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Chapter 143 - 143 137 134 The Persistence of Life

143: Chapter 137 Chapter 134: The Persistence of Life 143: Chapter 137 Chapter 134: The Persistence of Life “The last card, ready to reveal!” Ye Chen grinned with a smile.

“So nervous!” Ms.

Yan clutched her chest, her fullness even more exposed as she did so, and from Ye Chen’s perspective, almost everything was painfully clear, nearly catching sight of those two pink buds.

Ye Chen felt a surge of lust within him, his pants tenting obviously.

Ms.

Yan, smiling with squinted eyes, asked, “Can we win?”

“Definitely!” Ye Chen smiled.

On the last card reveal, Ms.

Yan had the biggest hand, with a set of threes.

When he saw Ms.

Yan’s set of tens, he instantly felt a rush of annoyance; he had just lost over a thousand yuan on this hand.

Ms.

Yan was overjoyed; she had actually won more than three thousand in this round alone.

She grinned and said, “Not bad, not bad, a few more rounds like this, and I’ll make a fortune!”

In the subsequent rounds, Ms.

Yan continually reaped over five thousand yuan, effectively reclaiming all the money she had lost.

However, Ms.

Yan was losing money to the casino, while her winnings were coming from the other gamblers.

When Ye Chen realized this, he immediately widened his eyes; this Ms.

Yan was indeed remarkable.

Ms.

Yan stayed in the casino for about three hours before hastily taking her leave after receiving a phone call, not even having time to bid farewell to Ye Chen.

Zhang Yantong and Fang Qin won over two thousand in the casino and exchanged it for RMB to return to the police station.

On the opening day, although several thousand Crystal Coins were given out, the harvest that day was surprisingly good.

They had actually earned over a hundred thousand.

For people like Feng Zhixiao, this was an enormous sum.

“Xiao Ruo, let me walk you home!” Upon seeing Li Ruo about to leave, Ye Chen immediately offered his eager services.

“Hmph, I thought you were so busy with the beautiful women that you forgot about me!” Li Ruo snorted.

“How could I?” Ye Chen quickly shook his head and said, “In my heart, Xiao Ruo is the most beautiful woman!”

“Sweet talker!” Li Ruo glared at him, obviously displeased on the surface, but inside, she was very sweetened by Ye Chen’s words which deeply touched her heart.

However, there seemed to be a wall deep within her that blocked Ye Chen’s affection.

Li Ruo glanced at Lin Ziwen and said, “Ziwen, you go back with Captain Cao and the others first!”

“Okay!” Lin Ziwen nodded.

After that, the victory dragon slowly left the casino with Lin Ziwen.

Ye Chen walked Li Ruo home, the two of them taking advantage of the evening twilight, strolling along the wooded path by the sea.

Occasionally encountering couples embracing and kissing passionately made Li Ruo blush, because her mind would replay what had happened the day before.

Ye Chen, that rascal, had taken advantage of her drowsiness to take liberties with her body.

At the time, she thought she was dreaming, so she had no reservations, but that scoundrel had not only seen everything but also dared to hold…

her shy twin peaks…

“Xiao Ruo…”

“Ye Chen…”

Seeing the awkward situation, both tried to break the silence, but opened their mouths at the same time.

Ye Chen hurriedly said, “Ladies first, you go ahead!”

“I…

I wanted to ask if you are confident about the development project for that plot of land in the Northern City District?” Li Ruo curiously asked.

“As long as the city government’s decisions remain unchanged, I am confident!” Ye Chen nodded immediately, then looked at Li Ruo and said, “Of course, there also can’t be any break in funding!”

“Tianya Group is already working hard on the funding aspect; the bank has agreed to lend us the money, and additionally, we’ve been in touch with several venture capital firms interested in your proposal, so they’re looking to invest!” Li Ruo nodded, saying, “Regarding the funds, there’s absolutely no problem!

But…”

“But what?” Ye Chen asked, startled.

“But if any issues arise with the development project in the Northern City District, it’s unthinkable for Tianya Group, you understand?” Li Ruo looked at Ye Chen seriously, gripping the nearby railing and staring out at the sparkling ocean.

“Tianya Group has been established for over fifty years, I don’t want it to fall apart on my watch, you get it?”

“Understood!” Ye Chen nodded.

“So…

do you have confidence?” Li Ruo looked at Ye Chen.

“Yes,” Ye Chen nodded, then looked up at Li Ruo and said, “Since I can remember, I’ve lived an extraordinary life—drugs, firearms, money, women.

In a place like the Golden Triangle, almost anything can be turned into merchandise.

