Chapter 331: You Know Martial Arts?

Chen Erbao drove with Zhang Yiyi, and they soon arrived at the place where he'd been drinking with Zhao Hai the night before.

The club wasn't open during the day, and its main doors were shut tight, but the lights inside were on.

Chen Erbao parked the car on the side of the road and dialed Zhao Hai's number. He'd learned his lesson this time and didn't put the call on speaker.

"Zhao Hai, Yiyi and I are downstairs."

Chen Erbao mentioned Zhang Yiyi on purpose, hinting that Zhao Hai shouldn't say anything inappropriate later.

"Got it. Give me a minute, I'll be right down!"

After he hung up, Zhang Yiyi was touching up her makeup in the passenger-side vanity mirror.

"Er Bao, what do you think? Does this lipstick look good on me?"

Zhang Yiyi puckered her lips, showing Chen Erbao her freshly applied, wine-red lipstick.

The vibrant red lips against her fair skin made Zhang Yiyi look less innocent and more maturely alluring.

"It looks good, but... the color is a little too bright. You're already beautiful without anything on; you don't need makeup!"

Chen Erbao was being honest.

Hearing his words, Zhang Yiyi's face immediately lit up with a smile.

"Then you can pick a color for me!"

She took out several different-colored lipsticks from her purse.

Chen Erbao picked a shade of red that wasn't quite as vibrant and helped Zhang Yiyi apply it to her lips.

Watching Zhang Yiyi press her lips together, Chen Erbao suddenly felt the urge to take a bite.

"What does it taste like?"

"Hmm?"

"The lipstick! What flavor is it?"

Chen Erbao asked curiously.

Zhang Yiyi giggled. "You want to know? Why don't you taste it yourself..."

Chen Erbao didn't stand on ceremony. He leaned over into the passenger seat, pinned Zhang Yiyi's wrist, and kissed her directly.

"Mmph..."

Unable to dodge in time, Zhang Yiyi's mouth was blocked by Chen Erbao's. Her soft, fragrant, and tender red lips were captured by Chen Erba's kiss, offering no resistance.

Her small hands resisted for only a moment before moving to hold Chen Erbao's head. Her red lips parted slightly, welcoming his tongue.

Just as the two were getting lost in their passionate kiss, a "KNOCK KNOCK" sound came from the car window.

Chen Erbao looked up to see Zhao Hai standing outside the car window, shamelessly peeking in at them.

Zhang Yiyi noticed Zhao Hai too. Her face flushed red as she quickly pushed Chen Erbao away, sat up straight, and smoothed out her clothes.

Every time Chen Erbao kissed her, he left her clothes all wrinkled.

Zhao Hai opened the back door, slid in, and chuckled deviously.

"Er Bao, am I interrupting something?"

Zhang Yiyi's face grew even redder.

Chen Erbao shot him an annoyed glare. "Glad you know it, you punk!"

"Alright, I'll be a little later next time!"

...

The three of them sped along the ring road in the car. Along the way, they picked up a professional Zhao Hai had found, and the four of them soon arrived at the security company's premises.

"Holy crap, this place is awesome! It's huge! Er Bao, this must've cost a fortune!"

Zhao Hai and Manager Song, the man he'd brought along, got out of the car and looked around, expressions of surprise on their faces.

Chen Erbao waved his hand dismissively. "Hiring an outside security firm is a huge expense anyway. I might as well start my own. The cost isn't that different."

"Damn, talk about a power move!"

Zhao Hai gave a thumbs-up, then turned to Manager Song.

"Manager Song, please take a look around and see if there's anything about the site that needs to be modified."

Manager Song nodded and, notebook in hand, began to inspect the grounds, the office building, and the dormitory by himself.

The three of them went directly to the office building and into the general manager's office.

The room was fully furnished with every amenity imaginable, from entertainment to daily living.

"Zhao Hai, from now on, Yiyi will be in charge of the company's administrative staff. You'll be responsible for marketing and bringing in clients. As for training the security personnel, see if you have time to manage it. If you're too busy, I'll find someone else to take care of it."

'Xie Lei would be a good choice.'

Zhao Hai plopped down on the sofa. "I was just a slacker in the army. I'm decent at drumming up business, drinking, and shooting the shit, but when it comes to training... I'm probably not even as good as my sister-in-law here!"

With only three people in the room, "sister-in-law" could only refer to Zhang Yiyi.

Hearing Zhao Hai call her that, Zhang Yiyi glared at him shyly. "Zhao Hai, stop talking nonsense! What do you mean, 'sister-in-law'..."

"Heh heh, I saw everything, so what's there to be embarrassed about? I just can't believe it... the campus goddess everyone worshipped back in college was actually conquered by Er Bao!"

Zhang Yiyi was easily embarrassed. Seeing this, Chen Erbao chuckled. "Cut the crap and let's talk business. What are your ideas for getting clients?"

As soon as the topic turned to business, Zhao Hai grew serious.

"My family's in real estate. My dad knows I'm out here working on this with you, and he's pretty supportive. With the connections he's built up, we could totally lock down thirty percent of the real estate developers in Hongyuan City. That's a huge chunk of business. If we can seal those deals, we're looking at tens of millions in revenue a month, minimum!"

Chen Erbao nodded. "It's not a lot, but it'll do."

"..."

Hearing Chen Erbao's comment, Zhao Hai sighed, speechless.

"You're something else, man. Tens of millions is 'not a lot' to you now... If I could make tens of millions a month, my dad would be laughing in his sleep!"

"Don't worry, stick with me and you'll get your chance. Do you know why I was able to make the cosmetics company so successful?"

"No idea!"

Zhao Hai was genuinely curious about this.

Zhang Yiyi was puzzled as well.

'Chen Erbao was so ordinary in college, just a regular student from some mountain village. It's only been a few years since graduation, and now he's a famous tycoon in the city?'

Chen Erbao took a sip of tea and offered his usual explanation.

"Ever since I was a kid, I studied medicine under an old, unknown traditional doctor in the mountains. All the products from the cosmetics company are formulated by me using medicinal herbs. And as the saying goes, medicine and Martial Arts come from the same root. That old doctor taught me more than just medicine—my real strength is in my skills!"

"You? You know Martial Arts?"

Zhao Hai stared at Chen Erbao, his eyes wide with surprise.

Zhang Yiyi's gaze, however, flickered with understanding.

'She remembered that night a while back when she was out for a walk with Chen Erbao. She had fainted for no reason, and afterward, Chen Erbao had been injured...'

"Let's just say thirty or fifty ordinary guys are no match for me... Once the security company is up and running, I can casually teach our guards a few moves. I guarantee it'll make our company's service quality the best in the industry!"

Chen Erbao said, brimming with confidence.

'Even just two random sets of the Low level Fist Techniques from the Joyful Technique would be considered top-tier Martial Arts in this world!'

'If an ordinary person practices them diligently, dealing with a common first or second-layer Qi Refining practitioner would be no problem at all!'

'Truthfully, anyone below the Third-Layer Qi Refining is still in the realm of an ordinary person, with their five senses just being a bit sharper at most.'

'A physically fit ordinary person has a real chance of defeating a low-level Cultivator.'

"Er Bao, stop kidding around... You really know Martial Arts?"

Zhao Hai didn't believe him in the slightest.

He might have been a lazy glutton in the army, but his military boxing and combat training were still pretty decent.

"I don't believe it. Not unless you can prove it to me!"

He grabbed Chen Erbao, wanting to spar with him.