Chapter 38: Asking for help should be done in the same way as asking for help
There are too many things in life that are beyond one's control, but most of the time they are forced by the situation, so they deserve sympathy and pity, but there are very few people like Tan Xuan who reluctantly agreed to the other party's invitation with a large sum of money, especially his annoyed attitude made Xiao Di and Su Cheng frown. If they didn't need help from others, they would probably beat Tan Xuan up or smash his car.
It was so infuriating, especially when Tan Xuan drove away and abandoned them at the door of the hotel. Xiao Di and Su Cheng both cursed at the taillights of the car, calling the guy a bastard and so unkind, without caring who was unkind first.
Tan Xuan only works until midnight and then goes home. Since he has promised to meet that person, he will not go back on his word. He has to stay in good condition so as not to be ignored. In this respect, he still cares about his image. After all, he does not represent himself, but the people behind him. Even though he has drawn a clear line between himself and those people, he still does not allow himself to discredit those people or that team.
At dawn, Tan Xuan stopped meditating, washed up, changed his clothes and set out from home. There was no other way, this time he was not the only one going to meet the "sponsor". Not only Su Cheng was going, but Xiao Di was also going with him. It was understandable that Su Cheng wanted to go, at least she was a middleman, and although the "agency fee" was deducted, it would not be appropriate without her. But Xiao Di's excuse for going was outrageous, she said she was worried that Tan Xuan would be tempted by the money and do something else, so she wanted to go.
After having breakfast at the entrance of the community, Tan Xuan drove to Jiangzhou International Hotel. He had agreed to meet the two unreasonable women there at 8 o'clock last night. However, Tan Xuan, who was always punctual, drove around the neighborhood today and didn't arrive at the hotel until almost 8:30.
Tan Xuangang walked slowly into the hotel lobby, and Xiao Di and Su Cheng, who had been waiting inside for a long time, immediately surrounded him.
As soon as they met, Xiao Di couldn't help complaining, "Why did you come just now? What time is it?"
Tan Xuan glanced at Xiao Di, then glanced at Su Cheng who didn't dare to speak casually, and said nonchalantly: "Is it too late? I don't think it's too late, you came too early, how can you deserve the appearance fee if you don't put on some airs."
"You're making farfetched arguments." Xiao Di glared at Tan Xuan unhappily.
Tan Xuan's mouth curled up slightly, with a disdainful expression on his face, "I'm not interested in arguing with you. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry, so you should n't be in a hurry either."
At this time, Su Cheng on the side spoke up, "Okay, let's go upstairs. That person just sent me a message asking if we've arrived."
"Let's go."
Su Cheng's attitude was good today, at least in Tan Xuan's opinion. Although she did not become more dignified and beautiful, she was no longer as willful as before, and her voice became soft and gentle, so Tan Xuan did not look at her coldly again.
Su Cheng and the others must have made arrangements in advance, and took Tan Xuan to the elevator and headed straight to the 36th floor where the sponsor of the event was located. The waiter on the floor did not ask any more questions, but took them directly to the door of a guest room and helped them ring the doorbell.
The door was quickly opened, and a young man in pajamas with a tired face opened it. He looked like he had just crawled out of bed, listless and without any energy.
The young man glanced at the person outside the door and asked Su Cheng, "Are you Su Cheng?"
Su Cheng nodded and replied politely: "Yes, I am Su Cheng, we just sent messages."
The man ignored Su Cheng and shifted his gaze to Tan Xuan, "Are you the man in the video?" His eyes were full of suspicion. Although the image in the video was blurry, he did not expect that the "hero" would be a young man much younger than himself. His tone was also full of laziness.
"Yes, it's me." Tan Xuan said expressionlessly. Although he was staring at the other person, he obviously didn't take him seriously.
The man raised his hand to check the time and said with displeasure: "You are so slow. It's already so late. You are so unpunctual."
Tan Xuan snorted and replied coldly: "If this is your attitude, we shouldn't have come."
The man's face suddenly turned ugly. "What do you mean by that? You're late, so what? We agreed to meet at 8 o'clock, and it's almost 9 o'clock now."
"In the past, people would come to me to ask for help. Now you let me come to see you. Do you think you are being polite? Since you knew you had a meeting at eight o'clock, didn't you know to dress neatly in advance?" Tan Xuan said in a dignified manner, his expression full of arrogance. Without his usual courtesy and modesty, he was like a completely different person. Even the two people who came with him couldn't help but look at Tan Xuan in surprise. He was really a stranger today.
"You don't look like you're asking for help. It seems you're not in a hurry. Since you don't like each other, there's no need to continue. Go back and catch up on your sleep. I wish you a good night's sleep without nightmares. Goodbye!"
After saying that, Tan Xuan didn't even give the man a chance to explain and just turned around and left.
Everyone inside and outside the door was stunned. The waiter saw that something was wrong and quickly dodged away quietly. Su Cheng and Xiao Di did not expect that Tan Xuan would leave in anger as soon as he met that man. They stood there in a daze and forgot to stop him. The person inside the door was even more dumbfounded. It took him a long time to react, then he ran out to chase him, not caring that he lost his slippers halfway.
