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Li Xiaoyao liked the bar the first time he came here.

He was not a man to take something by force, so he planned to buy it with money.

According to his estimation, the price of the bar was probably around two million.

Because the land on which the bar sat was leased, not purchased, otherwise the land alone would have been worth more than that price.

When Mr. Huo heard Li Xiaoyao's words, the smile on his face vanished immediately, and he put down his wine glass, saying, "Mr. Li is surely joking."

Li Xiaoyao's tone was neither light nor heavy as he spoke, "Do I look like I'm joking with you? Mr. Huo, name your price. If you don't, then I will set it myself."

Whether Mr. Huo was willing to sell or not, Li Xiaoyao was going to buy the bar. Although he would not take by force, if Mr. Huo did not recognize what was good for him, Li Xiaoyao might well have to engage in a forced purchase.

Mr. Huo's face turned unpleasant as he looked at Li Xiaoyao and asked, "Mr. Li, which 'path' do you walk in?"

Li Xiaoyao laughed slightly, the man was probing his strength. He replied, "Currently, I am involved in San Tiao Alley, and starting from now, San Tiao Alley will be under the name Li."

"Mr. Li speaks big!" Mr. Huo said with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

Li Xiaoyao's eyes narrowed, emitting a cold aura, but before he could speak, his phone on the coffee table suddenly vibrated. It was a call from Zhang Meng.

Li Xiaoyao picked up the phone and said, "Mr. Huo, take your time to think, I need to take this call."

Li Xiaoyao walked to the side and answered the phone, "Hello, Meng Meng, what's up?"

It was the time when people got off work. Zhang Meng was leaving Ling City tonight, but she hadn't told anyone about it. She had one thing to do before leaving, and this matter was related to Li Xiaoyao.

"Xiaoyao brother, can you pick me up after work?" Zhang Meng's voice was shy and somewhat tired.

Li Xiaoyao guessed that something must have happened to Zhang Meng, but since the girl was not willing to say, there was nothing he could do. However, now she had called him to pick her up after work, which likely meant she was ready to reveal her troubles to him.

Li Xiaoyao said, "Wait for me at the company, I'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, Li Xiaoyao returned and said to Zhao Ge and Zhuo Li, among others, "I've got something to deal with, so I'll head off first. Drink slowly, and call me if you need anything. We'll all rest at the hotel where we ate lunch; I've already arranged everything."

After speaking, Li Xiaoyao walked up to Mr. Huo and said, "Mr. Huo, you have one evening to think it over carefully."

Li Xiaoyao turned to leave when Mr. Huo suddenly asked, "Mr. Li, may I know your name?"

"Li Xiaoyao." Li Xiaoyao gave Mr. Huo a cold smile, knowing the man would definitely check his background thoroughly tonight.

However, Li Xiaoyao was not at all concerned. Even if Mr. Huo turned him upside down and inside out for inspection, Li Xiaoyao was still determined to take down the bar named Chaos and Beauty.

Li Xiaoyao parked the company's Mercedes in the hotel parking lot; he then took a taxi there and drove the Mercedes directly downstairs to the company.

When Li Xiaoyao arrived at the company, Zhang Meng had just come out of the building.

Zhang Meng was wearing a denim miniskirt today with a pure white one-shoulder chiffon blouse. The semi-transparent chiffon blouse looked very cool and refreshing.

Sitting in the car, Li Xiaoyao looked through the glass with interest at Zhang Meng, who was dressed innocently today. After taking a good look, Li Xiaoyao rolled down the window and called out to her, "Meng Meng, this way."

Zhang Meng looked at Li Xiaoyao in the car, surprised, and asked, "Xiaoyao brother, did you buy a car?"

Li Xiaoyao replied with a smile, "It's the company car, get in first."

Zhang Meng got into the car, and Li Xiaoyao asked, "Where do you live?"

Zhang Meng gave him an address, and Li Xiaoyao pressed the accelerator; the car drove off.

"Xiaoyao brother, you're driving the company's car. Director Lan will be angry if he finds out," Zhang Meng said with some concern.

Li Xiaoyao said, "Director Lan has gone on a business trip, it's fine."

Zhang Meng turned her head and sneakily looked at Li Xiaoyao, not knowing what to say for a while.

Li Xiaoyao knew she must have something on her mind, but he didn't know how to broach the subject.

Zhang Meng suddenly asked, "Xiaoyao brother, do you have any plans tonight?"

"No," Li Xiaoyao took out his phone and quickly sent a text message to Tang Tiantian, telling her he had social obligations that evening and would return very late.

Zhang Meng must have had something on her mind, otherwise, she wouldn't have called him over at this time. Li Xiaoyao was very fond of this girl, so he didn't want her to be upset over anything. Let alone the fact that he was free now, even if he had been busy, he would have certainly canceled his plans to comfort Zhang Meng.

Zhang Meng joyously said, "Then I'll cook dinner for you tonight, is that okay?"

"Okay," Li Xiaoyao replied.

Li Xiaoyao drove to the supermarket, parked the car, and they both went inside to buy groceries. Throughout the supermarket visit, Zhang Meng clenched Li Xiaoyao's arm, and from a distance, the two of them looked just like a couple.

Half an hour later, Li Xiaoyao left the supermarket with a big bag of groceries in his left hand and his right arm around Zhang Meng.

Zhang Meng herself didn't know what was happening, but suddenly she became extremely clingy to Li Xiaoyao, almost as if she wanted to melt into his body.

At first, Li Xiaoyao tried to push her away now and then, while also saying things about how men and women should not get too intimately close. However, Zhang Meng simply didn't listen, no matter what Li Xiaoyao said.

When they got into the car, Li Xiaoyao helplessly said, "Meng Meng, if you don't let go, I won't be able to drive."

Only then did Zhang Meng reluctantly release Xiaoyao's arm.

Ten minutes later, the car stopped in the residential area where Zhang Meng lived, an extremely ordinary old neighborhood without security guards or gatekeepers.

Zhang Meng lived on the top floor of one of the buildings. By the time they climbed up to the sixth floor, she was slightly out of breath.

Li Xiaoyao asked, "How much is the rent here per month?"

As Zhang Meng used her keys to open the door, she replied, "Thirteen hundred."

Zhang Meng's salary was six thousand yuan a month, which could amount to eight to nine thousand with bonuses for perfect attendance. This salary wasn't low in Ling City, but if you deducted rent and monthly living expenses, there wasn't much left.

Moreover, Li Xiaoyao didn't know much about Zhang Meng's family situation or whether she had to send money home every month.

Upon entering the room, Li Xiaoyao couldn't help but be impressed.

Although the exterior of the house was old and dilapidated, the inside was exceptionally clean, offering a breath of fresh air.

Zhang Meng pushed Li Xiaoyao towards the sofa in the living room and said, "Xiaoyao brother, sit and rest for a while. I'll go pour you a glass of water."

Li Xiaoyao knew Zhang Meng wasn't in a good mood today, so he went along with whatever she wanted.

After Zhang Meng walked into the kitchen, she took out a glass and then retrieved a bottle of medicine from her bag, opened the bottle, and poured a white pill into the cup.

As Zhang Meng did this, there was a hint of hesitation in her eyes, but it quickly turned into unwavering determination.