When Chen Yan heard what Zhao Xuan said, he didn't understand why he thought that at first.
But when he saw that both he and Zhao Ying had wet hair, he immediately understood the reason.
So, he quickly explained, "No. We didn't take a shower together."
He said, "There are two bathrooms in the room. We took separate showers..."
"I don't believe it. You can go and take a look. There are water stains in both bathrooms!"
Speaking of this, Chen Yan felt a little fortunate.
After all, at first he really wanted to take a bath with Zhao Ying.
It was his conscience (dan) that made him give up this idea and think that he could proceed slowly.
Otherwise, it may be difficult to explain.
Zhao Xuan looked at Chen Yan deeply, as if he wanted to see Chen Yan's true thoughts.
Chen Yan straightened his back and tried his best to make his eyes look sincere.
The two looked at each other for five or six seconds before Zhao Xuan nodded, indicating that he accepted this statement.
His aura loosened, and the oppressive feeling from before was reduced. However, his majesty was not completely eliminated.
He asked, "Then... why is Yingying at your house so late at night?"
Chen Yan opened his mouth to explain.
He waved his hand and said, "Don't say it. Let Yingying speak."
Obviously, he knew Chen Yan's eloquence and was afraid that Chen Yan would use a bunch of excuses to cover it up.
Although Chen Yan was a little anxious, he also felt that he and Zhao Ying were acting uprightly and had nothing to be afraid of.
So, the two of them looked at Zhao Ying.
Zhao Ying was still immersed in her own world at this time, humming a song and wiping her hair.
After she realized that both of them were looking at her, she was stunned for a moment, then raised her head and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhao Xuan repeated his words.
Zhao Ying said "Oh", and then said nonchalantly, "I have no money. And I didn't eat dinner."
"Plus, I haven't seen Chen Yan for a long time, and I miss him a little."
"So I came to Chen Yan's house to find him."
After hearing what Zhao Ying said, Chen Yan felt... a little bad, but he could still accept it.
Then...he listened to Zhao Ying continue,
"Later, Chen Yan made me some noodles. After I finished eating."
"I just exercised with him."
"Because we were sweating and a little dirty during exercise, so we went to take a shower."
Chen Yan: ? ?
Zhao Xuan:?!
Zhao Xuan's whole face turned a little pale.
Zhao Ying still didn't know what was going on, with a bewildered look on her face. "What's wrong?"
Zhao Xuan slowly turned his head towards Chen Yan, his voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, "Chen...Yan..."
"I asked you to help take care of Yingying. Is this how you do it...?"
Chen Yan clapped his hand on his forehead.
He discovered it.
With a fool like Zhao Ying around, there's no chance of explaining it clearly.
He said, "Uncle Zhao, let's go to the study and talk."
After saying that, he looked at Zhao Ying again, "Brother Ying, go back to your room and rest first."
Zhao Ying looked at the two of them, blinked her lively eyes, and then walked away leisurely...
…
Meanwhile, the Twin Hotels.
Zhao Hengyu's room.
Several subordinates took professional instruments, scanned the room, and then left.
Afterwards, Zhao Hengyu picked up his phone and dialed a number.
“Beep…beep…beep…”
After a moment, the call was connected.
Zhao Qingtian's voice was heard on the other end of the phone.
Zhao Qingtian's voice was a little tired, "Hengyu. Any news?"
Zhao Hengyu touched his bald head and said, "I got it. That's why I wanted to tell you about it."
Zhao Qingtian obviously found a place to sit.
After sitting down, he said, "You speak."
Zhao Hengyu said, "The reason Chen Yan asked me out this time is to make peace with you."
Hearing Zhao Hengyu's words, Zhao Qingtian sneered, "Did he really say that?"
Zhao Hengyu said, "Yes."
"I started by talking about the conflict between you and me, and then I told you some things that happened back then."
"Then try to ask him why he came to see me this time."
"In the end, he said he wanted to make peace with you."
Zhao Qingtian asked, "What's the reason?"
Zhao Hengyu said, "What he meant is that he is now a well-known person. You have launched a war against him. He must fight back."
"But he doesn't want to keep fighting with you. And he doesn't want to give in either."
