Chapter 1305

When Ye Chen finished the banquet and left the Song family's residence, Su Gudao had already set out, rushing to Jin Ling at full speed.

In order to contact Ito Takehiko as soon as possible, he specially arranged for his subordinates to book a hotel room at Buckingham Palace under other identities.

He also knew very well that Buckingham Palace was a property of the Ye family, so he not only could not let the Ye family know that he was going to stay at Buckingham Palace, but he could not even let them know that he was going to Jin Ling.

According to his plan, after his subordinates had booked the room, completed the check-in, and obtained the room card, they would wait near the Buckingham Palace Hotel; when he arrived, they would hand him the room card, allowing him to bypass the check-in process and go directly to the hotel room.

Although the hotel currently explicitly requires real-name registration, real-name registration can only be enforced up to the point of the person who books the room.

Moreover, the higher-end the hotel, the more it focuses on user experience and privacy; as long as guests entering and exiting are dressed decently, staff generally will not come to verify their identity.

Ye Chen also did not know that Su Gudao was on his way to Jin Ling.

He drove away from the Song family's residence and, on the road, called his father-in-law Xiao Changkun; as soon as the call connected, he said, "Dad, I'm done here; how about you? If you're also finished, I'll come pick you up."

Xiao Changkun said, panting, "Ye Chen, ah... I... I'm almost exhausted to death... Hurry up and come save me..."

Ye Chen asked in surprise, "Dad, what's wrong?"

Xiao Changkun said with a utterly dispirited voice, "Don't even mention it—I was dragged out for a run by your Aunt Han, and my legs are about to break..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Han Meiqing, a sick person, suddenly dragged Xiao Changkun out for a run; it seems her physical strength and energy are excessively abundant.

It appears that the dosage of this spring-returning pill I gave is still a bit too high.

Immediately, he smiled and asked Xiao Changkun, "Dad, where are you running? Send me your location, and I'll come pick you up."

Xiao Changkun hurriedly said, "Wait a moment, I'll send you my location right away!"

After saying that, Xiao Changkun hastily hung up the phone and sent Ye Chen a location via WeChat.

Immediately afterward, he sent another text message: "Good son-in-law, hurry up and come—I'm about to break my leg!"

Ye Chen replied with an affirmative, then drove to Xiao Changkun's location.

At this very moment, Xiao Changkun was sitting on the curb by the roadside, drenched in sweat from head to toe.

He really never imagined, even in his dreams, that he would take advantage of Han Meiqing's illness to properly set the mood and enjoy a lasting wave-like intimacy, but who could have thought that as soon as he arrived, Han Meiqing would drag him into running by the riverside all night long?

Moreover, Han Meiqing's physical strength is extraordinarily good; it seems she never gets tired no matter how much she runs, but this old body of his simply doesn't have that foundation—after running for half an hour, he was nearly exhausted to the point of losing half his life.

Originally, he had already wanted to give up, but because he didn't want Han Meiqing to look down on him, he could only grit his teeth and persevere; however, even with all his effort, he still fell far behind Han Meiqing, so Han Meiqing could only run ahead for a stretch, then turn back to accompany Xiao Changkun in a slow jog for a while, then run ahead again, repeating this cycle.

Xiao Changkun had long been reduced to tears from running.

Now, he doesn't even have the heart to think of ways to enjoy a lasting wave-like intimacy with Han Meiqing; even if Han Meiqing actively requested it, he would have the will but not the strength, only wanting to hurry home and lie down to rest properly.

Ye Chen quickly drove to the riverside road; when he saw Xiao Changkun, Han Meiqing was standing beside him, frantically waving at him and gesturing for him to keep running, while Xiao Changkun sat on the curb, his face full of pain as he repeatedly waved his hands.

Ye Chen pulled over and stopped the car; upon seeing him, Xiao Changkun seemed to see a savior, his eyes flashing with bright light.

However, he still deliberately did not immediately speak to Ye Chen.

On the contrary, when Han Meiqing saw Ye Chen, she spoke first with a smile: "Ye Chen is here!"

Ye Chen, seeing Han Meiqing dressed in a full set of tight sportswear, secretly marveled: "This Aunt Han really is the idol of middle-aged and elderly men—this figure, this appearance, this demeanor—who would think she's fifty years old?

If I said she was thirty, most people would probably believe it.

Immediately, Ye Chen nodded and smiled at Han Meiqing, saying, "Aunt Han, hello."

After saying that, Ye Chen harbored mischief in his heart and deliberately asked her: "Aunt Han, I heard Dad say you were sick—how come you're still out running? And your complexion looks very good; you don't look sick at all."

Han Meiqing said with a smile: "Indeed, I did have a high fever at first, but Dad brought me a bowl of millet porridge, and after drinking it, I got better!"

Ye Chen feigned surprise and asked: "Is millet porridge really that miraculous? This is the first time I've heard of it."

Han Meiqing laughed: "To be honest, I don't understand the principle behind it either, but I am indeed completely recovered, and my body feels like it has endless energy."

Ye Chen nodded, glanced at Xiao Changkun sitting on the ground with a fully red face and drenched in sweat, and teased: "Dad, why didn't you have a bowl of millet porridge?"

Xiao Changkun said resentfully: "If I had known millet porridge had this effect, I would definitely have bought another bowl at the time."

After saying that, he deliberately changed the topic, putting on a look of helplessness, and asked him: "Oh dear, Ye Chen, how did you get here so fast? I wasn't I supposed to tell you to wait half an hour before coming to pick me up? I still have to keep running with your Aunt Han here."

Upon hearing his father-in-law's words, Ye Chen was first a little startled, but quickly came to his senses.

He guessed that his father-in-law was afraid of losing face in front of Han Meiqing, so he deliberately said that, acting as if he weren't eager to escape at all.

Thus Ye Chen smiled and said: "I finished early over there, so I came over first; if you haven't had enough running yet, just keep going for a while—I'll wait for you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Changkun hastily waved his hands: "No more running, no more running—it's so late, it would be really embarrassing to keep making you wait for me."

Ye Chen laughed: "Come on! I don't have any serious business all day, as you know; besides, Churan is in a meeting at Emperor's Glory Group today, so I'm not in a hurry to go back."

Xiao Changkun gave Ye Chen a meaningful glance and thought: "Thank goodness I've been calling you a good son-in-law every day; at a time like this, you don't even think to give me a way out, but instead deliberately undermine me—you little brat, you're thoroughly rotten."

Thinking this, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Oh dear, I just remembered I made an appointment with an old buddy to go to his place tonight to pick something up; it's also quite late, so why don't we go there first?"

After saying that, he looked at Han Meiqing and apologetically said: "Meiqing, why don't we just stop here for today, and when the weather clears up another day, I'll accompany you for a run?"

Han Meiqing nodded with a smile and said: "Sure, it's not early anymore; you and Ye Chen should head back early—thank you for coming all this way to look after me and even running with me for so long."

Xiao Changkun's heart wanted to cry but had no tears, yet he laughed and said: "This is all trivial; why don't you also come with us, and let Ye Chen send you home?"

Han Meiqing thought for a moment, nodded, and said: "Sure, running alone isn't much fun either—just trouble Ye Chen to give me a ride."

Ye Chen laughed: "Aunt Han, you're being too polite—hurry up and get in the car."

Xiao Changkun immediately eagerly opened the rear car door for Han Meiqing; as Han Meiqing was about to get in, someone suddenly shouted with great surprise: "Meiqing! How come you're here?!"