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Chapter 837 - 618 Persuade You to Be Kind (2/2)

Chapter 837: 618 Persuade You to Be Kind (2/2)

At the entrance of the official residence.

Jiang Chen watched silently as Lan Peizhi’s car sped away and he sighed to himself.

"Mr. Jiang, where are you going?"

Noticing Jiang Chen’s predicament, a warm-hearted staff member approached, "We can offer you a ride."

Affable and alone, Jiang Chen replied with a natural smile, "It’s fine, I’ll walk. Consider it exercise."

The staff member didn’t insist.

Jiang Chen walked on foot out of the Haojiang Governor’s mansion.

His proposal to live together with Lan Peizhi was of course not an intentional tease.

Today’s official banquet seemed genial enough, but in reality, there was always an invisible tension in the air.

At the same time, it also escalated his conflict with Song Chao Ge to a boiling point.

Which is more frightening: people who wear their hearts on their sleeves or those who smile while hiding a knife?

The answer was self-evident.

Song Chao Ge, who had still managed to control his emotions in the face of his provocation, was clearly the latter.

Moreover.

Jiang Chen had noticed that Geng Long, the Ninth Stripes Dragon, occasionally cast an unusual glance his way.

Always with an undercurrent... of ill intent.

When traversing the Jianghu, one must always be wary of others.

People like Geng Long certainly didn’t lack bloodshed on their hands.

When the ruler worries, the subject is disgraced; when the ruler is disgraced, the subject dies.

Putting aside their personal feuds, it wasn’t impossible for the Ninth Stripes Dragon to use him as an offering to a new master.

Staying close to Lan Peizhi would no doubt increase his safety considerably, but since Lan Peizhi had refused, Jiang Chen naturally wouldn’t press the issue; it would be beneath him.

Thanks to the size of Haojiang, Jiang Chen’s leisurely stroll back to the Mandarin Oriental took only half an hour.

Seeing the hotel’s entrance, the image of Vera’s haughty little face involuntarily emerged in his mind.

Jiang Chen’s eyes flickered slightly before he entered the hotel and went to the seventeenth floor where he had previously stayed.

As expected, when he stepped out of the elevator, he was once again stopped by a bodyguard.

"I’m here to see Miss Vela. Please notify her."

The bodyguards had been replaced by a new team.

Whatever the background of that girl, her entourage sure wasn’t small.

"My name is Jiang Chen."

The bodyguard looked him up and down,

"Please wait."

Jiang Chen stood in place, waiting patiently.

A bodyguard turned and walked to a room at the end of the hallway, ringing the doorbell.

A female, expressionless and with a stern gaze, probably a personal bodyguard, answered the door.

The male bodyguard went inside.

"Miss, a gentleman named Jiang Chen wishes to see you."

Vera seemed to have just gotten up and was dining, but upon hearing the name Jiang Chen, her fork paused, and without turning her head, she responded indifferently, "Let him wait."

Jiang Chen ended up waiting for an hour.

He wasn’t irritated. As a man, it was sometimes necessary to be magnanimous. A woman’s temper could be tolerated.

As expected, after venting some of her emotions, Vera eventually agreed to see him.

"Mr. Jiang, please follow me."

Besides the elevator entrance, Jiang Chen noticed that security guards were stationed at every stairwell exit, airtight security indeed.

Upon entering the room, the girl was leisurely savoring a glass of red wine, with two female bodyguards present.

"You two, step out."

The bodyguards, highly professional, exited at Vera’s command without any hesitation, treating Jiang Chen as if he was thin air, not sparing him another glance,

"Is there something you need?"

Vera gently swirled her wine glass.

Jiang Chen cleared his throat lightly and without any reservation, walked over and took a seat on the single sofa.

"I need to discuss something with you."

"Go ahead."

"I used to live on this floor, but because of you, the hotel forcibly changed my room. However, I still feel that the previous room was more comfortable, so I’d like to move back in."

Vera’s expression slowly faded away.

Jiang Chen was dead serious.

Their eyes met.

"You came to me just for this?"

Jiang Chen nodded earnestly, "I know you did it for your own safety, but we are friends, you don’t think I would harm you, do you?"

Suppressing the urge to splash her drink in his face, Vera said coldly, "Who is your friend?"

Jiang Chen turned a deaf ear, "Just do me a favor. There are so many empty rooms on this entire floor, and your people can’t fill them all, it’s such a waste."

"What’s wrong with wasting?" Vera replied coldly, "Did it make you spend any money?"

Indeed.

Money can afford to be capricious.

Not to mention a whole floor, even if you booked the entire hotel, outsiders have no right to comment.

"If you came to me just for this, then let me tell you, it’s impossible."

Vera said decisively, lifting her delicate pale neck, and took a sip of her drink.

Jiang Chen was not disheartened; he was never one to give up easily.

"Alright, let’s set this issue aside for now. I want to ask you, did you come to Haojiang intending to get the He Family’s gaming license?"

Vera’s lips curved up slightly, "No pretense anymore?"

Jiang Chen ignored her, "I just came back from the Haojiang Governor’s office, and there are many people coveting the He’s gaming license this time, each one of them very powerful. If you want the gaming license, snatching food from the tiger’s mouth won’t be easy."

Seeing Vera’s lips moving to speak, Jiang Chen continued, "Of course, I know you must have come prepared, but after all, you are an external force and naturally at a disadvantage."

He took on the stance of a strategist, analyzing the situation for her.

Vera pursed her lips and kept her composure, "So what?"

"You wouldn’t be planning to take all three gaming licenses, would you?"

Jiang Chen gazed at her and asked.

Vera seemed rather straightforward and quickly replied, "I came to Haojiang just to do business."

Jiang Chen understood immediately and was not surprised.

Doing business, naturally, one seeks harmony and prosperity, and doesn’t burn all bridges.

A strong dragon does not suppress the local snakes, and an external force like Vera certainly wouldn’t want to fight to the death with the He Family. At most, she would want to get a foothold and share a piece of the pie for now, and as for the future, that would be dealt with later.

"It seems our thoughts align."

Jiang Chen nodded as if it was a matter of course, "You were right before, we could possibly collaborate."

Vera scoffed, "Didn’t you say before that you were just here for tourism? What, seeing too many competitors, too strong, can’t handle it on your own, scared?"

Such a rich imagination.

Jiang Chen remained unmoved and did not explain, allowing her to let her imagination fly. He asked with sincerity, "Vera, you didn’t come all this way for nothing, did you?"

Vera fell silent and took a sip of her drink.

More than half an hour later, Jiang Chen left the room and then went upstairs to pack his luggage.

Of course.

He didn’t have much luggage to pack.

Afterwards, he successfully moved back into the original room.

When he leaned back on the sofa, Jiang Chen laced his hands behind his head, letting out a comfortable breath.

This feeling of being closely protected was indeed nice, giving a sense of security.

Even if everyone outside was someone else’s bodyguard.

One must always learn to make the best out of any situation.

The brain is always mankind’s greatest weapon.

Geng Long’s gaze flashed through his mind again.

Jiang Chen looked content.

Brother Long.

I urge you to be kind.