189: You're awesome!
Chen Wenxuan clutched his burning cheek, the shock in his eyes almost overflowing.
He never imagined... that this Little Driver named Ye Chen would actually dare to hit him! To hit his men!
And hit them so hard, so decisively!
He pointed at Ye Chen, his fingers trembling.
"You... do you know who I am?"
"You dare to lay a hand on me!!!"
Ye Chen picked his ear and asked back with a look of confusion, "Who are you... are you someone impressive?"
"You!"
Chen Wenxuan was so angry he nearly choked. He suddenly stood up straight and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"I am a member of the Malaysian Chen Family!"
"One of the three major families in Malaysia, Chen Tiannan is my father!"
"I am the future heir of the Chen Family!"
"You're just a lowly driver, and you dare to touch me?!"
He shouted until he was hoarse.
He tried to use his family name to crush this reckless fellow before him.
However.
Ye Chen just gave a faint "Oh" and nodded.
"How amazing."
Chen Wenxuan: "..."
He felt like his full-force punch had slammed into a ball of cotton... No!
It was like hitting a bottomless quagmire; he didn't even hear a sound!
This made him feel worse than the two slaps he had just received!
"You... aren't you afraid at all?!"
Chen Wenxuan's voice cracked slightly, filled with disbelief.
Ye Chen gave him a strange look: "Why should I be afraid?"
Chen Wenxuan was completely stifled, his chest tight and his face turning red. For a moment, he couldn't even speak.
Why not be afraid?
Because he was the Young Master of the Chen Family!
Because the Chen Family's influence spread throughout Southeast Asia!
Because with one word, he could make countless people lose their kidneys!
This deterrent, which he took for granted, seemed... completely weightless before this young man named Ye Chen?
Just as Chen Wenxuan was in a state of confusion, shock, and rage, not knowing how to lash out... Bai Wanqing, who had been watching quietly from the side, finally stepped forward slowly.
She stood by Ye Chen's side, her cool gaze falling on Chen Wenxuan's colorful face, and spoke faintly.
"He indeed has no need to fear you."
Chen Wenxuan snapped his head toward her.
But Bai Wanqing's calm voice was like a bucket of ice water poured over Chen Wenxuan's heart.
"You are merely the future heir of a family."
"But behind him stands the nation."
Chen Wenxuan: "???"
Bai Wanqing paused slightly and continued.
"I forgot to tell you, Young Master Chen."
"Although Ye Chen is nominally my driver, his true identity is a Special Agent dispatched by the Dragon Group of the Dragon Kingdom, responsible for my security affairs."
Chen Wenxuan: "!!!"
Dragon Group?!
That legendary national weapon?!
Ye Chen... is a member of the Dragon Group?!
As if that weren't enough, Bai Wanqing added another line airily.
"In other words, he has the authority to act first and report later under specific circumstances."
"So, Young Master Chen..."
Her gaze swept over the groaning A Lai and the group of Bodyguards on the floor, then returned to Chen Wenxuan's pale face.
"Even if you were to truly die here tonight by accident, as long as I cooperate with Ye Chen and report the details—"
"For example, that the Young Master of the Chen Family intended to harm a Dragon Group Special Agent and a protected target and initiated the attack, then..."
"Even if your father, Mr. Chen Tiannan, personally came to City Name, I'm afraid... nothing would change."
Chen Wenxuan: "!!!???"
Shocking!
Too shocking!
Dragon Group, act first and report later... these words hit his heart like a heavy hammer.
He finally understood why Ye Chen dared to be so unscrupulous and why he didn't care about his identity at all!
The other party wasn't an ordinary person he could suppress with family power; he was a member of the violent machinery representing the will of the nation!
What he had just done was likely no different from a clown's antics in the other's eyes, and could... truly become a reason for the other to exercise his authority!
Especially... the Chen Family wasn't a family of the Dragon Kingdom, but a foreign one. Even if the Chen Family sought revenge because of his mishap, it probably wouldn't have much effect.
In an instant.
Cold sweat immediately soaked Chen Wenxuan's back.
He looked at Ye Chen and Bai Wanqing, feeling aggrieved to the extreme... his face burned with pain.
His heart felt chillingly cold.
No!
He couldn't be impulsive!
He needed to plan carefully!
Seeing Chen Wenxuan's face change as he froze in place, unable to speak.
Bai Wanqing elegantly brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and turned her gaze to the silent Manager Chen.
"Manager Chen, please wrap up the clothes we chose just now. We're in a hurry."
"Ah? Oh! Yes, alright! Madam Bai, right away!" Manager Chen snapped out of it and hurried to take care of it.
Bai Wanqing then looked back at Chen Wenxuan.
