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Chapter 271 - 249: I Don’t Accept Underlings

Chapter 271: Chapter 249: I Don’t Accept Underlings

Go with you?

What a joke.

Li Chen’s eyes flashed with disdain. If it weren’t for Zhou Shaoyu being a decent person, and you were loyal, he would have slapped you dead by now.

Zhou Shaoyu also became angry behind him, "Uncle Da, step back!"

Tough to say, but when Zhou Shaoyu got angry, he was quite imposing.

"But, young master, he..." Uncle Da, staring at Li Chen, still wanted to say something.

"Enough, don’t you even trust my words?" Zhou Shaoyu said angrily.

Seeing that Zhou Shaoyu was about to lose his temper, Uncle Da reluctantly stepped back.

Smart move, Li Chen thought as he turned around to leave, but Zhou Shaoyu followed him.

"Hey, hey, hey, where are you going? Let me give you a ride."

Zhou Shaoyu came up to Li Chen with an apologetic face, "They tied you up, and I felt pretty bad about it. Consider this my way of making it up to you."

Li Chen sized up Zhou Shaoyu; the guy seemed alright, so he agreed.

Seeing Li Chen agree, Zhou Shaoyu hurriedly drove his blue sports car, and Li Chen sat in the passenger seat.

"Uncle Da, you don’t need to come up, just reflect on yourself a bit," Zhou Shaoyu said, immediately cutting off Uncle Da’s intention to get in the car.

Watching Zhou Shaoyu drive away, Uncle Da felt helpless and could only say through the earpiece, "Team 2, follow the young master."

Then, Uncle Da went into a van, ready to thoroughly interrogate a few people.

In the sports car, Zhou Shaoyu, while driving, looked very excited, "Oh, I haven’t introduced myself yet, I’m... "

"Zhou Shaoyu," Li Chen said blandly.

"Eh, how did you know?" Zhou Shaoyu was startled, but then he realized, it must have been the kidnappers who told him.

"I’m Li Chen."

Zhou Shaoyu still spoke excitedly, "Li Chen, you really are amazing at martial arts to be able to defeat Uncle Da."

Li Chen didn’t even lift his eyelid, thinking about Uncle Da’s level of skill. He had killed countless such men; his skill was just barely on the lower end of the Earth Ranking.

A King of the Netherworld who could take on two Main Gods alone, losing to someone merely on the Earth Ranking would truly be absurd.

So, Li Chen didn’t even want to answer that question, not even bothering to respond.

Zhou Shaoyu, seeing Li Chen not talking, didn’t feel awkward but continued enthusiastically, "Uncle Da is also considered a master, but Li Chen, you’re even stronger. I’ve always respected martial arts masters. How about we become friends?"

Become friends?

Li Chen was startled, then shook his head, "No need."

Li Chen was really not interested in befriending such a rich young master when he had a lot of other things to handle. And what could be more pressing than picking up girls?

You’re just too young.

Seeing Li Chen directly refuse, Zhou Shaoyu was taken aback, then said, "Not friends? Then we can become sworn brothers. From now on, you’ll be my big brother, how about that?"

Li Chen was stunned, then turned to Zhou Shaoyu, "I don’t take underlings."

"--."

Zhou Shaoyu felt awkward, damn, I’m not trying to be an underling, it’s not the same.

Actually, Zhou Shaoyu really did want to make friends with Li Chen. He wasn’t stupid; having someone as powerful as Li Chen knew would be like a great umbrella of protection.

But Li Chen didn’t care about him at all.

All the way, Zhou Shaoyu kept talking, but Li Chen completely ignored him, and finally, the sports car stopped in front of Lin’s Group.

Opening the car door, Li Chen got out stylishly while Zhou Shaoyu called out from behind, "Brother Cheen, leave your contact info."

Zhou Shaoyu shook his head and sighed, "Oh, if it were a girl, with my charm, I’d definitely have won her over. Too bad, too bad, opposites attract, and same repels."

...

Li Chen arrived at the company and went straight to his own laboratory.

For now, the situation inside his body had stabilized. The mysterious energy was very steady, and he didn’t know if it was because of his intimate encounter with Lin Yi or something else, but the mysterious energy didn’t cause any trouble.

However, Li Chen’s perspective on the energy inside his body had changed; he originally thought it was just the injury acting up, but after his trip to Vancouver, he realized the terrifying aspects of this mysterious energy.

It could be said that if used properly, Li Chen was virtually invincible. The first time, in the trap set by Shadow in the secret room, the outburst of mysterious energy not only drove out the poison in his body but also blasted open the door of the secret room with its help.

The second time, it directly helped Li Chen’s combat power soar, allowing him to fight two against one and seriously injure Brahma and another Main God.

In the past, even at the peak of his power, Li Chen could fight against two Main Gods, but to effortlessly overpower and suppress them was simply impossible.

