The Strongest Mad Son-in-law

"What? Young Master Zhou Yang of the Zhou Family wants to invite us to a banquet?"

Liu Ruyan opened her eyes groggily and upon hearing Xu Hao's words, she immediately asked in surprise and suspicion, "We took his agency rights; shouldn't he be furious? Why would he invite us to dine?"

Xu Hao rubbed Liu Ruyan's sleepy face, smiling and said, "At first, when I heard that guy Zhou Yang's voice, I was pretty annoyed. Who wants to encounter a pest so early in the morning? But then again, he and I do have a bit of a grudge to resolve."

Thereupon, Xu Hao told Liu Ruyan about how Zhou Yang had someone fake an accident to frame him.

"This Zhou Yang really is detestable, but this banquet... I'm afraid it could be a trap, right?" Liu Ruyan said with some concern.

"It's fine. Even the Monkey King himself couldn't escape from The Buddha's Five Finger Mountain," Xu Hao said confidently. "Whatever tricks Zhou Yang pulls, we are not afraid!"

"Hmm, my husband is the most powerful!" Liu Ruyan embraced Xu Hao's waist, her face beaming with happiness.

...

In the evening.

Xu Hao drove Liu Ruyan to the Hua Du International Hotel.

Also coming were Anthony, Anna and their group; Chen Suyi on the other hand, went with her dad, Chen Hai.

This time, Zhou Yang seemed to have gone all out, surprisingly booking an entire private room on the topmost floor of the hotel.

In comparison to the room Cao An had booked for Chen Suyi's "celebration banquet", the cost of Zhou Yang's reserved room was more than ten times higher!

As they walked into the private room, Zhou Yang stood up and greeted them warmly, "General Anthony, Miss Anna, please come have a seat inside."

It is hard to slap a smiling face; Anthony also exchanged a few pleasantries before heading inside.

But when he saw the young man in the white suit sitting right in the center, his eyes suddenly turned a bit unnatural.

The young man slowly stood up and said indifferently, "General Anthony, it's been a long time. How have you been?"

Anthony said, "Heh, Young Master Zhou, long time no see."

Liu Ruyan whispered to Xu Hao, "This is the Young Master of Hua Du Zhou Family, Zhou Huasheng."

"Do the Hua Du Zhou Family and Zhou Yang's Jing'an Zhou Family have any connections?"

"I don't know about that," Liu Ruyan shook her head. There were many things that she was not yet privy to.

Zhou Huasheng and Anthony stopped talking and both took their seats.

Xu Hao, seeing that Zhou Yang didn't bother to greet him, didn't take offense and casually found a spot and sat down with Liu Ruyan.

Zhou Huasheng then said, "Miss Anna, come sit by me."

But Anna glared at him and huffed, "I don't want to sit with you; your intentions are not good!"

Having said that, she hopped and skipped to sit beside Xu Hao.

Zhou Huasheng's face flickered with changes but eventually, he did not open his mouth again to invite further embarrassment.

No one spoke, and the atmosphere became extremely awkward. As Anna began to feel hungry, she started eating without any concern.

Zhou Yang cleared his throat and began, "General Anthony, Director Liu Ruyan, tonight we've invited you here, mainly on behalf of Young Master Huasheng."

Zhou Huasheng slightly nodded and continued, "General Anthony, you are no stranger to us, and you must be very familiar with our Zhou Family. Our jewelry stores are spread throughout the entire Huaya, even in some other countries, we have our branches.

Thus, in the jewelry business, our Zhou Family has a very strong competitive edge..."

Anthony interrupted him and said, "Young Master Zhou, you once helped me in Myanmar, and I have noted that kindness, but I have already promised brother Xu Hao, so, unfortunately, I cannot go back on my word."

Anna muttered quietly, "Hmph! He helped us just to get close to me, he never had good intentions! Using an old Huaya saying, it's an open secret—'Sima Zhao's heart is known to all!'"

Zhou Huasheng couldn't help but say, "Miss Anna, you have too much prejudice against me. How could I possibly be that kind of person?"

"Hmph! I may be young, but I'm not stupid. Can't I see through it?" Anna protested.

Anthony suddenly stood up and said, "Since there's no agreement to be made, there is no need for further discussion. Anna, Brother Xu Hao, let's go."

Zhou Huasheng spoke coldly, "General Anthony, you really won't reconsider?"

"No need!"

With a notoriously short temper, Anthony immediately took his daughter and prepared to leave, with Xu Hao and Liu Ruyan following suit.

Watching them disappear at the door, Zhou Yang suddenly said, "Young Master Huasheng, why not take direct action?"

"Members of the Tang Sect prefer to strike in the cover of night."

"Xu Hao's skills are quite good. Can those few people from the Tang Sect handle him?"

"Xu Hao once escaped from the hands of four Peak of mastery Tang Sect members; indeed, his strength is impressive. But that was because those people did not have the advantage of time and place.

But tonight is the end of the month, and it's a cloudy day. Dark clouds are thick, and the night is deep. There's absolutely no reason for failure, and what's more, if it fails, we have plans in reserve!

The little lass with Xu Hao isn't bad. If we catch her tonight, send her to my room."

Zhou Yang immediately nodded, agreeing to dine with Zhou Huasheng.

But in his heart, he was bursting with excitement, feeling as if his ancestors' graves had sprouted green smoke for him to have connected with such a colossus as the Hua Du Zhou Family.

With Young Master Zhou Huasheng taking action, was Xu Hao not just a catch within reach?