The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 284: Hidden Meanings and Subtle Clues

"Your love life is such a mess."

In the lounge, Gu Yuexi held Lin Chen's hand, carefully examining the lines on his palm, and pouted, "You've got quite a few suitors."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "When did you learn to read palm lines? This is just a hoax, how can you believe it?"

Gu Yuexi said with a grin, "I just followed the book. That's what it says in the book. If you want me to explain why, I can't say for sure."

Lin Chen joked, "Why don't you go under the overpass sometime, wear sunglasses, set up a stall, and tell fortunes for people?"

Gu Yuexi laughed and said, "With my looks, business might be booming."

As the two were joking around, the young couple who were watching the cars walked in from outside and went straight to Lin Chen and his companion.

Lin Chen withdrew his hand from Gu Yuexi's, glanced at the two of them, and smiled, "Is there something you need?"

Just as the salesman was about to speak, the young man waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to speak, and smiled as he extended his hand: "Friend, let's get acquainted, I'm Zhu Chong'an."

Zhu Chong'an?
The eldest son of the Zhu family, one of the Four Young Masters of Linhai, and the heir of the Zhu family, ranked first among the eight major families.

Lin Chen remained expressionless, stood up, smiled, and extended his hand, saying, "The Four Young Masters of Linhai?"

Zhu Chong'an looked at Lin Chen's calm smile, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The young man knew his identity just by hearing his name, which shows that he was very clear about his own identity. However, the other party did not show any unease or anxiety, nor did he lower his posture in any way, which shows that he was not afraid of his identity.

Zhu Chong'an shook hands with Lin Chen and said with a smile, "Those were just jokes among friends. What do you call your friends?"

"Lin Chen."

Zhu Chong'an's eyes widened slightly in surprise: "Xu Bin beat racer Lu Yan's Lin Chen at the racetrack?"

Lin Chen was equally surprised: "Mr. Zhu's information network is too extensive. How did you know about such a small matter?"

Zhu Chong'an laughed and said, "I heard you also had a conflict with the Xu siblings..."

Lin Chen smiled and said, "The misunderstanding has been cleared up. We are friends now."

Zhu Chong'an turned his head and smiled, "Xuanxuan, I'm sorry, it seems you'll have to choose another car, or wait a while. But don't worry, I told them to hurry, it won't take more than a few days."

Lin Chen understood immediately and smiled, "This young lady has also taken a liking to that F8?"

Zhu Chong'an laughed and said, "Yes, mainly because we have a car in stock. I was originally planning to try to communicate with the buyers, but they are all friends in the industry, so it's not appropriate... Is this Mr. Lin's girlfriend?" Lin Chen nodded with a smile, "Yes, we just played a bowling game with Ms. Chu at the bowling alley. I was lucky enough to win some money. I offered to share the money with her, but she refused, so she came to buy a car as a gift."

Zhu Chong'an raised an eyebrow slightly: "Miss Chu?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Chu Jiayi, does Mr. Zhu know about this?"

Zhu Chong'an nodded in realization and smiled, "I've met Chu Songtao's daughter before. Mr. Lin, you won quite a bit in this game. You could buy an F8."

Lin Chen smiled slightly: "Not much, twenty million."

Zhu Chong'an's eyes lit up slightly, a thoughtful look in them, before he laughed heartily, "That's quite a lot, we should celebrate. Alright, now that the F8 has an owner, I'll take my sister to see some others. We'll talk again next time we meet."

"it is good!"

Zhu Chong'an pulled the curious, pretty girl away. Watching Zhu Chong'an's retreating figure, Lin Chen's eyes revealed a thoughtful expression.

Gu Yuexi said softly, "Give him the car, let's be friends, I'm fine with it, it'll just take a while."

Lin Chen shook his head: "No need, the other party may not want to be friends with me anyway."

Gu Yuexi asked in confusion, "Why do you say that? I feel like there was something hidden in your conversation just now. Am I being too sensitive?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "No, you guessed right, there was definitely something more to what he said."

Gu Yuexi asked curiously, "Can you tell me about it?"

Lin Chen explained, "He first introduced himself to observe my reaction. After all, people who can afford an F8 are usually from well-off families and should know something about the Zhu family in Linhai. If I showed respect, it would mean I was afraid of the Zhu family. He then brought up the car, and I naturally gave it to him."

Gu Yuexi nodded: "And then what?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "He has heard of me. I made it clear that Xu Bin and I are now friends. If I can have a conflict with Xu Bin and still be friends with him and treat him as an equal, then I naturally have an equal status with Zhu Chong'an. So, by saying those words to his sister, he took the initiative to give up trying to persuade me, showing his magnanimity."

“I brought up the fact that the money was from Chu Jiayi, whom I had just won, to probe his attitude toward the Chu family. He knew that Chu Jiayi was Chu Songtao’s daughter, so he naturally knew that a bet of 20 million was beyond Chu Jiayi’s status. And the fact that the Chu family still paid out the money in the end shows that I and the Chu family are probably rivals who don’t give each other any face.”

"The Xu family and the Chu family are competitors in real estate and biotechnology. My friendship with Xu Bin and my bet with the Chu family, winning their money, shows that I am going against the Chu family. So he chose to end the conversation directly and turned to leave. Although he said we would talk again next time, he didn't even give me his contact information, which shows that he doesn't want to be friends with me."

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly: "From this, it seems that either the Zhu family doesn't want to get involved in my dispute with the Chu family and wants to stay out of it, or they have a good relationship with the Chu family..."

(End of this chapter)