My gorgeous wife
Chapter 390 - 365: Is Mu Yi Alright?

Chapter 390: Chapter 365: Is Mu Yi Alright?

"Ugh,"

Lin Xiaoxiao’s reaction was decisive as she instantly feigned a vomiting gesture.

"As if you’re perfect?" Lin Xiaoxiao thought someone must be blind, but with Lin Yi still around, she couldn’t exactly express that thought.

Li Chen, however, didn’t mind; he even flamboyantly flicked his hair, "Alright, Xiaoxiao, I know that’s what you’re thinking. You don’t need to say it; your brother-in-law gets it."

Lin Yi chuckled at the side, poking Li Chen’s forehead with his finger, "Xiaoxiao and I were just discussing something. Why are you getting jealous?"

Li Chen swept his hand dismissively, "Babe, that’s not something we can merely discuss. How about we discuss what props we’ll use tonight instead?"

"Brother-in-law!" Lin Xiaoxiao stomped her foot, genuinely exasperated. She was still there; was it really appropriate to talk about such adult topics?

As Li Chen gave a series of suggestive winks and nudges, Lin Yi helplessly swatted away his hand, while at this moment, Aunt Wang cheerfully brought in the rest of the dishes.

"Miss, young master, second young lady, the meal is ready. Come and eat."

Hearing this, Lin Xiaoxiao no longer cared to deal with Li Chen and hurried over.

"Wow, Aunt Wang, I love you! All these dishes look amazing," Lin Xiaoxiao cheered excitedly.

Li Chen, upon hearing this, dashed over as well. He hadn’t had a proper meal all afternoon.

After fooling around with the two ladies at the dinner table for a while, Li Chen found an opportunity to retire to his room.

Once he entered, Li Chen’s expression was as calm as still water, and he picked up his phone shortly after.

"King of the Netherworld speaking,"

Li Chen spoke indifferently, "How’s the investigation I requested going?"

"Reporting back, Master, Mu Yi is clean. Our background check shows that Mu Yi is the son of Yi Cheng, a wealthy Chinese businessman. However, he’s been in Europe previously, so we have yet to acquire more detailed information,"

Li Chen pondered for a moment as the operative from The Dark Division continued, "Mu Yi also arrived in Huaxia about a month ago as an exchange student at Linchuan University."

A month ago?

"Is there anything unusual about the timing?" Li Chen asked.

"So far, nothing," the leader of The Dark Division replied in a steady voice, "According to the information we’ve gathered, Mu Yi had applied for the exchange program well before coming to Linchuan University."

Is he really not a problem?

The image of Mu Yi’s gentle smile flashed through Li Chen’s mind, and for some reason, the memory of that smile made him uncomfortable, though he couldn’t put his finger on why.

It was a matter of pure intuition, and Li Chen trusted his instincts.

"Master, do we continue to monitor this person closely?" the head of The Dark Division asked. "If so, we’ll need to utilize our resources in Europe, and it might take longer."

"Investigate," Li Chen said curtly. No matter what, he had to thoroughly dig into Mu Yi’s affairs—if he didn’t get to the bottom of it, he had a feeling that Mu Yi could pose a real threat!

"Also, today in the Linchuan University cafeteria, Mu Yi saved Lin Xiaoxiao because a handrail broke. Check into that handrail," Li Chen instructed.

"Understood."

After hanging up the phone, Li Chen continued pondering the issue, but then he heard Lin Xiaoxiao calling out for him from outside.

And so, Li Chen stepped out of his room.

...

First thing in the morning, Li Chen got up, and this time, he woke up in his own bed because the night before, Lin Xiaoxiao had unhesitatingly chased him back to his own room. Thus, Li Chen didn’t have the opportunity to discuss with Lin Yi which prop to use.

The props, naturally, were various items Li Chen had bought earlier to spice up their relationship. When Lin Yi saw these things, her face turned red with embarrassment.

Unfortunately, they had only tried a few of them up to now.

After Li Chen finished washing up, he picked up his cellphone and went downstairs, only to find a message on it.

Opening it, he saw that it was from the person in charge of The Dark Division.

The content of the message was simple: they had investigated the handrail as Li Chen had asked them to do the previous night, and their conclusion was that it was normal.

The handrail had broken due to age-related deterioration of its internal structure, and the added external force caused it to suddenly snap.

A frown formed in Li Chen’s heart. It’s not broken?

Everything is normal?

But the more this was the case, the more Li Chen felt there was a problem.

However, there was no need to question the accuracy of The Dark Division’s investigation, and their examination was also very detailed, so regarding the handrail, one could only say that perhaps the handrail was indeed the issue.

Once downstairs, Lin Xiaoxiao and Lin Yi were already at the dining table, chatting and laughing; clearly the sisters shared a close bond. When Lin Xiaoxiao saw Li Chen coming, she even humphed, her face full of triumph.

Li Chen’s teeth itched with annoyance. This wretched Xiaoxiao! Occupying my bed, stealing my person, and even daring to provoke me to my face. Uncle can bear it, but auntie cannot!

Thus, Li Chen decisively sat down and directly grabbed a bun from the plate, biting into it viciously as a means of venting.

"I’m going out to play today, sis, do you want to come?" Lin Xiaoxiao said.

"I have to work; there’s a ton of stuff to do at the company," Lin Yi replied. "Today’s not Saturday."

Lin Xiaoxiao’s gaze turned towards Li Chen, who pretended not to see and concentrated on devouring his food.

"Brother-in-law, do you want to come out and play with me?" Lin Xiaoxiao said.

Li Chen took another bite of his bun and hummed, turning his head away in imitation of Lin Xiaoxiao’s earlier manner.

This scene amused Lin Yi, but it left Lin Xiaoxiao feeling pretty gloomy: "Fine, if you don’t want to go, then don’t. You big bad wolf."

It seemed he had acquired another nickname.

Li Chen couldn’t help but feel cheerful inside; as long as Lin Xiaoxiao was thwarted, he was happy.

After breakfast, Lin Xiaoxiao headed straight out, while Li Chen went to the company with Lin Yi.

There indeed was a lot to do at the company, especially with the new contracts they had taken on recently—the Fragrance Laboratory had to operate day and night. With Li Chen present, the pressure would be greatly reduced.

According to Wang Lei, Li Chen alone was worth ten perfumers. No, he was worth all the perfumers in the lab. In fact, if Li Chen were willing, other labs would undoubtedly offer big money to poach him.

Li Chen could easily create those fragrances, then others would record the formulas. Moreover, he could also produce the scents requested by clients, with the laboratory then refining these bases.

Li Chen’s role was truly immense.

So, recently, Wang Lei had put forth a requirement for Li Chen to spend at least half a day in the lab.

Li Chen was accepting of this requirement.

After arriving at the company, and before he even entered the laboratory, Li Chen caught sight of a familiar figure in the corridor, and his eyes lit up—it was Wang Qianqian!