The beautiful CEO falls in love with me
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140: Chapter 134 Chapter 131: The Beauty Captivates 140: Chapter 134 Chapter 131: The Beauty Captivates Lin Ziwen explained the entire situation to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen’s eyes turned bloodshot as he listened.

He hadn’t expected Li Ruo to take such a huge risk for him.

It was unimaginable, if Liu Jiangqiu had harbored evil intentions towards Li Ruo at the time, she might not have returned.

Thinking of this sent a shiver down Ye Chen’s spine.

Angrily, he declared, “I’m going to settle accounts with Liu Jiangqiu right now!”

“Stop!” Li Ruo immediately stood up from her chair, and Lin Ziwen blocked the doorway, looking angrily at Ye Chen.

“What is this supposed to be?

Male chauvinism?

A display of personal heroism?

I’m telling you, Liu Jiangqiu is about to be promoted to City Secretary.

You’re no match for him!”

Gritting his teeth and his face ashen, Ye Chen said firmly, looking straight at Lin Ziwen, “If Liu Jiangqiu dares to do anything to Xiao Ruo, then he is undoubtedly signing his death warrant.

He must also pay for what he did last time.

That is my principle, Ye Chen’s solemn vow.”

Tears welled up in Li Ruo’s eyes behind him, deeply moved.

“But… the other party is a favorite in the government, how can you fight against him?” Lin Ziwen pressed against the door, not daring to let Ye Chen act recklessly.

“Hmph, even if he were the Heavenly King himself, I would still knock out one of his teeth, not to mention he’s just a City Secretary!” Ye Chen pointed with his index finger towards the sky, his imposing manner drawing Li Ruo’s full attention.

The overwhelming aura he exuded was vastly appealing to women.

Lin Ziwen also stared at Ye Chen, astonished; this man, without any strong background or solid connections, was ready to sacrifice everything to protect Mr.

Li.

“Ye Chen!” Li Ruo finally spoke up, tears streaming down her cheeks.

She covered her lips and said, “Don’t be too impulsive, dealing with Liu Jiangqiu can’t be reckless, otherwise, the consequences will be severe.

I’m afraid…

I’m afraid something will happen to you.

If something happens to you, what should I do?

You should know, I’m still here behind you!”

Ye Chen trembled all over.

Was Li Ruo’s words an indirect confession?

Ye Chen turned to face Li Ruo, swallowing his saliva, “Xiao Ruo…”

“Don’t misunderstand!” Li Ruo quickly turned her head, saying, “I just wanted to tell you, if something happens to you, then… then what about Tianya Group?

You are the planner for the Northern City District project, so the company decided to put you in charge there; the board has decided to promote you to interim vice president responsible for that project.

Once your strategy succeeds, then the board will let you officially take the vice president position of Tianya Group!”

Ye Chen was stunned then smiled bitterly at Li Ruo, saying, “Mr.

Li, you think too highly of me, but I’ll do what I can.”

“Thank you for that!” Li Ruo nodded her head.

“About us… our relationship!” Ye Chen looked up at Li Ruo with a wry smile.

“Between us…” Li Ruo lowered her head, then suddenly she looked up at Ye Chen and said, “Did you forget the love before we lost our memory?”

“That was just a heartfelt joke, Xiao Ruo, I…

I’m being sincere with you!” Ye Chen earnestly looked at Li Ruo.

“I…” Li Ruo slightly bowed her head, her palms sweating.

“I understand!” Ye Chen’s clenched fists suddenly relaxed, then he walked out, turning back at the door, “Don’t worry, I will strive hard to accomplish the task you have given me.

Why?

Because…

because I’m just a slave!”

Li Ruo was shocked, her mind flashed like lightning.

She suddenly chased after him, but in the corridor, Ye Chen’s figure was no longer visible.

Li Ruo’s tears burst forth like a dam breach, with Lin Ziwen looking helplessly at the two, sighing deeply.

The distance between Li Ruo and Ye Chen was immense, one was an ordinary citizen with no known background; the other, a CEO of a national conglomerate.

Lin Ziwen felt Li Ruo was more tragic, as sometimes, one’s destiny wasn’t determined by themselves, on the contrary, they might have too much freedom.

Perhaps, Ye Chen was more suited for someone like him.

Ye Chen rushed out of the building, it was already two in the afternoon.

He drove his little Oto from the garage, heading straight towards University City.

Feng Zhixiao was completing the final adjustments, all the gambling machines were already in place, and everything in front of the building was clean.

Feng Zhixiao was hanging lanterns outside with his younger brothers.

“Brother Chen is here!” Xiao Er, wearing a Red Scarf, wielding an iron rod, stood commandingly at the entrance.

Seeing Ye Chen, he dropped the rod and ran over to him.

