Chapter 80
When Yu Chen came out of the café, he was carrying two cases of U.S. dollars.
It was not that he was greedy for money. Since he had agreed to work for Chairman Lin, if he refused the money, the other party would definitely become suspicious.
This was the deposit.
For every job he completed, Chairman Lin would give him two more cases.
As for what exactly he had to do, he would have to wait for Chairman Lin’s further arrangements. Chairman Lin had given him a phone, and they would use that for all future scheming.
Yu Chen did not ask why Chairman Lin wanted to harm He Zhen.
Wasn’t that obvious?
It had to be a power grab.
Just now, Yu Chen had acted very convincingly, especially the greedy look on his face, and Chairman Lin had been very satisfied.
And Yu Chen had also agreed to offer up his body to seduce He Zhen, to agree to him as soon as possible, and become his secret lover.
After thinking it over, Yu Chen actually found it quite thrilling.
Not long after he got home, He Zhen knocked on the door as usual.
This time, Yu Chen did not throw a tantrum. For once, he left the door wide open, clearly hinting for He Zhen to come in.
He Zhen was quite surprised. The pitiful act he had prepared in his mind suddenly had no chance to be used.
Yu Chen stared at the two cases of dollars, still feeling rather nervous inside.
As for the phone Chairman Lin had given him, he could not guarantee there was no listening device inside, so the moment he entered the house, he hid it in the storage room to avoid any accidents.
“Um, boss.” Yu Chen’s eyes darted around. “I sold you out. I sold you for a lot of money.”
A few chuckles escaped He Zhen’s chest. “Oh? How much?”
Yu Chen pointed at the boxes. “Two hundred and fifty million.”
This time, a layer of seriousness appeared in He Zhen’s gaze.
A quarter of an hour later, Yu Chen told He Zhen everything that had happened in the café.
He Zhen opened the cases, and a trace of coldness flashed through his eyes. “That bunch of old men must have truly gone mad.”
Squatting in front of the boxes, Yu Chen quietly counted the bills. “But luckily, they came to me.”
He also told He Zhen about his doubts. “But I don’t know why they think I should hate you very much. They even know you’re pursuing me.”
A hint of speculation showed in He Zhen’s sharp eyes. “Could it be that what I said to Grandpa got leaked?”
Yu Chen covered his mouth, his long eyelashes trembling slightly. “It wasn’t me who said it.”
He Zhen smiled and took his hand. “Of course I know it wasn’t you.”
Yu Chen recalled, “Chairman Lin said a friend told him. Then why don’t you go ask Grandpa?”
He Zhen nodded. “Alright.”
Yu Chen also told him about his suspicion that the phone had a listening device inside and asked him to have a professional check it.
He Zhen’s eyes were full of curiosity. “Fat Baby is so smart.”
Yu Chen’s lively eyes shifted slightly. “Of course. I’m your little lucky star. Haven’t you noticed?”
He Zhen smiled again and asked, “Then why didn’t you agree to him? That’s so much money, enough for you to eat little cakes for the rest of your life.”
Yu Chen frowned, looking a little angry.
Actually, He Zhen did not mean anything else by it. He just wanted to hear Yu Chen say something sweet.
“Is two hundred and fifty million a lot?” Even though Yu Chen did not have much money in his pocket, his tone was not ordinary. “If I marry you, all of Hefeng will be mine. I still know the difference between one full meal and being full for life.”
A few traces of laughter flickered in He Zhen’s black eyes.
He pressed his lips together, but in the end he could not hold it in anymore and laughed from anger.
Standing up, he hoisted Yu Chen over his shoulder and tossed him onto the bed, gently undoing the buttons of his shirt. “So you want to be full for life, is that it?”
Pinned beneath He Zhen, Yu Chen twisted his body and scrambled outward with all his strength. “No, no, no! I’m already very full right now!”
He Zhen wrapped an arm around Yu Chen’s waist and pressed him back down, then easily pulled off Yu Chen’s loose casual pants, exposing two pale, straight legs to the air.
Yu Chen shivered from the cold and tried to persuade him. “Boss, did you bring anything? If you forcefully take me like this, I’ll get hurt!”
He Zhen’s fingers paused. He took a small bottle of lubricant out of his pocket.
Yu Chen completely broke down.
