Yang Chen walked out and saw the scene, couldn’t help but laugh, and shouted to Chen Siyan, "It’s alright now. He doesn’t want the money anymore, and besides, he doesn’t dare to ask for it."
Chen Siyan glanced at Yang Chen in confusion, not understanding what was going on.
Xiaolong quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes! Auntie, I really don’t dare to ask for that money."
"Who are you calling auntie! Am I that old?" Chen Siyan, having no fondness for Xiaolong, snorted coldly.
"I misspoke, it’s little sister! Little sister!" Xiaolong quickly corrected himself.
Chen Siyan snorted again, hiding behind Yang Chen, and said with disdain, "Who’s your little sister! I hardly know you!"
Xiaolong looked awkward and embarrassed.
Yang Chen smiled wryly, thinking that Xiaolong must have done a lot of bad things in the past for Chen Siyan to dislike him so much.
"Alright, none of us have eaten yet, right? Let’s go, let’s eat together." Yang Chen said.
In the urban village, there weren’t any good restaurants, so they just found a place that served spicy chicken and had a simple meal.
After eating, Yang Chen let the director and others return first, then pulled Xiaolong aside.
"Spit it out!" Yang Chen said calmly.
Xiaolong quickly said, "Brother Chen, yesterday as per your instructions, I took care of the general manager..."
Xiaolong made a throat-slitting motion.
Yang Chen frowned slightly and listened quietly.
"Then I started cleaning up... but then another team came, led by a woman, and there were a lot of people with standard equipment, seemingly..." Xiaolong didn’t finish, but he figured Yang Chen would understand.
"And then?" Upon hearing this, Yang Chen had basically guessed who it was.
Xiaolong quickly said, "It was , that woman wanted to kill me, so I told her I knew you. She let me go. But I was scared, so I went to find my brother-in-law, and it turned out that woman followed us and wanted to kill us. We told her that we worked for you, Brother Chen, and she said she’d give us until the afternoon to have you speak to her, or else she’d take our lives tonight!"
After hearing this, Yang Chen understood everything.
He nodded and said to Xiaolong, "I got it, you can go back now."
"Huh?" Xiaolong looked at Yang Chen in surprise, thinking Yang Chen wasn’t going to help him, his heart filled with anxiety.
"I know who it is. You can go back; it’ll be alright." Yang Chen said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Xiaolong was overjoyed, quickly nodded, and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Thank you, Brother Chen! Thank you, Brother Chen!"
"Oh, right!" Yang Chen called out to Xiaolong, who was about to leave, "Stay put at the martial arts gym these days. I might come looking for you."
"Okay, okay, okay!" Xiaolong quickly replied, "Do you know the address of the martial arts gym?"
Yang Chen nodded, "Mm, I know!"
"Great! I’ll leave then, Brother Chen." Xiaolong bowed and backed away.
After Xiaolong left, Yang Chen turned back to look at Ye Xin sitting inside and couldn’t help but smile wryly. His wife, indeed, had a lot to worry about for him.
Walking inside, Yang Chen gently said to Ye Xin, "Let’s go!"
"Mm!" Ye Xin nodded, stood up, and linked her arm with Yang Chen, leaving the restaurant under the envious gazes of the crowd as if they were a couple from a fairy tale.
Sitting in the car, Yang Chen thought for a moment and said to Ye Xin, "I consider myself a rational person, but sometimes I can’t control my emotions. Just like yesterday, when Wei Xueqing didn’t respect herself and got drunk in a bar, with two fat guys surrounding her. If I hadn’t arrived in time, she would have definitely been taken away by those two fat guys. As for what would happen, I don’t need to say it, you should know."
Ye Xin nodded gently. She had seen this kind of thing firsthand, both domestically and abroad.
A girl gets drunk, passes out on the streets, and the next morning wakes up not knowing if she’s in a hotel, someone’s house, or a homeless person’s pile of trash.
Actually, that might still be considered good; more dangerous situations could involve getting dragged into shady dealings, waking up to find something missing from her body.
"If earlier, what Wei Xueqing did was her own business, I wouldn’t interfere. But her father passed away, Wei Qingzhong did me a favor, and now that he’s gone, that favor became a promise. I have to protect Wei Xueqing for Wei Qingzhong. I can’t let something happen to her so soon after Wei Qingzhong passed, which is why I was angry."
Ye Xin placed her hands gently on Yang Chen’s and said softly, "You don’t need to explain, I understand."
Yang Chen shook his head, "Perhaps there’s something I should make clear to you."
"I’m a Guard, and I’ve inherited their traits and some of their values. So, sometimes, I take on more and insist on more. Living with me might be more tiring... please... don’t resent me." Yang Chen said softly.
Ye Xin smiled, reached out her hand, and pinched Yang Chen’s chin, "Darling, do you know my background?"
"Uh!" Yang Chen felt the odd sensation of Ye Xin pinching his chin and couldn’t help but feel strange.
Ye Xin said, "I’m from a Guard background. I transferred to guard school without finishing middle school and didn’t graduate until college. I also underwent special Guard training, served as a Guard for five years, and won the annual championship five years in a row! Plus, I’ve been in the fifth category of Guards. We’re comrades, right, New Guard boy?"
"Uh, uh, uh!" Sweat formed on Yang Chen’s forehead.
In general, senior Guards call the newer ones ’New Guard boys,’ whereas the new ones call the seniors ’Old Guard leaders.’
According to Ye Xin, her service time was indeed much longer than Yang Chen’s.
But hearing his delicate wife call him ’New Guard boy,’ Yang Chen felt his heart couldn’t take it.
"Pfft!" Seeing Yang Chen’s awkward expression, Ye Xin couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.
She found teasing Yang Chen to be great fun, as he always reacted a beat too slow.
Seeing Ye Xin’s smile, Yang Chen quickly caught on and pretended to be angry, "You dare to tease your husband, let’s see how I deal with you!"
Saying this, Yang Chen’s two hands reached out to grab Ye Xin.
"Ah! No!" Ye Xin exclaimed, trying her best to resist.
But how could she stop Yang Chen? He immediately found her ticklish spots, making her laugh until she shook like a flower swaying in the wind.
From the outside, the car was shaking, and a woman’s exclamation could be heard from within, leading people’s imaginations to wander.
An old man walked by the car, covering his face with his hand and stealing a glance through his fingers, blushing as he said, "Oh my, these young people today! Oh dear, oh dear! I can’t take it, I can’t take it! Oh dear, oh dear! They really know no shame! Oh dear, oh dear!"
The old man continued murmuring as he reluctantly moved forward, sneaking embarrassed glances at the car from time to time.