The beautiful CEO falls in love with me-Chapter 1300 - 1268: Thugs

"But, I... I’m completely unprepared to meet him!" Li Ruo blushed like a young girl. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Mr. Li, what preparation is needed?" Xiao Bing grinned, "Just walk out confidently, and then give him the ruby in front of everyone! And don’t forget to make him pay for it!"

"Hmph, he can’t escape that!" Li Ruo snorted lightly. Xiao Bing covered her mouth and chuckled on the side. It seemed that these days, the shadow in Mr. Li’s heart had dissipated, no longer as conflicted as when she first came back. Xiao Bing was happy about this.

Ye Chen walked onto the stage, and Zhang Guohua couldn’t resist teasing him a bit. However, Ye Chen didn’t mind at all and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, hurry up and give me the ruby, I’m getting a little impatient!"

"Mr. Ye, you’ve forgotten our rules. I cannot give you the ruby because Mr. Li personally instructed that no matter who wins the ruby, it must be given to them in person by her!" Zhang Guohua grinned. Ye Chen feigned curiosity and asked, "And who is this Mr. Li you’re talking about?"

"Hehe, perhaps many in the audience are unaware, but our Hongyang Auction Company is under the Tianya Group?" Zhang Guohua’s words stunned everyone, as Tianya Group was one of the most popular enterprises in America at the moment. However, no one knew that Hongyang Auction Company was actually owned by Tianya Group. Although Ye Chen was already aware, he still had to feign ignorance. Ye Chen acted curious and asked, "So, the Mr. Li you’re referring to is your Tianya Group’s boss, Li Ruo?"

"That’s right!" Zhang Guohua nodded and said, "Mr. Li is here to personally present the item to you. You should feel honored!"

"Ah, indeed, indeed!" Ye Chen laughed heartily. Zhang Guohua, of course, didn’t know about Ye Chen and Li Ruo’s relationship, and Ye Chen’s grin grew wider. Li Ruo walked out from backstage at this moment. Seeing Ye Chen grinning so smugly, she suddenly quipped, "What’s got you laughing, you guy?"

"Hehe, Xiao Ruo, I’m just laughing at how I’ve inadvertently ended up with you again!" Ye Chen grinned.

"I’m sorry, but we’ve broken up!" Li Ruo whispered in Ye Chen’s ear as she brushed past him.

"It’s okay, I can win you back even if we’ve broken up!" Ye Chen didn’t believe what Li Ruo said. He knew her personality well; if Li Ruo truly wanted to dump him, she definitely wouldn’t show up here. Even if she didn’t know he was here beforehand, upon seeing him, she would certainly leave immediately.

"Hmph, you have no chance!" Li Ruo snorted, "I already have a boyfriend!"

"Nonsense!" Ye Chen’s eyes widened, "Who is it? Tell me, and I’ll go take care of him right away!"

"You’re crazy!" Li Ruo glared at Ye Chen fiercely, "I have the freedom to date whoever I want; how can you interfere?"

"Because I’m Ye Chen!" Ye Chen was not polite; he snorted coldly, "In this life, you’re destined to be mine, Li Ruo. If you want to leave, you’ll need my permission; otherwise, you belong to me for life!"

"You... you thug!" Li Ruo’s face turned bright pink with anger.

Fortunately, the two were speaking in low voices, and the stage was quite far from the audience, so the people below only saw them talking but couldn’t hear what was said. Of course, they wouldn’t have guessed that there was anything between Ye Chen and Li Ruo. In their eyes, Ye Chen was just a nobody, while Li Ruo was the real high-class lady, a goddess in the hearts of many men.

Li Ruo walked to the glass box containing the ruby. She carefully took out the ruby from inside, handling the whole process with utmost care. Beside her, Zhang Guohua had already prepared a jade box to house the ruby. Li Ruo took the ruby out and placed it in the jade box, holding it with both hands as she smiled at Ye Chen, "Mr. Ye, this rare treasure has found its way to your pocket. Do you have any thoughts about it?"

"Thoughts? Plenty!" Ye Chen exhaled deeply, looked at Li Ruo, and said, "I know I’m not a good person, but I’m also not a bad person! All I have is a passionate heart, and my love for you, Xiao Ruo. I know I’ve upset you again without realizing it, but all I ask is that you come back home with me. Today, I came here to buy this ruby mainly because of you. Do you really think I’m fond of such things? No, not at all. I don’t want to be so worldly. If I had to choose between one hundred such rubies and a word from you, not even a hundred rubies could compare. Xiao Ruo, come home with me. Today, I’m here with a burning heart; I don’t want to leave with a cold one."

