Tiejun said.

Having invited the client boss, naturally, they had to entertain him properly.

With a clap of his hands, the lobby manager pushed open the door: "Good evening, Boss. Next, our establishment's young ladies will present a wonderful performance for you!"

As his voice fell, a line of young women entered from the side of the door.

Each wore a flowing Chinese-style long dress, tall and slender, standing neatly on the stage.

With smiles on their faces, each holding a round fan to cover their face, they bowed towards the dining table and sweetly called out, "Good evening, Boss!"

"Alright, alright, put your fans down. President Zhang wants to see."

Wang Tiejun waved his hand somewhat impatiently.

Then he leaned into Zhang Yu's ear, smiling somewhat mysteriously: "President Zhang, we have a few new girls today, exceptionally beautiful. If you like what you see, President Zhang, I'll arrange it."

This Wang Tiejun was quite good at handling things.

Zhang Yu looked at the stage as the girls removed their round fans from their faces.

Each one was a beauty, at least on the level of a humanities class beauty queen.

Seeing one of them, he was instantly surprised.

Isn't that Liu Ruyan?

Why was she here performing?

And Liu Ruyan saw Zhang Yu below the stage.

Her face also filled with shock.

The middle-aged man's shout of "President Zhang"...

It was actually Zhang Yu?

What was going on?

It had only been a few days since they last met, how had his identity become so unfathomable to her?

Seeing their eyes meet.

Wang Tiejun said, "President Zhang, you truly have good taste. This is the one I just mentioned!"

With that, he clapped his hands.

"You all may leave, she stays."

Wang Tiejun pointed at Liu Ruyan.

As he spoke, he also pointed at another girl, not forgetting to keep one for himself.

"President Wang, why don't you switch to another private room for a while?"

Zhang Yu said to Wang Tiejun.

"Ah?" He paused for a moment, then quickly understood. "Okay, yes, yes, then President Zhang, have fun!"

With that, he stood up and motioned for the accompanying guests to leave the private room.

He still needed Zhang Yu's company to provide convenience, so naturally, he had to listen to whatever Zhang Yu said.

In the private room, only Zhang Yu and Liu Ruyan remained.

"No wonder I saw you at the entrance today, so you're working here?"

Zhang Yu crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair.

He looked at her with a hint of mockery.

"What do you mean? Are you deliberately here to gloat at me?"

Liu Ruyan's expression also changed. "I never realized before that you were this kind of person."

"Gloat at you?" Zhang Yu laughed. "I'm not that bored. Besides, my coming here is also to support your business."