35: Chapter 32 Chapter 031: Washing Face with Milk 35: Chapter 32 Chapter 031: Washing Face with Milk Blacky and his cohorts had been roughed up and, naturally, were very irritated.

They found Zhang Dadan and ranted about Ye Chen in front of him, portraying him as a robbing bully in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Dadan was on the sofa, engaged in a vigorous act with a girl, unabashedly showing off in front of his gang members.

The girl, however, was incessantly pleading for mercy, sadly bound tightly by a leather whip as Zhang Dadan mimicked difficult maneuvers seen in Japanese videos, heating up his followers standing behind Blacky.

“Fuck!” Zhang Dadan, grabbing the girl’s waist as if she were a small chicken, was abusive in every possible way – horizontally, vertically, upside-down, employing a myriad of hard positions.

Zhang Dadan barely listened to the reports from his subordinates, solely focused on reaching ecstatic heights.

At last, with a roar, he climaxed, followed by bursts of white mist.

“Brother is mighty!

Brother is heroic!” Blacky swallowed hard, watching the delicate lady lying weakly on the sofa, her body red and swollen.

Below, he felt his groin tenting up considerably.

His face flushed, Blacky bowed and said, “Brother Dandan, what should we do about that matter?”

“Let me think!” Zhang Dadan waved his hand, squinting his tiger-like eyes, and asked, “You said someone named Ye Chen came to collect debts?

Collecting for Tianya Group?”

“That’s right!

That guy took the money and beat up our brothers too!” Blacky scowled, lying seamlessly, and coldly smiled, “That fellow doesn’t care about you at all, Brother.

I emphasized to him that we are with you, and yet that bastard hit even harder, completely disregarding you!”

Zhang Dadan was slightly startled, then dressed and waved his hand.

The girl on the sofa covered herself and retreated.

Zhang Dadan settled down at his desk, glanced at the black-faced man, and said, “Let’s not worry about this matter now.

We’ve got a shipment coming through the dock soon; help me keep a close eye on it first, then we’ll deal with those small fry!”

“Yes!” Blacky nodded, asking, “Brother, is it pure stuff coming from the Golden Triangle?”

“That’s right, it’s valued at five million dollars; we can’t afford any mistakes, or else I’ll have your heads!” Zhang Dadan waved his hand and continued, “Keep a close watch on the police; don’t let them sniff out anything suspicious!”

“Got it!” Blacky nodded.

Since Brother Dandan had spoken, there wasn’t much left to say.

Once that shipment was handled, Brother Dandan’s enterprise might double in size.

This shipment represented almost all of Brother Dandan’s liquid assets.

God, five million US dollars, that’s over 300 million yuan!

Brother Dandan’s business is growing bigger and his guts bolder.

I wonder what moves other gangs might make.

If they pull a fast one on us, Brother Dandan would be in deep trouble.

Under the cover of night, Blacky and a few underlings left Zhang Dadan’s office.

…

The next morning, Ye Chen leapt out of bed early, freshened up briefly, and dashed out.

He sped down the elevator, rushed through the gates, and hailed, “Uncle Zhang, give me five buns!”

“Haha, kid, overslept again?” Uncle Zhang and his wife ran a breakfast stall at the gate, offering rich, affordable meals.

Ye Chen often had breakfast there after a run.

“Yeah!” Ye Chen nodded, grabbed the five buns, and drove off.

In a flash, he zoomed into Tianya Group, clocked in just in time, and heaved a long sigh, “Damn, almost late.”

“Mr.

Ye, good morning!” Little Mei nodded gently towards Ye Chen.

“Morning, Little Mei!” Ye Chen chuckled, “Have you had breakfast?”

“Already ate!” Little Mei covered her mouth and laughed, “Haven’t you?”

“Yeah, too busy!” Ye Chen laughed again, then waved goodbye, while munching on buns.

As the elevator doors were closing, Ye Chen abruptly wedged them open.

The crowd inside was astounded by the sight of the man holding a bag of buns and waving at everyone like it was no big deal.

In Tianya Group, where senior management and regular staff shared the same elevator, Li Ruo was inside.

Seeing Ye Chen in such a sorry state, she frowned.

This guy looked so unreliable – could they really entrust him with the security for next week’s launch event?

A doubt crept into Li Ruo’s heart.

Suddenly, Ye Chen’s eyes met Li Ruo’s.

Li Ruo flinched, quickly avoiding his gaze, silently praying, hoping he wouldn’t greet her.

With so many colleagues around, it would be problematic if people thought she was close to him.

“Yo, Mr.

Li, you’re here too!” Ye Chen, however, spoke up.

Li Ruo felt a sinking feeling and could only nod coldly, “Try to come earlier next time!”

“Sure thing!” Ye Chen hooked a sly smile, suddenly turned around, and loudly said in front of everyone, “Mr.

