My gorgeous wife
Chapter 145 - 124: Let Your Men Come at Once

Chapter 145: Chapter 124: Let Your Men Come at Once

"Hahaha, Mr. Cheen, did you see the way he looked just now?"

Along the way, several girls chattered nonstop, discussing the appearance of that man when he was apologizing.

"Mr. Cheen, you’re so amazing, do you have a girlfriend?" Len Yue had stars in her eyes, wondering why she hadn’t noticed how impressive Mr. Cheen was before.

Upon hearing this question, the other women immediately burst into laughter, but Wang Qianqian suddenly felt her heart lift, while Lin Yi coughed inexplicably.

"President Lin, are you feeling alright?" Len Yue asked curiously.

"I just felt a little discomfort in my throat, but it’s fine now," Lin Yi said with a slight smile.

Li Chen’s heart skipped a beat. Why would you ask that question? Are you trying to ruin me?

"Hahaha." Li Chen let out a laugh before quickly thinking of a response, "Of course, I do."

Wang Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief at his answer, while Lin Yi merely glanced at him, their relationship seeming not to be public yet. Although there were rumors within the company, there had been no final confirmation.

"That’s such a pity." Len Yue looked disappointed, "Otherwise, Mr. Cheen could have been my boyfriend."

"Keep dreaming." Another girl teased with a giggle, "If anyone, he’d be my boyfriend."

The group of women frolicked and joked with each other, laughing merrily.

After returning from the beach, the women had changed clothes, had lunch, and had only the afternoon left before their vacation would end.

And so they had agreed that this afternoon was the perfect opportunity to buy some specialty goods from Seaside Island, which really just meant shopping.

Upon hearing ’shopping,’ even Li Chen felt a shudder in his heart. If you have to ask when women are the most fearsome, it’s definitely when they’re shopping.

Li Chen originally didn’t want to go and was looking for an excuse to slip away, but Len Yue put him on the spot with a direct question: "Mr. Cheen, why don’t you come with us?"

Before Li Chen could answer, Lin Yi chimed in, "He doesn’t have anything else to do, so of course, he’ll join us."

There it was, the wife had spoken—how could he run away now?

Thus, Li Chen ended up going shopping with the girls.

The streets of Seaside Island were actually very clean, and there was a wide variety of goods, mostly seafood specialties.

Of course, on Seaside Island, there were other things, like clothing and hats with a seaside flair, and the clothing items like dresses were cheaper than in Linchuan City.

Walking down the street, the girls looked around at everything.

"Wow, this shop looks so pretty, let’s go in and have a look," one exclaimed.

"Yeah, yeah!" The other girls agreed, and Li Chen saw it was a souvenir shop.

The girls entered the store directly, and when they came out, they were heading excitedly towards the next shop, while Li Chen had a bitter look, laden with bags big and small.

He should have known this would happen, with everyone calling ’Mr. Cheen, Mr. Cheen,’ he couldn’t exactly refuse to carry things.

"Here." Just then, Lin Yi came out of the store, handed him a bag, and then walked towards the next shop without looking back, although there was a slight smile on her lips.

She wasn’t about to pass up an opportunity to tease Li Chen.

Well, if heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a man, it must first frustrate his spirit and exhaust his muscles and bones.

Li Chen comforted himself and followed along.

On their way, they all had a lot of fun, and as the women were considering the next shop, a man stopped them.

"Ladies, I have an item here you might be interested in," the man said mysteriously.

"What is it?" The girls were curious.

The man pulled out a small box from close to his body, and upon opening it, revealed an ancient copper coin.

"What’s this?" Len Yue inquired with curiosity.

"Do you know about the Qing Dynasty shipwreck that was found near Seaside Island recently?" the man asked. "This coin is from that very ship."

"How did you get this?" The girls couldn’t help but express their surprise.

"Well." The man appeared to have difficulty sharing the details. "I can’t really disclose that. I’m just in urgent need of money right now and wanted to sell it. Seeing that you all seem like wealthy people, I wanted to sell this coin to you."

Li Chen, standing to the side, watched the man’s performance and couldn’t help but sneer.

The scammers these days are getting more and more sophisticated.

The coin the man presented did look ancient, with identical characters and marks of having been submerged in water, a clever imitation indeed. However, a professional could tell at a glance that it was fake.

"But this thing must be too valuable for us, how could we afford it?" Len Yue held the copper coin, examining it as the other girls joined in.

"I bet you don’t know the meaning behind this copper coin," the man said. "This is a ’Qianlong Tongbao,’ symbolizing a prosperous and safe household, and eternal wealth and happiness."

