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

“I’ve reached an agreement with them,” Chen Liang said. “Jia Yi and Guo Xiaoran, after all, you broke someone’s head. They originally planned to resolve this matter using extreme methods.”

Jia Yi swallowed hard, and asked in a trembling voice, "What kind of method is the extreme way?"

"It's a one-on-one rematch, and the loser has to leave something behind," Chen Ya said.

Jia Yi's pupils dilated violently.

“But don’t worry, you’re not a yakuza, I’ve already convinced them,” Chen Ya said. “However, you still caused trouble after all, and this matter can’t be resolved just by me talking about it.”

Guo Xiaoran and Jia Yi stared at him, which was within their expectations. They didn't expect Chen Ya to say a few words and let the matter pass by.

"What do they want?" Guo Xiaoran asked.

“You have to pay me back,” Chen Ya said.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that they would have to pay compensation.

Money is fine, the worst thing is if they don't want it. If they have money, giving them some can solve the problem, which is something they'd be more than happy to do.

"How much?"

Chen Ya held up one finger: "One million."

"One million?!" Jia Yi sat bolt upright. "Just a head injury, and you want that much??"

The guy whose head was wrapped up like a mummy was still sitting next to him. He seemed to understand Jia Yi's protest, and immediately glared at him, making threatening noises.

Jia Yi immediately fell silent.

“One million isn’t much, after all, this is their territory. They have many ways to prevent you from returning home, and your losses may be even greater then,” Chen Ya said. “If you don’t want to spend that much money, there are other ways.”

"any solution?"

Chen Ya pointed to his forehead and said, "You can have him throw a brick at you here and you won't have to pay, but he might not be able to control his strength. Also, this has to be done in the middle of nowhere, and there can't be any other witnesses."

Jia Yi shrank his neck.

Are you crazy? This isn't a solution; this is murder!

"Give me the money, I'll give you the money..." Jia Yi said hurriedly.

"Then... who will give it to me?" Chen Ya looked at Guo Xiaoran on the left and Jia Yi on the right.

Jia Yi nudged Guo Xiaoran with his elbow and said, "Xiaoran, let's split it in half, 500,000 each, what do you think?"

Guo Xiaoran glared at him and shouted, "Why should I pay for this? You hit someone with a brick, and you expect me to pay for it?"

Jia Yi blushed and said, "If you don't hold him down, how can I take a picture of him?"

"I helped you hold him back so you could run, not so you could smash a brick over his head!"

"Xiaoran, that's not very helpful. Didn't you get beaten up in the bathroom? Even if I acted in self-defense, part of it was to help you!"

Seeing the two arguing heatedly, Chen Ya rudely interrupted:

"Stop arguing. You two are already embarrassing enough, and you're still arguing about money, making yourselves a laughing stock."

Seemingly to cooperate with Chen Liang, the guy next to him who had been slapped on the forehead started yelling again.

Guo Xiaoran and Jia Yi were arguing loudly just now, but they immediately shut up when they heard this.

Chen Ya thought for a moment and said, "Jia Yi is the main person in charge of the bidding and bears the primary responsibility, so let's give him 70. Guo Xiaoran bears the secondary responsibility and will give him 30."

Guo Xiaoran was unconvinced and wanted to say something, but Chen Ya rudely interrupted her:

"If you still have any objections, you two can argue it out yourselves. Otherwise, I'll take Qin Yun Chu and Jin Lan and leave. You two can stay here and argue, understand?"

No matter how unwilling Guo Xiaoran was, she didn't want to stay there for another second and had no choice but to compromise.

The two reluctantly transferred the money, which Chen Ya accepted with a smile and put into his own account.

Jia Yi asked, "Why did you keep them all yourself?"

"I'll pass it on to them later."

"They trust you so much?" Jia Yi stared wide-eyed.

“I speak Japanese,” Chen Ya said.

The two left with some doubt, and even as they reached the door, they looked back at the Yakuza with trepidation.

Finding no one to stop them, the two, fearing they would be left behind, raced off. Their bottoms were numb from sitting so long, and they limped as they ran, like Paralympic athletes.

Chen Ya strolled leisurely away with Qin Yun Chu and Jin Lan.

