180: You can tolerate this?

The horizon where the sea met the sky began to turn the pale white of a fish's belly.

The Hong Kong City docks gradually woke up in the thin mist, and the early-rising fishing boats had already sounded their sirens.

Ye Chen, Liu Qingluo, Chu Niubi, and his group stepped onto the soil of Hong Kong City.

Chu Niubi took a sharp breath, but a smile piled up on his face as he leaned in toward Ye Chen.

"Brother Ye, it's all thanks to you this time!"

"Otherwise, I would still be kept in the dark by those two scumbags, being a cuckold for the rest of my life!"

Ye Chen had his hands in his pockets, eyes forward, not stopping his pace, only giving a faint "Mhm" as a response.

Chu Niubi wasn't discouraged and continued to keep up, his mouth never stopping.

"Brother Ye, look, we can be considered to have gone through thick and thin together, right? We're friends made through conflict!"

"In the future, in Yanjing, if there's anything you need, just say the word! I, Chu Niubi, might not have much, but I have plenty of connections and many friends!"

"Hey, Brother Ye, don't walk so fast... I'm serious, let's be friends, okay?"

Ye Chen was getting a bit annoyed by the chatter in his ear. He paused slightly and glanced sideways at him.

"Can you be quiet for a moment?"

Chu Niubi was choked up for a second, but his skin was thick enough that he immediately switched back to that grinning, playful look.

"Hehe, Brother Ye, that's just my personality—warm and friendly!"

"Look at our fate, from the food stalls to the Hidden Sect, and then taking the boat back together. How deep of a friendship must that be?"

He rubbed his hands together, his eyes sparkling. "Just give me a few words back? Let's chat and build our relationship!"

Ye Chen stopped, turned around, and looked at him expressionlessly. "Reply what to you?"

Chu Niubi's spirits lifted, and he hurriedly said.

"Anything you want! For example..."

"Oh, speaking of which, if I hadn't received a phone call earlier, I wouldn't have rushed to Hong Kong City in a moment of impulse!"

"And I wouldn't have run into you at the docks, nor would I have known that bitch Li Meier's true colors..."

"Don't you think this is fate?"

Ye Chen's expression shifted slightly. "Who called you?"

Seeing that he finally showed some interest, Chu Niubi immediately became energetic.

"It was someone from the Huang Family!"

Ye Chen's eyebrows twitched slightly. "The Huang Family? Huang Tian?"

"Yes, yes, yes! That's him!"

Chu Niubi nodded like a woodpecker. "Brother Ye, you know him?"

Ye Chen smiled coldly.

"Not exactly."

"It's just that I snatched a mission from his hands."

He thought as much... Why would Chu Niubi appear in Hong Kong City? It turned out there was a rat making trouble behind the scenes.

Hearing this, Chu Niubi's eyes instantly widened even further, flickering with the light of gossip.

"Holy crap! Snatched a mission? From Huang Tian's hands? That's awesome, Brother Ye!"

"That kid Huang Tian relies on being from the Dragon Group and having a family background; his eyes are practically on top of his head in our circle!"

"You actually managed to snatch something from him? Quick, tell me, what happened? Did you beat him up? Did you hit him hard?"

"If there's a next time to beat him, let me get a few punches in too!"

He fired off questions like a machine gun, as if he had already seen the wonderful scene of Huang Tian being humiliated.

Ye Chen, however, had no intention of continuing to satisfy his curiosity.

He looked at the sky and then at the time on his phone screen.

"Alright."

"It's getting late. I have things to do, so I'll be going now."

Before his voice had even faded.

He had already turned around and signaled to Liu Qingluo, and the two walked straight toward the streets outside the docks.

Chu Niubi was still immersed in the news of Ye Chen snatching Huang Tian's mission, imagining various scenes... until a lackey poked him in the waist. He looked up to find that Ye Chen and the other had already walked more than ten meters away.

He froze for a moment and then quickly shouted.

"Hey! Brother Ye! Don't go! Let's chat for five more minutes!"

"Does that kid Huang Tian have some grudge against you? Tell me, I'll help you..."

His voice drifted away in the morning breeze.

Ye Chen and Liu Qingluo's figures soon disappeared into the bustling crowds and traffic outside the docks, never looking back.

Chu Niubi stood in place, blinked, and scratched his slicked-back hair.

"So..."

"That grandson Huang Tian has a grudge against Ye Chen?"

"Heh... interesting."

Looking at Chu Niubi's expression, the surrounding lackeys' gazes sharpened.

Every time they saw Young Master Chu like this, it was guaranteed that someone was going to be unlucky.

And the unlucky person probably wasn't Ye Chen, so it had to be Huang Tian!

Sure enough.

