Felt danger emanating from the man.
Yu Yao's heart was pounding heavily.
She stiffly pulled up the corners of her mouth, explaining nervously, "I've only been on the job for two days, and I'm already dating the boss. It doesn't feel right, let's wait a bit longer."
She turned her head to look out of the window at the scenery, too afraid to meet Chen Zhongyuan's gaze.
Chen Zhongyuan's large, knobbly hands turned her head back towards him, forcing her to meet his gaze. His heated eyes locked onto her eyebrows and eyes, "What's not good about it?"
Looking at the man's heated gaze, she blushed, speaking quietly, "You know my mother. She has a serious gambling addiction. If she found out I'm dating you, she would ask me for money every day."
"I don't want to be a woman who relies on others financially, which will only intensify her gambling addiction."
She spoke even more softly.
"Hahah..." The man chuckled softly.
His cold white fingers rubbed against her face, "I've already ordered all the casinos in the entire Kowloon district to ban your mother from entering. If you're not at ease, I also have some connections in Macau City, and I'll make sure they're informed as well."
If it weren't for this girl's mother, he would never have resorted to such gentle methods.
Even chopping off hands would be light compared to this, absolutely ensuring that the other person never dares to gamble again...
Yu Yao's eyes flashed with gratitude. This man is really good to her.
But she still didn't want to expose their relationship now.
Just as she was about to say something.
It turned out that the screen of his phone on the desk lit up.
She swallowed her words and stared at his phone.
The man casually picked up his phone, opened it, and saw a text message from Chu Feng.
[Mr. Chen, Miss. Zhou is having dinner with her friend at this restaurant and asked Mr. Chen...]
This was a reminder message for him.
Chen Zhongyuan's eyes revealed a trace of coldness as he looked at the girl in front of him.
Silence for a few seconds.
His cold white fingers gently tapped on the screen and sent a few words.
[Book the entire restaurant and clear out idle people.]
Chu Feng, sitting in a booth outside, soon received his boss's order.
In no time, all the guests who were dining in the restaurant were asked out under various pretexts.
This caused a commotion and everyone was curious about who had reserved the entire restaurant.
It's said that it was Mr. Chen who reserved the entire restaurant, and the guests who had been reluctant to leave could only leave in frustration.
Zhou Jiatao naturally didn't want to leave. She sat in her seat, looking unhappy, without moving.
"Miss Zhou, I'm truly sorry, but the restaurant has already been reserved by Mr. Chen. Would you mind…"
The restaurant manager said cautiously.
His attitude was very polite.
"I won't leave. I came in normally to consume, why do you want me to leave?"
Zhou Jiatao's face was cold as she looked out the window, leaning back in her chair without moving. Her expression was extremely unfriendly.
She couldn't understand why Chen Zhongyuan had to book the entire restaurant.
Even though he booked the entire restaurant while they were halfway through their meal.
She doubts that Chen Zhongyuan is actually here for business, but rather with some low-class person for dinner.
She probably found out she was here and feared she might cause trouble, which led to this move.
Thinking this way, Zhou Jiatao became angrier and even more unwilling to leave.
"Miss Zhou, we are also very difficult. We assure you that all of your expenses today will be free in the restaurant. Otherwise, would you like to go elsewhere?"
The manager looked helpless.
Before Zhou Jiatao could speak, her good friend Liu Nanxu, who was sitting opposite her, sneered and said, "Free? Do you think we're the kind of people who would care about money?"
The restaurant manager's face showed embarrassment, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that..."
He was thinking about how to get rid of these two troublemakers.
Two black-clad, cold and solemn bodyguards approached.
One carried Zhou Jiatao while the other carried Liu Nanxu, disregarding their struggling and cursing, and threw them out of the restaurant without mercy.
The manager was shocked and widened his eyes, finally unable to hold back and burst into laughter.
"No wonder it's Mr. Chen."
Being treated in such a rough manner and being thrown out directly, Zhou Jiatao was almost as angry as a stove.
She has lived for 20 years, when has she ever been so embarrassed?
"This is completely outrageous. Do you know who I am? Just wait for me."
Zhou Jiatao was so angry that she was shaking all over her body. She stood outside the restaurant, cursing angrily with a face that wasn't pretty.
At the same time, she was also very sad, and she couldn't believe that Chen Zhongyuan would treat her so poorly.
Liu Nanxu's face was also very unattractive, her pretty face had turned red with anger.
It's really too humiliating, being thrown out of the restaurant for the first time.
She looked at her side and complained with a look, "You said you were going to get engaged to Chen Zhongyuan soon. Why is he treating you so badly?"
This isn't how someone treats a fiancée. To be so rough and just pick her up and throw her out; he's not giving her any face at all.
