Urban Soldier Young Master

"I also wish I was joking, but unfortunately..." Lao Zhou stopped there without continuing the topic, letting out a long sigh instead.

The sigh carried many emotions—resignation, anger, frustration, fear, regret, anxiety...

The feeling in his heart was truly difficult to describe with words, but anyway, he was reaping what he had sown.

"Director Chang, Mu Xiaoting also said that Secretary Mu often mentions Chu Ge and even wants Chu Ge to come home with her, saying that if Secretary Mu sees Chu Ge, he would definitely be very happy. You... better think of a way.

Although Lao Zhou's voice came through the phone again, Chang Xin did not answer, sitting dazed on the sofa like he was paralyzed.

After a long while, Chang Xin suddenly jolted as if resurrected, sprang off the sofa, forgetting that his feet were still on the coffee table, immediately tumbling to the ground with a thud, his head slamming against the edge of the table.

The impact was severe, yet he seemed not to feel any pain at all, widening his eyes and shouting into the phone.

"Lao Zhou! What exactly happened, tell me in detail again!"

Lao Zhou had already hung up after waiting for so long. In the large room, only Chang Xin's voice echoed.

Climbing up from the ground in a fluster, Chang Xin picked up the phone, trying to dial but his hands were a bit shaky.

"Damn it!"

"Crash!"

Suddenly, there were these two sounds in his ears, making Chang Xin's right hand tremble violently again, causing the phone to drop to the ground.

Looking up, he saw Chen Yujie's back as he stormed out, leaving behind a shattered wine bottle on the coffee table. Red wine mixed with glass shards had spilled all over, creating a disturbing and eerie scene.

Chen Yujie was practically going mad with anger. He had rarely encountered such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, actually thought it through, and yet... yet he failed again!

The granddaughter of the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee? And the daughter of the Secretary?

This is insane! How could such women with this kind of background be around Chu Ge?

The Secretary still wants to invite Chu Ge to their home? Is this some kind of joke! How is this even possible?

After the surge of rage, unease and anxiety gradually began to grow in Chen Yujie's heart and then spread.

He truly was getting more confused about Chu Ge's background. How many things was this guy hiding that he didn't know about?

Pondering these things, Chen Yujie's steps began to hesitate, and when he reached the elevator entrance, he finally stopped, exhaling a complicated breath before turning and quickly walking back toward the room he had just left.

With a "bang," he pushed open the door to find Chang Xin with his head lowered under the dim light, shivering at the sound of the door and quickly covering his left hand over his right hand, sharply raising his head.

Seeing it was Chen Yujie, Chang Xin was stunned for a moment, a sense of relief flickering across his face, followed by an indescribable complexity.

"Yu, Yujie Young Master, this..." Chang Xin spoke with difficulty, hesitantly raising his right hand, with his thumb and forefinger pinching the bank card Chen Yujie had given him earlier.

"Keep the card. I'm not here to ask for money." Chen Yujie didn't even look at the bank card, his eyes fixed on Chang Xin's eyes.

"I... this..."

Chang Xin hesitated greatly, though he hadn't checked the card, he had no doubt since Chen Yujie said it contained five million.

With Chen Yujie's family background, there was no need to lie about this kind of thing, let alone the fact that he had long served the Chen Family more than once or twice.

This money felt like a hot potato—keeping it was nerve-wracking, yet he was also reluctant to return it. This choice was really tough.

"Don't you damn 'this' and 'that' with me." Chen Yujie impatiently interrupted Chang Xin, frowning, "Since this five million can't be your life-saving money, consider it your hush money. You better know what to do."

Chang Xin's eyes darted nervously, more hesitant than ever, "Yujie Young Master, but..."

"Why the hell do you have so many buts? Talking to people like you is really damn exhausting! I won't say anything to scare you, just weigh your actions carefully."

After Chen Yujie finished speaking, he turned to leave. Chang Xin sat stunned for a long moment, finally putting the bank card into his hand pouch and then dialing Huang Yourong's number.

Although Chen Yujie hadn't made any explicit threats, Chang Xin understood clearly. Many who had attempted to provoke the Chen Family mysteriously disappeared, and as for what exactly happened to those people, he never asked and definitely didn't want to find out firsthand.

However, while he dared not bite Chen Yujie, biting Huang Yourong was something he felt no pressure about. Of course, personally, he hoped things wouldn't reach that point.

"Director Chang? So late, what makes you call me?"

