I have ten trillion licking dog gold

Boss Jiang is capable.

He indeed arrived at the underground boxing ring that had once opened the door to a new world for him.

That year, Boss Jiang also witnessed the bloody killings hidden behind the mask of civilization for the first time. He was equally shocked, but at least it did not arouse any physical reaction.

Men are, after all, different from women.

Inside the octagonal cage.

The staff diligently and mechanically washed away the blood, and the body disappeared without a trace.

The lights were on.

The circular boxing ring of the ancient Roman Colosseum was empty.

Obvious.

he came.

But we were too late.

The air still seemed to carry the smell of heat and blood. Someone rubbed their face, slowly exhaled, and turned to leave. On the steps, a burly figure slowly descended.

Despite being embroiled in trouble, the man quickly managed a nonchalant, calm smile. "Brother Liao."

"Traffic jam?"

Who says that roughnecks can't have a sense of humor?

Liao Xiangdong's joke played right into someone's hands, and the man, who had come empty-handed, seized the opportunity to launch an attack, "Aren't there always three games?"

"The length of each match varies. If you go up there and get knocked out, a match only lasts a few minutes."

Liao Xiangdong easily defused the situation, stating that he would not take the blame.

That's right.

It was this boxing ring owner who tipped him off.

He walked up to Jiang Chen and said, "We're even."

The person who was "kidnapped" from the airport to a private museum and ended up signing that jade seal contract last time had a forced smile on his face and was not in the mood to argue with the other party. "I have something to do, I'll leave first."

He tried to leave, but was stopped by the shoulder.

"No rush."

Jiang Chen was surprised.

He knew the other person's personality: calm, resolute, cold, and aloof. Well, "aloof" isn't quite the right word, but he was definitely not the type who liked to chat idly with people.

Logically speaking, after knowing each other for so long, and even going through life and death together, the two should be able to drink and chat whenever they have free time. However, in reality, they rarely see each other and truly avoid contact unless absolutely necessary.

So even a simple attempt to persuade him to stay surprised Jiang Chen.

"What's up?"

"Sit down and let's talk."

Liao Xiangdong gestured towards the seats beside the steps.

Are you still sitting?
Human sorrows and joys are not interlinked.

Jiang Chen wasn't surprised, but he clearly wasn't in the mood to sit either. "Brother Liao, let's talk about this another day. I really have to go..."

"Some conflicts are better handled on their own."

Liao Xiangdong looked down at the octagonal cage being cleaned, the bright light shining on him, giving him the air of a grandmaster.

Jiang Chen paused, his patience roused, and frowned. "Brother Liao, I don't quite understand what you're saying."

"Entering that cage is voluntary, regardless of whether the two sides are evenly matched. Therefore, it is the best way to determine the winner among themselves. If a third party tries to interfere, they are very likely to become the target of a joint attack by both sides."

Jiang Chen understood the other person's personality; they were taciturn but quick-witted, so their lack of communication skills was completely tolerable. As long as they could barely understand him, that was enough.

Therefore, someone who was not waiting for a moment wasted a few seconds before speaking with an ambiguous meaning: "Brother Liao, at your level, you don't even understand the principle of 'it's good to be confused'? That shouldn't be the case."

You can pretend you didn't hear me. I won't stop you.

Liao Xiangdong said calmly, gazing intently at the octagonal cage, his eyes fixed straight ahead.

Boss Jiang's lips moved, and he looked at that face that was by no means handsome but could make mature women unable to resist, and gradually revealed a bitter smile, "Aren't you afraid that Guanyin Bodhisattva will destroy you?"

"We're friends, after all. I can't just stand by and watch someone die."

The person calmly replied.

"Refuse to help someone in distress?"

Someone seemed quite skeptical.

"Whether Miss Lan will hold a grudge against me is another matter, but if you go there now..."

Comrade Jiang Chen was no ordinary man; he would never accept a threat. He immediately interrupted, saying with imposing authority, "Does she really think she can kill me?"

Liao Xiangdong remained silent for a moment, as if he was thinking.

"That's unlikely. But there's a good chance they'll take your hands and feet off and then reattach them."

"..."

Mr. Jiang hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't argue anymore. "I didn't expect that Brother Liao, as a bachelor and a diamond bachelor, would actually understand women."

I'm still not convinced.

Given her age, he didn't bother arguing with a young man like him, and humbly said, "I don't understand women, but I've known Miss Lan for so many years, so I know her to some extent."

