Chapter 502 - 161: [Swiftstride Talisman]
Chapter 161 [Godspeed Talisman] (7800 words)
Noodles, Chen Yan still ended up eating them.
A bowl of instant noodles with two eggs added.
Not the kind of pre-packaged braised eggs sold at internet cafes, but two poached eggs lovingly cracked and cooked into the noodle bowl by the landlady. Chen Yan picked one up, took a bite, and nodded with satisfaction: the egg yolk was just right.
Chen Yan sat in the landlady’s bedroom on the third floor, leaning over the dressing table, devoured the bowl of noodles with two eggs in less than five minutes.
Meanwhile, the landlady had only gotten halfway through her explanation.
Chen Yan took his time sipping the soup, put down the chopsticks, and waved his hand: "No need to say more, I already got it.
So, it was someone named Liu who came to ask you to sign a new lease contract, while also buying this business building where your internet cafe is..."
"Not just my building, they’ve bought all the shops on this street!
And it wasn’t Liu who bought them, it was you! The name on the lease contract is yours!"
The landlady sounded slightly agitated.
"Yeah, right, it’s my name." Chen Yan purposely maintained a very calm demeanor: "If I bought it, then I bought it, honestly, you can continue running your internet cafe, the lease contract’s been renewed, it won’t affect your business, so you don’t need to worry."
"I... I’m not really worried, it’s just..."
"It’s just that there’s no need to worry, since I bought the building, what are you afraid of? Don’t you trust me? Do you think I’d drive you out after buying the building and not let you continue running your internet cafe here?"
The landlady gave a complicated smile: "Xiaoyan, it’s not that I’m worried about that, I’m just... just a bit stunned."
Chen Yan waved his hand: "I told you last time, I’m a rich person, but you didn’t believe it."
"But, I’ve known you for four years, I’ve heard about your family background and all, weren’t you always just an ordinary person?"
"Fake, fabricated." Chen Yan intentionally put on a serious face: "You read so many novels, watch so many dramas, shouldn’t you understand?
Hidden noble family, do you get it? I’m just a noble family member who, before, faked an identity to live here as an ordinary person, attending school and all, it was for honing purposes by the family..."
The landlady’s mouth formed an "O" shape, looking at Chen Yan in astonishment: "Is there really such a thing?"
"Yeah! Well... the eight-year term has ended, the Dragon King returns, you get it?"
"..." The landlady widened her eyes at this guy, and only after seeing a hint of amusement in his eyes did she quickly realize she had been tricked by this lad. She rolled her eyes and gently punched Chen Yan on the arm.
"Alright, alright, I won’t tease you anymore. This building, hmm... I did buy it, as an investment. As for why I have money, don’t ask, just know it’s legal and crime-free... And hey, having a rich friend isn’t bad, right?"
The landlady looked complex, speaking in a low voice: "I’m not someone who doesn’t know their place, at the end of the day we’re just friends, and I certainly don’t have the right to pry into your affairs.
I, I don’t have any intentions, nor malice, and I’m not clueless either.
I, I’m actually concerned about you!"
"Concerned about me?"
"Yes!" The landlady said seriously: "Don’t think just because I run an internet cafe, that I’m clueless!
I’m worried you might be deceived or stumble into some dangerous whirlpool.
I know many rich, powerful people whose money hasn’t come from clean sources, so they find white gloves or people like that to place those funds and assets under the name of an unrelated, clean person.
This way, they can avoid many dangers, isn’t there a term called ’representative holding’?
And the ones they find to play this white glove role, are those who are clean and simple but also powerless and influence-less—easy to control!
Those who take on this role may enjoy a moment of glory, but their end is often not very good!"
"You’re afraid I’m laundering money for someone and might die suddenly one day?" Chen Yan burst into laughter.
But the landlady looked a bit anxious, gritting her teeth: "Hey! Don’t joke about this! I’m serious!"
She didn’t realize, in her anxious state, that she had unknowingly moved closer to Chen Yan. At that moment, she even hurriedly reached out and grabbed his arm, her body almost pressed against his side.
Her body was the type that bore generous fruit, and her chest was already pressed against Chen Yan’s shoulder. In her hurry, it was quite close, even pressing and changing shape.
Chen Yan felt the soft sensation on his arm, took a deep breath, and coughed a little.
The landlady suddenly snapped out of it, released him and moved back a little, but still said with a flushed face and a deep voice: "Look, don’t take this lightly! You’re young, it’s easy to get swept up in momentary splendor, and if you’re not careful and step into some whirlpool, it’ll be hard to get out in the future."
"Alright."
Chen Yan sighed.
Actually, he was somewhat touched—he could feel the sincerity of the landlady’s concern.
"I’m not what you think, not some representative holder white glove." Chen Yan smiled: "The truth is simple, as I said, I really am a rich person. Yeah, my family has actually always been quite wealthy, I just deliberately didn’t mention it before.
Now, my family gave me a lot of money, and I don’t really like starting businesses, so I just casually bought some shops, invested in them, and yeah, living off the rent every month, I don’t have to do anything else, and I can live lavishly.