The beautiful CEO falls in love with me
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226: Chapter 217 Chapter 214: Let It Go 226: Chapter 217 Chapter 214: Let It Go Holding a bag of white powder in his hand, Ye Chen glanced at it and revealed a smirk, saying, “You dare to stir up trouble with a bag of flour?

Didn’t your boss teach you how to behave?”

“Fuck, you little shit, you wanna die?” the guy immediately blocked Ye Chen and Li Ruo’s way.

“Ye Chen, don’t mess around—he and his crew are all regulars here, and they have deep ties with Yan Bu’er!” Li Ruo quickly grabbed Ye Chen’s arm.

Ye Chen patted Li Ruo’s little hand and said, “Don’t worry, I’ve got this.”

Li Ruo immediately thought of Ye Chen’s capabilities and was relieved.

She hooked the corner of her mouth and stood aside to enjoy the show.

Ye Chen looked at the guy and said, “Am I wrong?

Just by the look of the powder in your hand, it’s second-rate at best—probably a fifty-fifty mix of flour and coke.”

“You…” The man was taken aback and frowned as he retorted, “Nonsense.”

“Don’t believe me?” Ye Chen let out a cold laugh, his figure flashed, and he snatched the bag of white powder from the man’s hand.

The man was startled, but he saw Ye Chen open the bag and dab a bit with his finger, gave it a sniff, and laughed coldly, “Hmph, looks like I overestimated you—seventy percent flour, thirty percent coke.

And you’re telling me you’re not selling flour?”

Ye Chen knew too much about these things—recognizing their quality by color, smell, you name it.

He had acquired these skills when he was in the Golden Triangle, which was practically a huge drug depot, home to all kinds of substances.

“Shit, Blacky, you motherfucker, you’re too dishonest, selling us this kind of trash!”

“Give us our money back, goddammit, you’re too dirty!”

Suddenly, those guys who had gathered around, having just bought from Blacky, pulled out their little bags of white powder.

Everyone around this bar knew that Blacky sold cheap goods, and although everyone knew there was flour mixed in, who could have imagined that it was a seventy-thirty mix?

This was practically swindling!

It wasn’t like they were doing coke at all; they were practically eating flour.

“Alright, alright!

You just wait, kid!” Blacky glared viciously at Ye Chen and then turned tail and fled, with the other buyers chasing after him.

They all ran faster than anyone else.

It was just too bad that Blacky was clearly more of a sprinter and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Li Ruo, standing nearby, couldn’t help but smile and said, “You’re not afraid they’re going to get back at you?”

“Scared?

I am not a Communist!” Ye Chen boasted, thumping his chest, and Li Ruo chuckled, “By the way, how did you know about the coke?”

“What if I told you I was just spouting bullshit?

Would you believe me?” laughed Ye Chen.

“I only wanted to get back at that coke-selling punk.

Why cause trouble when you can just poison people instead?”

“Hee hee, if he finds out, he’ll definitely hate your guts!” Li Ruo’s eyes sparkled with laughter, her beauty simply stunning.

“Let him!” Ye Chen took Li Ruo’s hand and walked into the bar.

Li Ruo’s face flushed as she inwardly cursed, thinking how cheeky he was.

After they entered, they ordered two cups of sake and found a quiet corner to sit down.

The bar was noisy and tumultuous, and Li Ruo always liked such places.

It baffled him, especially since such spots made it all too easy to be preyed on.

The bar was filled with all types of people.

Some pretended to be busy with their laptops at the bar; some swaggered around with vests and a posse of lackeys; and there were the heavy makeup-wearing hostesses looking for men…

“By the way, what did Li Hao say he wanted your help with?” Ye Chen took a sip of his drink.

“He hopes I can persuade you to agree to compete in Xiangming Mountain!” Li Ruo said with a light smile, “But you can refuse or accept—it’s up to you!”

“I’m definitely refusing,” Ye Chen snorted, “I’m not some rich second-generation kid; I need to earn money to find a wife.”

“Really?” Li Ruo looked at Ye Chen curiously, asking, “So, how much money do you need to marry a wife?”

“Ah, societal pressure is high these days; finding a wife isn’t easy—you need a few million at least to pull it off.” Ye Chen shook his head resignedly.

Li Ruo was taken aback and said in astonishment, “But the average income is just over a thousand.

How could marrying a wife possibly cost so much?

By your estimation, there wouldn’t be many men in society able to get married!”

“Don’t you believe me?” Ye Chen looked at Li Ruo.

“I don’t believe it!” Li Ruo immediately shook her head.

Of course, standing at the top of society, how could Li Ruo possibly understand the suffering of the people below?

How could she grasp the hardships of this society?