"And I really need the money right now, so you can take this coin for just ten thousand," the man said with a pained expression. "Otherwise, I would prefer to keep this coin."

When this man said that, a few girls really were tempted, but they were also somewhat hesitant, "Ten thousand is too expensive, we can’t afford it."

"Then how much can you offer? Too little money won’t help my emergency," the man said anxiously.

Wang Qianqian, seeing the copper coin, was also interested in buying it to give to her father, which would be quite nice.

"But yours is really too expensive, it would be better if it were cheaper," Wang Qianqian spoke up.

Seeing that Wang Qianqian was interested in buying, the man immediately said, "Well, then, I can make it cheaper, but not by much, how about nine thousand?"

"Too expensive," Wang Qianqian shook her head.

"Then, then eight thousand," the man said with pain, "I can’t go any lower."

"I don’t want it for eight thousand." Just then, Li Chen spoke up, saying indifferently, "I wouldn’t take this copper coin even if you gave it to me, it’s not worth a penny."

"How can you talk like that? This is a copper coin from the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty, how can it be worthless?" the man got angry.

"If it really were a Qianlong Tongbao, I’d naturally have no objection, but it’s not," Li Chen shrugged.

"Mr. Cheen, are you saying it’s fake?" The other girls were all taken aback.

"Of course it’s fake. First, look at this copper coin, if it were really dredged out of the water, it definitely would leave some traces, but it doesn’t, and also look at the dragon and phoenix on the back, the pattern here is incorrect..."

Seeing that Li Chen was pointing out the flaws one by one, the man felt a shock in his heart. Had he actually encountered an expert?

"Moreover, think about it, when the Qing Dynasty shipwreck was raised, how could the nation let such an item slip away?" Li Chen’s gaze turned to the man, "Clearly, this copper coin is a forgery."

"You’re actually selling fakes?" Len Yue immediately became angry.

"Friend, do you know the rules?" Seeing that he was exposed, the man simply sneered directly.

"I am not associated with your crowd, why should I follow the rules?" Li Chen shrugged.

"Hmph, blocking my, Lei’s, path to wealth, you sure have a lot of nerve," the man’s face turned grim.

"What do you mean by blocking your path to wealth? You want to sell fakes and blame others for exposing you?" The girls immediately protested, "we’re calling the police, to have you arrested."

"Haha, call the police?" the man laughed, "I’m afraid you can’t do that, and about this copper coin, whether you buy or don’t buy, you will have to buy!"

"Are you trying to force us into buying and selling?" The girls were enraged.

"On Seaside Island, there’s no deal I, Lei, can’t make." A sharp glint flashed in the man’s eyes, "It’s simple, either leave the money or spill blood, you choose!"

"We are on the street here, what can you do to us?" The girls were angry.

Li Chen also said indifferently, "I always say, leave some leeway in life; just walk away when you are exposed, but if you still want to force a sale, I can also give you a choice."

"You’re threatening me?" The man laughed out loud and then clapped his hands. Suddenly, several burly men appeared from nearby, heading straight towards Li Chen, subtly forming a surrounding formation.

"Still giving me choices, do you think you still have a choice?" the man laughed heartily.

"Yes," Li Chen said with a slight smile, "Let your men come at me together."

Li Chen put his things down and stepped forward, then looked at the few burly men, gestured with his hand for them to come over.

So arrogant?

These few burly men immediately got fired up, daring to be so arrogant in front of us, if we don’t beat you until you cry for your daddy and mommy, how could we live up to your audacity?

The burly men charged straight at Li Chen, but the man was sneering, ready to watch a good show; however, in the next second, his face turned to shock!

Li Chen stood there without moving an inch, only to see the man who charged first come to a halt, then get blasted away.

The other two burly men found Li Chen seemingly waving his hands casually, and then their faces turned the color of pig liver as they clutched their chests and kept backing away.

The last burly man, who hadn’t even gotten close to Li Chen, took a kick and then slid on the ground for about a meter.

After brushing off his hands, Li Chen slowly walked towards the man.

The man rubbed his eyes and realized that his men were indeed lying on the ground.

What, what, what’s going on?

Seeing Li Chen’s untroubled demeanor, he wondered if there was something wrong with his eyes. No, wait, these guys used to be able to fight well.

"Gulp"

He swallowed with difficulty and squeezed out a smile, "Haha, hahaha, brother, I was just joking earlier, don’t take it to heart."

"Oh? Then let’s keep playing," Li Chen said with a smile on his face, but his eyes flashed sharply, and then he threw a punch directly into the man’s face, causing him to pass out on the spot.

Li Chen had always been ruthless toward such scammers.

"Wow, Mr. Cheen, you are so cool!" the girls behind him cheered in unison.