Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 639: I Think You Have Ulterior Motives

Chapter 639: Chapter 639: I Think You Have Ulterior Motives

Cui Ruyun wasn’t foolish; she naturally detected the confrontational tone in Wu Pinxue’s voice and separated from Chen Xuan’s embrace.

"Chen Xuan, who is this?" Cui Ruyun asked.

Before Chen Xuan could answer, Wu Pinxue cut in directly, "Hello, I’m Chen Xuan’s girlfriend. It’s a pleasure to meet you!"

Chen Xuan was at a loss of words.

Cui Ruyun was taken aback at first but quickly recovered with a charming smile.

Cui Ruyun couldn’t be more familiar with Chen Xuan’s character.

Let alone the fact that Chen Xuan was a man with family responsibilities, just considering the recent revelation about the tragic death of his biological parents and his deep-seated need for revenge, he definitely wouldn’t have the leisure or mood to engage in a romance here with a stranger.

Clearly, this woman was likely just someone infatuated with Chen Xuan unilaterally — just like herself!

Wu Pinxue was somewhat baffled by Cui Ruyun’s reaction, "Why are you laughing?"

Struggling to contain her amusement, Cui Ruyun replied, "Sorry, it’s nothing. Chen Xuan, can you come out for a moment? I’d like to have a word with you alone."

Just as Chen Xuan was about to leave, Wu Pinxue grabbed him, "No, I can see that I’m the odd one out here. If anyone should leave, it should be me. Alright, I’m going out. You two talk!"

With that, Wu Pinxue left with her head held high.

Watching Wu Pinxue walk out the door, Cui Ruyun couldn’t help but laugh, "That sister is quite interesting."

Chen Xuan’s face was filled with embarrassment, "Don’t get me wrong. She is just my landlord, nothing more between us."

Cui Ruyun smiled radiantly, "Whether or not there’s something between you two, you can explain that to your wife when you go back, it has nothing to do with me."

Chen Xuan scratched his head, smiling wryly.

Nowadays, Chen Xuan could definitely be considered a super-powerful individual, but in front of these old acquaintances like Cui Ruyun, he still acted the same as he did in ordinary times.

"By the way, what brings you to Yanjing?" Chen Xuan asked.

Cui Ruyun shrugged, "Nothing much, just wanted to expand the business a bit. After all, isn’t this the heart of Yan Country?"

Chen Xuan let out a bitter laugh.

Of course, he knew that Cui Ruyun couldn’t possibly be here merely for business expansion reasons.

In fact, he was rather aware of Cui Ruyun’s feelings for him, as he wasn’t a fool.

However, there was destined to be no outcome between them.

Rather than letting things fizzle out in the end, it was better not to start at all, to prevent the mistake of beginning in chaos and ending in abandonment.

Still, in this vast and unfamiliar Yanjing, having a familiar person around warmed Chen Xuan’s heart slightly.

"Well then, I wish you all the best with your business!" Chen Xuan said with a smile.

Cui Ruyun nodded, "Thanks for your kind words!"

After some more conversation, Cui Ruyun left first.

As soon as Wu Pinxue returned to the private room, she scrutinized Chen Xuan with a judging gaze.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Chen Xuan didn’t know what to say about this woman’s behavior.

Wu Pinxue’s expression was serious, "Come clean, who are you, really?"

Chen Xuan gave a wry smile, "Who else could I be? Just an ordinary person."

Wu Pinxue laughed scornfully, "Don’t give me that! I’ve just checked, the owner of that Purple Qi from the East has a net worth of at least tens of billions!"

"Birds of a feather flock together. You’re so close to her, there’s no way you could be just some simple character."

"Yet you went to rent a room in my little place, clearly you’re up to something!"

Chen Xuan’s heart skipped a beat.

He had thought that Wu Pinxue, with her seemingly careless demeanor on a regular basis, would not notice anything unusual about him, but he hadn’t expected her to become suspicious so quickly.

"What do you mean, ’no ulterior motive’? Why do you always overthink things?"

Chen Xuan put on a helplessly resigned expression, but inside he was somewhat worried that Wu Pinxue might really discover something.

Then, he heard Wu Pinxue staring into his eyes, speaking very seriously, "Let me tell you, I already know why you’ve been lying low in that little place of mine."

"Because you..."

"Want to take advantage of me! Am I right?!"

The heart that had risen to Chen Xuan’s throat finally settled back down.

He had indeed overestimated this woman...

Just as Chen Xuan was eating and chatting with Wu Pinxue, suddenly a commotion arose from outside their private room.

Then, the door to their private room was aggressively kicked open from the outside.

Several workers clad in health bureau uniforms strode in with grim expressions.

"Everyone, get up, this restaurant’s hygiene standards are not up to code, we are going to seal this place off!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan’s expression immediately darkened.

Knowing Cui Ruyun as he did, it was natural for him not to allow hygiene issues to arise in his own restaurant.

Not to mention, today was the grand opening of the restaurant.

To have a hygiene issue on the first day of business would be ridiculous, unless the owner was out of their mind. No one would make such a dumb mistake!

At the same moment, other workers had also raided the rest of the private rooms, all acting in the same fashion: as soon as they entered, they cleared everyone out under the pretense of substandard hygiene.

It was evident that these workers came prepared, clearly targeting Cui Ruyun’s new establishment.

Obviously, Cui Ruyun’s new restaurant must have trespassed on someone’s interests, and someone was deliberately causing trouble behind the scenes.

Having realized this, Chen Xuan decided not to act rashly for the moment and instead prepared to observe the situation before making any decisions.

Following the crowd downstairs, Chen Xuan and Wu Pinxue saw that the entire lobby was also in chaos.

The patrons, who had originally come with great enthusiasm to try out the new restaurant’s cuisine, had not expected to encounter such an incident and were understandably upset, grumbling non-stop.

"What in the world is happening here? A five-star restaurant with hygiene issues? That’s utterly unreliable!"

"Exactly, the owner seems pretty, but the hygiene is below standard. Goes to show you can’t judge a book by its cover!"

"People nowadays really dare to make money regardless of their conscience!"

"I think we’d better not come to this place again in the future, don’t want to ruin our health over bad food, that would be a real loss!"

The crowd was abuzz with many talking about the restaurant’s faults.

Wu Pinxue, however, saw it all too clearly, "Hygiene issues? I think it’s the workers who have issues.

"The place just opened not even an hour ago, we hadn’t even finished our meals, and here they are."

"Why didn’t I notice before how efficient these people were?"

"Even a fool can see there’s someone pulling strings behind the scenes!"

Wu Pinxue deliberately raised her voice, shouting out to the crowd.

The people heard her and also reacted one by one.

Exactly, none of them were fools; how could they fail to see such an obvious issue?