The old man glanced occasionally at Li Ruo as he spoke. At this moment, Li Ruo's gaze was murderous, blazing with two patches of fierce flame in her eyes. She glared at Ye Chen and said, "Since you've joined the Tianya Group, you must faithfully abide by the work discipline. Starting from today, you will be a bodyguard for the Tianya Group. As a bodyguard, you must follow the responsibilities of one!"
"I get it..." Ye Chen drew out his words, speaking impatiently, "A bodyguard, huh? Isn't that just selling your life for someone else, taking bullets for someone?"
"Hmph, as long as you know!" Li Ruo snorted coldly and turned to her assistant, "Ziwen, give him an employment paperwork!"
"Okay!" The female assistant quickly pulled out a sheet of white paper from the desk, filled in some details, stamped it with the company's appointment seal, and handed it to Ye Chen with a smile, "Mr. Ye, tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, bring this to the personnel office on the fifteenth floor of the company to register and collect the relevant uniform, then report to Mr. Li's office!"
"Alrighty!" Ye Chen nodded.
Ye Chen had no intention of coming back tomorrow. His visit today was merely to show his face and to avoid the relentless pursuit of Yao Yue. The recent combat test was nothing more than venting the suppressed anger in his heart. Ye Chen took the employment paperwork, folded it, and tucked it into his chest.
"You're not leaving?" Li Ruo glared at him, asking annoyed, "Don't tell me you're expecting us to ask you to stay for lunch?"
"Uh..." Ye Chen was taken aback and asked puzzled, "Don't you guys provide meals?"
Ye Chen's words almost made everyone burst out laughing...
Emerging from the Heavenly Building, Ye Chen, to avoid running into Yao Yue, deliberately covered his head with his jacket turned inside out and walked with his head down. A long line was still queuing at the door, and when the people saw Ye Chen's figure exiting in such a state, they immediately began to murmur among themselves.
"Xiao Er, we have a better chance now, did you see that? This guy probably got beaten to a pulp!"
"I think so too; look at him covering his face with his clothes!"
"Haha, that sorry sight going to apply for Mr. Li's bodyguard position, talk about overestimating himself!"
Although Ye Chen was angry inside, he dared not reveal himself. Covering himself with a piece of clothing, with only two dark eyes peering out to see the road, he sneakily slunk back to Xin Hai District. Ye Chen knew that the most dangerous place could be the safest. At this time, Yao Yue probably had no idea he had slipped back to his own home.
Looking at the messy living room, Ye Chen helplessly tossed the clothing onto the sofa, then grabbed a can of beer from the fridge. After gulping it down fiercely to dispel the heat from his body, he comfortably sprawled out on the sofa. Gazing at the burning sun outside the window, he cursed, "Damn Yao Yue, I must have owed you in a previous life. So what if you got groped by me? Is it worth chasing after me for a whole year?"
Thinking of Yao Yue, a bitter smile surfaced on Ye Chen's face.
Don't be fooled by that young woman's age of only twenty-three; she was already the feared leader of the Ghost Organization in the Golden Triangle. Their acquaintance started with a collaboration. Ye Chen had mingled in the Golden Triangle for over a year, dealing in arms trafficking, and fomenting an intelligence network; however, due to a certain incident, a major warlord in the Golden Triangle suddenly targeted Ye Chen. Caught off guard, Ye Chen's forces were decimated, his subordinates killed or injured, and the power he had taken over a year to build vanished into thin air. Thinking of this, Ye Chen felt a wave of sorrow...
Later, Ye Chen sought protection from Yao Yue. She proposed a combat test against Ye Chen, agreeing to protect him if he could beat her. With all the major forces in the Golden Triangle paying close attention, Ye Chen naturally wouldn't back down. However, during the test, Ye Chen used the legendary Dragon Claw Hand and unintentionally groped Yao Yue's ample chest, immediately infuriating the tyrant known as the Dragon of the Golden Triangle!
Thus, the unfortunate Ye Chen began a year-long escape.
"Shit!" Ye Chen crushed the can in his hand viciously. The can crumpled. Thinking about this year of running away, with assassins from the military factions on one side and Yao Yue's relentless pursuit on the other, Ye Chen felt extremely frustrated.
Bang!
Ye Chen threw the crushed beer can violently.
