My Wife is a Beautiful CEO - Chapter 247

Chapter 247

Crescent Moon

Seeing that Cai Yan kept quiet, Zhenxiu thought that she wasn’t planning on letting Yang Chen go . Looking sorrowful, Zhenxiu turned her head to look at Yang Chen, saying, “Uncle, it’s all my fault . I got you into this . ”

Yang Chen smiled bitterly as he reached out to pinch Zhenxiu’s powdery face . “Stupid Girl, what are you talking about?”

Zhenxiu didn’t know what to do a moment ago . Now that her face just got pinched by Yang Chen, her cheeks turned pink slightly .

“Cai Yan, do me a favor . This kid here isn’t terrible deep down her heart . Although she’s done various bad things in the past, forget about them all at once . Let her go today and take care of the three troublesome fellows . Don’t let them provoke Zhenxiu anymore,” Yang Chen said .

Cai Yan said happily, “Oh, even you need my favor?”

“Don’t I? You are a police chief while I’m a small civilian . We’re not standing at the same level,” Yang Chen said .

“I can do you a favor, but you need to convince me with other reasons . I don’t think I need to do you a favor just because you’re a small civilian . There are civilians everywhere, am I required to help every single one of them?” Cai Yan asked before crossing her arms in front of her chest, making her firm bosom bounce for a bit .

Yang Chen cast a glance . “Ahem, ahem . Alright, we’re considered friends after all . We’re…”

At this situation Yang Chen had to put his pride down to make it work .

Cai Yan seemed very pleased . Nodding, she said, “Alright, you really did help me quite a lot . I understand you rather well as well . I’ll let whatever happened today pass . ”

Listening to Cai Yan who promised to ignore this matter, Zhenxiu who looked despondent, as if she was stuck in layers of dark clouds, couldn’t believe what just happened .

“Zhenxiu,” Cai Yan said with a serious expression . “Xu Zhenxiu, you were still underage the first time you came here . You were involved in theft, overspeeding and a group fight . I remember all of them . These records will only do you harm at such a young age . Yang Chen helped you today, and I believe that you are determined to change your ways . I’ll only help you this once, so don’t take this matter too lightly . If you don’t perform well in the future and I see you here again, I’ll be extra strict towards you . ”

Zhenxiu lightly bit her lips as tears slowly filled her big eyes up . She stood up and bowed thrice towards Cai Yan thankfully .

“Chief Cai, thank you . I will be a good person from now on . I won’t do anything illegal anymore…”

Smiling, Cai Yan patted Zhenxiu’s head . “Thank this troublesome uncle instead . You heard the conversation earlier, I’m just doing him a favor . ”

After listening to Cai Yan, Zhenxiu stopped crying and looked at Yang Chen smilingly with an extraordinary warmth .

Since Cai Yan was present, everything naturally went smoothly . Yang Chen noticed that it was great having a friend who had authority . Although this friend of his constantly got him into trouble .

After everything was settled, Cai Yan also helped Zhenxiu to get her trolley stall back, making Zhenxiu feel touched once again .

During the process of getting everything done, Yang Chen got bored and asked Cai Yan regarding Zhenxiu’s past . Cai Yan briefed him through Zhenxiu’s background, which she happened to know through previous cases .

Zhenxiu’s mom was a Korean while her dad was a Chinese businessman . After they got married, her dad’s business went bankrupt due to an unexpected investment . As a result, he abandoned Zhenxiu and her mother . When Zhenxiu was young, her mother died due to uterine cancer, so she was brought up in an orphanage . As a result of getting bullied, she got forced to walk the wrong path . She repeatedly got arrested and brought into the police station, where she would get educated by the police officers, making her to slowly turn good again .

When Cai Yan talked about Zhenxiu’s past, it was unclear whether Zhenxiu was listening or not . She didn’t react while she went through the formalities with some police officers .

After the incident ended, Cai Yan sent the two out of the police station .

At this moment, Zhenxiu held Yang Chen’s hand as her face reddened in silence .

Yang Chen felt that this girl was really interesting . She changed from the original chilli pepper to an obedient little girl . She would ponder before she spoke .

“Tell me, Kiddo . What do you want to say?” Yang Chen asked .

Clenching her teeth, she pulled Yang Chen to a corner to avoid being seen by Cai Yan and the other police officers . She removed a pendant with red string from her neck . It looked like an old metal accessory . Crescent-shaped, it reflected soft light under the dim lighting .

Zhenxiu put the crescent pendant on Yang Chen’s palm . Shyness, determination and happiness filled her shiny eyes . “Uncle, this is for you,” she said .

“What is this?” Yang Chen asked before smirking . “Is this an item of love affair? Miss Zhenxiu, I’m actually married already . You’re asking me to cheat this way . ”

Zhenxiu revealed her cute fangs and made a funny face . “What are you talking about? Who’s getting into a love affair with you? This is what my mom left me, it’s said to be an amulet . I’ll give it to Uncle,” she said .

Yang Chen stopped joking around . Smiling, he asked, “How can I accept something this precious?”

“Uncle is the first one who’s willing to stand out and protect me . You’re also the first person who gave me a good human treatment . In the past, I’ve always felt that this amulet granted me protection . Now, I don’t need to be afraid anymore as long as there’s Uncle,” Zhenxiu said with a serious expression .

“Stupid Girl, I can’t hang on your chest . How can I be an amulet?” Yang Chen asked as he scratched his head . He did something so insignificant, but Zhenxiu showed this much appreciation .

Human treatment? Were all her previous treatments given by non-humans?

