My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 454 Lu Man: He Mengxue and Yang Rou, Who Do You Choose? (10,000-word plea for subscriptions and monthly tickets!)
Chapter 454: Chapter 454 Lu Man: He Mengxue and Yang Rou, Who Do You Choose? (10,000-word plea for subscriptions and monthly tickets!)
Thinking this, Chen Yan chatted with Yang Rou for a couple more sentences and then, at the right moment, took out the document he had prepared before coming, to deal with this very moment, and handed it to Yang Rou.
"Sister Rou, this is a simple plan prepared by our group for the establishment of an entertainment business division."
"Let me take a look. See if there are any comments."
During the time Chen Yan wasn’t seriously chatting, Yang Rou was actually a bit distracted, with her heart flying off to her work.
As a result, now that she heard Chen Yan say that the company planned to establish a business division, her heart immediately snapped back.
"Planning for the business division?"
"Let me take a look." Saying so, she gathered her scattered thoughts, took the document from Chen Yan’s hand, lowered her head, and started reading it seriously.
Establishing a business division and managing subsidiaries is almost an inevitable process for the development of a large corporation.
Generally speaking, as the company grows larger and larger, the number of employees in the group will increase, the business scope will expand, the types of business involved will become more diverse, and thus the management difficulty will also increase.
Under these circumstances, establishing a decision-making layer that can integrate related businesses becomes a rather reasonable thing to do.
For example, Chen Yan’s brokerage company, film production company, distribution company, and the personal studios of celebrities have always been operating independently.
When there are projects, they discuss together, and when there are no projects, they develop their own businesses separately.
This isn’t an issue when the company is small, but as the company continues to grow,
It is bound to cause the group’s resources to become scattered internally, and even due to different interests, several companies may quibble with each other and drag each other’s legs.
However, if a business division is established and integrates the businesses of these companies to develop together, it can form a cohesion, with stronger competitiveness externally...
...
Actually, most of the senior executives had guessed that the company was going to establish an entertainment business division.
So whether it’s Yang Rou or Song Chuang, Mei Li, they had some ideas about the positions within this business division early on.
Thus, one can’t blame Yang Rou for being so serious upon hearing Chen Yan’s idea of establishing a business division.
While Yang Rou was looking at the materials, Chen Yan sipped some water and unabashedly observed Yang Rou.
Yang Rou, devoted to her career, always possessed a charm different from other women.
Who said only men look handsome at work? Women also look beautiful when they are serious about their work.
That kind of mature charm of a young married woman, coupled with the ambition of a professional woman.
It was like a poison that emitted a tempting fragrance, making one want to drink it.
After observing for a while and seeing that "the time" was about right, Chen Yan coughed to interrupt Yang Rou’s thoughts and then tentatively asked his question.
"Sister Rou, I heard you’ve made quite a bit of money recently?"
Hearing Chen Yan’s words, yang Rou, still immersed in the business division document, was stunned.
She lifted her head and looked at Chen Yan with confusion.
"What do you mean?"
As the words left her mouth, Yang Rou suddenly remembered the millions that Yang Nuannuan had given her a few days ago.
Then she remembered Yang Nuannuan’s "relationship" with Chen Yan...
Instantly, she smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, I have made quite a bit."
Listening to Yang Rou’s affirmative response, Chen Yan was perplexed for a moment.
Could it be... that the young married woman author is really Yang Rou?
In order to not misunderstand Yang Rou’s meaning, Chen Yan decisively activated "[Heart Headphones]" to verify.
As soon as "[Heart Headphones]" was turned on, Yang Rou’s inner thoughts also rang in Chen Yan’s ears,
"Earning money?"
"Is Chen Yan talking about trading gold?"
Chen Yan’s eyebrows furrowed: Could it really be Yang Rou?
Then... he also overheard...
"Did Nuannuan tell Chen Yan about trading gold for me?"
"This child,"
Hearing Yang Rou’s words, Chen Yan felt as if thunder had struck down on him out of a clear sky at that moment.
Holy crap!
Nuannuan trading gold?
So... could the young married woman author be Yang Nuannuan?