What kind of decent person carries that thing in his pocket?
He Zhen caught Yu Chen’s flailing leg and gently lifted it onto his shoulder.
Tilting his head, he kissed Yu Chen’s cool, trembling skin, a smile curving at his lips. “But I’m not full.”
“That day, Chenchen was very delicious.”
“Sweet.”
The temperature in the room suddenly rose.
Yu Chen covered his moist eyes with his wrist, shame burning around his flushed ears.
He hated this position.
Wuwuwu.
The next day, Yu Chen was unwillingly brought back home by He Zhen. Because He Zhen had to carry Yu Chen and also take the luggage, he had his assistant accompany them.
Seeing Yu Chen wrapped tightly in clothes, weak and delicate in He Zhen’s arms, the little assistant’s curiosity reached its peak.
This scene reminded him of those old overbearing-CEO novels, where the runaway heroine gets forcibly taken back home by the male lead after being possessed.
In the car, Yu Chen sat on He Zhen’s lap, hiding inside the trench coat, his face red like a tomato.
Luckily, the assistant did not know who he was. Otherwise, it would have been too embarrassing.
“Chenchen, what do you want to eat at noon?”
He Zhen leaned close to Yu Chen, whose eyes were tightly shut inside the coat, and lightly kissed him. “How about little wontons with shrimp and corn filling?”
Yu Chen was furious to death!
Was this He Zhen afraid people still did not know he belonged to him or what?
Yu Chen did not want to pay attention to him and continued pretending to sleep.
When the car arrived at He Zhen’s house, He Zhen still carried Yu Chen in his arms. While waiting for the elevator, the property manager hurried over to help. “Mr. He, do you need a hand?”
He Zhen said, “Thank you, no need.”
The property manager secretly looked at the person in He Zhen’s arms and bowed as he saw them off.
This Mr. He, he had heard, was the crown prince of Hefeng Group.
Some time ago, the one always by his side had been a very beautiful young man.
And this time, there was a high chance it was some top celebrity.
Wrapped up like this and not daring to show his face—besides a celebrity, who else could it be?
Sure enough, rich and powerful men were all fickle.
At noon.
After feeding Yu Chen, He Zhen coaxed him to sleep.
Yu Chen’s phone had already been checked. It did indeed contain a listening device, and it activated the moment the phone was turned on.
That afternoon, He Zhen took Yu Chen back to his family home to tell Grandpa. Because there were things he needed to discuss away from Yu Chen, he deliberately sent Yu Chen away and did not let him enter Old Master He’s room.
Yu Chen was unhappy, but he did not say anything.
Inside the bedroom.
When He Zhen finished explaining the entire situation, Old Master He’s expression turned cold, and he flew into a rage.
He had known Chairman Lin was a bad man, but he had not expected his methods to be this despicable. If today he could bribe Yu Chen into seducing He Zhen, then tomorrow he could send some other trained person to get close to him.
He Zhen was still so young. If he was careless even once, he might very well be ruined by that group of old men.
Old Master He’s face was stern. “Xiao Zhen, what are you planning to do?”
He Zhen lowered his eyes. “Chenchen has already agreed to them and taken the money, so it won’t be easy for him to get out now. So I plan to observe for a while first. Once they expose their intentions, I’ll go with the flow and have Yu Chen act in a play with me.”
Old Master He’s gaze sank. “What kind of play?”
He Zhen hesitated. “Pretend that I discover Yu Chen helping them, so Yu Chen can withdraw in time.”
Old Master He’s lips tightened. “They spent such a huge amount of money to make Chenchen betray you. They will definitely be ruthless, and they won’t have him do only one thing. When are you planning to have Yu Chen put on this act?”
He Zhen looked serious. “When he receives his first task.”
Old Master He sounded puzzled. “Why not turn the tables and let Chenchen be a double agent? That way, you would know all their plans in advance and be prepared.”
He Zhen had naturally considered that.
But he was worried that if Chairman Lin got badly outplayed and all his evil deeds were exposed, then once he realized Yu Chen’s true identity, he would redirect his fury over being betrayed onto Yu Chen.
Provoking that kind of lowly madman was very dangerous.
