Chapter 578: Chapter 323: Seven Invisible Electric Sparks_2
Chen Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, "Shall we continue ordering?"
"Sure!"
Xia Yubing had many things she wanted to say to Chen Cheng alone, so she said, "Honey, may I use the restroom?"
Chen Cheng nodded, "I’ll take you there."
"Xiao Lu, help me continue ordering."
"Of course, sis."
The two left the western chamber. Xia Yubing, holding Chen Cheng’s hand, walked through the valuable courtyard, "Honey, thank you."
"For what?" Chen Cheng smiled.
"Thank you for defending me in front of them. I know some of the things you said weren’t true, but I’m clear in my heart that you wanted to give me enough face, to help me stand tall amidst these complex relationships."
Xia Yubing looked up at Chen Cheng with eyes full of tenderness and gratitude, "I was totally disoriented just now. If you hadn’t taken control of the situation, I really wouldn’t have known what to do."
Chen Cheng stopped walking, "There’s nothing to thank me for."
Xia Yubing’s eyes were slightly red. She took the initiative to hug Chen Cheng, burying her head in his chest, feeling the warmth of his embrace.
"Honey," she choked up, "thank you, honestly, thank you."
Chen Cheng gently patted her back, comforting her softly, "Alright, no more crying. You’re all grown up, yet you’re acting like a child."
He paused, then added, "I can’t give you a proper status, and I know it hurts you. If I didn’t protect you, what kind of man would I be?"
"But believe me, I will take care of everything."
Xia Yubing lifted her head from Chen Cheng’s chest, seeing his determined gaze, the unease in her heart gradually dissipating.
"I believe you." She said firmly.
As she spoke, her charming red lips moved towards his, landing on Chen Cheng’s lips.
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On the other side, at Yandong Garden.
Chen Jin picked up Liu Zhiya and Liu Zhiying, and as the two sisters sat in the back of the Maybach, they asked Chen Jin in the front passenger seat, "Mr. Chen, are you taking us to see Brother Cheng?"
Chen Jin nodded, "I’m taking you two to look after him."
The sisters looked at each other. Liu Zhiying asked, "Look after him? What happened to Brother Cheng?"
Chen Jin turned around, "Last night at the banquet, Mr. Chen was attacked by a waiter."
Liu Zhiying and Liu Zhiya’s faces went pale upon hearing this.
With her heart racing, Liu Zhiya urgently asked, "Attacked? How could that happen? How is Brother Cheng doing now?"
"He got stabbed in the arm. Last night, I and Chairman Wen took him to the hospital to get it bandaged up," Chen Jin replied.
Both sisters felt their hearts squeeze. Liu Zhiying pressed for details, "Is... is his wound serious?"
"A long cut."
Chen Jin continued, "I’ve already found out that Xiao Meier will be at the store during the day. You two go over there, take care of him. When someone’s hurt, it’s inevitably inconvenient."
He paused, "Peel some fruit for Mr. Chen, keep him entertained. When his mood improves, he’ll heal faster."
Liu Zhiying nervously clutched Liu Zhiya’s hand, "Xiao Ya, my leg is not convenient. Help me out later."
Liu Zhiya gripped her sister’s hand firmly, nodding with determination, "Sis, don’t worry, I’ll definitely help you. We’ll do whatever it takes to get Brother Cheng better quickly."
At this moment, she wished she could fly to Chen Cheng’s side.
Liu Zhiying bit her lip, full of worry, "I don’t even know how Brother Cheng is doing right now. After suffering like that last night, it must be terribly painful."
Liu Zhiya, also with a furrowed brow, gently comforted her, "Sis, Brother Cheng is blessed by good fortune; he won’t come to harm. When we go in later, we must be spirited. Don’t let Brother Cheng see us crying and upset, making him anxious."
Then, Chen Jin finally turned and told the driver, "Drive faster."
"Understood, Chairman."
The car sped along, swiftly arriving near the courtyard house.
It was the sisters’ first time here. Looking through the car window at the majestic courtyard, with its crimson gates, brass knocker, intricately carved lintel, and stone guardians by the steps aged with time, the sisters were greatly stunned.
"Does Brother Cheng live here?" Liu Zhiya leaned forward.
Chen Jin opened the car door, "Yes, we’ve arrived. Let’s get out."
"Sis, I’ll go get the crutches from the trunk."
"Okay."
As the Liu sisters got ready, standing in front of the red gate, Chen Jin finally called Chen Cheng’s mobile phone.
"How is it going?" he asked.
Chen Cheng, who was enjoying hotpot, was also surprised by Chen Jin’s call, "Doing alright. Pretty good."
