Chapter 747 (1/2)
Chapter 747: It’s All About Survival
Translator: Udeze Editor: Udeze
Chen Zixue swallowed the Oden, took the water bottle on the table and sipped it before he replied, “Please do ask, I’ll answer the best I can.”
“What would you choose if you had to pick between a wolf and an eagle?” Asked Tang Xiu.
“I’d choose an eagle,” said Chen Zixue without hesitation.
“Why? A wolf is wild in nature, always going all-out with its strength, tough and tenacious—just like you started eight years ago. Although an eagle indeed can fly high in the sky, it doesn’t have a wolf’s personality, and can only survive in the food chain by virtue of its inborn endowment.”
“The eagle can soar to the vast sky and look down at all walks of life and sentient beings. I would rather sit up high and aloof. I don’t want to be a wolf even if… an Alpha of its pack.” said Chen Zixue.
Tang Xiu sighed inside. If it was a wolf he would still have the intention to tame it, but it would not be so easy if it was an eagle. One had to be on guard so as not to get pecked and blinded when catching and taming an eagle, and though Tang Xiu had the ability to protect himself, he did not want to waste too much time for that.
More so that Chen Zixue had too much wealth. If he were to become a cultivator, he would have the capital to stay in the competition, vying for resources. After Tang Xiu returned to Earth, he found that there were indeed many precious herbs here, but those precious herbs were limited, and he did not want to add more troubles.
“It’s really a pity.”
Tang Xiu took out his wallet and took a hundred bill yuan and placed it on the table. He then got up and said, “I’ll see you at the project tender!”
Having said that, he greeted Yi Lianyan and directly left the 24-hour convenience store. He could approve Chen Zixue’s means in the striking business deal and also recognized his ability, but he could not acknowledge him as an individual.
Chen Zixue did not get up. All sorts of thoughts churned up and swirled inside his mind, recalling Tang Xiu’s words before he left. Although he also realized that Tang Xiu allowed him to participate in the project bidding and was highly likely to choose his Senyuan Group, what did he mean with his last sentence?
He could not figure it out and it somewhat depressed his mood.
“Would you like to have another serving of Oden, Sir?”
Yi Lianyan came to Chen Zixue’s front with a smiling face and asked after cleaning up the disposable meal box left by Tang Xiu.
Chen Zixue raised his head to look at her pretty face. Suddenly, his heart moved and he asked, “Are you called Yi Lianyan? I’m Chen Zixue, the Senyuan… Forget it. Just call me Big Brother Chen if you don’t mind!”
“Alright, how do you do, Brother Chen?” Yi Lianyan smiled.
Chen Zixue nodded and said with a smile, “Would you like to sit and have a chat?”
Yi Lianyan complied and sat on the chair previously used by Tang Xiu. She then smiled and said, “Brother Chen should be a quite capable man, right? I just overheard your conversation. You want to have a business partnership with Tang Xiu, right?”
Chen Zixue found it funny, so he asked, “Does it mean I’m very capable because I want to form a partnership with Tang Xiu?”
“That’s of course,” Yi Lianyan smilingly said. “Tang Xiu is a very capable person. If you don’t have any skills, how could he possibly miss his sleep and come here to discuss business with you otherwise? However, I can tell that it’s you who are asking him after hearing the exchange between you two.”
Chen Zixue couldn’t help laughing and said, “That’s right. It’s me who’s asking him to give me a source of income and a fortune.”
“You can make your dream come true as long as you are sincere. That’s what I believe,” Yi Lianyan laughed. “As for Tang Xiu, he… sometimes has his soft side in some cases, though.”
“Do you perhaps know him very well?” Asked Chen Zixue, surprised.
Yi Lianyan pondered before shaking her head and saying, “Nah, I don’t know him that well. But I can sense that side of him shine sometimes. Brother Chen, you’re a very handsome man, but you don’t have Tang Xiu’s charm. I recall from before…”
Yi Lianyan’s words abruptly halted as though she realized that it was something that could not be said. Finally, she said with a somewhat awkward expression, “I recalled when Tang Xiu saved me.”
A smile outlined on the corner of Chen Zixue’s mouth and his depressed mood turned for the better. He had a calm personality, to begin with, and rarely engaged in idle talk with strangers. But an impulse made him want to chat with Yi Lianyan at this time, so he was not in a hurry to leave. He then smilingly said, “Could you tell me what abilities he has that he can be a savior for such a pretty woman like you?”
“I’m sorry. I can’t tell you that.” Yi Lianyan declined with a dry smile.
“Oh?” Chen Zixue looked at her straight on.
Being stared at by him made Yi Lianyan a bit stunned. She secretly regretted talking too much just now. She hurriedly got up and said, “Brother Chen, I don’t think you’re a bad person, so I’m going to tell you something. Do not ever have sinister thoughts toward Tang Xiu, or you will end up very miserable otherwise.”
With that said, she immediately returned to the checkout counter and never looked at Chen Zixue’s direction.
Chen Zixue slightly furrowed his brows and took back his vision. His eyes reflected that he fell deep in thought. The secret that Yi Lianyan did not want to say was probably because the matter was not simple. Though his curiosity was indeed piqued, he still suppressed the urge.