385: Chapter 385 Godfather, you understand me!

Ye Chen walked out of the restaurant; night had completely enveloped the Bund.

He took out his phone and sent a message to Bing Lan: "There's a Rough Stone Convention in Modu tomorrow. I'll go take a look on behalf of Shuyue Group."

But he didn't receive a WeChat reply from Bing Lan.

Instead...

Bing Lan called!

Ye Chen looked at the name dancing on the screen and answered.

"Is that Rough Stone Convention in Modu organized by the Yu Family?" Bing Lan asked urgently.

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment. "How did you know?"

Bing Lan chuckled softly on the other end of the line.

"I've been following it."

"Shuyue Group started with women's products. The jewelry line is our newest production line and currently our weakest link."

"This Rough Stone Convention hosted by the Yu Family is top-tier in the industry, covering jewelers and raw stone suppliers from several countries."

"If we can get in, it would definitely be a timely help for Shu Yue."

She paused, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness.

"Unfortunately..."

"Shu Yue wasn't invited."

Hearing this, Ye Chen raised an eyebrow slightly. "Not invited?"

"Yeah."

Bing Lan replied.

"The threshold for the invitations sent by the Yu Family is very high."

"Shu Yue's jewelry line has just started; its volume is too small to meet the threshold of that circle."

"Even though we have The Foolish Old Man as a specially invited consultant, raw stones are raw stones; they don't care about master carvers."

"I originally planned to find a way next year, but I didn't expect..."

Her tone shifted, carrying a bit of a smile. "You actually stumbled right into it."

Ye Chen leaned against the roadside railing and couldn't help but laugh.

"I see."

"Then I must give you a perfect result."

Hearing this, Bing Lan's voice came through again, softer than before.

"Okay."

"I'll be counting on you, then."

"On the day of my birthday..."

"I'll reward you."

Ye Chen's heart warmed. "I'll have the Yu Family's young mistress send you an invitation right away."

"You know the Yu Family's young mistress?" Bing Lan was stunned.

Ye Chen explained what happened on the plane.

Consequently.

Bing Lan's voice sounded strange. "Fate is truly a mysterious thing."

"Isn't it?"

"Then I'll wait for your good news. Will you pick me up tomorrow?"

"Sure!"

...

The two chatted for a few more moments before hanging up.

Ye Chen headed to the parking lot, got into his car, and sent a voice message to Yu Xin.

"Please prepare an invitation for Shuyue Group. I'll be going there tomorrow with a representative from Shu Yue."

Yu Xin's reply came back immediately: "Shu Yue? The Shu Yue belonging to the superstar Bing Lan?"

"Yes."

"Can I ask what your relationship is?"

"She's my girlfriend."

"Okay."

...

Yu Xin looked down at the message on her phone screen with a depressed expression; she felt very gloomy.

"Shuyue Group, Bing Lan..."

Yu Xin muttered to herself, her facial expression indescribably complex.

She was, of course, very familiar with the name Bing Lan.

She was once a superstar famous across the country, but then she retired at the height of her fame to transition into business. In just a few years, she had turned Shuyue Group into a leading brand in the field of women's products.

Beautiful and intelligent, she was the white moonlight in the hearts of countless men.

Yu Xin never expected that Ye Chen's girlfriend would actually be her.

"Even Yan Qingwu from the capital is by his side..."

"Just what kind of magic does he have?"

Yu Xin bit her lip, a wave of inexplicable loss surging in her heart.

Just then, an untimely voice sounded from behind her.

"Amitabha."

Yu Xin whipped her head around.

The monk Abstinence from Color had popped up again at some point, his hands pressed together in a prayer position, looking profoundly enigmatic.

"Benefactor Yu, I have calculated with my fingers that your luck in love is about to be cut off."

Yu Xin's face instantly turned bright red.

"You stinky monk! What nonsense are you talking about?"

Abstinence from Color shook his head, looking compassionate.

"Not so, not so."

"I observed your countenance; originally, your Red Phoenix Star was moving, but unfortunately, a Cheng Yaojin appeared halfway."

"That 'Cheng Yaojin' is surnamed Bing and named Lan; she is a formidable character."

"Benefactor Yu, I'm afraid your peach blossoms won't be blooming."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xin completely exploded.

"You damn monk!"

"Did you peek at my chat logs???"

She roared, bent down, snatched off the high heel from her right foot, and gripped it in her hand.

Seeing this, Abstinence from Color's expression changed, and he turned to run.

But Yu Xin swung her arm in a wide arc and hurled it fiercely toward the back of his head!

"Whoosh!"