Pouting, Zhenxiu said, “As long as I keep thinking of Uncle in my heart, Uncle will be able to protect me . Take it with you, at least make me feel that you’ll think of me too . ”

As warmth started to fill Yang Chen’s heart, he received the crescent pendant . “Alright, I’ll help you take care of this . But you have to tell me a way to contact you . I don’t want this to be the last time I see you . I want to see whether you still do bad things or not . ”

Zhenxiu’s eyes shone, but slowly got down again . “I don’t have a phone number… How about this? I’ll set up my stall nearby the street earlier for breakfast and supper . If Uncle is free, you may visit me there . I’ll be obedient for sure . ”

“Will you still be stingy when it comes to how much I need to pay?” Yang Chen asked .

Zhenxiu snicked . She said, “If Uncle brings Sister-In-Law for me to see, I’ll give you a discount . However, do you really have a wife?”

“Can I really lie about this?” Yang Chen asked smilingly .

“Oh…” Zhenxiu’s expression didn’t reveal any feeling . “Then Uncle, if you bring Sister-In-Law over, I’ll give you a discount . Erm… 5% discount! What do you think of my generosity?!”

“Miser…” Yang Chen tapped Zhenxiu’s forehead which made her pout once again .

In his heart, Yang Chen felt really comfortable . He really liked this feeling, maybe due to the fact that Zhenxiu was similarly an orphan, and similarly had a depressing past . Yang Chen felt particularly empathetic . He really didn’t hope this to be the last time they met .

After giving out the present, Zhenxiu walked away unwillingly . She would turn her head around thrice every step she took . Yang Chen felt that Zhenxiu was still an eighteen-year-old, cute girl after all, following the melting of her ice-cold shell .

When he looked at the crescent pendant which exerted Zhenxiu’s natural body scent, he got shocked . He previously didn’t notice, but when he took a closer look, he found out that the pendant was made of platinum . Thinking that Zhenxiu’s parents were businessmen, it started making sense .

At this moment, there were only two people left at the entrance of the police station, Cai Yan and Yang Chen . She intentionally coughed twice, saying, “Uncle Yang, how do you feel, now that a little girl got hooked?”

Yang Chen carefully kept the pendant and smiled helplessly . “Cai Yan, don’t speak nonsense . Although I’m not any good, I really don’t have that kind of intention towards Zhenxiu . ”

“Are you going to tell me that it’s sibling’s love?” Cai Yan asked as she squinted .

“Erm…” Yang Chen pondered . “That seems to be the case . I’d be happy if she was my sister . ”

“No one’s going to believe you…” Cai Yan took a black casing out and passed it to Yang Chen . “Hey, this one’s for you . ”

Looking at Cai Yan who took out a treasure like Doraemon, Yang Chen got shocked . “What is it?”

“Take a look for yourself and you’ll know,” Cai Yan mumbled . Her expression turned unnatural .

Yang Chen received the box cautiously and felt that the casing had some weight to it . Upon opening it, he suddenly felt speechless .

Within the box, on top of a light-golden gauze, there lay a delicate Rolex watch . Although it didn’t cost a fortune, he could tell that it was expensive, judging from the respectable amount of real gold and powdered diamond engraved .

Cai Yan saw that Yang Chen was looking at the watch in silence . Nervous, she asked, “Do you like it?”

Yang Chen raised his head and looked at Cai Yan weirdly . “Is this for me?” he asked .

“Do you think that I bought it for myself? It’s a men’s watch . ” Cai Yan inserted her hands into the pockets of her shirt, lowered her head, and unnaturally stood on her toes . It was evident that she wasn’t calm .

Yang Chen closed the casing and let out a smile . “Thank you, but I can’t have it . This is too costly . ”

“How costly can a watch be? I… I just want to thank you for saving me last time . Seeing that you never wore a watch, I thought that I could buy you one,” Cai Yan explained quickly .

Yang Chen shook his head . “You can’t simply give out watches . After you give it to me, I have to wear it . Once I wear it, there’ll be people asking who I got it from . We’re just ordinary friends . Misunderstandings would arise this way . ”

Cai Yan suddenly turned pale . “Are you embarrassed? Do you feel embarrassed that I gave you a watch?”

Frowning, Yang Chen replied, “That’s not what I meant . I just felt that it’s inappropriate . ”

“I knew it…” Cai Yan murmured as her eyes got wet . “You say with your mouth that we’re friends, but deep down your heart, you hate me, you feel that I’m stupid, you feel that I’m useless, you feel that I don’t match being your friend, and ultimately, I’m not qualified to give you a present, am I?”

Yang Chen smiled bitterly .  Where is this going? he thought .

“Cai Yan, I really didn’t overthink it . I can’t keep this watch . This isn’t an ordinary present . I don’t mean anything else . ” Yang Chen didn’t know how to explain .

“Give it to me!”

Cai Yan snatched the watch casing and stared at Yang Chen angrily, before walking away quickly .

As she walked, she scolded, “Stupid Yang Chen! Hateful Yang Chen! It’s my first time giving a man a present and you dared to reject me! I’ll arrest you every time I see you in the future! Stupid Yang Chen! Hateful Yang Chen…”

Looking at Cai Yan walk away, he sighed deeply . The corners of his lips revealed bitterness . He could accept other women, but definitely not Cai Yan . She was Lin Ruoxi’s close friend . It was difficult enough that he had something going on with Mo Qianni . If Cai Yan was added to the equation, Lin Ruoxi might be pissed to death . Furthermore, Yang Chen and Cai Yan didn’t have love in between to begin with . It was best to break it when it still could be broken . . .