I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 368 The Mouse Meets the Cat

Chapter 368 The Mouse Meets the Cat

Wang Wenzhou feigned surprise and asked, "Ruru, what are you doing here?"

"Um... I've come to call you home for dinner." Liu Rushi deliberately kept her dinner with her friends a secret from Wang Wenzhou; she was too embarrassed to admit it.

"Yoshi!" Wang Wenzhou suddenly said angrily, "Ruru, I can't believe you lied to me! Are you having an affair with some random man? Xiaoqiang, call for help!"

Wang Qiang frowned. What was the young master trying to do? Weren't you just asking for trouble? Wang Qiang didn't know that Wang Wenzhou just wanted to stand on the moral high ground so that Liu Rushi would be too embarrassed to pursue the conversation she had just overheard.

"Wang Wenzhou, stop messing around! Come home with me right now!" Liu Rushi was both amused and exasperated. Her nemesis was trying to cause trouble again. If she didn't catch him and bring him home quickly, she would lose face again today.

"My lord!" Jian Fengyu rushed over with several people.

Wang Wen waved his hand and said coldly, "Come with me to catch some random man!"

"Bang!" Wang Wenzhou kicked the door open, looked around, and saw it was the same group of people from yesterday. He pointed at Chen Zilong and said, "It's him, this bastard, always seducing the madam, beat him!"

Without saying a word, Jian Fengyu led his men and rushed forward, unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks at Chen Zilong.

Hou Fangyu and Mao Xiang wanted to help, but they couldn't withstand the sheer number of Wang Wenzhou's men. If Wang Wenzhou hadn't ordered them to be beaten as well, they would have received a severe beating as well.

"Stop fighting!" Li Xiangjun and the others quickly intervened to break up the fight.

"Stop!" Liu Rushi grabbed Wang Wenzhou's arm to plead with him, but Wang Wenzhou stubbornly refused to listen, cursing and shouting, "Hit him harder!"

Liu Rushi was furious. Smelling the alcohol on her husband, she knew he had drunk too much again.

"Slap!" Liu Ru slapped Wang Wenzhou across the face and said coldly, "Stop! Kneel down!"

"Thump!" Wang Wenzhou immediately knelt down on the ground.

"Stop!" Liu Rushi commanded.

When Jian Fengyu saw that his master was kneeling, he immediately stopped.

Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan were dumbfounded. They had just heard the story of Wang Wenzhou pursuing Liu Rushi and thought it was just Wang Qiang exaggerating. They didn't expect it to be true. Liu Rushi roared, and Wang Wenzhou was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground like a mouse seeing a cat.

"Wang Wenzhou, what are you doing now? Aren't you ashamed?" Liu Rushi was on the verge of tears. She had lost face in front of her friends yesterday, and today this nemesis was acting like a madman, repeatedly calling Chen Zilong a wild man.

Wang Wenzhou clung to Liu Rushi's leg, sobbing, "Rushi, you can't do this! We already have a son, and you're still dating other men! Do you know how heartbroken I am!"

Liu Rushi blushed all the way to her neck. What was that rascal thinking? Was having dinner with friends the same as dating some random man?

Liu Rushi explained, "These are all old friends of mine. You saw them yesterday. Where did this strange man come from?"

"Ruru, you're lying to me! He's not some random guy. You eat with them and don't even bring me along! It's obvious you're having an affair!" Wang Wenzhou's face was covered in snot and tears, looking extremely aggrieved.

"Wang Wenzhou! You're drunk and acting crazy! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll really get angry!" Liu Rushi said coldly.

"Ruru, Ruru, I'm so heartbroken! That little bitch Wen Liandie ran off with another man, Ruru, you can't abandon me! I can't live without you!" Wang Wenzhou cried out, clinging to Liu Rushi's leg with deep affection.

