Chapter 302 The Superfluous One
Chen Yang felt like he was going insane.
Ever since Meng Qingxue and Lin Yueyu moved into the villa last night, it had turned into a veritable stage for female revelry.
Chen Yang was now basically afraid to leave his bedroom, because the moment he stepped out, his eyes would be tempted. wΑp.kanshu伍.net
It had been more manageable when only Liu Ran and Su Ya lived there, but with two more women, the four of them became utterly unrestrained.
They would do yoga, dance, and perform aerobics in the living room in all sorts of pajamas, their conversations quickly turning to which male celebrities were handsome, which young idols had potential, how to care for their skin, maintain their figures, and even topics like breast enhancement.
Chen Yang sighed, was he truly the superfluous one in this villa?
He checked the time; it was already eight in the morning. Chen Yang cleared his throat and descended from his bedroom to the main hall.
The four women in the hall were still in their pajamas. Lin Yueyu was by the sofa, teaching Liu Ran yoga.
Su Ya, meanwhile, had a facial mask on and was incessantly asking, "Is the honey, papaya, and milk soup really effective?"
As for Meng Qingxue, she was much quieter, having already settled on the sofa to play games early in the morning.
Chen Yang helplessly patted his forehead. He turned to Liu Ran and said, "Liu Ran, don't forget, there's an anchor selection event you need to attend today."
Liu Ran, who was trying to follow Lin Yueyu in a backbend yoga pose, suddenly slapped her forehead upon hearing Chen Yang's words. "Ah! I forgot about that. Alright, wait for me for a bit. I'll change clothes and we'll head over right away."
Chen Yang glanced at the bevy of beauties in the hall and nodded. "Okay, I'll wait for you in the car then!"
Lin Yueyu chuckled and said, "Oh my, I didn't expect Mr. Chen to be so shy! Sorry to have made you afraid to leave your bedroom all night."
Su Ya, patting her face while applying her mask, chimed in, "He's not shy, it's purely because Liu Ran is here, and he's acting like a gentleman. In reality, this guy isn't so honest!"
Chen Yang glared at Su Ya dejectedly and then quickly left the villa.
Not long after, Liu Ran emerged, having changed her clothes.
After getting into the car, Chen Yang drove Liu Ran towards the location of the media press conference.
Today was the day for Yangyangyang Company to conduct a large-scale recruitment of anchors. Yangyangyang Company had already grown quite large, but there were few actual employees and even fewer actual anchors.
This large-scale selection was intended to find promising talent from purely new recruits. To emphasize the company's focus on anchors, Liu Ran's personal attendance was required for this event.
Upon arriving at the venue, they saw hundreds of men and women bustling about.
More than half were women, some dressed in Hanfu, others in dresses, and many in cartoon or anime-style clothing. Their face shapes were almost all oval.
While this face shape might not be exceptionally beautiful in person, it was extremely advantageous in front of a camera, offering a much greater advantage than a round face.
As for the male anchors, their styles were all over the place – there were fat guys, scruffy middle-aged men, and delicate young idols.
Chen Yang, fearing for Liu Ran's safety, kept his eyes fixed on her after entering the venue.
Liu Ran spoke a few words on stage before coming down to mingle with the staff and the aspiring anchors. Two hours later, Liu Ran left the venue.
Chen Yang had been watching Liu Ran from a corner. The moment she left the stage, he immediately went up to her.
Liu Ran sat down and let out a sigh of relief. "I won't participate in these kinds of planning events in the future. It's too tiring to socialize. Let Senior Sister Su Ya attend these events instead. She's much better at socializing than I am."
Chen Yang chuckled and nodded. "These activities are all about saying polite but insincere things. You'll get used to it."
"But you don't have to get used to it. Like you said, we can have Su Ya and Liu Xiaomei attend in the future. By the way, regarding Liu Xiaomei, should we send someone to protect her?"
"Or we could have her move in with us. Since there are already four women at home, one more won't make much difference."
Liu Ran shrugged. "I mentioned this before, asking Liu Xiaomei to move in, but that little girl seems to have found a boyfriend and is inseparable from him."
"Her boyfriend is a former special forces soldier, and she says he's very capable, so Liu Xiaomei refused to move in."
"She even said that if needed, her boyfriend could protect us. I didn't agree either. Since her boyfriend is so capable, and she wants to be with him all the time, we won't bother them."
"I've given her a few days off recently and told her not to go to work alone. She can just stay with her boyfriend twenty-four hours a day."
Chen Yang understood when he heard this and nodded. "Alright, I reckon the target is mainly you, so Liu Xiaomei might not be in much danger."
Chen Yang drove Liu Ran to the company. For the rest of the day, Chen Yang did not let Liu Ran out of his sight.
At the same time, Chen Yang also instructed Vermilion Bird to lead her team in investigating the background of the group who had attacked them at the banquet hall previously.
When it was time to leave work in the afternoon, Chen Yang stood up and asked Vermilion Bird, "How is it? Found anything yet?"
Vermilion Bird shook her head. "No. That group of people were all unfamiliar faces and had never appeared in any major criminal activities. We've cross-referenced all kidnapping incidents and criminal organizations from both domestic and international sources in recent years, but we found no leads whatsoever. Therefore, we infer that this group is highly professional, yet they've never committed a crime. They are likely assassins secretly nurtured by some prominent families, making them very difficult to track. Furthermore, that group has likely already left Qingzhou City. If they were still here, it's impossible for them to have left no trace."
Chen Yang nodded slightly upon hearing this. "Your deduction makes sense. Those people are likely cultivated in secret by some major family. Heh, it seems like the Great Qin Group is behind this. I just don't know Qin Minghuang's objective. Why did he suddenly come to Qingzhou City and suddenly make a move on Liu Ran? Is it simply because my wife is beautiful?"
Vermilion Bird let out a chuckle. "Venerable One, your words not only carry anger but also jealousy. It seems having a wife who is too beautiful isn't always good!"
Chen Yang glared at Vermilion Bird. "Go, go, go. It's not because Liu Ran is beautiful that I'm with her."
"Investigate Qin Minghuang thoroughly during this period. Also, tighten security to prevent Qin Minghuang from causing trouble at the company headquarters."
After giving these instructions, Chen Yang drove Liu Ran back to the villa.
As the two of them entered the villa and had just parked the car, a loud bang echoed, followed by the sound of an explosion from inside the villa.