Chapter 59: Jinjiang Dufa Lu, thank you for coming...
Jiang Chen had drunk and couldn't drive, so he called a designated driver for himself, and casually asked Ling Qi where he lived, saying that he would take Ling Qi home later.
While waiting for the designated driver at the door, he took out his cell phone several times, trying to test Lu Chiyuan's attitude towards the matter, but gave up in the end.
In the original novel, the author did not describe Jiang Chen's family background in detail, but only mentioned that his family had a company that had cooperative dealings with Huanyu. Since he was not the protagonist, it was normal for the background to be briefly described. Neither Jiang Chen nor other readers would think there was anything wrong with it.
But now, this family that was briefly described has suddenly become a wealthy family, and has business dealings with many companies. It is the target that the protagonist Gu Tingsen wants to win over. This has completely exceeded the scope of the original novel.
Gu Tingsen has already responded, could Lu Chiyuan be completely unaware of this?
There is a sense of disconnection between the description in the original novel and reality. Jiang Chen finds it hard to imagine that his current family will eventually go bankrupt because of Gu Tingsen's suppression, and he will be sent to prison because he loses Lu Chiyuan's protection.
"You're crazy! I have this background. No one dares to touch me even if I walk around here." Jiang Chen twirled the car keys in his hand and laughed silently when he thought of the ending of the story.
It was the first time he saw the world consciousness supplement the background, not to gild the protagonist, but to increase the capital of the supporting characters.
If he had not been treated the same as in the original novel when he first came to this world, he would have suspected that the author had tampered with his life, and now he was just getting back everything he deserved.
【Snowball, won’t you explain? 】
Jiang Chen asked in his heart.
Snowball bit his handkerchief guiltily. There was an error in the system program and it still couldn't detect the dark area.
But based on its many years of mission experience, this situation is not an isolated case, so it chose an explanation that Jiang Chen can now accept.
[The Jiang family didn't play a lot of roles in the original novel. After you changed the plot and lowered Gu Tingsen's luck, the Jiang family's luck was raised by the world consciousness. This is normal.]
Luck is always a matter of gain and loss.
Shen Zhiyi left the Lu family and was already half out of the game, and Gu Tingsen was not much better after a series of failures. Compared with them, Lu Chiyuan was steady and Jiang Chen had a new career, no longer a cannon fodder waiting for fate, so what was wrong with luck favoring him?
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, he didn't believe all of Snowball's words.
[My luck has improved, so should I have a driver? ]
Lu Chiyuan has a team of drivers and countless luxury houses and cars. Compared with him, Jiang Chen only has one car and one house. He goes to and from get off work by himself most of the time and has enough food and clothing. The contrast is too tragic.
Snowball said naively: [I will make up for it later. ]
Jiang Chen sneered and didn't take its explanation to heart.
The driver Jiang Chen called was an experienced driver who had driven all kinds of cars and had no problem with his driving skills. Jiang Chen asked him to take Ling Qi back first and then take him home.
The streets were clear at night after rush hour.
After meeting the Jiang couple, Jiang Chen no longer felt so unfamiliar with them. He sent them a message of departure, reported his itinerary, and then opened Lu Chiyuan's dialog box.
Lu Chiyuan said he wanted to go back to the old house, so he must be there by now.
Jiang Chen thought for a moment and sent him a message.
What are you doing?
After a while, the phone rang, Jiang Chen picked it up and saw that it was Lu Chiyuan's call. The corners of his mouth rose unconsciously and he pressed the answer button.
Lu Chiyuan's deep voice came from the phone: "Is the party over?"
"No, there's nothing for me to do later, so I left early." Jiang Chen replied. He adjusted his sitting position and looked out the window at the vast night. "You went home to look for something. Did you find it?"
"No." Lu Chiyuan paused and said, "I was delayed by something during the day and haven't returned yet. I'm on my way now."
Jiang Chen was surprised: "You didn't go back? I should have brought you to the party earlier. I saw a lot of acquaintances at the party, my parents..."
Before Jiang Chen finished his words, the car suddenly jolted violently. He and Ling Qi were caught off guard and were thrown forward by inertia. The phone fell out of his hand and fell under the seat. The screen flashed twice and then went black. He didn't know whether the call was hung up or not.
