Chapter 57

Edited by Erin

Lin Yanchen was set apart among the group of old foxes by his bright and neat handsomeness. He calmly talked and joked wittily with the big shots of the business world. He was appointed this job of utmost importance yet did not flinch when facing these great waves; he negotiated for a day and night, twenty hours and finally reached a deal.

Lin Yanchen smiled slightly, got up, shook hands with the person representing their business partner, and the reporter took a picture. That picture would be on the front page of every major media site and newspaper tomorrow.

Lin Yanchen was still in good spirits. As soon as they finished, he wanted to leave immediately, breaking into a run, but he was blocked by untactful people who wanted to exchange greetings: “Really worthy of being called Lin Shaoyuan’s son, truly young and promising. Do you…”

Lin Yanchen feigned civility and said with a fake smile, “Thank you… Please excuse me.”

He knew that the other side was trying to worm their way into becoming close to him, but he didn’t have time to talk; so he smiled, stepped around him, and hurried away wishing he could just fly away,

Huai Hui, Lin Yanchen’s secretary, jogged to catch up with him. He saw the panic on Lin Yanchen’s face, like he had peeled off his calm outer shell. His face was white and his hands were shaking. He was completely different from the way he was before. When he got closer, he heard Lin Yanchen repeating like a broken record: “It’s over, it’s over. I’m finished now.”

Secretary Huai was shocked: “What’s the matter? Is there anything wrong with the contract? What happened?”

Lin Yanchen urgently said: “It’s not a contract issue, it’s even more serious than that! Quickly quickly, let’s go to the airport!”

Huh? It was even more serious than the contract? What could be more serious than a contract worth upwards of ten billion dollars? Secretary Huai couldn’t think of one, but it was definitely a big deal! He hurriedly followed Lin Yanchen, and they sped all the way to the airport like they were street-racing.

Lin Yanchen had still not calmed down when he got on the plane. He asked Secretary Huai, “Let me ask you a question. It’s a friend of mine… He had made an appointment to see his father-in-law and mother-in-law on Saturday, and it was the first time he would meet them. As a result, because of work problems, he had to cancel the appointment. What should he do?”

Secretary Huai was stunned, thinking: Boss, this is no different from you actually naming the person, ah.

Secretary Huai thought for a moment and said, “Since things have already happened this way and time can’t be reversed, they can only show double the sincerity when they meet the second time.”

Lin Yanchen had a headache. What would count as double his sincerity?

Lin Yanchen said anxiously: “After ten years, I probably won’t remember what I talked about at this meeting, but I will always remember the first time I went to see my father and mother-in-law, I stood them up… Oh, I’m saying what my friend had thought. ”

Secretary Huai comforted him: “But if you didn’t do this, there won’t be a ten years later ah… Please tell your friend that. ”

The plane landed at Y City Airport.

The weekend was already over. It was now very early, two o’clock on Monday morning.

Lin Yanchen chased away the chauffeur and drove to the neighborhood of Chu Xuns home. He paced back and forth under the stairs.

He had not sleep for two days and nights. But he was not at all sleepy; his heart was full of torment. He even unreasonably felt that if the project did not work out, he would not be so afraid like he was now.

Although Chu Xun said he understood and was not angry, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Chu Xun must be very angry… He was definitely angry. He remembered the misunderstanding caused by their speaking in French after meeting his female friend in the glasses shop. At that time, Chu Xun was very upset, but he pretended not to be angry and almost ran away.

So he rushed all the way here and couldn’t wait even a second.

But it was the middle of the night. Chu Xun was sleeping, and he could not disturb Chu Xun.

Then he might as well wait downstairs for the night.

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It chilled Lin Yanchen’s heart.

He squatted and wrote a line: I’m back, I’m downstairs.

But he also didn’t dare send it.

What should he do? What should he do? What should he do ah?

“Meow!”

A cat suddenly sprang out of the nearby trees. It startled him.

He came back to his senses and found that that message…had been sent!

Huh? Huh? Forget it… If it was sent, then it was sent. Chu Xun would see it in the morning.

He was just thinking about it when a reply appeared on the screen: It’s two o’clock in the morning and you’re downstairs?!

Lin Yanchen was even more flustered: Chu Xun wasn’t sleeping?

Chu Xun couldn’t sleep. Lin Yanchen had missed the appointment, whatever, but why did he only notify him when he had arrived at the airport? He couldn’t figure it out. He didn’t sleep well these two days. He knew that he had to go to work tomorrow. The more he urged himself to sleep, the more he couldn’t sleep.

Suddenly he heard the phone prompt sound “ding”. He had received a message. He looked, it was Lin Yanchen who had sent: I’m back, I’m downstairs.

Chu Xun immediately replied to him. He then got up and tiptoed to the living room window. He didn’t dare to turn on the lights, and just used his phone to take a picture outside — Lin Yanchen was really standing beside the big tree like a fool.

Chu Xun opened the door quietly and went downstairs.

When Lin Yanchen saw Chu Xun’s face, his heart began to beat like a drum: “I’m sorry…”

Chu Xun was in a bad mood. He asked: “What time did you get back?”

Lin Yanchen: “I arrived at the airport half an hour ago. I rushed over as soon as I got off the plane.”

Chu Xun replied, “Is the project settled? You didn’t mess it up did you?”

Lin Yanchen nodded: “It’s settled, it’s settled. It will be published in the newspapers tomorrow.”