Thinking this, to avoid baseless speculation, Chen Yan simply asked more directly.
He inquired, "Sister Rou, do you have any hobbies outside of work?"
"Like... playing tennis, rock climbing, or..."
He paused, looking into Yang Rou’s eyes, "writing novels."
Chen Yan’s question surprised Yang Rou.
She had no idea why Chen Yan would ask this question.
So she hesitated for a moment, then said, "No..."
Meanwhile, her inner thoughts were also saying,
"Why does Xiao Chen want to ask me this question?" fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
"Could it be... he likes women with hobbies?"
"Writing novels..."
"Nuannuan seems to have always liked writing, she’s working on a novel, right?"
At this point, Chen Yan had completely lost interest in what Yang Rou was thinking.
Because he suddenly realized that things were on the verge of coming to light!
That young married woman author was actually Yang Nuannuan masquerading as Yang Rou!
And thinking back on his chats with Yang Nuannuan, Chen Yan felt so embarrassed he could dig out an entire courtyard!
What was this?!
He had flirted with the mother, only to have the daughter find out!
Chen Yan felt that there was nothing more awkward in the world than this!
No sooner had this thought occurred to him than Chen Yan immediately dismissed it.
Because he realized that the most awkward thing wasn’t that.
But rather... that the daughter also liked him!
Chen Yan couldn’t help but review the contents of his chats with the young married woman author.
Things like "liking my boss" and "especially admiring my boss," along with Yang Nuannuan’s past behavior towards him.
Chen Yan thought there was a ninety-nine percent chance that Yang Nuannuan liked him!
Yet he had awkwardly thought that it was Yang Rou who liked him. So he came to "probe" Yang Rou...
And he... succeeded in the probe.
Thinking of this, Chen Yan couldn’t help but recall Yang Rou’s expression of liking for him in her heart at that time.
He felt that everything was a mess.
What was all of this about?!
Was the world so chaotic now?
This is karma!
Ever since Chen Yan had asked Yang Rou that question, he had fallen silent and contemplative.
Yang Rou looked at Chen Yan, unsure what exactly the pill he was selling in his gourd was.
But her personality had always been rather aloof, strong in her competitive spirit for her career, yet indifferent about other matters.
So, she just glanced at Chen Yan and started reading the draft outline for the establishment of the business division again.
According to the outline, Chen Yan wasn’t planning on reorganizing all the companies into business divisions, but intended only to try to establish a film and television business division.
To integrate the funds of several film-related companies and coordinate the cooperation between them.
And within this new business division, Chen Yan planned to set up a president and two vice-presidents of the division.
Yang Rou figured out that these positions were probably prepared for herself, Song Chuang, and Mei Li.
However, who would be president and who would be vice-president wasn’t certain yet and depended on Chen Yan’s detailed consideration.
But having been a vice president for ten years and finally having the opportunity to make decisions, Yang Rou didn’t want to go back to her old life again.
Thus, her gaze unhesitatingly fell upon the position of president of the division... and she was determined to have it!
Thinking this, she looked up directly at Chen Yan and then inquired, "President Chen. I think I can handle the president of the business division."
At that moment, Chen Yan’s mind was still immersed in the mortifying embarrassment.
What he was truly grateful for was that he was still somewhat of a "gentleman," not having treated Yang Nuannuan as Yang Rou, flirting...
If he’d been even slightly less proper, treating Yang Nuannuan as Yang Rou, and then emulating Yang Nuannuan’s heartfelt confession to himself, telling Yang Nuannuan how much he liked Yang Rou...
Then that would truly be a social death!
On one hand somewhat embarrassed, and on the other hand a bit relieved, Chen Yan had just fallen into such a conflicted state.
Until Yang Rou woke him, and he came back to his senses.
Then looking bewilderedly at Yang Rou, "What did you say, Sister Rou?"
Yang Rou looked at Chen Yan, firm in her statement, "President Chen, I think I can do a good job at the position of the division president."
"I believe I have the ability to integrate the business division and make it develop better!"
Only then did Chen Yan remember the document he had given Yang Rou to see.
But truly, he had no desire to talk shop right now. He just wanted some quiet...