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At that moment, the door was pushed open, and in came a young punk with brown-dyed hair styled in an explosive 'do. Just as he poked his head in, he was greeted with a soda can flying straight at his face. He quickly dodged, and with a bang, the can hit the wall.
"Yo, Brother Chen, who's got your back up?" the young punk said, with a cigarette dangling from his lips. His attire consisted of a wrinkled shirt and a pair of worn-out jeans. Grinning, he sauntered over, took a beer from Ye Chen's fridge, and chuckled, "Brother Chen, what's up? Need me to find someone to help you get revenge?"
"You? With that skinny frame of yours? You think you can take revenge for me?" Ye Chen glared at him irritably.
This kid was a student at Jianghuai Vocational School, named Feng Zhi Xiao. This guy clearly wasn't cut out for academics, instead leading a bunch of students around collecting 'protection fees', putting on shows for others, little more than petty street hustles with no future in sight. He lived in the Xin Hai District with his divorced mother who was usually away on business, so Feng Zhi Xiao was typically on his own. One time, he got cornered by a gang of thugs at the entrance of the district — if it hadn't been for Ye Chen stepping in, he probably would've ended up with a broken arm.
Ever since that incident, he had been tagging along with Ye Chen, frequently stopping by his house and always boasting about the number of 'soldiers' he commanded. Sadly, he'd never been seen with more than a few underlings, and the most he ever brought was three — one of them was even a sixth-grade primary school student.
"Brother Chen, you just don't understand!" Feng Zhi Xiao snickered. "This is called aesthetic physique, what do you mean 'skinny'? Didn't I win third place in the school's modeling contest last time?"
"Yeah, right," said Ye Chen, giving him a look. "Out of six contestants, there was one first place, two second places, and three third places. You're damn last. You call that a catwalk? Looked more like you were having a fit in some raggedy clothes!"
Unfazed by having his boast dismantled, Feng Zhi Xiao didn't blush or skip a beat. He said, "Brother Chen, what a waste of your talents. With your skills, if you ask me, just find a chance to go straight for the Tianya Group bodyguard recruitment. I reckon you'd have a shot. Brother Chen, you have no idea how much Tianya Group bodyguards make? Ten thousand a month, damn, I'm so jealous!"
Feng Zhi Xiao was always daydreaming about striking it rich, yet he'd never actually been seen making any money. He would loiter around myriad bottom-tier schools with his lackeys, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Sometimes, just as he managed to collect some protection money, it would be swiftly taken away by other petty young thugs.
"That has nothing to do with you!" Ye Chen glanced at him and asked, "So, what do you want today?"
"Heh heh, actually… it's nothing really!" Feng Zhi Xiao gave an awkward chuckle. Fumbling in his pocket, he said, "I'm just a little short on cash recently. I was wondering, Brother Chen…"
"Shit, you're here to borrow money again, aren't you?" Ye Chen looked at him irritably, pulled out 300 Yuan from his pocket, and said, "I already shelled out two hundred yuan for a job application at Tianya Group this morning, and now I'm getting milked by you too. Shit, do I have it easy?"
Sss…
Feng Zhi Xiao gasped at the revelation, looking at Ye Chen in astonishment, and asked, "Brother Chen, did you get the job?"
"Isn't it obvious? When I step up, isn't it twice the impact?" Ye Chen glared at him irritably.
Feng Zhi Xiao snickered as he snatched the three red bills from Ye Chen's hand and said, "Brother Chen, you earn money fast. You gotta look out for your boys. Some of my guys haven't eaten in days!"
"Bullshit!" Ye Chen yelled. "Damn it, I'm so broke all I have left is my body!"
"Heh heh, then you can always work as a gigolo at the bar, right? Just shake that ass and money will flow!" Feng Zhi Xiao leaped off the couch and hurriedly dashed towards the door.
"Shit!" Ye Chen hurled the half-full can of beer from the table at him.
"Brother Chen, you can make money that way, sure, but you gotta take care of your health!" Feng Zhi Xiao stood at the doorway, holding the door and glancing back at Ye Chen, he chuckled, "Gotta take care of yourself! Brother Chen, take care, I'm off!"
Bang!
Feng Zhi Xiao slammed the door shut with a loud noise.
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