The Beautiful CEO's Close Bodyguard

Chapter 1676: Chapter 1661

"There’s nothing we can do about it. We can’t take risks at such crucial times."

Xia Xuan said earnestly.

Nangong Yunxi was silent for a moment. He thought about what Xia Xuan said and felt there was some truth to it. He sighed lightly, "Let’s leave it at that for now. We’ll talk after we meet with the Old Palace Master tonight."

Wei Yongxiang had scheduled their meeting for seven in the evening, conveniently at a restaurant.

When Nangong Yunxi arrived and saw that the storefront was a restaurant, he was taken aback.

Xia Xuan, even more puzzled, asked, "Since when did the Old Palace Master get so high-profile? He actually invited us to a restaurant."

Nangong Yunxi slightly shook his head, always feeling there was some kind of conspiracy at play here.

"We’ll know once we go in and have a look."

Nangong Yunxi was the first to stride forward and push the door open.

The receptionist was a young lady in uniform. Seeing someone enter, she quickly greeted them with a smile, "Do you have a reservation for two?"

"Mr. Wei."

Nangong Yunxi said indifferently.

The receptionist checked, "Sorry, there’s no reservation under Mr. Wei."

Nangong Yunxi turned to glance at Xia Xuan, "No reservation under Mr. Wei?"

Could it be that the Old Palace Master didn’t use his own name? After pondering for a moment, Nangong Yunxi added, "Then check under Nangong."

Perhaps because it wasn’t convenient for the Old Palace Master, he didn’t leave his name.

The receptionist checked again and shook her head, "No, but if you have a phone number, that would work."

The Old Palace Master roams across the world and doesn’t use phones, or rather, doesn’t know how to use them. To date, their contact method is still their encrypted words.

Nangong Yunxi glanced sideways at Xia Xuan, feeling a bit helpless.

"What exactly is the Old Palace Master up to?" Xia Xuan couldn’t help but complain. He looked at the receptionist and said, "Do you have someone in here wearing a Zhongshan suit, around sixty years old?"

The receptionist thought carefully, then nodded, "Yes, but he didn’t come alone."

The receptionist clicked on something in the computer and then said to him, "He came with someone whose last name is Ye. Did you make a reservation with them?"

"Last name Ye?"

Xia Xuan was puzzled. The only person they knew with the last name Ye who could be related to the Old Palace Master was Ye Chen!

Could it be that Ye Chen set this up?

If it was set up by Ye Chen...

Xia Xuan said nothing, glancing at Nangong Yunxi, who was also deep in thought.

The receptionist looked at them puzzled, and after not getting a response for a while, she asked again, "Do you need me to call and confirm for you?"

Although their restaurant isn’t large, dining here usually requires a reservation in advance. Without one, there won’t be any seating available.

Nangong Yunxi came to his senses and nodded, "Alright, please call to confirm and say that my last name is Nangong."

The receptionist’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise; the Nangong Family is at the top of the Six Major Families of the Capital City, and she seldom sees such people ordinarily. She didn’t expect these wealthy heirs to grow up so well-looking.

After confirming the call, the receptionist hung up and smiled at Nangong Yunxi, "You may go in."

Nangong Yunxi and Xia Xuan took the elevator to the sixth floor, found room 616, and when they pushed open the door, they saw Ye Chen and the Old Palace Master sitting there talking.

Hearing the noise, both looked up. The Old Palace Master, upon seeing Nangong Yunxi, feigned an angry face and said, "Yunxi, you’re getting more and more unruly, no sense of time?"

Nangong Yunxi faintly smiled and slightly bowed, "Old Palace Master is right to teach us."

Reclined casually in his chair, Ye Chen glanced at Nangong Yunxi and Xia Xuan, surprise flickering in his eyes. Nangong Yunxi came after he left Wufeng Palace, so he didn’t know that Nangong Yunxi is now the Palace Master of Wufeng Palace.

But he did know that Nangong Yunxi was the illegitimate son of the Nangong Family.

"Greetings, Old Palace Master."

Xia Xuan respectfully bowed with clasped hands.

The Old Palace Master smiled and waved his hand, "Alright, you two aren’t outsiders, no need to be so polite, take a seat."

After they were seated, the Old Palace Master pointed to Ye Chen beside him and introduced, "Yunxi, when you joined Wufeng Palace, Ye Chen had already left, so you don’t know him. Let me introduce him, he was once my most capable disciple."

Ye Chen stood up and extended his hand to Nangong Yunxi, "Hello."

Nangong Yunxi smiled slightly, shook hands with him, and said, "Hello, I’m Nangong Yunxi."

He initially intended to conceal his identity, but now it seemed no longer possible.

Ye Chen gestured with a hand, "Please, have a seat."

Nangong Yunxi nodded, sat down, and looked at the Old Palace Master with some confusion, asking, "Master, why did you suddenly come back?"

"Got tired of traveling, so I came back to see you all."

The Old Palace Master said with a chuckle, "Originally, I wanted to invite you to my house, but then I ran into this lad on the way. Ye Chen, you’re really something, coming back to China without visiting this old man."

Ye Chen chuckled along, "What are you saying, Old Palace Master? Back then, it was my lack of understanding that led me to leave Wufeng Palace without permission. How could I have the face to see you?"

Xia Xuan and Nangong Yunxi exchanged a glance, both aware that Ye Chen was dispatched as a spy from the Ancient Martial Arts side. In the end, for unknown reasons, he switched sides. Or rather, pretended to switch sides, which led to serious harm to Wufeng Palace.

But looking at the Old Palace Master now, he didn’t seem to hold grudges against Ye Chen for past grievances.

"Alright, it’s been so many years, let’s not bring up those old matters."

The Old Palace Master waved his hand and released a long sigh, "As people experience more, many things naturally become less significant."

Ye Chen’s lips curved with a hint of a smile, "It seems the Old Palace Master has gained a lot from his travels in these recent years."

"Of course, gaining broader experiences expands one’s vision."

The Old Palace Master laughed heartily, his voice full of joy, "Now that everyone is here, let’s start the meal."

Xia Xuan looked a bit anxious as he turned to the Old Palace Master, asking, "Old Palace Master, can you get used to eating outside? Shall I go to the kitchen and make something for you myself?"

"No need, the food here is pretty good. I caught the aroma when I first entered. It’s nice to occasionally try out food from outside."

"Oh, Old Palace Master, do you still cook for yourself?"

Ye Chen remembered that when he was at Wufeng Palace, the Old Palace Master had the habit of seldom eating outside food.

This habit persisted to the point that it truly became unchangeable.

"It’s fine, today we’ll just have food from this restaurant. Trying something fresh once in a while is nice, after all, a little challenge in life is good, right?"

The Old Palace Master turned to look at Ye Chen and said, "You should have a say in this. I hear your business abroad is doing very well."