Eternal Love: The Billionaire's Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 464 - 457: Differences
As they were about to leave the yoga center, Bai Yiran received a phone call from Leng Yichen, mainly asking how she felt about her first day of class.
Bai Yiran replied that it was great and that she wanted to keep coming.
A few women with questionable values walked past Bai Yiran, glanced at her, and then walked away discussing something among themselves.
Bai Yiran couldn’t be bothered with them and told Leng Yichen about her plan to have a buffet dinner with Cheng Shishi that evening.
Leng Yichen reminded her to be safe and to pay attention to what she can and cannot eat.
Bai Yiran agreed verbally, but inwardly she was grumbling. She’s the one who’s pregnant, does he think she doesn’t know what she shouldn’t eat?
After chatting about a few other things, they hung up the phone.
Leng Yichen casually placed his phone on the desk and let out a shallow sigh.
Recently, every move Bai Yiran made had to be reported to him. Things he disagreed with, she rarely did. She’s always been well-behaved and understanding.
If Bai Yiran were a wild-spirited girl, she might not tolerate Leng Yichen’s controlling nature.
Therefore, as long as Bai Yiran made reasonable requests, he would fulfill them. The premise being safety and having Li Sha accompany her. Of course, he also increased manpower in places unseen by Yiran’s eyes.
The purpose of this was to ensure that the incident at the hospital, where Yiran was stalked, would not happen again. If they lost contact with her, he could accurately pinpoint her location at any given moment.
Wang Hai stood across from Leng Yichen, delivering the latest information he had just acquired, "A few days ago, Chen Zhu owed a considerable gambling debt and took out a high-interest loan without telling his brother Chen Bei. I’ve arranged for someone to approach him, intending to offer him money. He’s tempted, but hasn’t given a definite answer yet."
Leng Yichen clasped his hands together, resting them under his chin, and said softly, "Investigate Chen Zhu’s circle of contacts. We need to gather as much leverage on him as possible."
While money can solve many problems, it’s not all-powerful. Leng Yichen knows this better than anyone.
Chen Zhu’s addiction to gambling makes his lust for money greater than his brother Chen Bei’s. Such people are easy to conquer but just as easy to betray.
Repaying his debt is just the first step to gaining his trust, but truly holding information that prevents him from turning his back is crucial.
Of course, the gamble that nearly cost Chen Zhu everything was orchestrated by Leng Yichen.
Leng Yichen and Wu Chengzu are different; the fields in which they operate are also distinct. Wu Chengzu can ignore the law and kill freely, so long as he isn’t caught by the police, the law has no hold over him.
However, Leng Yichen is different. He operates under public scrutiny, and his actions have wide-reaching impacts. No matter how much he hates, he can’t act beyond the boundaries of the law. This is also why he diligently protects Bai Yiran.
Li Sha first took Lou Jing back to the café before taking Bai Yiran to the buffet restaurant where she had arranged to meet Cheng Shishi.
It was a buffet at a newly opened five-star hotel. At 398 yuan per person, it wasn’t cheap but fairly common for a five-star establishment.
After all, such places are more about the service experience rather than the actual food quality.
In comparison to such buffets, Bai Yiran preferred eating at street-side dives.
They might be dirty, but undeniably delicious.
Still, Leng Yichen had objected to Bai Yiran going to such places before. Now that she’s pregnant, he’s even more forbidding.
When Bai Yiran walked into the restaurant, Cheng Shishi was already there.
"Why didn’t you start eating?" Bai Yiran asked as she sat down, her belly protruding.
"Oh, I wanted to wait for everyone to arrive first," Cheng Shishi replied casually.
"Is there someone else?"
"Yes." Cheng Shishi nodded, "It’s one of my students and her parent."