So, he nodded, saying, "I need to consider this comprehensively."
"Today was just to show you the concept."
Saying that, Chen Yan stood up and said, "Then, Sister Rou, you study it first, and we can discuss any ideas you have later."
"I just remembered I have some things to take care of on my end, I need to go handle them."
Having said that, Chen Yan didn’t wait for Yang Rou’s reaction and left her office directly.
Yang Rou, left behind, watched Chen Yan with a puzzled face.
She felt that Chen Yan was a bit strange today.
A bit... absent-minded?
Except when talking about Zhao Qingtian, where he seemed fine, afterwards, he always seemed preoccupied.
Not only were his words out of sync with hers, but he also kept asking questions.
Asking questions was one thing, but after just one, she didn’t continue to inquire.
She took out a project group’s document for herself to look at, but before they could discuss it, she hurried off again.
For a moment, Yang Rou didn’t know what had happened.
She pondered for a long time.
Suddenly, she furrowed her brows!
"It’s all Zhao Qingtian’s fault!"
She felt that Chen Yan must have lost the mood to chat because of the headache caused by Zhao Qingtian’s matter.
"I didn’t expect that after so many years, you’re still causing me trouble..."
Yang Rou silently added another mark against Zhao Qingtian in her mental notebook...
......
Meanwhile, Chen Yan had no idea that the grudge-bearing Yang Rou had once again attributed his bad mood to Zhao Qingtian.
If he knew, he would probably lament: you just can’t provoke a woman, especially one who holds grudges.
Because once they view you as an enemy, they will pin everything on you.
You become the root of all evil...
Back in his office, Chen Yan felt his thoughts were incredibly chaotic all the time.
Perhaps it was because he had learned too much that day, so even his ordinarily clever brain seemed a bit overwhelmed.
After a moment of contemplation, he decided: it’s time to cheat.
So, he locked himself in his office and took out the Constitution Conversion Potion Bottle he carried with him, retrieving an Energy Pill from it.
He then gulped it down with water, swallowing the pill into his stomach.
As the pill went down, Chen Yan immediately felt a cool sensation originating from his brain and gradually spreading throughout his body.
It calmed his emotions and made his brain work as if it had gone from dual-core to octa-core, processing at high speed.
Today’s scenes flashed through Chen Yan’s mind, with each detail pausing for him to savor.
And from that mess, he gradually cleared up the threads.
Through analysis, he began to find Yang Rou’s words more credible.
Not only because she was the person involved, but also because Chen Yan had personally verified it with the "Inner Heart Headphones"!
In that case...
Chen Yan felt he could fully trust Yang Rou now.
She was a victim in the events of that year.
Over the years, she had been continuously striving, relying not on heaven, not on earth, but solely on her own abilities, fighting alone.
Aside from a bit of holding grudges, there was nothing anyone could complain about.
And now, she was utterly loyal to him, even secretly harboring feelings for him.
If such a person wasn’t worthy of trust, then there were hardly any trustworthy people in this world.
After confirming Yang Rou’s "good person" status, Chen Yan began to ponder about Yang Nuannuan’s situation...
From the current intelligence, the author of erotic fiction should be a pseudonym used by Yang Nuannuan.
After all, only that can explain the series of coincidences between the three people.
The only problem is... why it is so bizarre when she tells about what happened in the past.
Chen Yan thought there were only two possibilities.
First, Yang Nuannuan had discovered Chen Yan’s identity and also his fondness for her mother.
Thus, she deliberately "defamed" Yang Rou’s character to distance Chen Yan from her.
Knowing what Chen Yan knew about Yang Nuannuan, she was capable of such a thing...
Moreover, if that was indeed her goal, she certainly achieved it.
After all, Chen Yan had indeed alienated Yang Rou recently due to a mistaken judgment.
But...
Compared to that possibility, Chen Yan felt there was another possibility that was even more terrifying and hair-raising...
That would be if Yang Nuannuan didn’t really know the truth about what happened back then. Everything she mentioned was hearsay from someone else.
She had been brainwashed.
Misled by someone’s malicious guidance, she even developed misunderstandings about her own mother...
And took this as an example...
