The Bootlicking Antagonist Only Wants to Survive, but the Female Lead Refuses to Follow the Usual Plot

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Chapter 56 The Disaster Comes

Lu Chengwu cautiously stepped out and said, "Hey, sister-in-law."

Lu Chengwen glared, "What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Just calling you that!" Chen Mengyun said, "Tell me, am I your sister-in-law or not?"

"Of course!" Lu Chengwu said, "I don't acknowledge any other woman in this world, just you, sister-in-law! You're the only one!"

"Good! What if another woman is trying to ruin the relationship between me and your brother?"

"I'll beat her to death for being shameless!"

Chen Mengyun looked pleased and glanced at Lu Chengwen, "How's that?"

Lu Chengwen thought, "That's good."

"[Lu Chengwu, this guy without principles, meeting someone as stubborn as Chen Mengyun, you two are really something.]"

Lu Chengwu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I've been tight on cash lately."

"How much do you need?"

"Twenty million."

Lu Chengwen became anxious upon hearing this, "Why on earth do you need twenty million?"

Chen Mengyun angrily retorted, "You can spend tens of millions on luxury homes, but my younger brother-in-law can't even have two million in pocket money? Tomorrow, go to your sister-in-law's company, and the sister-in-law will give you the money."

"Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Lu Chengwen pointed at Lu Chengwu, gritting his teeth, "If you dare go, I'll beat you to death!"

"Brother, stop making sister-in-law angry."

"I'll beat you to death right now!"

Chen Mengyun walked up to Lu Chengwen, her hair disheveled, and her eyes glaring fiercely, making Lu Chengwen feel a sense of fear.

"Mengyun, you..."

"Lu Chengwen, let me make it clear to you, in this lifetime, you can forget about marrying anyone else. You can only marry me! Even if I die, I'll die in your Lu family!"

At this moment, Zhao Gang walked in, "Mr. Lu, Ms. Chen, young master..."

"Speak if you have something to say, don't beat around the bush," Lu Chengwen said impatiently.

"Officer Zhang is here."

Lu Chengwen felt like he was about to die.

He loosened his tie, threw it onto the coffee table, and then flopped onto the sofa, "Oh my god! Just let me die! It's all over!"

Lu Chengwen said, "You guys go rest upstairs for a bit."

"Why?!," Chen Mengyun said.

"I was over there dealing with a case, just to save your stubborn self! Now I'm a person with a case on my hands! How could you forget? You were so eager to go have dinner with Hu Shuhui, got drugged by him, almost got violated, if it wasn't for me showing up in time, you'd be Mrs. Hu by now!"

Chen Mengyun felt wronged and went over to tug at Lu Chengwen's clothes. "I know I was wrong, don't be angry! I won't dare again in the future, can't I just have dinner with you alone from now on?"

Lu Chengwen didn't know what to say to this woman anymore.

"Go hide, hide! Aren't you embarrassed to see Officer Zhang!?"

"I got it!" Chen Mengyun pulled Lu Chengwen and hid again.

Tang Yi felt like she was seeing ghosts.

What kind of plot is this!?

The talented Miss Xu Xuejiao from the Xu family actively seduced Lu Chengwen, dressed up as a bunny girl to tempt him!

And Chen Mengyun from the Chen family came here seeking life and death just to be with Lu Chengwen!

Is Lu Chengwen worthy of all this!?

But come to think of it, the pharmaceutical factory matter had nothing to do with Lu Chengwen, he's the captain of the fire brigade!

And the shantytown project, did this guy not intend to make money?

In that case, Lu Chengwen wasn't the kind of unscrupulous businessman people talked about, but rather a conscientious capitalist!

Investing billions in infrastructure construction and even guaranteeing the capital recovery of all investment partners, he's practically a saint!

Have we got it wrong!?

Lu Chengwen felt exhausted: "Let Officer Zhang in."

Officer Zhang stood in the hallway. "I'm already here."

"Oh, Officer Zhang, please have a seat."

Officer Zhang brought along a rookie cop and sat on the sofa.

