The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

"So you're the boss, Chen? Let me tell you, I'm not someone who mixes in the underworld, but I know a bit of martial arts, and I'm a bit cocky. I'm not afraid of anyone. To be blunt, if Chen Wen tries to mess with me, I'll definitely teach his men a lesson like I just did. But I believe he wouldn't go as far as to kill me, at most, just a beating. And me, do you think I need to kill people?"

Li Yan sneered, then looked at Lan Tianci, seeing his face full of injuries and those eyes filled with resentful fear, he sighed: "Tian Ci, you really have it tough, using a bitter meat strategy and even giving up your face. But I understand, there's probably nothing seriously wrong with you, right? Just your face. Among your friends, you're not as handsome as Wen Qiang, not like Ling Muhang or Ling Luqiu, even less so than Chen Wen. With your wealth, you might as well take this chance, throw some money around, and make yourself even more handsome."

Boss Chen didn't make a sound. Say what? He brought twenty or thirty people to ambush one person, and most got their asses handed to them! It's the biggest failure yet, though related to being careless and not bringing weapons, ultimately it's the enemy's strength. Faced with such a skilled fighter who might kill him now, his doubts were gone!

Lan Tianci nervously argued: "I... I'm not using a bitter meat strategy... I'm the victim..."

"Boss Chen, you're a smart man, no one can play you like a fiddle. I had no role in this," Li Yan murmured, "I'm not lying, Yue Yao was the one who shot." "It seems, the truth Tian Ci gave you is his excuse with no evidence. You should consider handling this matter, it's not my place to say more."

Then he said to Lan Tianci, "Lan Tianci! You're not as charming as me, incapable, you should reflect well, even if you're unhappy with me you can hire people to beat me up. Using others in this way, it really makes me wonder if your target is me, or... someone else!"

After saying this, he directly left, no one dared stop him, and Boss Chen only silently watched his back.

Including the four before him, there were over twenty people lying on the ground, but all injuries varied in severity; not everyone was knocked out, those with lighter injuries were busy checking the others' conditions.

"Brother Chen, Boss Chen, you're not going to believe his attempts to provoke discord, right? How could I use you, my family is wealthy, has nothing to do with your circles..." With Li Yan's pressure gone, Lan Tianci quickly explained, though it seemed a little discriminatory, he quickly corrected himself: "I mean... I only know Brother Wen..."

His explanation, in Boss Chen's ears now, only made it seem like he was covering up even more. Besides Tian Ci being the biggest suspect, he needed an excuse for tonight's huge defeat, otherwise his authority would suffer; spreading such humiliating defeat, could he still show his face around? He could severely restrain his men, but Tian Ci was different.

"He's the real culprit behind my brother's death, tonight he wanted us in a mutual destruction with others, what are you waiting for? Take him back!"

Hearing Boss Chen's words, two men beside him immediately understood, afraid to fight Li Yan but eager to beat up the severely injured Lan Tianci, together they started raining punches on him!

When drivers arrived to help, while everyone helped the injured and unconscious brothers out, Lan Tianci had already been knocked out.

Boss Chen's words confused them, wasn't tomorrow D City? But some responded quickly, understanding the events and directly went to D City, Boss would make it look like they'd gone to D City yesterday creating an alibi.

...

Zhang Yurong's life habits are quite regular, if she didn't go back to her parents' home and had nothing special, she usually had dinner around seven in the evening. But today, when Li Yan returned home, he found they hadn't eaten yet.

Because Li Yan didn't call to say he wasn't coming home for dinner, Zhang Yurong and Yue Yao figured something must've delayed him, so they decided to wait. But because of yesterday's events, Zhang Yurong didn't call to ask him, nor did she let Yue Yao call.

The two of them were in the living room watching TV, but really, it was just for the noise, Zhang Yurong didn't focus on the TV at all. If it was usual, when Li Yan returns late, that's just that. But today, she wanted to wait for him to come back, to see his attitude. She already had an answer in her heart: it's not that he was delayed, perhaps he went to see Yu Xiaodi...