That’s why she exhibits such a split, dark personality now.
The more Chen Yan thought about it, the more he was filled with dread.
If that was the case, then that person is utterly sinful!
Because they nearly ruined a woman’s life and directly destroyed another girl’s early years.
Living a life entwined with distortion and misunderstandings...
Perhaps it was the Energy Pills, but Chen Yan’s thoughts continued to expand.
He even thought about the novel written by Yang Nuannuan...
At the beginning of the novel, the female protagonist was violated and gave birth to a child.
Afterward, to seek revenge, she infiltrated the life of the male protagonist.
Meanwhile, she was torn between her plans for vengeance and being attracted to him.
Even later in the story, the protagonist is filled with hate but also jealousy because of the other women around the male lead.
Chen Yan didn’t understand before.
He even felt that the male lead somewhat resembled himself.
But looking at it now...
It was a reflection of Yang Nuannuan’s complicated life.
According to scientific research, a child’s view of love and marriage is greatly influenced by their nuclear family.
Even in their future romantic and marital life, their subconscious minds involuntarily lean towards the ways of their original family.
The affairs of her parents during Yang Nuannuan’s growth had a profound impact on her.
Even to the point where she saw such twisted love as normal.
Or rather... she knew it wasn’t normal, but her subconscious was still uncontrollably drawn to such relationships.
That’s why she wrote such a novel and why her personality became so two-faced, so conflicted...
With the boost from the Energy Pills, Chen Yan’s mind was exceedingly clear.
For a moment, he was speechless.
Although he wasn’t interested in Yang Nuannuan, he might potentially be – spit it out – he was, after all, friends with Yang Nuannuan.
And Yang Nuannuan was entwined with several people close to Chen Yan.
So, Chen Yan felt that if it were possible, he should still try to help her...
After all, to watch her being brainwashed by Zhao Qingtian and live in misunderstandings, it was simply too cruel...
After deliberating on Yang Rou and Yang Nuannuan’s situations, the effects of the Energy Pill hadn’t worn off.
Chen Yan didn’t waste it and used the time to go over his counterattack plan against Zhao Qingtian.
Once Yang Rou sorted out the incriminating information tomorrow, Chen Yan could officially kick off his counterattack against Zhao Qingtian...
That evening, Chen Yan didn’t go home and instead went to Lu Man’s place as agreed.
Compared to Yu Qiao Qiao’s housewifely virtues, Lu Man was much lazier.
Even... Chen Yan sometimes felt that Lu Man was the laziest woman in his circle of friends...
This time was no exception.
Upon arriving at Lu Man’s house. If it were Yu Qiao Qiao, most likely she would have already prepared dinner and be waiting for Chen Yan to join her.
But when Chen Yan stepped through the villa’s door.
He was greeted by Lu Man’s coquettish voice, "Chen Yan~~~I’m starving. I want to eat."
Chen Yan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
This funny girl, could she really be waiting for him to come and feed her?
With no choice, Chen Yan had to cook dinner for Lu Man himself.
During the meal, they chatted about the day’s events.
Lu Man’s mouth was stuffed full with food, but she still curiously looked at Chen Yan and asked, "Chen Yan~ did you talk to Sister Rou?"
Hearing Lu Man mention Yang Rou, Chen Yan couldn’t help but recall everything he had learned today.
He took a deep breath and nodded, saying, "Yeah. I’ve talked to her."
Seeing Chen Yan’s expression, Lu Man blinked her eyes and then asked, "You seem...to be in a bad mood?"
Chen Yan smiled but didn’t deny it, "After learning about all these things, I realized how pitiful Sister Rou and Nuan Nuan really are."
"And how hateful Zhao Qingtian is."
Hearing Chen Yan speak, Lu Man secretly rolled her eyes and murmured softly, "There you go being compassionate and tender towards women again."
Chen Yan, with a constitution of +9 and sharp senses, easily caught Lu Man’s quiet muttering.
He coughed and said, "I’m just simply from a friend’s perspective."
Lu Man didn’t take his word at all. With puffed cheeks, she petulantly said, "Playboy."
Chen Yan: ...
Alright. Chen Yan figured his image was beyond saving in Lu Man’s eyes.
