Lin Chen asked, "How much of the shares do they hold? And how much does your family hold?"
Xu Mengyao said, "The Zhao Family only holds Thirteen Percent. Our family holds Fifty-one Percent."
Lin Chen smiled faintly. "They've got quite a nice plan. If he marries you, he'll get both the woman and the money."
"Mm."
Xu Mengyao frowned. "Zhao Tianyou is pretty annoying, but Uncle Zhao is still one of the old-timers who started the business with my dad. I have to give Uncle Zhao some face."
Lin Chen chuckled. "Don't worry, honey. I'll be your shield and block him completely."
Xu Mengyao rolled her eyes at Lin Chen.
"Can't you feel comfortable unless you take advantage of me with your words?"
Lin Chen said seriously, "Strictly speaking, I'm taking advantage of you verbally. I haven't taken advantage of you with my mouth yet."
Xu Mengyao: "..."
"Zhao Tianyou will most likely target you. Be careful when the time comes."
Lin Chen smiled. "Don't let my slim appearance fool you. I'm all muscle underneath. My physique is comparable to Bruce Lee's."
Xu Mengyao said irritably, "One punch from him, and you wouldn't even make a sound, right? You'd pass out and get sent straight to the hospital."
Lin Chen said, "You'll find out just how strong your husband is someday."
Xu Mengyao glared at Lin Chen. "No dirty talk."
"Dirty talk?"
Lin Chen looked surprised.
"Mengyao, you can drive on a road this rough? I meant you'd find out how good I am at fighting, not that."
Xu Mengyao said shyly and angrily, "I'm not talking to you anymore. Sit over there for a while. I'll take you to meet your teammates later."
After saying that, Xu Mengyao went to keep Lin Xiaoqian company.
"System, what's my current physique stat?"
Lin Chen asked In Her Mind.
He had not paid much attention to it. It increased every day anyway.
The system said, "Host, your current physique is One Hundred Thirty-five Points."
"Mm."
Lin Chen was quite satisfied.
His physique was more than twice that of an ordinary man, though there was still a gap between him and the world's Top Boxers.
Lin Chen was in no hurry about that.
How long had it been since he obtained the system? In another Half an Hour, his physique would be comparable to that of the world's Top Boxers.
Knock, knock!
There was a knock on the door.
Xu Mengyao's assistant entered.
"President, the other team members are already at Basketball Court Number One."
Lin Chen walked over and picked Lin Xiaoqian up. The three of them went downstairs, and before long, they arrived at the Sports Center.
"President!"
The eleven people on Basketball Court Number One called out in unison.
Xu Mengyao nodded and smiled. "This isn't work, so you don't need to be so nervous. The man beside me is my husband, Lin Chen. He'll be on the same team as you."
"There's no rigging in this Basketball Game. Even if he's on your team, that doesn't mean you'll necessarily win."
"If you want to win, you'll have to rely on your own efforts."
The eleven of them answered in unison, "Yes, President."
They were still nervous. They were merely ordinary employees, or relatives of employees.
A single word from Xu Mengyao could decide whether they, or their families, kept their jobs.
Xu Mengyao looked at Lin Chen. "Honey, they can't relax with me here. Chat with them and play some basketball so you can get familiar with each other."
"I'll take Qian Qian elsewhere for a walk."
Having practiced it already, she was able to call him that rather smoothly now.
"Okay."
Lin Chen nodded.
Lin Xiaoqian said sweetly, "Go, Daddy!"
Xu Mengyao and Lin Xiaoqian left. Everyone relaxed somewhat, though they were not completely at ease.
Lin Chen swept his gaze over them and smiled. "Everyone, you're nervous because Mengyao is your boss—and mine too."
"The boss has already left, so let's relax."
Hearing Lin Chen say that, everyone relaxed considerably.
One man gave him a thumbs-up. "Brother Lin, you're amazing. You actually managed to win over such a powerful woman like the president."
"Brother Lin, how did you win over the president?"
"Brother Lin—"
Everyone began talking at once.
Lin Chen smiled. "I'm Mengyao's Senior. To win over a president like Mengyao, you have to start before she becomes president."
"It's much easier when you've got a hostage."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Lin Chen seemed easy to get along with, and they relaxed even more.
Lin Chen said, "How about everyone introduces themselves? You know my name, but I still don't know yours."
Very soon, everyone introduced themselves.
With his improved physique and the various abilities he had gained, Lin Chen's memory had also improved. He remembered everything after hearing it once.
"Who's the Captain?"
Lin Chen asked.
One of the older men smiled. "Brother Lin, no one but you can be Captain. If we fight over being Captain and the president gets angry and fires us, what then?"
Lin Chen smiled. "It wouldn't be ideal for me to be Captain. Qian Qian needs to nap at noon, and your president is busy too. When Qian Qian naps, I need to stay by her side."