“If a person like him finds out Yu Chen has been acting all along, do you think he’ll let Yu Chen go?” He Zhen rubbed his temples. “It’s better to let Yu Chen pretend to be exposed. Even if Chairman Lin gets angry, he’ll only think he chose the wrong person. He won’t necessarily want revenge on Yu Chen.”
After thinking it over carefully, Old Master He realized that really was true.
But then he said, “If you can guarantee putting Chairman Lin in prison and cutting the weeds out by the roots, then Chenchen won’t have to fear danger anymore.”
“What if I lose?” He Zhen frowned tightly. “I can’t gamble on that.”
At that moment, there was a knock on the bedroom door.
Old Master He called, “Come in,” and Yu Chen hurried inside.
He was carrying a plate of fruit, and there was anger in his steps.
“Grandpa, I want to be a double agent.” Yu Chen did not dare look at He Zhen and just spoke on his own. “That bunch of bad old men must be planning something big. If we don’t deal with them this time, Boss will definitely keep getting schemed against. I don’t think it’s dangerous. I want to find out their final goal before withdrawing.”
He Zhen remained silent, his expression not loosening in the slightest.
Although he said nothing, Old Master He already knew what that meant.
Judging from this, Yu Chen had probably overheard their conversation.
“Chenchen.” Old Master He looked at the sincere and clean look in Yu Chen’s eyes and slowly said, “From childhood until now, I have seen everything you’ve done for Xiao Zhen. This matter is indeed thorny, and what Xiao Zhen said also makes sense. I won’t interfere in how the two of you decide to handle it. I respect your opinions.”
Yu Chen turned to look at He Zhen, wanting to speak but hesitating. “Boss, I want to be a double agent.”
He Zhen did not respond. Instead, he raised his head and said to Old Master He, “There’s one more thing I want to ask you. How did Chairman Lin know I was pursuing Yu Chen?”
Old Master He was startled. “What?”
He Zhen said, “He seems to know what I said to you that day you hit me.”
Old Master He had clearly not expected the matter to leak out, and the shock on his face did not fade for a long while. “I only mentioned it when I was chatting with your Uncle Yang.”
“Uncle Yang?” A sharp light flashed through He Zhen’s eyes. “Changqing Construction?”
Old Master He said, “Mm. He’s retired now and often comes to drink tea with me.”
Yu Chen also remembered Yang Changqing. He quickly grabbed He Zhen’s arm. “Yang Changqing! He’s colluding with Chairman Lin!”
He Zhen nodded at him, signaling him not to panic.
“Uncle Yang may not have any ill intent, but his younger son probably has ulterior motives.” He Zhen tucked the blanket properly over Old Master He. “You should rest first. Leave the rest to me.”
Old Master He was immersed in self-reproach, his face full of regret.
“Alright. You and Chenchen be careful.”
After the two of them left, Old Master He held his phone and gazed out the window for a long time.
He Jingyue had returned this morning.
But he had not allowed him to come in.
According to Li Huan, He Jingyue was sincerely remorseful and wanted to return to the company to continue helping him.
Disappointment filled Old Master He’s brows and eyes.
In the end, he had still misjudged the person.
After going downstairs, Yu Chen followed after He Zhen and kept chattering nonstop. “Boss! Just let me continue being undercover! I don’t want to pretend to be exposed after only one task!”
He Zhen’s attitude was firm. “Yu Chen, there’s no discussion on this matter.”
“Boss! I won’t be in danger!” Yu Chen argued anxiously. “With you protecting me, what could happen to me? At worst, you can assign bodyguards to follow me every day!”
He Zhen took him into the car and fastened his seat belt. “Once a person like him realizes he’s been played, it’s hard to predict what he might do. Be good, withdraw in time, alright?”
Yu Chen frowned and refused clearly. “I don’t want to.”
He Zhen started the engine and drove home with a cold face.
Inside the car, the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.
From childhood until now, it was the first time the two of them had been like this.
Yu Chen turned his face away, stubbornness written all over it, and repeated himself. “I’m going to be undercover. Don’t try to talk me out of it.”
He Zhen’s expression was grave, and faint unease showed in his eyes.
By the time they got home, it was already evening.
From the moment he entered the house, Yu Chen draped himself in a blanket and lay face down on the sofa, looking like a pitiful little thing who had been badly wronged. No matter how He Zhen called him to eat, he did not move.
