I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Chen Ya emerged from the Flying Dragon Prince Hotel, his steps still light and unsteady.

He randomly picked a ramen shop on the roadside, and while waiting for his food, he took out his phone, turned off Do Not Disturb mode, and a flood of messages rushed onto the screen, like shoppers scrambling to get started.

He first checked Lu Qianzi's three missed calls and called them back:

"Hey?"

"Are you still in the capital?" the voice on the other end asked.

"Yes. I'll be back in a bit. What's up?"

"Oh, Ruying wants to go on a date with you."

Chen Ya heard a girl patting and hitting things from the other side; Liu Ruying seemed to be protesting her statement.

He had a slightly better impression of Lu Qianzi.

The girl maintained a very respectful distance. Even after what happened yesterday, she treated him as usual and didn't pry into his private life.

"Then let's make a date," Chen Ya replied. "When? Where?"

"Then let's meet at 43 Back Street in 30 minutes."

Number 43 Backstreet is the name of a bar near Kyoto University, and it's quite well-known among university students.

Its atmosphere and board games are very well done, including many niche games such as Warhammer, Reformation, Viscount of the West, and WWII Front, etc. Therefore, it is very popular among history and strategy fans and has a good reputation among students.

Chen Ya drove the Lexus that Liulizi had just bought to the scene.

Liulizi "gifted" him this car (it was originally bought with his money).

The woman was about to leave Beijing, saying she was suddenly too lazy to drive hundreds of kilometers and would instead take the high-speed train. So she simply gave him the car.

Chen Ya knew that this was just her excuse.

Perhaps she bought the car in a hurry with the intention of giving it to him.

As I was driving, I found an empty parking space and was about to park when a Maserati suddenly appeared from the side, and I managed to squeeze in by pulling over.

Fortunately, Chen Ya was a skilled driver and managed to brake suddenly, otherwise he would have definitely scraped a gash.

Cutting in line like that, coupled with dangerous driving, would infuriate anyone. Chen Ya rolled down the car window and leaned out.

Just then, the Maserati in front of us rolled down its window.

The person sitting in the car opposite was a young man who looked like a college student, wearing a leather jacket and looking a bit tough.

"Hey, move back a little, I can't get it in, so you'll have to pay for the cleaning."

Chen Ya stared at him.

The man said impatiently, "What are you looking at?"

"I was here first," Chen Ya said.

"I'm faster than you, okay? If you want to take my seat, go ahead. We can bump into each other, and I'll pay you and you pay me. Do you think your car is more expensive, or mine?"

Chen Ya glanced around and saw that there were still empty spaces not far away, so he didn't argue with him, reversed his car, and parked somewhere else.

The boy in the leather jacket smiled smugly, feeling that he had won.

The leather-clad youth strode into the bar, lifted the curtain of a second-floor private room, and went inside. The people inside exclaimed:

"Oh, Young Master Xu is here."

"Young Master Xu! Have you finished writing your self-criticism?"

The leather-clad teenager, Xu Haoyu, muttered a few curses and said:

"Write a stupid self-criticism. I just ran into some idiot outside who tried to steal my parking spot."

Chen Ya walked into the bar and saw Liu Ruying's figure in the dim light.

The girl with a face as radiant as a peach blossom raised her hand high towards him: "Over here!"

Chapter 211 Heroines of the Jianghu

Today, Liu Ruying was wearing a pure white sweater on her upper body, with a high bulge at the chest.

She paired the outfit with a khaki long skirt, creating a simple, sophisticated, and elegant style.

Upon seeing Chen Ya arrive, she reached out and flipped through the menu beside her, asking, "What would you like to drink? It's on me."

"Lemonade will do."

The girl glanced at him, a hint of reproach and a smile playing on her lips, and said:

"Won't you want some drinks? Don't worry about saving me money, I actually have some cash."

"No, I brought my car."

"Would you like watermelon juice?" The girl's face was hidden behind the menu.

"can."

She rang the bell on the table and said to the waiter, "Two glasses of watermelon juice."

Chen Ya's gaze lingered on her chest, and he asked:

"Have you been here long?"

"Ten minutes, please," Liu Ruying said. "It'll be fine."

Chen Ya nodded slightly.

They arrived ten minutes later, but it wasn't until he arrived that they ordered drinks for both of them.

This girl always keeps a little something in mind when she does things.

He increasingly felt that she was a very suitable candidate to be his secretary.

...Liu Ruying also secretly sized up Chen Ya.

