30 A Pot of Braised Stew

As Sheng Jie had placed his entire focus on the rude security guard just now, he'd realized that, unbeknownst to him, Leng Yuchen had secretly clenched one of his fists by his side, while his other hand was holding the telescope so tightly that it looked like he might just crush it!

"Boss Leng, you just said that I'd only gotten half the answer right. Could you give me some hints regarding the other half?" Sheng Jie racked his brains to divert Leng Yuchen's attention, but in the end, he could not evade the topic of An Qi.

He seemed to have no choice, as whenever he was with Leng Yuchen recently, everything revolved around An Qi. He could not escape it!

"The other half? You must look for it from the one you want to fire!" Leng Yuchen's tone was both gloomy and cold, and upon hearing it, Sheng Jie could not help but shiver.

That lunkhead? Sheng Jie thought as he carefully recalled everything about that man. Then, a dark thought gradually formed in Sheng Jie's mind.

Such a dark thought scared him, so he quickly and vigorously shook his head and scolded himself as he thought… What're you thinking?

Leng Yuchen interrupted his thoughts as he asked, "Have you came to a conclusion?"

Sheng Jie blurted out, "You want to kill An Qi and the adulterer, using that lunkhead to do your dirty work!"

Leng Yuchen was speechless. He really felt like giving Sheng Jie a good slap. Then, he'd like to dig out his brain and see if it was just a pot of braised stew!

"I've just said that everything must be prioritized around An Qi's safety. How could you think that I'd want to hire an assassin?" Leng Yuchen put down his telescope and glanced at Sheng Jie. "But, in all honesty, I really wouldn't mind getting rid of Leng Jin."

"Leng Jin? Why does that name sound so familiar?" Sheng Jie thought for a long time before he finally realized that the adulterer was actually the big young master!

After he'd changed his name, he'd left to study abroad in France, causing Sheng Jie to almost forgot about the whole matter. Sheng Jie immediately craned his neck and pointed his forefinger to the telescope in Leng Yuchen's hand.

He then asked, "Second Young Master, can you lend me your telescope?"

"Here." Leng Yuchen handed the telescope to him, thinking that he indeed was a man of science, as he had to see everything for himself before he would believe it.

As he looked through the telescope, Sheng Jie had to crane his neck to be able to see further. If one was to see him from a distance, he would've thought that Sheng Jie was a reincarnation of a giraffe spirit with such an elongated neck!

At the same time, after Sheng Jie saw that the person sitting next to An Qi was indeed Leng Jin, his mouth gaped open so wide that even the telescope in his hand could be stuffed inside of it!

"Big… Big young... Master, why is he with Miss An Qi? Did they know each other from before or something?" Sheng Jie's question, which was filled with his nervous stuttering, was especially irritable to Leng Yuchen's ears.

Especially when he was used the word "big," it seemed to Leng Yuchen that Sheng Jie was emphasizing that everything about Leng Jin was bigger than him! It was like he was adding salt to an already gaping wound!

"What's so surprising about that? Hasn't that guy liked to snatch away whatever belonged to me ever since we were kids?" Leng Yuchen was full of disdain for Sheng Jie's shock, however, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times secretly.

"Well, the big young master cannot be blamed entirely for that, as the cause of it was all was because he was sick." Sheng Jie blinked his eyes and tried to smooth things over out of habit.

"Hmph! Why should I believe him just because he said that he's sick. I don't have any impression of him being sick at all." At the mention of Leng Jin's illness, Leng Yuchen's expression turned gloomy and he became furious.

Upon hearing his angry response, Sheng Jie just smacked in lips, but could not bring himself to say anything. Upon being met with only silence, Leng Yuchen grabbed the telescope in his hand.

As he looked through it, he told Sheng Jie, "Firstly, the lunkhead downstairs looks like he has a martial arts background. Didn't the broker just say that he had been a soldier for several years? Tomorrow, he shall be transferred to An Qi's department as a part-timer so that he can protect her in secret."

