Chapter 234: Acting Shameless Right Before My Eyes

Both Liu Yanran and Boss Pang were absolutely furious with Tang Chen’s words. Sure enough, it was Young Master Tang. His words were infuriating enough to make someone spill three liters of blood. Truly the Fighter Jet among jerks.

Boss Pang’s lips twitched. Figuring Tang Chen and Liu Yanran probably had things to discuss, he hastily spoke up, “Young Master Tang, I’m going to take the contract to find a lawyer and deal with it. You two talk.” With that, he quickly left.

Once Boss Pang was gone, Liu Yanran relaxed a bit. She asked Tang Chen, “Tang Chen, didn’t Liu Tianze and the others cause you any trouble?”

Tang Chen laughed casually. “Police Sister, don’t worry. No one dares to cause me trouble unless they want to die. Besides, it hasn’t even been a full day yet. Those two idiots Sun Guofan and his old man probably haven’t even gotten out of the intensive care unit.”

Tang Chen genuinely didn’t take the threat of revenge from Sun Guofan’s father and son or Liu Tianze seriously. He’d offended too many people recently; countless had sworn to kill him. But the result? He was still alive and well, while all those who tried to harm him were dead.

Liu Yanran murmured an “Oh.” Tang Chen told her not to worry, but she couldn’t relax. After returning to Z City, while settling her mother, she had constantly worried about Tang Chen. If anything really happened to him, she’d be the main cause of the trouble!

She pulled herself together and looked back at Tang Chen. He was leering at her with a cheeky grin. “Police Sister, why haven’t you gone in to arrest them yet? Oh, I get it. You want to hug me again, right? Ah, Police Sister, it’s not that I want to lecture you, but even if you like me this much, try to control yourself. This is a restaurant. So many people are around. Hugging here is so inappropriate. How about we skip the cuddling and just go straight to a room to sleep together?”

“Hug my foot!” Liu Yanran’s face instantly flushed, reminded of what happened that morning. Blushing with anger, she slapped out at Tang Chen.

Smack! Her hand was caught by Tang Chen. The scoundrel rubbed it creepily, saying, “Police Sister, what brand of hand lotion do you use? Why is your hand so smooth?”

Liu Yanran’s face went crimson. She’d never seen someone so shameless! She yanked her hand back and said furiously, “Acting shameless right before my eyes! Watch out, I’ll call Yang Mi and have you kneeling on durians at home! Move! I’ve got work to do.” Saying this, she pushed Tang Chen aside and walked into the private room.

Tang Chen shrugged. What was wrong with Liu Yanran? He figured she could handle some shameless teasing. Couldn’t figure it out? Fine, he stopped thinking about it. Shoving his hands in his pockets, he walked straight out of the restaurant.

“Hello, I’m Liu Yanran, deputy captain of the Criminal Police Unit,” Liu Yanran announced her identity immediately upon entering. Seeing the mess inside the room made her stunned.

Tang Chen, that bastard! Always causing such huge scenes. He really didn’t fear stirring up big trouble.

“Officer, you came just in time! Someone attacked me! Just now, those two who left… they attacked me! And they forced me to sign this contract! Hurry and arrest them!” Hearing Liu Yanran was a police officer, Zhang Tao quickly uttered these words weakly. His whole body felt shattered, but he wanted the people who attacked him caught first.

Liu Yanran replied unhurriedly, “You are Zhang Tao, the current legal representative of Tianyu Entertainment Company, correct? We received reports from artists under your company. They stated you’ve withheld their wages for a long time. On orders, I’m here to take you to the police station for investigation. Come with me.” As she spoke, she pulled out handcuffs and fastened them on Zhang Tao.

Zhang Tao nearly spat another three liters of blood. He shouted, “Officer, you’ve got the wrong person! The attackers were those two who just left! I’m the victim!”

“No mistake. You can explain the details back at the station.” Liu Yanran couldn’t be bothered arguing with an idiot like this. With a sharp chop to the back of Zhang Tao’s head, she knocked him out cold. She then grabbed him by the collar and dragged him out.

Since Tianyu Company had been acquired, the next steps would be left to Old Pang to handle. Tang Chen returned home to find Yang Mi and Ding Xiang cheerfully busy together in the kitchen— a scene of perfect harmony.

“Honey, Ding Xiang, I’m home. Where’s that little girl, Wang Baobao?” Tang Chen sprawled casually on the sofa as he called out.