"Then find me, an important figure in the Zhao family, to mediate. It will save face for both sides."
Zhao Qingtian thought quietly for a few seconds and said, "That makes sense."
Then, he commented, “But I don’t believe it.”
Having said this, he sighed slightly.
"Hengyu. I've been feeling a little uneasy lately."
"I always feel like we are facing some kind of crisis. But I can't find it."
"During this period, I sorted out the paths of each line of the company. I didn't find any abnormalities."
Zhao Qingtian continued, "So, after thinking it over, I feel that there are only two places with potential risks."
"One is Chen Yan. The other is Zhao Xuan."
Zhao Hengyu said, "After interacting with Chen Yan, I found that he is indeed a very shrewd person. If he finds one of our weaknesses, we will indeed be easily put in a passive position."
Zhao Qingtian said, "Yes. And Zhao Xuan."
Zhao Qingtian said dimly, "He faked his death for a year. He has been hiding behind the scenes, secretly contacting various branches and accumulating strength."
"Although, from the information I got, he hasn't made much progress."
"But... we have to be on guard."
"If he turns the tables on us, we will be laughed at."
Zhao Hengyu smiled and said, "Don't worry."
"He had been hiding before and we couldn't find him."
"But this time, we'll use a cunning strategy. He'll have to come out even if he doesn't want to."
Zhao Qingtian sighed, "Yes."
"As long as you go to Qindao and meet Chen Yan."
"No matter whether Chen Yan lets the cat out of the bag or not, Zhao Xuan, the old fox, won't be able to sit still."
"As soon as he moves, we can find him."
Zhao Hengyu nodded, "Indeed."
"As soon as Chen Yan left, Zhao Xuan's people found him."
"We followed the clues and found Zhao Xuan."
"Tonight, he went to Chen Yan's house again. I guess he wanted to discuss something."
"I have already sent people to keep an eye on Chen Yan's home. He won't be able to escape."
Zhao Qingtian laughed twice, "Okay. We must keep an eye on his every move."
"I'll sort it out again and try to prevent us from having any evidence that they can catch us."
If Chen Yan were here at this moment, he would probably think that it was impossible for Zhao Qingtian to find this loophole.
Although he is a smart man, he has been in a high position for too long. He thinks he has everything, and it is not a problem for him to suppress the topic and speech.
How is it possible to find this "problem"?
This... is all the arrogance of capital.
…
At this time, Chen Yan's home.
After sending Zhao Ying back to the room, Chen Yan explained to Zhao Xuan in detail what happened tonight .
Zhao Xuan didn't believe what Chen Yan said at first.
However, when Chen Yan took out his wet clothes from a night run and showed him the water stains in the bathroom and the dishes in the kitchen, he slowly came to believe it all.
After finally explaining everything clearly, Chen Yan collapsed in his chair exhausted.
He felt that the saddest thing in the world was to be caught by his daughter's father when he was planning something bad to her.
However, Zhao Xuan did not let him go so easily.
Zhao Xuan said, "My dear nephew, I believe everything you said. But I still want to ask you something."
"I remember that when I walked in, you told me 'A night of love is worth a thousand gold'. How do you explain this?"
Having said this, he looked at Chen Yan without saying a word.
Chen Yan now really wanted to tear his mouth apart and let himself speak without restraint.
However, now that things have come to this, he is telling the truth.
He said, "Uncle Zhao. I am really worried about the situation now."
"Because, as you can see, it's just a coincidence."
"It's very troublesome to explain."
"So, I thought if I could stop you at the door, I would stop you at the door. This way, there will be no misunderstandings."
Zhao Xuan looked at Chen Yan deeply, then snorted coldly, "Then dare you swear to me that you have no other thoughts about my Yingying?"
After hearing what Zhao Xuan said, Chen Yan was speechless for a moment.
It would be a lie to say that I have no ideas.
In particular, Zhao Xuan had been knocking and hitting Chen Yan since he entered the room, which made Chen Yan lose the desire to smooth things over.
So, he could only remain silent.
Seeing Chen Yan like this, Zhao Xuan coughed, and then softened his tone, "My dear nephew."
"My Yingying is a good girl."
"If you really like her, you should treat her well. You should deal with those girls out there."