The high heel traced a graceful parabola in the air, whistling through the wind as it headed straight for the back of the monk's head!

The enigmatic look on Abstinence from Color's face instantly turned into one of sheer terror.

"Amitabha!!!"

"Smack!!!"

The high heel hit the back of his head squarely.

"Ouch!!!"

Abstinence from Color screamed, stumbling and nearly falling.

He clutched the back of his head, but didn't dare stop, scrambling away as fast as he could, shouting as he ran.

"Benefactor Yu! A monk does not tell lies! Everything I said is true!"

"Your luck in love really is cut off!!!"

Yu Xin was shaking with rage; she snatched off her other high heel and threw it as well.

"You're still talking!!!"

"Smack!!!"

This one was even more accurate, hitting Abstinence from Color right on the butt.

He screamed again and ran even faster, vanishing into the night in the blink of an eye, leaving only a trail of wails echoing in the wind.

"Amitabha... This female benefactor is too violent... Who did I ever offend..."

Yu Xin stood there, panting heavily, her chest heaving.

Barefoot, she looked in the direction where Abstinence from Color had disappeared and stomped her feet hard.

"Even married people can get divorced."

"I don't believe I can't compare to an Bing Lan."

She bent down, picked up the two high heels she had thrown, and put them back on.

Then.

She looked up, a hint of stubbornness flashing in her eyes.

"Ye Chen, you just wait."

"The man I, Yu Xin, have my eyes on won't get away."

...

A black Rolls-Royce was parked in a parking lot.

Inside the car, the atmosphere was so oppressive it was suffocating.

Zhong Li sat in the back seat, his hands clenched into fists, his knuckles turning white; he was like a volcano on the verge of erupting.

"Thump!"

He slammed his fist into the car door, and the leather-wrapped panel instantly dented.

"Ye Chen!"

"You bastard!"

"I'm going to kill you!!!"

He roared, his eyes gradually becoming bloodshot.

The four guards in the front seat were as quiet as cicadas in winter, not even daring to breathe loudly.

They had followed Zhong Li for three years, and this was the first time they had seen their young master like this.

But they also knew that his rage wasn't just directed at Ye Chen.

More of it...

Was directed at himself.

Abandoning his wife and running away alone.

If word of this got out, how could he, Zhong Li, continue to show his face in their social circle?

But in that situation, what else could he have done?

Stay there and be a punching bag along with her?

Wouldn't that have made him lose face even more completely?

Zhong Li took deep breath after deep breath, trying hard to suppress the fire in his heart.

But he couldn't suppress it at all.

As soon as he closed his eyes, he saw Liu Ruyan's despairing eyes and heard her heart-wrenching cries.

And Ye Chen's harmless-looking smiling face.

Zhong Li's fists clenched even tighter.

He knew...

That on his own, there was no way he could get her back.

Even Uncle Zhong had been kicked half-dead by Ye Chen and was still lying beside him.

All the people around him combined weren't enough to withstand a single slap from Ye Chen.

Only one person could deal with Ye Chen.

Zhong Li took a deep breath, pulled his phone from his pocket, and found a contact labeled "Godfather."

That's right.

Only his godfather could save him.

Zhong Li pressed the call button.

The call went through.

It rang twice and was answered.

A soft voice came from the other end, carrying a hint of surprise and affection.

"Li'er, why do you have time to call your godfather?"

Hearing this voice, Zhong Li's eyes instantly turned red. "Godfather... something happened."

"Speak," the soft voice replied.

A second later.

Zhong Li grit his teeth and recounted everything.

And he didn't hide a single thing.

Because.

Even if he hid the fact that he abandoned his wife now, with his godfather's abilities, he would surely find out.

Therefore.

He couldn't continue to disappoint his godfather!

But he never expected...

A chuckle immediately came from the other end. "Li'er, you did the right thing."

Zhong Li was stunned.

Huh?

Abandoning his own wife was right???

The soft voice continued.

"Women are like clothes."

"They can be changed or discarded at any time."

"But your own dignity cannot be lost."

Hearing this, the tears in Zhong Li's eyes could no longer be held back and streamed down his face.

"Godfather... you understand me!"

Ever since he escaped from Ye Chen, a surge of suppressed anger had been boiling inside him.

He had abandoned his wife, and he knew that if this got out, people would point fingers at him.

But he had no choice!

He couldn't beat Ye Chen!

He thought his godfather would call him a coward or useless.

But not only did his godfather not scold him, he even said he did the right thing.

A warm current surged through Zhong Li's heart.

His godfather was the one who truly understood him!