I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Perhaps everyone was being reserved, or perhaps it was because Shen Kang's radiant smile in front of everyone seemed mysterious and unpredictable, or perhaps it was for some other reason, but in any case, everyone just watched and no one came up to ask anything.

They didn't even look at it for long before everyone gradually looked away.

Although they averted their gazes, many people began to whisper amongst themselves. It was obvious who they were talking about.

But it didn't matter. Shen Kang had a strong heart and acted as if nothing had happened, saying, "Dean Qian, the formalities are done. Shall we go to our room and put our luggage down?"

Qian Ming'en nodded, "Okay." He thought to himself, "Being around this kid really makes me unafraid of a mundane life; all sorts of things can happen."

The group from Yangko University of Science and Technology, holding their room keys and carrying their luggage, headed towards the elevator.

After taking a couple of steps, Ye Jintong seemed to finally come to her senses. "Damn, boss, your 'face fruit' ability seems to have evolved again!"

Ma Liang, pulling his suitcase, walked along, silently nodding. "Last time at least he repeated what others said, but this time he just stood there and activated his ability without even saying a word. At least Shanks had to say something to give him face."

Ye Jintong noticed something important: "Ma Liang, you watch One Piece too?"

Ma Liang replied, "Yeah, after you guys mentioned it last time, I went to check it out, and it's quite interesting. But I still think Dragon Ball is better."

Ye Jintong immediately disagreed: "Dragon Ball is from such an era! If we're talking about current influence, it's One Piece!"

Qian Ming'en then interjected, "What is this 'face-saving fruit'? And what does it have to do with Shen Kang?"

Ye Jintong then gave Qian Ming'en a little crash course: "The 'Face Fruit' is a concept from the manga 'One Piece'..."

After explaining the "face-saving fruit" (a metaphor for saving face), she saw that Qian Ming'en was listening quite attentively and asked, "Dean Qian, are you interested in these things too?"

Qian Ming'en chuckled: "Do you think I'm an old fogey? When we were young, we were way wilder than you guys. I may be a bit older now, but that doesn't mean I'm a rigid old man. It's very beneficial for our teaching work to keep up with the students' real lives."

Ma Liang then asked, "Dean Qian, have you ever heard of Dragon Ball?"

Qian Mingen nodded in agreement, "I've not only heard of it, I've also seen it."

Now Ma Liang was energized, looking at Ye Jintong: "See, I told you Dragon Ball had a bigger impact, right? Even Dean Qian has seen it!..."

They all stopped in their tracks when they started talking.

Shen Kang watched the three of them from the side, utterly speechless—were there any normal people around him? Shouldn't they be talking about him at a time like this?

As a result, the three of them inexplicably started talking about "Dragon Ball" and "One Piece," and got entangled in the conversation, completely veerging off-topic.

He Qiuzhu is the most normal one.

Shen Kang then turned to look at He Qiuzhu, who was sitting quietly beside him, and thought to himself.

Seemingly noticing Shen Kang's gaze, He Qiuzhu, who had been standing there with a cool expression and looking ahead, also turned her head and looked at Shen Kang, a hint of doubt in her round, dark eyes.

Shen Kang felt very gratified, thinking that her face was full of "well-behavedness".

Then He Qiuzhu spoke up, asking a question that had been weighing on her mind all this time: "Shen Kang, who exactly are Su Chang, Su Ya, and Su Yutang? Why can't I remember them from the textbooks no matter how hard I try? What works have they done? Could you show me?"

"..."

Looking at the stunningly beautiful and pure face before him, and hearing her utter those three names and say she wanted to see their work... Shen Kang felt that he might really need to change his habit of making things up.

Otherwise, if I were to ramble on again someday and she took it seriously, insisting on watching or even playing with it, I don't know if I could handle it. It might even cause a strange change in their pure and innocent sibling relationship, which wouldn't be good.

"I just made that up to deceive Ye Jintong; there aren't actually three people like that," Shen Kang blurted out.

"Oh..." He Qiuzhu looked somewhat regretful.

