Chapter 142: Going to the Banquet
Unbeknownst to him, the time had already reached afternoon, when Lu Yu, amidst the discussions of Victory Group employees, slowly clocked out and then drove the Bentley Mulsanne that Yunting had just delivered in the morning, heading toward the Lijiang Hotel.
As Lu Yu drove the vehicle along the road, his face was full of ease; tonight was the time he had been invited by Li Shengru to a banquet!
Regarding Li Shengru's invitation, Lu Yu was quite clear at this moment that the other party clearly had no good intentions!
He had just severely injured Li Shengtao to the point of near-death not long ago, and then soon after received Li Shengru's invitation. This matter was suspicious, even if you just thought about it casually.
But even so, Lu Yu still chose to attend the banquet.
Because Lu Yu knew that even if he didn't go this time, Li Shengru would never let it go, since he had severely injured Li Shengtao, the other party would come knocking sooner or later.
Instead of being cautiously harassed endlessly by the other party, it's better to meet and see what the other party really intends to do!
Some things, if they are destined to be unavoidable, it's better to face them openly!
Besides, Li Shengru's means may not necessarily be a match for his own!
Thinking of this, Lu Yu directly pressed the accelerator, heading towards the Lijiang Hotel…
The Lijiang Hotel, as one of Li Shengru's owned luxury establishments, required ordinary people to make a reservation three days in advance just to dine here.
Li Shengru had set up a banquet here, waiting for Lu Yu's arrival.
At this moment, he was very certain that Lu Yu would definitely come in person!
Thinking of his son's face being disfigured by Lu Yu, multiple internal organs damaged, the once healthy body reduced to a state of critical condition, and a kidney directly damaged to necrosis, if not sent to the hospital in time, the other kidney would have been unsalvageable!
Thinking of his son lying pitifully on the hospital bed, Li Shengru felt his anger surging, making his eyes bloodshot!
The cause of this whole incident, even if it was his son Li Shengtao's fault, in Li Shengru's view, no matter how wrong Li Shengtao was, it wasn't Lu Yu's place to take action and teach him a lesson, much less to beat him to severe injury!
For tonight's matter, Li Shengru spared no effort in planning, now couldn't wait to take revenge on Lu Yu; remembering Lu Yu's arrogant attitude towards him earlier, he wished to cut Lu Yu into pieces!
"Lu Yu, just you wait, if your Lu Family hadn't fallen, I might have taken this loss, but your Lu Family collapsed five years ago! With Director Yuan's assistance this time, I'll make sure the last scion of the Lu Family gets buried by my hands!"
At this moment, Li Shengru's eyes were filled with rage, his previously gentle face now appeared extremely sinister.
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A moment later, Lu Yu parked the Bentley Mulsanne in front of the Lijiang Hotel, slowly got out of the car, adjusted his clothes, and arrived at the hotel's entrance.
The hotel manager was already waiting at the entrance, and upon seeing Lu Yu, he quickly approached and said, "Young Master Lu, please come with me, our boss is waiting for you upstairs!"
The hotel manager felt a slight thud in his heart when he saw Lu Yu and his eyes were filled with complexity.
This young man in front of him, what kind of background does he have to make his boss go to such great lengths and even host a banquet personally?
It's known that not even some directors in LA City have such privilege!
Under the guidance of the manager, Lu Yu arrived at the most luxurious private room in the Lijiang Hotel. The room, full of antique charm, had a large table covered with a variety of dishes, each steaming hot and fragrant, obviously just served.
Li Shengru, dressed in a suit, sat in front of the table, exuding an imposing aura.
As Lu Yu walked in, Li Shengru slightly raised his gaze towards Lu Yu, and the once flattering expression was replaced with a playful smile, tinged with a hint of murderous intent!
Seeing Li Shengru's gaze, Lu Yu smiled slightly, then looked at Li Shengru with a playful demeanor, a subtle murderous aura pervading the air.
"Young Master Lu, please sit!"
After sizing Lu Yu up and down, Li Shengru subdued the hint of murderous intent in his eyes, stood up slowly, and said to Lu Yu, his eyes full of a smile.
Being able to smile and face Lu Yu, who put his son near to death, was enough to prove his capability.
The grand and opulent private room seated only two people, making it seem particularly desolate, especially with the luxurious decor accentuated by the subtle murderous aura, giving a somewhat eerie feeling!
"Young Master Lu, your presence is truly an honor for my Lijiang Hotel!" At this moment, Li Shengru squeezed out a smile and said to Lu Yu.
"President Li, you are too kind."
Lu Yu, acting as if he were no outsider, nonchalantly picked up the chopsticks and started eating, completely disregarding Li Shengru's feelings: "Why didn't I see Young Master Shengtao today? It's been five years since we last met, I'm curious how he's been doing these past five years?"
Hearing Lu Yu's words, the muscles on Li Shengru's face twitched twice, and a hint of fierce light flashed in his eyes. Lu Yu's words were like a dagger aimed at Li Shengru's weaknesses, though just a sentence, it completely shattered Li Shengtao's facade!
Li Shengru was now desperately suppressing the fury in his heart; if it weren't for Director Yuan's people not having arrived yet, he'd have wished to tear Lu Yu apart!
This Lu Yu was truly adept at pretending; he was the one who beat his child into critical condition, and his child was still lying in the hospital unable to move, all thanks to Lu Yu!
Yet at this moment, Lu Yu openly asked, making Li Shengtao's heart filled with rage.
"Hold on… hold on, as soon as Director Yuan's people arrive, I'll make sure this kid can't even cry!" Li Shengru thought covertly as he gazed at Lu Yu, though maintaining a forced smile on his face.
Buzz!
Just as Li Shengru was struggling to suppress his emotions, his phone suddenly rang. He grabbed it to check and found a message from Director Yuan: Personnel are in place, ready for action at any moment!