Chapter 1674: Chapter 1674

Qi Tianlong listened to a bellyful of stories and legends and drank quite a bit, but he wasn’t drunk; instead, he was even more clear-headed. These legends sounded unreal, yet they indeed happened in Mile City. Each one was related to the Li family, and then the Li family was fine while the other party was unlucky, which explained a lot.

Taking another look at Ye Yunzhu, he still found her charming, and even more charming.

Speaking of which, although Qi Tianlong’s character wasn’t great, he was still just a student, having just graduated not long ago, carrying a bit of student air, that is, an immature spirit. The more he heard people say how Li family shouldn’t be provoked and how strong they were, and how Mayor Ye might likely be the Patriarch of the Li family’s forbidden lust, the more Qi Tianlong wanted her.

Just like how he wanted Xu Shanshan yesterday, the more she ignored him, the more he wanted her. Once this thought arose, it was unstoppable.

Fueled by alcohol, Qi Tianlong cursed in his heart, cursing Li Yifei, cursing that Patriarch of the Li family because according to these businessmen, the Patriarch rarely appeared, but the most rumored thing about him was his lechery. He was truly lecherous, creating a large area in Mile City, forming a city within a city filled with villas, luxury cars everywhere, and countless beauties.

Qi Tianlong instinctively thought the Patriarch must be some seventy or eighty-year-old guy. Damn him for being so old yet still playing around with women—truly despicable.

Thinking about such an old guy possibly pressing on the clear and elegant Mayor Ye, Qi Tianlong felt like grabbing a bottle and hitting someone. Then he felt like he was that dragon-slaying youth; he should lift his dragon-slaying blade, rush into the forest, and slay demons all the way, eventually reaching the Dragon Cave to battle the evil dragon hundreds or thousands of times over a few days, finally slaying the evil dragon, and then... he would win over the beauty.

There’s another version of the dragon-slaying story, which is—after the youth slays the evil dragon, he possesses the dragon’s treasure and the beauty, then the youth becomes the new evil dragon.

This was Qi Tianlong’s burning ambition at this moment. Then he ignored his newly met ’friend’s advice and went over to Ye Yunzhu, sat down, handed her a glass of juice, squeezed out an enthusiastic smile, and said, "Mayor Ye, have some juice to sober up."

Ye Yunzhu lifted her head, looked at Qi Tianlong, smiled, and politely said thanks. Qi Tianlong nodded appreciatively and said, "You’re welcome. I just returned to Mile City and am not very familiar with things. If Mayor Ye isn’t busy, could you help answer a few questions?"

"Please ask," Ye Yunzhu sat up straight.

Qi Tianlong asked the prepared questions about investing to build factories, about the procedures and contract approvals, about the flow of funds, about government policy issues.

One by one, Ye Yunzhu didn’t take long to think and answered very thoroughly—organized, clear, without any pauses. This made Qi Tianlong secretly admire her, thinking this woman truly didn’t rely on her looks to climb high positions but indeed had skills. The things he asked, even an ordinary mayor might not be able to answer, let alone such smooth responses.

The two sat together, and Qi Tianlong deliberately twisted, making them appear particularly close to outsiders. Those businessmen also subtly raised their brows, thinking Qi Tianlong is quite capable to interest the famously prideful beauty, Ye Yunzhu.

Unfortunately, he was simply reckless, daring to provoke Ye Yunzhu. Fearlessly, some businessmen thought scornfully. The rıghtful source is 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵

Meanwhile, Qi Tianlong was oblivious, thinking he was successful, having taken the first step, followed by the second, and maybe even more.

Some also thought, what if he succeeded in pursuing Ye Yunzhu? Not mentioning her own skills and status, the influential Ye family behind her is enough to make many people envious. If it truly materialized, their status would naturally rise.

It was all just idle fantasy. After Ye Yunzhu answered Qi Tianlong’s questions, she said nothing more, which left Qi Tianlong, who had prepared to say a lot, feeling stifled. But when Ye Yunzhu said she was tired and wanted to rest, he couldn’t persist, so he suggested driving Ye Yunzhu home, claiming it wasn’t inconvenient at all and his driver was waiting downstairs.

Of course, Ye Yunzhu refused. Even if Li Yifei didn’t come to pick her up, it’s impossible for Ye Yunzhu to take a stranger’s car home. Imagine what that would be like—the news tomorrow would be intolerable.

Qi Tianlong didn’t give up; he just temporarily held off. When the banquet concluded soon, he planned to bring the car directly to Ye Yunzhu in front of so many people and see how she would refuse. Thinking this, he secretly messaged his driver, instructing him to park at the hotel entrance, even if it cost some money to temporarily stop there.

As for the Li family, to hell with the Li family. The old man still wanted to compete for women with him; not to mention anything else, just in terms of performance, he was a hundred times better than the old man! Qi Tianlong thought viciously, and at this time, Xu Shanshan was temporarily forgotten. This woman refused to go with him, so he didn’t care.

If Xu Shanshan actively pursued him, he wouldn’t mind playing along; if she was skillful and sufficiently flirtatious, he wouldn’t mind holding onto her long-term...

These were all Qi Tianlong’s fantasies, thanks to his imagination.

Li Yifei had dinner at home, worked on some other things, and then calculated the time, drove out, and parked at the hotel downstairs. Today he drove a Knight Fifteen, a car shipped from Dubai. In this country, there were probably only this one or a few. It belongs to the kind you might not necessarily buy even if you had money, let alone if you’re broke. Even if you could get the car, the fuel consumption would be unbearable; it practically drinks oil.

But indeed it was eye-catching; driving on the road, even at night, many people glanced over, some even took out their phones and started filming. None had seen such a fierce off-road vehicle before; this thing looked like a military vehicle, while something like a Hummer seemed like a toy compared to it, akin to Dwayne Johnson standing next to Shaquille O’Neal; they weren’t in the same league.

And at this moment, Li Yifei’s car was parked at the hotel entrance; several security guards didn’t dare come over to stop him. Only one approached, knocked on Li Yifei’s window, and very politely asked, "Hello, sir, are you waiting for someone or dining here?"

"Waiting for someone, sorry for the trouble." Li Yifei handed over a bill, and the security guard quickly shook his head, saying, "Sir, you just wait, no need for that."

"Haha, then thank you." Li Yifei shook his head, smiling without insisting on giving the money.