Night had deepened, and the Rolls-Royce cruised along the road, with Lin Fan driving Liu Mengjie back to Lijing District.

Liu Mengjie felt joyful at this moment; the bustling concert had ended, leaving just her and Lin Fan together. Compared to the lively concert, she preferred this moment. In fact, she had invited Lin Fan to come along tonight for this moment after the concert.

"Sister Mengjie, are you hungry? Do you want to get a late-night snack before heading back?" Lin Fan asked with a smile.

Liu Mengjie replied, "I'm not hungry, are you?"

To be honest, Liu Mengjie was a bit hungry. She hadn't eaten much in order to attend the concert tonight, but at this moment she just wanted to quickly return home with Lin Fan, so she said she wasn't hungry.

Lin Fan nodded, "Hungry."

Liu Mengjie had no choice but to say, "Alright, then let's grab a bite to eat."

Lin Fan laughed, "No need, with you here, who needs food? Haven't you heard of 'feasting with your eyes'?"

Liu Mengjie realized that Lin Fan was teasing her, her face flushed, "You're bad."

Lin Fan laughed heartily, and accelerated the car a bit; he also wanted to get Liu Mengjie home as soon as possible.

Just then, a phone call came through, Lin Fan glanced at it, and it turned out to be Wang Xiangqian calling.

This late at night, why was Wang Xiangqian calling him? Could it be Ning Xiaoyue was in trouble? Basically, whenever Wang Xiangqian called him, it was usually due to Ning Xiaoyue.

Lin Fan answered the call, "Old Wang, what's up, this late at night?"

Wang Xiangqian said on the other end, "Brother Fan, sorry to bother you, do you have time now? I'm having a late-night snack, and got into an argument with someone. Now they've blocked me, and I can't leave."

Lin Fan asked, "Where are you?"

Wang Xiangqian replied, "Xingyun Restaurant."

Lin Fan said, "Alright, hang tight, I'm coming over now."

Liu Mengjie knew nothing good was happening when Lin Fan said he was going over now. After Lin Fan ended the call, she asked, "What happened?"

Lin Fan said, "It's an old friend of mine who ran into some trouble; I'm going over to check out the situation. We're not far from Lijing District, shall I drop you home first?"

Liu Mengjie wasn't willing; what if Lin Fan didn't come back after going home first? She decided to stick close to Lin Fan tonight.

"No problem, I'll go with you." Liu Mengjie said.

Lin Fan didn't object, and drove the car over to Xingyun Restaurant.

Xingyun Restaurant is actually just a big food stall, specializing in late-night snacks.

Tonight, Wang Xiangqian brought several colleagues here for a late-night snack, and ended up getting into a conflict with someone. The other party blocked the door, preventing Wang Xiangqian from leaving, claiming they were going to call someone to teach him a lesson.

Wang Xiangqian was a bit panicked; he didn't know who to call for help. His first thought was Lin Fan. Wang Xiangqian was a small-time businessman with a simple social network. If it weren't for Ning Xiaoyue becoming popular, he'd just be a bankrupt small businessman.

Fortunately, Lin Fan invested twenty million in his company, and Ning Xiaoyue suddenly became famous, allowing his company to survive. But he himself still didn't have much power, so when bullied, he had no one else to turn to but Lin Fan.

Lin Fan was his childhood buddy; he was very lucky to have someone he could call in trouble. Lin Fan helped him solve quite a few problems, and whenever Ning Xiaoyue ran into issues, it was always Lin Fan who stepped in to solve them. As a boss, when there's nothing, it's fine, but once something happens, he's basically helpless.

Fortunately, he wasn't someone who liked to stir up trouble, managed his company by the book, and could handle basic operations, so Lin Fan had nothing much to say. Lin Fan was a tolerant person, capable of accepting others' mediocrity.

He's now the largest shareholder of Wenyue, so whenever Ning Xiaoyue has a problem that Wang Xiangqian can't solve, it's necessary for him to step in; like the recent time when Ning Xiaoyue was forcibly taken to Hang City by Liu Jinwei, with Wang Xiangqian unable to demand Liu Jinwei hand her over, it had to be Lin Fan to handle it.

Tonight, Wang Xiangqian sought Lin Fan's help, yet he got himself into a mess; this scenario wasn't often seen.

Since Xingyun Restaurant isn't far, Lin Fan agreed to come over and check out the situation.

Before Lin Fan could arrive, the people from the opposing side in the conflict with Wang Xiangqian arrived first; two shirtless men showed up, looking fierce and clearly not to be messed with.

The one in conflict with Wang Xiangqian was a skinny guy, who blocked the door, not allowing Wang Xiangqian to leave, and even called someone over.

The restaurant owner tried to mediate, but the skinny guy wouldn't give him face, insisting on teaching Wang Xiangqian a lesson.

"What's going on?" asked the two shirtless guys.

The skinny guy explained, "Here's what happened, my girlfriend and I just got off night shift and came for a late-night snack."

Beside them sat a very unattractive woman, with a crooked mouth, wearing factory clothing, this was the girlfriend of the skinny guy.

The shirtless guy snapped angrily, "Got it, someone harassed my sister-in-law, right? Which lowlife dared to do that, get over here and accept your fate!"

The skinny guy sweated, "No, it's not related to Yu Feng."

With a girlfriend like his, it was impossible for someone to harass her. He felt ashamed himself, and if he weren't so incompetent, he wouldn't have found such a difficult-to-look-at girlfriend. Nowadays, with more men than women, many are bachelors, and someone like him, earning a few thousand monthly, with no house or car, having a girlfriend wasn't bad.

The shirtless guy sighed, "It wasn't harassment, so what's the deal?"

The skinny guy replied, "Well, this restaurant was playing a football match on TV. The super league is starting soon, tonight was a warm-up between the Yecheng Team and the Jiang City Team. You know I'm from Yecheng, so I definitely support the Yecheng Team. Then this guy started talking trash about the Yecheng Team; could I just stand by? I asked him to apologize, but he refused, which led to the argument!"

As he explained, the skinny guy pointed at a table where Wang Xiangqian and a few colleagues sat.

The shirtless guys broke into a cold sweat, "Damn, thought it was a big deal!"

This petty squabble seemed quite trivial.

But since the brother called them over, they couldn't just ignore it.

So, the two shirtless guys turned to Wang Xiangqian and said, "Buddy, trash-talking someone's hometown team in front of others is not cool. Give my brother an apology, and this thing will be over."

Wang Xiangqian replied, "If I were slandering or talking trash, I'd definitely apologize, but I was just giving an objective assessment. Is that not okay? I don't think there's a need to apologize!"

Wang Xiangqian was also a man of principle; he felt he was not in the wrong and wouldn't compromise. But the other side was ready to bring people over for a lesson, which made Wang Xiangqian anxious.

As it turns out, Wang Xiangqian was also a football fan. During the late-night snack, he noticed the match and started chatting about it with colleagues, commenting on the Yecheng Team's performance.

"This Yecheng Team, they really aren't good, and tonight, they'll likely lose by more than three goals," Wang Xiangqian assessed. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

No sooner did he speak, the Yecheng Team conceded a goal.

Wang Xiangqian smiled smugly, "See, I told you."

Who knew that his comment would be overheard by the skinny guy next door. As someone from Yecheng and a fan of the Yecheng Team, the skinny guy was immediately displeased.