Yang Mi turned with a smile. “Tang Chen, you’re back. Baobao is probably in the bathroom. Are you hungry? Dinner should be ready soon.”

Tang Chen hummed in agreement. A warm feeling spread through him. Just then, Ding Xiang walked to the coffee table to fetch a glass of water. Tang Chen teased her deliberately, “Ding Xiang, I know my dear Mi can cook. But you… you’re a major star! Can you actually cook too?”

Ding Xiang rolled her eyes, replying with a touch of pride, “My dear Young Master Tang, I admit Mi’s cooking is great, but I too represent a virtuous and well-mannered woman, okay? You think I’m like Baobao, just sitting around waiting to be served like a pampered lady?”

Tang Chen chuckled slyly. He whipped out a voice recorder and waved it triumphantly at Ding Xiang. “Ding Xiang, I recorded what you just said. Once Baobao comes out, I’ll play it for her. Do you think she’ll get angry?”

Ding Xiang’s mouth froze. She realized Tang Chen was getting back at her for threatening him with a recording that morning. Her lip twitched. “Well, Baobao isn’t petty and immature like some men.”

Tang Chen: “…”

Yang Mi and Ding Xiang together prepared a late lunch. The four of them—Tang Chen, Yang Mi, Ding Xiang, and Wang Baobao—sat facing each other, ready to eat. Wang Baobao clapped her little hands, exclaiming exaggeratedly, “Wow! Sister Yang Mi and Sister Ding Xiang, your cooking is amazing! Smells so good! I’m starving!”

A hint of maternal affection softened Yang Mi’s features. Placing a bowl filled with rice before Wang Baobao, she said gently, “Go ahead and eat, little gourmand.”

Wang Baobao stuck out her tongue cutely, digging into the food with noisy enthusiasm.

Tang Chen remembered something and asked Wang Baobao, “Wang Baobao, you little brat, when are you going back home? You’ve been here quite a while now. Does your brother even care about you? He dumped you here and hasn’t come to fetch you.”

Wang Baobao scrunched her adorable brows, looking displeased. “Stupid Tang Chen! When I go back is none of your business! I like it here just fine. I have Sister Yang Mi and Sister Ding Xiang with me. Why would I want to go home? Just to watch my brother bring over all those weirdly made-up, zombie-like women to star in his ‘love action’ videos everyday? Ugh, you men are all so perverted! None of you are any good!”

Tang Chen’s face darkened. Snorting discontentedly, he retorted, “Wang Baobao, hey! Can you stop firing off wild accusations at innocent people? Right here before your very eyes sits a Good Man among men! And you dare say all men are bad? And just so you know, without us, super awesome men, how would you women… you know… sleep?”

“Ugh, disgusting!” Wang Baobao’s face flushed crimson. She fumed indignantly, “Sister Yang Mi! Control your man! He’s so perverted! Talking so crudely right in front of an adorable, underage girl like me! Shameless!”

“Alright Tang Chen, stop arguing with Baobao,” Yang Mi sighed, sounding helpless. Why did Tang Chen and Wang Baobao act like mortal enemies, bickering whenever they saw each other?

The meal passed relatively peacefully. After eating, Boss Pang called. He had met with the lawyer, and Tianyu Entertainment Company’s contract was now fully effective. This meant Tang Chen officially owned the company.

Tang Chen had an idea. He told Boss Pang first to contact the Tianyu Company managers and whoever else was responsible. Get them to secure the artists’ loyalty temporarily. Then, tomorrow, Tang Chen would personally go to the company with Ding Xiang to announce the news.

Having settled these matters, evening came. After vigorously spending two hours making love with Yang Mi, Tang Chen lay resting. Suddenly, a thought entered his mind. He silently asked inside his head, “System, I keep having this strange feeling lately… that everything I have now, all of this… is fake. That when I wake up tomorrow morning, it will all vanish. Why am I so uneasy?”

Within his mind, the System manifested a pair of black eyes. They flickered for a moment. It spoke in its usual mechanical voice: “Respected Host, you are overthinking. Everything you possess has always belonged to you. If you don’t believe it, you can wait until you awake tomorrow to see whether any of it disappears.”

Tang Chen’s lip twisted. Annoyed, he thought back, “I just said it casually! Do you think I’m a real idiot? I can definitely tell the difference between a dream and reality! Goodnight, System. I’m going back to sleep.”

The System in his mind fell silent. To be honest, not only the Host felt unsettled… even it itself felt somewhat uneasy lately. Why was that? Could it be…?