Stuck in a Chinese novel

"You're not eating." Wei Jun said as he savored another piece of his seventh steak. Yue Peng, on the other hand, hadn't even touched hers.

"Not here to eat." Yue Peng said as she slid her steak to Wei Jun. Wei Jun looked at her and nodded. He took her steak without another word and began to eat, "You should have brought more guards if you didn't trust me."

"They're plenty to take care of you," Yue Peng said.

"I wouldn't be too sure of that," Wei Jun said and then added, "Besides, with how much you trust me, I'm sure we're going to have a wonderful partnership."

"What do you propose?" Yue Peng cut to the chase. Wei Jun clearly had no intention of doing anything to her. As a precaution, she didn't touch the food and water. Now that she was sure that for now, Wei Jun only had business on his mind, she was a little at ease.

"I want 50%." Wei Jun simply said as he took another bite of his food.

"You're crazy." Yue Peng couldn't find other words.

"That I am." Wei Jun agreed before he added, "But I am also your best bet."

"Best bet?" Yue Peng asked.

"I know you built that company with your sweat and blood, no matter how fragrant it may be, no one cares." Wei Jun said with an expressionless face and continued, "Right now, Yun Hen Shi is your greatest threat."

Yue Peng flinched but Wei Jun continued regardless, "Getting you is the same as getting an expensive prostitute for free."

Wei Jun raised his head and said, "And since you didn't get angry at my words, you agree with them as well."

Wei Jun once again didn't wait for her to speak and said, "I am not a sexist. I don't discriminate between genders. I don't care how feminine you are or how masculine you are. All I know is you can get the job done."

Although a little twisted, his words weren't anything offensive. But he didn't stop as he said, "But you're a woman. Always suppressed, first in your family and now. You will always be suppressed. You want to know why?"

Wei Jun leaned in and said, "Because you don't have balls."

He straightened up once again and said, "But they do. They have nothing but they have something you don't."

"Something you need to survive in this world."

"So they would either take it from you or they would use you. Either way, you lose something you hold very precious." Wei Jun finally finished the steak and said, "So that leaves you with two choices."

"You need someone with balls by your side. Whether it be in the form of a husband who does nothing but lust after you, or a person who can elevate your position, and keep you from being suppressed." Wei Jun finished his pep talk and leaned back in his seat, waiting for Yue Peng to speak.

Yue Peng stared at him for a while before she asked, "So you want to say that this is a man's world, and to survive, I need a man's shoulder?"

"No. Not a shoulder. A partnership. Your work, my balls." Wei Jun clarified.

Yue Peng didn't say anything for a while before she said, "60-40."

"50-50." Wei Jun firmly said without leaving any place for negotiation.

Yue Peng stared back, with no apparent expression on her face as she said, "All decisions belong to me. You cannot object."

"But my opinion will be valued the most." Wei Jun said.

Yue Peng nodded and said, "Deal."

Wei Jun stood up with a smile, and Yue Peng followed suit. Wei Jun extended his hand and said, "Let us meet again after making a contract. We will go public in two days."

Yue Peng nodded, shook his hand and Wei Jun left with a goodbye. As for Yue Peng, she realized the meaning behind Wei Jun's words. He was giving her time until the contract was finalized.

But she had already made up her mind. She didn't want to marry into the Shi family. She knew her life would be over and all she would get in return was to lose everything of hers. The business that she constructed with great effort. Even now, she wasn't happy about giving half of it away but it was the better choice between the two choices she had.

She chose the lesser evil.

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All the time Wei Jun was eating and talking with Yue Peng, a stare, or more like a glare pierced into his back all the time. All the gaurs were ordered to stand a distance away from Wei Jun and Yue Peng while they talked privately but remained in the eyes of the guards.

All said and done, Yue Peng still didn't trust Wei Jun fully so she took all the precautions she could. Such as she chose an open space than a private room. She also made sure to book the entire restaurant so no one could spy on them.

She chose to sit in the middle while had her guards stand in all four directions in the room, out of which, one particular one ended up taking the place behind Wei Jun.

Shao Chen couldn't hear the conversation between the two of them even when he applied Qi to his ears. It meant only one thing. Someone was blocking his Qi using their own.

The opponent was a cultivator as well.

Although that brought new problems to the table, it certainly wasn't that big of a problem. The only reason his hearing was blocked was because Wei Jun had to sacrifice a good chunk of his own Qi to block Shao Chen's.

However, Shao Chen barely felt any exhaustion. Shao Chen's Qi quantity and its power was more than Wei Jun's so Wei Jun still wasn't a threat.

However, those around Wei Jun were.

Shao Chen had run a thorough background on Wei Jun, finding out as much about him as he could.

Wei Jun's status, his affiliation, which troubled him the most, and his nature. Shao Chen knew about him as much as he could.

What bothered him the most was the affiliation of Wei Jun. He had been recently accepted into one of the top ten sects in the empire, making him a threat with significant backing.

So whereas Wei Jun wasn't much of a trouble, his status surely was. Shao Chen had some backings of his own and some favors he could call in, taking care of Wei Jun but no way in hell could he bear the enmity of such a giant sect.

It would only breed trouble.

So he waited. Waited for his brothers to come to the empire.

"For now don't do anything." A man in a gruff voice said from the other side.

"But he is interfering with my plans." Shao Chen said.

"I know. But you cannot afford to make an enemy even with me and everyone else on your side. They are beyond our small mercenary unit." The man on the end said.

"Then what should I do?" Shao Chen asked, "Just sit back and let him take away everything I worked so hard to get?"

"Yes." The man on the other said before he added, "For now, we cannot do anything. The only thing we can do is be together. With more of us, we can work more efficiently. Let us finish this mission and we will head straight to the empire, where we can exact your revenge and hurt the people who did that to your family."

Shao Chen remained quiet as he couldn't find any words to form a reply.

"You waited for so long, brother Shao. What's a few days more? Whatever that bastard can do in a few days, can never be compared to what you have done in all these months. Just wait." The man continued to advise Shao Chen who finally caved in and said, "Very well."

"Good. I knew you would understand, Brother Shao. Let me deal with this mission as quickly as I can and then I will be with you in a few days. Don't do anything stupid, all right. See you in a few days." The call ended with these words and Shao Chen could only go back to his post. Enjoy exclusive chapters from m-v l'e|m,p| y- r

Shao Chen remembered this conversation he had yesterday when he asked to excuse himself from his post for a while.

However, now that he was seeing the events unfold in front of his eyes, he had a very strong feeling that what his leader from the mercenary unit said yesterday wasn't accurate.

It might actually happen. His hard work, everything that he had built in a few months, might just crumble down in an instant by the man whose back was turned to him while he ate steak after steak.

Just as Wei Jun finished and left, Shao Chen decided he wouldn't wait. He will nip Wei Jun's plans out of the bud before they can even sprout.