Yet with the help of mysterious energy, he had done just that. Moreover, Li Chen felt that, at that time, the energy inside his body was still surging wildly, as if it hadn’t been fully unleashed yet.

These days, Li Chen had also been pondering how to deal with the mysterious energy inside his body. If he could absorb this suddenly emerged energy, wouldn’t it take his combat power to another level?

The Mysterious Technique that Third Grandpa and the others taught him to cultivate was gradually improving, but the effects were limited as there was no breakthrough in the major bottlenecks and levels, just minor improvements. If he could really absorb the energy inside him, it might even trigger a breakthrough in the Mysterious Technique.

But for now, he hadn’t found a good method to absorb it, and Substance Z was merely a simple suppressant and couldn’t be used for absorption.

However, Substance Z was a drug found by Alice’s laboratory after thousands of experiments. It was somewhat helpful for the mysterious energy inside him. Could he have them continue to research along the lines of Substance Z and find a way to absorb the mysterious energy inside him?

This idea began to circulate in Li Chen’s mind. If he could really absorb the energy inside him, that would definitely be a very tempting prospect.

Li Chen was pondering these things when Wang Qianqian came up to him.

"Brother Cheen," Wang Qianqian seemed a bit rushed and shy, her head still lowered in front of him.

These days, Wang Qianqian had been eagerly anticipating Li Chen’s arrival every day, but he hadn’t shown up, which tormented the enamored Wang Qianqian. She had even worried that Li Chen had been fired by the company and had gone to HR to inquire, only to learn that he hadn’t been fired. Attempts to call him had also gone unanswered.

Fortunately, today, Wang Qianqian had finally seen Li Chen. All the resentment and anticipation exploded with that call of Brother Cheen, laden with a depth of love and dependence that words could hardly express.

"What’s up?" Li Chen looked at Wang Qianqian in front of him and smiled slightly. Today, Qianqian was not dressed as provocatively as before but had opted for a fresh style—wearing a floral dress, which was also very cute. However, with Li Chen’s discerning eyes, he could still make out that under Wang Qianqian’s chest was a blue lace bra, very sexy.

"Brother Cheen, you haven’t come by for a long time," Wang Qianqian said softly.

Li Chen realized that he had been neglecting her recently. That shouldn’t be.

"Qianqian, I’m so sorry, I had some things to attend to these past few days," Li Chen said, his face apologetic, then touched Wang Qianqian’s small hand, "Maybe, I can make it up to you sometime?"

As he spoke of making it up, Li Chen’s hand brushed over the back of Wang Qianqian’s hand, causing her face to turn red instantly.

"Brother Cheen, come out with me tonight," Wang Qianqian looked up, her cheeks heated as she spoke.

Yes, Wang Qianqian had gathered up her courage. She really liked Li Chen, but the boundary between them had never been crossed, and their relationship hadn’t undergone a qualitative change. She feared Li Chen would leave her.

Li Chen smiled slightly, "Sure, I’ll go out with you tonight."

Seeing Li Chen agree, a shy smile appeared on Wang Qianqian’s face, and then she turned and left.

Watching Wang Qianqian’s joyful steps, her figure as light as a young girl’s, Li Chen sniffed. It seemed the air still carried a hint of her fragrance.

Wang Qianqian, although quite shy, was extremely persistent by nature. Falling for someone, loving someone—she would not turn back even if it meant crashing into a wall. This, Li Chen also vaguely felt.

How could he possibly disappoint and let go of a woman who was actually deeply in love with him?

Of course, sooner or later, Li Chen would take Wang Qianqian to bed to do those intimate things. It was just a matter of time.

Time flew fast, and Li Chen had been busy all day in the laboratory without any significant breakthroughs. He decided to shut down this laboratory, for with Lin’s Group’s level and technology, developing a drug that allowed him to absorb energy was just too difficult. It was better left to Alice.

However, after some thought, Li Chen decided to keep the laboratory for now—just in case it came in handy later. As for the staff, they would all be reassigned to the Fragrance Laboratory.

It was time to leave work, and just as Li Chen stepped out of the laboratory, Wang Qianqian came over.

"Brother Cheen, let’s go," Wang Qianqian said, beaming like a child, her smile bright as sunshine.

...

"Qianqian, what shall we do?" Li Chen and Wang Qianqian strolled through the streets, Wang Qianqian holding both of Li Chen’s arms and leaning her head on his shoulder.

"Hmm, Brother Cheen, let’s go to a bar," Wang Qianqian said excitedly, "I’ve never been to a bar before."

"Sure." Li Chen affectionately patted Wang Qianqian’s small hand and then chuckled, "Qianqian, after we leave the bar, should we?"

He left the rest unsaid, and Wang Qianqian, seeing Li Chen’s mischievous smile, felt secretly thrilled and shyly murmured her assent.