He Zhen’s brows gradually knitted together, the worry in his heart swinging like an endlessly shaking pendulum, drowning him in helplessness and conflict.
He sat opposite the sofa, and the two of them did not speak for a long time.
After a while, He Zhen walked over to Yu Chen’s side and crouched down gently. “Yu Chenchen.”
Yu Chen shifted slightly inside the blanket, his eyes going dazed for a moment.
It had been a very long time since He Zhen had called him that.
“Can you stop being upset with me?”
He Zhen tried to gather him into his arms, resting his chin in the warm hollow of Yu Chen’s neck. The light fell across his face, hiding the unease and fear in his eyes.
“Can we not do this kind of thankless, dangerous job?”
Yu Chen pressed his lips together, conflict knotting between his brows. “Boss, as long as Chairman Lin is brought down, we can have our HE. If he doesn’t go down, I’ll always be worried you’ll get hurt. You have no idea how dangerous your situation is.”
The original plot had already completely gone off the rails.
Yu Chen did not dare to be certain that the two of them would definitely get a good ending.
Yang Changqing had harmed He Zhen very, very badly.
Yu Chen’s words sounded somewhat incoherent, and He Zhen frowned slightly. “You’ve already helped me a lot. Let me handle the rest myself. Including Yang Changqing—you were the one who reminded me about him, have you forgotten?”
Yu Chen turned over. The uneasy look in his eyes made He Zhen’s heart ache.
“I can guarantee that I won’t get hurt. And I understand that you want to protect me. How about we each take a step back? I’ll be undercover first, then at the critical moment you can see through my scheme, and we’ll act out another scene. We can pretend you dealt with me and send me somewhere to hide for a while. Once everything calms down, you can bring me back.”
“What do you think? Is that okay?”
He Zhen still had misgivings. “What if I can’t cut the weeds out by the roots? Sooner or later he’ll see through our plan.”
Yu Chen encouraged him. “Then for my sake, you have to work hard and make him sit in prison until the bottom wears through!”
He Zhen looked at him quietly and held his hand.
“Fine. But when you withdraw—that’s up to me.”
Yu Chen wrapped his arms around He Zhen’s neck and rubbed against him lightly.
The days passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, Yu Chen’s holiday was about to end. At the same time, he received the first task Chairman Lin had given him—to steal He Zhen’s signature seal and stamp it onto a document.
Yu Chen had analyzed the situation. At present, Chairman Lin still trusted him quite a lot. Every time he acted, he would carry the phone Chairman Lin had given him, putting on the appearance of seducing He Zhen on the surface while privately despising him. Even He Zhen ended up frowning at the act.
His chubby Chenchen really would be wasting his talent if he did not become an actor.
He Zhen had already looked over the document Chairman Lin gave Yu Chen. It was a contract for purchasing the remaining materials of Changqing Construction.
If he guessed correctly, there had to be something wrong with that batch of materials, or the defective rate was very high.
He Heng took out the signature seal he had already prepared and lightly stamped it down.
This was the old seal. The new one had only recently been applied for by He Zhen.
According to the date on the contract, the old signature seal was invalid.
Yu Chen secretly let the phone record the sounds, and even the act of frantically rummaging through drawers was performed perfectly.
After turning the phone off, he said with a grin, “Let him be happy for a few days first.”
He Zhen carried a trace of doubt. “He only wants my signature seal and not the company seal, so this contract has no legal effect.”
He Heng said, “Maybe he can get the real company seal.”
He Zhen smiled. “He’s targeting me.”
He Heng said, “Exactly.”
After He Heng left, Yu Chen put the document away and stuffed it into his backpack.
School would start the day after tomorrow. In the future, the time he could spend being clingy with He Zhen would only grow shorter and shorter.
Because school was about to start, he was responsible for urging everyone to hand in their assignments, collecting them, and packing them together to send to Professor Lin.
In order to keep He Zhen company, he could only bring his laptop and accompany He Zhen to work.
The afternoon light was bright, and Yu Chen grew sleepier and sleepier.
He tossed the mouse aside, wrapped himself in a blanket in a daze, and went to sleep on the sofa.
Half-asleep, a WeChat message popped up.
