"Xinlan, listen to me, I can explain!" Ye Chen was utterly distressed.

"Get lost!"

Zhang Xinlan's tears streamed down as if she were going mad, desperately pushing Ye Chen out.

Bang!

The door shut, and Ye Chen blinked innocently; Zhang Xinlan had kicked him out.

The sky was vast, the night was cool.

Being expelled, Ye Chen looked up at the starry sky, wondering why he felt such desolation.

Ye Chen really felt wronged; he just wanted to pretend to be the bad guy to slightly punish Liu Shihua.

But he hadn't expected to be maliciously slandered by Liu Shihua, who pinned false charges on him, causing Zhang Xinlan to misunderstand him to the extreme!

The image of Ye Chen as wise and mighty was tarnished, making him feel more wronged than Dou E.

"Dear sister, don't be angry over such a scumbag!"

After being kicked out, Zhang Xinlan sat at the head of the bed like a woman filled with deep resentment, while Liu Shihua comforted her instead.

"I'm not angry, just heartbroken!" said Zhang Xinlan.

"Perhaps it's all a misunderstanding?" Liu Shihua said cautiously.

Liu Shihua had been furious before, recklessly slandering Ye Chen without holding back.

After carefully thinking about it, Ye Chen didn't seem like the kind of high-end person she accused him of being. As someone who came from the mountains, would he do something as trendy as posting on social media?

"I know!" Zhang Xinlan glanced at Liu Shihua with a calm expression. "But I need to teach him a lesson. If he's willing to bully you now, what about the future?"

"What if he becomes disheartened and disappears again? What will you do then?" Liu Shihua asked.

"Hmph!" Zhang Xinlan scoffed. "I'm confident in myself; Ye Chen is mine, and he won't escape my grasp!"

"..."

Seeing Zhang Xinlan's confident and complacent demeanor, Liu Shihua gave her a thumbs-up. She was indeed still too naive!

...

Ye Chen thought about squatting outside the door for the whole night, hoping that Zhang Xinlan would forgive him the next day, since not all beauties are fools.

Zhang Xinlan was a smart woman; upon calming down, she realized that he wasn't as terrible as he was made out to be, and Liu Shihua's accusations were simply said in anger.

While Ye Chen squatted in the corner honestly, his phone vibrated slightly.

"Hmm?"

Ye Chen murmured and slipped his hand into his pocket, pulling out the gold phone.

The vibration was a WeChat message from Su Binglan.

Ye Chen's WeChat account had actually been Su Binglan who actively asked for it. This was their first time messaging each other.

"Meet at the entrance of the complex in five minutes," texted Su Binglan, clear and concise.

Li Yan and Liu Shihua were shooting a new drama and lived in the same community arranged by the production crew.

After arriving in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, Su Binglan had stuck to Li Yan and freeloaded for food and accommodation. Ye Chen was living under Liu Shihua's roof, so the two of them had always been close by.

Upon seeing the content on WeChat, Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, then quickly stood up and went to the entrance of the complex to meet Su Binglan.

It was just past nine o'clock, and the long night stretched ahead. Sitting here all night would be a torment.

Since Su Binglan had taken the initiative to ask, Ye Chen naturally wouldn't refuse. Even if it was to talk about life and dreams, it would be wonderful.

If Zhang Xinlan hadn't kicked him out, he would never have gone out late at night. But given that Zhang Xinlan had cut him off with such finality, even if he accidentally fell from grace now, he would be justified.

Ye Chen, bathed in moonlight, strolled towards the community entrance.

With each step he took, he crossed a distance of seven or eight meters, as if performing the Great Divine Power of shrinking the earth to an inch.

The realm of a Martial Arts Grandmaster was profoundly mysterious. Ye Chen seemed to be in a state of cultivation, harmonizing with the heavens and the earth, as if he possessed some Great Divine Power, both godlike and celestial.

However, after taking just a dozen or so steps in this state, Ye Chen's strength waned, and he fell out from that marvelous state.

"I can now enter this state, a preliminary form of ghostly divine energy, but I can't stay in this realm permanently!"

"Yet, this is already extraordinary, for such speed is a method only a Land God could possess!"

