Chapter 45

"What happened?"

The crowd in front parted, and a very noticeable person walked over from a distance. As he walked through the bustling crowd, everyone greeted him.

"What's going on, everyone gathered here?" The man who emerged looked at Su Rong, a bright smile on his lips, which attracted the attention of many women.

The man was quite tall, not too old, but gave a very mature impression. From the moment he appeared, all the women's gazes were drawn to him.

"Brother Bowen!" Su Rong smiled slightly, a hint of shyness in her voice.

"What are you hiding here for? Why not join us? It's been a while since I saw you, and you've become even more beautiful. I heard you have a banquet today, so I came uninvited. I hope you won't be angry!" Chen Bowen laughed heartily, his voice full of confidence. His gaze fell on Su Rong, looking very natural. From the moment he appeared, he became the focus of the entire academy.

"Brother Bowen, how could I dare to be angry? I originally wanted to invite you, but I thought you were busy with cultivation and didn't want to disturb you easily," Su Rong smiled.

Sun Bowen smiled and said, "The Imperial Advisor has said that if you put your heart into cultivation, you will surely surpass me. But you don't focus on cultivation, so I took the lead!"

As he spoke, Sun Bowen's gaze turned to Ye Chu, and he smiled, "You are Ye Chu? I heard you defeated Ding Kaiwei? Ha ha, that's unexpected! I've heard a lot about you, and I'm glad to meet you. I hope we can be friends in the future!"

Ye Chu looked at the cheerful man in front of him, seeing no contempt in his eyes. He seemed very generous and free-spirited!

"Are you afraid others will call you a scoundrel if you become my friend?" Ye Chu smiled at Chen Bowen, though he didn't know who this person was.

"If you don't give me this face, then it's fine!" Chen Bowen smiled, "Maybe I'm not worthy of being your friend!"

This sentence made Ye Chu's heart skip a beat, and he couldn't help but look at Sun Bowen with a hint of amusement.

Sure enough, Ye Chu heard a chorus of condemnation: "Do you really think Brother Bowen wants to be your friend? You're just a scoundrel, not even worthy to speak to our Brother Bowen!"

"Brother Bowen! We know you're a good person, but you have to see who you're dealing with! Why are you being so polite to a scoundrel from Yao City?"

"Brother Bowen, he's not worthy of being your friend. You're too good, too easy to talk to, always belittling yourself!"

"..."

Hearing these curses, Ye Chu's smile grew wider, his gaze falling on Chen Bowen, who seemed a bit uncomfortable and avoided his eyes.

Listening to the angry voices, Liang Shan whispered to Ye Chu, "He is the son of General Chen of the kingdom, the acknowledged first among the young generation of Yao City! Don't conflict with him, or a single word from everyone could kill you!"

"The first among the young generation of Yao City?" Ye Chu couldn't help but look at him. He was indeed impressive to surpass his elder brother from the Weiyuan Marquis's mansion!

Looking around at the women, their gazes all fell on Chen Bowen, and they all had smiles. Even Su Rong looked at him with a gentler expression than usual.

"Brother Bowen! You should give Ye Chu a good lesson, he's talking nonsense here!" A woman approached Chen Bowen, her face flushed, glaring at Ye Chu with indignation.

"Is that so?" Chen Bowen smiled, turning to look at Su Rong, waiting for her response.

"Ah! Nothing!" Su Rong shook her head, not wanting Chen Bowen to know about the palace. She glanced at Ye Chu, seeing that he had no intention of telling the truth, and finally gave up. "Brother Bowen! Let's go! See if you've been too busy with cultivation and neglected your studies!"

Seeing Su Rong's charming smile, the crowd sighed, and even Liang Shan couldn't help but sigh. He thought Su Rong had some feelings for Ye Chu, but now it was clear they had misunderstood. Looking at Chen Bowen standing next to Su Rong, Liang Shan felt helpless.

Chen Bowen and Su Rong were indeed a perfect match. One was the king's adopted daughter, a beautiful lady, and the other was the son of a tiger general, a talented and handsome young man. Their backgrounds were equal, and they were the best among the young generation of Yao City, a true match made in heaven.

Moreover, Su Rong's attitude toward Chen Bowen was clearly different from her attitude toward other men.

"You have no chance!" Liang Shan shook his head, looking at Ye Chu, "When Su Rong invited you, I really thought you had a chance!"

Hearing this, Ye Chu laughed. He knew Liang Shan had always thought he still had a crush on Su Rong, but he couldn't explain it.

Seeing Su Rong and Chen Bowen chatting and laughing, Ye Chu also smiled. Su Rong might not like Chen Bowen, but she definitely had a good impression of him.

But this was understandable. Who wouldn't want to be close to an excellent person? Handsome, talented, and powerful, he was like a prince in the eyes of women!

Many men showed jealousy toward Ye Chu, but they only felt defeated by Chen Bowen. Chen Bowen surpassed them in every aspect, making them feel inferior!

"Su Rong and Brother Bowen are a perfect match!" Someone couldn't help but sigh, all their hopes vanishing. Women felt the same way; if Su Rong liked Chen Bowen, they had no chance at all.

"Go find the father of the child first! I'll leave first!" Ye Chu smiled at Su Rong, knowing that she was almost certain it was him. All he could do was insist that he didn't know, and Su Rong couldn't do anything about it.

"You can't avoid it!" Su Rong, though not 100% sure, thought it was too coincidental. Ye Chu had asked her about the Red Slaughter, Pang Shao's strange behavior that night, and the fact that Pang Shao took Ye Chu to the palace but didn't appear, all pointed to Ye Chu.

"Fine! If the child looks like me, I'll take responsibility!" Ye Chu waved his hand, saying to Su Rong.

"..." This sentence made a group of women glare at Ye Chu.

"Ye Chu! You shouldn't be so shameless to women!" Chen Bowen looked at Ye Chu and smiled.

Ye Chu turned his gaze to Chen Bowen and smiled, "What do you think I should do?"

"A gentleman stands by his word, especially in front of women! I don't know what you're talking about, but when Su Rong asks you, shouldn't you tell her the truth?" Chen Bowen's lips curled, looking down at Ye Chu.

"A gentleman stands by his word, indeed! But I'm sorry, I've long surpassed the level of a gentleman. If I must be defined, I think I'm at the sage level," Ye Chu sighed, "To ask a sage to follow low-level rules is an insult!"

"..." Liang Shan felt he should stay away from Ye Chu at this moment, or he might be drowned in saliva.

Chen Bowen laughed, "You are indeed good at smooth talk, but insulting a sage will only make people hate you more. You don't understand what a true man is!"

Ye Chu also laughed, "Nonsense! No one understands better than me! Making a woman pregnant is being a man!"

Seeing Chen Bowen didn't respond, Ye Chu continued to laugh, "Do you disagree? Fine! If you think I'm not a man, then I must be a woman. Can I come to your mansion tonight and sleep with your sister or something? We're all women, so it's normal to sleep together, and everyone can accept it!"

"..." Everyone fell silent, the women's faces flushed red. Many men finally realized that shamelessness could be displayed in such a way!