Chapter 84: Not Enough Yet? (1/2)
Translator: Sissy That Walk
A luxury cruise ship carrying thousands of guests set sail at Singapore Port. With the engine sound rumbling, the cruise ship gradually departed the port and sailed into the embrace of the sea as blue as gemstone.
A man wearing rimless glasses, with a custom suit in light color with pattern, looked gentle and refined. He stood out in the men wearing black suits. Like a university professor, Chen An adjusted the glasses on his nose. He saw through the glasses to the man with golden hair talking to people in a distance.
With the corner of his mouth lifted upward, Chen An walked towards Ivanov with several bodyguards. A blonde man who had been playing with hot girls at the previous moment saw Chen An coming towards him as soon as he turned around. His restless hand immediately moved away from the buttocks of hot girls. He opened his arms and greeted him with great enthusiasm.
”My dear An, I miss you so much.”
He was even not feeling the slightest disgraceful to say such nauseating words. Facing the bear, Chen An calmly reached out his hand and blocked Ivanov's warm embrace. ”I think you want to die, Ivan.”
Ivanov came to Chen An with a chuckle and a low laugh. He leaned in the man's ear and lowered his voice. ”Not only does big Ivan miss you, but my lovely little Ivan also misses you so much that he wants to have a close contact with you.”
”Be serious.” The man pushed the furry bear that stuck to him like a dogskin plaster.
Ivanov took Chen An to a few people who he had just talked with, and introduced Chen An with great pride: ”Official introduction to you, Chen An, my man, I hope you can become friends with him, but only friends. If you have more ideas, I will kill you.”
What a strange introduction?
”I think you know more about the character of this bear than I do. Ivan likes joking so much. It's nice to meet you.” Chen An smiled calmly and generously and shook hands with Ivanov's friends.
In this circle, Ivanov belonged to the top of the hierarchy, the top predator of the food chain, and the members at the bottom dared not speak up to Ivanov even if they had veiled criticism.
Seeing Ivanov's solemn introduction of Chen An, they naturally were polite to Chen An. Besides, Chen An, an old fox, was very sociable, so soon he was well integrated into the circle which was hard for outsiders to contact.
When they heard Ivanov's ”My Man”, they thought it was just an ordinary person standing beside Ivanov using his body. But Chen's comments and advanced talk about weapons changed people's views on him instantly.
”In fact, I've recently planned to buy a plane.”
”Mr. Ivan is our old customer. If you want to buy it, I can give you the biggest discount. This is my business card. I'm glad to meet you, Mr. Chen.”
A businessman from the United States enthusiastically handed over his business card, a fine gold-stamped business card with the private telephone number of the American businessman on it.
”I'll contact you.”
Chen An smiled and accepted the business card. Besides the business card of the airplane businessman, Chen An also received the business card of other elites from all walks of life one after another. For someone without any background like him, it was a good thing for him to expand his social circle through Ivanov, a top hunter.
”Let me see how many business cards you have received.”
After a while Ivanov came up again and hummed jealously: ”An, you really amazed me. I thought you would look very green in society, but it seems that you are an old hand who can talk to those people so smoothly that I wonder how you were bankrupt in the past and commit suicide.”
The more talents Chen An revealed, the more things Ivanov could smell, but it didn't matter now.
Reaching over to Ivanov's shoulder, Chen An grinned intentionally, and said something confusing in the man's ear: ”If you want to know what kind of man I am, won't you know it if you take off my clothes one by one?”
”Em - I'm getting more and more excited to hear that. Ha-ha!”
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The cruise was heavily guarded by well-trained bodyguards, and the sea was quiet in the dense night.
Chen An's eyes moved back from the window. At night, the sea was black and nothing could be seen, just like a hell in endless darkness.
He played with the ring box in his hand and Ivanov, who was talking to a Middle Eastern man, called his name softly, ”An.”
Walking up to him, Ivanov faced Chen An and held the man's shoulder in both hands. His attentive vision gave people the illusion that Chen An was the only man in the world.
”I hope the game is over soon.”
Chen An raised his eyebrows and said nothing.