CHAPTER 301: CHAPTER 299: RUN, WE’VE BEEN TRICKED!

On the next day, a layer of light lit up the horizon as the warm sunlight spread across the earth.

Accompanied by the cheerful chirping of birds, Ye Huan rubbed his bleary eyes and stretched before fully waking up.

Taking out his phone, he opened WeChat.

"Grandpa Ye, the time is set. Tonight at nine o’clock, East Dock of Celestial Sea."

Ye Huan replied "Got it" and then turned off his phone.

Hearing the sound of water running in the bathroom and seeing the empty spot next to him, Brother Huan finally noticed that Zhang Huimin had already gotten up.

Ten minutes later, the glass door of the bathroom opened.

Zhang Huimin was already... fully dressed!

No doubt about it, she didn’t want to give Brother Huan a chance!

"Sister Zhang, what do you mean by this, are you intentionally guarding against your husband?" Ye Huan let out a cold snort, hugged Zhang Huimin from behind, and gave her a light kiss.

Husband?

The word made Zhang Huimin blush, but seemed to think of something.

She pushed Ye Huan’s hand away, her tone a bit cold, "Yesterday..."

Ye Huan interrupted her softly, "Sorry, yesterday when I was driving... I got distracted."

"I know."

"You know?" Ye Huan was surprised.

"Yesterday, I was in the office all afternoon, and normally, for someone like me, even walking is difficult. You have better stamina, so walking is fine, but it’s impossible to be completely unaffected, right? It’s normal to be in a daze."

Ye Huan couldn’t help but feel sheepish.

As a man.

He really wanted to say, "I’m really fine!"

But there’s no need!

Since he hadn’t thought of a reason for the accident, going along with Zhang Huimin’s reasoning wasn’t bad.

"Sister Zhang, you’re right, it’s all my fault for being too captivated by your beauty yesterday, which distracted me while driving, causing you to pass out. It’s all my fault. I promise it won’t happen again. I’m sorry."

"As long as you know you’re wrong, then there must be a punishment." Zhang Huimin gave him a cold glance, "I won’t give you any chances this week."

"..."

Ye Huan fell silent for a while, then awkwardly said, "Sister Zhang, is this really necessary?"

"Go out, to work!" Zhang Huimin didn’t give Ye Huan a chance to negotiate, leaving the bedroom with a stern face.

Ye Huan was completely at a loss.

Going along with her reasoning comes with a price!

But there’s no choice, if he continued to haggle, Zhang Huimin’s anger definitely wouldn’t subside.

What Brother Huan didn’t see was the flash of reluctance in Zhang Huimin’s eyes as she turned her head.

She didn’t really want to see Ye Huan looking so down, and she definitely didn’t want to treat him so coldly.

But...

To stop Ye Huan from doing whatever he wants, she had to be a bit harsh!

Yesterday he acted recklessly, causing a distraction that led to a car accident, although thankfully nothing major happened.

This time they got lucky, but what about next time?

Next time, if Ye Huan gets distracted again while driving because of doing whatever he wants, and a bigger problem occurs, especially if he’s unlucky?

Zhang Huimin didn’t dare to think about it, so she wanted to punish Ye Huan a bit to teach him a lesson.

...

The night covered the earth, and the bright moon hung high in the sky, veiled by clouds that made it appear shrouded in gray.

Spending an uneventful day at Tianyun International, after sending Zhang Huimin back to B-06, Ye Huan drove to the East Dock of Celestial Sea City, arriving right on time at the scheduled nine o’clock.

Upon arrival, he received a "warm" welcome.

"Haha, this must be Boss Ye." Zhao Ritian, shirtless with a beer belly exposed, grinned, baring a mouthful of yellow teeth, as he shook hands with Ye Huan.

After shaking hands, Ye Huan’s lips curled up as he scanned the two rows of people beside them with a playful gaze, "Boss Zhao, you sure set up quite the scene here."

Every single person in the two lines was shirtless, wearing loose bell-bottom pants, holding torches for lighting, with faces bearing a not quite sincere smile.

Under the torchlight, the Boca-47 pistols tucked in their waists were extremely conspicuous, the black, cold muzzle paired with the sizzling sound of burning wood made it quite intimidating.

"Boss Ye, you’re mistaken!" Zhao Ritian patted Ye Huan on the shoulder, his mouthful of yellow teeth still exposed, "It’s not every day we get such an esteemed guest, so we had to make a big setup to match your status, right?"

Beside him, Bai Youling sycophantically echoed, "Yes, Grandpa Ye, Boss Zhao really went all out this time, specially preparing a top-tier welcome ceremony just for you."

"Oh? Then I am truly honored."

"Hey, Boss Ye, what kind of words are those? As the saying goes, is it not a joy to have friends coming from afar? It’s what I’m supposed to do. The wind’s strong outside, and it’s cold by the sea, let’s go inside to talk!" Zhao Ritian hooked an arm around Ye Huan’s shoulders, a brotherly gesture, leading him towards the interior of the dock.

Bai Youling nodded and bowed, following behind with a face full of excitement, thrilled by the prospect of discussing cooperation with Zhao Ritian as the Bai Family heir.

Bai Family heir, this was something he dared not even dream of before!

Ye Huan caught a glimpse of his expression from the corner of his eye and couldn’t help but worry about his intelligence.

Anyone with a little intelligence could see that Zhao Ritian and the others didn’t come with good intentions.

Was it necessary to carry guns at a welcome ceremony? To keep them in such an obvious place? Clearly, they just wanted to intimidate you, and you really think they’re here to welcome you?

As expected.

Following Zhao Ritian to a container, Ye Huan furrowed his eyebrows slightly.

Bai Youling, on the other hand, turned pale and fell to the ground.

Bai Tianming sat on the floor of the container, chewing on peanuts, looking playfully at Bai Youling.

The sound of him chewing peanuts sent chills down Bai Youling’s spine.

"Youling, it’s really been a long time since your uncle last saw you, how have you been lately?" Bai Tianming, his head bandaged with a bit of blood seeping through, smiled, which made his expression quite sinister.

"Uncle, why... why are you here?" Bai Youling’s face turned as white as a sheet.

He came to talk business using the identity of the "Bai Family heir", but running into the true "Bai Family heir"’s father, who also happened to be the current invincible Patriarch of the Bai Family, almost scared him out of his wits.

Then he thought again...

Something’s wrong, it’s dangerous!

This Zhao Ritian is clearly in cahoots with Bai Tianming!

"Grandpa Ye, run, we’ve been set up..."

"Run? Too late, get inside!"

Before Bai Youling could finish shouting, Zhao Ritian cursed, and with a swift kick, sent him tumbling into the container.

As Bai Youling fell awkwardly, crying out in pain, Zhao Ritian turned to look at Ye Huan, a cold glint in his eyes, as he sneered:

"Will you go in yourself, or do you want me to help you?"