133: Her best friend is having an affair with you!

"Understood!"

The people around them responded in unison, their voices filled with awe.

"You can all go now."

Ye Chen waved his hand.

The crowd dispersed.

In the blink of an eye, only Ye Chen and Jin Meiting remained in the large hall.

Ye Chen walked to the leather sofa in the center, sat down, closed his eyes, and rubbed his temples.

Running around non-stop, dealing with the Dragon Shield, handling the police, rooting out the mole...

This day has been non-stop!

Jin Meiting sat down on the single sofa opposite him.

Her alluring peach-blossom eyes were fixed on Ye Chen's face without blinking.

"You've really changed."

"You are completely different from the slightly rustic young man I first met."

Ye Chen opened his eyes and looked at her: "Is that so?"

Jin Meiting nodded lightly, her red lips slightly parted.

"More than just different."

"It's like you're a completely different person."

"Decisive in killing, meticulous in thought, ruthless in methods yet still holding a bottom line..."

She paused, her eyes shimmering.

"The current you is like a true..."

"King."

If it were her, she probably would have let it slide because of Wang Yan's tragic fate.

But Ye Chen didn't; he not only protected the interests of the Heavenly Palace but also didn't kill them all. This is what it looks like to truly achieve great things.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen twitched the corner of his mouth, without any real smile.

"People always change, don't they?"

"Just like you."

"You used to be high and mighty, the canary in the palm of Zheng Hu's hand, the Heavenly Palace proprietress whom countless men looked up to."

"And now..."

Ye Chen didn't continue, but the meaning was self-evident.

Jin Meiting was not angry at all; instead, she smiled charmingly.

"Yeah, and now haven't I become your woman?"

Ye Chen didn't take the bait.

Jin Meiting suddenly stood up and walked straight to Ye Chen.

Then.

In Ye Chen's slightly stunned gaze, her body went limp, and she sat sideways directly into his lap!

A warm, fragrant, and soft body filled his arms instantly.

Ye Chen frowned.

Jin Meiting didn't seem to notice, reaching out with her jade-like hand to gently hook Ye Chen's chin.

She tilted her face up, her breath as sweet as an orchid.

"My little man, you got that Ice Beauty, Bing Lan, to nod and become your official girlfriend."

"Does she know..."

Jin Meiting drew out her tone, her eyes filled with seduction, "That her best friend has long had a thing with you?"

Ye Chen: "..."

Jin Meiting is Bing Lan's best friend.

Although their relationship had developed cracks due to the previous matter with Zheng Hu and the Zhao family, their many years of friendship still remained.

If Bing Lan found out that he not only had an intimate relationship with her best friend but that this relationship was still messy and complicated...

With Bing Lan's cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside nature, wouldn't she freeze the place solid on the spot and kick him out the door?

Jin Meiting took in his embarrassment, her smile deepening, and her fingertips gently stroked Ye Chen's chin.

"Don't want her to know?"

"That's fine..."

"Then tonight you have to 'serve' me well and keep me happy."

"If you satisfy me, I'll keep this secret for you."

"How about it?"

Ye Chen frowned: "Are you threatening me?"

Jin Meiting curled her red lips.

"How could I be threatening you..."

"Aren't I just discussing it with you?"

"Look, Bing Lan is your official girlfriend now, so what am I?"

"An old flame who can't see the light of day and still has to help you manage the club?"

"I feel aggrieved, so is it too much to ask for some sweetness from you?"

Ye Chen gave a cold smile, suddenly reaching out to clasp her waist, his other hand passing behind her knees.

Then.

With a little effort, he lifted her up horizontally.

Jin Meiting let out a low cry, instinctively wrapping her arms around his neck: "You, what are you doing?"

"What am I doing?"

Ye Chen carried her, turned around, and walked towards the private lounge area at the back of the club, his steps steady and fast, "Since you want me to 'serve' you so much, then I'll 'serve' you well."

Jin Meiting wiggled in his arms, but she wasn't really struggling; instead, she giggled.

"So impatient... Here? Aren't you afraid someone will suddenly walk in?"

"Afraid?"

Ye Chen kicked open the lounge door, stepped inside, and hooked his foot back.

"Bang!"

The door was slammed shut, and the sound of the automatic lock clicking into place rang out clearly.

Before long.

Sounds of gasping came from inside the room.

...

The next day, Min-style restaurant.

Night Owl sat alone in the corner, closing her eyes to rest.

She had changed into an inconspicuous gray tracksuit, her long hair tied casually in a ponytail. The cold, stay-away-from-me look on her face seemed to have faded slightly, but the faint, sharp aura around her still made the occasional passing diner subconsciously steer clear.

Xiao Ya poked half of her head out from the kitchen, glanced at Night Owl, quickly retracted it, and asked Yi Yue in a low voice.