Jiang Chen smiled faintly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, and nodded, saying, "Now we're even. If she causes you trouble in the future, it's none of my business."

Liao Xiangdong smiled slightly, "I already have nothing, so why would I be afraid of losing anything?"

Jiang Chen was speechless.

When I was a child, I watched Stephen Chow's movies and I didn't know why, but I just felt they were different from others. I only understood it when I grew up.

The man in front of me is like an extra in Stephen Chow's movies. He may not be the main character or the most dazzling person, but he possesses a unique and profound personal charm.

"Trying to show off, huh?"

Boss Jiang retorted, "What's the point of bragging in front of me? If you're so capable, go to her and say what you just said. If you do, then I'll consider you awesome."

You're awesome.

A hothead might fall for such a provocation, but Liao Xiangdong was not about to be fooled.

"Do you think I'm an idiot?"

He turned his head.

Eyes facing each other.

The two men, of different ages, laughed as if in perfect unison.

"Brother Liao took such a big risk to help me, it's not just because we're 'friends', right?"

Mr. Jiang glanced at the octagonal cage, no longer in a hurry to leave. He appeared indifferent, but in reality, he had clearly taken the other party's advice to heart.

Liao Xiangdong lived up to his reputation as a true tough guy, upright and frank: "I'm not doing this to help you. It's for Yunxi."

Boss Jiang was stunned again, his expression trembled uncontrollably, and he didn't even dare to turn his head to look at the other person.

He knew that some secrets could not be kept.

But as the saying goes, you have to eat one bite at a time.

It's like if a bucket has a hole, it's okay, you can calmly patch it up. But if it suddenly cracks all the way through and leaks everywhere, how can you cope with that?
Anyone would be confused in that situation.

Boss Jiang's feelings were understandable, but Liao Xiangdong had no intention of showing sympathy. Now that the truth had been revealed, to still be coy was tantamount to a prostitute trying to maintain a virtuous image. "What will Yunxi do if something happens to you? Don't you agree?"

"..."

Mr. Jiang was speechless and had no way to respond. The scene was extremely awkward. Although the other party had wronged him first, he was now the one who was in a weak and powerless position.

Liao Xiangdong calmed down, and was quite kind, giving someone a chance to catch their breath.

"When did Brother Liao find out?"

Mr. Jiang adjusted his mindset and asked calmly.

What do you think?

"It shouldn't be when I last went to Huicheng, right?"

Last time Jiang Chen went to Huicheng, he not only met the parents, but also unfortunately ran into their "little brother". However, Jiang Chen felt that, given the other party's intelligence, this time was too late.

Liao Xiangdong was physically strong; he had personally witnessed how the enemy had entered the octagonal cage and brutally killed the arrogant Japanese soldiers right here. But if he were only physically strong, he could not have reached his current position.

The result was as expected.

Liao Xiangdong shook his head. "The day she signed with you and joined CX Entertainment, I guessed today's outcome."

Jiang Chen was so shocked that he didn't even have time to process his chaotic thoughts. He instinctively turned his head and asked, "How is this possible?"

When Pei Yunxi signed with CX Entertainment, Liao Xiangdong was indeed present as her bodyguard. However, at that time, his relationship with this rising national goddess was purely platonic, with no romantic involvement whatsoever...

"Yunxi's charm needs no evaluation from me. You are a man too."

Liao Xiangdong said calmly.

"Does Brother Liao mean that every man she interacts with will become entangled with her?" Jiang Chen couldn't help but argue, or rather debate.

"No, that's not it. Otherwise, wouldn't I have been with her long ago?"

"..."

Jiang Chen was speechless.

"Relationships require mutual affection. In the long run, no one can help but like her, but she also has to like him back."

Jiang Chen opened his mouth, his expression and tone complicated, "Then how did Brother Liao know back then that she would be interested in me? At that time, Brother Liao and I were just nodding acquaintances, how could you think so highly of me?"

Liao Xiangdong tilted his head. "It was just a feeling. And it turned out to be true. I knew from the moment you were willing to go to Yunfu that my sixth sense was still so accurate."

Jiang Chen smiled wryly, still thinking he was having a secret affair, but in reality, from the very beginning, a pair of eyes had been quietly watching him.

He moved his lips, but couldn't help saying, "Then why didn't Brother Liao stop her? If you had stopped her from joining CX Entertainment back then, she would definitely have listened to you, and perhaps then nothing would have happened."

Why should I stop it?

"Don't you like her too?"

There's no need to shy away from it.