Li, when are we going racing at Xiangming Mountain again!”

Pfft…

The office clerk sipping milk in the elevator suddenly heard Ye Chen say these words and immediately sprayed the milk in her mouth onto the face of a man opposite her who was wearing gold-rimmed glasses and had meticulously combed hair.

He had been glancing at Li Ruo now and then.

Unexpectedly, just as he turned around, a white liquid with a tinge of warmth sprayed onto his face.

He quickly wiped his face, seemingly quite pleased.

Damn, using milk as a facial cleanser…

“Ah, I’m…

I’m sorry!” The little beauty immediately started to cry.

Oh God, that guy was the manager of her office, her direct supervisor.

Offending him meant she might as well pack up and go home.

“It’s okay!” The man in the gold-rimmed glasses smiled amiably, wiped his face, and said, “Washing your face with milk should be pretty effective, right?”

That sentence immediately eased the tension.

Li Ruo felt dizzy, cursing inwardly.

Had she forgotten to check her horoscope before leaving the house today?

Why did she have to encounter such a jinx?

Everyone’s attention shifted from the Milk Girl to Li Ruo.

Li Ruoke was the absolute center of attention at the company, and so far, no rumors or gossip about her had ever spread.

Therefore, any news about Li Ruo was always a hot topic, and the information Ye Chen had suddenly revealed made everyone in the elevator prick up their ears.

The elevator stopped at the seventh floor; the doors opened and closed, yet no one got out.

“Liu Mei, weren’t you supposed to get off on the seventh floor?” A middle-aged woman screamed.

“What?!” A young woman quickly reached out to stop the closing elevator doors, then exclaimed and ran out.

People in the elevator murmured to each other, turning back to gaze at Ye Chen and Li Ruo, again all ears.

Ye Chen did not disappoint them.

He kept squeezing through the crowd until he was beside Li Ruo, nibbling on a bun while asking, “Mr.

Li, have you eaten?”

“Eaten…

eaten!” Li Ruo quickly nodded, fearing he might pass her a bun.

She subtly stepped back a couple of paces.

“That’s good!” Ye Chen chuckled.

As the elevator continued to stop at each floor, fewer people remained inside until they reached the fifteenth floor.

Ye Chen, seeing that Li Ruo’s face had turned dark, greeted her and then stepped out.

Midday, Ye Chen was dining with Li Tieniu and their group in the cafeteria.

Tianya Group provided room and board.

The cafeteria, located on the eighth floor, allowed Tianya Group employees to enjoy affordable lunches and dinners just by presenting their meal card.

Tianya Group regularly allocated a portion of funds each month.

Any extra expenses had to be covered by the employees themselves.

Ding, ding, ding…

A series of urgent rings, Ye Chen, puzzled, pulled out his phone, seeing an unknown number.

“Hehe, bro, is your wife checking on you?” Li Tieniu laughed loudly.

Recently, Ye Chen had become quite familiar with Li Tieniu and his gang, in contrast to the bodyguards who seemed to slowly drift apart, like those who would never deal with each other again.

“No way!” Ye Chen shook his head and said, “I’m not even married yet.”

After saying that, he immediately answered the phone: “Hello, who is this?”

“Brother Chen, it’s me, Feng Zhixiao!” came the deep voice from the other end of the phone.

“What are you playing at, haunting around in broad daylight?” Ye Chen scolded, “You short of money again?”

“No…

Brother Chen, I’ve discovered a major secret!” Feng Zhixiao’s voice was very soft, almost inaudible.

“What secret?” Ye Chen asked, curious.

“Last night, while I was setting up for Brother Dandan, I inadvertently overheard their secret!” Feng Zhixiao seemed quite frightened.

He swallowed several times, saying, “I heard they’re planning a big job!”

Ye Chen frowned in surprise.

He knew that sometimes it was the little guys who stumbled upon big issues.

Feng Zhixiao had set up a scene for them and had accidentally overheard their secret, which could very well be Brother Dandan’s Achilles’ heel.

Ye Chen asked urgently, “What is it exactly?”

“I…I heard they’re going to receive a shipment at the docks, supposedly it’s cocaine!

Sounds like it’s worth five million dollars!” Feng Zhixiao’s voice was very soft, but luckily, Ye Chen had sharp ears and immediately gasped in shock.

Damn, five million dollars worth of coke could indeed get someone executed for an hour.

Ye Chen nodded vigorously, asking, “Zhi Xiao, where are you now?”

“I…I am at home!” Feng Zhixiao said nervously.

“Good, wait for me at home.

I’m coming right now!” Ye Chen dropped a line and immediately stood up from the bench and waved, “Guys, eat slowly, I have to go!”

“Haha, you said your wife wasn’t checking up on you.

Go ahead, be careful not to end up kneeling on a washboard!” Li Tieniu waved, laughing.