ATLAS TRANSLATES

On the phone.

Xu En was very surprised by this call from his mother.

At the dinner table, the assistant was chatting with Ji Heng and Ji Shaojun. Hearing the old lady’s words, he frowned, “What?”

This caught Ji Mulan’s attention beside him.

Xu En covered the phone, shook his head at her, then walked towards the hallway.

Ji Mulan watched Xu En’s back thoughtfully.

“Mom, what are you talking about?” In the hallway, Xu En lowered his voice, furrowing his brow.

The old lady put down her documents and stood up. “Do you remember the Yu family?”

“The Yu family? What about them?” Xu En didn’t know much about this surname, only that someone from the Yu family was the old lady’s close friend.

However, he knew that the Yu family had connections with the Chen family and had moved from the outer city of Jiangjiang to the central area.

Many people in the outer city envied them.

“I plan to introduce that woman’s daughter to my old friend. He has a grandson of marriageable age.” At this point, the old lady’s lips curled into a cold smile, somewhat impatiently. “Find some time to bring them back.”

For the old lady,

This was a great opportunity for Ji Mulan to climb the social ladder.

Taking the Xu family name meant becoming part of the Xu family.

Of course, she never thought Ji Mulan and her daughter would refuse.

After all…

Such opportunities were rare even for people from the outer city. If Old Lady Xu’s news got out, many would rush to take advantage of it.

But she wouldn’t let others take this benefit.

“They’re getting a good deal.” Old Lady Xu hung up the phone, tossed it on the table, and sneered.

On this end of the phone,

Xu En looked at his phone, his brows slightly furrowed.

The Yu family?

He returned to the private room. Ji Mulan noticed he had something on his mind. After they finished drinking and everyone dispersed, Xu En’s assistant, who hadn’t drunk, drove Ji Shaojun and Ji Heng back one by one.

Ji Mulan finally found a chance to ask Xu En.

Xu En told her about this matter.

“Your mother said that?” Ji Mulan glanced at Xu En, “Would your mother be so kind?”

She hadn’t even stepped foot in the Xu family home yet.

She didn’t believe Old Lady Xu would be so kind at all.

“I know,” Xu En was also clear about this point, “But the Yu family is indeed not bad. They moved to the city center a few years ago. This person might be problematic.”

Ji Mulan was a bit stunned at this point. She looked at Xu En, “The Yu family?”

Although she didn’t understand the power dynamics in Jiangjiang, she knew that area in Jiangjiang was divided into zones.

In that central area, every family had a very prominent background.

“This matter…” Xu En pressed his brow, “Let’s not tell Ah Lian.”

Changing surnames?

He felt Bailian wouldn’t care at all.

The two didn’t speak further. The assistant returned to pick them up.

“Mr. Xu,” after returning, Ji Mulan went upstairs, and the assistant whispered in Xu En’s ear, “This Mr. Ji is very knowledgeable and has a wide range of knowledge.”

The assistant wasn’t surprised by Ji Shaojun’s eloquence, as he was a teacher.

But after today’s deep conversation,

Ji Heng had greatly surprised the assistant. He never imagined that an ordinary old man from Xiangcheng, from Qingshui Street, would have a broader knowledge base than many people he knew.

For a moment, he felt that even Old Lady Xu’s knowledge might not match that of Mr. Ji.

This whole family was too strange. Initially, he wondered how someone like Ji Mulan could come from Xiangcheng, but now—

Compared to Ji Heng and Bailian,

Ji Mulan seemed much more normal.

The assistant pondered in his heart.

** Saturday.

Qingshui Street.

Mao Kun was helping the shop owner move things.

Bailian sat on a small stool nearby, memorizing vocabulary. Not far away, Chen Yongkun passed by with a man wearing a windbreaker.

Chen Yongkun didn’t drive today, so he had to pass through here to get to Heishui Street.

“Miss Bai.” Seeing Bailian from afar, Chen Ju jogged over.

Bailian was wearing headphones and memorizing vocabulary, occasionally talking to Mao Kun. Hearing this, she looked up lazily in the direction of the voice: “Chief Chen.”

“I’m here on some business,” Chen Ju stopped in front of Bailian, “You didn’t go to the library today?”

“No,” Bailian dismissed the word on her phone and moved to the next one, “I came out for something.”

Chen Ju didn’t dare ask what Bailian was up to. He just looked up at the shop, 112, Star Shop.

Behind him, Chen Jingyu, wearing a black windbreaker, glanced at Bailian and the yellow-haired man wiping sweat beside her. His gaze lingered on the vocabulary page on Bailian’s phone for a moment: “Chief Chen, we’re running out of time.”

He urged.

Mao Kun always looked like a hooligan to outsiders.

Now with the shopkeeper’s towel draped over his shoulder, he looked very down-to-earth.

Chen Jingyu glanced at him once, then withdrew his gaze without speaking to Bailian.

If it were Yu Shen, he would definitely come forward to greet her, but with Bailian, there was no need.

Chen Ju glanced at him, “You go first.”

“Alright,” Chen Jingyu didn’t refuse, “Yu Shen said there are signed photos of Mr. Bai at the fighting arena today. I’ll go first.”

“Signed photos?” Chen Ju was surprised. Neither he nor Ming Donghen had this information.

Chen Jingyu looked at Chen Ju, “Yu Shen’s information is always accurate. There won’t be a mistake.”

After saying this, he took out his phone and strode forward.

Beside Bailian, Mao Kun, who was wiping sweat, was particularly sensitive to the words “Mr. Bai.”

He took out his phone and sent a WeChat message to Xiao Qi—

[Tell me the truth, what was that thing you suddenly asked me to sign yesterday?]