She is very suspicious that her friend is lying to her.
Zhou Jiatao's face was embarrassed. She had once boasted in front of her friend that she was getting engaged to Chen Zhongyuan soon, which even aroused the envy of her friend.
The Zhou family and the Liu family are also prominent families in Hong Kong Island, but they are far from matching the prestige of the Chen family.
Even the Lin family can't compare.
The two families are legitimate businessmen, having made their fortunes in the real estate industry.
The Chen family's business empire spans the globe and involves a wide range of industries.
Even the political and social aspects are involved, reaching back to the last century and having an incredibly complex background.
Becoming Mrs. Chen is the dream of almost every woman in Hong Kong Island.
Especially for them, the daughters of wealthy families, they would even go to any length to marry into the Chen family.
"We were originally engaged, but something happened in the middle."
Zhou Jiatao adjusted the hair in front of her forehead and said in a nervous tone.
She dared not look at her friend beside her.
Liu Nanxu didn't say if she believed it or not, but said with a bad expression, "It's hard standing here. Let's go to the car and wait. After all, Chen Zhongyuan will definitely come out. You can see him then."
"That's what you say."
Zhou Jiatao didn't want to stand there either, so she picked up her bag and went to the parking lot.
Liu Nanxu followed her.
……
In the private room.
In the end, Yu Yao convinced the man to compromise due to her father's poor heart condition, which could not withstand any stimuli.
Chen Zhongyuan even had the idea of giving her dad a new heart.
But considering that they had just started dating, being too aggressive might scare her.
So he didn't say anything else.
Seeing that it was almost time for work, the two of them didn't stay in the private room for long and left soon after.
As they were about to leave the restaurant, Yu Yao was suddenly swept up in a horizontal embrace by Chen Zhongyuan.
"What are you doing, Zhongyuan?"
She was startled and quickly clung to the broad shoulders of the man.
Chen Zhongyuan looked down at the woman in his arms, gave no explanation, and took off his suit jacket to cover her face.
Taking a step forward, leaving the restaurant.
Yu Yao thought there were more paparazzi outside when she saw the man using his suit jacket to cover her face again.
Her face buried in his chest, she dared not show herself.
Inside the parking lot.
Zhou Jiatao, who had been waiting in the car for a long time, finally saw Chen Zhongyuan come out of the restaurant. Her eyes lit up with excitement, and she instinctively reached for the car door to rush out.
But the next second, her smile froze when she saw a woman in his arms.
Although the woman's face was covered by his suit, Zhou Jiatao felt that it was the same one she had seen in the news.
"Damn whore..."
Zhou Jiatao's face twisted with jealousy, and she bit her teeth as she rushed over.
"A Tong, don't be impulsive."
Liu Nanxu muttered to herself, "Oh no," afraid something might happen, and also quickly got out of the car to chase after her.
Chen Zhongyuan, holding Yu Yao, walked towards the parked Rolls Royce.
Chu Feng opened the rear door with a very good eye for details.
Before he could put the girl in his arms into the car, he glanced sideways and saw Zhou Jiatao running angrily towards them.
Chen Zhongyuan's expression furrowed slightly, giving a sign to the several cold-faced black-clad bodyguards behind him.
The bodyguards immediately understood and blocked Zhou Jiatao when she was about to approach.
"All of you get the hell out of my way."
Zhou Jiatao was forced to stop, her face full of curses.
The black-clad bodyguards did not pay attention to her and only blocked her way, preventing her from getting close to Mr. Chen.
Zhou Jiatao tried to push aside the bodyguards blocking her way, but it didn't move after pushing for a while.
Zhou Jiatao gave up and looked at Chen Zhongyuan with a hurt expression, "Zhongyuan, who is this woman?"
The look in her eyes was like that of a wife who had been betrayed.
Chen Zhongyuan had already put Yu Yao into the car and closed the door.
He turned to look at Zhou Jiatao, his eyes faintly cold, "Miss Zhou, this is my personal matter. You shouldn't interfere."
Zhou Jiatao stared at the man's cold eyes, her heart instantly hurt, and tears uncontrollably flowed down her cheeks.
"Zhongyuan, Grandpa Chen also favors our marriage alliance. How can you…"
Zhou Jiatao's words were cut short by Chen Zhongyuan's cold interruption, "I won't marry you…"
The words hit Zhou Jiatao like a bucket of ice.
"Zhongyuan, I've liked you since I was a child, you know…"
Zhou Jiatao couldn't believe what she heard from Chen Zhongyuan and tears fell uncontrollably.
Hearing the cold and ruthless refusal from the other side, she was really upset. She felt like she couldn't breathe.
