My Soft AI Boyfriend Turned into a Rough Man—and Kisses Me Until I Am Pregnant - Chapter 60

“Stale flour? Then show us the flour you use for your customers.”

Mother Xu was momentarily speechless.

Father Xu stepped in to explain, “We buy fresh flour for our customers every day, and we’ve already used up today’s batch. We were planning to buy more for tomorrow later.”

The quality inspection officials didn’t believe a word of it.

“So, this is the environment where you prepare food for customers?”

The staff member’s expression had clearly grown much more serious.

They had initially thought Mr. Lu had sent them here to “cause trouble,” but they never expected the place to be so filthy and disorganized.

“Your breakfast shop is hereby temporarily shut down by order. The hygiene standards are severely subpar. If we come for an inspection tomorrow and find you still operating, you will be fined.”

“On what grounds!”

Father Xu’s face flushed bright red with anger upon hearing this. “I refuse! We’ve never had any issues all these years. How dare you shut us down just like that? Are you trying to ruin us?”

He began acting unreasonably.

But the quality inspection officials weren’t about to indulge them.

“The hygiene conditions here are appalling. Our staff have already taken photos as evidence. If you continue causing a scene, we will call the police, and then it won’t just be a shutdown.”

After the officials left, they posted a notice at the entrance of the Xu family’s shop and departed without a second glance.

Father Xu rushed out, intending to tear down the notice, only to find a warning printed on it: “Removal of this notice will result in a 1000-yuan fine.”

After all, these were government officials, they couldn’t afford to provoke them.

“Don’t tear it down. In a few days, we might be able to pay a fine, and perhaps they’ll let us reopen,” Mother Xu sighed. Why did such misfortune have to befall their family?

“What’s the use of paying a fine? Once customers see this, they’ll know our hygiene is questionable. Will they ever come back?”

Just then, Mother Xu’s phone rang.

“It’s our son calling.”

She glanced at Father Xu before answering.

“Xiao Xi, what is it? Aren’t you supposed to be in class right now?”

Her tone softened considerably the moment she spoke to her son.

“Mom, my school is collecting money for books. Can you transfer me 500 yuan?”

Mother Xu’s expression turned troubled upon hearing this. With the family’s recent troubles and Xu Xi frequently asking for money these past few days, it was becoming a strain.

“Didn’t we just pay for something a few days ago? Why do you need more money now?”

“Ugh, I’m in my final year of high school. Of course, I need to buy a lot of books. Mom, this is for my education. If you’re even reluctant to spend on this, then there’s no point in me continuing school.”

At these words, Mother Xu immediately had no rebuttal.

She glanced at Father Xu, but seeing no reaction from him, she reluctantly agreed.

“Alright, I’ll transfer the money in a bit. Make sure you study hard at school.”

Xu Xi didn’t even wait for her to finish before hanging up.

The moment the transfer was sent, it was instantly accepted.

“With the shop closed, we have no source of income now. And Xu Xi’s school expenses are so high. What are we going to do?”

…

Meanwhile, Lu Wang had just received news that the Xu family’s shop had been shut down.

The man showed little reaction, after all, this was only the beginning.

Merely this was not enough.

It was just the first warning.

At that moment, Qiao Wen entered from outside.

“Boss.”

Lu Wang immediately turned to him. “Have you done what I asked?”

A week ago, he had asked Qiao Wen to teach Xu Xi a lesson, but Lu Wang didn’t want to get directly involved in such matters, so he left it to Qiao Wen to come up with a method.

He had no idea what Qiao Wen had done.

But he always trusted Qiao Wen to handle things properly.

Qiao Wen pursed his lips, looking a bit embarrassed to speak.

“Boss, the method I used… is a bit… unconventional.”

Lu Wang shot him a cold glance. “Stop beating around the bush.”

Qiao Wen swallowed hard. “A week ago, I found out that Miss Xu’s younger brother had started dating. I… I…”

He couldn’t bring himself to say it.

Lu Wang glared at him. “Cut the nonsense.”

“I… paid a supermarket clerk to secretly poke holes in the condoms he bought at the store.”

By now, his family must be in complete chaos!

That was what Qiao Wen had thought.

Lu Wang: “…”

“I don’t stoop to such despicable methods.”

Qiao Wen nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes, Boss. I’m the despicable one.”

“And, Boss, today he sneaked out to check into a hotel. I hired a bunch of thugs to ambush him. They’ll definitely knock his teeth out.”

As he spoke, Qiao Wen grew increasingly indignant, as if he were also outraged on Miss Xu’s behalf.

In this day and age! How could such things still happen!

“Where are they going to do it?”

Lu Wang asked casually.

He cracked his knuckles.

It had been a while since he’d last practiced his skills.

If he didn’t personally teach Xu Xi a lesson, Lu Wang wouldn’t feel satisfied.

Hearing this, Qiao Wen shuddered.

If the boss was going to step in himself, wouldn’t Xu Xi end up half-dead?

He had truly provoked the king of hell.

“Boss, it’s… in about half an hour.”

Lu Wang slipped on his suit jacket. “Let’s go now.”

Since returning from E Country, he had rarely resorted to physical confrontations.

Mainly because no one dared to provoke him.

But after hearing Qiao Wen’s plan to have thugs beat Xu Xi up, Lu Wang felt the urge to step in.

Once he showed up, Xu Xi would surely be unable to attend school for at least half a month.

Qiao Wen initially wanted to stop him, but Lu Wang, being tall, had already strode into the elevator.

Qiao Wen had no choice but to hurriedly trail after him.

How could he not join the fight?

This was the first time Qiao Wen had ever seen the CEO of a major corporation personally engage in a brawl.

Although everyone knew how formidable the boss was since he took over the Lu Corporation, no one had actually witnessed his skills in action.

While Qiao Wen felt some sympathy for Xu Xi, he was even more eager to see a spectacular display.

In an alley not far from the hotel.

Xu Xi was walking with his little “girlfriend” toward the hotel.

He was too stingy to pay for a taxi, so he claimed that walking was better for their health.

But he had no choice about the hotel, his girlfriend refused to go to a cheap motel, and he had bragged too much, so he had to splurge on a hotel. The high cost was why he had no choice but to ask his mother for money.

Just as they were about to turn out of the alley, a group of thugs blocked Xu Xi and the girl beside him.

“Who are you?”

Xu Xi, trying to act “manly,” shielded his girlfriend behind him.

“Xu Xi, so you’re the one who dumped my goddess before, and now you’ve found a new girlfriend? Do you even deserve her?”

One of the thugs stepped forward and elbowed Xu Xi in the chest.

At his age, Xu Xi cared deeply about his pride and didn’t want to lose face in front of his girlfriend.

“So what? Your girlfriend was my devoted admirer… Ah!”

Before he could finish his sentence, the thug kicked him squarely between the legs.

Xu Xi let out a sharp cry, clutching his crotch as his face turned pale.

His girlfriend, seeing the situation turning sour, trembled and said in a shaky voice, “Xu Xi, I… I have something to do. I need to go back to class. See you at school tomorrow.”

Without even looking back, the girl ran off.

“Hey! Don’t leave me here alone.”

When the thugs surrounded him in a circle, Xu Xi finally began to feel a little scared.

“What… what do you want? I’ll give you all the money I have. Just let me go…”