53: Chapter 52: I Am Out of Your League 53: Chapter 52: I Am Out of Your League Ye Yuancheng bowed slightly and made a gesture of invitation.
Zhang, Yuan Hao, don’t just stand at the door.
Please, come in quickly!”
Zhang Mingyuan saw Li Chen busying himself in the living room, his expression slightly surprised.
Ye, it turns out you have both a son and a daughter, truly enviable!”
Ye Yuancheng, who disliked Li Chen, said with a look of disdain, “No, I only have one daughter, Chuxue!”
Zhang Yuanhao squinted his eyes, staring at Li Chen for a while then pretending to realize, said, “Oh, Uncle Ye, he must be the male housekeeper in your house, right?”
Before Zhang Yuanhao finished speaking, Ye Chuxue retorted angrily.
“What male housekeeper, don’t you have manners?
For a moment, she didn’t really know how to introduce Li Chen.
It seemed there was no blood relation between her and Li Chen.
Say he’s a boyfriend?
That seemed somewhat inappropriate too!
Seeing the situation getting awkward, Ye Yuancheng quickly took over the conversation and said with a smile to smooth things over.
Zhang, he is a distant relative of our family.
He’s also studying in the city, so he’s temporarily staying at our house!”
“Oh, so he’s from the countryside, no wonder he’s dressed so plainly!”
Zhang Yuanhao’s face was full of disdain, mocking and emphasizing heavily on “from the countryside” to underscore his own nobility.
Seeing Zhang Yuanhao speaking excessively, Li Chen squeezed out a cold smile through his teeth.
However, before he finished speaking, Zhang Yuanhao arrogantly interrupted with a sense of superiority.
“Who is your brother?
Our Zhang Family is not something anyone can claim relations with!”
Li Chen looked at Zhang Yuanhao in disbelief, seriously doubting if this guy’s brain was messed up.
“Heh, you’ve got it backward, I’m the one who’s too high for you to reach.
Today, for Uncle Ye’s sake, I won’t stoop to your level.”
“But, there won’t be a next time!”
As his voice trailed off, Li Chen’s eyes suddenly turned frosty, sharp as a sword, overwhelming Zhang Yuanhao with such pressure that he staggered back, almost embarrassingly falling to the ground.
Zhang Yuanhao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and his handsome face, due to anger, turned the color of liver.
“You, you, how can you talk like that?
Don’t you have any manners?”
Li Chen, not to be outdone, retorted.
“Heh, someone like you talking about manners is truly a joke!”
Seeing that the atmosphere was off, Ye Yuancheng immediately frowned and scolded Li Chen.
“Li Chen, do you know any manners?
Zhang and others are guests.
How can you be so rude to guests?”
Zhang Mingyuan is the chairman of Mingyuan Group and also their Pengcheng Company’s biggest partner.
Moreover, he personally thinks highly of the younger generation, Zhang Yuanhao.
If Chuxue could establish a good relationship with Zhang Yuanhao, with the support of the Zhang Family, his career could also advance to a higher level.
Li Chen, compared to Zhang Yuanhao, is like a mere firefly’s light against the bright sun and moon.
If it weren’t for the life-saving grace Li Chen’s parents showed towards Chuxue and her mother years ago, he would have driven Li Chen, this outsider, out of the family long ago.
When Ye Chuxue saw Li Chen being scolded, she immediately stood up for him.
“Father, are you being fair?
It was clearly he who spoke ill of Li Chen first!”
Zhang Mingyuan could see how much his son liked Ye Chuxue, and worried that continuing this conflict would ruin their relationship, hurriedly stepped in to mediate.
Ye, it’s inevitable for young people to be a bit fiery.”
After speaking, he turned to Zhang Yuanhao, saying earnestly, “Yuan Hao, I’ll discuss some business matters with your Uncle Ye.
Why don’t you take sister Chuxue out for some fun?
No matter how much you spend, dad will reimburse you when you come back!”
Ye Yuancheng turned to Ye Chuxue, smiling, “Chuxue, just go out and have fun with Yuan Hao today.
Don’t get too wild, and remember to come home before 10pm!”
Before Chuxue herself could respond, Zhang Yuanhao, pushing up his gold-rimmed glasses, earnestly promised.
“Uncle Ye, rest assured, I will absolutely bring sister Chuxue back safe and sound before 10pm!”
After saying this, he deliberately slanted his eyes and shot a provocative glance at Li Chen.
Ye Chuxue, being the obedient girl, didn’t want to disregard the elders’ faces.
She looked up at Li Chen, batting her eyelashes, and asked, “Li Chen, are you coming too?”
“Sister Chuxue, let’s just the two of us go have fun, no need to bring him!”
Seeing Ye Chuxue still consulting Li Chen, Zhang Yuanhao felt anger flaming up inside.
He originally planned to use this opportunity to get Ye Chuxue drunk and force an XXOO on her, turning preemptively cooked rice.
Since Ye Yuancheng needed the Zhang Family, even if he found out, he would likely downplay it, eventually letting it slide without consequence.
By then, wouldn’t Ye Chuxue be easy prey for him, to consume as he wished?
However, if Li Chen were to also go, it would indeed be difficult to make his move.
“If Brother Li Chen isn’t going, then I won’t go either!”
While speaking, Ye Chuxue stared with her watery, large eyes, unblinkingly looking at Li Chen, waiting for his response.
Hearing Ye Chuxue tenderly calling him “Brother Li Chen,” Li Chen really wasn’t quite used to it, feeling his skin crawl with goosebumps.
In that instant, he felt more comfortable being called a[cheap person]by Ye Chuxue.
Ah, people really are masochistic!
Seeing the unusual relationship between his daughter and Li Chen, Ye Yuancheng’s expression involuntarily darkened.
As the saying goes: proximity to water gives you the first to seize the moon; flowers facing the sun bloom in spring.
With Li Chen and Chuxue spending day and night together, a blossoming affection was not impossible.
Clever Li Chen, daring to flirt with Chuxue behind my back.
Don’t you look in the mirror to see your worth, as if a toad lusting after swan meat.
No, I must find a reason to drive Li Chen out soon, to keep him away from Chuxue!
Li Chen initially didn’t want to go, but worried about Chuxue’s safety, he nodded in agreement.
Zhang Yuanhao saw that Ye Chuxue was very stubborn, worried that the scene might become uncontrollable.
Faced with no choice, he backed down reluctantly.
Hmph, just a bumpkin from the countryside?
Daring to show off in front of me, Zhang Yuanhao?
Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, completely overestimating himself!
Today, I’ll let you see what I’m capable of, and broaden your rural horizons!
Upon exiting the residential area, Zhang Yuanhao, squinting his eyes and smiling, said, “Chuxue, I’m calling a few friends over, let’s go to KTV and sing?”
Ye Chuxue did not answer Zhang Yuanhao but instead slightly tilted her head up, her sparkling eyes looking towards Li Chen, softly asking him.
“Brother Li Chen, are you going to sing?”