Chapter 60

Edited by beary + jelly

As soon as Chu Xun got home from work, he was immediately interrogated by his father, “Why didn’t you tell us that Lin Yanchen was so rich?”

Chu Xun said, “I mentioned before that he was pretty wealthy.”

Teacher Chu was perturbed. “You didn’t use the adverb correctly. How could you just say ‘pretty’? You call a family worth hundreds of billions ‘pretty wealthy’? That makes our family destitute. We can’t be sure if his family has even more than that.”

Chu Xun casually said, “If they have money, then they have money. Why are you so bothered? I’m not even worried about that.”

Teacher Chu said, “You are not worried and you want to blame me for worrying. Aren’t I just concerned for you? He is too rich to be a good match.”

Chu Xun slapped the seat and laughed: “Ha ha, here it comes. I knew you would say that.”

Teacher Chu: “…”

He really hated iron for not becoming steel. This unlucky child was thirty years old now, yet his love life was a total mess. It was already unimaginable that he as a man could give birth. Even the fact that he had a child out of wedlock did not worry him at all. The more Chu Xun laughed, the uglier Teacher Chu’s expression became.

Teacher Chu said, “Laugh, you’re still laughing! How can you laugh? A rich man of his status could easily crush us with his pinky. Are you certain that guy will truly and unchangingly love you till death? The richer a man, the greedier he is. These days, wasn’t there that big boss who was caught cheating? He always talked about how much he loved his wife. It turned out, they signed a prenuptial agreement worth ten years’ salary in advance, whereby every year she would only receive one portion of it. According to the new marriage laws, if his wife wanted to get divorced, she would only be able to get a few yuan. If the other has a change of heart, at that time you will lose both the person and the money.”

Chu Xun didn’t dare to laugh anymore, and slightly corrected his attitude. “Dad, I know your concerns, so I’m not going to get married so soon. Let’s continue to observe the situation… And I am also not with him for his money. You see, if he didn’t have any money, it’d be better than it is now.”

Teacher Chu frowned in concern. “You already have a child together, what else can you do? If it doesn’t work out… Will they fight for custody of Jiu Jiu? If that is the case, we definitely won’t be able to fight with them.”

Chu Xun said, “Lin Yanchen is a very good man. Even in the worst situation, I don’t think things will get to that point.”

Lin Yanchen was driven away, all the way back to city B.

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“Ha ha ha ha ha,” Chu Xun laughed.

Lin Yanchen grumbled, “You can still laugh! I’m being very serious here.”

Chu Xun dared not laugh again: “OK, OK. Aren’t you busy? Still have time to talk to me?”

Lin Yanchen said, “I’m busy. There’s a celebration later tonight, and I still have to go socialize. I’m now driving over, so I decided to call you on the way…”

Lin Yanchen wanted to take advantage of the time and listen to Chu Xun’s voice some more. All the way until he had to get out of the car, he didn’t say very much. However, Chu Xun suddenly said, “Jiu Jiu is crying, I have to go take a look. Be careful on your way. I’m hanging up.”

Lin Yanchen hesitated: “Okay, goodb…”

The “bye” did not yet leave his mouth before the call was immediately cut off by Chu Xun. Lin Yanchen looked at the mobile phone, feeling even more depressed.

When Lin Yanchen arrived at the party, many people were already present.

He really didn’t enjoy these kinds of social niceties, but he was quite good at putting on an act and didn’t need any extra skills. Being someone of his position, he didn’t need to pander to others; others would come pandering after him.

Zhan Hongyu was also an attendee, and he wasn’t the only one who came from the entertainment circle. In this kind of gathering, there was always a need for some pretty faces to liven up the venue.

Lin Yanchen went over to talk to his friend.

He indeed deserved to be called an old friend, as he could discern his mood from how he acted. Zhan Hongyu asked him, “What’s the matter? In a bad mood?”

Lin Yanchen said, “Even you can tell that I’m in a bad mood?”

Zhan Hongyu said with a smile: “You’re looking down on me. We’ve known each other since we were little. Of course I can tell. Didn’t you finish your task perfectly? Sacrificing a lot to save such a desperate crisis, so awesome. What are you unhappy about?”

The two of them were alone on the terrace talking and no one else was near. Lin Yanchen had been holding it back for a long time. Finally, there was someone to whom he could reveal the truth: “Actually… I… plan to get married.”

Zhan Hongyu was stunned and the smile on his face became a little stiff: “Is… Is that so? I haven’t heard you bring this up before. It’s so sudden. Wait, didn’t you have a person you liked very much, but she passed away? You found another lover already?”

He continued, “It has been a long time, and it’s time for you to move on. You can’t just not fall in love again for the rest of your life.”

Lin Yanchen said honestly, “No, it’s the same person. I thought they passed away, but they actually didn’t. They also gave birth to my child, so of course I would take responsibility.”

Zhan Hongyu: “…Wait, what on earth happened? So you’re saying that that person is still alive, and even gave birth to your child. You just found out and now you plan to marry her?”

Lin Yanchen nodded. “Yes.”

He was somewhat melancholic. “Now the problem is that because I have money, his father is not happy with our love. I still have to win over my father-in-law.”

When Zhan Hongyu saw his happy but worried expression, he frowned, wanting to say something but hesitated. He thought about it and then said, “We are old friends, so I’ll tell you frankly. Don’t think I’m deliberately trying to instigate disharmony. I know that you like that woman very much, but while you two were in love, she secretly got pregnant, left, came back, then directly told you that she had your kid. Doesn’t this routine seem familiar? Are you sure she’s a good person? You aren’t very experienced in love, and in this respect you are being too naive.”

Lin Yanchen was still a little uncomfortable: “Ah Xun didn’t mean to get pregnant either. He didn’t trick me, I’m not that stupid. Besides, he’s not a woman. He’s a man.”

Zhan Hongyu didn’t know whether to be shocked or suspicious first: “A man?? You like men now? He can even have children?”

Lin Yanchen muttered, “I knew you wouldn’t believe it.”

Zhan Hongyu rubbed his forehead. “I have to calm down… calm down.”

After saying all this, Lin Yanchen felt a little regretful and added, “Ah Yu, don’t tell anyone about this.”

Zhan Hongyu replied, “I still understand this kind of basic manners…”

Lin Yanchen felt that Zhan Hongyu seemed to have some kind of subconscious prejudice against Chu Xun, and didn’t want to hear speculations criticizing him. Although the two didn’t quarrel, they parted on somewhat bad terms.

Lin Yanchen left and walked around the corner. Suddenly, a figure rushed out and threw themselves into his arms.

Caught off guard, Lin Yanchen dodged and the other fell to the ground. But, when he saw it was an unfamiliar woman who seemed to have accidentally sprained her foot, he asked, “Are you okay?”

The woman asked, “Sir, can you help me up?”

It would only take a little bit of effort so Lin Yanchen didn’t think much about it. He reached out and helped her up. The woman was like a snake, immediately coiling herself around him. It hadn’t been long since he returned from overseas, yet he had never experienced such behavior before. At this time, he quickly realized something was up and threw the person off, scolding angrily, “Do you have rickets or something?”

She hurried away.

The next day Lin Yanchen read the newspaper and only then found out that the unfamiliar woman was an 18 year old little celebrity. With the picture taken of them in the news, she had boasted that she was his girlfriend.

Regardless of whether he really was or not, she benefited from the publicity.

Lin Yanchen felt suffocated, and laughed angrily.

He was an egalitarian. Whether they be a man or a woman, whoever dared to scheme against him, they had better be prepared.