Sheng Jie nodded his head as he took note of Leng Yuchen's instructions. All the while, his thoughts were whirring inside of his head...

What's going on here? An Qi has obviously been dating big young master behind Boss Leng's back. So… Why would he send someone to protect her?

Is the smart Boss Leng's great reputation going to fold so easily at the hands of this little girl?

As Sheng Jie was thinking about all of these things, Leng Yuchen continued, "Secondly, her current job requires her to stay in the underground warehouse all day long, where it's humid and cold! This is not a very good environment for girls."

"Okay... I'll inform the HR Department to transfer An Qi upstairs tomorrow." Sheng Jie stuck out his forefinger and pointed it towards the sky as he said that.

Upon hearing this, Leng Yuchen nodded. He then picked up a cigarette and placed it in his mouth. Sheng Jie quickly stepped forward to light the cigarette with a lighter.

As he did so, smoke covered the telescope lens, obscuring the image of An Qi and Leng Jin momentarily. In order to enjoy his cigarette, Leng Yuchen put down the telescope, held the cigarette between his right index finger and middle finger and took a long drag.

He then rubbed his thumb against his temple. It looked as if he was troubled over something that Sheng Jie had just said as he asked, "Are you completely muddleheaded? If I could bring An Qi upstairs, I wouldn't be having to hide from her now!"

He shook his head, clearly annoyed with his assistant as he explained, "Tonight, you need to contact the engineering department and tell them to install central air conditioning in the underground warehouse, and then, tell them to pave the road with marble and add a heating system below the floor!"

Leng Yuchen no longer paid any attention to Sheng Jie after he'd finished speaking. Instead, his gaze drifted far away as he continued to rub his temple. As minutes passed, the cigarette butt dwindled down into a mere nub.

Currently, they were standing on the third floor of the building, which was just equal to the height of the street lamps. Sheng Jie unconsciously connected his thumbs and index fingers to form a rectangular picture frame, which he then used to frame the image of Leng Yuchen within.

Under the dim glow of the street lamp, Leng Yuchen looked enticing as he held the cigarette between his fingers and looked out of the window. As his face was filled with mixed emotions and even a bit of confusion, it was the most vivid display of Hippie culture.

At that time, the real estate broker returned. There was another person beside him when he entered.

Sheng Jie focused his gaze on the person and realized that he happened to be the very lunkhead who Leng Yuchen had wanted to hire to protect An Qi! As Leng Yuchen glanced back, he saw that Sheng Jie was still standing in his place foolishly, while gesturing and forming a picture-frame with his fingers. It was honestly a quite amusing image.

"Why are you still here? Were my words not clear enough?" Leng Yuchen's voice instantly caused the three people's hearts to tremble, while chills ran down their spines. Even if he was just talking to Sheng Jie, the other two could not help but tremble as well.

Sheng Jie quickly shoved his hands in his pockets, then clenched his fists and said in a wronged tone, "Boss Leng, the first thing you instructed is easy enough, but… Regarding the second thing... Wouldn't it be a little bit too rushed?"

Indeed, the entire Leng Group's underground warehouse covered an area that spanned nearly 10,000 square meters. It would seem too rushed if they attempted to renovate the entire underground warehouse in one night!

"I don't care what you do or how much you have to spend... If you can't make it happen before An Qi goes to work tomorrow, believe me, being assigned to Africa will be a dream come true compared to what I have in store for you!"

Even worse than going to Africa? Sheng Jie stood there with his mouth hanging open. He was stunned. He could not imagine what punishment Leng Yuchen would give him if he failed! But, what he could be sure of was that Leng Yuchen would definitely make good on his threat!

Leng Yuchen threw the telescope on the ground after he'd finished speaking, and crisp tinkling sounds could be heard as the lens was smashed into pieces in an instant.

Leng Yuchen then patted the lunkhead man on the shoulder, while he told him something in secret as he walked past him.