Chapter 3: A Promise Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold

  Across from Chu Yan, Mo Xi Yao's expression was a mix of anticipation and tension, because what Chu Yan said next would bring her either heaven or hell.

  "But Jiang Dong." Chu Yan looked at Mo Xi Yao, who was 175 cm tall, and uttered four words in a light tone.

  "What?" Mo Xiuyao was also stunned, she didn't understand what the four words Chu Yan said meant. But thinking of that black card returning to her hand, his situation must be bad. Mo Xiuyao's questioning didn't last long, but Chu Yan's next words made her completely stunned.

  "These are his last words for you before he died." Chu Yan's explanation was simple and clear enough.

  "What? He's dead? How is that possible?" Upon hearing the news, Mo Xiuyao's expression froze instantly, with a hint of tears welling up in her eyes, and a look of unmistakable worry floated onto her face. Chu Yan wasn't clear about what kind of relationship there was between the guy who had saved his life and the woman in front of him, but from Mo Xiuyao's expression, he could guess a thing or two. However, these things were none of his business; he was just fulfilling someone else's request, doing something for someone else's sake.

  "I owe him a promise, he asked me to come find you and fulfill this promise." Mo Xiuyao's expression quickly returned to calm, the loss of composure earlier was something that had hardly ever happened in all these years. Chu Yan wasn't surprised, Mo Xiuyao's mental state and psychological quality allowed her to adjust her emotions very quickly.

  "A promise?" Upon hearing Chu Yan's words, Mo Xiuyao's face had already lost the sadness and worry from earlier, replaced by a scrutinizing expression. In other words, this woman had very strong control over her emotions. Her pair of bright black eyes were staring straight at Chu Yan's eyes, with an aggressive gaze that carried obvious suspicion and provocation.

  "Yes." Chu Yan nodded, not minding Mo Xiuyao's aggressive gaze. He had somewhat figured out this woman's personality - sharp and decisive, with a strong desire for control. "I agreed to do something for him in exchange for payment."

  "Oh? What can you do? For someone I don't know anything about, I won't ask him to do anything. That's my principle. I don't like any uncertain factors existing." Mo Xiuyao's words were quite impolite, but Chu Yan didn't mind her attitude and tone at all, only smiling as he stood up "I'll do something for you, this promise is effective anytime while I'm alive."

  Chu Yan said, having already walked to the door. "Miss Mo, this coffee shop of yours is quite nice, I'll be coming here often." Just before leaving, Chu Yan suddenly turned back around and smiled at Mo Xiuyao.

  "Anytime, welcome." Chu Yan's departure made Mo Xiuyao feel a bit suffocated in her chest. In all these years, Chu Yan was the first person to make her feel inferior with just one sentence. However, towards Chu Yan's arrogance, Mo Xiuyao only felt some anger and didn't take it seriously. With her status, perhaps she would never have a day where someone would help her out. But life is unpredictable, and Mo Xiuyao couldn't have imagined that she would soon be actively seeking out Chu Yan. For now, she could only glare at the back of Chu Yan's departing figure and gritted her teeth in frustration.

  "Oh, sorry." Just as Chu Yan was about to leave the door, a white-clad waitress, Tina, rushed over with a look of panic on her face. Due to her excessive speed, she bumped into Chu Yan's chest and apologized hastily before rushing into Mo Xiyaos office.

  "General Mo, that...that dead fat man Luo Kai...is here again." Tiena's words made Mo Xiuyao's eyebrows furrow slightly, her eyes lingering on Chu Yan's back before a thoughtful smile spread across her face, a smile filled with the taste of intrigue.

  "Tina, come here..." Mo Xiuyao looked at Chu Yan's already disappeared back and whispered a few words in Tina's ear. After listening, Tina nodded vigorously and looked in the direction of Chu Yan going downstairs with a somewhat schadenfreude expression.

  "Hurry up!" Seeing Tiena looking a bit dazed, Mo Xiuyao urged in a cold voice.

  "Yes, I'll go right away." Tina said, turned around and ran down the stairs quickly, seeming to speed up even more when passing by Chu Yan.

  The first floor lobby, the music remains, but in this environment filled with jazz atmosphere, a strong floral scent has emerged. A large bouquet of extremely beautiful roses almost completely covers its owner, only revealing a prominent belly below the flowers. The plump hands holding the roses are flashing with some dazzling golden light.

  A white-robed waitress, Tina, stood beside the owner of this bouquet of roses, smiling and whispering something.

  Tina's occasional drifting gaze made Chuyan sense a hint of conspiracy, but Chuyan didn't mind, as trouble was something he never lacked at any time.

