CHAPTER 34: 34. LOVE RIVAL, APPEARED? (NEW BOOK SEEKING READERS AND FAVORITES)

Warehouse.

All the Wildfire Gang members gathered together.

Kufance came up to Johnny and asked, "Johnny, are we really going to betray Tasting because of a few words from him?"

"He showed his strength," Johnny replied calmly. "Following Tasting, we’ll all end up dead someday. Maybe there’s a way out by following him... do what he orders."

"As for whether his pancake is really unique or genuinely miraculous, we’ll know in two days."

The others stayed silent for a while, choosing to listen to Johnny.

Just like when they were kids.

They survived to this day by following Johnny.

...

"What exactly did you do to them?"

"I didn’t do anything to them! They’re just captivated by my charisma."

"Charisma, my ass!"

"Hey, Nana, I find your words off there. If I didn’t have charisma, why would the leader be so obsessed with me?"

"Isn’t it because you’re a chi..."

Xia Na was about to blurt something out but held back, while Chen Che smirked and raised an eyebrow, seemingly waiting for Xia Na to "compliment" him.

Behind her mask, Xia Na gritted her silver teeth and said, "Get lost!"

Xia Na crossed her arms, fuming.

Seeing Xia Na boiling with anger, Chen Che’s lips curled.

The saying goes, bad men, women love; it’s actually a way to close the distance.

It can reduce the unfamiliarity between them.

He hadn’t forgotten he still had a special mission with Xia Na.

Chen Che coughed lightly and said, "Nana, don’t forget you lost the bet. According to the wager, you’ll have to follow my orders for the itinerary from now on."

Xia Na got even angrier hearing this.

She bit her lower lip, arrogantly raised her head, and didn’t respond.

"You’re not planning to renege, are you?"

"Well, imagine Captain Xia Na unable to accept a loss—typical little girl behavior. Fine, I’ll be generous and pretend this bet never happened so the leader doesn’t blame me for arguing with a little girl..."

"You’re the little girl! Your whole family is little girls! When did I ever say I wouldn’t honor the bet?!"

When Xia Na heard Chen Che continually referring to her as a little girl, she almost lost control.

She’s just young, but she wasn’t what you’d call a little girl!

Her sister called her that, and now this man too!

Xia Na recalled summoning the courage to express her feelings to her sister, only for An Nishang to lovingly pat her head and say, "You’re just a little girl, you don’t understand love yet... it’s just admiration for me..."

An Nishang gently refused her once more, making the words "little girl" her explosive trigger.

Xia Na glared with her beautiful violet eyes, gritting her teeth, saying deliberately, "I—will—honor—my—bet..."

Finished, she looked up and didn’t give Chen Che a single glance.

Provoking Xia Na was, of course, intentional on Chen Che’s part.

He heard about the "little girl" story from An Nishang.

She was too well protected by An Nishang.

Almost never interacted with men.

Plus, due to Chen Che’s status.

Easily provoked, like a little lion whose fur stands up when Chen Che touches it.

Training such a little girl was a piece of cake for Chen Che.

Looking at Xia Na puffing up, he wasn’t in a hurry to smooth things over; the longer emotions are suppressed, the more intense their eruption...

The two returned to the villa.

Today was quite fruitful for Chen Che.

After seeing Chen Che return to the villa, Xia Na snorted coldly, leaving like an angry pufferfish, heading to a small building next to the villa.

This is Xia Na’s residence, specially built for her by An Nishang.

Before he came, An Nishang and Xia Na lived together.

Yet after An Nishang took him in as her kept man, shortly afterward An Nishang built a small building next door and let Xia Na move out.

The reason was somewhat awkward.

Like the time Chen Che had just bathed with An Nishang, her leg wrapped around his waist, body still dripping with water, while he carried her back to the room, it was seen by Xia Na.

Xia Na was wearing shorts and a tank top, holding a green fruit in hand, looking shocked. She stared blankly at him and An Nishang, the fruit in her hand falling to the ground unnoticed.

Chen Che greeted Xia Na awkwardly, and then following An Nishang’s order, carried her back into the room.

Such awkward incidents happened several times.

In the kitchen, living room, balcony, and the yard.

Then An Nishang built a small building and let Xia Na move out.

Probably part of the reason why Xia Na’s goodwill towards him was close to zero.

It’s not his fault for messing things up.

Xia Na and her sister would happily live together now.

...

Back at the villa, Chen Che rubbed his forehead, receiving a message on his caller from his subordinates in the security department.

Xiong Da.

Upon seeing the message content, Chen Che frowned instantly, calling Xiong Da directly.

The caller was quickly connected, with Xiong Da’s voice on the other side.

"Boss..."

"What’s happening?"

"Someone’s coming to our Sixth District to grab business! It’s Wood! Damn guys from the Fifth Team..."

The protection fee is a side income for Upper City District’s security team and other departments.

Lower City is chaotic, there’s no such saying as protection fee, but Upper City needs order.

Without having a boss backing, you can’t sell contraband or do other gray-area business in Upper City.

The Sixth District is under Chen Che’s protection.

Several big gangs mixing in this place have to pay Chen Che a protection fee to sell their goods and run their bars and brothels peacefully here.

Such stable places for collecting protection fees in Upper City naturally have fierce competition.

The Sixth District is Upper City’s Red Light District. Among Upper City’s total of 17 neighborhoods, it’s one of the fattest ones.

Naturally, it draws envy from others.

But after learning that Chen Che is behind this district, the others don’t dare to reach out.

After all, Chen Che is backed by An Nishang.

No one knows why this murderous female devil is so attentive to this pretty boy.

With An Nishang, Chen Che can act arrogantly, others don’t dare compete for the meat with him.

The person named Wood is also from the security team, his father is a confidant of Deputy Director Bode.

He’s long coveted a piece of the Sixth District meat.

But due to Chen Che, this second-generation under his father’s stern warning dared not bite.

Why suddenly now Wood dares to target his business?

"What’s the situation?"

"Damn it, they heard some kind of news, saying... saying..."

"Saying what."

"Saying Boss’s status might not be secure, saying Director An may be tired of you... soon, she’ll kick you out!"

"Go on."

Chen Che frowned as Xiong Da on the other side gritted his teeth and said, "They said a man named Xu Ziang has come down from Night Empire Headquarters, directly entered the Military Department.

Today he attended a banquet as Director An’s man, openly declaring to all he’ll pursue Director An passionately."

"This Xu Ziang, in terms of status and position, is quite matched with Director An. If Director An accepts him and gets Xu Ziang’s assistance, it’s highly likely the Director position will be hers next.

Adding to your previous situation.

You could well be kicked out."

Xiong Da didn’t have much intelligence, but when Chen Che asked, he spilled everything Wood told him.

Chen Che understood.

Tsk, tsk, tsk, it’s really unfavorable.