Chapter: 3144

On the phone, Clock Zhengtou urgently implored, "Young Master Leaf, my troublesome son has indeed troubled you too much in the future, please take care of him..."

Leaf Chen smiled and asked him, "You seem to be very familiar with my aunt..."

Clock Zhengtou exclaimed, "Is... an old friend and classmate from many years ago."

Leaf Chen snickered and seemed to have already seen through everything, saying calmly, "If I let my aunt, who is selfish to the extreme and loves to face- save and pamper her to the bone, put aside her pride and hatred for me, come down and help with a plea, then I think your relationship should be more than just an old friend or classmate. Wouldn't you suddenly become my uncle one day?"

As soon as Leaf Chen said this, Clock Zhengtou felt awkward and flustered on the other end of the phone.

He quickly denied it, saying, "Young Master Leaf, you're misunderstanding. My relationship with your aunt is just that of an old friend or a good acquaintance, absolutely nothing improper."

Leaf Longming hadn't divorced his original wife yet, so Clock Zhengtou dared not reveal their relationship to others, lest the news spread and not only would he and Leaf Longming be shamed but also Leaf's family would definitely put pressure on Leaf Longming to cut off all ties with him.

Even if Leaf Longming truly loved him and insisted on marrying him, Leaf's family wouldn't agree, because they couldn't bear to lose that person.

That way, he and Leaf Longming could never walk together in the future.

If things got out of hand, it was possible that Leaf Longming would anger Old Master Leaf and ultimately not get a single penny from his inheritance.

So, Clock Zhengtou was very clear in his mind that he had to keep this secret hidden, at least until Leaf Old Master went abroad, Leaf Longming formally divorced his original wife, and then he could publicly reveal it.

Leaf Chen saw him hastily deny it and had already taken for granted the relationship between himself and Leaf Longming. In his opinion, one thing if it looked unusual there must be some underlying conditions to establish it, just like Leaf Longming, when she was initially detained in Jinling by him, she didn't even flinch and kept shouting until Hong Wu had to pay up and all the neighbors around her were temporarily moved out.

Given her nature that nobody could provoke or annoy, how could she possibly be willing to lose face and ask a favor for someone's son?

She didn't even dare to step out and beg for herself.

So, on the surface, Leaf Longming's behavior this time was quite unusual, seeming to be completely uncharacteristic of her personality.

But the more it seemed that way, the higher Clock Zhengtou's status in Leaf Longming's eyes meant to him, and he was extremely important to her.

A woman approaching 50 years old, having lived apart from her original husband for several years while also highly regarding another man, no matter how one interpreted this situation, the ultimate result would be three words: "illicit relationship".

However, Leaf Chen didn't say much more, just smiled blandly and said, "It seems I was overthinking it."

Having finished speaking, he glanced at his watch and opened his mouth to say, "Alright, don't say any more. I'll arrange for a nearby fishing boat to take the young master on board to experience it first-hand, and then when my ship is ready, he can come back on board."

Clock Zhengtou was heartbroken but could only let out a deep sigh and said, "Then trouble Young Master Leaf to look after him carefully......"

At this moment, Clock Zhengtou's heart was already as dry as a dead ash. He couldn't imagine that just a few hours ago, he was a top star on the music stage, and in a few hours' time, he would become Leaf Chen's subordinate. Moreover, according to Leaf Chen's words, he might even have to leave Kinling immediately and be sent to a fishing boat to experience life, knowing that the conditions on the fishing boat would be far inferior to those on a large cargo ship. Besides, he didn't need to think about how small the fishing boat was and how it would rock violently at sea, with fishy odors everywhere, making the conditions all the more arduous. However, he was now alone in Kinling, with no one to rely on, and was indeed too afraid to continue arguing with Leaf Chen, even for a single word, and could only silently weep and suffer in silence. As the head of the snake, Hong Wu quickly found suitable fishing boat resources for Clock Zhengtou. After making a phone call, Hong Wu ran back to Leaf Chen, his enthusiasm high, saying, "Leaf Master, don't say another word, Clock Zhengtou's luck is really quite good."

Leaf Chen curiously asked Hong Wu, "How do you say it?"

Hong Wu chuckled and said, "I have a fishing company in Feng County, which is about 200 kilometers away from Kinling. My several apprentices have been managing it for me, and I just called to ask if they had any available boats. They happened to have two fishing boats ready to set sail to the South Sea today. The boats my company owns are all medium-sized, with limited tonnage, so we can't travel too far. Generally, we operate in the South Sea area, and a trip takes about a month round-trip, including preparation time. They're currently preparing materials, and they'll set sail on schedule at 8 am tomorrow."

Leaf Chen estimated that after a month, he would be able to start his transoceanic transportation business with Su Zhi's resources. At that time, he could have Clock Zhengtou transferred to the cargo ship.

However, if it doesn't take off within a month, he might as well let Clock Zhengtou follow the fishing boats for a few more trips. JrNovels.com