spring bite mark

Chapter 40 Encounter
"Hey, you can't say that. How could I dare to spread your private matters to outsiders, Brother Yan!" Chen Jinzhou covered his swollen forehead, wiping the red wine all over his face in a disheveled manner, almost crying. "I only told Manman."

Yan Changye stared at him with a deep, unfathomable gaze: "Where did you hear this rumor?"

"How can that be a rumor? I stayed at your place for a few days and caught you dealing with that stuff twice..." Chen Jinzhou answered honestly, "I even found photos of Manman under your pillow and on your phone. You wouldn't have been looking at her photos while—"

Yan Changye picked up a new wine glass: "You told her all of this?"

"I didn't go into that much detail." Chen Jinzhou's eyes twitched as he looked at the new wine glass in Yan Changye's hand. "I only said that Your Highness is full of energy and can give girls the ultimate experience."

He threw the second cup at them!
Chen Jinzhou instinctively dodged, but his arm was still inevitably hit. He groaned again, "Brother Yan, I was being tactful enough! Besides, so many years have passed, there's no need to settle scores twice. It hurts!"

Yan Changye's tone was icy: "My wife was only eighteen years old then. What's the difference between you saying these things to her and acting like a scoundrel in front of her?"

"Isn't this because I'm worried about your unrequited love? Yan-ge, look at yourself! If you don't take the initiative, she'll be in college, and once she realizes what's going on, Xie Yuheng will beat you to it. While they're enjoying their romantic moments under the moon, how many times have you had your heart pierced!"

Yan Changye's slender fingers casually hooked onto the third wine glass.

Chen Jinzhou was practically begging for mercy: "Sir, I'm not saying anything more. Put down your cup, let's change the subject, okay?"

Yan Changye glanced at him with a furrowed brow, then shifted to a more relaxed sitting posture, not bothering to say a word.

Chen Jinzhou immediately changed to a new set of wine glasses, then greeted the several young masters from prominent families who were playing in the entertainment area:
"Stop playing by yourself and come serve the Crown Prince!"

A large group of people came over and quickly surrounded Yan Changye again.

They were all spoiled brats, and they were talking about business gossip. Yan Changye listened to them half-heartedly, but soon the topic turned to him.

The second young master of the Li family spoke up: "Early this morning, the cooperation between Xie's Group, SKY, and BlackRock Group has been making headlines online. Brother Yan, I remember you also represented the Yan family at that international conference. Did you gain anything?"

Yan Changye neither confirmed nor denied it, saying, "I only signed one or two unimportant small orders."

"That's a real shame! I remember that Yanjing Group has expressed interest in cooperating with SKY and BlackRock Group. Xie Yunxi is quite shrewd, daring to snatch business from you, Brother Yan!"

Young Master Zhu started coming up with a terrible idea: "Why don't we send someone to Hong Kong, put a sack over Xie Yunxi's head, and teach him a lesson so he'll know who's a client we can steal and who's not?"

Chen Jinzhou looked at the group of people as if they were idiots: "You guys don't do anything productive all day long, and you don't even have brains? Xie Yunxi is the heir of the Xie Group, second only to the emperor, and his status is no lower than our Brother Yan. You bunch of small fry, you actually dare to kidnap him? You really have audacity."

"We can't let Brother Yan suffer for nothing." Young Master Zhu opened the latest news on his phone. "Look, they're holding a huge celebration banquet for Xie Yuheng and Xie Yunxi in Hong Kong. It's even trending on social media."

Chen Jinzhou leaned closer: "Do you have a photo? I want to see what the young master of the Xie family, who dared to rob Brother Yan's bill, looks like."

Young Master Zhu said regretfully, "There really aren't any photos. It's said that Xie Yuheng was kidnapped many years ago and almost lost his life. Since then, photos of the direct descendants of the Xie family have never appeared on the internet."

Chen Jinzhou said "Oh," and then added, "I heard that this person is ruthless and mysterious in the business world, and he's in cahoots with Xie Yuheng, working together from the inside and outside. He's a very wicked person..."

Yan Changye listened calmly, a faint smile playing on his lips. He didn't interrupt, but slowly sipped the remaining half-glass of red wine.

Room 2. It was already late at night when Jiang Manman and her group finished their meal.

After distributing the red envelopes to everyone, Jiang Manman signaled Jiang Rong to send a car to take everyone back.

A group of people, looking quite content, patted their round bellies as they walked out of the private room. A cool night breeze blew in from outside. Shan Shan let out a dazed "Ah!" and, not knowing what she had just seen, her eyes immediately widened:
"Boss, there's a beauty here!"

The door to the adjacent VIP room, number 1, had opened at some point. Inside VIP room number 1, which was even more luxurious than VIP room number 2, a group of young men with intoxicated eyes were still clinking glasses and exchanging toasts.

At the doorway, Chen Jinzhou had moved a stool and was chatting idly with Yan Changye, who was leaning against the door.

Chen Jinzhou was also a little drunk, and he was in high spirits:
"Brother Yan, isn't there going to be a project launch meeting for both Chen and Xie's parties soon? Why don't you use your newly acquired cruise ship to host a private banquet? Invite Xie Yunxi too. Once he's on your turf, who cares if he's the heir of the Xie family or whatever, you can do whatever you want with him..."

Yan Changye said listlessly, "Tsk, boring."

The lights were dim and hazy. Yan Changye stood with an air of nobility, his long legs casually stretched out. His jade-like fingers held a glass of red wine. As the wine touched his lips, the already exquisite color of his lips took on a pure and alluring quality. Paired with his pair of bright, star-like peach blossom eyes, he exuded an extremely seductive aura, like a fairy.

But he was still half-undressed, half-drunk, looking like a wanton woman ready to be taken advantage of.

The employees of Mu Chan Studio had never seen such beauty before, and they were all stunned and stood there in awe.

After a moment of surprise, Jiang Manman also felt a bit thirsty.

The moment the door to VIP room number 2 opened, Yan Changye caught a glimpse of the familiar, beautiful figure out of the corner of his eye.

While the people from Mu Chan stood there dumbfounded, he was slightly surprised for a moment. He kicked the obstructive Chen Jinzhou, chair and all, into the private room before turning to Jiang Manman.

Then, under the burning gazes of everyone, she calmly reached out and buttoned up the buttons one by one, instantly suppressing the intense desire and revealing an unapproachable distance.

He was clearly surprised: "Madam, you're here too? I should have come with you."

He used the word "Madam" in an extremely ambiguous and tender way.

Before Jiang Manman could speak, the group of Mu Chan employees behind her showed expressions of bewilderment and shock.

Yan Changye glanced casually behind her, his eyes slightly mocking: "Madam, now that we've bumped into each other, aren't you going to introduce us?"

Jiang Manman hesitated for a moment, then pointed behind her: "They are all my employees, Mu Chan."

After speaking, he then introduced the situation to the employees, who were all bewildered except for Jiang Rong:

"The man in front of me is my husband, surnamed Yan."

(End of this chapter)