The group entered the Hundred Steps Club together. Seeing Chen Nuo's attire, Li Shuangquan intentionally walked over, making no effort to hide the utter disdain written all over his face.
"Brother Chen, I heard you've already married Yurou. First of all, congratulations. Bringing you two here to hang out today is just a chance to unwind. What do you think?"
Huo Xiaoyu chuckled softly, "If you ask me, Young Master Li is the only one with any real taste. Unlike certain people—Yurou gave him money to buy a car, but he just hoards it and doesn't dare spend a dime. Isn't that just a miser? How embarrassing."
Jiang Yurou said softly, "Xiaoyu, stop it."
Huo Xiaoyu sighed, then abruptly changed her tune, turning to Li Shuangquan. "I heard that a high-end place like the Hundred Steps Club is completely off-limits without a diamond membership. Young Master Li, you really are something else, actually being able to bring us to a place like this."
A wave of panic washed over Li Shuangquan. He was only using his father's membership card; he didn't own anything of the sort himself. Even his father's diamond membership had been pulled off through heavy favors and a huge sum of money, and once this month ended, it couldn't be renewed next month.
"Oh, please, this is just pocket change, nothing worth mentioning. As long as Yurou is happy, that's all that matters. The rest is just passing clouds.Zhang Yunhai chimed in, "Young Master Li has been meticulously preparing ever since the day he returned from abroad, all so he could see Miss Yurou again and pick up where they left off. What a shame..."
Zhang Yunhai shook his head with a sigh. From the moment Chen Nuo stepped out of the car, he had realized that this guy was probably just an ordinary nobody—the kind of person who would vanish into a crowd without a trace.
Nobody would spare a second glance at someone like that on the street.
With a background like that, how on earth did he dare cozy up to the Jiang Family of Qingcheng?
Not only that, he had even married the very girl Zhang Yunhai had always wanted for himself. To him, this was nothing short of an insult!
Huo Xiaoyu chimed in to play along. "Young Master Li understands romance and flair. Unlike certain people who only know how to fish for sympathy and nothing else. How pathetic."
Li Shuangquan smiled. "Don't put it that way. Since we're here, we're brothers. If there's anything lacking in my hospitality, Brother Chen, please bear with me."
He hadn't taken Chen Nuo seriously at all. Without power or influence, someone who only knew how to cling to the powerful was bound to end up with a shattered dream. As a man, Li Shuangquan didn't even consider someone like Chen Nuo an opponent.
Li Shuangquan turned to Jiang Yurou and said, "Yurou, didn't you say before that you wanted to come here and play but never had the chance? Let's have some fun today and show you what hitting the bullseye from a hundred steps is all about."
While studying abroad, he had won third place in the archery competition at his college.
Seeing that Jiang Yurou was distracted, Li Shuangquan continued, "Don't worry, Yurou. I'll figure something out about the fifty million your company owes to the Royal Guild. Let's just have a good time today, okay?"
Jiang Yurou nodded. The Jiang Group had run into cash flow problems in recent years, leaving a fifty-million shortfall. If no one could plug that hole, the company risked being acquired.
By then, three generations of the Jiang Family's hard work would go down the drain.
"Thank you, Young Master Li."
As for the group's acting skills, Chen Nuo was very tempted to give them a huge thumbs-up.
Just as the five of them walked into the club, Wang Shengli, who had been dozing off, glanced sideways and caught sight of that familiar figure. In the next second, every hair on his body stood on end.
An indescribable terror washed over him.
The room was blasted with air conditioning, yet cold sweat poured down him like rain.
That fear didn't come from the outside world; it came from deep within his soul—the kind of terror deeply branded into one's very being.
"Why is he here?! No, wait."
Wang Shengli slapped himself across the face. "How could I refer to the Pluto Lord like that? Such utter disrespect! If the Pluto Lord heard me, wouldn't he twist my head off and use it as a soccer ball?"
The Pluto Lord, who had never once shown his face in Daxia Country, had actually appeared in his own club!
What an incredible honor!
If he could manage to attach himself to the Pluto Lord, he could practically walk sideways across Daxia Country for the rest of his life.
Downstairs, Chen Nuo naturally noticed Wang Shengli on the second floor. Watching Wang Shengli's frantic, dancing motions, Chen Nuo couldn't help but sigh.
Three years ago in the Black Triangle, this kid had poached a military leader's woman and spent three whole months running for his life from assassins. If he hadn't fled out to sea to Pluto Palace, he probably would have been strung up straight from a flagpole.
When it came to having nerve, this kid was definitely number one.
Wang Shengli wanted to come down and catch up, but Chen Nuo gave him a slight shake of his head.
By now, Li Shuangquan had picked up a bow and loosed two arrows, both landing dead center in the bullseye. You had to hand it to him—Li Shuangquan's technique and posture were genuinely standard, comparable to a professional archer. There probably weren't many people present who could match him.
Huo Xiaoyu couldn't help clapping, "Young Master Li, you're amazing! Why don't you teach me? I don't know a thing, I'm a complete beginner."
Huo Xiaoyu had a pretty decent figure—delicately proportioned with a classic S-curve. Aside from her makeup being a bit heavy, everything else about her was top-tier.
Li Shuangquan desperately wanted to give her a private lesson right then and there, but remembering that Jiang Yurou was standing right beside them, he said aloud, "Well... this would still require Yurou's approval."
Jiang Yurou nodded. Seeing this, Li Shuangquan wasted no time and eagerly grabbed Huo Xiaoyu's smooth, jade-like arm.
The two of them were practically pressed against each other.
Chen Nuo was already used to this kind of scene. If a man couldn't even keep his lower body in check, he wasn't going to amount to much in this lifetime anyway.
Clearly, Li Shuangquan was just an animal driven entirely by his lower half.
Chen Nuo was about to turn and leave when Li Shuangquan called out to him, "Brother Chen, since you're here, let's all play together. If you don't know how, I can teach you."
"Teach me? I don't think that's necessary," Chen Nuo said, spreading his hands.
Huo Xiaoyu's face flushed red with indignation. "Chen Nuo! Young Master Li is offering to teach you, don't be ungrateful! Do you know how many people are begging Young Master Li to teach them, and he won't even look at them?"
Chen Nuo replied, "I had no idea. Care to enlighten me?"
Sensing an opening, Zhang Yunhai chimed in, "Judging by how confident Brother Chen is, you must know how to shoot. Why don't you have a match with Young Master Li? If you lose, you can let Young Master Li properly teach you a thing or two about archery. How about it?"
Chen Nuo sighed lightly and shrugged. "Forget it, I'm not really interested. You guys go ahead and play, I'll just watch."
Jiang Yurou's expression softened slightly. "Young Master Li, Chen Nuo doesn't play sports like this. Let's just drop it."