School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

Li Dapang was taken aback, to his left was a hair salon, and to his right, a clothing store. Moreover, both establishments were doing quite well. To rashly ask them to transfer their store fronts would naturally be met with refusal.

"Does Brother Zhao have any solution?" Xiao Han inquired.

"Rest assured, leave this matter to me," Zhao Lizhong said with a smile, "I will definitely secure those two store fronts at the lowest cost possible. However, let's first rent this store front and then consider the two neighboring ones."

"Good!" Xiao Han nodded slightly.

If they could also take over the two store fronts below, then the ground floor space would amount to well over two hundred square meters. Coupled with the three hundred square meters above, the total would be five to six hundred square meters. That would be more than enough for a restaurant, and it would certainly be much larger than the Yujian Restaurant across the street.

Given Zhao Lizhong's capabilities, he would surely tailor the style of the place to cater to the nearby colleges. Zhao Lizhong's ability was beyond doubt, and Xiao Han never questioned it.

After touring University Town, Zhao Lizhong eventually settled on that location. Although it wasn't the area with the highest foot traffic, it was the best spot. That locale had already become a mature dining area, and with the Yujian Restaurant having operated there for many years, the students were habitually drawn in that direction to eat.

If a new restaurant were to open across from it, it would definitely pique their interest. Thus, a considerable amount of money could be saved on advertising and promotion.

"Brother Zhao, I'll leave this task in your and Yang Lu's hands," Xiao Han said with a smile.

"It's what I should do," laughed Zhao Lizhong.

"By the way, this is the proposal I've written these past few days." Xiao Han handed over a plan to Yang Lu and continued, "This is our Hanmen's plan for the next three years. I hope you can take a look and understand my thoughts!"

Yang Lu was slightly startled. When she received the proposal from Xiao Han's hand, she could feel the ambition of this young man. A student who was still in college, yet already engrossed in the development of business and had even chalked out his plans for the next three years—it was inconceivable to anyone.

"Okay!" Yang Lu nodded.

"Let's stay in a nearby hotel tonight," Xiao Han suggested with a smile. "Expenses will be reimbursed by the company account."

"Hehe, then I won't hold back," Yang Lu giggled, "I'm going to stay at a star-rated hotel, otherwise, I won't go for it."

"No problem!" Xiao Han nodded.

After that, Li Dapang drove to the city center and found a five-star hotel. It cost twelve hundred per night, and they booked three rooms, one for each person. Currently, the Hanmen Company account still had tens of millions of funds. Plus, there were millions coming in every month. It could be said that they were hardly short on cash.

The hotel was very nice, although not as good as the one Li Xiaoya stayed in the night before, but still, it was a five-star hotel.

The few of them held a brief meeting in their rooms, where Xiao Han shared his ideas.

"This year, I'm planning to get our restaurants up and running in the provincial city," Xiao Han said earnestly to the group, "Hanmen Restaurant is our hope. Taking advantage of our sufficient funds, I plan to open at least five restaurants in the provincial city this year."

"That's totally doable," Zhao Lizhong said with a smile. "With an investment of one million per restaurant, all five would only cost five million. Xiao Han, your investment plan is already quite conservative. In my opinion, we should aim to open ten restaurants in the provincial city, Linjiang City, this year.

Next year, we aim to have fifty chain restaurants, and within three years, over a hundred chain restaurants nationwide. What do you think?"

"That's possible!" Xiao Han nodded and said, "Although aggressive investment is riskier, the profits can be substantial."

"Right!" Zhao Lizhong nodded.

The few of them were discussing the future of the Hanmen business empire in the hotel, and these people would become the mainstays of the future Hanmen Group, as well as the core strength of the entire group. Xiao Han was the most central figure among these key individuals.

Moreover, at this negotiation meeting, Xiao Han made a decision: to buy back all the shares of Yang Lu and Li Dapang in cash. The five percent shareholding that each of them had was completely acquired by Xiao Han personally, and at a very low price.

"Actually, these shares were originally given to us by you," Li Dapang said with a smile, "It's only right for you to take them back. You don't need to give us this one million."

"Yeah!" Yang Lu nodded and said, "Xiao Han, if it weren't for you, I would probably have sold myself to save my mother. So, I can't accept this one million."

"Take it if I tell you to," Xiao Han said after looking at them, "According to the market valuation, this is quite a low amount. I would feel guilty if you didn't accept it."

Li Dapang and Yang Lu exchanged glances, then helplessly nodded and tucked the checks into their pockets.

Having completed the stock consolidation, Xiao Han personally held fifty-one percent of Hanmen Group's shares. The remaining forty-nine percent were in Liu Si's hands. Weighing the situation, Liu Si's forty-nine percent were only non-active shares, but Xiao Han was still somewhat worried.

