The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law
Chapter 83 The Secret is Exposed by Little Unrivaled

Chapter 83: Chapter 83 The Secret is Exposed by Little Unrivaled

Long Chen was indeed shocked, but he did not fly into a rage; on the surface, he was calm as still water.

"Why would this happen? Can Li Yuechan not wait anymore?"

Long Chen asked softly.

"No." Zhao Churan said with a bitter smile, "It’s because the Zhou Family is too overbearing, and Zhou Haiyang’s methods are also clever, using various means to buy off Li Yuechan’s parents, allowing the Li Family to thrive recently in Qianyang.

As for Li Yuechan, she was always against it, but her parents didn’t care what she thought. I heard that Zhou Haiyang lent Li Shiqi two billion, and if Li Yuechan dared to disagree, Zhou Haiyang would demand the money back. By then, the Li Family would face extinction.

At the same time, Li Shiqi and his wife also wanted to use this to force Li Yuechan into submission."

"I understand."

Long Chen realized what was happening.

It seemed that Li Shiqi and Han Min were still the same as always, unable to resist the lure of money.

"Long Chen, I feel really sorry for Yuechan. She cares about her family so much, but her family keeps using her love for them to hurt her. In fact, the person she’s loved from the beginning to the end is only you. If this doesn’t get resolved, I think Yuechan will probably only have two paths in the future.

One, to live a life muddled and without smiles.

Two, death. She might really contemplate suicide."

Zhao Churan’s expression became a bit more serious.

"Don’t worry. Now that I’m back, I won’t let the Li Family drag her into the fire pit," Long Chen said.

"Mmh, I trust you."

Zhao Churan smiled brightly, "Then will you still have her come over tonight?"

"Midnight. I’ll go to find her at midnight. For now, of course, I need to spend time with my dear Churan," Long Chen replied.

"Alright, I’ll go cook."

Zhao Churan kissed Long Chen before getting up to head to the kitchen.

"Big brother Chen, I feel like you two are kind of ignoring my existence,"

Little Unrivaled pouted, looking unhappy.

"What does a little girl understand." Long Chen tapped Little Unrivaled’s head, laughing, "You’ll eat dinner and then go to bed. In a couple of days, I’ll find a school for you."

"Ah, I don’t want to." Little Unrivaled hurriedly said, "At Dragon Palace, there are plenty of teachers, and I’ve learned a lot. I don’t want to go to any school. My mission is to follow you. I’ll go wherever you go."

"That won’t do," Long Chen said firmly, "At school, you need to learn not just what’s in the books, but also about the world, and many, many other things. You can’t not go, you must listen and be good."

"Okay, big brother Chen. Then I’ll listen to you. I want to become unrivaled and excellent so I can help big brother Chen," Little Unrivaled said cheerfully.

"What a good girl." Long Chen hugged Little Unrivaled, smiling, "Right, there’s one more thing. The matters of Dragon Palace, you cannot tell anyone, remember, this means anyone. It’s top secret, even big brother Chen can’t casually tell others, understand?"

"Understood, the Hall Master Grandfather also told me that," Little Unrivaled replied.

"Then remember it well."

...

Soon after, the three of them finished dinner, and Long Chen told Little Unrivaled to go to bed.

"But big brother Chen, I’m not even sleepy yet."

"Early to bed and early to rise is how you become stronger," Long Chen said.

"Big brother Chen, you’re lying," Little Unrivaled was on the verge of tears, "You just want to fight with her."

"Ah? I won’t fight with her," Long Chen said, a mixture of laughter and tears.

"Hmph, don’t think I don’t know, on that night we left, you fought with sister Long’er," Little Unrivaled said loudly, very angry.

Long Chen jumped, "Don’t talk nonsense, hurry to bed."

Little Unrivaled saw that Long Chen seemed quite serious and got a scare, "Sorry, big brother Chen, I was wrong. I’ll go to sleep right away. Please don’t be mad."

"Wait." Zhao Churan pulled Little Unrivaled back, "Little girl, how did your big brother Chen fight with sister Long’er?"

"Without clothes, they fought. Sister Long’er was crying, shouting. I wanted to go in and help, but I was afraid it would upset big brother Chen, so I didn’t dare."

Little Unrivaled stated solemnly.

Long Chen was close to tears. This time, the secret was out.

Zhao Churan kept her smile, gently tapping Little Unrivaled’s head, said softly, "Go sleep well. The room on the left side, make sure you close the door."