Jin Lan looked at him strangely. She realized that Chen Liang hadn't transferred any money to the gangster either.

However, she didn't dare to ask.

When they went out, it was already dawn. Their return to the hotel turned out to be a joyous occasion, as the entire production crew came to greet them.

However, they were all exhausted and had no desire to join in the fun. All they wanted was to go back to their rooms, take a shower, and go to sleep.

Before Jin Lan dragged her tired body back to her room, a sudden flash of inspiration struck her, and she suddenly understood something she had been pondering for a long time.

"President Qin!" Jin Lan called out to Qin Yun Chu, who was about to enter.

"What's wrong?" Qin Yunchu looked up at her wearily; she was exhausted too.

“President Qin, um…” Jin Lan hesitated for a moment before saying, “Do you…do you know someone named Chen Ya?”

"Huh?" Qin Yun Chu panicked immediately. "Don't you recognize me? What's wrong?"

"Oh?" Jin Lan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then gave up. "It's nothing, I was just asking."

Chapter 460 Shinjiro Asai

When Qin Yun Chu heard Jin Lan's question, her head buzzed as if it was about to explode. Her mind raced as she tried to reconcile the situation, wondering if she had revealed something.

But Jin Lan was not cunning, and when Qin Yun Chu denied it, she assumed that she had misremembered.

Jin Lan was about to turn and leave when Qin Yun Chu grabbed her arm.

"What's wrong with Chen Ya? Is there a problem?"

Jin Lan honestly replied, "Oh, that Jidao originally planned to ask us to help find someone named Chen Ya."

"Really?" Qin Yun Chu raised her voice an octave and said, "There are so many Chinese people, there are countless people named Chen Ya, who could possibly find him?"

Jin Lan nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, that's what I thought too. Fortunately, after Chen Liang talked to them, they didn't bring it up again."

Qin Yun Chu felt increasingly terrified as she listened. If Jin Lan had been any smarter, Chen Ya's secret would have been lost.

“They haven’t mentioned it, so don’t think about it anymore. It won’t do you any good,” Qin Yun Chu said, pulling Jin Lan along. “Don’t bring it up again. Forget about it, okay? I don’t want to have anything to do with the yakuza anymore.”

Jin Lan nodded innocently, "Okay, President Qin, I'll forget about it right away."

After saying that, unable to contain her curiosity, she asked again:

"But if they're so eager to find Chen Ya, is this Chen Ya... a very important person?"

Qin Yunchu chuckled twice and said, "Don't overthink it. Maybe this guy owes them a lot of money."

Jin Lan nodded blankly.

After sending Jin Lan back to her room, Jia Yi and Guo Xiaoran came over again.

Qin Yun Chu had absolutely no goodwill towards them now. She turned her head and glanced at them, saying, "Didn't I tell you to go back and rest? What are you doing here?"

Jia Yi and Guo Xiaoran exchanged a glance, then chuckled and said to her:

"Mr. Qin, we're sorry for the trouble we've caused you. After discussing it, we really should apologize and thank you for getting us out of this mess..."

Qin Yun Chu said irritably, "Is this causing me trouble? This is causing me a lot of trouble! From now on, no one is allowed to leave the hotel without the production team's permission!"

Jia Yi blushed and continued, "I'm going back to China tomorrow, so I won't have much of a chance to go out anymore. I mainly came to thank you..."

"If you want to thank someone, thank Chen Liang," Qin Yunchu said. "This time, it's mainly thanks to him that I was able to handle the mess you guys caused."

Guo Xiaoran asked, "President Qin, what exactly is this Chen Liang? How did he manage to persuade those shady characters?"

Guo Xiaoran wasn't stupid. The matter had escalated to such a huge extent, and Chen Liang had managed to resolve it so easily; it certainly wasn't due to his exceptional eloquence.

Qin Yun Chu downplayed the issue, saying, "They speak Japanese and have lived in Japan before, so naturally they can explain the mess you've made to them."

Guo Xiaoran blushed, glanced around, and whispered furtively:

"No, Mr. Qin, have you thought about this? The more I think about it, the stranger it seems..."

"What exactly do you want to say?" Qin Yun Chu asked impatiently.

