Chapter 154
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Chapter 154: The Reward Is Generous, And Ye Xiao Is Very Tempted
Ye Xiao hadn’t expected that Sister Nanxi’s background would be this extraordinary!
No wonder that first time at the police station, Ye Xiao had felt that Liu Nanxi was different from the other officers—special, in a way.
Ye Xiao didn’t intend to disturb her, nor did she, as Su Ruoxue might have imagined, harbor any particularly bold ideas about Liu Nanxi.
After all, children of officials and children of wealthy families were not quite the same.
Power was often more intoxicating than wealth. In reality, the children of high-ranking officials were even harder to approach than rich second-gens, though they tended to keep a much lower profile.
These days, it was rare to see the children of officials acting arrogantly, as their families usually instilled strict discipline.
Their fathers held key positions and had to consider many consequences. The higher the position, the more carefully they had to behave.
Otherwise, if caught doing something wrong, they could be utterly destroyed.
In this age of information explosion, official second-gens couldn’t possibly behave like the arrogant caricatures often seen in those brainless online novels.
They were more cautious than anyone.
Because their behavior could directly affect their father’s political career.
So families like these were especially strict in how they raised their children.
Children from such families could not be easily swayed by trivial gains or benefits.
Even if Ye Xiao wanted to pursue her, she would have no idea where to start.
Although the other party’s identity stirred up a powerful desire to conquer her, unless some unusual fate brought them together in a deeper connection, it would be best to remain just friends.
Ye Xiao was clear-headed.
But since Liu Nanxi was sitting directly in front of her, it was hard not to notice her.
So she could only fidget with Su Ruoxue’s hand, scratching her palm as a way to distract herself.
Su Ruoxue, on her part, completely tolerated Ye Xiao’s little antics. After all, they’d already had much deeper interactions. As long as Ye Xiao didn’t go too far in this kind of setting, it was fine.
“Miss Liu, hello, I’m Ye Chen. Nice to meet you.”
Ye Chen, seated just ahead and to the left of Ye Xiao, was separated from Liu Nanxi by only one seat.
Ye Xiao hadn’t even found a chance to strike up a conversation yet, but Ye Chen had already made the first move!
Perhaps it was because, after reclaiming his identity, he’d grown used to this sort of crowd. When interacting with ordinary socialites, he was usually aloof, like a cold and domineering CEO.
But speaking to Liu Nanxi now, he deliberately adopted a gentle, refined manner, his whole demeanor soft and courteous.
So it’s true—aloofness depends on who you’re talking to!
When someone acts cold toward you, it’s not necessarily their personality—they might just look down on you and think you’re not worth their time.
But when they’re faced with someone of equal or greater status, their “cold” suddenly melts away.
That was exactly what was happening with Ye Chen now.
He was surrounded by countless auras of privilege, and at such a young age, he was about to acquire 20% of a massive corporate group worth trillions.
Converting that into cash would be a loss—its real value was incalculable.
Even those so-called elite bachelors couldn’t compare to Ye Chen—they’d be lucky to polish his shoes.
He might not be particularly outstanding on his own, but the background behind him gave him an aura of greatness, making him appear exceptional in everyone’s eyes.
With his elevated status, his entire perspective had changed.
At first, he might’ve seemed like some nouveau riche fool suddenly blessed with money. But over time, under the influence and restraint of the Ye family’s education…
Gradually, he developed a different view of life.
In Yanjing, his playboy reputation after returning to the Ye family wasn’t exactly great. But did Ye Chen care? Not really.
No matter how bad it got, it was better than when he was just a nobody.
Now, when looking for a woman, he didn’t only focus on appearances.
Looks were important, yes, but so were potential and inner strength.
His trip to Binhai had two goals: reclaim his supposed younger sister and secure that 20% share of the Ye family’s assets.
As for why there were so many “lost” descendants of the Ye family, Ye Chen didn’t really know—but it wasn’t his concern anyway.
From his point of view, this so-called “sister” might turn out to be someone he could genuinely relate to—someone who shared his experiences.
The Ye family’s business empire in Yanjing was already a behemoth. Any big moves there would just be dismissed as him riding his family’s coattails. In his position, even a dog might succeed.
Since he didn’t have deep emotional ties to the Ye family, Ye Chen wanted to branch out elsewhere—and Binhai was a great choice.
Naturally, he also needed a well-matched partner. Liu Nanxi was a perfect candidate.
If he could marry Liu Nanxi and get close to Binhai’s top official…
Then his business would be showered with policy support.
So long as it was legal and above board, with all that backing, it’d be hard not to succeed.
“Mr. Ye, hello. I’m pleased to meet you as well,” Liu Nanxi replied politely.
Graceful and poised, she returned his greeting with a smile, but she didn’t seem particularly interested.
Maybe because she’d been fawned over too many times in her life.
She instinctively disliked people who approached her with obvious intent.
Compared to Ye Chen, she found the little sister sitting behind her far more intriguing.
She didn’t know much about Ye Xiao, and their interactions had all happened by chance.
But people who didn’t approach her with hidden motives were much more comfortable to be around.
Just then, as Ye Chen chatted up Liu Nanxi, a familiar voice rang in Ye Xiao’s ear—it was the system!
“Ding! Heroine conquest operation initiated!”
- Name: Liu Nanxi
- Age: 26
- Height: 173 cm
- Weight: 54 kg
- Beauty rating: 8.9
- Bound protagonist: Ye Chen
- Current affection toward host: 50 points
When affection exceeds 95, conquest is considered successful.
- Reward: 20 enhancement points
(Enhancement points can be used to boost host’s physical attributes—strength, constitution, agility, mental power, etc.) - Randomly acquire 2 skills from the target’s skillset.
- Steal 10% of the protagonist’s fortune.
“What the hell, System Sis, you’ve changed! Say something! Are you still the same System Sis I know?!”
Ye Xiao was speechless.
“System Sis, you’re setting me up!”
Just imagining the niece of the city’s top official ending up as her bedmate…
Everyone knew that top official had no children of his own—he treated Liu Nanxi like his own daughter.
Wouldn’t that mean the city’s top official would become her father-in-law?
Wouldn’t he come after her with everything he had?
He’d probably investigate her past down to every last detail.
That would be way too dangerous!
“Absolutely no way I’m conquering Sister Nanxi!”
Ye Xiao made up her mind on the spot.
Even if the system had designated Liu Nanxi as a target, as long as Ye Chen didn’t get to her first, Ye Xiao absolutely wouldn’t make a move.
Even if the rewards were insanely tempting—Ye Xiao was seriously tempted.