Shen Kang then interrupted the three guys next to him who were rambling on about, "Everyone, let's go to our rooms first. Let's put our luggage down, and then you can discuss this for as long as you want."

Upon hearing this, the three people on the other side finally stopped, and the group pulled their luggage back to the elevator.

When Shen Kang arrived at the spacious elevator lobby of the Haobo Hotel, he found that, quite coincidentally, the two middle-aged men who had "given him face from afar" were also waiting for the elevator there.

Seeing Shen Kang approach, the two seemed somewhat surprised. They smiled at Shen Kang but didn't say anything.

Shen Kang smiled at the two of them.

Besides the two middle-aged men, there were two women and a hotel staff member in the elevator area. The staff member was pushing a luggage cart with several suitcases on it.

Shen Kang vaguely remembered these two women; they were the ones who had been queuing behind them and had checked in after them.

However, Ye Jintong and Qian Mingen stood there for a while, which allowed the two of them to get there before them.

Shen Kang didn't look at it much, withdrew his gaze, and stood quietly, waiting for the elevator to come down.

Soon, one of the elevators came down, and three guests came out.

Shen Kang and his group arrived later, and since it was a matter of first come, first served, they didn't move immediately, intending to wait for the people in front to go in first, and then they would wait for the next elevator—the elevators at Haobo Hotel were quite spacious and could easily accommodate all of them, but the two women also brought a waiter and a luggage cart.

That luggage cart takes up quite a bit of space. After the waiter, the two women, and the two middle-aged men all go inside, Shen Kang and his group will probably only be able to fit two or three more people in at most.

Seeing that Shen Kang didn't move, the two middle-aged men also didn't move, seemingly waiting for the two women to go in first.

Sun Hongjun, who was standing not far away, witnessed this scene.

After Sun Hongjun came downstairs, fearing that something might happen right after he left, he decided not to leave and planned to keep watch on the first floor so that he could deal with it as soon as possible if anything happened.

Then I saw this scene.

As expected, another test has arrived.

Thinking this, Sun Hongjun looked at the waiter, ready to step in at any moment.

Fortunately, it's alright.

While Shen Kang and his group stood still, the waiter spoke up: "Ms. Mao, please go to your room and rest first. I'll bring your luggage up to your room in the next elevator."

After saying that, he smiled at Shen Kang and the others, and turned to the side to make a "please" gesture.

This was observed by Sun Hongjun, who was not far away. He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the hotel's daily training and management were in place, prioritizing guests above all else and never making them wait, demonstrating the excellent service quality of Haobo Hotel.

Seeing this, Shen Kang and the others went inside.

The two middle-aged men and the two women also went inside. The elevator doors then closed and the elevator ascended.

The waiter, holding a luggage cart, waited in the elevator lobby for the next elevator to arrive.

Seeing that everything was alright here, Sun Hongjun finally left the first floor and returned to the monitoring room.

In the elevator

The eight people were divided into three indistinct groups and stood there. Everyone was silent for a moment. The small space was so quiet that you could faintly hear the sound of breathing.

Xu Wenjie glanced at Shen Kang, who was standing to her left.

The two of them had seen everything clearly from the lobby counter. They saw the man who looked like the boss, but only from a distance did they see the male college student, and then they immediately changed their attitude.

But judging from the current situation, these people don't seem to know each other, so what is their relationship? And who exactly is this guy?

But regardless of who this boy was, Xu Wenjie knew she had been wrong—clearly, this boy was not an ordinary college student.

This caused much of the sense of superiority she had just developed, a feeling that she had overshadowed the stunningly beautiful woman, to dissipate helplessly...

Shen Kang simply stood quietly, occasionally glancing at the floor numbers displayed on the elevator in front of him.

It was at this moment that someone spoke up.

The two middle-aged men in the elevator were naturally Chen Kexu and Xiang Lingdong.

It was Chen Kexu who spoke at this moment.

"Hello, Mr. Shen." He greeted Shen Kang.