When Feng Zhixiao heard that Ye Chen had arrived, he and the others hurriedly ran outside.

Da Hei, still in boxer’s attire with hands wrapped in gauze, held a lantern and came out laughing with others.

Da Hei had changed the most over the past half a month; his interactions with Feng Zhi Xiao and others had made him feel the warmth of a family.

Since deciding to follow Ye Chen after that battle, he gradually integrated into this big family.

“Brother Chen!” Feng Zhi Xiao and the others crowded around, shouting, “Brother Chen, how did you get out?”

“Ha-ha, I was acquitted!” Ye Chen grinned and laughed.

“Damn, brothers, let’s go eat out and welcome Brother Chen back!” Feng Zhi Xiao said grandly.

“Hold on for now!” Ye Chen immediately stopped them, saying, “Let’s finish the work first.

Are we planning to open tomorrow?”

“That’s right!” Feng Zhi Xiao nodded and said, “We’re opening tomorrow.

I’ve already asked Jiang Wei to invite his dad over.

If his dad can come and cut the ribbon for our opening, it would be freaking awesome.

No one will dare to mess with us afterward!”

“Will he come?” Ye Chen was also intrigued.

If Jiang Zhonggen could attend the ribbon-cutting, it would be a great opportunity for the casino’s future development.

Feng Zhi Xiao shook his head and said, “Hard to say.

Even Jiang Wei isn’t sure if his dad will come.

It’s even harder for us to say.

Brother Chen, we also invited Mr.

Li from Tianya Group and Captain Zhang from the police station…

Hehe, you won’t blame me, right?”

“Damn it!” Ye Chen suddenly burst out angrily, “Are you asking for a beating?

How dare you be so bold as to bring cops to our house for a casino opening?”

“Ah!

How did I not think of that!” Feng Zhi Xiao suddenly yelled.

The group entered the lobby, a few thousand square meters large, already divided into several sections.

The most conspicuous upon entering were rows of slot machines, famously known for swallowing money.

However, slot machines are relatively just for entertainment, without much capital transaction.

The real big money transactions happen in the VIP rooms inside the casino.

The first thing to do upon entering the casino is to exchange money for chips at the service counter; all the chips here are Crystal Coins.

Also, even gambling in the VIP lounge requires Crystal Chips.

The highest denomination of the chips is ten thousand.

Relative to Jianghuai City, ten thousand is just barely enough.

Feng Zhi Xiao immediately shouted to a little brother at the service counter, “Damn it, hurry up and get some coins for Brother Chen to play with!”

“Right away!” The little brother didn’t say another word, hurriedly came over with a box containing thousands of Crystal Coins, each worth one RMB.

The coins were directly inserted into the slot machine, and the corresponding value would appear; you could use these values to bet on sizes or press on specific fruits.

After playing a few times and losing more than twenty, Ye Chen grinned and said, “Not bad, feels good.

You win some, you lose some.

It really hooks people’s desire to play.”

Ye Chen strolled around the casino and then entered the VIP room, which had ten rooms, each equipped with central air-conditioning providing ample cool air, and most of the facilities were decorated just like those in Macau Pujing Casino.

There were no clocks or time-telling devices inside the casino, and conveniently, there was a hotel right across the street where gamblers could rest if they were tired.

The VIP room was carpeted with red and had a bull’s head hanging in the center, symbolizing great fortune.

This was psychologically pleasing for the gamblers, as some professional gamblers pay close attention to the decor and the feng shui of the casinos.

Thus, the arrangement here was quite reasonable.

After a lap around the casino, Ye Chen concluded his understanding of the place and waved his hand, saying, “Nice, the decoration is good, and the key is that the machines here don’t have issues.

Also, how are the staffing situations inside the casino?”

“Hehe, Brother Chen, don’t worry about that!” Feng Zhi Xiao grinned and said, “Some people came because of the reputation.

Now our casino has already recruited a lot of staff.

Although we can’t compare to Mr.

Crown Prince and Yan Bu’er, we can still carve out a niche for ourselves in Jianghuai City!”

“That’s the spirit, very good!” Ye Chen nodded.

Regarding the casino’s internal recruitment of professional staff such as dice rollers, Russian Roulette operators, etc., had also been completed.

Ye Chen gestured grandly, saying, “Good, the casino is finally completed, we’re opening tomorrow, today let’s all go for a drink, no returning till we’re drunk!”

“Yes!” Everyone was excited.

After more than a month of hard work, the casino was finally completed, and next was the anticipation of vast amounts of money flowing into their pockets.

The excitement and joy inside everyone’s hearts couldn’t be hidden.

Then, Ye Chen, cigarette in mouth, led the group swaggeringly toward the nearby hotel.