Chapter 126: The Patron's Ominous Foreboding

  Li Ziqi has been harboring a deep grudge against Zhao Tiezhu since the last time he was taught a lesson by him. However, his father Li Gang received some information from somewhere and ordered him not to be an enemy of Zhao Tiezhu, which made Li Ziqi even more depressed. He didn't dare disobey his father's orders, so he could only endure Zhao Tiezhu's arrogance. But Li Ziqi really liked Su Yanni, so since the hard approach wouldn't work, he decided to try a softer one. Every day, he would show concern for Su Yanni and pushed away all the activities with his friends who were involved in ambiguous or romantic relationships with women, not wanting to have any contact with them, all in order to leave a good impression on Su Yanni.

  Su Yanni also saw Li Ziqi's behavior, but as the saying goes, first impressions are important. If Li Ziqi hadn't acted that way at the beginning, Su Yanni might not have known Zhao Tiezhu yet, and she might have been moved by him. However, Li Ziqi's previous behavior had already made Su Yanni extremely disgusted with him. Now that he has changed his ways, it only makes Su Yanni's disgust for him less strong, to say nothing of the fact that Su Yanni's heart is now mostly occupied with Zhao Tiezhu.

  Li Ziqi only made that fancy move after seeing Su Yanni arrive, but as soon as he saw Zhao Tiezhu beside her, Li Ziqi felt a pang of bitterness. What are you doing here if you're not a cop or a security guard? Are you just here to slack off and not earn money?

  Zhao Tiezhu doesn't really work to earn money, just collects some rent and has Iron Hand taking care of the business. This way, the money is basically endless. Once he unifies the power at FJ University, the profits will increase exponentially. At that time, buying two fried dough sticks at once, eating one and throwing away one; buying two bowls of soy milk at once, drinking one like plain water; buying two computers at once, using one for writing and one for watching videos (this is my ideal, courtesy of Old Shi). How leisurely would that be?

  Li Ziqi threw the basketball to a teammate beside him and walked directly to Su Yanni's side, saying "I'm really glad you could come, go sit over there."

  Su Yanni nodded and beckoned to Zhao Tiezhu, who followed her like a little brother, walking quietly behind her. What's strange is that Zhao Tiezhu and Li Ziqi treated each other as if they were invisible, neither of them looked at the other.

  "This kid is still bothering you?" Zhao Tiezhu asked after they sat down.

  "Yes, sister, I was born with a beautiful appearance and infinite charm, what can I do? How about you, are you jealous?" Su Yanni stared at Zhao Tiezhu's face and asked with a smile.

  "Cut it out, I'm going to eat vinegar? You don't know how many girls in school like me, they can line up from the classroom all the way to the school gate." Zhao Tiezhu said disdainfully.

  Su Yan Ni looked at Zhao Tiezhu with disdain, and Zhao Tiezhu's face turned red. "Okay, not that many, but there are a few." Zhao Tiezhu changed his words, feeling flustered under her gaze.

  "Whatever." Su Yanni hummed and didn't look at Zhao Tiezhu.

  Zhao Tiezhu is rarely called a coward, he is a high-ranking master of the Dragon List, a member of the Special Operations Department of the National Security Bureau, a major general, and also the behind-the-scenes boss of the Iron Hand Gang. How can he be a coward? Zhao Tiezhu felt it was necessary to let Su Yanni see what a real man is like. He also hummed a tune, stood up, "Let you see brother's charm."

  Su Yanni looked at Zhao Tiezhu with curiosity, only to see Zhao Tiezhu shake his head and walk in front of a woman wearing a military uniform. His face was heavy, and he said something that made the woman's face turn red instantly. With a swift kick, Zhao Tiezhu retreated in disarray. The female soldier seemed to want to chase after him but was held back by someone beside her, and she could only glare at Zhao Tiezhu with all her might.

  "Is this your charm?" Su Yanni laughed with her head thrown back. Zhao Tiezhu sat down beside Su Yanni, his face full of helplessness.

  "What...what did you say to her?" Su Yanni asked with a smile.

  "No, I learned it from people on TV."

  "What did you say?"

  "Benefactor, I see an ominous sign on your head."

  "If it were up to me, I'd just shoot you dead right now." Su Yanni said, wiping away the tears she had laughed out.

  "It's not like that on TV." Zhao Tiezhu shrugged, "She has no sense of humor."

  "Alright." Su Yanni rolled her eyes.

  Before long, there were more and more people in the basketball court, and there were even thousands of people.

  "I say, are all the staff in your country so idle? It's not a holiday today, aren't they supposed to be working?" Zhao Tiezhu pointed at the people in the distance and asked.

  "There are always some people who don't need to go to work." Su Yanni said with a mysterious face, "Haven't you watched TV lately? Many officials' children, they are directly assigned positions and don't need to go to work. Look at those people over there, many of them are like that, and a lot of them came with their families, or were brought by friends, or from other departments... look over there, that's the tax bureau, and that one is the water conservancy department."

  Zhao Tiezhu was speechless. No wonder so many people want to be civil servants, with a decent income and not much work to do, only fools wouldn't take the job.

  At this time, a slightly balding man walked in from the doorway, wearing a basketball uniform, with an air of majesty and momentum about him.

  "That's Minister Chen of the Ministry of Armed Forces." Su Yanni said in a low voice.

  Not long after Director Chen came in, Li Gang also appeared, wearing a basketball uniform. It seems that he also plans to play today.

  "Are you leaders also going up to fight?" Zhao Tiezhu asked.

  "Just go through the motions, and you can report it the next day. The police chief is leading by example, responding to the national call to strengthen the people's physique." Su Yanni said with disdain.

  The whistle blew to start the game, and both Director Chen and Li Gang were on the court. Their faces were set with determination, and their bodies exuded a bold and fearless spirit. The surrounding journalists quickly took out their cameras to capture this historic moment in photos. After the journalists left, the two leaders paused for a brief moment before stepping down from the court, laughing and joking around. Who has ever seen leaders play a ball game with their subordinates? Leaders have to maintain a certain image, after all. The two men pretended to wipe away non-existent sweat from their brows, and this scene was once again captured by the clever journalists, serving as proof of the two leaders' willingness to lead by example.

  In a harmonious and intense atmosphere, the basketball match between FJ police system and armed department officially started.

  The police team launched the first attack, and Li Ziqi's basketball skills were not bad at all. After blocking and intercepting, he pulled out a space, made contact with the jump shot, scored, and was surrounded by cheers. However, Li Ziqi directly looked towards Su Yanni's side and clenched his fist to wave his hand.

  Zhao Tiezhu suddenly felt a bit unwell, stood up abruptly and also smiled as he waved his hand at Li Ziqi, making those who didn't know what was going on think that Li Ziqi had just waved at Zhao Tiezhu.

  Li Ziqi's face changed slightly and she ran back to defend in the backcourt.

  "When others wave at me, what should I respond with?" Su Yanni asked with a smile.

  "Huh? I thought he was waving at me, didn't I beat him up last time? I was wondering if he was provoking me." Zhao Tiezhu's face was full of surprise.

  "Cut, pack, and then pack again." Su Yanni's mouth was disdainful, but her heart had a hint of sweetness. It seemed that this rascal still cared about me after all?