The beautiful CEO falls in love with me
Chapter 796 - 772:

Chapter 796: Chapter 772:

Tianya Group had already finished work for the day, but Li Ruo hadn’t left; she was waiting for someone.

Ye Chen entered Tianya Group. Although it was still early in the evening, it was quite late. He hurriedly ran into the elevator and then rushed to Li Ruo’s office. Li Ruo was quietly working; the setting sun cast its light through the floor-to-ceiling windows behind her. Sitting at her desk, she was bathed in a golden glow, emanating a saintly aura. The room formed an extremely harmonious scene. Ye Chen decisively took out his phone and snapped a picture of Li Ruo.

Click...

The sound of the camera startled Li Ruo, who looked up at Ye Chen with a smile and said, "You scoundrel, how dare you secretly take my photo!"

"Our Xiao Ruo is just too beautiful!" Ye Chen chuckled as he put away his phone and said, "So, I couldn’t help myself and took a stealthy shot."

"Hehe, although it’s a bit slick, I like it!" Li Ruo quickly organized her documents, then left them on the desk. She looked at Ye Chen with a smile and said, "Wait for me a moment!"

Then, Li Ruo went into the rest area and rustled about as she changed clothes inside. Li Ruo hadn’t locked the door while changing, and Ye Chen felt a sneaky urge. He quietly pushed the door open just a crack and peeped at Li Ruo through the gap.

Li Ruo had already taken off her gray uniform and was putting on casual clothes. From the side, her figure was indeed quite perfect, with beautiful curves. Her flat stomach was smooth without an ounce of extra fat, provoking fanciful thoughts. Coupled with Li Ruo’s devastating beauty, it was entirely intoxicating.

Seeing that Li Ruo was about to come out, Ye Chen quickly reigned in his prying heart and gently closed the door.

When Li Ruo emerged from the rest area, Ye Chen sat on the sofa with a solemn expression. Li Ruo walked over and whispered in Ye Chen’s ear, "You bad boy, have you had your fill of peeping?"

"Ah?!" Ye Chen was taken aback and then laughed awkwardly: "Haha, I... haven’t had enough. I’ll take a good look when we get home tonight!"

"Hmph, dream on!" Li Ruo snorted softly.

Afterwards, Li Ruo linked arms with Ye Chen and then they left Tianya Group. Some of the employees who were working overtime or had left work a bit later saw the two of them coming out of the elevator, looking affectionate, and cast envious glances their way. Within Tianya Group, the love between Ye Chen and Li Ruo was held up as an ideal. They hoped to find a relationship like theirs.

But precisely because rarity adds value, this made such things seem scarce. Just like the love between Ye Chen and Li Ruo, if everyone had such love, then no one would envy it, and beauty is in the rarity. Fireworks are cherished precisely because they are fleeting.

The two affectionately returned to villa No.1. Little Yezi seemed to have already sensed their arrival and had been waiting at the door early on. When she saw Ye Chen’s car return, she excitedly rushed towards Ye Chen’s Infiniti.

Upon seeing this, Ye Chen quickly stepped on the brakes.

Screech...

The car left a black streak on the ground. Both occupants were jerked forward by the sudden stop. Little Yezi, oblivious to her mistake and instead thrilled, hopped onto the hood of the car and joyfully bounced around in front of the two.

"This silly thing, why is she so dumb?!" Ye Chen said helplessly: "Isn’t she afraid of dying?"

"It’s fine, stop scolding her; she’s just a dog!" Li Ruo gave Ye Chen a glare.

"But she’s a smart dog!" Ye Chen protested angrily.

"Even a smart dog is still a dog. If she bites you, would you bite her back?" Li Ruo snorted, then opened the passenger door and hugged Xiao Ruo as they entered the villa. Ye Chen, with no choice, could only drive in after her.

The car stopped in the parking space. Ye Chen also hopped out of the car, then walked towards Li Ruo with a cigarette in his mouth. Little Yezi, cradled in Li Ruo’s arms, looked at Ye Chen with sparkling eyes, like a wolf that had just caught the scent of meat. She seemed to want to leap into Ye Chen’s arms, but Li Ruo held her tightly. As soon as Li Ruo let go, Little Yezi zipped into Ye Chen’s embrace, barking excitedly.

"Heh heh, you want to steal my smoke, huh?" Ye Chen lifted the half-smoked cigarette.

Woof woof...

Little Yezi nodded frantically. Just as Ye Chen was about to stuff the cigarette butt into Little Yezi’s mouth, Li Ruo scolded him, "Don’t do that, or I’ll kick you out!"

Ye Chen was startled and hurriedly popped the cigarette butt into his own mouth. Then he said to Little Yezi, "It’s not my fault, she’s the one who won’t let you smoke."

Woof, woof...

Little Yezi made a series of pitiful sounds, her eyes filled with longing as she looked at Ye Chen... She kept eyeing the cigarette in his mouth and occasionally stretched out her paw to scratch, trying to knock the cigarette from Ye Chen’s mouth. But how could Ye Chen let her succeed?

