Chapter 1699: Beiping Old Dream: The Beautiful Performer Overwhelms the Big Boss 14

Inside the car.

Jin Chen couldn't think of a good excuse for running around, so he held Pei Yinnian's shoulder to try to get past it, but this time the kiss didn't land successfully on his lips, and Pei Yinnian's fingers pressed and pushed him away.

"How did you suddenly bring Yi Qing here? Do you know where Xiao Bofeng is?"

This matter could be big or small, but it happens to be related to the Xiao Family.

Pei Yinnian's fingers slid onto Jin Chen's neck, lightly gripping, and as they rubbed, they slowly tightened.

"Can you confirm Xiao Bofeng's schedule?"

Jin Chen whispered an explanation: "I don't know Xiao Bofeng's schedule... but I know Xu Nanchun has been coming here these days."

His amorous peach-blossom eyes gradually reddened, and he lowered his gaze disappointedly.

"You're worried about Yi Qing's matter; I came to try my luck and help you resolve this."

"But you don't trust me."

Jin Chen lowered his tone, feeling suffocated: "Then go ahead and choke me to death."

Pei Yinnian: "……"

Sharp-tongued.

One sentence after another, he didn't know how to continue being angry.

He released his grip on the neck, and in the next instant Jin Chen suddenly covered him and kissed him again.

Pei Yinnian was caught off guard, pressed against the backrest and kissed; he instantly felt Jin Chen's aggressiveness.

Someone who dares to drug the big boss and beat several lackeys until they vomit blood is certainly no good person.

Pei Yinnian's breath grew disordered from the kiss, his body gradually went limp; he didn't much like this feeling of being out of control, so he pushed at Jin Chen's shoulder and let out a low gasp.

Get up.

Jin Chen didn't move, his peach-blossom eyes gazing at him bewitchingly; he raised his hand and removed the hair tie that bound his hair behind his shoulder.

His hair fell down; the aggressiveness wasn't weakened at all, but gained a few more degrees of seductive allure.

Pei Yinnian's pushing-away motion came to an abrupt halt.

He slightly turned his head, and when kissed again, he let out a faint nasal hum.

His mind was in turmoil, his emotions entranced.

Pei Yinnian narrowed his eyes, allowing Jin Chen to press forward and kiss him; his usually indifferent brows and eyes swayed with a moist, deep emotion.

His lean waist was encircled and tightened by Jin Chen, as if to spitefully retaliate for the earlier choking; he bent one knee, kneeling between Pei Yinnian's legs, and lightly rubbed along the leaning-in kiss.

Pei Yinnian's breath trembled, a large flush spreading across his neck; he gritted his teeth, pressing down on Jin Chen's knee, and said, "Enough."

"……Mr. Pei." Jin Chen pulled away his hand, still doing as he pleased, the smile at the corners of his eyes and brows overflowing like a bewitching enchantress.

"I will attend to you."

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +10, total 25!】

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The next day, Jin Chen returned to Weiyang Xiyuan; in such a bustling place, news travels fastest, and the troupe leader already knew what had happened yesterday.

Everyone at Weiyang Xiyuan also knew that Xu Nanchun had become a performer at Cai Fa, and from then on he was no longer one of them.

"Pah, just throw it all away."

Qing Luo threw away everything Xu Nanchun had left at the theater, deliberately choosing the moment when Xu Nanchun left in a rickshaw so that Xu Nanchun heard it loud and clear.

He gave a cold, silent stare and told the driver to leave immediately.

"This foolish thing."

Seeing that she couldn't keep him, Qing Luo muttered another curse under her breath.

Seeing Jin Chen step out of the car, she glanced at him a few times and said, "You're pretty impressive, not a single injury."

After all, she's a theater person; Qing Luo didn't want Weiyang to lose to Cai Fa, saying, "The troupe leader is still in there worrying, and you just agreed to Xu Nanchun's demands and even upped the ante."

"Aren't you afraid that if you lose, after two years without performing, no one in Beiping will remember you?"