Shen Kang looked at him and replied with a "hello," not surprised that the other person called him by his surname.

Chen Kexu said, "Could we find a place to talk?"

Shen Kang didn't refuse. "Sure, let me put my luggage in the room first."

"it is good."

After Chen Kexu finished speaking, he remained silent.

The elevator fell silent again.

Shen Kang and his colleagues were on the 16th floor.

After reaching the 16th floor, Shen Kang and the others came out. Chen Kexu and Xiang Lingdong followed, but did not go with them. "We'll wait for you here."

"it is good."

Shen Kang agreed and went to the room with Qian Ming'en and the others to put their luggage away...

Mao Manyi and Xu Wenjie's room was on the 21st floor, so they didn't come out and stayed in the elevator.

After the elevator doors closed and began to ascend, leaving only the two of them inside, Mao Manyi finally couldn't wait to speak: "Wow! Wenjie, have you noticed? They don't seem to know each other!"

Xu Wenjie said, "It seems that those two people know him, but he doesn't know those two people."

Mao Manyi's eyes lit up with interest, and she started gossiping: "So what's going on? Do you think it's like this? He's the heir to a triad gang, like the Heavenly Alliance. Those two saw him before, and when they realized the person they were arresting seemed to have come with him, they were terrified..."

Gang activity is quite common in Taiwan, and Mao Manyi immediately began to reason based on her own understanding.

Especially after being exposed to propaganda that portrayed mainland China as chaotic, she became even more convinced that organized crime must exist in mainland China as well, and that it was more prevalent and exaggerated than in Taiwan.

While we were talking, the elevator had already reached the 21st floor.

Mao Manyi and Xu Wenjie went to the room. After opening the door, Mao Manyi was still chattering.

"...Did you see what he was like in the elevator just now? That person greeted him, and he just gave a curt reply. So cool!"

Mao Manyi is quite excited now, "He's tall and handsome, just like Yu Hao from 'The Outsiders'!"

"The Outsiders" is a Taiwanese idol drama. The male lead, Yu Hao, joins a gang and becomes a key member. He also has a romantic relationship with the female lead.

Mao Manyi really likes this drama, and now it feels like the drama has entered reality.

Having witnessed such a play in person, even before starting to visit the attractions, Mao Manyi already felt that the trip was worthwhile.

Xu Wenjie was both amused and exasperated: "Please, isn't your imagination running a little too wild? Besides, he looks so refined and polite, he doesn't look like a gangster at all!"

Mao Manyi, however, stuck to her speculation, "It's hard to say. Chen Chuhe is also refined and handsome, but he's also a gangster's son."

"Please, Chen Chuhe clearly looks like a scoundrel. Are you blind?"

"He seems very refined."

When the two sisters were arguing in the room

Shen Kang and the others went to their room to put their luggage away.

Chen Kexu and Xiang Lingdong were waiting in the elevator.

Xiang Lingdong stood to the side, while Chen Kexu held a cell phone to his ear, saying, "...Um...yes...we're on the 16th floor."

The call just came in.

After finishing the call, Chen Kexu put away his phone.

Xiang Lingdong glanced in the direction of the room and asked, "Was that a call from Boss Niu?"

Chen Kexu smiled and said, "You guessed right, it was Boss Niu calling."

Xiang Lingdong then asked, "Isn't he just about to come over?"

"That's right." Chen Kexu paused for a moment, then said, "I plan to invite him to our meeting, and it would be best if he could even give a speech. Young people like him will definitely be happy to have a chance to shine. If President Niu comes, it will also make things easier to arrange."

Xiang Lingdong nodded, agreeing with Chen Kexu's idea, but still had a question: "In what capacity did he go up to speak?"

Chen Kexu said, "Oh right, I forgot to tell you before, he also has another identity, he is the founder and CEO of Anjia Household Services."

Xiang Lingdong was somewhat surprised, "Anjia Housekeeping?"

Chen Kexu nodded. "I felt that the name 'Shen Kang' sounded familiar before, like I'd heard it somewhere before. Then I remembered that I'd seen it in the news. When I took out that issue of the newspaper and looked at it, I realized that it really was him."

