[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-urban-peerless-expert":3,"chapter-urban-peerless-expert-urban-peerless-expert-chapter-2816":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},1448672,1898,"Chapter 2816 - 2816 2836 I can't help you with this, good luck!","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-2816",2816,"\u003Cp>2816: Chapter 2836: I can’t help you with this, good luck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2816: Chapter 2836: I can’t help you with this, good luck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ghost would want to be his daughter-in-law.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying stood up as if pricked by a hedgehog, “I’m just here representing Mount Taixu to celebrate his birthday, not for a blind date!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen said with a laugh, looking slightly schadenfreude, “Who made them fancy you, after all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For parents, when they see an outstanding individual, they’ll definitely want to pull them into their own family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Wan Yan Jie is also a son from a wealthy family, and you’re a disciple of a True Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a perfect match, and quite a good pairing…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying punched Lin Chen in the arm, angrily saying, “Aren’t we supposed to be friends?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m like this, and you’re still taking pleasure in my misfortune?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re so inhumane!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen laughed, “Not at all, I’m just stating facts here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s not married, the woman’s not wed; getting to know each other isn’t bad at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he really is the right person, unless you plan to stay single forever, otherwise this isn’t a bad thing at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying glared at Lin Chen, “If anyone’s getting married, you go marry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen shrugged his shoulders, still laughing, “You better go out; they’re waiting for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying walked out reluctantly, then turned back, “Come with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen shook his head rapidly, “No way, don’t drag me into this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they end up blaming me for a failed courtship, they’re going to hold a grudge against me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that just asking for trouble?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying pouted, “I’ve already introduced you as a rising star valued by my Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would dare to trouble you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen decisively waved his hands off, “Little Gong, classmate, I beg you, just spare me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve been a Human Shield for others several times; not once did it end without incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, you see, it’s not that I don’t want to help, it’s just that I’m really not cut out for this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not a bad thing the Sect Leader has this intention since he and the True Person get along well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just meet him, and if you don’t like him, be upfront about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It won’t hurt any feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if I get involved, things are likely to get unnecessarily complicated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having heard Lin Chen say this, Gong Jianying didn’t press further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pouted and walked out, then after a few steps turned back, “Tell me about your experiences as a Human Shield later, okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen, not wanting any involvement in the matter, readily agreed, “Sure, as long as you don’t ask me for help with this, I’ll tell you about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying left the room and soon returned with a sullen face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen sat in the chair, grinning at her, “Why the long face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he not good-looking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying shook her head, “As for looks, he’s fairly handsome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen laughed, “Then what’s up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see the word ‘resistance’ written all over your face…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying thought for a moment, “It just feels off, he was overly enthusiastic toward me, in a way that felt somewhat fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t seem like genuine warmth, more like polite enthusiasm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen comforted her, “You’re a guest, and he’s the host.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter whether he wants to or not, he would have to come as soon as his father orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was the chat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying replied, “We didn’t chat much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just came to greet me, said I should rest well today, and that he would take me around tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are supposedly fun places nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t even refuse, ah, so annoying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen blinked, “What do you think, is he just completing a task given by his father, or does he have his own thoughts about you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying pondered, “The meeting was too brief to call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like I said, it’s just that his enthusiasm was a bit too much, which actually made it uncomfortable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen chuckled, “I can’t help you with that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ll just have to fend for yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You go tomorrow, and if you genuinely have no interest, then afterwards just find excuses to decline, and don’t meet him again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying frowned in annoyance, “These situations are so bothersome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, Gong Jianying looked up at Lin Chen, “Do you have a Daoist couple?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen nodded, “I do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying asked, “How did you meet your Daoist couple?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen assumed she was referring to Chu Jiaxue as his Daoist couple since Chu Jiaxue was his legally married wife, with certificate and all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We,” he recounted, “were basically set up by our parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were strangers to each other at first, but after going through quite a bit together, feelings grew between us, gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, we were quite lucky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Jianying blinked, “So, was it awkward between you two at the beginning?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen thought back to when he first started getting to know Chu Jiaxue and it was hard to hide his amusement, “Awkward?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We ended up together because of the old folks, and we were forced to stay in the same room at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since we had no emotional foundation at that time, it ended up being one sleeping on the bed and one under the bed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Imagine this, two strangers who had met not even two days ago, now sharing a room, yet filled with such unfamiliarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can you imagine it being anything but awkward?”\u003C\u002Fp>",938,"2026-06-06T01:52:43.024Z",1,"novelbin.me","b650c1431bd6ae506bafdf521939ebb36e1b14c34c8ee2b6805dfb6bd61fdec7","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-2817","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-2815",4071,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Furban-peerless-expert-cover.jpg"]