Chapter 171 No Time to Act

After Li Jianren's farewell banquet, Chen Jingyang went to see Chen Qinian as soon as he got to work the next day.

Chen Qinian was not surprised by his arrival at all, and calmly poured tea to greet him: "Jingyang, what's the matter? Let's sit down and talk."

Chen Jingyang frowned and couldn't help but snort: "Chen Qinian, you should know very well why I'm here to see you. We're all so familiar with each other, so don't play dumb!"

He slammed the piece of paper he was holding onto the desk with a "thud": "Hurry up and sign and put your fingerprint on it, I'm busy!"

Chen Qinian smiled and said, "What is it? I really didn't remember." He walked over, picked up the paper, and looked at it.

The guarantee essentially states that he has destroyed the intimate videos of Chen Jingyang and Zhang Pengfei, and that he will take full responsibility if they are leaked in the future.

“I can’t sign this right now.” Chen Qinian put down the paper with a smile. “Jingyang, the company is short-staffed right now. The old man said he hopes you can wait until the next iteration is completed before you leave.”

Chen Jingyang's face suddenly darkened: "So, you're going back on your word?"

"Hey~" Chen Qinian's voice was very kind, just like a caring elder: "How can this be called breaking a promise? It's only a few months late. Don't worry, I promise I will definitely sign this!"

"Ha!" Chen Jingyang chuckled and shook his head speechlessly: "A few months late this time, a few months late next time, again and again, Chen Qinian, you really know how to scheme. Do you think I'm a three-year-old?"

Chen Qinian remained expressionless: "Jingyang, you have to understand, I had no choice! Xihe specifically requested that you take charge, and you know how important Xihe is to Tanzhi right now..."

“What if I don’t understand?” Chen Jingyang interrupted him coldly.

Chen Qinian snorted with a mocking tone: "Then... you'll probably have to talk to the old man. I can't make that decision. Oh, by the way! The old man said that if you want to see him, you can just go to the ancestral hall."

"Fine!" Chen Jingyang laughed angrily and slammed the door as he left.

He knew all along that the Chen family wouldn't let him go so easily.

To think he could completely escape the place that had trapped him for over twenty years without suffering immense pain and even losing half his life was simply a pipe dream!

He used to endure it because he had too many entanglements and ulterior motives, but now he no longer needs to endure it.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, Lin Zheyan and Chen Jingyang looked at each other.

"Where are you going?" Lin Zheyan sensed something was off about Chen Jingyang's expression; this man rarely looked at him like he was a stranger.

Chen Jingyang stepped out of the elevator, looking at Lin Zheyan with a resolute, death-defying gaze: "Lin Zheyan, if I don't call you by noon, please call the police for me, and then notify Zhang Pengfei, tell him..."

At the mention of Zhang Pengfei, his eyes quickly reddened, his throat tightened, and his voice trembled as he spoke: "There are things I left for him on the computer in the villa, the password hasn't changed..."

He couldn't go on; hot tears welled up in his eyes, burning his heart with pain.

"What do you mean?" Lin Zheyan frowned and asked him nervously, "What do you want to do?!"

The lobby was bustling with people, not a place to talk. Chen Jingyang's eyelids fluttered as he held back his tears and walked straight out of the office building.

"Jingyang! Are you crazy!" When the two reached the parking lot, Lin Zheyan had already guessed what was going on. He grabbed Chen Jingyang's arm and tried to persuade him, "You can't beat him. Once you enter the Chen family, you'll be like a lamb entering a tiger's den! Listen to me, don't be impulsive, let's think of a way slowly."

Chen Jingyang sneered and waved Lin Zheyan away: "Lin Zheyan, I'm not crazy or impulsive. I know what I'm going to do. Sooner or later, this kind of thing was going to happen between us. I don't have time to waste with him. If he really can do it, then kill me!"

"Jingyang!" Lin Zheyan still wouldn't let him leave: "Do you think he wouldn't dare?"

Of course he dared. Didn't he almost die when he was 10? If it weren't for his good fortune, Chen Jingyang would probably be rotten to the bone by now.

But when has Chen Jingyang ever been afraid of death?!

Besides, how could he die so easily!

He's 26 this year, strong and healthy. Even if he just stands there and lets Chen Qishan beat him, he won't be killed in a few blows.

As long as Chen Qishan doesn't kill him, he's determined to rebel today!

The Chen family, don't even think about controlling him anymore!

It was not even 10 a.m., but the July sun was already quite scorching, and within just a few minutes, people's skin felt hot.

It was the hottest time of the year, and the cicadas chirping sharply and shrilly in the treetops, like a bucket of boiling oil being poured into the sweltering air.

"Lin Zheyan." Chen Jingyang looked at the building behind him. He had spent six years of his youth here, and Tanzhi had grown from a small company of dozens of people into a team of hundreds.

"Don't worry, I won't let him kill me." He grinned. "That's why I said if I didn't call you, you should call the police for me."

"Jingyang!" Knowing he couldn't persuade him, Lin Zheyan sighed, "Besides calling the police, what else can I do for you?"

Chen Jingyang was silent for a moment, then looked up and stared directly at Lin Zheyan, a smirk playing on his lips: "If you really like my sister, then hurry up and make your move. You're already so old, why are you being so coy?"

"You...I...!" Lin Zheyan's face flushed red and then turned pale, unable to understand how Chen Jingyang had figured out that he had a crush on his sister!

Chen Jingyang turned around with a smile, opened the car door and got in. A few seconds later, the car sped away like an arrow.

Meanwhile, Chen Qishan had received a report from Chen Qinian. The old man just snorted and didn't say anything more. After hanging up, he instructed Zhao Tianlai to wait for Chen Jingyang at the ancestral hall when he arrived.

Chen Jingyang knew the ancestral hall very well, having been here just a few months ago. Zhao Tianlai placed a cushion at Chen Jingyang's feet, his expression indifferent: "Kneel and wait."

"Kneel and wait?" Chen Jingyang chuckled, kicking the cushion away. To Zhao Tian, ​​he said, "Tell him I don't have time to play games with him. Either he comes over now, or I go over there now. I'll give him five minutes. If he doesn't come in five minutes, I'll leave immediately!"

Zhao Tianlai frowned. Chen Jingyang's actions were extremely rebellious. Which of the Chen family's children hadn't been trembling with fear after coming to this house? Only Chen Jingyang, this troublemaker, was an exception.

But thinking about it, it's not surprising. Chen Jingyang dared to stab Chen Qishan with a knife when he was 10 years old. Now he's just kicking a cushion away. It's nothing compared to what he did.

But Chen Jingyang was, after all, surnamed Chen. As a wise housekeeper, he only needed to act as a mouthpiece for matters between father and son.

After all, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?

Zhao Tianlai didn't say anything more, put the cushion back in its place, and turned to leave.