Ye Chen suddenly heard these words, his expression momentarily stiffening, still somewhat baffled.

"Let's go, accompany me to shop at the lingerie store!" Qin Lan, hooking Ye Chen's arm, pulled him into the store.

Ye Chen, bemused and as if possessed, followed Qin Lan into the lingerie store, and just before entering, he made sure to glance at the store's name.

Pink Lady!

"Look! Just look!"

"That's what true love is. That guy didn't hesitate at all and just followed his girlfriend into the lingerie store!" A young couple was arguing on the sidewalk when the girl caught sight of Ye Chen entering the lingerie store with Qin Lan and immediately exclaimed.

They were a young couple, and judging by the youthful look on their faces, they were probably just of age.

"Are you blind? That guy was clearly dragged in there!" the boy lamented. "We are the ones with true love. They're just hooking up, buying clothes to please each other. It's obviously a date set-up!"

"I don't care, you're accompanying me to a lingerie store today no matter what!" the girl said indignantly.

"That place is too yin for me. It's not appropriate for me to go there!" the boy responded with a sheepish grin. "Bao'er, how about we go to the internet cafe and book a VIP room to play games instead?"

"You're not thinking of... again, are you?" The girl's cheeks instantly flushed, realizing what her boyfriend meant.

"My good Bao'er, it's been two weeks, and I've missed you so much!" the boy said cheerfully.

"No way. Every time after we do it, you just go straight to playing games, leaving me feeling awful. I don't want to do it with you!" the girl complained.

"I promise to take good care of you today!" the boy vowed solemnly.

"But it's daytime. Is it really okay to do that now?" the girl was still hesitant.

"It's only during the daytime that you're free. Otherwise, come evening, if you don't go home, won't your mom come out and search for you?" the boy said.

"Hmm..." The girl pondered for a moment.

"Okay!" the boy agreed, then said with a mischievous smile, "Let's hurry, Bao'er!"

"Stop it. You're speaking so loudly. Aren't you afraid others will hear..."

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"This!"

Ye Chen tried to suppress the little excitement inside him, but upon seeing all the various styles of lingerie, he couldn't help but feel a rush of blood to his head.

"Sir, Miss, welcome to—Pink Lady!" The welcoming girl approached with exuberance.

"I'm looking for Mr. Chen!" Qin Lan said, obviously a regular customer here.

"Sure, Miss. Just a moment, I'll go call Mr. Chen right away!" The reception girl turned and went to fetch Mr. Chen.

Those who warranted personal service from the manager were all big customers. Ordinary reception staff didn't get many chances to interact with these VIP customers.

Ye Chen looked at Qin Lan with a speechless expression. This policewoman was behaving exactly like a nouveau riche lady!

"Ye Chen, these clothes are nice, aren't they?" Qin Lan teased Ye Chen with a smirk.

"..." Ye Chen really wanted to slap her on the butt!

"Ouch, I was just joking with you. Can't you ease up a bit?" Qin Lan said innocently.

"After buying clothes, take me to the person who knows about the crocodile news!" Ye Chen was practically on the verge of exploding. "This is my limit!"

Ye Chen, a once-powerful figure who made many nations tremble and had taken down countless top-level experts, was now following a woman around a lingerie shop. Had his former enemies known about this, Ye Chen might have been so mortified that he'd have jumped into a pit to end his shame!

"Alright, alright!"

Qin Lan rolled her eyes at Ye Chen. The guy was too insensitive to a lady's charm; she'd deliberately created a great opportunity to get closer, and he didn't know how to appreciate it.

"Ye Chen, I'm not sure what I want. Could you help me pick something?" Qin Lan said coquettishly.

"That's not appropriate," Ye Chen outright refused. Even if she was a beauty, you can't just tease someone like that!

"Then I won't take you to meet that person!" Qin Lan's face turned frosty.

"Fine, just hurry up and choose. Don't waste too much time," Ye Chen agreed helplessly.

Seeing Ye Chen's compromise, a sly smile curled at the corners of Qin Lan's lips, like a little fox that had succeeded in its cunning plan.

"Lan, how did you find time to come and hang out with your sister today?" At that moment, a woman walked over gracefully, bringing with her a waft of fragrance.

"Miss Chen, it's so good to see you!" Qin Lan linked arms with the woman, their relationship clearly a close one.

This Miss Chen appeared to be in her thirties and seemed even more mature than Zhang Xinlan. Her face was exceptionally beautiful, another stunning beauty.

"Who might this be?" asked Chen Xiaohan, showing a hint of surprise upon seeing Ye Chen.

Chen Xiaohan was aware of Qin Lan's identity. For a man like Ye Chen to be accompanying Qin Lan in a lingerie store, his own status must be quite extraordinary in her eyes!

"Ye Chen," he simply introduced himself with his name.

"Hello, I'm Chen Xiaohan!" Chen Xiaohan said with a smile, reaching out to shake hands with Ye Chen.