"I've been taking the Strength God Elixir continuously, nourishing the spirit and replenishing qi, making rapid progress. My power has climbed to the ultimate peak, ready to break through to the latter stage of Martial Arts Grandmaster at any moment!"

"Before I battle with the Dragon King of the South Sea, I'll surely ascend to the realm of Grandmaster Peak. However, to step into the realm of the Land Gods is utterly impossible!"

Ye Chen walked under the moonlight, his skin emanating a luminescent glow, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon.

"The Dragon King of the South Sea has stood at the Grandmaster Peak for decades, the strongest being below the Land Gods. Even if I reach the same realm, I still wouldn't dare claim victory!"

"Facing such a formidable and invincible opponent, I must forge ahead bravely, elevating to my limits. Only then will I be worthy of a pinnacle battle with him!"

The starlight around Ye Chen dissipated. Just now, he had entered that wonderful state of charm, where absorbing the essence of the stars was also a form of cultivation. However, this state was difficult to maintain long-term. It could enhance understanding but didn't increase combat power.

Ye Chen arrived at the entrance of the residential area, where the old doorman greeted him with a smile, revealing his two big buck teeth.

"You're in great spirits, old man! Still so energetic this late at night, observing the changes in the sun, moon, and stars. It seems true that the older you get, the more vigorous you become, and the treasured blade never dulls!" Ye Chen bantered with him.

Being Liu Shihua's bodyguard, he was a frequent visitor here and naturally very familiar with the doorman, always stopping for a chat whenever they met.

"Haha~~!" The old man laughed. "It's Ye, huh? Going out this late, could it be for some fun?"

"Old man, let me introduce you to a young lady. Turn left out the door and go five hundred meters. The place with the pink curtains. That girl is both lovely and pretty. I went once, and I felt decades younger!"

In the doorman's eyes, Ye Chen was amusing to talk to and extremely amiable. Even as a big star's bodyguard, he never showed any arrogance or looked down on this old gatekeeper.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen gave a knowing smile - one that said, "you understand."

"Haha~!" The old man scratched his bald head and chuckled in resignation.

Just then, a luxury vehicle slowly approached. There were only two people in this residential area who owned such cars.

One was the big star Liu Shihua, and the other was the female anchor Li Yan. Just with one glance, Ye Chen knew this car wasn't Liu Shihua's.

"Ye Chen, get in!"

As the luxury vehicle approached, Su Binglan opened the door, revealing half of her jade leg, and shouted to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen waved to the old doorman and got into the car. The engine roared as the vehicle sped away.

"Youth is wonderful, not only being the celebrity's personal bodyguard but also having beauties throwing themselves at you!" Watching Ye Chen leave, the old doorman sighed to the sky, scratching his bald head, concealing his talents and fame. "If I were decades younger, such good fortune wouldn't fall to this little Ye..."

"How did you know I got kicked out?" Ye Chen asked Su Binglan.

No sooner had Ye Chen been chased out than Su Binglan had arranged to meet up with him, clearly keeping track of his whereabouts.

"Guess!" Su Binglan smiled.

"Are you surveilling me?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Haha, do you think I need to surveill you to find out your whereabouts?" Su Binglan let out a light laugh. "I used Li Yan's phone to check social media, and I saw that Liu Shihua had publicly posted about kicking you out."

Ye Chen: "..."

"Su, where are we going?" After a brief silence, Ye Chen asked.

"To a hotel!" Su Binglan said indifferently.

"..."

"Su, we've arrived!"

Half an hour later, the vehicle came to a stop, and the driver's voice rang out.

It was a female driver, possibly Li Yan or Su Binglan's personal chauffeur. Judging by her silhouette, it seemed to be that of a young woman.

Ye Chen was slightly curious to catch a glimpse of the female driver. He saw long hair reaching down to her waist, but her face was not visible.

"Okay, Yan, after we get out, you can head back," said Su Binglan.

"Alright," Yan responded.

Su Binglan held Ye Chen's hand as they got out of the vehicle, and the female driver drove off, leaving the hand-in-hand pair behind.

"Jinjiang Hotel?"

Ye Chen saw the large signboard on the building in front of him. Su Binglan had indeed brought him to a hotel!

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