"Sister Yi Yue, is that person really a Bodyguard hired by Brother Ye Chen?"

"She looks so fierce, and... I always feel like she's not a normal person..."

Yi Yue nodded lightly.

"Yeah, it was arranged by Ye Chen."

"It's not peaceful lately; with her here, it's safer."

"She... is quite formidable."

Xiao Ya smacked her lips, looking weird: "She's formidable, sure, but what Bodyguard sits there all day with their eyes closed, like a Bodhisattva... And she eats so much; she ate twelve baskets of those steamed buns this morning by herself!"

For a normal person, eating one basket of steamed buns is already incredible, but that woman ate twelve baskets at once.

Feeding a pig wouldn't cost that much, would it?

Yi Yue couldn't help but smile, and just as she was about to say something—

The restaurant door was pushed open from the outside.

A Middle-aged Man wearing a black Zhongshan suit and round-framed sunglasses walked in slowly.

He was leaning on a bamboo cane, tapping the ground like a blind man, and walked straight towards Night Owl in the corner.

Xiao Ya was just about to leave the kitchen to greet him.

But the next second.

Yi Yue grabbed her and said: "That person seems off, don't go over."

Xiao Ya was puzzled; what could be wrong with a blind man?

Suddenly!

Night Owl's closed eyes snapped open!

A sharp, cold light flashed in her amber pupils.

She stared at this suddenly appeared Men in Black, her red lips slightly parted.

"Black Blind Man?"

"Why are you here?"

The man known as the Black Blind Man stopped in front of Night Owl, his expression unreadable behind his sunglasses.

"The higher-ups sent me to ask."

"You've been out of contact for over twenty-four hours; what's the progress on the mission?"

"Ye Chen's head, still haven't taken it yet?"

In every stronghold of the Black Prison, there is a manager.

And the person in charge of this area is none other than the Black Blind Man.

Night Owl crossed her arms, leaned back in her chair, and twitched the corner of her mouth: "My mission progress, what does it have to do with them?"

The Black Blind Man frowned.

"Night Owl, what do you mean by that? Trying to betray the Black Prison?"

"Betray?"

Night Owl gave a cold smile, her eyes full of disdain.

"Is the Black Prison even worthy of me betraying it?"

"It's just a platform for me to make money and improve myself."

"A platform?" The Black Blind Man was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "As expected of you, Night Owl, your temper is as foul as ever. So what's going on now? Not doing Ye Chen's mission? Ran here to act as a restaurant Bodyguard?"

Night Owl remained expressionless.

"No one can take Ye Chen's head."

"I am now working for Ye Chen."

The Black Blind Man's laughter came to an abrupt halt.

The face behind his sunglasses visibly stiffened.

He was silent for a full five or six seconds, as if digesting this unbelievable information, before his voice turned suddenly cold.

"Working for Ye Chen?"

"Night Owl, do you know what you're saying?"

"Ye Chen is a target that the Black Prison must eliminate, and you..."

"Working for him???"

"If the higher-ups find out, they will immediately issue a kill order against you!"

Night Owl scoffed: "A kill order? Let them issue it. I happen to need a few people to practice with, to see how many moves those so-called 'cleaners' of the Black Prison can last against me."

The Black Blind Man's hand gripping the bamboo cane turned slightly white at the knuckles.

"Are you crazy?"

"Going against the entire Black Prison for the sake of one Ye Chen?"

"What kind of magic spell did he cast on you?!"

He really didn't expect...

The legendary Night Owl was actually turned?

"Magic spell?"

Night Owl looked up at the Black Blind Man and then slowly stood up. The aura of a Grandmaster peak was no longer intentionally restrained, spreading silently like an invisible tide.

The air in the restaurant seemed to freeze instantly.

Yi Yue and Xiao Ya behind the counter in the distance felt a palpitation simultaneously, as if they were being watched by some dangerous beast, and cold sweat instantly broke out on their backs.

The face behind the Black Blind Man's sunglasses showed a look of horror for the first time!

"You... you broke through?!"

"Grandmaster... peak?!"

Night Owl's red lips curled into a cold arc.

"Now, do you still think..."

"That I stayed because I drank some magic spell?"

The Black Blind Man was shocked: "You mean... Ye Chen is the one who helped you improve?"

"That's right!"

Night Owl said proudly.

"Black Blind Man, go back and tell the higher-ups."

"Starting today, I, Night Owl, am officially severing ties with the Black Prison."

"Old debts, cleared."

"If they don't know what's good for them and still want to come after me, or cause trouble for Ye Chen..."

She leaned forward slightly, getting close to the Black Blind Man, and said word by word in a voice only the two of them could hear.

"I don't mind making a few more empty spots on the Black Prison's ranking list."