Chapter 61

Edited by beary + jelly

Lin Yanchen drew from his past lessons and concluded from experience: instead of concealing and dragging things out until he couldn’t anymore, it was better to be honest when explaining so as to not cause any misunderstandings.

The last airport incident was a painful example.

Hence, he took the initiative and turned himself in.

Chu Xun heard of the scandal, but from President Xiao Lin’s own mouth.

Lin Yanchen complained bitterly, “…It’s my fault I was not on guard or alert, and got photographed secretly. This morning, she even shed some crocodile tears, calling my secretary to apologize and said she had unintentionally implicated me. I asked some people, and the news agency said her own team paid for it to be reported. I already got the PR team to refute the rumors, don’t believe them.”

He also had people cancel the female star’s advertisements, endorsements and film contracts, also warning her company to keep her out of the limelight for at least a year. But telling Chu Xun about this seemed inappropriate, as it made him seem ruthless and unbridled.

“Did your father see it again? This time, I’m done for.”

Chu Xun was in a complicated frame of mind. “I’m not the kind of unreasonable person that immediately flies into a rage and eats vinegar indiscriminately. Are you still afraid I’ll wrongly accuse you?”

It was still early and Chu Xun hadn’t left for the company yet. He looked through the newspaper his father was subscribed to and said, “He subscribes to the local newspaper where the entertainment section is only one page. The female star’s rank is probably too low to make this paper. Your news isn’t reported here either.”

Lin Yanchen: “…”

“Do you want me to tell my father?” Chu Xun asked.

“Still better not to…” Lin Yanchen was in a dilemma. “Or maybe it’s better to be honest?”

Chu Xun said, “You’d better concentrate on your work first. Wasting your time on this is a pity.”

It was clear Chu Xun was not angry with him, yet Lin Yanchen was inexplicably disappointed.

He didn’t want to cause trouble, but Chu Xun had this kind of bland reaction? Was it truly like this between lovers? How could Chu Xun always remain so rational and calm? Shouldn’t he have scolded Lin Yanchen a little, or even asked him not to get close to other women in the future? He was willing to do all of it.

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Chu Xun was constantly on his mind, but Chu Xun hadn’t taken him to heart for a long time now, right? …Maybe he hadn’t even occupied Chu Xun’s heart for more than a few days?

Did Chu Xun only contact him because of their child? If there was no child, would Chu Xun still have looked for him?

Lin Yanchen dared not dwell too heavily on it.

Not far away, Teacher Chu reflected on himself as well. He should not arbitrarily draw a conclusion about Lin Yanchen’s moral integrity. Nor should he discriminate against him just because the boy came from wealth. Maybe he was a good lad.

Teacher Chu worked hard online to look up a list of the most rich and powerful people. Even finding a few good ones was rare, and having three wives or four concubines was common.

Teacher Chu comforted himself, “This is not always the case. Maybe Lin Yanchen’s family upbringing was strict, different from these people.”

Thus, Teacher Chu looked up Lin Yanchen’s father and found that his name was Lin Shaoyuan… He also had a lot of media gossip surrounding him. There wasn’t any in the most recent years, but four or five years ago, he had several girlfriends, switching to a new one every few months. They were all just girlfriends, not wives.

It seemed he was expecting too much. Lin Yanchen’s father seemed to be an ex-playboy. Could the son he raised really be decent?

The more articles Teacher Chu read, the colder his heart became.

Teacher Chu showed Chu Xun the information he gathered. “Look, Lin Yanchen’s father is always changing girlfriends. If the upper beam was not straight, the lower beam would also be crooked…”

Chu Xun looked and said, “I know about this, he told me before. Some are true, but some may not be. Also, these are girlfriends from after his mother passed. It doesn’t violate the moral bottom line. ”

He said casually, “It’s like how Lin Yanchen has sex scandals, but they aren’t his fault. Sometimes he doesn’t make trouble, but others make trouble for him.”

Teacher Chu’s eyes almost popped out as he stared, his facial hair even rustling. “What? He has sex scandals? He dares to have sex scandals! …You have such a big heart.”

