Chapter 26 The Domineering CEO [VIP]
Yan Chen broke free from Hong Yue's obstruction and stepped inside.
He walked to the table, not looking at Qingran, and said to the two policemen, "He didn't deliberately hide my belongings. In fact, the things were within my reach, I just didn't notice them."
After he finished speaking, everyone inside and outside the house said, "..."
Are there really such people as the "victims" in the world?
Ultimately, the matter was dropped because the person involved did not pursue the matter.
The police gave Qingran a verbal warning and cautioned him not to repeat the offense.
"I'm sorry for causing you all trouble." Yan Chen bowed to the two of them on Qing Ran's behalf, his posture very humble.
Officer Liu and Li Yue waved their hands to indicate that they didn't mind.
Yan Chen nodded goodbye to the two, grabbed Qing Ran's wrist, and turned to leave the police station.
His face was frighteningly cold, his dark eyes were like ice, and his handsome face was covered in frost.
However, considering that there were other people present, he suppressed his anger and did not utter a single word of reproach towards Qingran.
Hong Yue and Su Yu came out a step behind.
Hong Yue looked at the person Yan Chen was protecting behind him with a complicated expression, while Su Yu glared angrily at Qing Ran.
"Assistant Hong, I need you to do something for me," Yan Chen said.
Hong Yue composed himself: "President Yan, please speak."
Yan Chen: "Have someone order a banner to be made and send it to the Public Security Bureau. Also, donate two police cars and five computers in Qing Ran's name, through my personal account."
Upon hearing this, Hong Yue couldn't help but reveal an even more complex expression.
Looking at the person behind him, he didn't expect Yan Chen to go to such lengths for this person.
"Brother Yan Chen, are you crazy!" Su Yu blurted out in disbelief.
He really didn't understand. It was Zhou Qingran who caused Yan Chen's disappearance, but Yan Chen not only didn't blame him, but also went to the other side to help him.
What talk of a life-saving grace? This life-saving grace is utterly ridiculous!
Yan Chen didn't explain, and turned to look at Qing Ran, who had been silent since he appeared.
Seeing that the two had something to say, Hong Yue pulled Su Yu, who was so angry that she wanted to argue with Yan Chen, aside to comfort her.
There was no one else around for the time being.
Yan Chen looked deeply into Qing Ran's eyes: "Tell me why you insisted on doing this back then."
"This person is blaming me again for involving innocent people and affecting other people's work," Qingran thought calmly.
His eyes were clear and calm, like still water.
There's no reason.
If I had to categorize it, following the system's instructions and pursuing opportunities would be one way; doing whatever comes to mind because I don't care would be another.
He needs to consider the innocent?
When he was still not fully intelligent, he was treated as a toy by the little demon cubs, and his food was deliberately stolen and thrown away several times, almost starving to death. Was he not innocent?
When his cultivation level was low, he was caught in the crossfire of a demon's battle and was seriously injured, almost dying. Was he innocent?
He gleaned cultivation methods from the stone carvings, but this led to his death and nearly caused his soul to be scattered. He was completely innocent.
Tell him he's innocent? Sorry, in his world it's a dog-eat-dog world, where weakness is the original sin, and there's no such thing as innocence.
Seeing his calm and unashamed expression, Yan Chen almost laughed out of anger.
"Fine, you act recklessly and without regard for the consequences. In the end, I'm the only one worried about you being punished for interfering with police work."
"I was just being delusional."
When the words "unrequited love" were mentioned, a deep sense of embarrassment and awkwardness was hidden in the man's eyes.
His relationship with Qingran... wasn't it all just wishful thinking on his part?
Qingran was stunned.
"Why are you telling him so much?" Su Yu said, sneaking over while Hong Yue was on the phone.
He stood next to Yan Chen and said disdainfully to Qing Ran, "After all, people who can do something like stealing are always shameless and have no sense of shame."
[Don't insult my host!]