He feared that Liu Si might harbor ill intentions—if he got hold of any shares from either Li Dapang or Yang Lu, it could lead to major complications. The possibility of Liu Si turning the tables was significant.

So, to prevent his efforts from being in vain, Xiao Han felt compelled to act in this manner, and both Li Dapang and Yang Lu also supported him doing this.

It wasn't until eleven o'clock at night that their discussions officially came to an end.

After the meeting ended, Xiao Han stood up to leave.

Yang Lu and Li Dapang came out of the room, Yang Lu with her head down following Xiao Han, while Li Dapang carelessly returned to his own room.

Just as Xiao Han was about to step into the elevator area, suddenly, Yang Lu grabbed his arm and called out softly, "Xiao Han!"

"Hmm?" Xiao Han was startled and asked, "Yang Lu, what's wrong?"

"Can you... not go back?" Yang Lu asked shyly, looking at Xiao Han.

A jolt of alarm went through Xiao Han's heart. He smiled and joked, "What, you want to sleep with me tonight?"

"I..." Yang Lu's face grew even redder as she nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

This time, it was Xiao Han's turn to be flustered. He chuckled and then asked, "Really?"

"Mhm!" Yang Lu said with her head down, fiddling with the corner of her clothes.

Xiao Han had only intended to lighten the mood, but now he seemed to have pushed himself into a pit. He took a deep breath and then said, "Yang Lu, actually... I don't know what's really on your mind!"

"I like you!" Yang Lu mustered her courage, her eyes filled with passion as she looked at Xiao Han and said, "Actually, from the moment you gave me money, I've liked you. You showed me the kindness of humanity, the glorious and righteous side of you. So, I fell in love with you."

"Yang Lu, I..." Xiao Han was embarrassed.

"Xiao Han, I know you have a girlfriend," Yang Lu said with her head lowered, "But hasn't she already left? She went to the United States; there's no hope for you two anymore."

"You..." Xiao Han looked at Yang Lu in surprise.

"I know you want to say I'm selfish, say I have no shame," Yang Lu said boldly, lifting her gaze to meet Xiao Han's earnestly. "Yes, any woman is selfish when it comes to love. She's gone, and so I feel I have a chance to be with you. Xiao Han, my love for you is sincere. If..."

"Wait!" Xiao Han hastily interrupted her, then said, "Actually, when I helped you, I had no ulterior motives. I never thought about getting your body or having you, I just genuinely wanted to help you..."

"I know!" Yang Lu nodded and then said, "That's exactly why I love you."

"But as for the relationship between the two of us, I... I've never thought deeply about it!" Xiao Han said awkwardly. "So... so you have to give me some time, right?"

"Okay!" Yang Lu immediately agreed with a nod and said, "Then I'll give you time."

Having said that, Yang Lu moved closer, bravely hugged Xiao Han, and then kissed his lips.

Xiao Han was a little overwhelmed by the sudden embrace, the sudden moment of passion catching him off guard. However, to spare Yang Lu any further embarrassment, he went along with it. The two of them kissed together right there.

Yang Lu's kiss seemed inexperienced and clumsy, lacking the mischievousness, teasing, and impishness of Li Xiaoya's moves.

With Xiao Han's guidance, however, Yang Lu's kissing finally stabilized, her breathing becoming somewhat rapid. Just when Yang Lu's desire grew, Xiao Han stopped suddenly. He held her cheeks in his hands, smiled, and said, "Let's go back to the room."

"Okay!" Yang Lu misunderstood his intention. She turned and pulled Xiao Han's hand toward the room.

Xiao Han became instantly embarrassed, torn between rejecting and not rejecting her. He was at a loss for what to do and ultimately followed Yang Lu into the room. As soon as they entered the room, Yang Lu turned to Xiao Han with a blush and said, "I... I'll take a shower first!"

"Wait..." Before Xiao Han could speak, Yang Lu shyly hurried into the bathroom.

Xiao Han stood in the living room, utterly perplexed, with no choice but to wait helplessly. Before long, Yang Lu finished her shower and came out of the bathroom. She wore a smile at the corner of her mouth, her cheeks flushed, looking somewhat uneasy, wrapped in a towel. Her hair was pinned up high, her neck pale, and her proud breasts stood firm like two lofty mountain peaks piercing the clouds.

Her long, fair legs were well-proportioned, stirring the imagination.
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Yang Lu stood there bashfully, feeling extremely awkward.

In contrast to Li Xiaoya's mature allure, Yang Lu was like a bashful bud waiting to bloom. She exuded an air of naivete all over her, never having been deflowered, which made her seem all the more innocent. Once deflowered, this bashful bud surely would reveal her beautiful side. However, Xiao Han was still undecided whether to make a move on this flower.

To be frank, his feelings for Yang Lu were somewhere between those for a friend and a lover, both friend and lover.