"Uncle, I'm still willing to support you when the time comes."
Hearing Zhao Xuan talking about this topic, Chen Yan gradually came back to his senses. He said, "Uncle Zhao, let's not talk about this for now."
"I asked you to come here today. I want to talk about serious matters."
In fact... when Zhao Xuan first entered the door and saw Zhao Ying, he felt a little nervous.
But after just a quick look, he knew there was nothing wrong with his daughter.
I didn't develop any relationship beyond friendship with Chen Yan, nor was I cheated of money and sex by Chen Yan.
At that time, he had already put his mind at ease.
But...even though he saw through everything, he couldn't show it.
Because he also understood that his daughter was a little silly, and the fact that she came to Chen Yan's house late at night meant that she had Chen Yan in her heart.
In addition, during the year of his "death", he had been observing Chen Yan's treatment of his daughter and Chen Yan's arrangements for the tens of billions of dollars.
He gradually felt that Chen Yan was actually a very suitable candidate for son-in-law.
However, the only problem is... Chen Yan put too much thought into it.
Therefore, as the future father-in-law, he had just found Chen Yan's sore spot, so of course he had to give him a good beating.
After all, if Zhao Ying couldn't hold on, and if he, as a father, couldn't hold on either, who in this family could still hold Chen Yan down?
Why doesn’t Chen Yan find a Xiaowu, Xiaoliu, or Xiaoqi to come back?
But now, after I have expressed my attitude, if Chen Yan has other ideas again after marriage, I will at least consider it again.
Of course, he also knows the principle of knowing when to quit.
So, after seeing that Chen Yan didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, he shut up and stopped talking about it.
Next, Chen Yan told Zhao Xuan about his plan against Zhao Qingtian, and then asked Zhao Xuan for his opinion.
He never suspected that Zhao Xuan was also an "undercover agent".
But...if even Zhao Xuan is an undercover agent, why would he bother to mess with Zhao Qingtian?
Isn't the biggest conflict between him and Zhao Qingtian about Zhao Xuan's 1.5 billion?
But after listening to Chen Yan's plan, Zhao Xuan frowned tightly.
He could no longer sit still, so he stood up and paced around the room.
Chen Yan didn't disturb him.
Because Chen Yan knew that as an insider, Zhao Xuan must have considered more things than he did.
For example, will this incident cause a backlash?
For example, will this incident have a huge impact on the Zhao family?
For example, if I did this, would it not have such a big impact on Zhao Qingtian?
etc.
However, he felt that no matter how he thought about it, the gains outweighed the losses.
And sure enough, after Zhao Xuan walked for a few minutes, he nodded and approved of this plan.
He said, "This matter is a bit risky. And it will cause great damage to the Zhao family."
"but……"
“You can do it.”
Chen Yan asked, "Uncle Zhao, I now have two candidates."
"One is the official media that can cooperate and explode this incident."
"The other is someone who has enough weight in the Zhao family to split the Zhao family's counterattack force and drive Zhao Qingtian out of the Zhao family."
"At first I was interested in Zhao Hengyu."
"But as soon as I met Zhao Hengyu today, I felt that he was not a suitable candidate."
Having said that, he looked at Zhao Xuan and asked, "So, you see..."
Zhao Xuan understood what Chen Yan meant, "Leave this matter to me."
He shook his clothes and said, "It is indeed time for me to step forward."
Chen Yan corrected, "It's not about showing up. It's about resurrection."
Zhao Xuan said, "Yes. It is resurrection."
He said with emotion, "During the year of faking my death, I found out a lot of things and contacted a lot of people."
“It is indeed possible to step out from behind the scenes and onto the stage.”
At this point, he chuckled and said, "Those two old bastards Zhao Qingtian and Zhao Hengyu have never had good intentions."
"They are using my own trick this time, probably hoping to expose my true identity and then find me."
"As a result, I didn't expect it. I actually stopped hiding."
"Hahaha. Let these two old bastards go blind."
Chen Yan: …
"I don't know what you are so proud of. Those strategies were obviously all my ideas, okay!"
Although he was complaining in his heart, he was still thinking about the girl, so Chen Yan could only praise her a few words against his will.