"Young Master Chen, if tonight's 'cloud top' charity gala doesn't welcome us..."
"We can certainly choose not to attend."
Chen Wenxuan trembled and suddenly looked up.
Not attend?
That wouldn't do!
Bai Wanqing was a VIP his father had repeatedly insisted must be present.
It even concerned an important cooperation project for the family in the Dragon Kingdom!
If Bai Wanqing left in anger because of his personal conflict, and even affected the cooperation... he couldn't imagine how furious his father would be!
Moreover.
Once this pair of scoundrels didn't attend, he wouldn't have a chance for revenge.
Therefore.
A real man knows when to yield!
The muscles on Chen Wenxuan's face twitched violently several times before he finally squeezed out a smile that looked worse than crying.
"Madam... Madam Bai must be joking."
"For tonight's gala, you and Mr. Ye are, of course, the most distinguished guests."
"Everything before... was just a small misunderstanding. I was being presumptuous."
He said these words almost through gritted teeth, his face turning red... Bai Wanqing gave a soft "Mm" in response and didn't look at him again.
Soon, Manager Chen presented the packaged clothing bags with both hands.
Ye Chen took them.
Bai Wanqing took Ye Chen's arm, and they turned to walk out of the store.
As soon as they left.
Chen Wenxuan clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his palms.
Dragon Group... Ye Chen... He stared in the direction the two had left, his eyes flashing with extreme reluctance and poisonous malice.
This isn't over!
Absolutely not over!
For this charity gala, the ship will enter the high seas. At that time... once the body of anyone who dies there is dumped, it's basically impossible to find out the truth!
Just you wait!
Ye Chen, you are dead meat!
...The two left the clothing store and sat directly in the back seat of the Bentley.
The car door closed, and it sped away.
In the car.
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow slightly: "Madam Bai, why did you directly expose my identity in the store just now?"
Bai Wanqing leaned back against the soft leather seat and said faintly.
"Better to have one less thing to worry about."
"Although the Chen Family is powerful in Malaysia, they must ultimately consider the impact within the borders of the Dragon Kingdom."
"Showing the Dragon Group card at least lets someone like Chen Wenxuan know how to weigh the consequences, so he won't dare use those underhanded methods to harass us for a while."
"It saves a lot of trouble."
Hearing this, Ye Chen shrugged and looked out the window at the rapidly receding street scene.
"Let's hope so."
"But for some fools, you can't measure them with the thoughts of a normal person."
"Especially the kind of young master who has had everything go smoothly since childhood and thinks money and power can settle everything."
"When they're beaten and lose face, and hatred and humiliation flare up, reason is often the first thing to be discarded."
Bai Wanqing's eyes flickered slightly, and she nodded: "I'll have people keep an eye out."
Ye Chen was right.
Someone like Chen Wenxuan has no small desire for revenge; they still needed to be careful... That evening, as the lights first came on.
City Name's First Pier was brightly lit, reflecting on the shimmering sea surface.
A huge luxury cruise ship was quietly moored at its exclusive berth, the two large artistic characters for 'cloud top' on the hull shining brightly under the lights.
At the entrance of the cruise ship, a red carpet stretched all the way from the pier to the gangway, flanked by clusters of flowers, with waiters in uniform standing by.
The pier open space and surrounding roads had already become an exhibition ground for luxury cars.
Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, Maybachs, Lamborghinis... all sorts of top-tier vehicles arrived one after another, stopped, doors opened, and out stepped well-dressed, jewel-bedecked men and women.
This was the grand entrance of the 'Cloud Top Private Charity Gala'.
Just then, a black Bentley drove into the pier and, guided by a waiter, stopped at the start of the red carpet.
The rear door opened.
A jade-like foot wearing a silver thin high-heeled shoe stepped out first onto the red carpet.
Next, Bai Wanqing's figure appeared in everyone's sight.
Her champagne-colored satin long dress flowed with a soft luster under the lights. The V-neck and slit design allowed her to inadvertently reveal a bit of the unique charm of a mature woman amidst her elegant and dignified appearance.
She bent slightly, leaned into the car, and reached out a hand.
Ye Chen took that slightly cool little hand and stepped out of the car.
He had changed into the suit purchased that afternoon, which made him look less rigid and more unrestrained.
Standing together, one was incomparably beautiful, and the other had a cold and powerful aura, instantly attracting a large number of gazes and cameras around the red carpet.
"It's Bai Wanqing of Tianyao Group!"
"The person beside her is... I haven't seen him before. So handsome! His aura is so special!"
"Could that be Madam Bai's male companion? I heard her husband only died a few months ago..."
...Whispers could be heard faintly.
However.
The two ignored the entire scene and walked up the gangway on their own, entering the cruise ship.