As a result, he involuntarily thought of Li Zong.

Shortly before he left the apartment, he was still absent-mindedly thinking about Li Zong and nearly missed the scheduled appointment with his bosom friend.

Though He Zheng scarcely had any connections in the world of cultivation due to his incapability of cultivating, he did have some non-cultivator friends because of his rich family. He might not be known as a young exorcist, but he indeed had a reputation for being a playboy.

He Zheng glanced at his cellphone to check the time and then directly went to Heyday Platinum Club, the most high-end entertainment center in Coastal City.

Qin Huai, He Zheng"s bosom friend, who was also a spendthrift, had called He Zheng early in the morning inviting him to hang out.

Qin Huai was actually a man with an "aspiration". Probably because he was the youngest children and also the only son in his family, Qin Huai"s personal life goal was to become an idle playboy who didn"t have to work a single day, and to marry the most beautiful woman in the world. Maybe because there was something about him that made He Zheng feel they had something in common, he and He Zheng had become friends at their first meeting and their friendship had been flourishing all along.

"Zheng, here." He Zheng opened the door of the private room and saw in the distance Qin Huai waving at him, who was surrounded by a group of young men and women.

He Zheng walked up to them. All paid playmates, both male and female, were very observant. Seeing the expensive clothes that He Zheng was in, a couple of them immediately walked over, sweet smile on their faces.

He Zheng had always been picky and hardly any paid playmates could take his fancy. His marriage to Li Zong, who was a very handsome man, had made it even more difficult for him to find anything attractive about these average paid playmates. Before they got any closer, He Zheng put on a cold face and said, "Beat it."

The couple of people stared speechless at each other. Qin Huai did a double take and asked, "Why are you so grumpy today?"

But he was rather considerate. He waved his hands and gestured those people to leave.

The private room was about a hundred square meters in area, luxuriously decorated. Those people left one after another. Soon, Qin Huai and He Zheng were the only ones left, sitting on a broad sofa. With a mysterious look, Qin Huai moved closer to He Zheng and watched his sullen face, saying, "Zheng, lately I"ve heard some news of illicit love about you."

He Zheng slid a downward glance at him and coldly snorted. Without a second thought, he replied, "It was He Jin who spread it, didn"t he?"

Qin Huai instantly burst into laugh. "Slandering you is becoming a near daily occurrence of this younger brother of yours. Whenever he meets someone who knows you, he will make some slanderous remarks about you in front of them. I think he"s not going to stop doing this until everybody believes you are really the kind of people he says you are. What a loving family you have."

Qin Huai was two years younger than He Zheng. His parents had spent a fortune and got him into the Coastal University by the back door, which had made him He Zheng"s cla.s.smate.

"What"s the story this time?"

Qin Huai replied casually, "He said that you knelt down before a man with the presence of a great many visitors, that you married another man afterwards. Tsk, tsk. What an old cliche. I wonder how he managed to tell such a lame story that vividly.

Zheng, that"s not real, right?"

He Zheng"s face gradually went cold. He had not yet figured out how to fix He Jin, but surprisingly, He Jin"s deed spared him further thinking.

Having been a friend of He Zheng for so many years, Qin Huai knew He Zheng very well and could almost antic.i.p.ate his every move like he could read his mind. The expression on He Zheng"s face sent Qin Huai into excitement.

Eyes bright with expectations of an affirmative answer, Qin Huai asked, "You really got married?! To whom?"

He Zheng replied impatiently, "First things first. A few ago, you said that He Jin got a new girlfriend. Was that true?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"Invite her to hang out and introduce me to her. There"s something I need her help with." After a brief pause, He Zheng added, "I"m going back home to have dinner tonight."

Having long ago been informed of the situation in He Zheng"s family, Qin Huai was instantly excited. "Your venomous stepmother gave some pillow talk to your old man trying to make life difficult for you again, didn"t she? Finally, you are going to fight back, bro! Have you any idea how long I"ve waited for this day to come?"

He fished out his cellphone, poked at it for a while, found a Wechat account and pointed it out to He Zheng. "Look. This is his new girlfriend. Pity she"s got a plastic face. She seems easy to manipulate."

Qin Huai hit He Zheng"s shoulder with his own and offered with a smirk on his face, "If you need any help, all you have to do is ask."

He Zheng made no response. He drank a gla.s.s of wine, slightly curved the corners of his mouth, and then waved at Qin Huai. Qin Huai moved closer and the two of them fell into whisper with each other.