The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law

"I hope everything will get better."

Long Chen sighed.

Ye Zhiqiu bit her lip and said nothing more.

She was contemplating how to deceive her grandfather and get through the next half-year.

Otherwise, once her grandfather and parents found out that Long Chen couldn’t gather True Qi, they would certainly not allow him to continue living at home, let alone permit their relationship.

Ye Zhiqiu didn’t want such a thing to happen, so her thought was to hide it as long as possible.

The night passed without words, and the next day nearing noon, Long Chen arrived at the bar and found Lin Yanyan in her office.

Lin Yanyan noticed something off about Long Chen’s demeanor and immediately asked with concern, "What’s wrong with you? Are you in some kind of trouble? Talk to sister about it."

"Sister Yan, indeed, there’s some trouble—I probably won’t be able to work here much longer."

Long Chen spoke softly.

He felt it was better to inform her beforehand.

Lin Yanyan was startled, "Chen Feng, don’t joke around. Everything is going well, why would you suddenly say something like this?

Is it that you feel the salary isn’t enough? Just say a number, as long as I can afford it, I can give it to you."

"Sister Yan, it’s not about the salary," Long Chen said with a bitter smile.

"Then how about this, Chen Feng, I’ll give you ten percent of the bar’s shares as long as you don’t go."

Lin Yanyan immediately said.

Long Chen shook his head, "Sister Yan, it’s not about the money, there are other issues that I find hard to discuss."

"I understand." Lin Yanyan said, "It must be your fiancée, not wanting you to work day and night at the bar, right?"

Long Chen was surprised, he hadn’t expected Lin Yanyan’s intuition to be so accurate.

"You’re half right, sister Yan. There are indeed such issues," Long Chen said.

"What should we do then? I really can’t bear to see you go, sister Yan."

Lin Yanyan grasped Long Chen’s hand, speaking bitterly, "Ever since you came, the bar business has been booming, and moreover, you’ve gotten along so well with everyone, we’ve all grown attached. If you were to leave, we..."

She spoke and her eyes began to redden.

Long Chen gave a bitter smile, "Sister Yan, don’t be like this, I’ll still come by often."

"No, I can’t let you leave."

Lin Yanyan held tightly onto Long Chen, "I’ve already come to see you as family. If you leave, it’ll kill me, unless..."

"Unless what?"

Long Chen asked.

"Unless you become my man, then I’d let you take care of your business because a man going out would think of coming home.

Otherwise, you can’t go, you have to choose one of the two," Lin Yanyan stared at Long Chen.

"Sister Yan, stop teasing me, I know you’re joking,"

Long Chen said.

"Who’s joking with you? Either don’t go, or choose." Lin Yanyan said, "If you quietly slip away, I’ll go to your fiancée’s house and tell her you’re my man."

Hearing this, Long Chen was taken aback.

On closer inspection of Lin Yanyan’s expression, she indeed seemed quite serious.

But now, he must leave the bar; Ye Zhiqiu wouldn’t agree otherwise.

And if he were to leave, he certainly wouldn’t actually agree to become Lin Yanyan’s man.

That would be too absurd and would be a betrayal to Ye Zhiqiu.

He absolutely couldn’t do such a thing.

"Sister Yan, let’s keep things separate, please don’t joke about me like that."

"I can’t just let you put me on cloud nine one moment and then in hell the next, Chen Feng. How about this, I could give you a bigger share of the bar, and if you’re short on money now, you can just say how much you need, I can give it to you in advance, would that be okay?"

Lin Yanyan stared at Long Chen.

She really didn’t want Long Chen to leave.

With Long Chen here, the bar did great business every day.

And more importantly, Long Chen had a way of bringing all the staff together.

It was a kind of magic that she, as the boss, couldn’t achieve.

So, Lin Yanyan couldn’t bear to let Long Chen go no matter what.

Long Chen could clearly see Lin Yanyan’s fondness for him, but he also knew that he couldn’t always just work at the bar.

The Ye Family had taught Long Chen that he couldn’t just be an ordinary person.

If his previous self had been ordinary, he would surely never have met someone like Ye Zhiqiu, a master of Martial Arts. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The only explanation was that his former self was also a master of Martial Arts.

Now, the issue of not being able to gather True Qi was starting to worry Long Chen.

