Chapter 143: Heading to Jinling

Evening.

Chen Che returned to the Qibao Association, prepared to give his final instructions, and then slept at the Qibao Association for the night, intending to go to Jinling with Ma Zijun the next day.

It was just that Chen Che did not expect that as soon as he returned to the Qibao Association, he would see an unexpected scene.

Qian Rongrong was sitting on the sofa, head lowered, not knowing what she was doing.

Shen Qi stood to the side with a troubled expression, at a loss for what to do.

Seeing Chen Che return, Shen Qi immediately went up to meet him as if he had seen a savior: "Master, you've finally returned! This young lady insists on seeing you. I told her you weren't here, but she just waited here, and she hasn't even eaten or drunk anything. I'm at my wit's end!"

Chen Che looked suspicious, walked over, and asked, "Is there something the matter?"

At this moment, Qian Rongrong looked up; her bright eyes were already red from crying, and she looked pitiful.

"Master, are you not wanting me anymore?"

Qian Rongrong's voice was choked with sobs, and as she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again.

"Uh..."

Chen Che was stunned: "What are you talking about?"

"Shen Qi said you are going to Jinling tomorrow, and that Shen Qi will also go after a while, leaving me to manage the Qibao Association from now on."

Qian Rongrong stared blankly at Chen Che and said with a crying tone: "Master, you are going to leave me in Shanghai and not want me anymore..."

Chen Che laughed in spite of himself: "I am going to Jinling because there are things to do, and Shen Qi is going to develop our influence there. Our footsteps cannot be limited to Shanghai, but the Qibao Association in Shanghai still needs someone to manage it. The Qian Family is in Shanghai, so you are the most suitable."

"I know..."

Qian Rongrong sniffled and said in a low voice: "But I want to stay by your side..."

"Your style during this time has always been that of a cold, elegant female executive; how have you become as willful as a little girl?"

Chen Che teased her on purpose and smiled: "Rest assured, Shanghai is the base of the Qibao Association and also my hometown. No matter how far I go, I will return."

"Then Master, before you leave, can you promise me one thing?"

Qian Rongrong suddenly grabbed Chen Che's arm, staring at him intently, her beautiful eyes filled with longing and expectation.

"Speak," Chen Che said.

Qian Rongrong said something shocking: "Let me be your woman!"

"Uh..."

Not only the bystander Shen Qi, but even Chen Che himself was stunned.

What is wrong with these women today?!

"I don't want a title; I just want to become your true woman. I want to serve you and make you happy and joyful!"

Qian Rongrong continued.

"Um, Miss Qian, actually I am also quite a talent..."

"Get lost!"

"Alright!"

Shen Qi had wanted to take the opportunity to show off his masculine charm and prove that he could also do it.

However, Qian Rongrong gave him a sharp shout, and he left quite tactfully, not wanting to delay the two of them.

Chen Che gazed at Qian Rongrong's shining eyes, his Adam's apple rolling involuntarily: "Have you really thought this through?"

"From the day I offered myself to you as your servant, everything I have has been yours."

Qian Rongrong said with a firm expression.

Chen Che sighed: "Actually, you don't have to do this."

"I understand, Master, you are kind-hearted. You have never treated me as a servant, but I am a woman after all. As a man, if you don't treat me, a woman, as a woman, that wouldn't be quite right."

Qian Rongrong said in a charming, coquettish tone.

"Hiss~~"

Chen Che took a sharp breath; the fire that had been suppressed at the Cheng Family and the Chen Family Villa was now burning fiercely without restraint. "You're right, it really wouldn't be right!"

"Ah!"

Amidst Qian Rongrong's exclamation, Chen Che picked her up and strode toward the room. "Tonight, I will properly treat you as a woman!"

"Mm."

Qian Rongrong wrapped her arms around Chen Che's neck, her face flushed with shyness, and a happy smile overflowed from her eyes.

"Being able to be your woman, I am truly so happy... Ah!!!"

This farewell Ritual lasted all night, and the smoke of battle only ceased when the sky was just beginning to brighten.

