The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

There was someone in the living room, so Ling Chen didn’t dare move recklessly. After observing for a while and seeing that the person kept sitting on the sofa with no intention of getting up, Ling Chen lifted his feet and walked straight toward him. Waiting like this wasn’t a solution; since there was only one person in the living room, he might as well take him out first. If luck was on his side, he might even be able to force Nanrong Wanqing’s whereabouts out of his mouth.

With that thought in mind, Ling Chen slowly approached, preparing to subdue the man in a flash before he could react. However, just as he was about to get close, a low voice suddenly came from the sofa: "Since you’re here, why sneak around?"

Hearing this, Ling Chen’s expression changed slightly, and his advancing footsteps immediately retreated a bit. This man had actually discovered him! It seemed the other party’s strength was not weak.

"A guest is a guest. Sit. No need to be so tense."

The man’s voice rang out again. Ling Chen pondered for a moment before speaking: "You know who I am?"

"Of course I do. Not only do I know you, I know you very well. Everything you’ve done over the years, I know like the back of my hand." At this, the man sitting on the sofa pointed and said, "There’s wine over there. If you don’t mind, why don’t you sit down and chat with me for a bit? It’s boring drinking alone anyway."

Ling Chen looked at the back of the man’s head, a trace of hesitation flashing in his eyes. He couldn’t guess this man’s identity and didn’t dare make a rash move. Besides, from his tone it was clear he wasn’t afraid of him. Otherwise, he would’ve already called people in.

Thoughts flashing through his mind, Ling Chen nodded lightly, walked over to the bar on the side, took out a wine glass, poured himself half a glass of whiskey, and then sat down again.

"You know me, but I don’t know you. Shouldn’t you tell me your name?"

"Chen Younian. That’s my name, though I figure you’ve never heard of it."

"I really haven’t. Since your surname is Chen, I’m guessing you’re also high up in Netherworld Snake. What’s your relationship with Chen Derong?"

"Chen Derong?" Chen Younian said indifferently, "In my eyes, he’s nothing."

"You sure talk big. Chen Derong is the leader of Netherworld Snake. You look down on him like that—aren’t you afraid he’ll come cause you trouble?"

"I just said, in my eyes he’s nothing. So what if he’s the leader? If I don’t nod my head, that leader’s seat of his can be changed in an instant. Believe it or not."

Hearing this, Ling Chen swirled the glass in his hand, a hint of gravity appearing on his face. He’d only just met this man, yet his tone carried a kind of unquestionable authority. Could it really be as he said—that Chen Derong was just a puppet, and that the true boss of Netherworld Snake was him?

If that was the case, then hadn’t he walked right into the tiger’s den?

As he was thinking, he heard Chen Younian ask, "What did you come here for? If I’m not mistaken, you didn’t come specifically to find me."

"I’m here to look for someone. You captured her."

"You mean Nanrong Wanqing? That’s right, she did come out with me, but she’s not here now."

"Then where is she?"

"She’s gone back to where she’s supposed to be." Chen Younian said calmly, "I heard you’re her boyfriend. For her sake, you led people to raid Netherworld Snake’s secret stronghold. To be honest, that’s something I rather admire about you. Don’t worry, she’s with her mother now, very safe."

Jiang Yue’e? Ling Chen’s heart jolted. Nanrong Wanqing had actually gone back to Jiang Yue’e’s side. Had he known, he shouldn’t have come.

He took a sip of wine, played with the glass in his hand, and said, "I destroyed Netherworld Snake’s secret stronghold, and yet you can still sit here calmly chatting with me. Either you don’t care, or you’re very confident you can keep me here."

"Both points are on the mark—I really don’t care. As for you... I haven’t decided yet whether to kill you or let you go. Dragon Tiger Hall is a minor nuisance, but killing you wouldn’t change anything; those old codgers like Tong Zhentian would definitely avenge you. How about this: from now on, you and I mind our own business. I can guarantee Netherworld Snake won’t come after you again, but you’d better stop meddling in Netherworld Snake’s affairs."

"I can think about your proposal." Ling Chen smiled slightly and said, "I never had any real grudge with Netherworld Snake to begin with. It was mainly because of Jiang Yue’e that we ended up with these misunderstandings. As long as you don’t come looking for trouble with me, why would I go looking for trouble myself?"

"You really are a smart man. I like dealing with smart people." At this, Chen Younian’s tone paused slightly, and his head tilted a bit to the left. After a moment, he suddenly said, "Since you’re here, why not come in and sit? Instead of eavesdropping outside, we might as well all sit down and talk."

Hearing this, Ling Chen couldn’t help but be startled. There was someone outside?

Just as he was thinking that, the window of the third-floor living room was pushed open from the outside. Then a middle-aged man jumped in through the window and walked over to sit opposite Ling Chen as if it were nothing. Seeing who it was, Ling Chen’s eyes instantly widened.

It was actually... Ling Gengqiu! How... how was he here? Right! When they’d met at the secret stronghold earlier, Ling Gengqiu had told him he was tracking someone. Could it be that the person he was tracking was Chen Younian?

As Ling Chen was pondering, Ling Gengqiu acted as if he hadn’t seen him at all, his gaze fixed on Chen Younian.

"You’re pretty good at hiding. I’ve been looking for you for so long, and finally I’ve found you."

Chen Younian replied with a smile, "I wasn’t hiding. If I’d known you were alive, even if you didn’t come find me, I would’ve gone to find you. Oh, right! I still have that jar of wine from back then. When you have time, we should drink it."

Ling Gengqiu nodded and said, "We’ll definitely drink that wine. But the accounts between you and me also need to be settled." Saying this, he turned his head, looked at Ling Chen opposite him, and asked, "Who’s this kid?"

Ling Chen was slightly stunned, not reacting for a moment. What was this? His own ancestral elder actually didn’t recognize him. Before he could snap out of it, he heard Chen Younian say, "His name is Ling Chen, a rising star in the Martial Arts world. You should’ve heard his name."

Ling Gengqiu said impatiently, "I’m not interested in kids like him. It wasn’t easy for us to meet again—don’t let an outsider spoil our fun. Hurry up and get him out of here."

"Ling, my apologies. An old friend has come from afar and we’d like to talk in private. How about you head back first?"

Ling Chen looked at Ling Gengqiu, only to see the other man wink at him. Seeing this, he immediately understood, stood up, and said, "Alright, in that case I won’t disturb you two." With that, he stepped toward the stairs and headed down.

"Oh, right! Ling, don’t forget our agreement."

Hearing Chen Younian’s voice, Ling Chen answered, then disappeared at the stairwell.