Chapter 171: Marry Me
"What? Is a big man like you actually afraid of a woman like me?"
Li Bingshuang was feeling an unprecedented excitement, but was suddenly interrupted by Chen Tianlong. She stared at Chen Tianlong angrily, while her hands still clung to his neck reluctantly.
"Uh... President Li, I’d like to clarify that I perform for money, not for love. Although you’re quite wealthy, but..."
"What do you mean? Didn’t the master tell you? You came to see me for two reasons: one is to learn my special skills, and the other is to marry... marry me!"
"What?"
Chen Tianlong was already cautious after hearing about the two reasons.
When he heard the second reason, he was dumbfounded. What’s going on here? When did Elder Yan say I have to marry Li Bingshuang? I have a girlfriend already, don’t I?
"Alright, regardless of your current expression, the master’s instructions must be carried out, so we don’t break his heart."
Li Bingshuang immediately transformed into a high and cold lady boss, and said dominantly: "I will teach you our sect’s unique skills, but on the condition that you must marry me... Let me remind you, it’s not that I want to marry you, but I must follow the master’s order."
"But... the master didn’t say..."
"Enough, you don’t need to make it up. This ring told me everything. Besides, do you think as the president of Baiyun Group, I’m not suitable for you? Don’t think just because you’re the Hidden Weapons Sect Leader, I don’t dare to take you on?"
"Wait... what Hidden Weapons Sect Leader, Li Bingshuang, you’re confusing me."
Chen Tianlong pushed away Li Bingshuang and sat on her desk, preparing to take out a cigarette, but was stopped by a look from Li Bingshuang. Chen Tianlong grinned and put it back.
"..."
Li Bingshuang was speechless for a moment, wondering why the master hadn’t explained things clearly before sending this kid to her: "This ring is our Hidden Weapons Sect Leader’s Ring. The master put it on you, so you’re the Sect Leader now."
"You might have misunderstood; he gave it to me to show you?" Chen Tianlong suddenly got off the chair; he didn’t want to be any Sect Leader, it felt too tiring and thankless.
"You have to be the Sect Leader whether you want to or not, there’s no choice for you. When you accepted this ring, who told you not to consider seriously?" Li Bingshuang stopped the conversation there: "Alright, you go out first, I’ll have someone notify you tonight."
Chen Tianlong was speechless, feeling a bit suffocated today. In front of Li Bingshuang, he always felt powerless. Partly because she was a beauty, making it hard to act, and partly because she was the master’s senior disciple, so he should call her senior sister.
Feeling a bit frustrated, Chen Tianlong opened the door, and the people outside looked wide-eyed and somewhat incredulous.
They had heard the noises of fighting inside earlier. Chen Tianlong actually fought with the President of Baiyun Group, and now it seems that nothing has happened. What is going on?
Liu Xiaoqing breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Chen Tianlong come out.
Although this man did sleep with her, causing her some headache, it was obviously a setup. Seeing her best friend’s previous extreme actions made her a bit worried about Chen Tianlong.
"Are... are you okay?" Liu Xiaoqing asked softly.
"Oh, I’m fine, just Li Bingshuang was a bit violent." Chen Tianlong said casually, then walked towards the meeting room.
Seeing Chen Tianlong back, Mr. Hu asked nervously, "Tianlong, is there any progress?"
"Well, I really don’t know. Anyway, I fought with Li Bingshuang, argued, and finally was told to wait for notification."
"What?"
Mr. Hu was so shocked he sat down, eyes wide with disbelief, and asked, "You fought with President Li?"
Chen Tianlong nodded, feeling indifferent, but the fact was he’s the Sect Leader and has to marry Li Bingshuang, which was somewhat bothering him. His intention was just to learn some special skills, but unexpectedly, he has to marry a wife and become a Sect Leader, which is really troublesome.
"Oh... it’s over, then our Lin Group is basically finished."
Mr. Hu started to regret letting Chen Tianlong in, as instructed by Lin Batian, to fully trust him.
"No, actually when we all went in, we were told the same thing: to go back and wait for notification. Mr. Hu, don’t worry, maybe something might change."
Chen Tianlong was confident, after all, Li Bingshuang was willing to marry him, and a project was just nothing.
"Alright."
Mr. Hu had to wait for the result.
After getting a response, everyone returned to their rooms. As they were about to enter the hotel, Zhou Run suddenly called out to Hao Shuai.
"Young Master Hao of the Hao Family, could you lend me a place to talk?"
"Young Master Hao, don’t pay him any mind..."
Liu Wenbin was somewhat worried, as this Zhou Run was known to be a Mo Family expert, which he had learned from Zhou Qianghan.
Hao Shuai gestured to Liu Wenbin and Hao Jian to go back to their rooms first. Then, Hao Shuai followed Zhou Run to a grassy area beside the hotel.
"Last night your two subordinates got the Mo Family brothers drunk and then left, was that your decision?" Zhou Run asked coldly.
"Oh? That actually happened? Wait till I get back, I’ll surely teach them a lesson for not knowing today’s important matters."
Hao Shuai pretended to be furious, then said somewhat apologetically, "Sorry, Mr. Zhou, lucky it didn’t interfere with your matters."
"Humph, stop pretending. Don’t think I don’t understand your intentions? Everyone knows the rules, one should be honest, you should know Hao Family’s power well, don’t get yourself into trouble."
Zhou Run spoke straight to the point.
"Hehe, alright, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go back first."
Hao Shuai was not too worried about Zhou Run’s threat, after all, Mo Family is powerful but they’re on the right path, whereas his Hao Family is known for navigating both black and white sides.
After Hao Shuai spoke, he turned to leave, but right at that moment, Zhou Run’s words stopped him.
"Was it you last night? Not bad skills." Zhou Run asked probing.
Hao Shuai turned his head and coldly smiled, saying: "I don’t know what you’re talking about, but it definitely wasn’t me. You might check out that kid Chen Tianlong, he’s quite something."
With an ambiguous remark, Hao Shuai left without looking back.
Zhou Run furrowed his brow, unsure if Hao Shuai’s words were true, but mentioning Chen Tianlong had him doubting. Logically, among Lin Family, Mo Family, and the Hao Liu Alliance, Lin Family is the weakest, so it would make sense for Lin Family to target Mo Family.
Full of doubts, Zhou Run returned to the hotel and saw Mo Shaoyun at the bar on the first floor, playing with some beauties, shaking his head instantly.
Mo Family ended up with such a spendthrift, giving Zhou Run a headache. Not much strength, yet skilled in charming women. But known for a fatal flaw, it’s Hao Jian’s Achilles heel in romance.
Everyone went back to their rooms, holding onto a sliver of hope since none of them were rejected outright.