Seeing Chen Yan at a loss, Lu Man didn’t stop there.
Her eyes flickered with another mischievous idea sprouting in her mind.
She switched from her previous teasing demeanor to a cunning smile plastered across her face. She placed a piece of meat into his bowl and asked, "Chen Yan, can I ask you a question~~"
Seeing her smile like that, Chen Yan sensed nothing good. Intending to not engage, Lu Man had already shot the question.
Lu Man, "I’m asking you~~"
"If you had to choose between Yang Rou and He Mengxue, whom would you choose?"
A question mark popped above Chen Yan’s head.
"Why ask such a question?"
His survival instinct was strong.
So, he flatly stated, "I would only choose you."
Seeing Chen Yan not take the bait, Lu Man, feeling thwarted, slapped Chen Yan’s muscular arm and cooed, "Oh come on~~ just making small talk. Don’t be so on guard."
"Not me."
"Yu Qiao Qiao isn’t there either."
"Only those two. Who would you choose?"
Chen Yan looked at her, his gaze filled with suspicion.
Lu Man’s eyes widened, her gaze brimming with innocence.
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Yan said, "If it was before, it might have been He Mengxue."
"Today... probably Sister Rou."
Hearing Chen Yan say this, Lu Man nonchalantly patted him on the shoulder, even coming up with excuses for him, "I understand, I understand~~"
"I heard about the things Sister Rou went through back then, and my heart aches for her."
"If I were a man, I’d definitely choose her too."
As she spoke, she had a face filled with longing and intoxication, as if she could really be with Yang Rou....
Chen Yan glanced at her, "You’re drooling...."
Lu Man reflexively reached to wipe the corner of her mouth.
Upon realizing her hand was dry, she understood she’d been played by Chen Yan.
She complained sweetly, "You’re so annoying~ You’re teasing me again."
Chen Yan glanced at Lu Man. He didn’t say a word.
When he first met Lu Man, he felt her sexual orientation seemed a bit abnormal.
She not only shared a bed with Jiang Nanxing in a dubious relationship.
She even got handsy with Yu Qiao Qiao later on.
However, after they slept together, and they moved in harmony in bed, Chen Yan gradually stopped doubting.
But now, Chen Yan thought....there might still be unexplored attributes in Lu Man....
Chen Yan was still lost in thought when Lu Man’s second question came immediately after.
She propped her chin up, tilting her head and looking at Chen Yan with a curious gaze, "Speaking of which, since you like He Mengxue more...."
"What do you think the odds are of success if He Mengxue pursued you?"
Upon hearing Lu Man’s words, Chen Yan felt a sudden jolt in his heart.
He had the feeling the conversation was becoming increasingly dangerous.
He even sensed a strong whiff of a dangerous situation.
Coughing, he put down his bowl and said, "I’m full."
He chose to flee from this place of trouble!
But as soon as he finished speaking, Lu Man made a pitiful face, looked at him with a puppy-dog expression, and said, "I haven’t finished eating yet. Can you keep me company a little longer, please?~~~"
Her expression, which ignited protective instincts, combined with her stunning face, made Chen Yan’s heart skip several beats.
Chen Yan: ...
This little fairy.
Truly a disaster of a nation.
So, in the end, Chen Yan sat back down.
Originally, he planned to just keep her company without cooperating.
But under Lu Man’s barrage of coquettishness, cute antics, grievance, and near-tears, he eventually surrendered.....
So he thought for a while and gave a half-serious, half-joking chance of success, "Her success rate in pursuing me... well..."
"It would probably be over seventy percent."
Lu Man was momentarily surprised to hear Chen Yan’s words.
"That high?"
"Why?"
Chen Yan rolled his eyes and said, "Because ’eighty percent’ wouldn’t work."
Lu Man: .....
Lu Man was both amused and exasperated. She couldn’t tell which of Chen Yan’s two sentences was sincere, and which was joking.
And that was the effect Chen Yan wanted.
He knew that no matter what he said, Lu Man would continue to ask, so he might as well mix truth with jest and let her figure it out....
Sure enough, Lu Man didn’t pursue the question further but swiftly changed the subject.