Chen Che had True Qi to protect his body, so even after a night of intense battle, he was still full of vigor the next day.

But Qian Rongrong was miserable; her whole body was sore and numb, and since it was her first time, she couldn't get up at all.

This resulted in her being the only one who didn't appear to see him off when Chen Che left.

On the way to Jinling, Chen Che sat in the back seat of the business car, flipping through the medical records of Ma Zijun's father.

Ma Zijun sat in the middle, looking back from time to time.

Ma Menghan sat next to Ma Zijun, using makeup as an excuse to peek at Chen Che with a small mirror.

Previously, because of Ma Zicheng, she had been expelled from school, but later, through Ma Zijun's efforts, she returned to campus.

During this time, she had been busy with graduation matters until Ma Zijun contacted her yesterday and invited her to return to Jinling together.

Ma Menghan had been a bit fearful, but thinking that her mother's heirloom—her dowry—had to be retrieved, she agreed.

She had thought the journey would be awkward and boring, but she didn't expect that the one going to treat her father would be Chen Che instead of Li Qingyan, which put her in a great mood!

She felt that the fear of returning home was no longer so frightening with Chen Che's company.

Ma Menghan gazed at Chen Che's serious expression through the mirror, revealing a charming smile.

Swish!

Chen Che suddenly looked up and caught her little movement; Ma Menghan immediately put away the mirror in a panic and sat up straight.

"Why are you peeking at me?"

Chen Che teased, "If you want to look, just do it openly. We're all so familiar with each other, I don't mind."

Swish!

Hearing this, Ma Menghan's face turned red instantly: "Who said I was looking at you!?"

Chen Che shrugged and continued looking at the medical records.

Ma Menghan calmed down for a moment and called out, "Chen Che."

"What?"

Chen Che didn't even lift his head, replying casually.

"You've really become famous during this time. Even people at our school know your name. Those boys in their 'chuunibyou' phase all treat you as an idol, and quite a few girls have become your fangirls too!"

Ma Menghan stated the facts, but her tone was very mocking and also carried a hint of bitterness.

"Thanks."

Chen Che replied nonchalantly.

Chen Che's perfunctory attitude made Ma Menghan very unhappy; she pursed her lips and sulked to herself.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Ma Zijun looking at her with a meaningful expression, which made her face turn red again instantly.

Ma Zijun smiled slightly and asked Chen Che in the back seat, "How is it?"

Chen Che closed the medical records and asked in return, "Do you know what Uncle Ma did before he got sick?"

Ma Zijun frowned and pondered, "Before my dad got sick, he went to the countryside for an inspection. The temperature there was hot and humid, and after he came back, he fell ill and never recovered."

Chen Che rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully, "I have a rough idea. Leave Uncle Ma's illness to me."

"Really?! That's wonderful!"

Ma Zijun and Ma Menghan said in unison.

………

Somewhere in Jinling.

A withered, vein-knotted palm swiped across the Dark Web interface on a phone screen.

Beside the owner of the palm stood a respectful Follower.

The Follower said, "Lord Vermilion Bird, although Shanghai is a first-tier city in Xia, the Dark Web's reach is worldwide; it is not surprising that the buzz faded quickly."

Vermilion Bird put down the phone and exhaled a breath of stale air; he was hidden in the darkness, and his true appearance could not be seen.

"I never imagined that the spawn who luckily escaped back then would grow to such a degree, capable of wiping out the Martial Arts Alliance in Shanghai all by himself!"

Vermilion Bird looked at his own withered palm and slowly clenched his fist, "And what surprises me most is that he has managed to live until now despite being struck by my Da Chi Yang Poison Palm, and has even become a powerful Martial Artist. Truly strange!"

The Follower asked for instructions, "Then do I need to capture his family and friends in Shanghai?"

"No need."

Vermilion Bird shook his head and said, "Dealing with a green kid doesn't require me to use other means.

Since he killed Luo Tianxiang, he must have learned that the headquarters is in Jinling and should also know of my existence. If he wants revenge, he will definitely come to Jinling.

I will wait for him to come to Jinling, to find me and seek his own death!"