Lin Beichen refused without hesitation, "I'm afraid we're not destined."
As soon as he spoke, Chen Er was stunned. He never expected Lin Beichen to refuse so bluntly.
Looking at Lin Beichen's cold gaze, anger surged in his heart.
In his view, although Lin Beichen is valued by the higher-ups, he's ultimately just a flash in the pan.
The Chen Family in Port City is willing to form a marriage alliance, already granting considerable prestige.
However, Lin Beichen seemed unappreciative.
He stood up, walked out without any nostalgia, silently cursing the entire time. If only he had known about Chen Er's intention, he wouldn't have set foot here at all.
Not to mention Chen Er's daughter, Chen Yuanyuan's demeanor, which completely fails to meet his standards for a spouse.
Watching Lin Beichen turn to leave, both Chen Er and the young bodyguard's expressions turned grim.
The young man impulsively grabbed a wine bottle but was stopped by Chen Er in time.
Chen Er took a deep breath and called out to Lin Beichen, "Mr. Lin, please wait, there's another matter I need to ask of you."
Lin Beichen turned his head to look at Chen Er, raising an eyebrow slightly, "Oh? What is it?"
Chen Er looked troubled and candidly explained, "The company has recently encountered some trouble, suspected confidential information has been leaked. That information is crucial to the company. I've heard Mr. Lin is not only skilled in martial arts but also possesses exceptional investigative abilities. Therefore, I wish to please ask you to investigate this matter."
Lin Beichen was stunned upon hearing this. He looked Chen Er up and down before angrily saying, "You're asking me to solve this personal minor issue for you? In my eyes, I, Lin Beichen, only care about social order and world peace, how could your personal gain move me?" His righteous stance left Chen Er and others speechless.
However, just as Chen Er felt deeply ashamed, Lin Beichen suddenly changed his tone, "But, since you've requested so sincerely, I'll reluctantly agree to help you. Just remember, fees on holidays are doubled."
Upon hearing this, Chen Er was stunned again.
He looked at Lin Beichen helplessly, secretly sighing in his heart: What an unfathomable young man he is.
After some discussion, Chen Er handed a file to Lin Beichen.
Lin Beichen left with the file. Chen Er's eldest son, showing dissatisfaction on his face, turned to Chen Er and said, "Dad, even if that kid is receiving attention from above, he's still just an ordinary character. Do we have to be so polite to him?"
Chen Er slapped him hard, "What do you understand? Go read more books!"
After sending off his eldest son and dismissing the others, Chen Er took out his phone and dialed a number.
After a conversation, he hung up and displayed a thoughtful expression.
Meanwhile, Lin Beichen had arrived outside Roman Bar. He glanced around with his phone in hand and asked the person who came to greet him, "Is it here?"
After receiving a positive response, he walked inside.
The bar was incredibly noisy, but Lin Beichen still tried hard to search for his target among the crowd.
Yet, after searching around, he didn't find any clues. He frowned, muttering to himself: What is Chen Er up to? Does he just want him to help find someone? But this reason seems too far-fetched, doesn't it?
While Lin Beichen was feeling puzzled, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ear, "Finally found you!"
He turned his head and saw Chen Yuanyuan standing beside him, glaring at him, looking as if she wanted to swallow him whole, which instantly made his scalp tingle.
"Your attitude is so obvious that anyone can read it, yet why do you cling to me like a leech? Besides liking me, do you have any other reason?" Lin Beichen frowned, looking at Chen Yuanyuan in front of him, his tone filled with a bit of helplessness.
As for this girl who smokes, drinks, curls her hair, tattoos, frequents bars, and does everything but abortions, although she carries the halo of a noble family's eldest daughter, Lin Beichen has no interest in engaging with her.
He doesn't dislike her; he just simply doesn't want too much interaction.
Therefore, during their previous goodbye, he already expressed his attitude clearly, nearly pointing at her nose saying "Stop bothering me."
Yet, she still came looking for him, leaving Lin Beichen speechless. "Do you think I want to find you?" Chen Yuanyuan glared at Lin Beichen and said irritably, "If it weren't for returning that ten million to you, do you think I would talk to you?"
Repaying money? Lin Beichen froze for a moment, suddenly remembering the previous incident. It turned out there was a blind fool who tried to snatch a civilian girl in front of him. After being taught a lesson, that guy willingly handed over ten million to the girl in front of him, Chen Yuanyuan.
"This money came to you, I don't want any of your dirty money." Chen Yuanyuan said, taking out a check from her bag and tossing it to Lin Beichen, "Lin, you'd better not appear in front of me again. Otherwise, I'll curse you every time I see you."
She originally wanted to turn and leave, but was stopped by a sudden voice, "Yuanyuan?"
Everyone followed the voice to look, only to see a beautiful woman wearing a long black dress and exaggerated earrings walking over. Although she seemed mature, her voice revealed her actual age wasn't very old.
"Huang Ying?" Chen Yuanyuan's face sank immediately. She edged closer to Huang Ying, warning in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense, we'll discuss our matters later."
However, Huang Ying didn't seem to take her warning seriously at all. She glanced at Lin Beichen, then said to Chen Yuanyuan, "Yuanyuan, isn't he that boyfriend of yours that everyone talks about?"
"Boyfriend? What nonsense are you talking about?" Chen Yuanyuan jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, "With his behavior, how could he possibly be my boyfriend? Are my standards that low?"
"Giggle." Huang Ying laughed coquettishly, "I understand, hitting is affection, scolding is love."
"Miss Huang, you've misunderstood." Lin Beichen smiled and explained, "I'm not her boyfriend."
"Oh, seems I made a mistake." Huang Ying courteously nodded at Lin Beichen, then pulled Chen Yuanyuan by the hand, "Yuanyuan, we sisters are just up there playing games, we're only missing you, come on."
Saying that, she glanced back at Lin Beichen and said, "Handsome, you're welcome to join us too; more people, more fun."
Lin Beichen originally intended to leave but halted his steps. He followed behind Huang Ying and Chen Yuanyuan to the second-floor private room.
This place was luxuriously expansive, equipped with everything for singing, bar-hopping, bathing, and sleeping.
As soon as he stepped into the private room, Lin Beichen felt a wave of heat and a strange fragrance hit him.
Looking up, he saw four women fawning over a tall, handsome man in a suit.
The attire of these four women was extremely revealing, making one frown involuntarily.
"Yuanyuan, you're here." Huang Ying pulled Chen Yuanyuan to the man, "This is Fang Renjie, the owner of this bar. Coincidentally, he said he has something for you."
Fang Renjie stood up, looking at Chen Yuanyuan with deep affection, "Yuanyuan, I like you. From the first time I saw you, I fell deeply for you. Your every appearance makes my heart race, I... I've already fallen in love with you."
Saying this, he took out an exquisite sapphire wooden box from his pocket and held it out to Chen Yuanyuan, "Yuanyuan, will you accept my feelings?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on that wooden box, as if they could sense the immense value within.
However, Chen Yuanyuan appeared uninterested.
Her brows furrowed as she looked at Fang Renjie, "Have you lost your mind? Coming here and going crazy?"