Chapter 19

When she heard her mother’s words, Tong Yan’s expression changed: "Mom, what are you talking about? We’re just ordinary friends!"

"Hmm, ordinary friends are best!" Her mother’s expression improved slightly, and then she put on a smile: "Xiao Yan, come, let me introduce you to a talented young man, Xiao Pengfei. You two should get to know each other..."

"Hello, nice to meet you!" Beside her, a young man looked at her with fiery eyes and extended his right hand.

Tong Yan’s face showed a hint of helplessness. Here we go again!

Actually, as soon as she entered the door, she had noticed this young man. She also knew why he was in her house!

Her mother was always thinking about finding her a rich man and would often bring so-called "talented young men" home. Although she was simple, she wasn’t stupid. She could see that these "talented young men" had no good intentions...

Just like the one in front of her, his eyes kept glancing at her chest, filled with the most primitive desire.

She felt exhausted!

However, out of politeness, she still nodded and shook his hand: "Hello."

"Xiao Yan, let me tell you, Pengfei is amazing. He has his own business at a young age, and his assets are already over a million! His family also runs a company with assets in the tens of millions. He is the only son and the sole heir..." Her mother chattered on.

"Hehe, Auntie, I’m just playing around a bit." The young man feigned modesty, but his face was full of pride.

"Look, this child is so humble... Xiao Yan, I think you and Pengfei are a good match. Why don’t you try dating?"

"Mom!" Seeing her mother’s words becoming more and more inappropriate, Tong Yan quickly interrupted her and then looked apologetically at Xiao Chen, who had been ignored: "Minister Xiao, I’m sorry, please have a seat!"

"Hehe, it’s nothing."

Xiao Chen didn’t get angry at being ignored; instead, he watched the scene with interest, smiled, and sat down.

"Minister Xiao, I’ll go make you some tea."

Tong Yan regretted inviting Xiao Chen in. If she had known the situation at home, she wouldn’t have let him in at all.

When her mother heard Tong Yan call Xiao Chen "Minister," she raised an eyebrow. Minister? Could he be an official?

Thinking about this, her expression softened as she looked at Xiao Chen: "How long have you known my Xiao Yan? What do you do for a living?"

"Auntie, I just met Xiao Yan. We are colleagues."

"Colleagues? Then why does she call you Minister Xiao?"

"Hehe, Auntie, you see, even in small companies, there are different departments... The head of a department is called a Minister! It might just be a department of two or three people!" The young man said with a hint of sarcasm.

Hearing this, her mother’s expression, which had just softened, turned cold again: "So that’s what a Minister is. I thought it was something impressive!"

"Hehe, my friend, where do you work? Here’s my business card!" The young man looked at Xiao Chen, took out a card, and handed it over.

Xiao Chen took it and glanced at it. He saw a long list of titles, such as Chairman Assistant of a Limited Company and President, which sounded very impressive!

"I am the Chairman Assistant in my family’s company... and the President in my own company..." The young man, fearing Xiao Chen wouldn’t understand, explained further.

"Oh, I don’t really understand, but it sounds impressive." Xiao Chen nodded repeatedly.

"Hehe, it’s not that impressive, just better than working for others..." Xiao Pengfei grinned, "My dad said that I should get more experience now, and after I get married, I’ll take over the family business..."

"Wow, taking over the family business, that’s a multimillionaire, right?" Her mother’s eyes sparkled with envy.

With her mother’s encouragement, Xiao Pengfei became even more boastful: "Definitely. I believe under my leadership, the family business will surpass the billion mark without any problem!"

Xiao Chen watched the two, finding it somewhat amusing. They were like a comedian and his partner, performing a comedy act, and they were quite well-matched...

"What? Billion? If I could have a billion in my lifetime, I’d die happy!" Her mother was even more envious.

"Hehe, Auntie, if I’m with Xiao Yan, then it’s yours too, right?" Xiao Pengfei looked at Tong Yan, who was making tea, and said deliberately.

"Ha, good, I knew you were a good boy! Xiao Yan, did you hear that? What a good boy Pengfei is. You can’t be stubborn this time!" Her mother was so pleased by Xiao Pengfei’s words that she couldn’t wait to give her daughter to him that night.

Tong Yan pursed her red lips. By nature, she didn’t say anything, but she was very resistant inside.

Xiao Pengfei continued to boast for a while. Seeing that Tong Yan didn’t react much, he lost interest. But then he had an idea and asked: "Xiao Yan, was it Minister Xiao who brought you back?"

"Um, yes." Tong Yan nodded.

"Trouble for Minister Xiao, that’s so embarrassing! How about this, since I have plenty of time, I can pick you up and drop you off from work. What do you think?"

"Xiao Yan, look how considerate Pengfei is... Let me tell you, Pengfei’s car is a BMW, a luxury car, very comfortable to ride in!" Her mother chimed in.

Xiao Pengfei’s smile grew wider. He casually took out his car keys and played with them: "Auntie, my BMW isn’t really a luxury car, just a few hundred thousand..."

Xiao Chen looked at the car keys in Xiao Pengfei’s hand and thought about it. There was indeed a champagne-colored BMW 5 Series parked outside. He hadn’t paid much attention to it earlier, but it turned out to be this guy’s.

Xiao Pengfei originally thought that showing his BMW keys would attract Tong Yan’s attention, but to his frustration, she still didn’t react, which disappointed him...

He had used this trick many times before, especially with young girls who hadn’t seen much of the world and were materialistic. The BMW had a strong appeal, but why wasn’t it working here?

"Minister Xiao, I think every man should have a dream of a blue sky and white clouds, don’t you?" Xiao Pengfei saw Xiao Chen looking at the car keys and asked with a smile.

Xiao Chen shook his head: "I don’t."

"Oh? Hehe, Minister Xiao, even though you work for others now and your income might not be much, you should still have a dream. What if it comes true? And didn’t someone say that without a dream, a person is no different from a dead fish?" Xiao Pengfei paused, glanced at Tong Yan, and asked deliberately: "I wonder what kind of car Minister Xiao drives?"

"Um, you’re right, a person should have a dream..." Xiao Chen said, then took out the key to his Maserati Quattroporte from his pocket and casually threw it on the table, "But I think anything that can be measured by money isn’t a dream."