Lin Chu nodded and followed Yan Beicheng to the door.
Yan Zhiqing rang the doorbell and Old Lady Yan appeared at the intercom.
Old Lady Yan saw the three of them through the screen and said to Yan Beicheng, "Cheng"er, dinner is almost ready. Can you go next door and get Ningbai and Jingxi back here?"
Yan Beicheng nodded. He turned to go but suddenly Old Lady Yan said, "Have… Have you brought it with you?"
Old Lady Yan sounded shy as she asked this question.
It was not often that Old Lady Yan would sound embarra.s.sed. Lin Chu and Yan Zhiqing did not quite understand what Old Lady Yan had meant by "it" in her words.
Yan Beicheng discreetly touched his pocket. It was a hot day and he was not wearing his suit after work. He had on his white s.h.i.+rt and he had taken his tie off and a few b.u.t.tons were unb.u.t.toned on his s.h.i.+rt. It showed off his exquisite collarbone.
His s.h.i.+rt sleeves were folded up to right under his arms, revealing his slender, muscled arms. He looked casually dapper and handsome.
He nodded at Old Lady Yan.
Old Lady Yan opened the door for Lin Chu and Yan Zhiqing and turned towards Old Master Yan to say, "All Cheng"er did was nod. He didn"t even say a thing. Does he know what I was referring to?"
Old Master Yan was making a list of wedding guests. It was filled with the names of his old friends. Old Lady Yan would be making her list.
At the words, he looked up with his reading gla.s.ses and gave Old Lady Yan a quick look, "Cheng"er is a smart boy. Would he not understand you?"
Old Lady Yan gave it a thought and walked over as she nodded, "You"re right."
Yan Beicheng rang the Nan family"s doorbell next door. When Aunt Huang saw that it was Yan Beicheng. She felt quite conflicted, "Oh, it"s Master Yan. Do come in."
Yan Beicheng walked in the door. Yan Ningbai and Mo Jingxi had heard Aunt Huang from the dining room and were now running toward him.
But Yan Beicheng still came into the house and gave his respects to the two elders of the Nan family.
"I"m here to pick up the two children home. I"m sorry for the inconvenience that the both of them have given you," Yan Beicheng said as he stood tall in the dining room. He was gentle and acted maturely with his poise and tone.
"Don"t worry about it. I won"t keep the children much longer then," Old Lady Nan smiled.
Hurry up and leave!
Yan Beicheng smiled and as he bent over, something fell out from the pocket of his pants. Yan Beicheng was quick to grab hold of it before it fell to the ground.
He did not seem to know what it was. When he grabbed onto it, he smiled in realization, "My marriage license fell out."
Old Lady Nan, "…"
Nan Jingheng, "…"
Could the Yan family stop this already?!
Yan Beicheng was about to put it away when he paused. He turned to look at Nan Jingheng, "You haven"t seen it before, have you? Do you want to take a look at it?"
Nan Jingheng almost threw his chopsticks into Yan Beicheng"s face. "You"ve shared it in our group chat."
Yan Beicheng raised an eyebrow. "Oh, that was only the cover. You haven"t seen the inside, have you?"
He walked over to him as he said it. He flipped the marriage license open for Nan Jingheng to take a look and quickly closed it up again as if one more look would cost him money.
"I"ll give you just one look," Yan Beicheng said.
He turned towards Old Lady Nan and asked respectfully, "Would you like to take a look as well?"
Old Lady Nan"s lips twitched as she said, "I have my own too."
Yan Beicheng"s attempts to show off had been achieved, so he kept his marriage license and looked at Nan Yuan, who was still chewing on his chicken wings. "Yuan, do you want to come over our house for a meal? You can continue playing with Ningbai and Jingxi."
Nan Yuan thought about what Yan Ningbai had told him about the big meal next door they would be having tonight. So, he looked expectantly at Old Lady Nan.
Old Lady Nan smiled, "Okay, go over if you want to, but be obedient and don"t be naughty. Also, don"t overeat. You"ve already eaten a lot here, if you"re going to eat any more, your little tummy won"t be able to take it."