Later, I was hunted down until I finally settled here in Jianghuai City.

My memory of life is all about fleeing…”

“Then…” Li Ruo had never imagined that Ye Chen’s life was like that, let alone that he had such a rough experience.

She didn’t even understand how Ye Chen managed to survive coming from a place like the Golden Triangle.

“I have never given up on survival, nor have I ever given up on the desire for life!” Ye Chen took Li Ruo’s hand and said, “Xiao Ruo, the wind can blow a piece of white paper into the air, but it can’t blow away a small butterfly because the power of life lies in its disobedience.

As long as we persist, as long as we believe, we can achieve anything.

You understand?”

“I…” Li Ruo’s eyes widened, and in that moment, she seemed to be in deep thought, in that moment, she seemed to grasp something.

Ye Chen’s words were like a ray of sunlight clearing away the clouds in her life, showing her the true essence of life.

Li Ruo, deep in thought, repeated Ye Chen’s words, “The wind can lift a piece of white paper, but it can’t blow away a small butterfly because the power of life is in its disobedience.

Is that your unwavering belief in survival, Ye Chen?”

“Yes!” Ye Chen nodded and said, “I’ve always believed it!”

Li Ruo’s originally confused eyes suddenly became much brighter.

Holding Ye Chen’s hand, she said, “Ye Chen, thank you!”

“Thank me for what?” Ye Chen was stunned.

“Thank you for helping me understand some things I didn’t understand before!” Li Ruo revealed a smile and said, “Before, I always lacked confidence.

I would ponder decisions over and over again, discuss them time and again, and often miss opportunities because of that.

Now I understand that as long as we believe, as long as we don’t give up, we can surely succeed!”

“Mm!” Ye Chen nodded and said, “That’s right, our lives cannot be without beliefs.

Xiao Ruo, what’s your belief?”

“I…” Li Ruo was taken aback, then she looked down and said, “I don’t know!

What’s your belief, Ye Chen?”

“My belief is an animal!” Ye Chen revealed a smile.

“What animal!” Li Ruo asked curiously, looking at Ye Chen.

“A hummingbird!” Ye Chen said cheerfully to Li Ruo, “The hummingbird is the only bird in the world that can fly backwards.

Those who know when to give way in the face of danger are the ones who can truly win at survival.

That’s why I like hummingbirds.”

“A hummingbird?!” Li Ruo was surprised, “The smallest bird in the world.”

“Yes!” Ye Chen nodded and said, “But it has the most tenacious life!”

“Thank you, Ye Chen, for letting me know what belief is!” Li Ruo suddenly took a deep breath.

The two walked hand in hand toward the road, and Li Ruo casually hailed a taxi on the roadside to go home.

Before leaving, Li Ruo said to Ye Chen, “Ye Chen, I believe in you, you can definitely get that project done!”

Ye Chen waved to Li Ruo.

Night fell, and the streetlights were lit.

Meanwhile, in the Southern District, Mr.

Crown Prince had already gathered a large group of little brothers.

Hearing that Feng Zhixiao’s small shabby gambling den had opened, and that it was quite popular, Mr.

Crown Prince was filled with greed and planned to seize that territory.

He rallied over a hundred little brothers, with more than a dozen vans ready, and a large number of iron rods, steel pipes, and machetes all prepared.

Mr.

Crown Prince shouted, “Brothers, your chance to make a fortune is here, are you willing to risk your lives?”

“Roar roar roar…” the crowd shouted in response.

“Get in the cars, let’s go!” Mr.

Crown Prince, bare-chested with a dragon and a phoenix tattooed on his body, looked particularly intimidating, fearsome enough to make children cry upon sight.

Coupled with his bald, shiny head, it was clear he was a bad news.

University City, in Feng Zhixiao’s gambling den, Xiao Er was frantically running inside, shouting as he ran, “Zhi Xiao, trouble, big trouble!”

“What’s the matter?” Feng Zhi asked immediately.

“Mr.

Crown Prince is coming with over a hundred little brothers!” Xiao Er’s face turned white with fear, still wearing a Red Scarf around his neck.

Feng Zhixiao was startled, and urgently looked at Da Hei, “Da Hei brother, what should we do?”

“Humph, what’s there to fear?

Clear all the guests now, announce that we’re closing temporarily, and those who want to exchange their chips should do it quickly; those who don’t can come back tomorrow to continue playing!” Da Hei was composed in the face of danger.

Although Ye Chen wasn’t there, did they really need Ye Chen to handle someone like Mr.

Crown Prince?