Today, Chen Ya changed back into his old, unbranded clothes, a gray work jacket that showcased his working-class character.

The dreamy starry sky watch on her wrist gave her work clothes an indescribable charm.

Liu Ruying regretted it.

Because she realized that she had completely misjudged the person in front of her.

With a straw in her mouth, Liu Ruying looked him up and down with the upper half of her eyes and said:

"I heard from Qianzi yesterday that you had a seven-million-dollar watch that her classmate broke?"

"Mm." Chen Ya nodded.

"What happened next?"

"Repair it, I'll pay for it." Chen Ya smiled.

Liu Ruying narrowed her eyes.

If it were a typical guy, he would definitely start talking non-stop when she asked him that question.

It recounts how the other party didn't believe the watch's price, how they had been arrogant after learning the price, how it was how it was brought to justice, and what happened to them...

But he simply, dryly, and directly said, "Repair it, or lose money."

It’s over.

It's like plain water with steamed buns.

It seems that in his view, there's nothing to talk about.

How could someone with such a mild temperament be just a phoenix man who flew out of the countryside?

Yesterday, when the Witch Lord discovered Chen Ya's identity, Liu Ruying outwardly applauded and praised him, saying, "You're amazing!" But in reality, she didn't believe it for a single second.

Because this kind of personality of his is something a poor person who has just become rich could never fake.

Liu Ruying's tone suddenly turned cold as she said:

"Actually, you're a senior executive at Hongtu Company, and you even own shares. Am I right?"

After saying this, Liu Ruying stared at Chen Ya's expression.

Chen Ya's expression was blank.

There was neither the panic of having one's privacy exposed, nor the fleeting slyness in one's eyes when one's identity was guessed wrong.

Chen Ya put down the watermelon juice and said leisurely, "How did you find out?"

Liu Ruying secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I discovered it through a detail."

"Tell me about it?" Chen Ya raised his eyebrows.

She dropped the straw into the cup and said:

"You have two watches, one worth over seven million and the other worth over three million. You're wearing the one worth over three million, so why aren't you wearing the one worth seven million?"

Chen Ya said, "Because Lu Qianzi said that the one worth more than three million looks better."

“Hmm. If I were Lu Qianzi, you would have been exposed long ago,” Liu Ruying said. “A poor person who suddenly becomes rich wouldn’t wear something like that. Choosing that three-million-yuan watch just because of Lu Qianzi’s preference can only mean one thing…”

She paused for a moment and then said, "—Three million and seven million, in your eyes, there's no difference. You must already be worth over a hundred million."

Chen Ya's expression suddenly turned serious. He sat up straight, nodded, and said:

"Indeed. Well then, it seems I should wear that seven-million-dollar one."

“No,” Liu Ruying said, “a real nouveau riche would choose to wear two on their wrists together.”

Do such people really exist?

"Yes, I've seen it," Liu Ruying said. "I regret it now."

"Regret what?" Chen Ya asked with a slight smile.

He was very curious about this girl's way of thinking.

"I regret handing over my trump card to you so quickly." Liu Ruying glared at him.

Her trump card was the "high-stakes gamble" she waged with the Liu family.

If she loses, she will have nothing.

Chen Ya's first impression on her was that he was wearing a completely mismatched tracksuit and looked like a phoenix man who had just arrived in a big city.

She thought the pie she offered was tempting enough to make him devoted to her.

Who would have thought that this guy was pretending to be weak while actually being strong?

If he had worn this outfit yesterday, Liu Ruying would have noticed something was wrong immediately.

"Now, I have no choice but to let you have your way," Liu Ruying said.

"I don't want to control...any part of you." Chen Ya scanned her up and down.

Liu Ruying didn't mind his gaze and instead let him look at her generously.

"Just who are you?"

“I’d say I have some money,” Chen Ya said. “And I’m somewhat famous in certain circles. But that’s all in the past. Now I’m living a semi-retired life.”

"Are you financially independent?" Liu Ruying asked.

"I guess so," Chen Ya said.

Just when Liu Ruying was feeling somewhat disheartened, one of his words rekindled her confidence:

"However, I am still quite interested in your high-stakes gamble."

"You want my uncle's fortune?"

No, I'm interested in you.

Liu Ruying nodded calmly and said, "I understand, she's a womanizer. But that's normal. After all, I'm the most beautiful girl at Peking University."

Chen Ya paused.

He said he was interested in her because he wanted to train her to be his secretary.

I never expected her to misunderstand it like this.

However, after thinking about it, he did not correct her.