14: A strong woman is afraid of a clinging man, Xiao Chen's plan

"Qingqiu, I heard you're going to talk about a collaboration with someone today..."

"Let me go with you; I can better ensure your safety."

Xiao Chen walked up to Leng Qingqiu, speaking with a grin, his expression full of cheeky smiles.

Watching Leng Qingqiu, who stood before him with exquisite, light makeup, a flash of hidden greed crossed Xiao Chen's eyes, and he swallowed subconsciously.

Leng Qingqiu was already a peerless beauty of stunning elegance; now, meticulously dressed up, she exuded an indescribable charm from the inside out, nearly causing Xiao Chen to lose his mind in infatuation.

In all his years in Africa, where had he ever seen such a beauty?

In that godforsaken place, there were only stout and thick-waisted black women.

Over the years, Xiao Chen had indeed played with many women, but they were all black women—he had only ever eaten coarse bran. He had never tasted such premium, fine grain as Leng Qingqiu.

"Call me President Leng!"

"If you don't want to be fired, change how you address me immediately!"

Leng Qingqiu's brows furrowed slightly, her gaze cold as she stared at Xiao Chen, a flash of disgust in her beautiful eyes, feeling deeply dissatisfied inside.

Xiao Chen had been at Lanzi Group for seven days now, and every time he had a chance, he would fawn over her in various ways. How could Leng Qingqiu not understand his intentions?

If it weren't for the fact that this guy actually had some real skills, being able to take on ten people at once and being proficient in combat, she would have long since fired such a boundary-crossing bodyguard!

In the past, she had indeed thought about firing Xiao Chen, but in the end, she had to give up due to all sorts of inexplicable reasons.

Thinking about it now, Leng Qingqiu was still completely baffled.

What she didn't know was that this was entirely due to Xiao Chen's Protagonist Halo at work.

If she really just fired Xiao Chen so casually, how would the plot continue?

"Alright, alright, President Leng, just let me go with you."

"After all, those men out there all have ulterior motives. If I'm not by your side, I'm afraid you might encounter some misfortune."

Facing the icy gaze Leng Qingqiu cast his way, Xiao Chen decisively changed his tune, trying to persuade her earnestly.

He knew this was the prelude to Leng Qingqiu about to explode, and if he continued to act recklessly, it would likely backfire.

Xiao Chen's strategy for picking up women was mainly about being persistent, shameless, and thick-skinned.

As the saying goes, a persistent man wins over a stubborn woman.

Xiao Chen firmly believed that as long as he could persevere, one day he would be able to completely open the heart of this cold and glamorous president.

Originally, this crisis at Lanzi Group was a great opportunity.

As long as he could step up at the critical moment, turn the tide, and save Lanzi Group from danger, he would definitely leave a deep impression in Leng Qingqiu's heart.

But man proposes, God disposes; before he even had a chance to act, Lanzi Group inexplicably received a collaboration negotiation with Lingxiao Capital.

With his good opportunity ruined, Xiao Chen was naturally ten thousand times unhappy, which is why he wanted to follow Leng Qingqiu and developed a strong killing intent toward the stranger Jiang Che.

If possible, he even wanted to secretly sabotage this negotiation so that he could then step in.

"Not necessary, just watch your gate properly!"

Leng Qingqiu glanced at Xiao Chen, her tone as cold and icy as ever. Too lazy to say anything more to this guy, she took Li Yanran directly toward the nearby parking lot.

Today's collaboration negotiation was extremely important to her, so Leng Qingqiu naturally wouldn't bring just anyone along.

Moreover, Jiang Che's reputation in the upper circles of Linjiang City had always been excellent.

Gentle and refined, calm and steady, dashing, graceful, an economic tycoon, a god of investment, a philanthropist... these were all synonymous with Jiang Che.

A person's reputation is like a tree's shadow.

Although Leng Qingqiu had never had any contact with this First Young Master of Linjiang before, it didn't prevent her from having a natural good impression of Jiang Che.

Compared to Jiang Che, Leng Qingqiu actually felt that this boundary-crossing guy, Xiao Chen, was not a good person.

After arriving at the parking lot, Leng Qingqiu handed the car keys to Li Yanran and then got into the back seat of the Maserati Quattroporte.

Accompanied by a roar, the Maserati Quattroporte sped away like a wild horse off its leash.

"What an ungrateful woman..."

"But, I like it!"

Watching the fading figure of the Maserati, Xiao Chen licked his lips excitedly.

Leng Qingqiu's cold temperament, which kept people at a distance, didn't make Xiao Chen retreat in the slightest; instead, it increasingly stirred up his desire to conquer.

Seeing that the Maserati was about to disappear from view, Xiao Chen didn't hesitate any longer.

He walked quickly to his twenty-eighth-hand minivan, which he had bought for two thousand yuan from the second-hand market, started it in third gear, and followed.

Yuuexin Restaurant

After Li Yanran parked the car, Leng Qingqiu led her straight into the restaurant's lobby.

Upon seeing Leng Qingqiu enter, the eyes of many surrounding guests were subconsciously drawn to her.

Leng Qingqiu was long accustomed to this kind of attention from everyone, her expression calm and unruffled as she scanned the room.

A fat, bald middle-aged man in a suit trotted up to her; he was the manager of Yuuexin Restaurant.

"President Leng, we have prepared your private room, please this way..."

The manager had a fawning smile on his face, bowing and scraping, nodding and bowing repeatedly.

"Mm..."

Leng Qingqiu nodded lightly and, under the respectful guidance of the restaurant manager, walked straight toward the private room upstairs.

After Leng Qingqiu left, the diners on the first floor began to whisper to each other.

"Who is this woman that even the manager has to greet her with a sycophantic smile?"

"Hiss... this woman is truly beautiful!"

"If I could marry a woman like this, I'd be willing to drive a luxury car and live in a villa!"

"You crack me up, brother. If you don't have a mirror, you should at least have some urine to look at yourself in, right?"

"With your sorry look, even if President Leng were blind, she wouldn't take a fancy to you!"

"President Leng?"

"Could she be Leng Qingqiu, one of the four beautiful presidents of Linjiang City?"

At 11:50, after parking the car, Jiang Che entered the lobby of Yuuexin Restaurant with three accompanying bodyguards.

Jiang Che's appearance, unsurprisingly, also attracted the gaze of everyone present.

Some women even had eyes shining, legs pressed together, filled with poetic longing, eyeing Jiang Che with an incredibly intense gaze, wishing they could pounce on him right there and then.

Some people recognized Jiang Che's identity and couldn't wait to step forward to greet him and strike up a conversation; others were afraid of Jiang Che's status and dared not approach easily.

"Hello, President Jiang, I am the president of Changtian Technology Company, my name is Wang Dalei..."

"Hello, Young Master Jiang, I am..."

The three accompanying bodyguards directly blocked everyone trying to strike up a conversation on the periphery; no one could get anywhere near Jiang Che.

Although the three bodyguards Jiang Che brought this time only had the cultivation of Ming Jin Middle Stage, not as good as the soldier king protagonist Xiao Chen, it was naturally easy for them to block these ordinary people who were not Martial Artists.

Jiang Che wore a smile that made people feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze, nodding slightly to everyone.

Surrounded by the three bodyguards, he went straight up the stairs toward the VIP private room on the second floor.

A true great villain never writes the words "villain" on his face; he only hides behind the scenes to scheme, delivering a painful blow to his opponent at the necessary moment, killing them in one strike!

Moreover, the persona of a noble Young Master had been established for so many years, and Jiang Che would naturally continue to maintain it.