"Sir, please stay..."
Unfortunately, Tan Xuan left as soon as he said he would, with no intention of staying. Fortunately, the elevator going downstairs was not on the 36th floor at that time, and the young man finally caught up with Tan Xuan at the elevator entrance.
"Can you tell that I'm having a nightmare?" the young man asked excitedly, his tiredness completely covered up by the excitement.
Tan Xuan said expressionlessly, "Your eye sockets are sunken, your eyes are dull, your face is dark and dark, and there are dark spots on your face. Do you dare to say that you sleep well?" As he spoke, Tan Xuan's face revealed an unconcealed look of disdain, "Is this one of the reasons why you asked me to come? I tell you, don't think that you will feel uncomfortable if you don't sleep well. Your nightmare is just the beginning."
At this time, the elevator arrived. Tan Xuan turned around and was about to get in, but the young man grabbed Tan Xuan's arm.
"Master, I am wrong. I was negligent. Please don't blame me." The young man's attitude suddenly changed.
Tan Xuan's face suddenly darkened, and he shouted coldly: "Let go!"
The young man did not let go and continued to beg, "Master, please help me."
"Let go!" Tan Xuan repeated, staring into the other person's eyes, with anger in his eyes.
The young man was startled by Tan Xuan's eyes and quickly let go of his hand, but still pleaded: "Please don't be angry, I really didn't mean it, I was negligent for not greeting you well, I sent my clothes for washing and I haven't got them back yet, I really didn't mean it..."
At this time, Xiao Di and Su Cheng also came over. Xiao Di advised Tan Xuan: "Tan Xuan, since you are here, why not listen to him about his situation? You see, he sounds pitiful."
Tan Xuan snorted, "There must be something hateful about pitiful people."
"Calm down, let's go to the room." Seeing that Tan Xuan's attitude had softened a little, the young man quickly spoke in a nice way.
After repeated persuasion from Xiao Di and Su Cheng, Tan Xuan finally agreed reluctantly, "You can listen, but I may not help you, and I'm not listening for nothing."
"I know. I have already prepared the travel expenses. Someone will deliver it to you in a moment."
Tan Xuan was invited back to the guest room. After entering the room, Tan Xuan realized that this person was indeed a wealthy man. This was not an ordinary suite, but an executive suite, with a living room and a study room, and the decoration was luxurious and grand. It was obvious that it was not a place that ordinary people could afford to live in. It was obviously late, but the curtains were still drawn tightly, and the room was illuminated by dazzling lights, and every room had lights on.
After a brief introduction, Tan Xuan learned that the "sponsor" of the event was called Yang Junwen. His family was in real estate business with assets all over the country. He was in charge of the business in Jiangzhou. He was an out-and-out rich second-generation, but this rich second-generation was doing rather miserably now. He originally had a place to live in Jiangzhou, but ended up having no home to return to.
"Tell me, you used threats and bribes to get me here, what's going on?" Tan Xuan asked straight to the point. He was not interested in listening to Yang Junwen introduce his family background. If his family was really that powerful, why did he ask him to come here? All that was nonsense to him. Only Su Cheng and Xiao Di looked a little strange after hearing each other's identities.
Yang Junwen's expression instantly became depressed, and he said, "Master Tan, I had no choice but to ask you to come forward by threatening Miss Su."
As he spoke, Yang Junwen bowed deeply to Su Cheng, "Miss Su, I'm sorry. I had no choice but to threaten you yesterday."
Su Cheng was very flustered by Yang Junwen's actions. He dodged and waved his hands, "It's okay, it won't be that serious."
After Yang Junwen and Su Cheng admitted their mistakes, they looked at Tan Xuan again. "Master Tan, to be honest, I have met some people who think they are masters before, but most of them are just in name only and have no real skills. It was not until the Dishengge program was broadcast that I learned about your existence, so I joined the group and proposed this event. I just haven't met you, and I don't know if you are really like the one in the video, so I asked to meet you."
"Then what do you mean by giving me 20,000 yuan at the beginning ?" Tan Xuan asked with a sneer. He has been in this state since he entered the room. He always gives people an unattainable posture. The tone of his voice is even colder, as if the other party owed him money. Although the other party seemed to really owe him money, it was just an seeming.
'Excuse me, that was just a way for me to test your abilities.'
"You're testing me to see if I understand the market situation, right?" Tan Xuan continued to ask, his expression full of disdain.
Yang Junwen shook his head and explained, "No, I was just testing it based on my past experience. If someone is really capable, they won't even look at the 20,000 yuan. Anyone who easily agrees to it must be a liar."
Su Cheng and Xiao Di looked at each other silently, speechless. It turned out to be just as Tan Xuan said, if it was less, the value would not be apparent, and masters all charged high fees.
"You can easily see my situation, you must be an expert, so please help me." Yang Junwen bowed deeply to Tan Xuan, "I didn't come to visit you, it was my inconsiderateness, please help me."
Tan Xuan waved his hand, "If you have something to say, just say it. Don't use all this nonsense. I need to know the situation first before I can help you. Besides, I'm not helping you just because you're being polite. I won't ask for less money than you deserve. Tell me about your situation."
"I met a ghost..."
