Chapter 414 - Chapter 414: Chapter 264: Even Mars Cant Keep You in Check!? (Subscribe Please)_2 (1/2)

Chapter 414: Chapter 264: Even Mars Can’t Keep You in Check!? (Subscribe Please)_2

The Little Landlady sensed something was amiss.

Lin Chuan nodded, “It is a bit strange, let’s go. As hosts, we should offer assistance, right?”

Speaking, Lin Chuan pulled the Little Landlady with him and they both left the coffee shop.

Hou and Brother Hao were waiting by the roadside for a taxi.

Brother Hao looked like he had just escaped death, taking deep breaths. Some color returned to his pale face and his fatigue seemed to lessen significantly. He spat out, “And you said Zhang and Mr. Lin have nothing to do with each other; they’re practically a married couple now. I nearly lost my life over this!”

“I didn’t think we’d be so unlucky either!”

Hou shivered, looking around as if he had just survived a disaster, only praying in his heart for a taxi to come quickly and whisk them away from the calamity’s domain.

However, Anling was not the kind of city where taxis were plentiful on the ground.

Fate mocked them; they waited for five minutes and still could not flag down a cab. Two taxis that did pass them were already carrying passengers.

Suddenly!

A black Audi A8 stopped in front of them!

At that moment, Hou and Brother Hao got goosebumps.

Because Lin Chuan got out of the car.

“Neither of you seem to have a cold or a fever?” This time, Lin Chuan did not speak Chinese but Malay, the language Hou and Brother Hao used for their secret conversations.

Brother Hao immediately took a half step back, pushing Hou in front of him.

Hou braced himself and replied, “Brother Hao isn’t feeling well. I’ll take him back to the hotel to rest first. We can talk about the copyright in a few days.”

Huh?

Hou suddenly froze.

He responded in Chinese, but hadn’t Lin Chuan just spoken in Malay?

How did this guy know Malay?

Does that mean he understood everything Hou and Brother Hao were secretly discussing?

We’re done for!

He’s onto us now!

Lin Chuan smiled and slowly approached the two, “My girlfriend’s novel is published on your website. You should be obligated to inform her of the statistics in Southeast Asia, right?”

“Yes, yes!” Hou nodded repeatedly.

“So, do you value her novel’s intellectual property rights at only nine thousand?” Lin Chuan’s tone was very calm, but to Hou and Brother Hao, it was supremely imposing, like being judged by the King of Hell after passing through the ghost gate.

“The valuation was done by a temp worker on the website. After we go back this time, we will definitely re-evaluate and give you—and not just Zhang, but Sister Zhang—a satisfactory price!” Hou immediately made an excuse and a promise.

Lin Chuan nodded slightly, somewhat pleased.

Then, he changed the subject, “Brother Hao, Monkey Editor, actually, I am more curious… why do you seem to be afraid of me?”

Brother Hao nodded vehemently!

Hou, on the other hand, shook his head like a rattle drum!

Lin Chuan smiled faintly, already having his answer, “I suppose we must have some history, right?”

Hou’s face turned pale, a bitter look on his face. He forced a smile, while Brother Hao just stood there stiffly.

“Get in the car. Let’s go somewhere private and talk.”

At Lin Chuan’s gesture, the legs of the two men unconsciously moved towards his car.

About half an hour later.

Lin Chuan took them to a tea house.

“Brother Hao, Hou, do you like tea?” As they sat facing each other, Lin Chuan poured a cup of tea for each of them, his face sporting a warm smile, like the comforting sun in winter.

However, to Brother Hao and Hou, it still seemed like the King of Hell in the underworld.

“Brother Lin is fine, just call me Hao,” Brother Hao said, lacking his previous domineering CEO air. He was hunched over and subdued, occasionally stealing glances at Lin Chuan to see his expression.

The Little Landlady held back a laugh at the side.

These two guys, how come they became so tame when they saw my boyfriend, as if mice had encountered a cat?

Lin Chuan chuckled, “We were talking about the Arms Tycoon earlier. You must be the boss of Fries Novel that pirated the ‘Arms Tycoon’, right?”

“I’m not the boss, Hao is the boss, uh, I mean Brother Hao,” Hou pointed to Brother Hao.