The phone rang for a long time before connecting. From Huang Yourong's movements, she was clearly already asleep, speaking in a drowsy and languid tone.

"You still have the mind to sleep? Ha... I really envy you, how can you still sleep!"

"Director Chang, what... what happened?"

Chang Xin briefly explained the situation. Huang Yourong was so frightened that her soul seemed ready to fly away, continuously muttering over the phone, "How could this happen, how could this happen, Mu Lingshan actually..."

"Alright, stop saying useless things. Anyway, things have come to this, instead of wasting time with nonsense, you should think about what to do next!"

The two of them discussed for a long time and finally decided on a two-pronged approach: have Huang Yourong probe Chu Ge, while Chang Xin would go find his father, the provincial education department head Chang Shao'en, and rush to Secretary Mu.

Even though making this decision was incredibly difficult for them both, at this point, they could no longer care about so much.

The bitter wine they brewed themselves, they must finish drinking it with tears in their eyes.

After hanging up the phone, Huang Yourong frowned, looked down at her phone to check the battery level, quickly and carefully selected an outfit from the inside out, went out to a nearby supermarket to prepare some things she might need, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for Chu Ge at the West Forest Hotel.

Sss... whoosh...

Standing in front of room 306, Huang Yourong took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. Despite this, she still felt extremely dry in her throat, an indescribable tension in her heart.

She closed her eyes and took a few more deep breaths, only after brewing for a full minute did she open her eyes, touched her handbag, and then cautiously raised her right hand, hesitatingly placing it towards the door.

Just as her index and middle fingers were about to touch the door, her hand retracted, she opened her handbag to check her phone, zipped it back up, and unbuttoned three buttons of her light pink shirt.

Huang Yourong looked down at herself, slightly furrowed her brow, buttoned up one button again, took a rapid breath, and a determined look flashed in her eyes as she raised her hand again.

Just before knocking, she hesitated for a few seconds, took another breath, and buttoned up one more button.

"Knock, knock."

This time, she didn't play any "5, 2, 1" romance games; her hand rose and fell twice, as if carefully knocking on the room door of her direct supervisor.

"Click."

The door opened, and Chu Ge appeared behind it. Huang Yourong thought she had her emotions under control, but upon seeing Chu Ge, her heart still skipped a beat, and her body tensed up.

"Oh, isn't it Sister Huang? Do you... have something to discuss?"

Chu Ge seemed quite surprised, with a puzzled and cordial smile on his face. This smile slightly relieved Huang Yourong, perhaps... Chu Ge hadn't suspected her?

If that's the case... then the communication that follows might be easier.

Huang Yourong forced a smile, "Um... actually, I came to apologize."

Chu Ge was slightly taken aback, "Apologize?"

Observing Chu Ge's expression, Huang Yourong noticed he seemed even more surprised, allowing her to relax a bit more, with a more natural smile on her face.

"Yes, I did something that wronged you, so I had to come and apologize." Huang Yourong continued watching Chu Ge's expression, flattering with a slight curl of her lips, "Shall we... talk inside?"

With that, Huang Yourong walked into the room.

Changing into slippers, Huang Yourong came beside the sofa, sat down properly with her legs slanted together.

Chu Ge closed the door but didn't approach Huang Yourong, standing by the door with a slight smile, "Sister Huang, I don't know what you did that wronged me, making it worth it for you to come all the way here so late?"

Huang Yourong entwined her fingers, leaned slightly forward, made eye contact with Chu Ge, and said sincerely, "Last night, I accidentally saw Shanshan's message."

"Oh?" Chu Ge slightly raised the corners of his mouth, but said nothing more, patiently waiting for Huang Yourong to continue.

Huang Yourong didn't keep Chu Ge waiting long, smiling apologetically and said in a coquettish manner, "As a result, without knowing how, I muddle-headedly came over last night. Did I trouble you last night?"

Chu Ge shrugged, "If Sister Huang is apologizing for this, then forget it. I'm not really generous, but I'm not that petty either. If there's nothing else, then please leave?"

Seeing that Chu Ge not only remained motionless but even issued an eviction notice, Huang Yourong felt uneasy, her eyes darted for two seconds, and she continued, "Actually, there's another thing I need to apologize for."

Chu Ge smiled faintly, and tossed an "Oh?" to Huang Yourong with the same indifferent tone.

Huang Yourong let out a bitter smile and stood up from the sofa, "That matter is, I shouldn't have told Chang Xin your room number."