They didn't speak, just stared at Lu Chengwen with stern faces.

Lu Chengwen weakly said, "Zhao Gang, attend to our guests."

"No need," Officer Zhang said, "I heard your conversation with Miss Chen just now. It seems we've misunderstood you?"

Lu Chengwen looked at Officer Zhang, too tired to argue with her anymore.

"Officer Zhang, I know you don't think highly of me. It's okay, I don't care. Whether you wrongly accuse me or not, I don't care anymore. If you have evidence, sentence me; if not, lift the restraining order against me quickly. I don't want to stay in this city for another minute."

Officer Zhang smiled, "We've checked thoroughly here, your suspicion has been cleared. I came today just to inform you that the restraining order has been lifted."

She took out a document, "Sign here, and then you're free."

Lu Chengwen took the pen and quickly signed.

"You're signing without reading it?"

Lu Chengwen handed the pen back to the rookie cop, looking at Officer Zhang, "Someone like you wouldn't do anything underhanded, I trust you."

Officer Zhang stood up, and looked around, "Nice house."

"Is there anything else, Officer Zhang?"

Officer Zhang smiled faintly, "Alright, I know you're eager for me to leave. We'll meet again when there's a chance. Lu Chengwen, I'll keep an eye on you."

"Thank you."

At this moment, Zhao Gang rushed in from outside again, stumbling, "Mr. Lu, something's wrong! Long... Long Aotian is here!"

Lu Chengwen was greatly surprised, "Long Aotian!? Impossible! He was beaten into a pulp by Tie Tuowang, how could he stand up again!?"

"I don't know, but it's him!"

Lu Chengwen clenched his fists, "Damn it!"

[Is the plot progressing this fast? Tie Tuowang knocked him unconscious before, how could he wake up so quickly!?]

[The protagonist is the protagonist, completely unreasonable!]

[Is today the day I die!? I'm unwilling!]

Officer Zhang felt something was off.

Long Aotian? This person Lu Chengwen often mentioned in his thoughts, always saying he's very formidable, even firmly believing he'd become one of Long Aotian's concubines.

Today is a good chance to see who this person really is. I want to see how I become his concubine.

Officer Zhang smiled faintly, "Looks like Mr. Lu has offended quite a few people, huh? Long Aotian, which family's young master is he?"

Lu Chengwen nervously said, "I won't keep you any longer, please go back."

Officer Zhang took out a recording pen and inserted it behind the sofa cushion, "I'll record here. If he intends to harm you, I can save you."

Lu Chengwen smiled bitterly, "Alright, then you go hide in the inner room."

Officer Zhang went in, and the room was already filled with people.

No one recognized Tang Yi, but Officer Zhang did, "Yiyi?"

"Shen'er."

"Why are you here?"

"I..."

Officer Zhang understood, that her journalist friend was causing trouble again.

Looking around, she saw Lu Chengwu, Xu Xuejiao, and Chen Mengyun, all familiar faces.

Several people were awkwardly sitting in one room.

Each person has their own purpose, and each person is intricately connected to Lu Chengwen.

Long Aotian walked into the hall, laughing loudly: "Lu Chengwen, what a magnificent house!"

Lu Chengwen looked at him: "Are you... alright?"

Long Aotian laughed heartily, went to the liquor cabinet, opened it, grabbed a bottle of foreign wine, and walked out with two glasses: "Have a drink with me."

"Are you planning to act? No need to pretend, if you want to do it, just do it."

"No rush." Long Aotian, full of confidence, looked at Lu Chengwen's nervous appearance, smiled slightly, unscrewed the bottle cap, and began pouring the wine:

"Sometimes, I really feel that fate is a strange thing. You are wealthy and handsome but with one fatal flaw. Do you know what it is?"

Lu Chengwen sighed: "I don't know, please enlighten me."

Long Aotian handed a glass of wine to Lu Chengwen, saying, "You lack brains."

Lu Chengwen's mouth twitched, but he didn't speak.

