Chapter 234: Le Zhengsheng

Le Zhenglan took out her phone and dialed a number. Once connected, she said, “Zhengsheng, come to Room 3. You’ve been wanting to thank your savior, right? Well, he’s here now, so hurry up.”

Hearing Le Zhenglan’s words, Le Fangyun felt his vision darken. Le Zhengsheng was his distant uncle who always took care of him and happened to be the mayor of Jinghai City. And Le Zhenglan’s mention of a savior? Even if he were a fool, he’d know she meant Lin Xiao. He had unwittingly offended his benefactor’s savior—was he courting death?

Ignoring Le Fangyun, Le Zhenglan turned to Lin Xiao with a smile.

“My brother will be here soon. He’s in Room 10. He’s been wanting to thank you for saving his life, and it’s fortunate to run into you here.”

“Is he okay?” Lin Xiao asked.

“He’s fine. After some emergency treatment, he recovered and was discharged recently.”

“That’s good to hear.”

Not long after, a middle-aged man with an imposing presence entered the room. The moment he arrived, everyone in the room was taken aback.

As the mayor of Jinghai City, Le Zhengsheng was often featured on local TV channels. While ordinary people might not be too aware, business people certainly were. They immediately recognized the newly appointed mayor of Jinghai City.

“Mayor Le.”

“Mayor Le.”

Seeing Lin Xiao’s acquaintance with Le Zhenglan, Lu Pengbo had already sensed that things might go south. Now, seeing the mayor arrive, his heart sank even further.

In stark contrast, Ning Xi was both surprised and delighted. She hadn’t expected this turn of events. When she realized that Lin Xiao had a grudge against Le Fangyun, she completely gave up on bringing the Distant Palace Group to their side. Her biggest hope at that moment was just to protect Lin Xiao within the company.

But now, Lin Xiao seemed to be well-acquainted with Le Zhenglan, and perhaps even on good terms. Even more astonishingly, he was the savior of a member of the Le family. This twist was as surprising as it was welcome.

With such connections, the chances of Distant Palace Group aligning with them, out of respect for Lin Xiao, had significantly increased.

From having no hope to suddenly having a huge one. This was an unexpected and joyful turn of events.

Ning Xi couldn’t help but look at the calm-faced Lin Xiao beside her in a bit of a daze. Although she knew Lin Xiao was very mysterious and had given her countless surprises, this one was truly too great.

Not only did he know the illustrious Miss Le, but he was also Le Zhengsheng’s savior, the shining star and heir of the Le family, who was now the mayor of Jinghai City.

With this realization, her early suspicions resurfaced, but now, she was even more curious.

What exactly was Lin Xiao’s identity?

Lin Xiao didn’t mind Ning Xi’s inquisitive gaze. Hearing the people around address the middle-aged man, he was inwardly surprised as he recognized him as the person he had saved earlier.

The title of Mayor Le caught him off guard. Although he had guessed from interacting with Le Zhenglan and seeing Le Fangyun address her as Aunt that their family’s status was not ordinary, he was still a bit taken aback.

However, despite his surprise, Lin Xiao quickly regained his composure. For the captain of the Dragon Sword Squad, a mayor was not particularly significant.

Le Zhenglan noticed how swiftly Lin Xiao regained his calm, which only deepened her appreciation for him.

Le Zhengsheng acknowledged the respectful greetings from everyone with a nod and then scanned the room. When he saw Le Fangyun, he said with mild surprise, “Fangyun, why are you here? Are you friends with my savior?”

“Friends?”

Hearing Le Zhengsheng’s words, Le Fangyun almost wanted to cry. If only they were friends, he could use that to strengthen his ties with Le Zhengsheng. But the reality was that Lin Xiao was his enemy and a persistent one at that.

“Uncle Le… I…” Le Fangyun stammered, his face contorted with despair.

Before he could continue, Le Zhenglan sneered, “Friends? Your dear nephew just called your savior trash and was about to throw him out.”

Le Zhenglan didn’t believe a word of what Le Fangyun had said earlier.

Unlike her brother, she had always strongly disliked Le Fangyun. Even though he always presented himself as polite and cultured in front of her, she knew his reputation outside was quite poor. She had even advised her brother to be cautious of Le Fangyun, but he never paid much heed.

Now, this situation provided a perfect opportunity for her brother to see Le Fangyun’s true colors.

“What? What is going on here?” Le Zhengsheng asked, a mix of surprise and anger in his voice.

He remembered clearly that the hospital had told him that if Lin Xiao hadn’t driven him to the hospital, if they had been even a bit later, he would have been beyond saving. Because of this, he felt deeply grateful to Lin Xiao.

Otherwise, given his status, he wouldn’t have been so insistent on inviting Lin Xiao for a meal to show his gratitude.

Now, hearing that Le Fangyun had treated his savior this way, he was furious. It wouldn’t matter if it were a distant nephew or even his own son.

“Uncle… it’s… it’s a misunderstanding… I didn’t know he was your savior!” Le Fangyun said, looking devastated.

Le Zhengsheng didn’t say anything in response to Le Fangyun. Having just arrived, he didn’t know what had happened, so he couldn’t judge the situation. He turned his gaze to Le Zhenglan and then to Lin Xiao standing beside her, guessing who Lin Xiao might be.

Le Zhenglan had mentioned before that a young man had saved him, and in this room, Lin Xiao was the only one who fit that description.

“Misunderstanding? We’ll see about that,” Le Zhenglan sneered at Le Fangyun before turning to Le Zhengsheng. “Zhengsheng, this is Lin Xiao, the one who saved your life.”

Realizing his guess was correct, Le Zhengsheng quickly walked over, full of gratitude.

“Thank you, thank you for saving my life.”

“It was nothing, just a small effort,” Lin Xiao waved it off.

“But that small effort saved my life,” Le Zhengsheng insisted.

Seeing no way to dismiss his gratitude, Lin Xiao remained silent.

“By the way, is there some misunderstanding between you and Fangyun? What exactly happened?” Le Zhengsheng asked.

“Misunderstanding? Ha,” Lin Xiao chuckled, ignoring Le Fangyun’s pleading eyes. He then explained everything that had happened between him and Le Fangyun in detail.

He didn’t stop there. He also recounted the incidents at the police station and the racing event.

Initially, Lin Xiao had planned to deal with Le Fangyun himself, but given the situation, he decided to let Le Zhengsheng handle it.

“What?” Le Zhengsheng’s face turned grim after hearing Lin Xiao’s words. “Unbelievable! I can’t believe I misjudged you so badly.”