Chapter 47

After agreeing on the time and place to meet Li Hanhou in the evening, Xiao Chen sent him away.

He stayed in the office for a while and then received a call from Qin Lan, which made him quite helpless. She was at it again, drafting him for more work. Why was being a man so tiring?

When he arrived at Qin Lan's office, sure enough, a stack of documents was waiting on the table for him to process.

"Lan, where's the reward you promised? You're using me for free all the time. Even a donkey needs to be fed some grass, right?"

Xiao Chen plopped down, took out a cigarette, lit it, and couldn't help but complain.

"Are you a donkey?"

"Of course not, I'm just using a metaphor!"

"Hehe, okay, then I'll feed you some grass tonight."

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together. "What kind of grass?"

"I'll treat you to dinner tonight!"

"..."

Xiao Chen rolled his eyes. "Just that?"

"Yes, do you really want to eat the grass that donkeys eat?"

"Lan, you'll lose friends this way... You're pretending to be ignorant!"

"I'm not pretending. If you don't want to eat, what do you want to eat?" Qin Lan asked with a smile.

"I want to eat you!" Xiao Chen steeled himself and said boldly.

With years of experience in the dating scene, he knew one thing: the thicker the skin, the more you get to eat; the thinner the skin, the less you get to eat!

This principle applied not only to dating but also to hookups. When the time comes, you must act. If you're willing to go all out, you can push the goddess to the bed!

Isn't there a saying?

If you try, there's a 50% chance of success!

If you don't try, there's a 100% chance of failure!

"Eat me?" Qin Lan's eyes were seductive as she walked up to him, bent over, and placed her hands on his neck, her breath like orchids. "Really?"

Xiao Chen's eyes followed the deep V of Qin Lan's blouse, staring at the white expanse inside, and his eyes widened. "Of course, really!"

Hearing Xiao Chen's heavy breathing, Qin Lan smiled seductively and playfully said, "But, I'm on my period!"

"..."

Xiao Chen's breathing paused, and he slumped onto the sofa. Damn, I was already reacting, almost ready to take off my pants and get to it, and then she says, "I'm on my period"? Damn, how cruel can you be?

"Hehe, be a good boy and help me with the documents. I'll go find President Su for something."

Qin Lan smiled triumphantly and left, swaying her hips.

Xiao Chen watched Qin Lan's swaying hips, licked his lips, and muttered, "Damn, when your period is over, you'll know what I'm capable of!"

He spent the entire afternoon in Qin Lan's office until it was time to leave work.

Apart from occasionally making some verbal advances, Qin Lan didn't give him any opportunities, which made him realize that although she seemed casual, she had her own boundaries... It would take a lot more to get this woman to bed!

"Do you really not need me to treat you to dinner tonight?"

"No." Xiao Chen shook his head. He had a banquet to attend tonight!

"Oh, right, with President Su and Xiao Meng, you wouldn't want to have dinner with me." Qin Lan said in a feigned sad tone.

"Um, no, I really have something to take care of tonight."

"What is it? Do you need my help?"

Xiao Chen shook his head. "It's a small matter, I can handle it myself."

"Okay, if you can't handle it, call me."

"Sure."

"Go on."

"Okay, see you, Lan!"

Xiao Chen said, his eyes twinkling, and he slapped Qin Lan's butt before running out of the office. Before he finished speaking, he was already gone.

"..."

Qin Lan touched her butt and scolded, "Bad boy..."

But thinking about what he said, her smile faded. Could it be related to the people from the Eagle Gang?

In the next office, Su Qing was packing up. Seeing Xiao Chen come in, she smiled. "Helping Lan with documents again?"

"Yep, who else is as capable as me?"

"Hehe, that's true. I'm even thinking of giving you a raise, you're doing the work of three people!"

"No, I think my current salary is fine."

Su Qing couldn't help but shake her head. "This is the first time I've met someone who doesn't want a raise."

"Hehe, are you done? Let's go pick up Xiao Meng."

Hearing this, Su Qing paused, a strange feeling rising in her heart, but she quickly recovered and nodded with a smile.

A few minutes later, the two left the company and headed to the high school.

"Su Qing, I have something to do tonight."

"Oh, go ahead. I can pick up Xiao Meng myself. If you need the car, take it. I'll take a taxi to school."

"No rush, we can eat first."

"Oh."

"By the way, what was the name of that Xu Director today?" Xiao Chen asked, remembering something.

"Xu Gang, what's up?"

"Hehe, nothing, just asking."

Xiao Chen smiled, but in his heart, he muttered, "This guy better not overstep, or else... he'll be in trouble!"

The two chatted as they arrived at the high school and picked up Su Xiaomeng.

This time, Su Xiaomeng didn't praise Xiao Chen for being handsome as soon as she got in the car; instead, she ignored him.

Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, realizing that the girl hadn't forgotten what happened last night!

Back at the villa, after dinner, around seven o'clock, Xiao Chen left in his car.

