Ye Chen drove Liu Shihua's RV, with both Liu Shihua and Zhang Xinlan as passengers, while Lin Ying leisurely followed behind in an Audi A6.

There was barely any conversation along the way, as Zhang Xinlan was still angry with Ye Chen, and Liu Shihua had no interest in talking to him.

The atmosphere inside the RV was somewhat oppressive, but this tension was only felt by Ye Chen and Zhang Xinlan; the big star, Liu Shihua, was entirely out of the loop, busy doing her own makeup.

"Ye Chen, Liu Tianwang knows you've come to Hong Kong. He contacted me, saying he'd like to invite you to his birthday banquet!" Finally, Zhang Xinlan took the initiative to speak to Ye Chen.

Although she was very reluctant and didn't want to converse with this hateful faithless man, she had been entrusted with a message and felt it was inappropriate to stay silent.

Liu Yingxiong is a revered old heaven king in the circle, whom Zhang Xinlan highly respects. Since Liu Tianwang asked her to pass a message to Ye Chen, even if she was unwilling a thousand times over, she had no choice but to relay it.

"Liu Yingxiong?!" exclaimed Ye Chen. The name sounded both familiar and foreign to him.

"Yes, that time you promised to help heal his body!" Zhang Xinlan replied indifferently, clearly exasperated that this guy could be so heartless and forgetful.

"It's him!" Ye Chen suddenly realized.

Liu Yingxiong was the same gold-star heaven king who dominated the Huaxia entertainment industry, Liu Tianwang!

Back in Longcheng, this Liu Tianwang had sought medical help from him. The man was passionate about martial arts but had suffered bodily harm in the past, with blockages in his veins preventing him from achieving success in martial arts. He had hoped Ye Chen could resolve his physical issues and help him advance in martial arts!

"Liu Tianwang's birthday banquet is in three days, and we are going too. You can just follow us there," Liu Shihua said nonchalantly, focusing on her mirror and drawing on her eyebrows. "He specifically instructed Xinlan to bring you along, saying he would be very displeased if you didn't come!"

"I really can't understand what people see in you. Even Liu Yingxiong, such a respectable old heaven king, seems to favor you so heavily," Liu Shihua complained, clearly annoyed. As a national goddess and a glittering superstar, even she had not received such a formal invitation from Liu Yingxiong.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xinlan felt a stirring in her heart, wondering what about Ye Chen could make people so smitten, including her own infatuated self. In resignation, she realized that she was attracted to practically everything about him.

"Sure!" Ye Chen agreed. "With Liu Tianwang insisting so earnestly, I will definitely attend!"

Liu Yingxiong and Li Yingjie were close friends. Li Yingjie, a martial arts master, had recognized Ye Chen's extraordinariness, knowing that he possessed a special skill that might help Liu Yingxiong with his vein blockage. Thus, he brought Liu Yingxiong to the Tianda banquet to find Ye Chen.

Ye Chen had agreed to help Liu Yingxiong with his vein blockage. However, after they parted, Ye Chen was trapped and imprisoned by the empress's secretary Tong Xingtong, severing this thread of fate.

Nevertheless, Ye Chen hadn't expected that upon arriving in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, Liu Tianwang would take the initiative to contact him, showing how deeply ingrained his martial arts obsession was.

Liu Yingxiong's vein blockage was due to an old injury, long-standing and chronic, making it extremely difficult to cure.

However, Ye Chen saw it as a challenge, albeit not an incurable disease.

Ye Chen wondered what kind of compensation he should ask for after curing this Liu Tianwang's illness.

Zhang Xinlan, observing Ye Chen's silence, exhibited an expression full of inner conflict. Ye Chen was now treating her with such coldness – had she really done something wrong?

Zhang Xinlan wanted to talk more with Ye Chen, but every time she tried, the words wouldn't come out.

After all his philandering, making such a big mistake, Ye Chen should be rushing to apologize to me. Why should I be the one to humble myself first? thought Zhang Xinlan, who took pride in being Ye Chen's girlfriend.

Soon they arrived at the movie studio, and Liu Shihua hurried out of the RV toward the sound stage. She had important scenes to shoot today.

Zhang Xinlan followed Liu Shihua, intending to head to the set with the big star, only to be stopped by Ye Chen's grip.

"What are you doing, let go!" Zhang Xinlan glared at Ye Chen with fury.

"Can't we play nicely?" asked Ye Chen.

"Ahahaha!" Zhang Xinlan laughed bitterly. "You know what you did. It's over between us, okay!"

"No way, you're my bride-to-be. You said yourself that you'd come home with me for the holidays, and we still have to go through the wedding ceremony!" Ye Chen shook his head.

"Ye Chen, you scumbag!" Zhang Xinlan's fury peaked. "So you remember all that, how I am your bride-to-be, but when you were sleeping with other women, why didn't you think of those things!"

"You're all my brides!" declared Ye Chen, exuding an indescribable aura of dominance.

"Get lost, I must have been blind back then, you lowlife scum. Go back to your charming world!" Zhang Xinlan cursed.

"Where do you think you're going!" Ye Chen blocked her path.

Zhang Xinlan cursed at Ye Chen a few times, venting her frustration sufficiently. Yet when she took a step to leave, Ye Chen firmly held her back, and that unmistakably mischievous look in his eyes infuriated and captivated her simultaneously.

"..."

"You're such a scoundrel!"

Zhang Xinlan muttered at Ye Chen and then broke free from his embrace, rushing into the movie studio.

"Same old recipe, same familiar taste!" Ye Chen smacked his lips, savoring the feeling.

Zhang Xinlan stumbled, as if she had heard Ye Chen's words, nearly falling to the ground.

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