Nan Yuan quickly made his promise and happily grabbed on to another piece of chicken wing to chew on the way over. He did not forget to give Yan Ningbai and Mo Jingxi two pieces of chicken wings each.
Nan Yuan"s mother looked at her son"s antics and was speechless about it.
Three little boys chewed on their chicken wings as they walked over next door.
Yan Zhiqing went straight to her bedroom the moment she came home. She did not even go to the living room. Her mind was in a mess. She wanted to give Jiang Changdai a call to talk things through, but she could not forget how Jiang Changdai had pulled her to the front to block that hot tea for her.
Yan Zhiqing was so busy crying in pain that she did not pay any attention to Jiang Changdai"s reaction.
But for some reason, she could not help but imagine Jiang Changdai looking expressionless. Her face seemed dark and vicious. It looked so scary in her mind as if she was pulling her to her death.
Yan Zhiqing s.h.i.+vered. She did not want to think about it anymore.
Her hand touched her neck. For a moment, she was asphyxiated.
She took a few deep breaths. She was stunned upon opening the door to see Yan Ningbai standing outside.
"Eldest Aunt is asking you down for dinner," Yan Ningbai raised his little face as he said.
He did not treat her like the others, whom he would usually smile at and act all adorable.
Yan Ningbai went downstairs after informing her.
Yan Zhiqing heard his happy voice from upstairs, "Grandma Chen, give me less rice. I want to grow up quickly by eating more meat!"
Yan Zhiqing snorted. He treated a maid better than he treated her. She was nothing but an extra person in this house!
At the thought, Yan Zhiqing"s eyes went red.
Her mother used her as a s.h.i.+eld when there was danger and no one in this family liked her. She felt lonely. She was all alone and no one loved her!
With that, she went downstairs looking grim-faced. The two elders did not speak to her when they spotted her expression. The pretended not to notice. They did not want this pair of mother and daughter to spoil this good day.
Everyone ate happily. Mo Jingxi said, "Chu Chu, pa.s.s me a drumette, I can"t reach it."
Lin Chu plucked one for Mo Jingxi when she heard him, she also gave one each to Yan Ningbai and Nan Yuan.
Yan Beicheng, who was sitting next to her, was not happy about it. He put his empty bowl in front of Lin Chu.
Lin Chu, "…"
She looked at Yan Beicheng. Yan Beicheng calmly glanced at the drumette that was a little far from Lin Chu and said shamelessly, "I want one too."
Lin Chu, "…"
"Isn"t it right in front of you? It"s nearer to you," Lin Chu looked at the plate of drumettes right in front of Yan Beicheng.
"I want you to get one for me," Yan Beicheng insisted.
"…" Lin Chu saw the teasing gleam in Old Lady Yan"s eyes.
She was embarra.s.sed to argue with Yan Beicheng in front of the elders. If they were at home, she would have just kicked him.
Now, the only thing she could do was reach out her arms in front of Yan Beicheng red-faced and picked up a drumette with her chopsticks to give it to Yan Beicheng.
Before she could place it in the bowl, Yan Beicheng said proudly, "Feed me."
Lin Chu, "…"
She had finally realized that Yan Beicheng had the problem of getting prideful too easily.
Just like on Sat.u.r.day night, when she had called him "dear husband" before getting the marriage license, he had immediately had his way with her.
But she also knew that he would only act this way to people he was close to. If it was an outsider, he would be cold and proper with them.
Lin Chu quietly kicked him on the shoes under the table and said quietly, "Eat it yourself!"
Even if the two elders did not mind, they should not take things too far in front of them.
Yan Beicheng did not expect her to feed him, but he had said it just in case she was willing to.
Now that Lin Chu had refused him, he was not truly disappointed. He picked up the drumette and gave it a bite. He tried showing off in front of Mo Jingxi, who was seated opposite him, "When we adopt you, you"ll have to call Chu Chu "mum"."
Yan Ningbai took a bit of his drumstick and said, "Big nephew, don"t worry. Jingxi doesn"t want to marry Chu Chu anymore."