As time passed, she became increasingly convinced of this, Yu Xiaodi hadn't come around again, but Li Yan didn't mind having dinner with her before coming back, maybe even... didn't mind not coming back at all tonight!

Such thoughts made Zhang Yurong feel uneasy, no matter how rational she was, she was still human, a woman. She'd never experienced failure at work, yet in terms of love... did she have feelings for him?... In life, she'd encountered such a setback. Yet, even with her resentment towards Yu Xiaodi, it was hard to lower her dignity to compete, because then she felt resentment towards Li Yan, why should she actively fight for him?

She adjusted her mindset, no cold atmosphere this morning, but then the entire day her heart was a bit distracted, occasionally she zoned out. If this matter isn't resolved well, it could affect her work decisions!

Just now, discussing with Yue Yao, Yue Yao analyzed the situation saying, she'd unknowingly started liking Li Yan, thinking he was important, hence the significant impact. But Zhang Yurong still couldn't admit it herself, she felt it was impossible, Li Yan couldn't be someone she'd like, she was just unwilling to accept it.

With 7:30 gone by, Yurong didn't know how many times she'd checked the clock, her certainty creeping up that he wouldn't be back for dinner. She thought about eating with Yue Yao first, but had no appetite.

Her gaze moved from the TV to a small vase on the coffee table with a rose flower inside. It was among the first flowers Li Yan brought back, her first acceptance of fresh flowers. (Chapter 249)

In this very house, everyone had been happy, she'd dragged Yue Yao to separate the red roses into different places, visible everywhere.

How long has it been? The rootless flower's lifeless now, on the brink of wilting, echoing the state of people's emotions as well...

...

"Li Yan's back!"

While Zhang Yurong was lost in thought, Yue Yao exclaimed with joy, she looked up and saw Li Yan return. This made Zhang Yurong's heart race a bit, her breathing quickened.

It's not because of excitement or anything, but a kind of complex emotion. She's worried she might not hold back questioning him, yet feeling it would show she's way too concerned. Thus, she took a breath to calm herself and turned her head away, avoiding looking at him. Anyway, he's back, arguing... doesn't help.

Her eyes turned to the clock. Thankfully... it's not eight yet. Although, it's enough time for him to have dinner with another girl outside and come back.

"Brother-in-law, did you eat yet? Sister Rong said you didn't call to inform, definitely you'd be back for dinner, surely something held you up, she waited specially for you, we haven't eaten yet." Yue Yao made a hungry gesture, quickly updating Li Yan.

Seeing them, Li Yan initially planned to greet them and then go up to shower and change clothes. Having had fast food with Wen Qianyi, he wasn't hungry. Hearing Yue Yao, understanding both her and Yurong's intentions, he changed his approach, smiling and walking over.

"Haha, I haven't eaten either." Hmm, wings don't strictly count as 'rice'. "But no need to wait for me, you could eat first. If I had an accident and came back at midnight, would you still wait till then hungry?"

Li Yan said as he walked to Zhang Yurong's side, sitting down as usual, keeping a distance beside her. From this angle, he could see the wilted roses, which made him smile: "These flowers are wilting, I'll buy some fresh ones tomorrow..."

Zhang Yurong stood up, calmly said: "Let's eat!"

Li Yan sitting beside her made her feel pressured. Despite her calm demeanor, treating him like usual was quite hard.

However, hearing he hadn't eaten, she figured he probably hadn't gone to see Yu Xiaodi, and his mention of flowers made her feel a bit better.

Meanwhile, Yue Yao sharply picked up the scent of blood, her eyes flashing, spotting blood on Li Yan's clothes!

She felt a bit worried, but only concerned about something happening, she trusted Li Yan wouldn't get hurt.

"Brother-in-law, are you bleeding?"

Bleeding? Zhang Yurong, about to move to the dining room, immediately turned back. (Will there be a fourth chapter tonight? The author needs support from everyone; only 6 Monthly Passes today, if reaching 10 it'd be double digits... Please support Yue Yao!) (To be continued, for further developments, please visit www.qidian.com, more chapters available, support the author, support legitimate reading!)