Xiang Lingdong sighed somewhat, then said, "In that case, although it's still a bit off-track, at least there's a reason now..."

As the two were talking, the elevator doors opened and Niu Haisheng stepped out.

Upon seeing the two, Niu Haisheng laughed and walked over.

Before the three of them could exchange more than a few words, Shen Kang came over from the corridor on this floor.

After everyone finished talking, it was clear that the elevator area wasn't a good place to talk, so Niu Haisheng suggested that they go to the executive lounge to get a private room to chat. So they took the elevator up.

The Executive Lounge of the Haobo Hotel is located on the 28th floor. It is divided into several areas, including a lounge, dining area, business area, meeting area, bar, and also has private lounges.

Upon arriving at the executive lounge, Niu Haisheng booked a private room, and then a waiter led the group through the lounge towards the room.

Upon entering the temporarily opened private room, Shen Kang saw that the room was quite spacious. In the center was a wooden coffee table, surrounded by light gray fabric sofas. Three landscape paintings hung on the wall to one side, and light-colored gauze curtains hung by the floor-to-ceiling windows. Sunlight streamed in through the curtains, creating a soft and warm ambiance. There was also a single chair next to the bed.

The floor was covered with a light brown carpet, which was very quiet to walk on. There was a mini bar in the corner with several lamps hanging on it.

The overall style isn't luxurious, but it's warm and comfortable. Looking out the windows, you can enjoy a wonderful view of the city.

After getting some drinks from the bar, the four of them sat down on the sofa in the center of the room, one on each side, making it a perfect arrangement of four directions.

On the way here, we got to know each other briefly and learned each other's names.

At this moment, Chen Kexu finally answered one of Shen Kang's doubts: "Mr. Shen may be wondering why I know you. Actually, it's because of Zong Shijie. I am Zong Shijie's uncle. A few days ago, when I went to see Zong Shijie, he told me about Mr. Shen's website and even showed me a photo of Mr. Shen. That's how we met."

Shen Kang then understood what was going on.

In Zong Shijie's mind, he was probably already mistaken for Zhou Man's "son-in-law".

If it came from Zong Shijie, then Chen Kexu would most likely also consider himself "Zhou Man's son-in-law." So they weren't giving face to themselves, but rather to Zhou Man.

After saying all that, Chen Kexu also told some other things: "I felt that the name sounded familiar at the time, as if I had heard it somewhere before. Later, when I went back and thought about it carefully, and flipped through the newspaper, I remembered that I had seen Mr. Shen's name in the newspaper before. He is the boss of Anjia Household Services."

Niu Haisheng then interjected, looking somewhat surprised, "Anjia Housekeeping is run by President Shen?"

Then, seeing that Shen Kang had admitted it, he said a few nice words: "Anjia Housekeeping is doing a great job, very popular. My family has used it, and the service quality is indeed excellent. I was wondering before when such a capable person came to Yangcheng, but I didn't expect it was President Shen who ran it. Impressive, impressive..."

As Niu Haisheng spoke, he still harbored doubts in his heart.

Anjia Household Services is indeed doing well, but with Anjia Household Services, it shouldn't be enough to make Chen Kexu and Xiang Lingdong give them so much face, right?

I reckon this Shen Kang has another identity.

Come to think of it, this kid is so young, yet he's already made a name for himself in housekeeping. To say he comes from an ordinary family, I simply refuse to believe it…

While Niu Haisheng was thinking, Shen Kang picked up where Niu Haisheng left off, repeatedly expressing his good fortune, and then in a few words, he also found out the specific identities of the three people.

Niu Haisheng is the boss of Haike Machinery, which mainly manufactures domestically produced machine tools.

Xiang Lingdong is the owner of Lingtai Electromechanical Equipment, which mainly manufactures precision molds.

Chen Kexu is the owner of Chung Li Microelectronic Components Factory, which mainly produces electronic control modules and precision sensors.