7: Three moves, one slap to knock out the protagonist

Ye Fan's eyes widened in shock as he listened to Zhao Xuexuan's words.

His face was filled with disbelief.

He stood rooted to the spot, as if petrified.

On his way here, he had heard countless people speak of her aloofness and beauty.

When he finally saw her in person,

Ye Fan was even more excited!

But now, this aloof goddess in everyone's hearts actually said with her own mouth that she was willing to be Chen Tianming's lapdog!

Ye Fan suddenly turned his head, his gaze towards Chen Tianming filled with anger!

If not for this guy's threat,

How could Zhao Xuexuan say such words?

At the same time,

A wave of regret welled up in his heart!

If he had arrived earlier,

Perhaps Zhao Xuexuan wouldn't have needed to grovel so much to Chen Tianming.

Father Zhao, standing nearby, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This stubborn daughter of his finally showed some flexibility at a crucial moment.

At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It was all his fault for protecting her too well before.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have fallen into such a predicament.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little downcast.

He felt that he had been too engrossed in the family's development,

And had not fulfilled his responsibilities as a father.

Little did they know,

Everything they saw and thought at that moment,

Had already been meticulously planned by Chen Tianming.

The purpose was to let Ye Fan, the protagonist, personally witness the Female Lead being snatched away by him in advance,

And to have her personally state her willingness to follow him.

And indeed, things unfolded just as he had predicted.

Ye Fan's gaze towards him was as if he wanted to devour him alive.

Listening to the system prompts in his ear,

Chen Tianming glanced at his Devil's Value.

Suddenly, he thought of something and asked curiously in his mind, “System, what would happen if I killed the child of destiny now?”

“Nothing would happen. However, the child of destiny currently possesses a considerable amount of luck. If he is killed, these luck values will directly disappear!”

“Therefore, the system suggests that the host can toy with the child of destiny, constantly strike at his mentality, and harvest his luck values. Only after he has no luck values should he be killed!”

“Is that so…” Chen Tianming pondered for a moment and felt that the system's suggestion made some sense.

In any case, the child of destiny had already appeared.

With the Chen family's background,

He could ensure that the child of destiny remained under his watchful eye.

There was no need to worry about this child of destiny causing any trouble.

Thinking of this,

Chen Tianming glanced at Zhao Xuexuan, a smirk playing on his lips, and said, “For Miss Zhao's status, being a lapdog is truly a waste.”

“How about… being my maid?”

Taking a Female Lead who was originally an ice-cold CEO as a maid.

Just thinking about it was exciting, wasn't it?

Zhao Xuexuan's pretty face flushed.

However, after a moment of hesitation, she still looked at Chen Tianming and asked, “If I agree to be your maid, will you spare the Zhao family?”

Although Zhao Xuexuan was stubborn,

As the Female Lead, her intelligence was still online.

She took the opportunity to propose her condition.

Ye Fan stood by, ignored by the two as if he were a third party, completely dumbfounded.

A Qi couldn't help but glance at her young master.

A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes!

She wondered if it was her imagination,

Tianming seemed to have become a little different since yesterday…

Chen Tianming took a sip of tea and said indifferently, “Miss Zhao, please don't speak carelessly.”

“I have never made a move against the Zhao family.”

“Before, your Zhao family was leeching off the Chen family. Now, I am simply leaving as per your request.”

“Or are you saying that your condition for being my maid is to continue leeching off my Chen family?”

“I publicly stated back then that from now on, I would absolutely not cooperate with the Zhao family. If I go back on my word now, how would others view me?”

Zhao Xuexuan opened her mouth, unable to say anything.

Her expression was desolate.

Her heart was filled with bitter regret.

She had been too arrogant back then,

And never expected that her words would cause such a huge impact!

She bit her lip, her voice a little hoarse, and asked, “Then what do you want to do?”

Chen Tianming placed the empty cup on the table and extended three fingers.

“First, you go back now, and I'll pretend I didn't say anything before. The Zhao family will be annihilated in at most three months.”

“Second, the Zhao family goes against the Chen family. In about a week, the Zhao family will be annihilated.”

“Third, sell 51% of the Zhao family's shares to the Chen family at a low price, making the Zhao family a branch of the Chen family.”