Dong Xiaowan's eyes reddened with emotion. She and Liu Rushi were of similar status, both being top courtesans in brothels. However, her husband, Mao Xiang, dared not marry her. Liu Rushi, on the other hand, not only entered the Xinjian Earl's mansion in a grand sedan chair, but Wang Wenzhou almost divorced his own wife in order to make her his principal wife.

A man, a man of high rank and power, knelt before a woman, crying with snot and tears streaming down his face. "Why isn't he my man?" Dong Xiaowan sighed. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Li Xiangjun, who was also deep in thought with a serious expression.

Liu Rushi's two best friends were filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment towards her.

"Stop fooling around!" Liu Rushi gently stroked Wang Wenzhou's head and said softly, "Don't kneel on the ground, stand up first."

"Hmm!" Wang Wenzhou chuckled inwardly. It seemed he had acted well today; he had let slip a little earlier, and he should be able to get away with it.

"Ruru, Ruru, I can't live without you!" Wang Wenzhou said tenderly, holding Liu Rushi in his arms.

"Did you drink too much again today?" Liu Rushi asked softly.

"I didn't drink much!" Wang Wenzhou replied.

“You rascal! Think about it carefully. I’ve given birth to your son. How could I be involved with other men? These three are my old friends. You were drunk, acted crazy, framed them, and even beat them up. Is that right?” Liu Rushi asked without room for argument.

Like a child who had made a mistake, Wang Wenzhou quickly said, "Ruru, Ruru, I was wrong!"

Li Xiangjun gave Hou Fangyu a meaningful look. "Hou Lang, can you treat me like Wang Wenzhou treated his beloved son? I don't ask you to be like Wang Wenzhou, but at least give me a proper status so I can enter your Hou family."

Birds of a feather flock together; people who become good friends always share some similarities. Dong Xiaowan shared this thought at the time. To Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan, Liu Rushi was like a classmate they hadn't seen for many years after graduation.

Once close friends with similar starting points, after several years apart, they were still struggling, working as construction workers, while Liu Rushi had become the chairwoman of a listed company worth billions. The psychological gap between Li Xiangjun and Liu Rushi was immense.

Liu Rushi complained, "Wang Wenzhou, what's the use of telling me you're wrong? You need to apologize to my friend!"

"Yes, yes!" Wang Wenzhou nodded, then quickly bowed deeply to Chen Zilong and said sincerely, "Brother Chen, please don't be angry. I drank too much, I'm really sorry!"

"It's alright!" Chen Zilong smiled wryly. Wang Wenzhou was really giving him face because of Liu Rushi. He knew that Wang Wenzhou was a notorious madman in the eyes of the officials, a man who would do anything when he went crazy, showing no respect even to the officials. Yet, Wang Wenzhou was completely obedient to Liu Rushi. Although Wang Wenzhou's character wasn't great, Liu Rushi wouldn't suffer any injustice with him.

"Gentlemen!" Wang Wenzhou cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I apologize for making a fool of myself yesterday, and I've made a fool of myself again today. It's all my fault! It's better to meet by chance than to know each other by acquaintance. Let's drink until we drop! Xiao Qiang, tell someone to bring another table of food and wine."

Hou Fangyu disliked Wang Wenzhou. Although he didn't get along with Hou Fangjiang, Wang Wenzhou had just cut off Hou Fangjiang's finger, so he really didn't want to drink with Wang Wenzhou. He quickly said, "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Wang! We've already eaten our fill. We hope to meet again sometime!"

"Brother Hou! You won't forgive me!" Wang Wenzhou quickly bowed and said, "Brother Hou, I'm so sorry! Please do me the honor!"

Li Xiangjun said softly, "My lord, since we have nothing else to do today, let's have a little more."

Since her nemesis had apologized so sincerely, Liu Rushi didn't want him to lose face, so she quickly said, "Brother Hou, I apologize to you again on behalf of my husband. We've been friends for many years, you won't refuse to forgive my husband, will you?"

Having said all that, Hou Fangyu couldn't refuse any longer and had no choice but to sit down.