Another person said, "Brother Lin, you can be Captain, and we can elect a Vice-Captain."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Lin Chen smiled. "All right, then. There are twelve of us. Two can be referees, and the rest of us can play for a while to build some chemistry?"
"Sure!"
Before long, Lin Chen and the others had divided into teams.
After less than Five Minutes of playing, Lin Chen had a basic grasp of everyone's skill level. Only one or two people on their team were decent; the rest were all complete rookies.
"Xu Dong, defend well."
Lin Chen said with a smile.
The ball was in his hands at the moment.
The next Second, Lin Chen charged forward at high speed with the ball. The player defending him was instantly left behind, and the second player who came over to help defend could not stop him either.
Lin Chen drove the ball right beneath the basket.
Bang!
Lin Chen easily leaped up and delivered a Slam Dunk.
Everyone else stared at Lin Chen in shock.
Lin Chen could actually dunk.
Time gradually passed. What followed was Lin Chen's personal showcase—three-pointers of every kind, dunks of every kind.
"Brother Lin, you're incredible. Your skills are so strong, and your physical condition is great too."
"With skills like yours, Brother Lin, I would've found a girlfriend in college too."
After Half an Hour, Lin Chen and the others stopped.
The others all praised him.
At first, they had chosen Lin Chen as Captain because of Xu Mengyao. Now, they were completely convinced by his ability.
Lin Chen smiled. "If we work well together, maybe we can take first place."
Everyone was delighted.
When they had first seen the others' skill levels, none of them had held much hope. As long as they did not come in last, that would have been enough.
Now that they knew Lin Chen was so formidable, they were full of confidence.
Basketball only required five players.
Lin Chen alone could probably match three people!
"Lin Chen, have you all gotten acquainted?"
Xu Mengyao came downstairs with Lin Xiaoqian in her arms.
Lin Chen smiled. "We've gotten acquainted. Our level is solid. Reaching the Finals shouldn't be a problem."
"President, Brother Lin is incredibly good."
"Yeah, we're all rookies, but Brother Lin is genuinely amazing."
The others spoke up one after another.
Xu Mengyao smiled. "Are you all just engaging in Mutual Flattery? As long as you're familiar with each other, that's enough. Play well tomorrow."
"Lin Chen, are you and Qian Qian eating at the company?"
Lin Xiaoqian shook her head repeatedly.
"Mommy, I don't want to eat here. The food here isn't tasty. Daddy, let's go home."
Lin Chen smiled. "Mengyao, let's go back and eat today. We might have to eat here at noon for the next three days, so let Qian Qian go home and have something nice today."
Xu Mengyao nodded.
Her gaze swept over the others. "Those of you who want to keep practicing can continue playing here."
"Yes, President."
Lin Chen and the others left.
One of them said, "I'm so jealous of Brother Lin. He's a Life Winner. He has a wife like the president and such an adorable daughter. At my place, there's only a Tigress."
"There's no point being jealous. Setting everything else aside, with Brother Lin's basketball skills, wouldn't he have dominated college?"
"Brother Lin didn't even break a sweat. Maybe he was still holding back. Shall we keep playing for a while? If we work hard, with Brother Lin leading us, maybe we really can take first place."
The remaining eleven continued playing.
Before long, someone came nearby to watch them play.
More than ten minutes later, the man left and made a phone call. "Young Master Zhao, I didn't see Lin Chen. He already left. But I saw the rest of the team playing."
"Only two of them were decent. The rest were all terrible."
On the other end of the line, Zhao Tianyou breathed a sigh of relief.
Basketball was a five-person sport. Even if two of them were decent, even if Lin Chen was decent as well, it would not matter.
"Lin Chen, Lin Chen, just wait to embarrass yourself. If I don't beat the shit out of you, then you can count yourself lucky."
A cold glint flashed in Zhao Tianyou's eyes.
He was extremely irritated.
He had known Xu Mengyao for ten years and had always considered her his for the taking, but Xu Mengyao had never felt anything for him.
Later, Xu Mengyao went to college, and while she was studying, she went abroad.
When she returned from abroad, he was dumbfounded.
Xu Mengyao had actually given birth to a daughter.
That left him depressed for quite some time.
But later, Zhao Tianyou discovered that although Xu Mengyao had a daughter, she was not married, and there was no man by her side.
Zhao Tianyou felt that his chance had come again!
He immediately began pursuing her.
With Xu Mengyao's extraordinary beauty, combined with the Xu Family's wealth, so what if Xu Mengyao had a daughter?
Who would have thought that after pursuing her for so long, Lin Chen would suddenly appear?
Xu Mengyao actually had a husband?
He had used connections to investigate Xu Mengyao before. The Civil Affairs Bureau's records showed that Xu Mengyao was unmarried.
Could it be that Xu Mengyao and Lin Chen had recently Get Married?
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