Li Ruo had just stepped into the hall when Ye Chen immediately let Little Yezi down, then tossed the half-smoked cigarette onto the ground. Little Yezi paused, then pounced on it, swiftly grabbing the cigarette and sticking it in her mouth, taking a hefty inhale, before comfortably settling down in the bushes. This scene, of course, was out of Li Ruo’s view.

Ye Chen sat down on the sofa in the living room, and the maid brewed a pot of tea for him.

Before long, the dishes were all ready.

Li Ruo was quite the dutiful wife and mother. She served Ye Chen his meal and only then sat down herself. Though the serving was done by the maid, she still wished to personally serve Ye Chen. Little Yezi sat on a chair, looking listless and unspirited. Curious, Li Ruo asked, "Ye Chen, did you let Little Yezi smoke?"

"No, not at all!" Ye Chen immediately shook his head.

"Then why does Little Yezi look so out of it?" Li Ruo frowned.

"I guess it must be because she hasn’t smoked," Ye Chen glanced at Little Yezi and said, "It’s like drug use, you know? Those who use drugs become agitated, excited. Look at this little one here, surely this listlessness is because she hasn’t gotten her fix."

"Oh, I see..." Li Ruo seemed to think Ye Chen’s explanation made some sense. She nodded, then placed a plate with a meaty bone in front of Little Yezi. To her surprise, the damn dog sniffed it and then lied down as if to say to Li Ruo, "I’m not hungry." Li Ruo was baffled, "Strange, she usually loves meaty bones, why isn’t she eating today?"

"Just leave it there, she’ll eat it later!" Ye Chen muttered.

"How do you know?" Li Ruo asked curiously.

"Because she’ll be hungry later!" Ye Chen laughed. After pondering for a bit, Li Ruo felt Ye Chen made sense and placed the plate with the bone in front of Little Yezi, then continued eating her own meal.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before Little Yezi started on the bone.

The days of Ye Chen’s return were always joyful, and the Heavenly Reversal Gang became more united because of it. The only regret for everyone was that the Eight Hidden Generals were now one member short, which many found deeply lamentable. This was particularly true for Feng Zhixiao and Li Tieniu. Feng Zhixiao had a good relationship with Liu the Tyrant, and Li Tieniu had come from the same troop as Liu the Tyrant, so they had a strong bond.

Even though Liu the Tyrant was important to the Heavenly Reversal Gang, the world spins on without anyone. Those who leave are quickly forgotten because, in life, we meet many and leave many behind. From the moment we are born, from our playmates growing up, through elementary to university, from society until old age, countless people come and go from our lives, and no one remembers everyone who has passed through or left...

After Liu the Tyrant had been gone for some time, everyone’s life returned to normal, and each was busy with their own affairs.

The Fierce Tiger Gang had by then retreated to the Northeast. Hei Hu knew his base was in the Northeast, and it was impossible to get a foothold in Jiangnan and Southern China. Moreover, now that Ye Chen had returned, the Heavenly Reversal Gang had regrouped; trying to defeat them with just some useless alliance partners was out of the question.

The Gray Wolf Gang and the Thirteen Eagles also retreated. With Hei Hu gone, they felt it was pointless to stay and better to leave quickly, lest the Heavenly Reversal Gang seize the opportunity and make it too late to retreat. The most heartbroken was probably Zhang Dadan—his territory was in Tongzhou City, and he had nowhere else to go. He wanted to defend his territory in Tongzhou but feared Ye Chen leading an attack in person. If Ye Chen came himself, not to mention his little brothers, even he wouldn’t have the guts to resist.

"Brother!" A little brother from the Mad Dragon Gang approached and said, "If you ask me, we might as well go settle the score with them ourselves!"

"Yeah!" The little brothers from the Mad Dragon Gang echoed, "We can’t just keep hiding, we’ve got to give them some trouble!"

Zhang Dadan indeed wished he could make a bold move and confront the Heavenly Reversal Gang with authority. Now that was no longer an option. With Ye Chen back, even if Zhang Dadan were given ten times the courage, he might as well be called Zhang Timid.

"No way!" Zhang Dadan waved his hand and said, "Forget about us for now, even when we collaborated with the Fierce Tiger Gang against the Heavenly Reversal Gang, where did it get us?"

"This..." The little brothers vividly remembered how on that night, the Mad Dragon Gang had run faster than anyone. The thought of that night filled them with indignation, but it was self-inflicted. With heads hung low, they knew they couldn’t beat them; offering themselves up would just be asking for a beating. To stay put only meant awaiting a beating. With this realization, the little brothers were bewildered. One of Zhang Dadan’s confidants immediately spoke, "Brother Dandan, why don’t we... maybe we should just join someone else, let’s just leave. We can’t hold onto Tongzhou City anyway. Rather than this, it might be better to hand it over to someone else!"