The driver in the front seat gripped the steering wheel tightly, looked out through the rearview mirror, and couldn't help but swear: "Damn, do you know how to drive?"
Then he turned to Jiang Chen and said, "Brother, I'm sorry, I took the wrong road."
Jiang Chen held his head and propped himself up, asking, "What happened?"
The designated driver observed the road conditions and quickly adjusted his attitude: "I don't know either. Suddenly a car rushed up and hit me. It was also a luxury car. I'm just an employee. If any of your cars hit me, I can't afford to pay for it! I accidentally went the wrong way. But don't worry, I know this road well. I can just turn around in front of you. I won't delay your time."
Jiang Chen looked back at the situation behind the car, then looked out the window. He found that what the designated driver said was still conservative.
More than just a car?
He didn't know when three cars followed him, and tacitly surrounded his car on three sides, blocking it in the middle.
"Is this guy crazy? Is he going to drive or not?" The designated driver just thought he had encountered a driver with poor driving skills and was a little annoyed by the other party.
He complained and tried to keep some distance, but the other party caught up with him slowly, determined to drive him to another lane.
Jiang Chen didn't see the other party's license plate, but he recognized one of the cars, and as expected, the person inside was Gu Tingsen.
Jiang Chen didn't know what was wrong with him, so he told the designated driver to drive as usual and not to pay attention to others.
The designated driver responded and adjusted his attitude.
Jiang Chen bent down to pick up the phone. It happened suddenly, and he didn't know whether the call was hung up or not. If it wasn't hung up, Lu Chiyuan might get worried when he heard the noise.
Jiang Chen didn't want him to think too much, and thought about letting him know he was safe first. Unexpectedly, the car shook again, and his fingers pushed the phone further away, so he couldn't get it while sitting.
The designated driver quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, buddy, this driver is not a good person! He refused to leave even when I asked him to, and insisted on blocking me. I didn't notice it just now, but now I realize there are three such people."
Jiang Chen raised his head and looked out the window.
Gu Tingsen's men had been chasing his car. The designated driver took the wrong road and was forced into a developing area. There were few lights here, and the road was wide but dim. Apart from them, there were no other vehicles or pedestrians.
It was a moonlit night with a strong wind and a fierce sky. The quiet and dark place hid too many dangers.
Jiang Chen's face looked a little grim: "Try to pull over. If he drives over again, you hit him and I'll pay for it!"
The designated driver was stunned for a moment, his hands holding the steering wheel were sweating, and he became nervous.
These are all luxury cars, how much do they cost?
He turned on the signal and changed lanes, praying that everything would go smoothly. He didn't know if God heard his cries, but the car that was blocking the road actually moved out of the way, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Ling Qi vaguely sensed something was wrong and whispered, "Assistant Jiang, are we being watched?"
Jiang Chen didn't explain, but patted his shoulder and warned him: "After I get off the car, you stay in the car, lock the door, and don't get out."
Ling Qi's eyes widened, thinking something serious had happened. He grabbed his hand and said, "No, don't go down either. Let's call the police..."
Jiang Chen held his hand. Calling the police would be useless to Gu Tingsen. He was protected by the protagonist's halo, but he was still an outlaw. Moreover, he did not cause any substantial harm, so the police only gave him a verbal warning. Maybe because of Gu Tingsen's identity, they would not even give him a warning.
Jiang Chen asked Ling Qi and the others to stay in the car because his current identity was different. Gu Tingsen still wanted to cooperate with Hengxing and it was impossible for him to make an enemy.
But Gu Tingsen is a man who always uses any means necessary. Just because he can't touch Jiang Chen doesn't mean he won't use other people to threaten Jiang Chen.
"Don't worry about me. We in the Jiang family are no pushovers." Jiang Chen said, "I'll go down and negotiate with them. If something goes wrong, you two can go first."
Jiang Chen can fight and run alone, so Ling Qi and the others would be a burden if they stayed. If the negotiation fails, it would be a good thing for them to leave first.
Ling Qi's thoughts were not so rigid. He understood what Jiang Chen meant, thought for a moment and nodded. If the situation was not right and he and the designated driver could get away, of course he would leave quickly to find someone to help, instead of getting off the car and causing trouble for Jiang Chen.
