The parking lot.
Ying Chen had already gotten into the Kalman King and was preparing to return to the villa.
"Mr. Ying, about that matter you mentioned on the phone…" Yan Yang chased after him, asking.
Ying Chen then remembered he had almost forgotten the important business.
He pointed to Han Shixi, who was following behind: "He is the disciple of that Eastern Yin-Yang master. You can ask him about the specific reasons and circumstances."
Han Shixi's expression stiffened. He quickly explained, "Former disciple, former disciple… and I was forced into it, not willingly… The essence is different, very different…"
Yan Yang looked at Han Shixi as if he were a criminal.
Suddenly, he waved his hand.
The next second, two tall and burly bodyguards rushed out. They each grabbed Han Shixi by the side, holding him like a small chicken, and carried him away.
Han Shixi's face changed drastically in fear, and he repeatedly cried out, "Old Yan, I was really forced! You must believe me! I've been a good child since I was little! I received little red flowers several times in kindergarten! I even won an award for bravery at eight years old! All of this is because I have a kind nature, not because I have a bank governor for a father!"
"Old Yan, even if you kill me, you have to give me a chance to quibble… ah, no, a chance to explain, right?"
Listening to Han Shixi's pig-like wails, Yan Yang couldn't help but laugh out of anger.
"I haven't said anything as the victim, yet you're already crying foul?"
"Don't worry, for Mr. Ying's sake, I won't do anything to you. I'll just invite you for a cup of tea and discuss the matter!"
After speaking, Yan Yang waved goodbye to Ying Chen and went to "have tea" with Han Shixi.
"Old Ancestor, I'll report the situation of the Ma family to you during this period…"
Ma Zhiyuan came to Ying Chen's car and said, bowing through the car window.
But he was interrupted by Ying Chen after just one sentence: "I don't care about the Ma family's situation. The Ma family is like a patch of farmland I planted casually. If the seedlings grow well, I don't mind watering and fertilizing them more; if the seedlings don't grow well, I don't mind pulling them out. Do you understand?"
Ma Zhiyuan's expression stiffened, and he quickly nodded, "Understood!"
"Good. You may go!" Ying Chen waved his hand.
Ma Zhiyuan bowed again and withdrew.
"Drive," Ying Chen said to Min Ziqiong.
As soon as Min Ziqiong started the car and before it had moved a meter, someone suddenly appeared from the side and blocked the car.
Min Ziqiong was startled and immediately slammed on the brakes.
The car stopped just less than ten centimeters away from the person. If not for the Kalman King's excellent performance, the person would have been sent flying!
Min Ziqiong was both shocked and angry, and couldn't help but want to curse.
However, before she could speak, she immediately shut her mouth.
Because the person who was courting death was none other than Qu Jianping!
"Wait a moment!"
Qu Jianping stood in front of the car, panting, her arms spread wide, and said with a determined expression.
Ying Chen had just closed his eyes to rest.
Upon hearing Qu Jianping's words, he could only open his eyes helplessly.
At the same time, he mentally labeled this woman again: like a plaster, clingy, one should not interact too much.
"What is it?" Ying Chen asked directly from inside the car, too lazy to get out.
Seeing Ying Chen's action, Qu Jianping felt another surge of闷气 (mèn qì - stifled anger), but she couldn't lash out.
She could only comfort herself by thinking that this was how a man of steel behaved, and then said, "I've thought about it for a long time, and I still feel that exchanging a necklace worth hundreds of thousands for your Shi Boqiong worth 160 million is too unfair."
"Not only can I not get over it with my conscience, but our Tie Mao Qu family's traditions also do not allow me to do so."
"Therefore…"
Qu Jianping said with a determined look, and took out a piece of paper from her pocket.
"This is the price difference between the two, written as an IOU. Although I can't repay it in a short time, whether it's five years, ten years, or twenty, thirty years, as long as I'm alive, I will definitely repay it!"
"…" Ying Chen looked at Qu Jianping, speechless.
Just before, he had called this woman a plaster, and now, she intended to stick to Ying Chen for twenty, thirty years!
The thought of being unable to shake her off or drive her away sent a shiver down his spine.
"Alas!" Ying Chen could only sigh and took out the six-character gold pendant necklace.
"You think it's unfair?"
"Fine, then I'll make you feel fair!"
After saying that, Ying Chen, to the surprised and confused eyes of Qu Jianping and Min Ziqiong, directly broke off one of the six characters on the necklace!
Originally, the necklace had the six characters "天" (Tian), "法" (Fa), "道" (Dao), "彰" (Zhang), "虚" (Xu), and "笃" (Du). Ying Chen broke off the character "道".
After breaking off the character "道", Ying Chen casually tossed it aside and left the remaining necklace on the car seat.
It was as if the other five characters combined were not as valuable as the single character "道".
Seeing Ying Chen's actions, Qu Jianping was dumbfounded and furious.
This was how Ying Chen treated her things?
If Ying Chen truly wanted to pursue her, he should have treated her possessions as treasures. Not to mention breaking them, even a slight scratch would be unacceptable!
This was the attitude a man should have when pursuing a woman!
Most importantly, the Six-Character Gold Pendant was a unified entity, a complete thing.
Ying Chen broke off a character without a second word, damaging the necklace's integrity, just like gouging out a word from a priceless piece of calligraphy, which immediately depreciated the value of the artwork!
This action was simply a waste of heavenly resources!
"You… you…" Qu Jianping was so angry that she couldn't speak.
Min Ziqiong's pupils also widened in shock, unable to understand why Ying Chen would dismantle the necklace he had painstakingly obtained so readily.
It had to be said that although both women's expressions were somewhat out of control at the moment, beauties were still beauties, and they remained indescribably beautiful.
However, Min Ziqiong's beauty tended towards gentle and quiet, while Qu Jianping's beauty was more heroic and spirited.
Like plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum, each had its own unique charm.
Ying Chen held the character "道" in his palm, completely ignoring the unparalleled grace of the two beauties beside him, and gazed quietly at the character "道".
As if in his eyes, this cold character "道" possessed far more charm than Min Ziqiong and Qu Jianping.
This made Qu Jianping outside the car even more angry.
"Do you know why I immediately chose that necklace of yours?"
"Do you know why I agreed to exchange it with you even though I knew you were deliberately making things difficult for me?"
"Do you know why I didn't think this deal was unfair?"
Hearing Ying Chen's three consecutive questions, Qu Jianping's anger suddenly froze, and she instinctively asked, "Why?"
Ying Chen smiled faintly and replied, "Because of this!"
"In your eyes, it might just be an ordinary gold pendant with some historical value."
"But in my eyes, it is a talisman! A talisman imbued with the true meaning of the Great Dao!"
"The person who originally drew it must have reached an extremely high realm of understanding of the Great Dao and the world. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to write such a talisman that flowed with true meaning, like the bright moon in the night sky!"