  "Are you telling the truth? Did Yuxiao really say that?" Apparently, Tiana's words had a considerable temptation to this nearly spherical man. His voice, like a male duck's, clearly revealed his excitement at this moment. On the other hand, although Tiana's eyes were filled with disdain, her smile was still radiant as she nodded towards this man who had yet to reveal his true intentions: "When has Silver Palm Mo ever lied?"

  "Great! Great! I'll definitely make it happen, trouble you to send these 999 roses to Xiuyao, tell her that I'll arrange a car to pick her up right away!" The roses were moved aside, and Chu Yan, who had just walked up, saw a puffy face, still shiny and smooth without any wrinkles. His hair was sparse with an obvious receding hairline, but he still managed to style it like a gambler's, shining brightly on his forehead as if greased. His facial features were regular, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. A gold chain as thick as a thumb hung around his neck, proclaiming his considerable worth. Two bulging chest muscles, one abdominal muscle, and a suit worth over 100,000 yuan wrapped tightly around his massive and rotund body like a maternity dress.

  At this moment, the tall and handsome brother is standing in front of Chu Yan with a elegant smile on his face, although the smile looks awkward, but anyway, he can be considered as elegant and polite at this moment.

  "This brother, lend me a step to speak." The owner of this body was none other than Luo Kai, the dead fat man in Tina's mouth. He moved away the rose and saw Chu Yan walking up to him. Thinking that as long as he could deal with this kid, he would be able to have dinner with the beauty he had been pursuing for months, Luo Kai's face lit up with an even brighter smile, squeezing out a few wrinkles on his oily skin.

  Of course, Luo Kai's smile was brilliant, but it was just a fleeting moment. Chu Yan's figure slowly walked past him from his side, without any intention of stopping at all, which made Luo Kai's smile on his face instantly freeze, and the fire in his heart suddenly burst out.

  "Hey kid, I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?" All the elegance and refinement instantly disappeared. Luo Kai was never a cultured person to begin with. These days, in order to pursue Mo Xi Yao, he came to this Silver Palm Coffee shop every day, surrounded by polite and refined high-quality people. He naturally had to adapt to the local customs and make himself look like he fit in with the surroundings.

  However, after all, the blood flowing through Luo Kai's bones was still coarse and unrefined. The days of pretending to be someone he wasn't had already made him somewhat impatient. Earlier, when he went to talk to Chu Yan with a smile on his face, he was directly ignored by Chu Yan. This taste was something that Luo Kai had never experienced before, or rather, in Nanshan City, no one dared to ignore him. As for anger, it goes without saying, but more than that, there was a dark and sinister desire for blood boiling deep within his heart.

  Politeness and fists, these two ways of solving things, Luo Kai has always been fond of the latter and has been executing it very resolutely.

  Chu Yan pushed open the door of the silver palm tree and walked out directly, while Luo Kai's roar, except for provoking familiar contemptuous glances, was like a stone sinking into the sea without causing any waves.

  The night scenery of Nanshan City is very beautiful, with the bright moon and sparse stars shining down on the countless flashing neon lights. Chu Yan's pace was slow, with a somewhat leisurely flavor to it. Behind him, Fat Luo Kai had already walked out of the silver palm tree, his eyes gleaming with a reddish light in the darkness, his diamond-encrusted phone already connected in his hand.

  "Get him settled by midnight tonight, got it!! Make sure to know how long his thing is!! Dammit! Annoying!" He slammed the phone down, a cold smile spreading across Luo Kai's face. He adjusted his clothes and then turned around to get into a black Bentley. The car started slowly, the large golden "B" on the hood shining with an unusual glow under the neon lights.

  "It's been said since ancient times that only women and small men are difficult to raise, the ancients were indeed not deceiving me, this woman Mo Xiuyao... tsk tsk..." From start to finish, Chu Yan's thoughts had never lingered on Luo Kai for more than a second. He strolled alone in this unfamiliar city, without any discomfort in his heart, but instead, because of the unfamiliarity of the city, it gave him some inexplicable sense of security. This feeling had not appeared on Chu Yan for a long time.

  "In the front, wait for a moment and be quick about it, don't kill... Brother Kai wants to check how long this kid's second is!" On the black business car, the green-haired wild donkey sitting in the passenger seat pointed at Chu Yan 100 meters ahead, vividly imitating Luo Kai's words. Beside him, a burst of laughter erupted, and the dim interior of the car was filled with cold glints."

  "Come on! Hurry up and finish so we can go catch the second half of the game!"

  "Wait! What is this kid going to do?" The driver, Biaozi, stopped the car and was about to get out when Hei Qiang, sitting in the back seat, grabbed him. Under everyone's gaze, Chu Yan's figure swayed into the office building of Nanshan City Public Security Bureau.