"Were you hiding outside just now, eavesdropping on our conversation?" Ye Chen's expression shifted slightly.

"Are you feeling guilty as a thief would?" Lin Ying sneered coldly.

"Of course not!" Ye Chen's face broke into a sly smile. "Ying'er, have you been missing me?"

"Not at all!" Lin Ying retorted.

"Then why did you suddenly come looking for me?" Ye Chen asked.

"Don't flatter yourself," Lin Ying replied. "Besides, you're just a liar. You had me be Li Yan's bodyguard and said you would secretly meet me, but you forgot about me!"

"How could I!" Ye Chen explained. "I've been very busy lately. Li Yan must have told you that I've been preparing for company matters and simply couldn't get away!"

"I'm well aware that you're busy. Busy spending time with the female cop, busy with the big star, and with the peerless cave dwelling emerging soon, busy cultivating to seize the opportunity! And you're also good at getting into trouble, not only have you angered the Savior organization, but you've also offended a Gu Master Grandmaster!" Lin Ying listed Ye Chen's entanglements like counting treasures. "Therefore, I don't like you anymore, I've fallen in love with someone else!"

"You know about my affairs?" Ye Chen's face showed a look of surprise.

Given that the Huaxia Dragon Group had the most powerful intelligence-gathering capabilities in the world, Ye Chen wasn't surprised that Lin Ying knew about his whereabouts, but he was shocked that Lin Ying said she had fallen in love with someone else!

"My master told me to stay by your side and seize the opportunity, so I naturally know everything about you like the back of my hand!" Lin Ying asserted. "You can say that you have no secrets from me!"

"Alright, you are still young, experiencing more things is good!" Ye Chen sighed, his heart feeling very complex.

Lin Ying and he had been through hardships and even life and death together, and their relationship had always been ambiguous. That kind of relationship could be called a friendship but could also be said to surpass friendship!

In any case, Lin Ying could give up everything for him, and Ye Chen was also willing to give his all for her...

Now, Lin Ying suddenly having a boyfriend made Ye Chen ****.

Ye Chen felt he wasn't ready yet. How should he face this?

"Do I need you to tell me this? I know what to do, you don't need to play the saint here!" Lin Ying said coldly.

"Alright then, what did you come to see me for today?" Ye Chen said in an unfriendly tone. "I'm very busy, and if it's just to tell me you have a boyfriend, then you've achieved your goal and you can leave!"

"Alright then!" Lin Ying was utterly unconcerned with Ye Chen's unfriendly tone. "However, I have something else to tell you. Recently you clashed with a Gu Master Grandmaster, and you even captured one of her Gu Kings. She won't let this go easily. The elder Luanshi Wang told me to warn you that behind her stands an even more ancient entity; you should be careful!"

"Thank you!" Ye Chen said.

"You're welcome!"

Lin Ying gave Ye Chen an angry glance. Given their relationship, even after her revelation of having a boyfriend, did gratitude still need to be expressed?

"You have a boyfriend, and I'm about to get married. From now on, it's better we don't contact each other. It's for the best!" Ye Chen said, his tone somewhat distancing.

That single statement from Ye Chen struck Lin Ying like a bolt of lightning. Was he completely severing their bonds?

"Alright then, be careful not to get killed by that Gu Master!" Lin Ying said bitterly.

"Even if you've found true love, you shouldn't curse me like that!" Ye Chen retorted, annoyed.

"I am cursing you, so what! You wasted my youth; you're like someone hogging the toilet but not using it!" Lin Ying said, her words carrying a hint of blame.

"I've noticed you've become more talkative now, not as cold as before!" Ye Chen remarked, surprised.

"I found true love, I've become sunnier all over!" Lin Ying laughed, her face radiating happiness.

"Is your true love healthy? If he suffers from an insult of chicken vigor, you can come to me. I have a medicine that works wonders!" Ye Chen said.

"Hmph, you don't need to worry about that. We are very happy together!" Lin Ying's expression turned cold.

"…" Alright, Ye Chen was steamed.

In the end, Ye Chen sat stunned in the car, while Lin Ying walked away with grace.

"I've said so much, I don't believe you won't be worried. If you don't care about me, then I'll be like Li Yan and really find a boyfriend. I don't believe it won't provoke you!" Lin Ying fumed silently to herself.

Turns out, the one with a boyfriend was not Lin Ying, but the anchorwoman Li Yan...