She looked at Chen Yan and asked, "So what if He Mengxue asked you out for drinks tonight?"
Having found his approach, Chen Yan said carelessly, "Of course I wouldn’t go."
Lu Man’s slender eyebrows raised, giving him a disbelieving look.
Chen Yan glanced at her and added, "Because she can drink too much. I can’t outdrink her."
Lu Man: ....
Lu Man felt like she was gradually losing control of the situation.
She asked again, "So what if you got drunk with He Mengxue at the bar, and after drinking too much, she tried to seduce you?"
"What would you do?"
Chen Yan coughed and said, "Then, of course, I would resist."
Lu Man continued to look at him skeptically.
Chen Yan coughed again, "After all... there are so many people at the bar. It wouldn’t be good in public."
"Ah!" Lu Man hadn’t expected this loophole!
Annoyed, she said, "What if it happened at her place then?"
Chen Yan coughed once more, "Well, after all, I only have so much stamina...."
"Ah!" Lu Man was enraged.
She stopped eating and pounced onto Chen Yan’s embrace, baring her little fangs.
Chen Yan laughed while hugging Lu Man to prevent her from falling. Then he said, "Look at you. You insist on asking these questions."
"And now you’ve made yourself angry."
Lu Man got even angrier and "rawr" bit Chen Yan’s arm.
Too bad Chen Yan’s constitution was now at +9; her feeble attack hardly registered any pain to him.
He continued to laugh and caressed Lu Man’s back, saying, "Look at you. You can’t take a joke at all."
Hearing Chen Yan’s words, Lu Man let go of his arm and looked up at him, asking, "So, you were joking?"
Chen Yan coughed, "Not really. It was all from the heart."
"Ah! Chen Yan, I’m going to fight you!"
Lu Man bit down again.
Chen Yan laughed heartily once more.
This kind of joke was something he could only play with Lu Man.
If it had been Yu Qiao Qiao, she probably wouldn’t find it fun; instead, she’d be sadly brooding....
Having finished the meal, neither of them had eaten much....
Lu Man realized she couldn’t outplay Chen Yan and spared herself further embarrassment. She huffed, twisted her petite self, and went upstairs.
According to Chen Yan’s understanding of her, she was most likely preparing some new trick to get back at him....
It was an amusement unique to Chen Yan and Lu Man.
Their lives were filled with battles of wits.
However, perhaps Chen Yan was mistaken because nothing happened that night.
Even when he went upstairs, Lu Man was just quietly watching performance class videos, not causing any mischief.
This left Chen Yan feeling somewhat unaccustomed.
When it was past 11 pm and time for bed, Lu Man took the initiative to take a bath, put on a sexy nightgown, and waited in the bedroom beforehand.
Seeing her dolled up for the evening, Chen Yan’s eyes lit up.
Even though he’d seen Lu Man’s beauty often, when he saw her tonight in her flowing dress, delicate and charming, with a lofty and noble poise that hid a bit of purity, which in turn was laced with a hint of flirtatiousness,
Chen Yan still felt his blood surge uncontrollably.
So he rushed to the bathroom without hesitation to take a shower.
When he returned to the bedroom, Lu Man had already lain down.
Breathing in the unique scent that belonged to Lu Man, Chen Yan leaped onto the bed.
Seeing how eager Chen Yan was, Lu Man wrapped her slender, pale arms around him and laughed softly, "Are you in such a hurry?"
Chen Yan looked at her deeply and said, "Of course. Who can resist your beauty~"
Lu Man tossed him a coy look, then pushed him away, saying, "Wait a minute~~"
With that, she draped a gossamer shawl over herself and got out of bed, moving to the side of the room where the light switch was.
Checking the clock on the wall, it was already half past eleven.
She bit her lip teasingly, looking at Chen Yan with a provocative gaze, and in a voice that tickled the heart, she said, "No wonder you’re so impatient. It’s already quite late~~"
Chen Yan nodded as if pounding garlic.
Seeing him like that, Lu Man smiled slyly, "Then let’s do something we can only do with the lights off~~"
With that said, she clicked off the lights.