The designated driver pulled over and stopped the car, and the three cars chasing him also pulled over in an orderly manner. Even if the designated driver was not very smart, he should have realized by now that the other party was deliberately cutting him off.
He turned around and glanced at Jiang Chen, his heart beating wildly with nervousness.
Jiang Chen patted his shoulder, signaling him to relax, then opened the door and got out of the car. He did not stay where he was, but walked towards Gu Tingsen's car, intentionally letting Ling Qi and the others stay away from him.
The bodyguard stepped forward to open the door for Gu Tingsen, and Gu Tingsen got out of the car alone. Jiang Chen glanced inside the car and did not see Shen Zhiyi.
"Mr. Gu, have I offended you today?" Jiang Chen looked at Gu Tingsen with an annoyed look on his face.
Gu Tingsen said: "I just want to buy you a drink, but unfortunately, I don't have your contact information, so I can only use my own way to make you stop."
Jiang Chen didn't buy his tricks and said sarcastically, "You are a talent to be able to talk about doing bad things so refreshingly."
"Assistant Jiang, why are you so resistant? I've always felt that I get along well with you, and I want to sit down and talk with you."
Gu Tingsen walked towards Jiang Chen. He could become the male lead, so his appearance was naturally superior. In addition, he dressed up deliberately today, which made him look a bit oppressive.
Jiang Chen frowned slightly: "We are not familiar with each other, there is nothing to talk about."
"Interactions between people are a process of going from unfamiliar to familiar. It depends on whether Young Master Jiang is willing to give me this opportunity."
Gu Tingsen stopped in front of Jiang Chen, leaned slightly closer to Jiang Chen, his eyes fell on Jiang Chen's car, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was a bit evil: "I only invite you, I won't embarrass others."
Gu Tingsen's breath was too close, Jiang Chen was very disgusted. He took a step back to distance himself and sneered, "Do you think I am someone who can be easily threatened? Mr. Gu, my refusal is not encouragement. If you don't understand, I don't mind being blunt. You and I have nothing to discuss. If you are here for business, you should go to the person in charge of Hengxing instead of wasting time on me."
The sudden distance made Gu Tingsen feel unhappy, and Jiang Chen's words made that unhappiness reach its peak. He couldn't remember how many times he had been rejected by Jiang Chen. It seemed that every time he came into contact with Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen had a natural resistance to him, and his dislike was almost written on his face.
Gu Tingsen is used to flattery, and he admits that facing Jiang Chen's dislike from the bottom of his heart, he has a different interest. When Jiang Chen's identity was just Lu Chiyuan's assistant, he called it a desire for destruction. He just wanted to destroy Jiang Chen's peaceful life and make him abandoned by Lu Chiyuan.
Now, with the change of Jiang Chen's identity, this interest has changed from destruction to conquest.
The son of the Star Group, this is indeed worth Gu Tingsen's gamble. He believes that his family background and appearance are no worse than Lu Chiyuan's. Lu Chiyuan can make Jiang Chen give up his family business to become a bodyguard, so why can't he?
"Your words are really hurtful."
Gu Tingsen pretended to be hurt and gave instructions to the bodyguards behind him. He was indeed not a civilized person, so why should he pretend to be harmless?
It doesn’t matter if Jiang Chen doesn’t agree now. He will take the person back and there will be plenty of time to change his mind.
Gu Tingsen took two steps back, took out his cigarette case, took out a cigarette, and waited for the bodyguard to take Jiang Chen down.
Jiang Chen unbuttoned his suit and loosened his tie slightly. The bodyguards stepped forward, wanting to use courtesy before force, but seeing that Jiang Chen was unmoved, they surrounded him from all sides.
Without waiting for them to make a move, Jiang Chen took the initiative and kicked the one closest to him. His muscle memory made his movements very smooth, and he didn't even notice these bodyguards.
Realizing that the opponent was a tough one, the bodyguards did not dare to take it lightly and quickly made adjustments. They attacked from the front and back, but Jiang Chen easily avoided it.