Chu Xun said “Oh” once: “If it’s settled then that’s good. Why didn’t you = rest instead of coming here in the middle of the night? Don’t I need to sleep? You really don’t take note of the time.”

Lin Yanchen said cautiously and solemnly, “I was thinking about how you were angry with me. I was too afraid…”

Chu Xun said, “I’m not angry. Am I such a narrow-minded person?”

Lin Yanchen became silent. He couldn’t say, “I think you are quite narrow-minded, and you also like to hide it.” He said: “At that time, when we came out of the glasses shop. You had the same expression as now. Scold me if you want. Scold me as you like. ”

Chu Xun: “…”

Lin Yanchen reached to hug him and was directly pushed away by Chu Xun.

Chu Xun turned his face away and said, “OK, I admit that I’m angry. I understand the other parts, but why did you only call me when you arrived at the airport? Were you worried that if you told me before, then I would demand you to throw away your work and come here? In your mind am I such a person?”

Lin Yanchen was stunned. He quickly explained and nervously babbled: “I-I-I wasn’t thinking that. Originally I was trying to see if someone could replace me. I-I was searching for a long time all the way until the last moment but I couldn’t find anyone. When I got to the airport, I still had some wishful thinking. I wanted to see if I didn’t have to go, but I really couldn’t find anyone. If you don’t believe me, I’ll show you my call records and the records on the chat software… ”

Lin Yanchen immediately turned over the evidence to prove his innocence.

Chu Xun slowly calmed down and said, “Then what are you going to do now? My father made a lot of dishes. I’ll show you. He stewed Buddha Jumps Over The Wall for two days and even carved a dragon on the wax gourd.”

Chu Xun showed the picture to Lin Yanchen.

Lin Yanchen felt both his legs go weak after seeing this. He was finished. How the heck could he redeem himself now?

Chu Xun said, “He’s very angry. He took it all to feed Chu Xiao Pang.”

Lin Yanchen: “Who is Chu Xiao Pang?”

Chu Xun: “Our dog.”

Lin Yanchen: “…”

Lin Yanchen was at a loss and frowned worriedly.

Chu Xun saw his demeanor, and because the misunderstanding had been lifted, he smiled: “Are you dressed like this to talk business, or are you dressed like this to see my parents?”

Lin Yanchen said, “Of course, it’s to see my mother-in-law and father-in-law. Why would I dress so well to see those old dogs?”

Chu Xun nevertheless laughed: “Hahahaha.”

When Lin Yanchen saw that he was not angry anymore, he summoned his courage and took his hand. Seeing that Chu Xun did not refuse, he took the man into his arms and said, “Ah Xun, can I still be saved?”

Chu Xun hugged him back and said, “It’s likely that the heavens wanted to make things difficult for you. But I think that with the future being so long, there will always be a way. Next time let’s arrange a good time for you to come back. Let’s choose a good day. You can make yourself extra handsome, bring some gifts and apologize. My parents are not unreasonable people. They will definitely understand when they see your sincerity… What’s more, either…way we even have a child together, they will definitely still accept us in the end.”

Lin Yanchen said repeatedly: “Good good good.”

That reignited his confidence. Defeat was not scary, what was scary was being defeated by setbacks! Next time— next time, he would definitely come to the door solemnly and strive to get a positive impression in his first meeting with his father-in-law!

Chu Xun sniffed at him: “Why are you so smelly?”

Lin Yanchen found the opportunity to get pity points. “I flew over there to negotiate that day, and I haven’t slept since then.”

Chu Xun exclaimed: “Then you haven’t slept for nearly two days! You are stupid! And you even came here as soon as you got off the plane. ”

Lin Yanchen said pitifully, “I felt that if I didn’t rush over here, my wife and son would run away.”

Chu Xun: “Who’s your wife ah? I’m a man. Call me ‘husband’.”

Lin Yanchen: “…”

In the middle of the night, the two people were not sleepy at all. One teasing the other, the other teasing back, bantering flirtatiously.

They didn’t notice anyone approaching.

This couple of boyfriends were caught in the act by a bright and dazzling phone flashlight.

“Comrade police, that’s him!”

Chu Xun panicked. No way? Was it illegal to court your boyfriend downstairs in the middle of the night? They didn’t even do anything unsuitable for children out in the open.

“I saw him lingering around downstairs last week. He’s definitely a thief who came to pilfer something!”

Chu Xun: “???”

He was currently puzzling over this when the neighbor identified Lin Yanchen: “This is the man. You’re pretty good-looking, able bodied, with the look and body. But you’re not working hard and are a thief. ”

Lin Yanchen was struck dumb. “Ah?”

Teacher Chu slept shallowly. He had just been sleeping when he vaguely heard the sound of the door opening and he woke up a little bit. He heard the movement downstairs and got up from the bed.

When he went to the living room, he found that the windows were open. Teacher Chu woke up in a flash! He remembered that he had closed the door and windows properly before he went to sleep! He was a very careful man. It shouldn’t have been a thief coming in, right?

He went to the window and looked downstairs. There was a lot of noise. The police were investigating a young man.

He also heard the word “thief”.

Had he just stolen something from them and gotten caught?

Teacher Chu hurriedly went downstairs. He hadn’t yet walked out of the corridor when he saw that Chu Xun was also downstairs.

Chu Xun was currently explaining to the police: “Comrade police, he is not a thief… He’s my boyfriend. ”

Teacher Chu was startled, he looked at the young man who was seized by the police——

What? This little sloppy and disheveled pretty boy is Jiu Jiu’s other father?