Sss...

The people at the scene immediately understood that everything this guy did was premeditated, yet they were still moved by Ye Chen’s confession. Applause broke out at the scene, with some people heckling, "Good, very good, Mr. Li, you should just agree to it!"

Of course, there were some who were genuine, and others who were just instigating. Some were touched by Ye Chen, but others were envious, jealous, and resentful. They envied Ye Chen’s worth and resented that he had the opportunity to stand on stage and confess to Li Ruo. It’s something many wanted to do but never had the chance to.

Li Ruo stood dumbfounded, surprised by Ye Chen’s confession. Especially with so many people below the stage, most of them had status and influence. The fact that they could sit in those auction seats meant they had social standing. Li Ruo didn’t want to embarrass Ye Chen at this moment. In reality, she wasn’t mad anymore and had been looking for a chance to forgive Ye Chen. Thus, today presented such an opportunity.

"Alright!" Li Ruo nodded, "If you dare to upset me again in the future, the outcome won’t be like this!"

"Yes, ma’am!" Ye Chen quickly nodded.

"Oh, who said I’m your wife!" Li Ruo’s face turned indescribably red, prompting uproarious laughter from the crowd below. Some were shocked at Ye Chen’s capability of winning Li Ruo over. What kind of person was Li Ruo? She was a top-tier businesswoman, someone so many wanted to conquer but couldn’t. It was a shame that such a wonderful woman was captured by Ye Chen.

"He’s... he’s the Ye Chen from the Heavenly Reversal Gang?!" Finally, someone at the scene recognized Ye Chen.

"Oh my gosh, is he the youngest major general in Huaxia?" The crowd exclaimed. Everyone was shocked by Ye Chen’s presence and looked at him with astonishment. Ye Chen had stayed out of the public eye for so long that people couldn’t recognize him. No wonder today’s celebrities constantly try to stir up scandals; otherwise, they fear being forgotten over time.

Ye Chen knelt on one knee and said, "Xiao Ruo, let this ruby be my peace offering and apology to you!"

"You want to give it to me?" Li Ruo was stunned. Although she had long wanted to keep this ruby close, she had to refrain from buying it outright to raise the Hongyang Auction Company’s profile. Li Ruo was a woman of great ambition. This auction clearly demonstrates that, despite her fondness for this ruby, she did not secretly purchase it. Instead, she used it for publicity and auctioning, which not only boosted Hongyang Auction Company’s reputation but also that of the Tianya Group. This shows that Li Ruo is a woman of great ambition.

"Of course!" Ye Chen nodded, "Although rubies are precious, they’re not more precious than our relationship. Giving it to you is my apology and peace offering. How about it?"

"Alright!" Li Ruo nodded, "Then I’ll accept it!"

Li Ruo happily cradled the ruby in her arms in front of so many people. There was no need for concern because Ye Chen was not an employee of the Hongyang Auction Company or Tianya Group, so there was no fear that people would suspect manipulation or artificially inflating the price.

"Since you’ve accepted the gift, does that mean you’ve forgiven me?" Ye Chen grinned.

"Hmph, it’s not that easy!" Li Ruo snorted, "This gift might dispel my anger, but if you want me to marry you, you’ll have to move me again."

"Well..." Ye Chen was taken aback, embarrassed, "Xiao Ruo, how can I move you?"

"I don’t know, that’s for you to figure out!" Li Ruo, holding the ruby, walked off the stage. Ye Chen followed her, asking as he went, "Xiao Ruo, if I deliberately do something to move you, wouldn’t that seem insincere? So I think we can’t force such things. After all, when people are moved, they tend to do unexpected things!"

"Yes, yes!" Li Ruo quickly nodded, smiling, "So, you can’t purposefully try to do anything. It must happen unintentionally!"

"Ah?!" Ye Chen was struck dumb, thinking, shit, I’ve shot myself in the foot. Now I’m left with this difficult problem, and I have no choice but to face it. If I accidentally upset Xiao Ruo, it’ll be my own downfall in the end.