The fight made Jiang Chen more and more agile. He quickly gained the upper hand and knocked down several bodyguards. One of them fell heavily at Gu Tingsen's feet.
Gu Tingsen paused while smoking, and looked down at the bodyguard who couldn't get up, his eyes cold. He threw away the cigarette in his hand, crushed it with the tip of his shoe, unbuttoned his shirt with one hand, and said, "I underestimated you."
Jiang Chen brushed off the non-existent dust on his body. The book praised Gu Tingsen to great heights, and his bodyguard team was also the most professional. Jiang Chen thought he was very powerful, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.
He was just thinking about calling it a day when his eyes suddenly blurred and Gu Tingsen's fist came swinging towards him with the sound of wind. The sharp sound of wind brushed past his temples, and Jiang Chen's hair stood on end. He quickly raised his hand to block.
The fist hit the hand bone, and the huge impact made his arm slightly painful. Before Jiang Chen could recover, the next moment, Gu Tingsen kicked at his lower body, not giving him a chance to breathe.
Jiang Chen had seen Gu Tingsen's skills, so he didn't dare to be careless and calmed down to deal with it. Gu Tingsen's moves were fast, accurate and ruthless. His goal was to knock Jiang Chen down, and each move hit the vital points.
Jiang Chen almost failed to dodge several times and was forced back by him. Gu Tingsen thought he had a chance and attacked more hastily, but Jiang Chen saw through his weakness. While Jiang Chen took his punch, he kicked him in the chest, kicking him back several steps and almost falling to the ground.
Of course Jiang Chen was not feeling well either, and the place where Gu Tingsen hit him was stinging. He shook his hands to stretch his muscles and gave Gu Tingsen an inverted thumbs up.
"Gu Tingsen, you are nothing more than that."
Even with the aura of a protagonist, I can only tie with him. Isn't that embarrassing?
Gu Tingsen was supported by the bodyguard. He dusted off his suit and looked at Jiang Chen with cold eyes, but a smile on his lips.
He knew that Jiang Chen had been Lu Chiyuan's bodyguard and had tested Jiang Chen's skills, but he never expected that Jiang Chen not only had no difficulty dealing with the bodyguard, but could also barely deal with him.
Gu Tingsen knew his own strength, so he could feel Jiang Chen's excellence even more. Not being able to use such an outstanding person was not only a pity, but also a threat.
Gu Tingsen stood up straight and adjusted his suit: "Appropriate resistance is interesting, but it's not pleasant if the claws are too sharp."
Jiang Chen sneered. What kind of cat or dog is he? He even had a sense of humor? He threw the word "reject" in Gu Tingsen's face, but Gu Tingsen acted as if he didn't hear it, and just immersed himself in his own domineering world.
Jiang Chen felt tired and said sarcastically: "It turns out that you can't understand what people say because you don't know how to speak human language at all."
Gu Tingsen frowned, his eyes were deep and filled with anger. Jiang Chen looked into his eyes fearlessly with a firm look.
The two faced each other from a distance, and the atmosphere was subtle.
At this moment, the lights of cars coming from a distance broke the silence and dispelled the darkness under the dim street lights.
The black car stopped beside Jiang Chen. The bodyguard got out and opened the door. A slender and straight leg stepped out first, with pointed leather shoes stepping on the ground. The center of gravity of the body shifted accordingly, and Lu Chiyuan, who was wearing a silver-gray suit, got out of the car completely.
He was dressed neatly today, and the silver-gray color suited his aura very well.
Jiang Chen looked over distractedly and was stunned. He thought of his cell phone that had slipped under the seat and felt guilty for no reason.
After Lu Chiyuan got out of the car, the two bodyguards quickly took their positions, intentionally separating Gu Tingsen's men and creating a safe area.
Lu Chiyuan ignored Gu Tingsen and walked to Jiang Chen first. He swept his sharp eyes over him, saw the sweat on his forehead, the messy tie and the unbuttoned clothes, and roughly guessed what happened. A hint of coldness flashed in his blue eyes, his thin lips were pressed into a line, and the coldness condensed between his brows.
He raised his hand to adjust Jiang Chen's tie, buttoned his suit one by one, and took off the crooked brooch and put it back on.
Jiang Chen was particularly well-behaved in front of him, carefully observing his expression.