"Sister, where did Xiao Chen go?"

Su Xiaomeng, lounging on the sofa, eating chips, and watching a Korean drama, asked.

"I don't know, he said he had something to do." Su Qing said, taking a chip from her sister's hand and looking at the screen. "What are you watching?"

"The latest hit, 'Descendants of the Sun.' Don't you know?"

"No, I don't follow Korean dramas."

"Oh, it's so popular now. Song Joong-ki is even called 'National Husband'!"

"Is that the guy?" Su Qing couldn't help but shake her head. "He's not that great, not as handsome as Xiao Chen."

"Huh?"

Su Xiaomeng's eyes widened, looking at her sister. What did she mean?

Su Qing noticed her sister's expression and realized she had said something wrong. She quickly covered up, "What, I don't know what you girls are thinking, always watching Korean dramas and changing husbands... When you watched 'My Love from the Star,' you liked the unicorn, now you're watching 'Descendants of the Sun' and liking Song Joong-ki. You change husbands with every Korean drama!"

"Sister, don't change the subject. Don't tell me you've fallen for Xiao Chen?"

Su Xiaomeng stared at her sister seriously.

"Rubbish, I've only known him for a few days, how could I like him!"

"That's not always the case. There are many cases of love at first sight... Not just love at first sight, some people get married the day after they meet!"

"I don't believe in love at first sight!"

"If it feels right, nothing else matters."

"Xiaomeng, don't talk nonsense. He's just here to protect us, he'll leave after a while..."

"Sister, I'm just worried you'll go down the wrong path... There are plenty of good men out there, don't hang yourself on Xiao Chen's tree..."

"Hey, how can you talk like that? If Xiao Chen hears, he'll be upset!"

"I don't care if he's upset, humph!"

...

Achoo!

Xiao Chen, driving, sneezed hard. He rubbed his nose, "Damn, who's cursing me? Could it be Bald Snake? If I see him, I'll break his other hand if he's arrogant!"

Half an hour later, he arrived at the agreed place with Li Hanhou and Ding Li, but neither of them was there yet.

About five minutes later, Li Hanhou and Ding Li arrived almost simultaneously.

"Brother Chen!"

"Uh-huh."

"I was eating, so I'm a bit late." Ding Li explained.

"Nails, why were you eating? We're going to eat tonight, right?" Li Hanhou looked at Ding Li, puzzled.

"..."

Ding Li was speechless, staring at Li Hanhou. This guy really thought they were going to eat tonight?

"What, not enough to eat? That's too stingy!"

Li Hanhou thought of something and was a bit angry.

"..."

Ding Li slapped his forehead and looked at Xiao Chen. "Brother Chen, did you eat?"

"I had a little, but I'm not full. I'll eat more later." Xiao Chen said with a smile.

"..."

Ding Li was even more speechless. These two really planned to eat a lot tonight?

"Big Han, how did you get here?"

Xiao Chen looked at Li Hanhou. The Second City Hospital was several miles away. Did he run here?

"I ran here, and I even took a wrong turn halfway." Li Hanhou scratched his head.

"..."

"Brother Chen, how far is the place we're eating from here? I'm a bit hungry." Li Hanhou asked a more pressing question.

"Not far, just turn left at the next intersection."

"Oh, good. If I had to run another few miles, I'd starve to death." Li Hanhou smiled happily.

Xiao Chen shook his head helplessly. "Alright, since you're hungry, let's go. It's almost time for the meeting."

"Brother Chen, are we just going like this? Don't we need to prepare?"

Ding Li trembled when he heard they were going.

"What do you want to prepare?"

"I set the speed dial to '110' on my way here. If anything goes wrong, I can call the police right away!"

"..."

Xiao Chen was both amused and exasperated. Was it really necessary?

But thinking about this guy's courage, he felt a bit relieved. It was already good that he dared to come!

"Also, I bought a knife on the way..."

Ding Li looked around and pulled out a pocket knife from his pocket.

"What's the use of this knife?"

Li Hanhou took it and with a slight force, the blade snapped with a "snap."

"How did you break it?"

Ding Li was stunned. This was his self-defense weapon!

"Alright, they're gangsters, they use machetes. This little thing is useless... Let's go, don't be afraid, nothing will happen!"

"Brother Chen, I'm not afraid, I really am not afraid..." Ding Li's face was pale, muttering.

"Good, not being afraid is good." Xiao Chen nodded. "Ding Li, get in the car. Big Han, you run over, the car can't fit you."

"Okay, drive slowly, I'm afraid I can't keep up."

"Hehe, sure."

Xiao Chen pulled Ding Li into the car. The latter, sitting in the passenger seat, was still trembling and muttering, "I'm not afraid, in eighteen years, I'll be a hero again..."

"Hey, Ding Li, I'm warning you, this is President Su's car. Don't pee in it... or she'll fire you!"

Three updates, 9000+ words. Although the updates are slow and sometimes delayed, I still work hard when I need to!