Yesterday, Xiao Qi showed him an artistic font? It should be considered one, but Mao Kun didn’t recognize it well. It was said to be designed by Xiao Qi and Xuechun together, simple and easy to understand.

Mao Kun was watched by Xiao Qi as he struggled to learn it for an hour before barely mastering it.

His head was spinning from the learning.

He would rather fight twenty more matches.

Xiao Qi was always a gentleman: [Mr. Mao, you don’t need to know]

Bailian glanced at the sky. Mao Kun’s fight was the last main event, but the fighting arena opened early: “Are you also going to the fighting arena?”

Chen Ju wasn’t very surprised that Bailian knew about this place. He and Ming Donghen talked about the fighting arena every day.

Chen Ju nodded, “Mr. Ming will be coming later too.”

Bailian seemed thoughtful. She stood up, “I’ll go with you.”

Of course, Chen Ju was delighted that Miss Bai wanted to go with him. However, as for why Bailian wanted to go to Heishui Street, he didn’t dare ask.

Mao Kun hadn’t finished moving the goods, still slowly moving them inside the small shop.

** Heishui Street was a mixed bag. Chen Ju wasn’t afraid when alone.

But bringing Bailian, especially with her face, he didn’t dare move around casually.

At the entrance of Heishui Street, he didn’t take out the two-country travel permit.

Instead, he called Chen Jingyu to come out and meet them. Chen Jingyu was quite capable, and with him around, Chen Ju felt at ease.

Ming Donghen hadn’t arrived yet, and only Chen Jingyu was close to them.

Chen Jingyu thought something had happened when Chen Ju suddenly called him, but when he reached the entrance of Heishui Street, he found Chen Ju and Bailian together.

Without asking, he knew what Chen Ju meant.

Chen Ju walked two steps behind Bailian, letting her walk in front. His eyes were still watching the people on the wide street, afraid that someone careless might bump into Bailian.

“Chief Chen,” Chen Jingyu walked beside Chen Ju, his expression not good, his voice very low: “Why did you bring her to a place like this?”

“Miss Bai wanted to come and have a look.” Chen Ju said casually.

He sent a message to Jiang Fuli on one side, and to Ming Donghen on the other.

Chen Ju didn’t dare relax with just one person bringing Bailian here. He had to report to Jiang Fuli, otherwise, if something went wrong, he couldn’t handle it.

After that,

He introduced this area to Bailian, his voice a bit low: “Miss Bai, this is the Qinglong Bar. We should stay away from it.”

As he spoke, Chen Ju led Bailian to walk across the street.

“Why?” Bailian took off one earphone, looking at Chen Ju curiously.

Chen Jingyu, who hadn’t managed to get a signed photo and was called here by Chen Ju, heard Bailian’s obvious question. He looked at Bailian and sneered: “Why? Because there are many mercenaries inside. The border area between the two countries is unmanaged. Even I don’t dare to go in casually.”

“How dare you speak like that?” Chen Ju warned Chen Jingyu.

Since Chen Jingyu became close with the Yu family, his strength had also nearly matched Ming Donghen’s. So even though Chen Jingyu was Chen Ju’s junior, he didn’t show much respect to Chen Ju. It was only because Chen Ju had recently been praised by Old Master Chen that his attitude had improved slightly.

Hearing Chen Ju speak, Chen Jingyu withdrew his gaze.

He was somewhat surprised at how protective Chen Ju was of Bailian.

“Miss Bai,” Chen Ju lowered his head again to explain to Bailian, “The auction house here is the safest. No one dares to cause trouble there. The other two places, the bar and the fighting arena, are both very chaotic, especially the fighting arena.”

As he was speaking,

The crowd in the middle of the road suddenly scattered to both sides in panic, clearing a path and looking towards the street entrance.

Chen Ju’s gaze also involuntarily looked over.

A silver modified SUV slowly drove in from the entrance.

“That’s…” Chen Ju narrowed his eyes.

Chen Jingyu also stared at the car intently, “It’s a car from the Qinglong Bar, probably a high-level person.”

They both recognized the logo of the Qinglong Bar.

Judging by the reactions of others on the street, the person sitting in the car was probably someone they were in awe of.

Usually, cars here would inch forward in a queue.

This was the first time they had seen people make way for a car here.

“Miss Bai,” Chen Ju daringly pulled on Bailian’s sleeve, making her step back into a corner. He was very careful to avoid anyone bumping into Bailian: “Let’s make way for them.”

Bailian lazily glanced at Chen Ju’s hand.

Chen Ju immediately withdrew his hand. With Jiang Fuli not around, he was truly afraid something might happen.

“Are they so afraid of this bar?” Bailian carelessly dismissed another word and looked back, memorizing another word.

Hearing this, Chen Jingyu glanced at Bailian again, this time not even bothering to speak.

Chen Ju, however, eagerly explained, “Miss Bai, it used to be okay, but you don’t know, that person in the bar is too fierce. He crushed a Scorpion with one hand!”

Just the three words “Scorpion” were enough to intimidate a group of people.

Chen Ju had been tormented by this case at first.

Speaking of this, Chen Ju’s voice became cautious, his expression serious as he explained to Bailian: “Miss Bai, the Scorpion was previously a mercenary…”

The silver SUV was driving forward at a normal speed.

When it reached this point, the car suddenly stopped.

The crowd suddenly became quiet.

Chen Ju’s voice also gradually faded. He narrowed his eyes, looking at this car, just wondering why the car suddenly stopped when the passenger door was pulled open, and a slender, quiet-looking young man got out.

Seeing someone in the crowd, his eyes lit up, “Sister!”