[Brother Lu looked very angry. He didn't hang up the phone. He must have heard it.]
[Did he rush back here because he was worried about me? ]
[I originally wanted to tell him about my parents and Hengxing, but now it seems I can’t bring it up.]
Jiang Chen's mood was visibly low. He was very happy that Lu Chiyuan rushed back for him. The moment he saw Lu Chiyuan, his heart beat uncontrollably. But when he calmed down and thought about Lu Chiyuan changing his schedule just to deal with someone like Gu Tingsen, he couldn't be happy.
Lu Chiyuan noticed his mood change, touched his head, protected him behind him, turned to look at Gu Tingsen, and said in a bad tone: "Mr. Gu, do you want to leave by yourself, or do you want me to ask you to leave?"
If you leave on your own, you can still maintain some dignity, but if Lu Chiyuan invites you, you won't be so polite.
Gu Tingsen didn't expect Lu Chiyuan to appear. It was not appropriate for him to have a head-on conflict with Lu Chiyuan now. He had to endure it no matter how unwilling he was.
But before leaving, he still provoked Lu Chiyuan: "How long can you protect him? There will always be times when you relax."
Jiang Chen: “?”
Jiang Chen: [You bastard! ]
Lu Chiyuan held Jiang Chen's hand tightly and ignored the provocation.
Gu Tingsen took his men away, and Ling Qi and the designated driver, who were hiding in Jiang Chen's car, got out.
Ling Qi walked up quickly, asked about Jiang Chen's situation with concern, and handed Jiang Chen's phone to him: "The phone rang after you got off the car. I picked it up and saw that it was Mr. Lu, so I answered it without permission and told him the situation. I'm sorry."
Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows. No wonder Lu Chiyuan came. Not only was the phone suddenly hung up, but also because Ling Qi passed the message in the middle.
Jiang Chen checked his phone and luckily it was not broken.
"Brother Lu, I'm sorry to have wasted your time." Jiang Chen looked at Lu Chiyuan apologetically, "Thank you for coming to help me."
Lu Chiyuan's face was slightly cold. He grabbed Jiang Chen's arm, pushed him into his car, and told the bodyguard closest to him, "Send these two people home safely."
He was referring to Ling Qi and the designated driver. The bodyguard nodded and made a gesture of invitation.
Ling Qi was very confident in Lu Chiyuan and didn't say anything. The driver had fainted and had given up thinking. They were sitting in Jiang Chen's car, and the bodyguards would arrange everything.
Jiang Chen was pressed into the car. Facing Lu Chiyuan's restraints, he let out a slight cry of pain, his facial features wrinkled.
Lu Chiyuan reacted quickly, lifted up his sleeve, and found a large bruise on his arm. This was still visible, and there was a lot more hidden under the clothes that could not be seen.
Lu Chiyuan's face quickly turned gloomy. When Jiang Chen hung up the phone, he heard a very noisy noise. He felt something was wrong and asked the driver to turn around.
He kept calling Jiang Chen, but the phone was busy. After several calls, Ling Qi finally answered the phone.
Hearing from Ling Qi that Gu Tingsen was looking for trouble and Jiang Chen was fighting with them, Lu Chiyuan's heart beat to his throat. He knew that Jiang Chen had some skills, but he had to face a group of people alone.
Can he win? Will he get hurt? Worry entangled Lu Chiyuan like a substance, and now it turned into a fine and dense pain, piercing Lu Chiyuan's heart.
"Brother Lu, I'm fine. Gu Tingsen didn't beat me."
Jiang Chen tried to pull his hand out, pretending to be relaxed to liven up the atmosphere, but Lu Chiyuan held it tighter. He looked up at Jiang Chen, with heartache in his eyes, but more complicated emotions, which shocked Jiang Chen's heart, and his tense body softened, and he no longer wanted to pull away.
The driver in the front seat noticed that the atmosphere was not right and asked weakly, "Mr. Lu, are we going back to the old house?"
Jiang Chen quickly shook his head. Wouldn't it be a nuisance to Lu Chiyuan if he went to the old house like this?
Lu Chiyuan saw his look, told him his home address, and said to the driver, "Send him home first."
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