A car for Li Ruo was something a white-collar worker would have to strive for their entire life.

Therefore, she couldn’t possibly understand the pain of the lowest class in society.

Ye Chen gave a faint smile and said seriously, “Fine, then let me do the math for you, listen carefully!”

“You say it!” Li Ruo hooked a smile, she really liked Ye Chen’s serious demeanor.

“You need a house to get married, right?

Based on the current cheapest price in the city area, 7,000 yuan per square meter.

A 100 square meter apartment would be 700,000 yuan, correct?

And that doesn’t include the decoration, which would cost at least 300,000!” Ye Chen glanced at Li Ruo, who immediately nodded in agreement; needing a house for marriage was correct, and Ye Chen continued, “A diamond ring, gold jewelry, that can’t be missed, right?

Banquet, wedding photos, wedding ceremony, honeymoon…

All the miscellaneous things added up wouldn’t come to less than 500,000 to set up.”

“My God, does getting married really cost so much?” Even Li Ruo couldn’t help but exclaim.

Of course, she was only trying to think about it from the perspective of a regular employee.

A company’s regular employee earns a salary of 3,000 or 5,000 a month.

To save up more than a million, wouldn’t that take a lifetime’s worth of hustle?

“What do you think?” Ye Chen chuckled and said, “That’s why I say it’s a society where money is supreme.

Money might not be everything, but without it, you’re completely powerless.”

Ye Chen was absolutely right.

Money might not be everything, but without it, you’re completely powerless.

Li Ruo remarked, “I’ve never thought about it, how ordinary people’s entire lives are spent struggling for a house.”

“It’s not just that, ordinary people’s entire lives are spent working for the bank!” Ye Chen sneered, “Buying a house with a down payment of 200,000, taking a loan of 500,000, and the interest alone being at least 200,000.

Think about it, isn’t one’s entire life spent working for the bank?”

Li Ruo nodded but smiled and said, “However, this has nothing to do with us.

Since such a phenomenon exists, there must be a reason for its existence.

Right?”

“That’s right!” Ye Chen nodded in agreement.

At this time, a self-proclaimed gentleman came towards the two of them, hair slick with wax, dressed in a crisp golden suit, he bowed to Li Ruo and then said in very poor Chinese, “Beautiful lady, may I have the pleasure of asking you for a dance?”

“I’m sorry, I’m not wearing a dress today!” Li Ruo very politely declined the offer.

Not wearing a dress to dance would be impolite to the other person, and Li Ruo used this reason to reject him, but to her surprise, the man still persisted.

“Oh, no problem, your beauty is the best dress!” The man smiled faintly.

“I’m sorry, I’m not feeling well today!” Li Ruo declined again.

Her refusal was very obvious by now, but the other party seemed oblivious and still smiled, “Where do you feel unwell?

Would you like me to take you to the hospital to check?”

“No, thank you.” Li Ruo finally furrowed her brows.

Ye Chen stood up, blocking in front of Li Ruo and directly confronted the man in the golden suit, asking, “Excuse me, from which country are you, sir?”

“Oh, I am from Japan!” The man said, his expression filled with pride.

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, then his eyes twinkled, he immediately shouted, “Brothers, there’s a Little Japan here, saying Fishing Island belongs to their country, come and beat him up!”

Noise erupted…

Suddenly, the bar’s nationalistically indignant youths rushed over, brainwashed by the Five-Cent Party, they had a bone-deep hatred for Japanese and wanted to beat up any they saw.

Hearing there was a Japanese present, a crowd quickly surrounded him, and it was at this moment that the Japanese man realized something was wrong.

In a panic, he accidentally shouted in Japanese, “I…

I’m not Japanese!”

“Bullshit, speaking Japanese but claiming not to be Japanese, beat him up, so his mother won’t recognize him!”

Instantly, a group swarmed around him.

The man in the golden suit who was Little Japan was beaten until he crouched on the ground with his hands protecting his head, not moving an inch as people occasionally kicked him.

Then, two black-clad strongmen immediately pushed through the crowd, rushed in and pushed everyone away, quickly helping up the beaten Japanese man and anxiously asked, “Mr.

Xiao Ye, are you alright?!”

“Damn it, that damned Chinese!” Nakada Xiao Ye had come to Jianghuai City for an inspection and heard that it was quite easy to pick up women in Chinese bars, especially for foreigners who were particularly popular in China, women couldn’t help but flock to them, thus Nakada Xiao Ye couldn’t resist the temptation to try his luck, only to encounter such an incident.

He gritted his teeth and said, “Find that Chinese for me, I want to teach him a harsh lesson!”

“Yes, Mr.

Xiao Ye!” The two black-clad strongmen immediately nodded.