Chapter 2177: Bring Ma Lan over

Originally, Ye Chen had intended to let Uncle Zhong continue living peacefully in Chinatown, and he would specifically set aside time in the future to go to Hong Kong to resolve his affairs.

However, since that Mr. Liu was so impatient and took the initiative to stir up trouble, he had no choice but to go to Hong Kong first to meet him.

Hong Kong is very far from the United States; a one-way flight on a regular plane takes at least ten-plus hours, and dealing with matters also takes time, so Ye Chen estimated he would have to leave the United States for at least three to five days, or even longer.

And the person he was most worried about was Xiao Churan.

Although he had long since arranged for female soldiers from the Wanlong Palace to protect her in secret, he still couldn't help but worry about leaving Xiao Churan alone to study and live in the United States.

Currently, Xiao Changkun was still in South Korea for cultural exchanges, so the only person who could really come to the United States to accompany Xiao Churan for a few days was his mother-in-law, Ma Lan.

However, Ye Chen felt it would be a bit blunt to tell Xiao Churan directly that he needed to go to Hong Kong and therefore needed to invite her mother over to keep her company.

But if he went to discuss it with Xiao Churan, she might not necessarily want to put her mother through the trouble of coming over. In that case, there would only be two options: one was to persuade him not to go to Hong Kong; the other was to let him go to Hong Kong with peace of mind, as she would be fine on her own.

Moreover, Ye Chen estimated that Ma Lan didn't want to come to the United States right now.

She was alone in Jin Ling, with a luxury car, a luxury villa, and hundreds of thousands in pocket money; her life was definitely very comfortable. If he really made her come to the United States, she probably wouldn't be happy about it.

Thus, Ye Chen began to calculate in his heart what excuse he could use to get his mother-in-law, Ma Lan, to come over, and then take the opportunity to tell Xiao Churan that he had a client in Hong Kong. Since Ma Lan happened to be here, he would go to Hong Kong for a few days first and let Ma Lan stay here to keep her company.

As for how to get Ma Lan over from China, Ye Chen wasn't worried at all. He knew Ma Lan too well; he only needed to set up a small trap, and he could easily lure her in.

So, he immediately called Song Wanting and said, "Wanting, I have something I need your help with."

Song Wanting said without hesitation, "Master Ye, please feel free to give your orders."

Ye Chen didn't stand on ceremony and gave Song Wanting a rough outline of his plan.

After listening, Song Wanting immediately said, "Master Ye, rest assured, I will definitely complete the task."

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Meanwhile.

On the other side of the globe, in China, it was morning.

Ma Lan was lying on the luxurious bed in the Tang Chen Yi Pin villa, having slept until past ten o'clock.

Ever since Ye Chen and Xiao Churan went to the United States and Xiao Changkun went to South Korea, Ma Lan had essentially let herself go.

She lived in a large Tang Chen Yi Pin luxury villa, drove a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, and had 500,000 in pocket money given to her by Ye Chen in her bank card. Her daily life was simply as comfortable as could be.

At this moment, Ma Lan hadn't gotten up yet, and her phone was buzzing incessantly.

She answered the phone with sleepy eyes and asked, "Who is it? What's the matter? Isn't it annoying to call so early in the morning!"

On the other end of the line, Qian Hongyan's fawning voice came through: "Sister Lan, it's me, Qian Hongyan! It's already this late, and you're still not up?"

Ever since Qian Hongyan returned, she had always treated Ma Lan as a wealthy patron. Recently, she had been coming to curry favor with her every day, not only flattering Ma Lan until she felt like she was floating on air, but also following her around like a little attendant, carrying her bag when they went out and opening the car door for her. Even when Ma Lan went to the restroom, she would bring an extra roll of toilet paper and wait at the door, terrified that the Ma Lan inside might run out.

When Ma Lan was in the Xiao family before, she was often bullied by Qian Hongyan and held a lot of resentment toward her. But now that Qian Hongyan was fawning over her like a dog, it infinitely magnified her vanity, giving her a sense of satisfaction from a complete turnaround, so she was happy to hang out with Qian Hongyan every day.

For Ma Lan, only when Qian Hongyan was fawning and flattering her in front of her could she truly feel that she, Ma Lan, was indeed not the same as she used to be.

So, when Ma Lan heard Qian Hongyan's voice on the phone, she hummed and hawed, saying, "I haven't slept enough yet. What time is it?"

Qian Hongyan hurriedly said, "It's almost eleven! Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to go shopping at the mall today? I'm all ready, and I'm right at your door! Are we still going today?"

Ma Lan finally came to her senses and blurted out, "Oh my! I completely forgot! I was planning to go to the Harbor City to buy a necklace. Lately, I've been feeling like my neck is missing something!" ===== CHAPTER 2178 =====