Even if Ye Zhiqiu hadn’t asked him to leave the bar, he would leave himself to find a solution to his Martial Arts True Qi issues.

"Chen Feng, I’m talking to you."

Lin Yanyan felt so frustrated she wanted to hit Long Chen.

Long Chen snapped back to reality and said, "Yan sister, it’s really not about money. During the time I’ve been here, you’ve taken great care of me and I won’t forget that. Whenever I have the chance, I’ll definitely come to see you."

Hearing this, Lin Yanyan knew it would be hard to keep Long Chen around.

She sighed with immense disappointment.

Then, Lin Yanyan pulled out a card, slipped it into Long Chen’s palm, and said softly, "Well then, I won’t force you. There’s a hundred thousand in here. Take it and spend it. No matter where you are, just don’t forget me."

"Yan sister, I don’t need your money, and I don’t really need any money."

Long Chen hurriedly returned the money to Lin Yanyan.

"What are you thinking? This is your salary. You brought in quite a bit of revenue to the bar during this time. Also, if you think it’s too much, then if you’re not too busy, just come once a month, sing a few songs, and consider it work. How about that?"

"Okay, I promise you."

Long Chen said, grinning.

"That’s more like it. Come on, give me a hug."

Lin Yanyan opened her arms.

"Okay."

Long Chen reached out and hugged Lin Yanyan.

Feeling Long Chen’s solid chest, Lin Yanyan closed her eyes slightly and whispered, "How nice it would be if I had met you earlier."

"Why is that?"

Long Chen was puzzled.

"I won’t tell you."

After taking a deep breath, Lin Yanyan stepped back and said with a smile, "Alright, you can leave now. Do you want to say goodbye to the others?"

"Yan sister, I don’t have to leave right now; I can still work a few days."

Long Chen said with a smile.

"If you didn’t have urgent matters, you wouldn’t be telling me about resigning now. So no need to comfort me. Just remember to visit once a month if you can, and don’t overthink anything else, sister understands."

Lin Yanyan said, smiling.

Looking at Lin Yanyan, truth be told, in this moment, Long Chen’s feelings for this woman, who was a few years older than him, surged tremendously.

She was smart, wise, and sincere, truly a rare gem, capable of deep connection.

"Yan sister, let’s be lifetime confidantes."

Long Chen said with a smile.

"What?"

Lin Yanyan was stunned.

"If you’re not willing, never mind."

Long Chen chuckled dryly.

"It’s not that..." Lin Yanyan stared at Long Chen: "Are you asking me to be your lover for a lifetime?"

"What?" Now it was Long Chen’s turn to be astonished.

"I’m willing, okay? Then it’s settled. From now on, don’t call me Yan sister, just Yan Yan will do."

Lin Yanyan said in a coy voice.

"No, no, Yan sister, I..."

"I love you."

Lin Yanyan tiptoed and quickly kissed Long Chen on the lips.

Long Chen touched his lips, his face in shock.

Seeing Long Chen look so stunned, Lin Yanyan couldn’t help but giggle mischievously, "I was just teasing you. Alright, go out and say your goodbyes to them. Don’t worry about me anymore."

"Well... then I’ll head out first."

Long Chen’s face was somewhat flushed.

Shortly after, Long Chen left the bar and headed towards the Ye Family home.

Along the way, that kiss from Lin Yanyan made Long Chen feel very uneasy.

He always felt that he was betraying Ye Zhiqiu.

When he entered the Ye Family’s house, Ye Zhiqiu, seeing Long Chen’s preoccupied look, couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong?"

"Zhiqiu, I..."

"What’s wrong with you? Don’t be hesitant, just tell me."

"I’ve officially resigned," Long Chen said.

"That’s it? Didn’t you say it would be a few days later? But it’s fine, resigning is also good. I’ve already thought about it for you. Next, you go work at my family’s company," Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile.

"No," Long Chen refused Ye Zhiqiu: "I want to go to Shaolin Temple."

"What?" Ye Zhiqiu was astonished: "Do you want to become a monk?"

"No," Long Chen said: "I think under my current circumstances, the monastery might help me calm my mind, which could help in regaining my memory and improving my strength.

Zhiqiu, although I don’t remember what kind of person I was before, I know that if I want to live safely in this world, I definitely cannot be just an ordinary person."