Zhao Xuan was very happy to be praised, and he also promised, "My dear nephew, if this matter is really accomplished, I will become the head of the family. I will decide and give our branch to you as a dowry."
"Don't think it's too little. After all, even if I become the head of the family, the Zhao family doesn't belong to me alone. It's not easy for me to give you so many resources."
"Our combined assets are worth tens of billions."
Chen Yan: …
"I don't mind it being too little, but... can you give it away for free?"
Zhao Xuan glared at Chen Yan and said, "If you treat Yingying badly, you won't get a single point."
Chen Yan: …
Chen Yan felt that Zhao Xuan was getting rid of him after he had done his job.
However, he just wanted to find someone to cooperate with and take down Zhao Qingtian.
Now that I have received a promise, it is a pleasant surprise.
As for whether Zhao Xuan will regret it after the matter is accomplished.
Chen Yan had no doubt at all.
After all...his daughter is in his hands!
Zhao Xuan seemed to be in a very good mood as he suddenly had a means to fight back.
However, he also warned Chen Yan not to be anxious.
We need to take this matter slowly and wait for him to make arrangements bit by bit. Don't alert the enemy.
Chen Yan understood the danger of this matter better than he did, so he agreed immediately.
Coincidentally, during this period, the second batch of projects of the [Chaoyang Project] have also been completed one after another.
Chen Yan has not yet forgotten the Xu brothers who had always been trying to trip him up.
Now Zhao Qingtian's road to strangers is counting down. Chen Yan also needs to defeat and swallow up these surrounding forces bit by bit, and then expand his own strength.
When Zhao Xuan left, he took Zhao Ying with him.
Obviously, even though he had begun to treat Chen Yan as his son-in-law, Zhao Xuan still did a good job in protecting his daughter.
Or in other words...all parents in the world are the same.
If I don't know , it doesn't matter. But if I know, I will never let my daughter stay overnight at the other party's house.
What would that be!
When Zhao Ying was taken away, she didn't care at all. She waved her hand naively at Chen Yan and said, "The noodles you made are delicious. Continue to make them for me."
Chen Yan: …
Chen Yan held it in for a long time before he could only utter one word, "Okay..."
The originally beautiful night was shattered by Zhao Xuan's sudden attack.
Lying on the bed, Chen Yan recalled the whole night...
As he thought about it, he couldn't help but curse, "What the hell is going on! I'm so angry!!"
…
No words were spoken that night.
The next day, Chen Yan, who had been tossing and turning all night, went to the company listlessly.
The employees hadn't seen Chen Yan like this for a long time, and they were a little curious.
Some gossipers in the entertainment company were secretly chatting behind the scenes.
"Why is Chen Yan so listless?"
"Hehe. Did something happen last night?"
"Disgusting. How can you say that about Mr. Chen?"
"Hey, we are all adults, there is nothing we can't say."
Arriving at the office, Chen Yan poured himself a cup of tea and sat behind the desk in a daze.
He missed Yu Qiaoqiao a little.
He felt that among the girls, Yu Qiaoqiao was the only one who made him feel most comfortable, and there would never be any accidents.
I don't know if she has returned from the orphanage.
How about we meet in the evening and have dinner together?
And just as Chen Yan was planning this.
Suddenly, the phone on his desk rang.
The ringing of the phone interrupted Chen Yan's thoughts.
He came to his senses and picked up the receiver.
Yang Rou's voice rang out from the other end of the line, "Chen Yan. Are you free now? I have something I want to report to you."
Hearing Yang Rou's words, Chen Yan immediately said, "You are free. Come up."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Yan couldn't help but feel a little curious.
Ever since Chen Yan took the initiative to "confess" to Yang Rou twice and Yang Nuannuan showed that she liked Chen Yan, Yang Rou became very strange.
It seems a bit of a cop-out.
She was also very resistant to Chen Yan's kindness to her.
Therefore, Chen Yan, who had no good solution at the moment, could only deal with .
He originally thought that if he didn't look for Yang Rou, Yang Rou would not take the initiative to look for him.
Everybody just calm down.
Unexpectedly, Yang Rou actually took the initiative to find me?
Chen Yan thought... could it be something very important?
Or maybe... there's a turn for the better in their relationship?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.