My American magical life
Chapter 174 - 174 67 Are you treating me with state honors_2

174: Chapter 67 “Are you treating me with state honors?”_2 174: Chapter 67 “Are you treating me with state honors?”_2 What an interesting sight, two people who can hardly stand each other, meeting in the manner of friends.

They are certainly not friends!

They are enemies.

The weak Cheng Daqi had managed to sink his teeth into the fleeting, nearly imperceptible vulnerability exposed by Gru’s exhaustion and conceit after all his careful scheming!

So frail and yet so brave, he clung to Gru tightly with the strength borrowed from Temir.

It was a hunt, but the hunted was the underdog aiming for the true apex predator!

How could such two people be friends?

Just as Cheng Daqi walked past the sofa, Temir leaped up from it.

Yes, just now, she actually hesitated.

Why follow that idiot boy on an adventure?

But this rational woman still relied on her intellect, overcoming the sentimentality controlled by hormones that most women carry in their genes.

Temir believed that she chose the most beneficial approach based on rational thinking.

“Honey, are they our friends?”

Cheng Daqi’s Angel and the rose held his arm, asking him softly and curiously.

In a place where no one else could see, Temir pinched the soft flesh inside Cheng Daqi’s arm with her fingertips.

This girl wasn’t thinking about how to deal with Gru at the moment, but how to excuse herself later for getting even with Cheng Daqi.

‘You made me pretend to be your girlfriend, and in front of so many people, don’t you think I suffered a great loss?’

Having thought of her excuse, Temir smiled even more happily.

“Sss~ Of course, Mr.

Gru and I have known each other for a long time, and I’ve always wanted to introduce him to you,”

Despite the pain from the pinch, Cheng Daqi still managed to keep his composure.

If Lisa is akin to a kind-hearted sprite, Cheng Daqi could only think of Temir as a succubus from a realm of chaos.

Beautiful, but utterly unfathomable in her behavior.

The only upside was that this seductive demon was now standing by his side, pressed tightly against him.

Having a boss willing to show support was the greatest backing.

“Chan, this is the first time I’ve learned that you have such a beautiful girlfriend, hahaha, you’ve kept her well hidden in the past.”

Gru greeted Temir with laughter, then started teasing Cheng Daqi.

But none of these three were ordinary people.

Gru, a gang lord who started off with dirty hands, orchestrated kidnapping schemes to monopolize all benefits for himself, and eventually cozied up to Niusen, it’s like a black bear who stole a monk’s cassock gaining sudden enlightenment and ascending to Nirvana!

Cheng Daqi, a man who’s lived two lifetimes, climbing from the bottom by sheer competence as an entrepreneur, faced with challenges in his auto repair business and after enduring sneers and prejudices, broke through with innovative business models.

Temir, a legitimate heir of an American shareholder family, embodied all the traits of an American traditional elite, building her start-up into a well-known player in the industry.

To others, Gru’s words might seem like mere teasing, but Cheng Daqi and Temir understood his implication without a second thought.

The black-haired wealthy woman turned her head and glanced at Cheng Daqi.

Cheng Daqi’s smile was broad, as if genuinely delighted by Gru’s arrival, laughing heartily all the while.

She stood on her tiptoes and kissed Cheng Daqi’s left cheek.

“Mr.

Gru, now you know me.”

After the kiss, the wealthy woman seemed indifferent to Cheng Daqi’s reaction, simply smiling in response to Gru’s questioning.

“Well then, I hope to see the day you two marry, right, Chan?

You are going to get married, aren’t you?”

Failing in his probing, Gru went straight for instigation + threat.

The status of a top dirty cop wasn’t earned by being harsh.

When you’re in the mix, you have to be shrewd!

Will she marry you?

Or, will he marry you?

Chan, think carefully.

If you really end up with this wealthy woman, I’ll concede.

But if you don’t make it to the end and she tosses you aside, guess what I’ll do?

The middle-aged bureau chief stood with one hand on his waist, pointing at Cheng Daqi with the other, though his expression remained that of false courtesy.

Gru’s angle and aggressiveness of attack were undeniably sharp.

After all, he’d been put at knife-point by Cheng Daqi and Temir; he’s not a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, so how could he not resist?

Temir gently tugged on Cheng Daqi’s arm, conveying her support to the man by her side.

Go ahead, I’ll support you, Chan.

“Marriage is too far an issue right now, but I’ve recently started a company.

Mi’er’s going to invest eight hundred thousand, Mr.

Gru, would you be interested in taking part?”

Lao Deng, stop probing.

I came to you for collaboration.

We’re just after a bit of initiative; why be so aggressive?

It’s good to collaborate with a wealthy woman, isn’t it?

Being so violent, how are you supposed to make money?

You think being under pressure is painful, but in fact, it lays a better foundation for our cooperation.

You have power and influence in Saint Rodu, you need to think about liquidating that.

Temir understood Cheng Daqi’s intention; he now needed to show Gru a clear prospect of cooperation.

Relying solely on threats was the crudest tactic.

By tying Gru to a venture of mutual benefits, combined with the trump card in hand, then Gru could truly become a reliable partner.

But deep down, the wealthy woman was still displeased by Cheng Daqi’s evasive non-answer to Gru’s question.

Yes, I won’t really marry you, you’re too lacking for that.

But, my not wanting to doesn’t mean you can have no intentions in that regard at all.