Long Aotian sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, and swayed the wine glass: "I know, you definitely won't accept what I say. Let me tell you, if you were smart enough, you would know that I, Long Aotian, am absolutely someone you can't afford to provoke."

"You covet the beauty of several girls like Leng Qingqiu, Xu Xuejiao, and Chen Mengyun, I understand. But you should also reflect on yourself. Can you match up against me, Long Aotian? Do you have that strength? With just a snap of my fingers, I can make you disappear from this world, do you understand?"

Lu Chengwen sighed, picked up the glass, shook it, and took a sip to calm his nerves.

"Whether you believe it or not, I never intended to engage in an engagement with Leng Qingqiu from the beginning. Xu Xuejiao was just a coincidence, I never had any intentions towards her, and Chen Mengyun is even more absurd, we've been broken up for over three years..."

Long Aotian interrupted with a wave of his hand: "That's not important now. The problem at hand is... you've provoked me, and between us, there needs to be a resolution."

Lu Chengwen sighed: "What resolution do you want? Kill me?"

"Hahaha!" Long Aotian laughed heartily, "Not necessary for now, but you embezzled five billion investment funds from my subordinates, and you must return it to me."

"No problem," Lu Chengwen said, "I can transfer it to you early tomorrow morning."

"Also, the shantytown project, I want you to withdraw the investment and breach the contract."

"I have already signed a contract with the government."

"I don't care, the Lu family cannot fall because of you, if the Lu family goes bankrupt, it's not good for me."

"So it seems you won't spare the Lu family, nor will you spare me?"

Long Aotian stood up: "You are very clever, even more so than I imagined. Although you're just an ordinary man, in my eyes, you're just a pile of mud, not even worth as much as a hot piece of dog crap. But, indeed, you have a bit of brains."

Lu Chengwen drank his wine: "There's something I don't understand."

"Speak."

"Why did you recover so quickly from Iron Lump King's attack?"

"Hehe, seems like you've forgotten, I am a divine doctor, an alchemy genius. I concocted a Rejuvenating Bone and Vitality Pill."

Rejuvenating Bone and Vitality Pill.

Xu Xuejiao heard this name and furrowed her brows.

Chen Mengyun asked softly, "Is it a very powerful pill?"

Xu Xuejiao nodded solemnly, "It's a legendary pill mentioned in ancient texts, capable of repairing all fractured and broken bones within twenty-four hours. If it's consumed by a Qi refining expert or someone with a special physique, the time required could be even shorter. Judging from the time Long Aotian disappeared, he might possess both."

Tang Yi looked puzzled, "Isn't that unscientific!?"

Xu Xuejiao gave Tang Yi a cold glance... Tang Yi, the outsider:

"I've said it's mentioned in ancient texts. Many modern people regard the Rejuvenating Bone and Vitality Pill as a 'mythical' medicine found in some antique shops, belonging to the feudal superstitions of ancient people. Many modern experts have tried to replicate similar ancient miracle drugs, but have failed."

Zhang Shenger chuckled, "Just a few words from a swindler, and you guys actually believe it? I work in a criminal investigation. Breaking seventy-odd bones, surviving is a miracle in itself. It's impossible to move around without lying down for at least half a year."

Xu Xuejiao gave Zhang Shenger a cold glance, "Just a few days ago, you insisted that Cheng Wen was a suspect in drugging Mengyun. If you don't understand, just shut up and listen."

"You..."

Lu Chengwu smirked, "Everyone, stop arguing and listen to what they're saying."

...

Lu Chengwen nodded, "Since you're so capable, why didn't you fight back when Iron Lump King attacked?"

At the mention of this, Long Aotian's eyes widened: "That's because I used the Art of Shapeshifting and Face-swapping. When this technique is used, I cannot mobilize my true qi for several hours, so I was taken advantage of by that idiot."

"You came to find me specifically for the five billion, and also to ask me not to invest in the shantytown project?"

"And one more thing."

"Speak."

"I want your five hundred billion to fund the construction of an amusement park."

Lu Chengwen widened his eyes, looking at Long Aotian in disbelief.