Chapter 3435: Barely Passing

In the early hours, Ye Chen's flight landed smoothly in Jin Ling.

Feeling uneasy, he took a taxi right after leaving the airport and returned to the villa at Tang Chen Yi Pin.

Along the way, he kept thinking about how to explain if Xiao Churan asked.

After much thought, he still felt that outright denial was the best solution; otherwise, if Xiao Churan questioned why he had intimate endings with Tawana in four consecutive events, he would truly struggle to answer.

In fact, Xiao Churan was also feeling restless at this moment.

She was fairly certain that the mysterious male dancer was her husband Ye Chen.

Yet, she was unsure whether to press for the truth.

After all, she lacked direct evidence to prove that person was definitely Ye Chen.

The only indirect evidence was that the mysterious male dancer's stage performance coincided with Ye Chen's phone being unreachable.

But this did not necessarily prove anything.

As she was lost in thought, Ye Chen had already arrived at the doorstep.

Ma Lan and Xiao Changkun had already slept; Xiao Churan heard Ye Chen opening the courtyard door upstairs and hurried to the window, seeing him enter the yard, which made her even more nervous.

Ye Chen returned home, saw no one on the first floor, knew everyone had gone to their rooms, changed into slippers, and went upstairs to his and Xiao Churan's bedroom.

He gently pushed open the door; Xiao Churan happened to come toward him, and they met eyes at the doorway, Xiao Churan visibly somewhat embarrassed.

She hastily tidied her hair and said unnaturally: "Husband, coming back this late must have tired you out?"

Ye Chen sensed Xiao Churan seemed a bit off, but could only feign ignorance, smiling: "Not tired at all; in fact, I feel completely relaxed as soon as I get home."

Seeing Ye Chen smile naturally, Xiao Churan felt more torn—one part doubting her judgment, the other wondering whether she should still ask Ye Chen.

She didn't know why, but in her subconscious, she felt somewhat afraid to get to the bottom of things.

So, she looked at Ye Chen and asked with a smile: "Will you still need to go to Hu Cheng in a few days?"

"Yes." Ye Chen nodded: "Having taken their money, I must see it through to the end."

Xiao Churan said sympathetically: "You've worked hard; go take a bath and rest early."

Seeing Xiao Churan had no intention of questioning him, Ye Chen felt slightly relieved.

After washing up and coming out of the bathroom, Xiao Churan was lying on the bed reading.

Ye Chen lay down beside her and asked: "Wife, while I'm away these few days, is everything alright at home?"

Xiao Churan nodded: "Everything's fine at home; my parents occasionally bicker or exchange a few sarcastic remarks, but they haven't really argued."

"Good." Ye Chen nodded.

Xiao Churan recalled something and said: "By the way, husband, my mother said she doesn't want to spend New Year in Jin Ling this year."

"Not spend New Year in Jin Ling?" Ye Chen recalled Ma Lan previously mentioning wanting to go somewhere warmer for New Year, so he asked: "Is she still thinking about going south?"

"Yes." Xiao Churan nodded: "She feels spending New Year in Jin Ling every year has gotten a bit stale; she really wants to go to the Maldives, and fortunately, Jin Ling has just launched direct flights to the Maldives, which local news has been promoting these past two days; she saw it and got the idea."

She added: "Flights run twice weekly round-trip; she can fly out on the twenty-eighth of the twelfth lunar month and return on the third of the first lunar month; she wants me to ask your opinion."

Ye Chen asked with a smile: "Does Mother want you to ask my opinion, or to persuade me?"

Xiao Churan smiled: "Still, you know her best—she just wants you to persuade me, saying our family hasn't truly gone on a vacation yet."

Ye Chen considered the upcoming arrangements; indeed, there was nothing particularly special that absolutely had to be kept domestically at year's end.

Since Xiao Churan said this to me, it proves she's also moved by the idea; otherwise, she would have directly refused Ma Lan at this level.

So, he readily said: "Alright, let's go!"

Xiao Churan laughed: "Since you've agreed, I'll spend these few days making plans to see which island offers the best value."

Ye Chen waved his hand: "Forget it—you husband already earns so much money, and you still want to research the highest value-for-money island? We're not going for the best value; we're going for the most expensive!"

Having said that, without waiting for Xiao Churan's response, he declared firmly: "I'll handle this matter; you don't need to worry!"

Xiao Churan knew he had been touring everywhere to read feng shui lately and had indeed earned a lot—appearance fees starting at a million, and this collaboration with Tawana brought even higher income; for a family of four to take a few days' vacation, it would cost at most a few hundred thousand; since he had this intention, she might as well leave everything to him to arrange.

So, she said with a smile: "Then I'll just leave everything to you to arrange!"

Ye Chen realized he had barely passed the test, felt much more at ease, and said with a smile: "Don't worry! I'll definitely arrange everything clearly and properly!"

Ye Chen was unfamiliar with the Maldives, so he planned to ask someone knowledgeable the next day; others might not say, but Song Wanting, as a young lady from a wealthy family since childhood, should know more about the Maldives.

……

The next day, Xiao Churan got up, hurriedly tidied up, and after eating, went to the company.

Ye Chen greeted Xiao Changkun and Ma Lan, exchanged a few pleasantries, then took out his phone to call Song Wanting to inquire about the Maldives.

Upon hearing Ye Chen wanted to go to the Maldives, Song Wanting immediately sent him a voice message: "Master Ye, if you're going to the Maldives, I highly recommend White Horse Island—it truly is the Maldives' top luxury, with food, fun, accommodation, and scenery all being the best in the Maldives."

Seeing Song Wanting say that, Ye Chen saw no need to consider further and immediately decided to go to that White Horse Island.

He replied to Song Wanting with thanks, then prepared to open the hotel and flight booking software to quickly finalize the itinerary.

Song Wanting asked again: "Master Ye, I have a ready-made travel agency here; would you like me to directly arrange your itinerary? You can also use the Song family's private jet anytime."

Ye Chen laughed: "No need, no need—I plan to take the family out for a New Year trip; it's better to arrange it myself to avoid raising any suspicions."

Seeing him say that, Song Wanting did not insist further.

She knew Ye Chen had not yet revealed his identity to his wife Xiao Churan; if she took the initiative to arrange things, she might well mean well but end up causing harm.

Ye Chen booked two water villas and four round-trip first-class tickets from Malé, the Maldives capital, to White Horse Island on the app.

White Horse Island is indeed the Maldives' top luxury, especially during the New Year period when prices surge—one water villa per night costs nearly a hundred thousand.

But for Ye Chen, this amount is trivial, so he had no hesitation and booked the best room type here, also arranging a private plane from Malé to the island.

Thanks to a trustworthy acquaintance's introduction and endorsement, Ye Chen made the booking quickly, with no extra steps—he hadn't even read any introduction about White Horse Island.

This White Horse Island belongs to the world's largest luxury goods conglomerate.

And the boss of this conglomerate is Bernard Arnault, who was made to vomit blood by Ye Chen's various matching schemes at the Rejuvenation Pill auction.