As soon as the three conditions were stated,

Zhao Xuexuan was stunned.

The first two options were simply unrealistic.

Since she came here,

Her purpose was to save the Zhao family.

Therefore, the choice Chen Tianming gave her was actually only one.

—Either submit, or die!

That's how overbearing he was!

Ye Fan, standing nearby, could no longer hold back!

As the protagonist of a passionate novel, his eyes turned red listening to Chen Tianming's tyrannical terms!

Right in front of him,

Not only was his “fiancée” to serve as a maid,

But her entire family was also to be handed over!

Wasn't this a blatant slap in his face?

Ye Fan's killing intent surged, and he stepped forward, saying word by word, “Chen Tianming, don't go too far!”

Finally, he couldn't hold back anymore?

Chen Tianming squinted at Ye Fan.

As expected of the child of destiny, he couldn't just watch the Female Lead being controlled by him.

However, this was exactly what he wanted!

Feeling the Grandmaster-level aura emanating from Ye Fan, he chuckled inwardly and said disdainfully, “I am bullying you. What can you do to me?”

“You're looking for death!” Ye Fan originally wanted to say more, but Chen Tianming's attitude completely made him lose his sanity.

His tiger eyes glared, and his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

He struck a palm towards Chen Tianming!

But the moment he moved,

A Qi, who had just been standing by, pouring tea for Chen Tianming, had already blocked his path!

Their palms met in mid-air.

With a bang!

The terrifying air current instantly shattered all the glass in the villa!

A Qi blocked Ye Fan from a distance!

The two of them were locked in a standoff in front of Chen Tianming!

Ye Fan's eyes widened!

He had never been shocked so many times in ten minutes since he was born until today.

He had absolutely no idea that the maid pouring tea next to Chen Tianming actually possessed Grandmaster-level strength!

Father Zhao and Zhao Xuexuan, standing nearby, were even more stunned!

Was this even human?

A Qi's pretty face was covered in frost, and she said coldly, “If you want to lay a hand on my master, you'll have to get past me first!”

Ye Fan's expression gradually became grave.

Facing a Grandmaster, even if the opponent's strength was inferior to his own,

He couldn't easily defeat her in a short time.

Considering this,

Ye Fan snorted, took two steps back, and distanced himself from A Qi.

[Protagonist Ye Fan doubts life, Devil's Value +666]

[Protagonist Ye Fan's mind is agitated, Devil's Value +886]

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Chen Tianming listened to the voice in his ear.

Completely unfazed, he said calmly, “Direct confrontation? Is this what your Zhao family means?”

“If so, you may leave.”

To be honest, even if the Zhao family were to be annihilated and he made his move then, it would only take a little more time, but the effect would be the same.

Indeed, as soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Xuexuan's face instantly changed!

Ye Fan, however, couldn't take it anymore at this moment and shouted loudly, “Chen Tianming, what kind of skill is it to hide behind a woman?”

“If you've got guts, have a three-move pact with me!”

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at him with the gaze one would give to an idiot.

Did this guy read too many novels?

A three-move pact?

However, to everyone's surprise, Chen Tianming smiled slightly and said, “Alright!”

“Chen Shao!” A Qi was the first to lose her composure and quickly turned back.

She knew the disparity in strength between Chen Tianming and Ye Fan.

This wager was bound to be lost!

But Chen Tianming raised his hand to stop her.

“No need to say more.”

Ye Fan was overjoyed at the sight.

As expected, he was a useless playboy.

Having witnessed his strength,

He actually dared to agree to him.

In his ecstasy, he charged towards Chen Tianming like a sharp sword.

Although Ye Fan was hot-blooded, he wasn't a fool.

He didn't use his full strength when he attacked, only intending to knock this young master to the ground and teach him a good lesson.

But in the next moment,

He suddenly noticed a dark shadow falling towards him.

Before he could realize what was happening,

There was a crisp sound of a slap!

Ye Fan was slapped across the face!

He flipped over a dozen times in mid-air, then landed face down on the ground with a thud, losing consciousness!

Like a dead dog, he lay there, utterly silent.

[Protagonist Ye Fan's mentality collapses, Devil's Value +996]

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