[Don't comment without knowing the whole story, understand? These aren't things the host willingly did. The host even genuinely felt sorry for you and the male lead separating back then!]
[Waaaaah...]
While arguing, she suddenly burst into tears.
Qingran was helpless, but he wasn't angry.
Why are you crying?
The system sobbed, "[Host, it's all my fault for being so useless. My exam scores weren't high enough, so I was reassigned to the cannon fodder villain division.]"
[If I had been able to get into the White Moonlight branch back then, the host wouldn't have had to go against their conscience, do bad things, and then be insulted.]
He has no conscience whatsoever.
[...It's okay, everything happens for a reason.]
"He didn't steal anything."
Even in his anger, Yan Chen didn't forget to defend Qing Ran, which infuriated Su Yu.
"I'm helping you get revenge!" Su Yu stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Yan Chen felt exhausted and powerless: "Thank you, but given my relationship with him, what he did doesn't count as stealing."
What's the relationship between Yan Chen and Zhou Qingran? What kind of relationship could they have? Haven't they never met before?
Su Yu looked back and forth between the two with a suspicious gaze.
After finishing his call, Hong Yue came over to Yan Chen's rescue, saying, "Things are all arranged, Mr. Yan. The banner will be delivered this afternoon, and the donation will be finalized within this week."
"Then the Feixian Public Security Bureau asked if you wanted to come forward for a group photo, but I declined on your behalf."
Yan Chen nodded: "Have you booked the plane tickets?"
Hong Yue: "Yes, our flight is tomorrow morning. We should try to get to the provincial capital tonight so that we won't be too tired from tomorrow's journey."
"What time do you think would be a good time for us to leave today?"
Having traveled to the provincial capital twice, Yan Chen knew very well how long it took to get from Feixian to the provincial capital.
Upon hearing this, they said, "Come pick us up downstairs at 4 PM."
Hong Yue: "Okay, Su Yu and I will go back to the hotel to pack up first. Contact me anytime if you need anything."
After saying that, he gestured for Su Yu to follow him.
Yan Chen also had to deal with the house matter, and as he turned around...
"If you think I did something wrong, why did you come out?"
Why not take this opportunity to teach him a lesson?
The man's back was straight and aloof, his eyes filled with complex emotions that Qingran could not see.
“I promised you,” Yan Chen replied.
You must show me unconditional favoritism, I remember.
Moreover, that kind of upbringing.
Rather than living cautiously and always considering others' opinions, he would rather Qingran be a little willful and selfish, provided it doesn't harm him.
*
At 4 PM, the car picked up the passengers outside Anle Residential Area and departed on time. At 7 PM, they arrived at the most luxurious hotel in the provincial capital to check in.
The group of four booked two presidential suites.
Qingran Yanchen's room, Su Yuhong's room.
Su Yu now finds everyone displeasing except Hong Yue, including Yan Chen.
Why did Yan Chen speak up for the culprit, and even want to take him back to Beijing?
He's the one who actually helped Yan Chen Ge for almost a month!
This was only because Hong Yue hadn't told him about the so-called relationship and its details; otherwise, Su Yu would definitely have exploded.
The group was about to go downstairs for dinner.
When Su Yu saw Zhou Qingran and Yan Chen coming out of the same room one after the other, she immediately snorted in a disapproving tone.
He pulled Hong Yue aside and said, "Assistant Hong, let's eat in the room to avoid seeing certain people and ruining our appetites."
As a result, Qingran and Yan Chen acted as if they hadn't heard him and rode past him into the elevator, which made Su Yu even angrier.
The elevator doors closed a short distance away.
Su Yu grabbed Hong Yue's sleeve, annoyed and embarrassed: "Assistant Hong, do you think Zhou Qingran has cast a spell on Brother Yan Chen? Why is Brother Yan Chen treating us like outsiders?"
"Isn't that treating us like outsiders?"