Chu Xun also felt he was quite hypocritical, actually being able to pretend nothing was wrong. He asserted, “I’m telling you to prevent your imagination from going wild. He has already explained things to me properly. Those tabloids love to get attention by fabricating stories about rich people, they are not always credible.”

In fact, Chu Xun was very angry, but when he thought about it, he was in his thirties… A person this old, still being so willful? He ought to be calmer.

Because he was holding back a stomach full of anger, Chu Xun’s pressuring atmosphere in the company was heavier than usual, which scared his subordinates into a quivering mess, fearing they would be reprimanded by him.

President Liu said, “There are people coming from your old company from X city once more. This time they are formally signing the contract. You should go to receive them again.”

Chu Xun responded in a businesslike manner. “OK, I understand.”

President Liu asked, “What happened to you today? You’re in such a bad mood.”

Chu Xun replied, “It’s nothing much. I’m simply somewhat vexed about some personal matters. You know I won’t let personal emotions affect my work, so there’s no need to worry.”

President Liu sighed. “In any case, I’m your mentor; I’m not worried about your work, merely worried about you. Everything about you is good, but you love to sulk and don’t like communicating with others. ”

Chu Xun was reluctant to admit it. “I have communicated with you in a timely manner about all work matters, and have not wasted time.”

President Liu clicked his tongue. “Listen to your tone; it’s like gunpowder about to explode. My way of looking at things is more accurate. When you first entered the company, you were a college student freshly out of the ivory tower. Many people thought that although you had a good working ability, you were a dull follower. I thought, however, that you had a light in your eyes. You were actually extremely stubborn and unwilling to concede defeat, but sometimes you are really too eager to prove yourself. The more you are unable to be strong, the stronger you want to be.”

Chu Xun fought to suppress his vexation. Even as he tried his best to straighten out his mood, his complexion was still not looking very good. He went to receive the guests from X city sporting a dark face.

He met an unexpected, yet not incomprehensible, person among the guests.

When Zhuang Hanxue saw Chu Xun, especially Chu Xun’s face that was twisted by his angry mood, he was so shocked he gasped and almost fell backwards. “Y-Y-You really haven’t died?”

Chu Xun glanced at him for a moment and said in a clear and mechanical manner “Didn’t your parents teach you to not casually point fingers at others? It’s not polite.”

Zhuang Hanxue recalled the fear from once being under Chu Xun and retracted his hand.

He cautiously and solemnly walked a circle around Chu Xun, like Chu Xun was the anchor of his compass. Examining from left to right and front to back, he seemed to be a living man. He turned back to face Chu Xun.

Chu Xun asked with a smile, “Didn’t you say I was a Bodhisattva? How come now that you’ve seen me, it’s as if you saw a Luocha? ”

“No, no, no,” Zhuang Hanxue repeated, “You are still a Bodhisattva. I just don’t- …don’t understand how you… How are you still so well?”

Chu Xun only said one word. “Misdiagnosis.”

He took Zhuang Hanxue out to eat and drink.

Zhuang Han downed a few bottles of liquor, and all his words were washed out. He sniveled and cried about what kind of purgatory on Earth he lived in since Chu Xun left. It was an abyss of suffering, life was not worth living.

Chu Xun not only did not sympathize, he actually laughed heartily.

Zhuang Hanxue was even sadder and muttered, “The inside is rotten.”

“Who are you talking about?” Chu Xun demanded.

Zhuang Hanxue was immediately terrified. “I’m talking about myself, my inner self is very lowly… Brother Chu, would you please be charitable and come back to save me from my suffering ah? I’ll never make you angry again.

“How much are you getting paid in this company? I’ll double it? Triple? You name a price. I can definitely afford it, I’ll pay for it all.

“I’ll give you half of my monthly allowance!

“Enough for the spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice! I’m so righteous!”

Chu Xun was not moved at all. “You’d better keep it for your own use.”

Zhuang Hanxue was already drunk, and didn’t get to say much before being led away by Chu Xun. He continued to talk nonsense about this or that. “Oh, right, Brother Chu, there was a man surnamed Lin who came to see you before. Was that your boyfriend? Do you want to contact him? I feel that he loves you very much ah… ”

Chu Xun was stunned to a stop and asked with a somewhat sour tone, “What happened with him?”