[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-urban-peerless-expert":3,"chapter-urban-peerless-expert-urban-peerless-expert-chapter-268":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Urban Peerless Expert",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1446283,1898,"Chapter 268 - 268 288 Consider It a Greeting from an Old Friend _1","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-268",268,"\u003Cp>268: Chapter 288: Consider It a Greeting from an Old Friend _1 268: Chapter 288: Consider It a Greeting from an Old Friend _1 “Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it really you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lai Yiliang’s voice was filled with apprehension and unease, as well as poorly concealed fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped that he was mistaken in what he saw and heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems you haven’t forgotten me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come over and let’s chat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last glimmer of hope in Lai Yiliang’s heart shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flashed with fear before he bent over and hurried towards Lin Chen with a humble smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin, when did you arrive in Linhai?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a coincidence to see you here…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen looked at the familiar humble smile on Lai Yiliang’s face and couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lai Yiliang, you’ve managed to mix with the Chu Family now, even becoming an assistant to a core figure in the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t you be a bit more arrogant?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lai Yiliang approached Lin Chen, smiling and said, “Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin, what are you talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I owe my life to your repeated mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How dare I be arrogant towards you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen pointed to Chen Tao, who had been knocked unconscious in the pile of bricks: “If I were the one who was beaten down, you probably wouldn’t treat me like this, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe you’d let him cripple me right away…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lai Yiliang’s face tightened, and he raised three fingers: “Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin, please don’t frame me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I really thought that way, let heaven smite me with thunder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, when I brought people to cause trouble for you, you spared me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, you forgave me multiple times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t be ungrateful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pausing for a moment, Lai Yiliang whispered, “I found out later, Zhao Zong, the Tian Family, and the Lei Family – I know what happened to all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it’s because I am a nobody that you didn’t hold me accountable, but I am truly grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, if not for those encounters, how could I have climbed to my current position?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen was slightly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it possible that this guy really didn’t harbor resentment towards him, and spoke so earnestly…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m quite curious; when you first escaped to Linhai, you were likely seeking refuge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did you transform into an assistant to a real estate company chairman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lai Yiliang awkwardly rubbed his hands, leaned in, and whispered, “My good female college classmate is now General Manager Chu’s mistress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I came to take refuge, I sought her out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that I had always been helping others as an assistant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As luck would have it, General Manager Chu had just fired his previous assistant for misconduct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My classmate recommended me, and after an assessment by General Manager Chu, he temporarily appointed me as his assistant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m still on probation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen said with surprise, “Not bad, there’s a world of difference between being Heizhu’s assistant and Chu Songhui’s.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lai Yiliang whispered, “It was mainly a coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lot of the work I did for Heizhu was shady, unfit for the public eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it turns out that was exactly the kind of experience General Manager Chu needed, so after assessing me on a few tasks that I handled well, he decided to take me on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen laughed, “Well, you’ve climbed high.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lai Yiliang went along with the laughter and said, “I’m still just a wage earner for others, although my salary and benefits are better, and it sounds more prestigious when mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my nature remains the same.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen patted Lai Yiliang on the shoulder, “I’m not sure whether your luck is good or bad – among Linhai’s Eight Great Families, you just happened to choose Chu Family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lai Yiliang’s heart tightened, and he cautiously asked, “Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin, do you have a grudge with the Chu Family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen replied, “Heizhu’s backer is Zhao Yiheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you know who is behind Zhao Yiheng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lai Yiliang’s eyes widened, “The Chu Family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen nodded, “Chu Family’s Inheritor, Chu Tianyu, directed Zhao Yiheng to go after Chuhe Group’s Chu Jiaxue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jiaxue and Gu Yuexi are cousins, and I am Gu Yuexi’s boyfriend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yiheng, the Tian family, and the Han family were all directed by Chu Tianyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, he got away, and I didn’t manage to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So naturally, I had to come to Linhai to settle things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lai Yiliang stared in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been puzzled about how Lin Chen managed to clash with so many Pingjiang forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the mystery was finally solved!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Master Chu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out that Chu Tianyu was behind everything, Lin Chen had always been fighting against Chu Tianyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only severed Chu Tianyu’s tendrils time and time again, and even almost killed Chu Tianyu himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Lai Yiliang felt his throat go dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin, I am just a small fry, why are you telling me all this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen smiled, “Aren’t we quite fated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just wanted to make things clear to you, so you don’t end up becoming cannon fodder by accident.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Lai Yiliang’s feelings were complicated, “Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin, is it a fight to the death between you and the Chu Family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen smiled and nodded, “They want to kill me, so I naturally want to kill them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, my fight with the Chu Family is unrelated to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Chu Family wins, you are not affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the Chu Family loses, their entire industry will be divided, and the Chu Family will have to retreat from the world of cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>General Manager Chu will not be able to hold onto his position, and you, as his assistant, will naturally be implicated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lai Yiliang clenched his teeth and whispered, “Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin, do you want me to do something?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen laughed and patted Lai Yiliang on the shoulder, “I don’t need you to do anything for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You said you are grateful to me, so I just wanted to give you a friendly reminder, a greeting from an old friend.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1015,"2026-06-06T01:51:32.142Z",1,"novelbin.me","6331c5147f9ce8614a8e96777b2b20a1c5aaa8f79154fcef41c88c3457ef0f1e","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-410","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-409",4071,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Furban-peerless-expert-cover.jpg"]