…

"Ye Chen, have you arrived?"

"I'm here, where are you? I'll come find you!"

"Stuck in traffic, I haven't arrived yet. But the artist has. You... never mind, wait there for me a while, I'll be there soon!"

Ye Chen's phone emitted a busy tone. Zhang Xinlan hastily hung up, probably because she was focused on driving.

"I don't know how much longer she'll be; I might as well wait inside," Ye Chen said as he placed his phone into his pocket and walked into the cafe.

The cafe's decor was extremely upscale, a gathering place for the upper echelons of society, but Ye Chen, in his black suit, hair impeccably groomed, exuded an air of a social elite.

"Hello sir, have you reserved a spot here?" As soon as Ye Chen entered the cafe, a beautiful hostess came over to serve him.

"No, I'm just here to sit for a while," Ye Chen responded indifferently, displaying an air of ease.

"All right then, sir, follow me please!" Seeing Ye Chen's imposing appearance and extraordinary demeanor, the hostess did not dare to slight him and swiftly led him to a seat.

"That will be all; you don't need to wait on me anymore. Just bring me a coffee and take it to that seat over there," Ye Chen said with a smile.

"Over there?" The hostess paused, then glanced at the seat next to them, spotting a woman sitting there and understanding Ye Chen's intentions.

"Certainly, sir, just a moment!"

Once the hostess walked away, a smile appeared on Ye Chen's face as he stood up and moved to the neighboring seat.

"Hello, long-haired goddess, do you remember me?" Ye Chen asked unabashedly as he sat in front of the striking beauty.

"Ye Chen!" The stunning woman recognized him immediately, her face lighting up without a trace of panic.

This woman was indeed Yan Ruyu, Lin Ying's personal chauffeur, a breathtaking beauty with hair down to her waist.

However, seeing Yan Ruyu's reaction, Ye Chen was a bit surprised; she wasn't scared to see him, despite his previous teasing of her.

"It seems you have a pretty good memory of me. What, did you fall hopelessly in love with me after that time?" Ye Chen quipped.

"Ye Chen, be serious!" Yan Ruyu frowned; did this guy still not understand?

"Do you know Lin Ying?" Ye Chen suddenly asked.

"I do," Yan Ruyu replied.

Lin Ying was Lin Ying's new bodyguard; she and Lin Ying weren't just acquaintances, they got along very well too.

"Oh!" Ye Chen continued, "I heard Lin Ying recently got a boyfriend, is that true?"

"She has always had someone she liked," Yan Ruyu answered.

"Uh!" Ye Chen suddenly felt a headache coming on; he didn't know whether Lin Ying liked him or someone else.

"Ye Chen, do you even know why you are here?" Yan Ruyu asked with a strange look on her face.

"I came to meet an important client, but that person is definitely not you. Your presence here is just a coincidence," Ye Chen hastened to clarify.

"How do you know it has nothing to do with me!" Yan Ruyu, seemingly annoyed, suddenly turned cold.

"Uh, I'm the company's director here to meet an important client; do you think a chauffeur qualifies for that?" Ye Chen teased.

"Don't look down on people!" Yan Ruyu snapped back angrily.

"I'm just speaking the truth; you are the one who's calling names," Ye Chen said, his expression darkening.

"I am calling you out, so what!" Yan Ruyu scoffed coldly.

"Say that again, and see if I don't bite you to death!" Ye Chen threatened.

"..."

Yan Ruyu choked on her words, subdued by Ye Chen's imposing demeanor.

"Sir, your coffee!" In the midst of the awkward atmosphere, a waiter brought over the coffee.

"Do you even know why you are here?" Yan Ruyu spoke first.

"I know, you think you know better than I do?" Ye Chen laughed, annoyed.

"Apparently, Zhang Xinlan didn't make it clear to you!" Yan Ruyu sipped her coffee lightly.

"That's my coffee!" Ye Chen said with a puzzled expression. However, Yan Ruyu's words gave him an uneasy feeling.

"I know, I'm drinking your coffee. Do you think my saliva is dirty? Pour it out and order another one!" Yan Ruyu grinned radiantly, reveling in the success of her mischief.

"It seems you would have had a great chat even if I hadn't come. Ye Chen, you know Miss Yan? She is the heavy-duty artist that I wanted to introduce you to!" That was when Zhang Xinlan finally arrived in a hurry.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.