Chu Niubi waved his hand and said impatiently, "Charter a private jet, we're going straight back to Yanjing. I need to dig up some information from Huang Tian!"

One lackey swallowed and asked timidly.

"Young Master Chu, are you... interested in that man?"

"I must be interested..."

Chu Niubi replied subconsciously, but then he felt that something was off with the way that sounded.

He looked up and realized the surrounding lackeys were looking at him with strange expressions.

For a moment.

Chu Niubi slapped the back of the lackey's head, his face darkening. "What are you thinking? I think he can get me into the Dragon Group!"

Everyone suddenly understood. So this was Young Master Chu's plan!

True, who wouldn't want to join the Dragon Group?

It wasn't just a symbol of status, but also real power and resources; many children of elite families fought tooth and nail but still couldn't get in.

Since Xuanyuan Huo valued Ye Chen so much, if he could really establish a connection, Ye Chen might actually be able to squeeze him in!

Thinking of this, Chu Niubi's heart grew even more fervent, and he waved his hand. "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and contact the airport, charter a plane! Now! Immediately!"

"Yes, Young Master Chu!"

The lackeys dared not delay and hurriedly pulled out their phones to start arranging... That night, Yanjing.

Jingren Private Club.

The lights were hazy, the music was low, and the air was a mixture of expensive wine and perfume.

In the innermost supreme VIP booth, Huang Tian sat alone, with several empty whiskey glasses in front of him.

His face was gloomy, his eyes dark, and he completely ignored the two hot women beside him.

The two women wanted nothing more than to press their entire bodies against him, their full chests intentionally or unintentionally rubbing against his arms, their voices coquettish.

"Young Master Huang, don't just drink, play with us for a while~"

"Exactly, Young Master Huang, it's so boring to drink alone~"

Huang Tian was feeling frustrated.

Bai Wanqing's charming face, Ye Chen's indifferent look, and the grievance of his suspension... various images kept jumping around in his mind, making the sinister fire in his chest burn brighter.

Especially when he thought of the undisguised admiration in Bai Wanqing's eyes when she looked at Ye Chen... He suddenly waved his hand, filled with disgust and irritation, and violently pushed away the two women who were pressed against him!

"Get out!"

"Everyone get away from me!"

"You nonsensical women!"

His voice carried a hint of ferocity.

Damn it!

He wondered how things were going on Chu Niubi's end.

He really wanted to hear the news that Ye Chen had been beaten to death... The two women were pushed so hard they stumbled, the smiles on their faces freezing. Feeling wronged but not daring to lash out, they could only stand aside awkwardly.

Huang Tian tilted his head back and downed another gulp of wine.

Bai Wanqing... a woman like her, who happened to be dismissive of him, yet showed favor to a Ye Chen who came out of nowhere!

On what basis?!

Where was he, Huang Tian, inferior to that Ye Chen?!

Just as he was getting angrier and angrier, almost about to crush the wine glass... suddenly!

A familiar and mocking voice came unexpectedly from across the booth.

"Oh?"

"Isn't this our Great Young Master Huang?"

"What's the matter, drinking your sorrows away alone here?"

Huang Tian looked up with drunken eyes to see that Chu Niubi had at some point sat down carelessly on the sofa opposite him, legs crossed, swirling a wine glass he'd snatched from somewhere, with a punchable, playful grin on his face.

Chu Niubi's gaze swept over Huang Tian and the two women standing awkwardly nearby, his tone becoming even more exaggerated.

"Oh my, has the sun risen in the west?"

"The famous 'Iron-Willed Playboy' of our Yanjing circle actually doesn't want pretty girls to accompany him anymore?"

"What, did you suddenly change your nature? Not playing with women anymore, and switched to men?"

Huang Tian's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

The sinister fire in his heart grew even stronger, but when he thought that Chu Niubi's return might bring him good news... he managed to hold back.

He gave a cold smile.

"What brings Young Master Chu here to play today? You don't care about your 'white moonlight' anymore?"

Chu Niubi swirled his wine glass, glanced at him sideways, and sneered, "white moonlight? Who?"

Huang Tian was stunned.

"Li Meier! That eldest miss of the Hidden Sect, isn't she the princess you call out for every day?"

"Oh, her."

Chu Niubi took a sip of wine and said casually.

"She's already been kicked into the sea. She's probably feeding the fish right now."

Huang Tian: "???"

He thought he had drunk too much and was hallucinating.

A second later.

He picked his ear and couldn't help but ask.

"Wait..."

"Young Master Chu, who did you say? Li Meier? Was... was kicked into the sea?!"

Chu Niubi put down his glass, sank lazily into the sofa, and his crossed toes tapped the air.

"Yeah, that Ye Chen fellow kicked her into the sea."

Huang Tian couldn't hold it in anymore: "You can even tolerate this???"