Yang Chen smiled bitterly. It seemed like he was gonna get in big trouble.
âIâve set the fire and Iâve beaten the person. Whatâs done is done. Iâll deal with that problem when it happens. Anyways, I could just run away if I canât handle it. Letâs discuss it next time.â
Having said so, Yang Chen turned around. It just wasnât him to worry about things that were yet to happen.
Absolute Sword Taoist cast a suspicious gaze onto Yang Chen. He realised that Yang Chen seemed to have lost the overbearing cultivation from before.
With that in mind, Absolute Sword Taoist released a small strand of divine sense onto Yang Chen, but once it touched him, a ferocious True Yuan surged out of Yang Chenâs dantian which almost engulfed his divine soul!
Absolute Sword Taoist retracted his divine sense frantically as he broke out in cold sweat, âYouâŚdid you conceal your cultivation on purpose to frame me?!â
Yang Chen looked back and teased him, âYou can feel my cultivation, why would I conceal my cultivation just to harm you?â
Absolute Sword was startled and figured it made sense, but that didnât stop him from feeling petrified with Yang Chenâs improvement in cultivation. How did he even cultivate?!
Honestly, if only the gap between their cultivation wasnât that big, he wouldâve gone after Yang Chenâs cultivation technique.
Unbeknownst to him, Yang Chen was actually feeling frustrated. It could be described as having a gold mine in front of him that was nowhere accessible.
Yang Chen shook his head and leapt into the sky, disappearing within seconds. The truck was ruined so he had to drive his car back to Zhonghai.
Absolute Sword Taoist stood outside the burning ancestral hall as questions filled his mind. If Yang Chen had such overbearing cultivation, why was the Meng cultivator still alive? Also, why did Yang Chen use the space laws to fight him?\nNone of his questions could be answered which left him no choice but to leave. He still needed to return to the realm and report the special incident to the supervisors.
In the wee hours, a woman was seen sitting by an office desk in the presidential suite of Hilton Hotel located in Jiangnan province.
Looking down the floor to ceiling windows, one could see the twisting roads that resembled rivers, and occasionally one or two cars could be seen driving on those roads.
The woman was dressed in a beige Chanel coat with her hair down to her waist.
She had her hand propped against her cheek as she looked at the document on her laptop with a faintly worried expression.
It was already 1 oâclock, yet she showed no signs of resting, skimming through the document packed with words and data.
A young woman walked into the room with a cup of hot coffee and put it onto the desk softly.
âChairman, itâs really late. Arenât you going to rest anytime soon?â Zhao Hongyan was concerned.
She was planning on celebrating Chinese New Year at home but Lin Ruoxi returned so suddenly and she wanted to do some inspections in other provinces. As the newly appointed Head of Public Relations, Zhao Hongyan had to follow her.
And because Lin Ruoxi didnât arrange an assistant, Zhao Hongyan naturally became her temporary assistant as it used to be her job post.
The presidential suite was large and it had four beds. Zhao Hongyan was fortunate to stay in a room with Lin Ruoxi so it was easier for Lin Ruoxi to give her commands.
It was the second day of their trip and every single day was filled with confusion. Zhao Hongyan couldnât understand why Lin Ruoxi returned from Beijing suddenly. Did she get into a fight with Yang Chen? It mustâve been really bad for her if it made her leave Beijing.\nLin Ruoxi looked up and gave her a faint smile, âItâs fine. Hongyan, you donât have to stay around. You can go to bed first.â
âHow can I, an assistant, go to bed first when my boss is still awake and screening through documents?â Zhao Hongyan smiled.
âItâs fine, I asked you to do so.â Lin Ruoxi took over the coffee and took a sip. It was a bit too bitter for her.
Zhao Hongyan furrowed her brows, âChairman, you canât stay like this. You have been awake for almost three days. Weâre not rushing for progress so why canât you rest?â
Lin Ruoxi pursed her lips. She didnât need to sleep since she could just use her cultivation to reduce the fatigue but it still didnât feel comfortable, emotionally wise.
Lin Ruoxi put down the coffee cup and adjusted her coat before walking to the window.
She looked down at the city and for some reason, her back felt so lonely and miserable to Zhao Hongyan.
âHongyan, if I were to say that I canât sleep because Iâm afraid of dreamingâŚwould you believe me?â Lin Ruoxi looked down and gave a self-deprecating laugh.
Zhao Hongyan was taken aback and she contemplated before answering, âA nightmare? Chairman, is it because youâre in a bad mood?â
Lin Ruoxi shook her head, âI donât know. But I know that I canât sleep.â
Zhao Hongyan bit her lip and made up her mind to voice her thoughts, âChairman, please forgive my bluntness. If this is happening because of a conflict between you and your husband, youâll only hurt yourself. No matter how big the problem is, you should talk to him instead of running away. This will only worsen things.â
Zhao Hongyan could feel her heart thumping loudly as she waited anxiously for Lin Ruoxiâs reply.\nOne was a man she could never have and one was her respected boss. She wouldnât want them to have a rough patch.
Lin Ruoxi turned around and looked at Zhao Hongyan deeply before tossing a surprising question to her, âYouâŚdid you do it with him?â
Zhao Hongyan no longer felt drowsy, doubting her ears. Her face was flushed as she twisted her fingers around, not knowing how to answer her.
Lin Ruoxi already knew the answer from her reaction.
âI must have asked a silly question. Youâve always liked him, I could tell. Heâs not a good man, itâs normal for him to woo a beautiful woman like you.â
âNo noâŚâ Zhao Hongyan panicked. Tears almost fell out of her eyes as she tried to explain, âChairman! Listen to my explanation! It was all my fault! I was in so much pain that night and he didnât have the heart to push me awayâŚIâŚIâve only betrayed you once! Iâve never had any intentions. I know heâs way out of my league, especially since Iâm a divorcee. Iâm no good for him, IâŚreallyâŚâ
Zhao Hongyan was flustered from trying to explain herself.
A smile formed on Lin Ruoxiâs face as if she had heard a funny story.
âDidnât have the heartâŚhahâŚâ Lin Ruoxi reminisced about something and she smiled, âHongyan, you donât have to panic. I donât blame you. He has a lot of women and Iâm used to it. You reminded me of something, back when I wanted him to marry me, he agreed to it because he didnât have the heart to reject meâŚâ
Zhao Hongyan was dumbfounded. She never wouldâve thought that Lin Ruoxi would use suicide to threaten Yang Chen to marry her, even if it was a contract marriage.
It took a long time for Lin Ruoxi to realise that Yang Chen didnât care about her life. He wasnât that kind of a man. He didnât have the heart to reject her because her eyes and her face resembled Seventeen.\nWell, she only knew about that after they started falling in love.
Lin Ruoxi closed her eyes for a while and when she reopened her eyes, it was filled with determination.
âYou, do you believe me?â
Zhao Hongyan wiped her tears and nodded without any hesitation.
âI donât know, but I would like to believe that your decisions are always right.â Zhao Hongyan said earnestly.
Lin Ruoxi smiled and pointed to a printed document on the desk, âTake this and read it. Youâre in charge of executing the task.â
Zhao Hongyan picked up the document carefully and her face turned ghastly pale when she read it.
âChairmanâŚthisâŚwhy?!â
âYou said youâll always believe in me, so do as I say!â Lin Ruoxi didnât want to explain anything, turning her back against her to stare at the night sky.\n
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