They just admitted it themselves.

"My liking for her doesn't give me the right to interfere in her life."

"So you're just going to stand by and watch the woman you love fall into someone else's arms?"

Jiang Chen also began to speak frankly.

“She’s an adult, and she should be able to decide for herself who she’s with and what kind of life she’s going to lead. Just like the rules here, everyone enters the cage voluntarily. You didn’t force her, right?”

What does it mean to have boundless love?

This is true love without boundaries.

Even though Jiang Chen was once criticized by everyone as an invincible simp, he wasn't so nonchalant as to wish his ex-wife happiness when they broke up. They remained entangled afterward, and Ai Qian would always call him out. Besides being kind and righteous, didn't he have a single thought of reconciliation in his heart?

In comparison, he certainly paled in comparison.

"And what about Brother Liao? What role does he play? A guardian in the darkness?"

"She should be an audience member in the darkness. She doesn't need my protection."

Jiang Chen opened his mouth, hesitated, and finally let out a bitter laugh. "Brother Liao, I have something to say, please don't take offense."

"You're just too thin-skinned, or to put it more bluntly, too much of a male chauvinist, suffering for the sake of saving face. You're afraid of getting hurt, afraid of being rejected, afraid of making a fool of yourself, afraid of how the other person sees you and what your image is, so you stay far away. No, psychologically, you think you're far enough away that you can maintain your dignity."

But relationships aren't a life-or-death arena, a cage where it's not a fight to the death, and losing doesn't mean you're dead. Right now, you might feel like a respectable spectator, not affecting anyone. But three years later, five years later, ten years later, or when you're seventy or eighty, confined to a wheelchair and unable to walk, will you regret not having been reckless back then?
Personally, I believe life is about making fools of yourself. Compared to regrets, all those embarrassing moments are utter nonsense in retrospect.

Liao Xiangdong listened quietly until he finished speaking before saying, "Knowing you'd lose, would you still go on stage?"

"Go for it. Why don't you go for it?"

Jiang Chen laughed without hesitation: "Everyone dies eventually, so why bother trying to live?"

Liao Xiangdong remained silent.

"If you don't know the outcome, then the outcome is important. If you know the outcome, then the process is important. Brother Liao, I'm the complete opposite of you. If I like someone and I know she doesn't like me back, I'll still confess and try to win her over. Life is an experience, so if I get rejected, I get rejected. Are you worried about being criticized? She's not that kind of person."

Brother Liao, you've known her for so many years, don't you know what kind of person she is? You definitely won't have the chance to confess, it's destined to be a regret for the rest of your life, but let's suppose you did confess, how would she react? I can describe it to you.

Jiang Chen cleared his throat.

"First of all, she definitely won't be surprised at all, because she'd rather maintain her dignity than lose you as one of her few true friends. She'll remain silent, then stare intently at you until you start to feel uncomfortable and guilty, before she'll smile slightly, at about a 30-degree angle, and say:"

Liao Xiangdong didn't look at him, but judging from his expression, he was listening very attentively.

"Brother Xiang Dong, I want to be your brother and sister, but you're trying to seduce me?"

Not only did he meticulously refine the details, but he also tried his best to imitate the tone and intonation. Of course, he wasn't a voice actor, so he wasn't quite right.

This time it was Liao Xiangdong's turn to be stunned, then his expression changed drastically, and he retorted, "Nonsense! How could she say that?"

Yes.

She's a goddess.

The main style is noble, classic, and aloof!

Boss Jiang didn't explain, he just said, "If you don't believe me, go and try it yourself and you'll see."

"You want me to try?"

Liao Xiangdong stared at him.

"You're a gentleman, but I'm not?"

Jiang Chen smiled calmly, "If her reaction and lines are the same as I guessed, Brother Liao, you have to praise me, that'll be awesome."

"..."

It wasn't just the corner of his eye anymore; Liao Xiangdong's temples throbbed, and for the first time in his life, he felt like he'd been "struck by lightning."

It's really worth a try. At least when you look back in the future, you won't have any regrets, but you'll feel at peace. But people are different after all.

"If you can handle Miss Lan, then I'll consider you awesome!"

Even someone as temperamental as Liao Xiangdong would speak through gritted teeth.

You're awesome.

This is the highest praise among men.

Boss Jiang chuckled. All those heartfelt words were for nothing; a person's fundamental character remains unchanged.

Anyway, you won't lose if you lose, and you're guaranteed to make money if you win.

"It's a deal." (End of Chapter)