Chapter 053: Brother Wu, I Owe You One This Time!

Chapter 053: Brother Wu, I Owe You One This Time!

Lei Cheng shot to his feet, staring at Wu Chen.

Wu Chen had mentioned earlier that Lei Cheng feared his own brother would have him killed. At the time, Lei Cheng had assumed Wu Chen must be a core descendant of some massive family—otherwise there was no way he could have known.

Inside Hongfa itself, only a handful of people close enough to understand the upper echelons would even dare speculate, and the company had locked down all information completely afterward.

Anyone outside who knew, who had heard even fragments, had to be someone extraordinary.

And then Li Ruobing had called, only to be shut down without a second thought—which had all but confirmed Lei Cheng’s guess. Wu Chen was absolutely no ordinary man.

After that, neither of them had brought up the Lei family mess again.

Lei Cheng’s final impression was clear: Wu Chen was a promising young man backed by serious power, real ability, and ruthless methods to match.

He didn’t think Wu Chen could have any deep understanding of his family’s internal affairs. At most, he might have caught wind of a few things.

But now—

Wu Chen had just handed him a phone number.

And told him that as long as he caught the owner of that number, he’d learn the truth behind the car accident ten years ago?!

Lei Cheng could not stay calm.

That accident was the one thing that could strike his nerves most easily.

“You said it yourself. The two of us—we really do have fate.” Under Lei Cheng’s fixed stare, Wu Chen brought up fate once more.

Lei Cheng’s eyes flickered.

He thought about it. Said nothing. Only slowly sat back down.

Only now did he finally understand what Wu Chen had meant by repeating the word “fate” again and again.

The reason they’d met this time was because they’d played the same private server game together.

But fate—

It didn’t mean that when Wu Chen saw Lei Cheng, he’d simply discovered he recognized him.

It meant that Wu Chen not only knew Lei Cheng, but also happened to know certain things about the Lei family. Could even help him.

That was what fate meant.

Lei Cheng thought again of the subtle expression Wu Chen had shown the moment he’d walked in. He understood now that he’d misread it. It hadn’t been merely because Wu Chen happened to recognize him. It was because Wu Chen not only recognized him, but knew things.

His gaze fell once more to his phone screen.

That number.

“Actually, I never wanted to get involved in your Lei family’s business.” Wu Chen lifted his teacup naturally, though he didn’t drink. “Your family’s affairs—even if outsiders know something, it’s not really our place to interfere.”

“But… Brother Lei, today you made me feel that heaven’s been unfair to you. A good man like you—you lost your mother the moment you were born, lost your wife in a car accident, or rather a murder, and then had to endure brothers turning on each other…”

Wu Chen shook his head and sighed, as if he truly felt the injustice on Lei Cheng’s behalf.

He took a sip of tea, set the cup down, and continued. “You helped me today. We only just met, yet you did me a huge favor. So I’ll return it in kind.”

That phone number had originally been meant as trade goods, something to exchange for the spokesperson. Now it had become repayment for Lei Cheng’s initiative.

Wu Chen would not owe Lei Cheng a favor.

He would only make Lei Cheng owe him one.

From what Wu Chen had just said, Lei Cheng could tell he really did know a great deal about him. He’d even mentioned that Lei Cheng had lost his mother at birth—something from forty-two years ago.

He glanced once more at the number in the message, then looked up. “Whose is it?”

“Have someone check and you’ll know, won’t you? With your reach, Brother Lei, tracking down a number’s owner should only take a few minutes.” Wu Chen didn’t say it outright.

Lei Cheng was silent a moment. Then he tapped the screen, forwarded the message to one of his trusted men, and immediately…