Hong Yue downplayed the issue, saying, "Don't forget that President Yan has amnesia. To him now, we are indeed strangers who suddenly came to his door."
And these two strangers also want to break up his boyfriend during their passionate relationship.
However, Zhou Qingran has managed to influence Yan Chen to this extent in such a short time. It seems he should find an opportunity to test the other party's intentions.
"Alright, considering my amnesia, I'll forgive Brother Yan Chen for now," Su Yu said reluctantly.
After dinner, Qingran didn't go back to her room immediately but stayed downstairs to enjoy the night view.
He stood in the brightly lit hall, separated by transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, where stars twinkled and neon lights shimmered outside.
Hong Yue walked to the window and stood there, following the gaze of the person next to him. Below, the street was bustling with pedestrians and traffic.
"What do you want from Yan Chen?" After a while, he took the initiative to start the conversation.
Qingran asked listlessly, "What does Assistant Hong think I want?"
Hong Yue thought to himself, "In this life, it all boils down to three things: money, power, and influence."
"You're quite clever." She knew that as long as she could win over Yan Chen, she would have everything.
"But they're not smart enough." They don't understand that lies will eventually be exposed.
"So, you're saying I'm after Yan Chen's money?" Qingran looked at the other person's reflection in the French windows with a half-smile.
Hong Yue raised an eyebrow and looked back at him: "Isn't that right?"
Instead of answering, Qingran asked, "Did Yan Chen send you to ask this?"
Hong Yue denied it: "No, I made the decision on my own."
Qingran chuckled: "You can come and talk to me about this when Yan Chen tells you to bring the money to me."
Hong Yue frowned as he watched the figure recede into the distance through the window.
His words just now were actually meant to test Zhou Qingran, but judging from her reaction, she really was just after Yan Chen's family background.
Hong Yue sighed as he thought of Zhou Qingran's words.
The only concern is that Yan Chen might not be willing to bribe him.
*
The plane arrived in Beijing the following afternoon.
Su Yu, who had been away from home for a long time, was picked up by a car sent by her family as soon as she got off the plane.
Qingran followed Yan Chen, and Hong Yue led the way to the Yan family manor.
The estate is very large, encompassing even a nearby forest. In addition, there is an outdoor swimming pool and a golf course, and more than twenty butlers and servants are available for its daily maintenance.
These housekeepers and servants are also very professional, rarely asking questions about their employers' affairs and focusing solely on their own duties.
So Qingran stayed at the manor for half a month and was very comfortable.
They received top-notch treatment in every aspect of life, from clothing and food to housing and transportation. They never encountered any prejudice, but they witnessed firsthand the diversity of the human world.
[But the male lead hasn't come back for half a month.] The system, while lying down, couldn't help but worry.
Qingran: [Didn't he call and say he was busy getting familiar with the group's affairs and was staying in a nearby apartment?]
The manor is great in every way, except that it's quite far from where Yan Chen works. It's like Assistant Hong is giving him a hard time.
[The next time I see Assistant Hong, will it be the scene where he takes the money and tells me to leave?]
The system hesitated.
[There's a slight deviation in the plot; I'm not sure either.]
Fortunately, the energy collection task was not judged as a failure, so we can still survive a little longer.
At the same time, in a private hospital ward.
Yan Chen, who was about to undergo his final acupuncture treatment, gave instructions to his assistant, Hong.
"Dr. Mo said I'll be in a deep sleep for a day after this treatment ends, so you can go do what we agreed on before."
Whether to solidify the relationship or take the money and leave, anyone with a brain would know to choose the former.
Yan Chen wasn't asking the other party to make a choice; he was clearly asking them to turn the charade into reality.
Hong Yue couldn't help but ask, "What if he chose money?"
Yan Chen paused for a moment, then said, "No, it won't happen."
Qingran doesn't value money, so he's not so lacking in observation skills.
But what if Qingran would rather choose money than be with him...?
Perhaps he should really give up completely.
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