"Buzz!"
The phone kept beeping, waking Chen Luo from his deep sleep.
The fatigue of the past few days had kept him in a drowsy state all day. If Wen Wan hadn't woken him up for a meal, he would have slept from last night until now.
Now that most things are on track, Chen Luo no longer needs to keep an eye on things all the time, so he took a day off to rest at home.
"Hmm! Who could it be so late?"
I struggled to get out of bed, clutching my aching head. I glanced around; Wen Wan didn't seem to be there, probably busy with something downstairs.
When I picked up my phone, I was surprised to see that there were 99+ message notifications on the WeChat icon.
When I opened WeChat, I found that Wenxiu had sent me a bunch of messages, all of which were the same.
[Chen Luo, get ready to run! My father-in-law, your future father-in-law, is here to check you out!]
Upon seeing the words "future father-in-law," Wen Tao's serious face immediately came to mind.
"What? The head of the Wen family is here? Or is he here to test me?"
"No! That's not the point! If Wan'er finds out, she'll probably have another attack!"
At this moment, Chen Luo's first thought was not whether he would be in any danger during this so-called investigation, but whether Wen Wan would be affected.
After all, the video footage alone at Wenxiu's villa last time caused Wenwan such a strong emotional reaction. If they were to meet in person, wouldn't Wenwan suffer a severe mental blow?
"No, Wan'er can't know about this, and she can't face her father directly, at least not now!"
Chen Luo quickly went to the restroom and made a phone call to Wen Xiu.
"Hey, Fifth Brother!"
Before Chen Luo could even ask, Wen Xiu on the other end of the phone let out a gasp.
"Holy crap! You finally called me back! It's been an hour, I was so worried! I thought my old man had sent people to kill you!"
"Uh, I just woke up."
"What time is it? You're still sleeping! The sky is falling! How can you still be sleeping?!"
"No, Fifth Brother, calm down and tell me what happened first."
Quickly try to calm Wenxiu down. You can tell from his tone that he's panicked and extremely anxious.
"call!"
"In short, it boils down to one sentence: the old man is here to assess you."
"The project you're inspecting is essentially a business battle between you and Yelena. If you lose, he'll take Wen Wan back to Beijing, and you'll never see her again! The old man might even find a way to kill you!"
"Did you understand?"
After listening to Wen Xiu's concluding remarks, Chen Luo completely ignored the last sentence.
What? If I lose, he's going to take Wan'er away? I'll never see her again?
By the way, with the power of the Wen family patriarch, if he really wanted to take Wan'er away, Wan'er wouldn't be able to resist.
No, what if a violent conflict really breaks out and Wan'er is forcibly taken away? Once she returns to the Wen family, given her personality, she might hurt herself! She might even commit suicide.
No! I can't lose Wan'er! Absolutely not!
Gaining something is motivating, losing something is infuriating, and losing a loved one can ignite a person's boundless rage.
At this moment, a rare glint of murderous intent flashed in Chen Luo's eyes, and boundless rage rose in his chest.
"Chen Luo! Chen Luo! Are you listening? Think of something quickly!"
Wenxiu urged anxiously on the other end of the phone.
"Fifth Brother, please pass on a message to my future father-in-law. Make sure to tell him every single word."
"ah?"
Wen Xiu was dumbfounded. At this time, Chen Luo still wanted her to deliver a message to the old man? What did that mean?
Ignoring Wen Xiu's reaction, Chen Luo took a deep breath.
"First, please rest assured, I will not lose this battle."
"Secondly, no one can take Wan'er away from me, not even Jesus! That's what I, Chen Luo, said!"
"Beep beep beep..."
At that moment, Wen Xiu, who was standing at the door of the hotel's presidential suite, was stunned to hear the busy tone on the phone.
What the hell! You want me to convey these two sentences, and not a single word of them?
If you're going to kill me, use a knife, don't try this method!
"Fifth Brother, who are you talking to on the phone? Is that Chen Luo's voice?"
Wen Tao's voice came from behind, and Wen Xiu's hair stood on end. She took several steps back.
"Um, Father, I..."
Terrified, Wen Xiu turned pale and stammered, unable to utter a single complete sentence.
"Tell me, what did Chen Luo say?"
Wen Tao's expression remained serious as he spoke to Wen Xiu in a tone that left no room for argument.
A look of struggle appeared in Wen Xiu's eyes. When he met Wen Tao's gaze, he trembled all over. He really didn't want to hurt Chen Luo.
After spending these days together, he truly considered Chen Luo a friend.
However, he was still somewhat unable to resist the pressure from his father.
Never mind, Chen Luo, you're the one who told me to say this, I'm just following your instructions.
"Well, Father, Chen Luo asked me to pass on two messages to you."
"Oh? He actually has something to say to me. Come on, tell me everything, word for word."
Wait, really? You two are in sync about this? You both like to read every single word?
Never mind, that's what you all ordered, I'm just relaying it!
"Well, Chen Luo said he won't lose this battle, so you can rest assured."
"Hmm, this young man seems quite confident. What about the second sentence?"
"Well, um, Chen Luo said, said..."
"What are you stammering about? Speak!"
"Chen Luo said that no one can take Wen Wan away from him, not even Jesus! That's what Chen Luo said!"
After saying this, Wen Xiu looked at Wen Tao with some fear, preparing to accept his thunderous rage.
This was the first time in all these years that he had ever seen anyone speak to his father like that!
"Interesting, this young man is really interesting. It was definitely worth the trip here, hahaha!"
Wen Tao turned and walked into the room, his hearty laughter echoing inside.
"This...this is laughter born of extreme anger?"
Wen Xiu's legs went weak, and she sat down on the ground with a thud.
"Chen Luo! Do you know what a terrifying old man you've messed with?"
...
Imperial Garden, second floor of a villa, toilet.
Chen Luo hung up the phone and quickly deleted all the chat history on WeChat.
At the same time, he instructed Mo Lan not to tell Wen Wan what they had overheard about Wen Tao, in order to prevent her condition from worsening.
Mo Lan knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately agreed.
Chen Luo then dialed Bai Shiya's number, and Bai Shiya answered quickly.
"Secretary Bai, how's the list and funding preparation you compiled coming along?"
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