Guo Xiaoran said in a low voice, "Let me speculate a bit. Do you think Chen Liang might already know someone?"

Qin Yun Chu frowned: "You mean, Chen Liang used to be a member of the Extreme Path?"

“No,” Guo Xiaoran said, “Is it possible that this was all a setup they orchestrated from the beginning…”

Qin Yun Chu glanced at Jia Yi beside her and asked, "Is this what you two both think?"

Jia Yi said from the side, "We think we should remind you, President Qin, to be wary of Chen Liang."

Qin Yun Chu said irritably, "Jia Yi, Guo Xiao Ran, do you two know that with the mess you two made, if it weren't for my strong sense of responsibility and Chen Liang's kind heart, no one would have bothered to do anything about you two?"

Jia Yi and Guo Xiaoran had been expecting praise from Qin Yunchu, but they were met with a cold shoulder and felt rather embarrassed.

"You two were tied up there like dogs in the middle of the night. Who would want to break into the Yakuza's territory to rescue you? We could have just left you there and waited until the Japanese police came to work tomorrow. If you died there, you can only blame your bad luck!"

Jia Yi and Guo Xiaoran were thoroughly exasperated by what they were told, so Qin Yunchu continued earnestly:

“I know you’re jealous of Chen Liang because your lyrics and music aren’t as good as his. But I think you should put aside your narrow-mindedness and thank him properly. After all, he’s your savior.”

Jia Yi and Guo Xiaoran said their goodbyes, looking dejected. The program director, who had been waiting for a long time, eagerly came over to greet Qin Yun Chu after they finished talking.

"Young Master Qin..."

"What is it now?" Qin Yun Chu asked, yawning.

"You've gone to so much trouble..." The director seemed a little reserved and embarrassed. "This whole thing isn't exactly honorable. Do you want to report it to President Qin?"

Qin Yunchu glared at him, and the director immediately felt a little guilty, his eyes darting away.

He said he was asking her whether he should report to Qin Yaoyang, but actually he was there to sound out her opinion.

If Qin Yaoyang knew that his precious daughter had broken into the underworld organization in the middle of the night to rescue someone, he would probably be furious.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's pretend it never happened," Qin Yun Chu instructed. "Also, remind everyone to keep quiet. If this gets exposed online during the show's broadcast, don't blame me for getting angry."

The director, feeling like he'd been granted a pardon, left bowing and scraping.

Qin Yun Chu gave a cold laugh.

The fact that the program was not exposed online during its run does not mean that it will not be exposed after the program ends.

As long as it doesn't affect the show's ratings, why should she care about these people's reputations? As long as she's not in charge of the show, their lives and deaths are none of her concern.

She'd rather they were all dead.

She also plans that after the show ends, she will definitely go home and complain to her father.

After finishing various chores, Qin Yun Chu did not return to her own room, but instead sneaked into Chen Ya's room.

Just moments ago she was a cold and stern female CEO, but the moment she entered Chen Ya's room, she changed her demeanor, speaking mysteriously:

"Chen Ya, this is bad! If this continues, you're going to be exposed!"

Chen Ya was washing his face and brushing his teeth. It was already broad daylight, and sleeping any longer would only make him more dizzy. He resigned himself to his fate and decided not to go back to sleep.

Hearing Qin Yun Chu's words, he wiped his face with a towel and said:

"What's wrong? Did you reveal something?"

"I just heard Jin Lan say that those extreme sects are all looking for you," Qin Yun Chu asked, pulling him aside. "Everyone is suspecting that you have some connection with the extreme sects!"

Chen Ya looked at her in surprise: "Really?"

Qin Yun Chu broke out in a cold sweat, grabbed his arm and said, "No, if this continues, your identity will be exposed!"

Chen Ya rinsed his mouth, washing away the toothpaste foam, and then said, "Isn't that all because of you?"

"Uh……"

Qin Yun Chu really couldn't refute this.

"What exactly do you want?" Chen Ya finished tidying up his belongings, looked up at the window, and saw that the sun was shining brightly, like a big light bulb.

"May I ask," Qin Yunchu asked cautiously, her eyes darting around furtively, "what exactly is your relationship with those yakuza groups?"