"Okay!"

Little Unrivaled hopped away happily into the room.

Zhao Churan then turned around, giving Long Chen a look that was somewhere between smiling and not smiling.

Long Chen laughed uneasily, not expecting that despite his warning, Little Unrivaled would still leak the secret.

So now, Long Chen had no choice but to brazen it out, "Well, Churan, you can’t believe what the little girl says. That night was actually me helping little Long’er to heal, she was injured."

"Really? Both without clothes to heal?"

Zhao Churan walked step by step towards Long Chen.

Long Chen, who remained calm even when surrounded by top fighters from many nations, now felt an inexplicably rising nervousness.

"Tell me."

Zhao Churan clenched her fists, as if she might strike at any moment.

"What... what are you saying?"

Long Chen played dumb.

"Who is she? What’s your relationship with her? Besides her, who else are you involved with?"

Zhao Churan’s string of questions overwhelmed Long Chen.

Long Chen looked conflicted, to tell or not to tell?

"Fine, if you won’t tell me, then I’m leaving."

Zhao Churan gritted her teeth.

"Don’t."

Long Chen pulled Zhao Churan into his arms.

Zhao Churan struggled, and when she realized she couldn’t break free, she bit Long Chen and started crying, "You jerk, I hate you."

"Churan, let me tell you," Long Chen said with a bitter smile, "That person is Long’er, I guess you could say she’s my senior sister. When I first got there, I faced a lot of difficulties, and nearly every hurdle I managed to get over was because she took care of me. But I never had any feelings for her.

"I know she likes me, but my mind was on you and Yuechan the whole time. I always kept my distance, until the night before I left that place, that’s when... that’s when I made a mistake, just that one night."

"Really only one night?" Zhao Churan glared at Long Chen.

"I swear, if I’m lying, may lightning strike me dead, I won’t have a good..."

"Shut up." Zhao Churan covered Long Chen’s mouth, "You just got back, don’t say anything unlucky. Hmph, I’m not saying it’s impossible for me to forgive you. Tonight, we stop when I say we stop."

"Okay."

Long Chen quickly nodded.

"Then let’s go, let’s take a bath together."

Zhao Churan said with a smile.

"Sure thing."

Long Chen happily followed Zhao Churan into the bathroom.

But when Long Chen took off all his clothes and stood before Zhao Churan, she covered her mouth and cried uncontrollably.

Because she saw, Long Chen’s body was covered with various scars.

Knife wounds, sword cuts, bullet holes, and others looked horrifying.

Yet, these scars seemed to carry a certain grandeur on Long Chen’s body.

Long Chen realized his oversight.

These marks could easily be erased with his medical skills.

But Long Chen didn’t want to do that, because behind each scar, there was a story.

They bore the weight of Long Chen’s three years of campaigns in the Northern Territory!

"Does it... does it still hurt?"

Zhao Churan tentatively reached out and touched a long scar.

"You silly, it definitely doesn’t hurt now," Long Chen said with a grin.

"How did you get so many injuries? What on earth were you doing there?"

Zhao Churan asked, heartbroken.

"I was doing the right thing, rest assured. Your man here is a law-abiding good guy," Long Chen said with a laugh.

Now, he couldn’t tell Zhao Churan the truth.

Matters involving the Dragon Palace of the Northern Territory were Great Xia’s top secrets.

No one, including the Hall Master of the Dragon Palace, could reveal them lightly.

"I know there are things you’ll definitely not tell me, but my heart aches, boo-hoo, you must have been in so much pain when you were hurt, while I was likely in Starbucks or in some fancy restaurant enjoying a meal, or lying in my room complaining about your lack of contact.

If I had known you were in such dangerous situations, I would never have felt resentful, not in the slightest."

Zhao Churan sobbed as she spoke.

"Churan, it’s okay," Long Chen took her into his arms and said softly, "I can’t tell you where I’ve been, what I’ve done, but I can tell you, it’s akin to defending our home and country. So these scars, each and every one of them is my honor."

Hearing his words, a spark of admiration flashed through Zhao Churan’s eyes.

She instantly felt Long Chen’s image grow taller in her heart.

"Husband, tonight, I want to thoroughly reward you. Anything you want me to do, just say it and I will."

Zhao Churan stated firmly.

"Really?" Long Chen smirked.

"Really."

"Then you, kneel?"

"Okay."

Zhao Churan obediently knelt down, blinking her large eyes.