"Miss Chen, come here, I have something to tell you!" Qin Lan suddenly pulled Chen Xiaohan to the side with a mysterious look on her face.

"Hehe, Mr. Ye, please wait here for a moment!" Chen Xiaohan said with an apologetic smile.

"No problem, you two chat!" Ye Chen replied with a generous smile.

Chen Xiaohan was dragged by Qin Lan to a changing room. Qin Lan seemed to have an unspeakable secret to share with Chen Xiaohan.

"Alright, this room is soundproof, so spill it if you have something to say!" Chen Xiaohan, seeing Qin Lan's sly expression, wore a look of resignation on her face.

Qin Lan was the little princess born into a prominent military family courtyard. Her father's position in the military was illustrious, and although Chen Xiaohan also came from the military courtyard, her family background was no match for the Qin Family.

"Miss Chen, what do you think about the man I brought with me?" Qin Lan asked with a flushed face.

"You guys wouldn't?" Chen Xiaohan showed a shocked expression, pointing at Qin Lan and then at the outside, utterly in disbelief. "You and him, you guys, you really?"

Qin Lan's status was too special. If it weren't for her older sister keeping up appearances, Qin Lan would have been strictly disciplined by the Qin Family long ago!

"Oh come on, what's there to make such a fuss about!" Qin Lan said somewhat angrily. "He's skilled in martial arts, has a good temperament, looks handsome, and most importantly, I find him pleasing to the eye. What's the big deal if I got together with him?"

"No, I mean…," Chen Xiaohan was practically at a loss for words. "Do you know that your father is planning to marry you off to the Zhu Family's young master?"

"Of course I know. Why else would I have sneaked out!" Qin Lan said with a glum expression.

"And you still dare to mess around with someone on the outside?" Chen Xiaohan was truly astonished. Miss Qin Lan was clearly aware of the danger yet still sought the tiger's den!

"You don't understand; he's different!" Qin Lan said.

"How is he any different!" Chen Xiaohan asked. "You guys didn't do that thing, did you?"

"Please don't act on impulse and ruin someone else's life!"

Both the Qin Family and the Zhu Family were influential powerhouses, and the current family heads had decided to have their children marry late, making it a decree from the heavens, not to be defied!

Even if Qin Lan were to lose her virginity, she would still become the Zhu Family's daughter-in-law. However, such an event would bring shame to both families, and the man who took Qin Lan's purity would die!

"What 'that thing'? How can you be so annoying!" Qin Lan was deeply embarrassed; naturally, she knew what 'that thing' was.

"Qin Lan, it seems you've really fallen for him!" Chen Xiaohan had a feeling of helplessness.

"It's not at all like you imagine!" Qin Lan said indignantly.

"Then what is it like!" Chen Xiaohan asked curiously.

"He has a girlfriend; even if I wanted to be with him, I'd be the third wheel!" Qin Lan burst out with shocking news.

"What, you not only have a boyfriend, but you're also the other woman now, Miss Qin, you…" Chen Xiaohan was almost scared senseless.

"I need your help!" Qin Lan said.

"Uh, you want my help to break up someone else's relationship, then help you, the other woman, rise to success?" Chen Xiaohan asked. "The marriage between you and the Zhu Family's young master is almost a done deal, no one can change that. Don't mess it up and harm others!"

Chen Xiaohan's first impression of Ye Chen was quite favorable. The young man had none of that impetuous air about him, but rather, he possessed an extraordinary temperament and an indescribable allure!

"Miss Chen, you don't really understand him. Let me tell you his story, and then you'll know why I want to be the other woman!" Qin Lan said.

"Alright, let's hear it then!" Chen Xiaohan said resignedly.

"Do you know about the king-level figures from the four major military regions?" Qin Lan asked mysteriously.

"Children who come out of the military family courtyards all know about the four kings; we grew up listening to their stories!" Chen Xiaohan said. The king-level figures from the four military regions were the stabilizing forces of the military, and she had often heard her father talk about them during her childhood.

"Do you know about the young king from the Huabei Military Region?" Qin Lan continued to ask.

"The young king? I seem to have heard a little about him, but we are from the Huaxia Military Region, and I've been out of the courtyard for a long time now, seldom paying attention to these matters!" Chen Xiaohan said.

"Ye Chen, he is that very figure from the Huabei Military Region!" Qin Lan whispered.

"What?" Chen Xiaohan doubted her own hearing.

"Ye Chen has retired now. You must never tell anyone!" Qin Lan said.

"How, how is that possible?" Chen Xiaohan was repeatedly shocked to the point of almost being in pain. "King-level figures are untouchable, a symbol for millions of warriors in the military. How could such a person possibly retire?"

The supreme of the military, the four kings!

Each of these peerless figures was an existence Huaxia could not afford to forsake. Ye Chen, so young to have reached the pinnacle of a king, had endless potential. The military would never allow such a young king to retire. But seeing Qin Lan's resolute demeanor, which didn't seem false at all, could there be some earth-shattering secret involved?

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