Yu Chen forced his eyes open and found it was from a senior from his summer lab.
[Junior Yu Chen, school is about to start. To show my gratitude for the free technical support you provided to our project team, can I treat you to a meal?]
Yu Chen was just about to reply when he suddenly felt a cool gaze on him.
He guiltily switched off his phone.
Why did He Zhen’s look make it seem as though he could see the chat history?
Suddenly, Yu Chen understood.
His laptop was right beside He Zhen. He Zhen had probably seen it!
Yu Chen secretly turned around and replied while avoiding He Zhen, “Thank you for your concern, Senior! But my boyfriend is taking me to the amusement park! So I might not have time.”
He Zhen stared at that line of text and suddenly smiled.
All the little thoughts in his fat baby’s head were focused on food.
What was the use of turning his back to reply?
From over here, he could still see everything.
The senior replied very quickly: “Junior, you have a boyfriend?”
Yu Chen: “Mm-hmm.”
Senior: “Is he from our school too?”
Yu Chen: “No, he’s already working.”
Senior: “Oh oh, then I won’t bother you.”
After putting down the phone, Yu Chen let out a soft sigh of relief and hugged a cushion as he drifted back to sleep.
But unexpectedly, his phone lit up again.
Senior: “Junior, don’t blame me for being nosy. You’re still so young, so if you’re dating someone from society, you should be more careful. If anything happens, you can contact me.”
Yu Chen frowned. “Senior, don’t worry. My boyfriend is tall, handsome, rich, and treats me especially well.”
The chat box showed “The other party is typing…” for a long time.
But in the end, nothing came.
Yu Chen really hated it when others pointed fingers at his relationship. And this person was even telling him to be more careful about He Zhen?
He shut his eyes angrily, feeling sullen and unhappy.
Suddenly, he was pulled into a warm embrace. Before he could even open his eyes, He Zhen said by his ear, “Let your social boyfriend give you a hug.”
Yu Chen’s face flushed bright red.
Who snoops on their boyfriend’s chat history and is still this self-righteous about it?
Yu Chen gave a soft huff. “Annoying ghost.”
He Zhen propped himself up and directly picked him up, carrying him into the lounge.
Yu Chen suddenly had a very bad feeling.
“Hey, broad daylight, under the clear sky. You’re still the president, you know. Do you have no shame?”
He Zhen spoke as if it were completely justified. “Every day you tell Chairman Lin you want to seduce me. You should put it into action sooner or later.”
Relying on the fact that they were in the office and He Zhen would not dare make too big a move, Yu Chen struggled hard. When He Zhen let his guard down, he ran into a corner and covered his chest.
He Zhen looked at his wary expression and smiled faintly. “Why do you look like you’re going to the execution ground? Do I make you that uncomfortable?”
An ambiguous atmosphere filled the room. Flushed with embarrassment, Yu Chen stammered out what was truly in his heart.
“Boss, I don’t like that kind of position. I really, really don’t like it.”
Seeing him so aggrieved, He Zhen’s brows drew together slightly. “What kind of position?”
Yu Chen casually picked up a cushion, placed it on the sofa facing himself, and then gestured. “You even lift my legs up. It really makes me feel like I have no dignity at all.”
“It feels like you’re going to see right through me.” Yu Chen’s voice was close to tears, his head hanging low in shame and grievance. “And you always keep the lights on. I really feel very embarrassed.”
He Zhen looked at him quietly and began reflecting on himself.
After solemnly apologizing, he got up and opened the wardrobe. After a while, he took out a tie and walked toward Yu Chen.
Yu Chen was so frightened that he kept backing away. “You! You still want to tie me up?”
Had He Zhen really become this perverted now?
A faint smile curved He Zhen’s lips, and his low voice was tinged with ambiguity. “Aren’t you shy? Then from now on, how about I cover my eyes?”
“Cover your eyes…”
Yu Chen began imagining it, stammering.
He Zhen’s upper body was bare, his deep and handsome brows and eyes half-covered by the tie. Along with the ambiguous sounds of breathing, Yu Chen could take in every detail of those strong abs and sharp V-lines.
He could even admire them boldly and openly.
And while he was at it… maybe touch them too.
Yu Chen felt like his nosebleed was about to burst out.
Why did it somehow feel even more perverted?
