"Boss Su, can I leave now?" Gao Zhitong asked timidly, just as Su Xuan turned to look at Cen Haonan and Heizi. He really didn’t dare to stay at Su Xuan’s house for another second. This place was like the gates of hell to him! "Yes, you can go. I’ll walk you out," Su Xuan said, walking over and patting Gao Zhitong’s shoulder with a gentle smile. With this old geezer here, it really wasn’t convenient to discuss certain things with Cen Haonan and the others. With that, he led Gao Zhitong out of the mansion’s main gate. As Gao Zhitong left, he kept his head down and walked cautiously, terrified that one wrong step would make Su Xuan change his mind and feed him to the pandas. "Old Gao, thanks for taking the trouble to come to my house," Su Xuan said with a smile, standing outside the gate. "No trouble at all, no trouble at all," Gao Zhitong hurriedly responded. He had practically been kidnapped and brought here, so it was hardly any trouble on his part. It was just that his face was still a bit sore from being slapped with a brick. "Well, I’m off then!" Gao Zhitong said, clearly impatient to leave. "No rush. I have a thing or two to say to you." Su Xuan looked up at the bookstore being renovated across the street and said meaningfully, "Someone once told me that when you’re in business, everyone around you in the same line of work is your sworn enemy. Old Gao, do you agree?" Gao Zhitong didn’t know what Su Xuan was getting at and didn’t dare to state his own opinion. He simply said, "That sounds reasonable enough!" Su Xuan continued, "The plan you mentioned tonight is good. Directing the high-end customers to Lycar is the right move." "It’s what I should do, what I should do," Gao Zhitong said sincerely. "In return, I’ll direct some of the regular customers who can’t afford Lycar to your establishments," Su Xuan added. Gao Zhitong’s mouth fell open in surprise. "Huh?" Why was Su Xuan suddenly helping him in return? Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵 "We’re all trying to make a living in the same place," Su Xuan explained. "If we’re constantly at each other’s throats, life becomes difficult for everyone, doesn’t it? We should have defined our brand positions and segmented our customers long ago. It makes business easier and puts more money in our pockets!" "You’ve made an excellent point, Boss Su!" Gao Zhitong said with a newfound respect. Looking into the distance, Su Xuan waved his hand at him. "Go on, hurry back to your wife!" "I’m divorced, remember...?" Gao Zhitong said awkwardly. Su Xuan laughed. "Ah, I forgot about that." Gao Zhitong’s mouth twitched. So you really never gave a damn about me! "Boss Su, I’ll be leaving then." Gao Zhitong hurriedly turned to go. But Su Xuan’s voice followed him. "Remember to check the Meisi platform when you get back. Your hotel should be back online. You can participate in that event without any worries. Lycar’s limited-time discount is forty percent off." Hearing this, Gao Zhitong froze in his tracks. He spun around, strode back to Su Xuan, and tightly grasped both of his hands. Even in the dim light of the evening, tears could be seen streaming from his eyes. At sixty years old, he suddenly wept like a child. "B-Boss Su!" Gao Zhitong choked out, overcome with emotion. "Thank you for being the bigger man and not holding a grudge! I will never forget your incredible kindness!" "Just remember to clean up all that trash in your hotel," Su Xuan said lightly. Gao Zhitong nodded vigorously. "I was afraid you’d report me too, so I’ve already cleared everything out!" Su Xuan laughed again. "Go on, go on!" "Boss Su, I won’t offer a bigger discount than you," Gao Zhitong declared. "I’ll talk to the other hotels, and we’ll all offer thirty percent off!" After leaving those words, he departed, looking back every few steps with tears in his eyes. Su Xuan watched his retreating figure and called out with a smile, "Just match my forty percent discount!" Gao Zhitong turned his head back. "No, that wouldn’t be right!" Su Xuan shrugged and watched until Gao Zhitong had completely disappeared from sight. Gao Zhitong’s little stunt tonight was purely to give him some experience points. And all he got was his face slapped into a brown sugar pancake. What was the point of it all? With a chuckle, Su Xuan glanced at the Maybach parked by the gate and turned to head back inside the mansion. Just then, Cen Haonan and Heizi were walking out. "Brother Su, it’s getting late. We won’t disturb you any longer, so we’ll be heading off too," Cen Haonan said, shaking Su Xuan’s hand to say goodbye. "You have to take the five million!" Su Xuan insisted. "And take the Maybach outside, too!" He truly didn’t want their efforts to be for nothing. He was also quite puzzled. He hadn’t done anything particularly moving for Cen Haonan, so why was the man so staunchly loyal to him? "Haha, thanks, Brother Su!" Heizi chimed in. "We won’t take the money, but we’ll gladly take the car! When Boss Cen was sitting in that Maybach earlier, he even said it was like casting pearls before swine!" Heizi knew Boss Cen was too proud to accept such gifts, and Su Xuan didn’t care about such a small amount of money, so he took the initiative to accept on his behalf. "You little rascal!" Cen Haonan said with a laugh, aiming a playful kick at Heizi, who dodged with a grin. After they stepped outside, Cen Haonan said, a bit sheepishly, "Brother Su, look at this kid Heizi. I actually had a favor to ask you, but now that he’s claimed the car, I feel too awkward to bring it up." "Brother Cen, if you have something on your mind, just say it," Su Xuan replied. The last time, when he had kicked out the tattooed youth, Cen Haonan had mentioned on the phone that he had a favor to ask, but he never got around to it. Could it be that Cen Haonan had been helping him all this time just for that favor? "To be honest, we stopped getting involved in shady business a long time ago," Cen Haonan began to explain. "If it wasn’t you that old geezer was targeting tonight, we definitely wouldn’t have stepped in. Anyway, I’ll get to the real reason. I’m a member of the Supercar Association, so I’ve built up a lot of connections. I plan to use these resources to open a supercar modification garage. That industry is ridiculously profitable—much more so than running a bar!" As Cen Haonan spoke, his eyes shone with excitement. His bar business had hit a ceiling and had little room left for growth. A supercar modification garage would be the second spring for his career. Su Xuan nodded. "Do you need financial support, Brother Cen? How much? I can invest." "I’ve saved up a fair bit over the years, enough to get a garage started," Cen Haonan said, shaking his head. "The problem is, there’s a well-connected young master in the association who also wants to open a modification garage, so our networking resources are in conflict. I’ve already talked to him, but he refuses to back down no matter what. He said he would, unless..." Heizi looked at Su Xuan and cut in, "The guy’s name is Fang Chao. He trained in professional racing at some club overseas. He told Boss Cen that unless he can beat him on the racetrack, the garage is as good as his!" Cen Haonan nodded. "That’s what he said." "Do you want to borrow my Koenigsegg to race him?" Su Xuan asked. Cen Haonan shook his head with a bitter smile. "I love tinkering with cars, but I’m no good at racing. What I was hoping was..." He sized up Su Xuan and finally revealed his true purpose. "I wanted you to race him on my behalf! I’ve already seen your driving skills on the news, Brother Su. They’re nothing short of miraculous! If you’re the one behind the wheel, his defeat is guaranteed!"