Jin Chen walked inside, saying, "What's there to fear? At worst, I'll be kept by Mr. Pei for life."

Qing Luo was left speechless.

"That's all the ambition you have."

She frowned slightly, smoothing the wrinkles dirt had made on the cheongsam sleeve, and, holding Jin Chen, couldn't help saying a few more lines.

"Hey, do you know why Xu Nanchun has to leave?"

Jin Chen looked at her, puzzled, and said, "You're brain‑sick, what else?"

"... Yes and no," Qing Luo shook her head; she had been following several bosses for a long time and already knew a lot of the inside scoop.

"You don't know, but behind the scenes, Cai Fa Theatre is unclean, controlled by a warlord, and now it's the Xiao Family's; they need a respectable figure to hold down the fort."

Jin Chen's expression shifted slightly, his voice lowering as he said, "He can refuse."

"He loves Xiao Bofeng." Qing Luo said.

Jin Chen suddenly fell silent.

Qing Luo reached out and folded the hidden fastener on Jin Chen's long coat shoulder; her scent changes daily, and she must switch fragrances depending on which boss she's with.

"Once you've truly given your heart, you have no choice; Xu Nanchun is clueless."

"If you fall for Mr. Pei, you're truly clueless as well."

Jin Chen frowned, turned, and continued walking inside, saying, "He's different."

Qing Luo: "……"

Isn't this just being moved?

Entering the theater, Qing Luo again set aside those worries, still smiling as if nothing mattered, looking at everyone with disdain—pretty and carefree,

Jin Chen brought the troupe leader good news.

Pei Yinnian bought out all the tickets for the seven‑day fighting‑platform shows just to support him, so anyone who came to watch his play got in for free.

There's certainly suspicion of cheating, but it's not actually a violation; still, Xiao Bo Feng doesn't have the wealth to buy out a seven‑day, unlimited‑audience show.

"My goodness…" the class monitor didn't even dare to count how much pure silver would be poured into this.

"What do we do with the script? Who's going to write it? Has Mr. Pei gotten any big names for you?" someone asked again.

Jin Chen smiled mysteriously.

"I'll write the script myself."

"Don't worry, I guarantee I won't lose to Xu Nanchun."

According to the agreement between the two theatres, each side has one month to prepare for this showdown.

A few days later, the laborer Ling Gun Gun wrote the script for the first act.

Unlike traditional operas of the past, Ling Gun Gun wrote a gratifying tale about an ordinary person who is brutally bullied to death, finds a magical Jade Pendant, returns to exact revenge, and goes from a good‑for‑nothing to possessing peerless martial arts.

It's melodramatic, satisfying, and fast‑paced.

During it he also outwits the underworld's officials, punches the nobles of the mortal realm, his frustration lasts only a moment, and satisfaction runs through the whole play.

After reading the first script, the class monitor slapped his thigh: "…Satisfying!"

It's so melodramatic, but so satisfying!

Currently, plain‑text novels are considered developed, but turning them into drama is very difficult, and most of them end up being deeply tragic love stories.

Although the class monitor thought Jin Chen's move was a bit risky, he couldn't help but admit that perhaps, at this critical juncture, daring to innovate might be their only chance.

For the first play's rehearsal, Jin Chen invited Pei Yinnian to watch, but Pei Yinnian happened to have business to discuss that day, so he simply had Yun Cunxuan bring the person to the theatre to talk.

"Boss Pei really spared no expense for your role."

Boss Nan saw the completely new look of Weiyang Xiyuan and could hardly guess that Pei Yinnian had sunk money into it.

"How perfect—I've long heard of Master Jin's name; today I finally get to listen." Boss Nan sat downstairs, while Pei Yinnian and Yun Cunxuan took the seats on either side.

Pei Yinnian seemed to sense something and glanced toward the backstage curtain, feeling a bit anticipatory.

During this period Jin Chen kept him from seeing the script, saying he wanted to save the surprise for the first act.