Chen Yan took a deep breath, his eyes glaring fixedly at the spot where Lu Man had just been standing, waiting for her to return.
Then he heard Lu Man say, "Like sleeping~!"
After saying that, Lu Man laughed mischievously in the dark, threw a pillow at Chen Yan, and said, "You can go spend the night with your He Mengxue~~"
"I’m not serving you tonight~~"
"Giggle~~"
Saying this, Lu Man laughed as she ran out of the room, leaving only trails of her tinkling laughter.
Meanwhile, Chen Yan sat on the bed, dumbfounded, watching her vague silhouette, struggling to make sense of the situation.
What was this?
Getting him riled up and then leaving him hanging?
That was too cruel!
He was a grown man, after all!
Frustration could break a person!
Could this be her retaliation for him teasing her at dinner?
Chen Yan felt that women were too frightening... they actually held a grudge all night long!
While thinking this, Chen Yan hurriedly got dressed and rushed out of the bedroom.
Then, he shouted in the corridor, "Man Man~ stop fooling around~~ I was wrong. Where are you?"
And as he was thinking this, a light suddenly illuminated beneath his feet in the dark.
Chen Yan looked down and saw an iPad.
He picked up the iPad and noticed a reminder on the screen.
Chen Yan clicked it and took a look.
It read: "Come find me~~ If you do, I’ll let you hehehe~~ Otherwise, you can just cuddle with that pillow and find your Xiao Xue in your dreams~"
Chen Yan slapped his forehead.
This little fairy...
He had a feeling it was going to be a sleepless night...
...
The next day, Chen Yan yawned as he got out of bed.
He had truly had an exhausting night.
The little fairy was on a roll when she started playing.
Probably out of jealousy, she had tormented Chen Yan in all sorts of ways.
Chen Yan had spent half the night just trying to find her.
And Chen Yan had finally discovered what Lu Man had been up to by staying upstairs for so long.
She had been preparing all sorts of props and clues.
Looking for Lu Man the night before, it was as if Chen Yan had been playing a large-scale escape room adventure. Clues were scattered here and there.
One moment he’d have to climb up to the top of a bookshelf to find the location of the next stage.
The next moment he’d have to complete a game by the bed to get a six-digit password...
It had nearly broken Chen Yan.
So... when he finally won his beauty, Chen Yan showed no mercy, letting Lu Man fully experience what it meant not to "die" from being too mischievous...
While thinking about the events, Chen Yan tucked in the blanket around Lu Man lying next to him.
This earned him a feisty punch from the still-sleeping Lu Man...
After taking a shower, Chen Yan prepared two breakfasts, leaving one for Lu Man and eating one himself, then he headed to work.
Thanks to his current +9 constitution, even after staying up all night and a fierce "battle," Chen Yan still looked bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, and he didn’t feel much fatigue at all.
He even managed not to be late.
Upon arriving at Fenghua Building and waiting for the elevator, Chen Yan happened to run into He Mengxue and Yang Rou.
These two women, although not present the night before, were the catalysts of the events, and upon seeing them together, Chen Yan immediately tensed up.
He feared a repeat of a grueling battlefield...
Not to mention Lu Man, but every time these two met privately, there was a spat.
They were like ticking time bombs to family harmony, no, company stability...
...
Before Chen Yan’s arrival, Yang Rou and He Mengxue had just been standing there, saying nothing to each other.
Neither engaged in conversation nor spoke.
But, when Chen Yan appeared at the elevator’s entrance, both women turned their heads in unison as if they had telepathy, looking directly at Chen Yan.
Upon seeing Chen Yan, the already enchanting He Mengxue’s face suddenly bloomed into a radiant smile, "Chen Yan, what a coincidence. I didn’t expect us to run into each other here."
Yang Rou wasn’t as forward, but she also glanced at Chen Yan and nodded with a light smile, as if everything was understood without words.
Yet despite the absence of conflict between the two, Chen Yan could still feel as if he was sensing the air thickening with the scent of gunpowder and sparks ready to fly...
He couldn’t help swallowing nervously...
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Added another Chapter, ha! Aiming for subscriptions and monthly tickets with ten thousand words!
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