Yan Beicheng raised an eyebrow and said, "Wow, little guy. I didn"t expect you to be a playboy at such a young age. You"ve already changed a target? Tell me, who do you have a crush on now? I"ll be your advocate and help you decide if she"s as good-looking as Lin Chu."
Mo Jingxi was about to reply when Yan Ningbai quickly b.u.t.ted in, "It"s your unborn daughter! I"ve told Jingxi that if he had to grow up to marry Chu Chu, Chu Chu would be old by then! Why not wait for Chu Chu"s daughter, my grandniece?! My grandniece would look like Chu Chu, it would be the same!"
Yan Beicheng, "…"
Lin Chu, "…"
Mo Jingxi"s exquisite little face went red. He looked shyly at Yan Beicheng and said, "When… When I"m all grown up, I can still call you both "mum and dad"."
Yan Beicheng, "…"
Lin Chu, "…"
His daughter had not been born yet and she was already targeted by this little brat.
The worst thing was, this little brat had his eyes set on his wife, now he was setting his sights on his daughter. He must have something against their family!
Yan Beicheng folded up his sleeves as he prepared to teach Mo Jingxi a lesson and stop him from having these pipe dreams.
Mo Jingxi widened his clear big eyes and looked at Old Lady Yan adorably, "Grandma."
"Oh, such a good boy!" Old Lady Yan was delighted. She quickly patted Yan Beicheng as he looked about to fly into a temper.
"It"s just a child"s rhetoric, a child"s rhetoric. What"s there to be upset about with a child?! Besides, your child hasn"t even been born yet!" Old Lady Yan rolled her eyes at him.
"…" Yan Beicheng gave Mo Jingxi a cold look. He silently decided to watch out for this child. He was not allowed to have any ideas about his daughter.
Then, he looked toward Yan Ningbai. This little brat was the mastermind behind this. Without him egging it on, Mo Jingxi would not have any ideas on his daughter.
It was not wise to go into a temper in front of Old Lady Yan.
When they left the mansion and got into the car, Yan Beicheng said faintly, "We"ve been having really rich meals these couple of days. It"s making my stomach feel uncomfortable."
Lin Chu got anxious at his words. She turned to ask, "Is your stomach feeling uncomfortable right now?"
Yan Beicheng nodded, "Yeah. I"m feeling nauseous right now."
"Then stop driving. Let me drive," Lin Chu said as she unbuckled her seatbelt.
Yan Beicheng wanted to make it more realistic and changed places with Lin Chu.
"Why don"t I make lighter food these few days to nourish your stomach. It must be because of your busy schedule last week that messed it up. I thought you"ve just only gotten better," Lin Chu said.
Lin Chu did not suspect him of anything and have already found him a good reason for his "condition".
He had been so busy that he had not been eating on time. His stomach must be working on overtime and did not have time to recover. Also, they have been enjoying heavy meals with rich food last weekend. Even tonight, they were having oily, rich dishes. It was no wonder that his stomach could not take it much longer.
"This is all my fault. I knew you were busy last week, yet I didn"t pay attention to your gastric. I"ve been so careless," Lin Chu blamed herself.
"It"s okay. It"s not as bad as you think," Yan Beicheng said as he maintained an expression of nothing serious had happened.
One of his hands pressed on his stomach while the other covered his mouth. He suddenly trembled, as if he was about to retch, but tried his best to hold it down. He laid weakly against the pa.s.senger"s seat as he turned his head slightly to look at Lin Chu.
Lin Chu caressed his face. It felt a little cool, "Let"s take you to the hospital."
"It"s okay. Let"s just go home and have something light. We need to bring these children home early. They have to wake up early for school tomorrow," said Yan Beicheng.
Yan Beicheng had no qualms about acting weak in front of those two little children. Lin Chu could not convince him, so in the end, she decided to drive home.
She was worried he would feel even more terrible, so she drove slowly and carefully on the toad.
Lin Chu focused on her driving while Yan Beicheng was watching Yan Ningbai munching on his chocolate-flavored Pocky sticks through the rear-view mirror in delight.
Hoho, you little brat. How dare you have ideas on my daughter. Just wait, we"ll be having vegetarian meals this entire week!
Otherwise, you would think I could be bullied so easily.