"Don’t be stubborn, just open the door." Chen Jin said with a laugh.
"You’re here?"
"Yeah, I came to visit our hero Mr. Chen who saved the beauty!"
Chen Cheng smiled, "Alright, coming right up."
Hanging up the phone, the two sisters frowned and asked in unison, "Mr. Chen, what heroic rescue?"
Chen Jin roughly recounted the events of the previous night, and both sisters felt even worse upon learning that Chen Cheng got hurt while saving Wen Shulin.
But at this moment, Chen Cheng’s injury was obviously more pressing than the jealousy in their hearts.
On Chen Cheng’s end, after hanging up the phone, he stood up, "You guys go ahead and eat, Lao Chen is here."
"Alright, Brother Cheng, you go. I’ll take over cooking the meat for you!"
"Then I’ll cook a slice of tripe for Uncle!"
"I’ll fish out a fish ball."
Chen Cheng smiled, "Okay."
He left the west wing and made his steady way to the front door, pulling open the thick vermillion door with a slight "creak" from its hinges.
Upon seeing the three people standing outside the door, Chen Cheng was stunned too.
"Yo, Mr. Chen, you’re looking pretty good!" Chen Jin was the first to speak, "I knew Xiao Er wasn’t home, so I brought the two Miss Lius over, to cheer you up."
Faced with Chen Jin’s goodwill, Chen Cheng felt caught between a rock and a hard place.
If it weren’t for the five ladies who were happily enjoying their hotpot inside, he would have let Liu Zhiya and Liu Zhiying in without a second thought.
But now, what was originally three people had become five, and if the two sisters crossed this threshold too, that would make it exactly seven.
Liu Zhiying and Liu Zhiya were standing to one side, their gazes fixed on the bandage.
Liu Zhiying couldn’t hold back first, "Brother Cheng, your injury..."
"It’s nothing, just a superficial wound, it’ll heal up in a few days." Chen Cheng lifted his hand, but seeing Liu Zhiying with crutches, he couldn’t bear to let her keep standing: "You haven’t fully recovered yourself... Come in..."
Chen Jin thought he had done a good deed, "Alright then, Mr. Chen, I won’t disturb your three-person world. I’ve arranged for people from the company to go to Wanbao Hall for dinner, Xiao Er can’t come back. We’ll chat when we’re free."
"Thanks, Lao Chen." Chen Cheng replied with a bitter smile.
Chen Jin got in his car and left while the Liu sisters entered this large courtyard for the first time.
But they were not in any mood to appreciate it, as Liu Zhiya quickly asked, "Brother Cheng, your hand, does it hurt?"
"Not really."
"It must hurt a lot." Liu Zhiying continued, "Mr. Chen said, it’s quite a long cut."
Choking up, she said, "Brother Cheng, you..."
Chen Cheng guessed that Chen Jin must have told them why he was injured, while helping Liu Zhiying he said, "It was sudden, I couldn’t just watch her get hurt, could I?"
Liu Zhiya followed them, and hearing Chen Cheng say this, she felt a bit uncomfortable, but she understood.
"Brother Cheng, you’re always like this, not thinking about yourself." Liu Zhiya said softly.
Chen Cheng smiled, "It’s fine, see, I’m alright, aren’t I?"
Passing through the floral moon gate, the sound of laughter from the west wing gradually reached them.
Chen Cheng was also thinking about how to explain later, while Liu Zhiying had already heard the laughter, clearly more than one person, and she asked in confusion, "Brother Cheng... in that room..."
Liu Zhiya smelled the aroma, "It’s hotpot!"
"Is there someone else?" Liu Zhiying was obviously the sharper one, but she still held onto hope, "Are they your guests?"
"Sort of."
Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Some of them are also here for the first time."
As the three approached the door of the west wing, Surya, who had keen eyes, saw the approaching figures from outside the window and excitedly put down her chopsticks, "Chairman is back! I’ll go open the door!"
The rest of the four also looked towards the door, and Chen Cheng’s bowl was already piled into a small mountain.
Creak~
"Uncle!"
Su Liya opened the door, her large watery eyes wide with surprise, "Liu Zhiya? No... who are you? Why do you look exactly the same?"
Even though Liu Zhiya had not interacted with Su Liya before, she recognized this new auditor, "Su... Liya?"
The four people at the table could no longer sit still, all coming to the door.
Seeing these two tall, graceful, and identical looking young women, they all showed surprised expressions.
The warm atmosphere had suddenly turned tense, with seven invisible sparks flying right in front of Chen Cheng’s eyes.
"So..." Chen Cheng cleared his throat, smiling, "Eating hotpot is more fun with more people, right?"