Chapter Thirteen: A Great Opportunity

Su Jie suddenly bent over, bowing his body. "I can't take it anymore, Sister Chu, I can't..."
"I feel like I'm burning up from a fire inside."
"This is serious."
"What happened?" Sister Chu looked at Su Jie in confusion. Just a moment ago, he seemed perfectly fine.
"The medicine, it's the medicine," Su Jie pointed to the bottles on the table.
"Medicine? You?" Sister Chu immediately realized what was happening with Su Jie.
"Come over here, I'll arrange something for you right away." Blue Rose had hostesses for serving drinks, so naturally there were more discreet attendants for special services as well.

Soon, Sister Chu led Su Jie to a VIP suite, and shortly afterward, a thirty-eight-year-old woman entered.
Sister Chu returned to her own office.

More than two hours passed quickly.
Su Jie came back to Sister Chu's office, his cheeks flushed and his clothes somewhat disheveled.
"Sister Chu, why did you arrange for Sister Sweet? Damn, my waist almost snapped."
"But, in the end, I still won today."
He held his waist, his eyes shining as he stared at the medicines on the table. "These things are extraordinary."
"This is the first time I've encountered something like this—after such a battle, I still have energy left."
"If it were any other time, I'd have collapsed and fallen asleep by now."
Hearing this, Sister Chu took a sip from her wine glass, pondering.

"What do you mean? Are you saying the effects are remarkable?" A spark of interest flickered in her eyes.
Su Jie excitedly grabbed one of the bottles, tucking it away as if it were a priceless treasure.
"Of course! It's much stronger than anything from the pharmacy."
"Those medicines all have strong side effects—some even cause pain—but this one not only lacks any adverse effects, my body doesn't feel the slightest fatigue afterwards."
"It's practically a miracle drug."
Sister Chu's eyes brightened at his words. She picked up a bottle from the table, her gaze growing fervent.

She could practically smell the thick scent of money wafting from it.
She knew that this kind of medicine was not only needed at Blue Rose—many wealthy men and women she knew had an interest in such things, and were well-versed in them.
Lu Hao could only sell through her, but once she had the product in hand, she could find many more buyers, bigger and richer ones.
By then, the profits would be beyond imagination.

At this moment, Sister Chu said, "This is a big opportunity, but we need to wait a little longer."
"I have to find a few more people to try it. If the results are good, I'll call Madame Tang right away, and then get in touch with this Lu Hao."

...

At this time, Lu Hao was leaving Blue Rose, accompanied by Sun Yunzhao.
They strolled along the road.
Lu Hao briefly explained his situation with Xu Juan.

Sun Yunzhao shook her head. "I didn't expect you two wouldn't end up together. It's a shame."
She wanted to speak up for Lu Hao, but since he himself didn't complain as the person involved, she felt it wasn't her place to say more.
Lu Hao shook his head and said, "It's fine. When fate ends, there's nothing to be done. If she has her own path to follow, I can't stand in the way."
"Sigh," Sun Yunzhao shook her head, tucking a stray lock of hair behind her ear. "I didn't expect us both to have such rocky roads in love."
Lu Hao smiled. "It's all right. As long as we're healthy and our families are safe, that's enough."

Just then, they ran into five or six people head-on.
The leader looked fierce, nearly six-foot-three, tattooed sleeves, garish shirt and loafers, sunglasses—an intimidating sight.
Beside him was Wu Jian, who had just been thrown out of Blue Rose by Sister Chu.

"Those are the two," Wu Jian pointed at Lu Hao, speaking viciously.
"These two adulterers betrayed me together, and even my girlfriend wants to help her lover beat me up. Have you ever heard of such a thing?"
"Brother Chen, the money I owe you is all in this woman's hands now. Teach them a lesson for me, and I'll get your money back."

The man called Brother Chen exhaled a puff of smoke. "Oh, so that's how it is. Didn't expect, Little Wu, you'd lose both at the casino and in love."
He spoke as he approached Lu Hao and Sun Yunzhao.

Brother Chen frowned, staring intently down at Lu Hao, who was a head shorter than him. "So, I hear you stole my brother's woman. Is that true?"
Sun Yunzhao quickly stepped in front of Lu Hao. "It's not like he says! He's twisting the truth, playing the victim."

After all, this was a matter between her and her boyfriend. She couldn't let Lu Hao take the blame and be beaten.

Wu Jian pointed at Sun Yunzhao's nose, cursing, "You vile woman, don't talk nonsense! Playing around with men is bad enough, but helping him to mess with me? Like hell I'll swallow this insult!"

Lu Hao frowned. "Wasn't the beating you got earlier enough?"
"I advise you to watch your mouth."

Brother Chen flicked his cigarette to the ground, crushing it under his loafer. "Is that how you talk to my brother? You take someone else's woman and still act so arrogant?"
"People these days have thicker skin than ever."

Lu Hao replied calmly, "This has nothing to do with you. You'd best stay out of it."

Brother Chen sneered, contempt showing on his face. "Did you hear that, boys? He actually said I shouldn't interfere."
"Well, isn't that something."

He looked at Lu Hao as if he were a clown.
To him, Lu Hao's ordinary clothes and delicate appearance suggested no fighting ability.
Brother Chen had at least five or six guys with him, all street toughs, accustomed to brawling. Lu Hao had no chance against them.

He pointed at Lu Hao. "Listen, punk. First, I hate people who owe me gambling debts. Second, I despise those who mess with dirty women. Meeting me today, you're out of luck."

"And," he cast a greedy glance at Sun Yunzhao, then looked at Wu Jian.
"Your girlfriend's pretty cute. If you don't mind, tell her to hang out with me instead. I'm way better than you."
"I'm stronger and last longer, and I don't need her money."

Wu Jian grinned obsequiously. "Anyway, this slut works in a nightclub, so she's not clean. As long as you help teach this guy a lesson, Brother Chen, you can play however you like."

Brother Chen was delighted. With a nod, he signaled his men to act immediately.

In that instant, Lu Hao stepped forward and landed a punch directly on Brother Chen's nose.
Brother Chen felt as if he'd been hit head-on by a car, sent flying backward.