Yan Ningbai was still unaware that for the next six days, he would be unable to have any meat besides his school lunch.
When noontime came by, Lin Chu, Xu Moyan and Zheng Yuntong got together to have lunch at Sheng Yue.
Yan Beicheng personally drove them there. This time, Lin Chu would not allow Xu Moyan and Zheng Yuntong to get a taxi.
Yan Beicheng had got Shao Huai to pick up Xu Moyan to meet at Sheng Yue for lunch.
Zheng Yuntong got a ride with Lin Chu and Yan Beicheng.
The only time that Zheng Yuntong had officially spent time with Yan Beicheng was during their company"s annual meeting. She had followed Lin Chu to the villa Yan Beicheng owned on the little island.
During the time, she was quite uncomfortable speaking to Yan Beicheng. Shen Zongyi was someone who did not seem to like mingling with others, so she had spent her time chatting with Zuo Qiu and gotten to know him quite a bit. She did not say a word to Yan Beicheng.
Even when she was sitting in the back seat of the car with Lin Chu, Zheng Yuntong was still feeling uptight.
Her legs were closed up in a tight-knit and she sat in a perfectly good posture even though Yan Beicheng could not see her. Her palms were sweating, and she did not even dare to speak.
Lin Chu could vaguely hear Zheng Yuntong swallowing her saliva.
Lin Chu could not bear to see Zheng Yuntong so nervous, so she tried to find a topic of conversation, "I wonder if Moyan is there yet."
Zheng Yuntong swallowed, "Yeah."
Lin Chu, "…"
Lin Chu, "Do you two have any anything planned tonight?"
Zheng Yuntong swallowed again, "Having… Having dinner together."
Lin Chu, "…"
Lin Chu suddenly was in a mood to tease her upon seeing Zheng Yuntong so nervous, "Not having dinner with a.s.sistant Shen?"
Zheng Yuntong, "Nope, he"s busy recently…"
Suddenly, Zheng Yuntong"s voice faded and she turned awkwardly to look at Lin Chu.
She was so nervous that she had unknowingly fallen into Lin Chu"s trap!
Lin Chu smiled and said, "You"re quite familiar with a.s.sistant Shen, I see."
Zheng Yuntong stammered, "Not…not really!"
They just b.u.mped into each other sometimes after work.
Sometimes when she was working overtime in the office, Shen Zongyi would be in the office as well. So, she had taken a few rides home with him.
With Lin Chu"s teasing, Zheng Yuntong did not feel too nervous anymore.
At Sheng Yue, Yan Beicheng parked his car and the three of them got off. Xu Moyan was already waiting at Sheng Yue"s entrance.
Yan Beicheng greeted Xu Moyan casually upon seeing her. Lin Chu said, "Why didn"t you wait for us in the private room? It"s too sunny out here for you to wait for us at the entrance."
"I"m waiting here out of impatience, aren"t I?" Xu Moyan was a little apprehensive about Yan Beicheng as well, but she performed better than Zheng Yuntong. At the very least, she could still act naturally in front of Yan Beicheng.
She pulled Lin Chu toward herself, "I saw Cheng Ziming just now."
Yan Beicheng"s face turned dark at the words. Lin Chu had broken up with Cheng Ziming a million years ago. Why would she mention Cheng Ziming"s name here?!
Xu Moyan could feel the cold pressure created by Yan Beicheng"s sudden change in his mood, so she gave him a few dry laughs, "Master Yan, don"t be angry. A b.a.s.t.a.r.d like Cheng Ziming isn"t even fit to be your rival in love. I"m just gossiping with Lin Chu."
Yan Beicheng raised an eyebrow at Xu Moyan"s words. There was a gleam of pride in his eyes that could not be covered by the cold look his eyes tried to express. He looked at both sides with a stern expression and said, "Even if those words are true, it"s still quite embarra.s.sing to be heard by others."
Xu Moyan, "…"
Hoho, are you sure you are feeling embarra.s.sed?!
By what Xu Moyan had said, it seemed that there was another story behind her words.
Yan Beicheng immediately adjusted his tie and said in an upright manner, "It"s too hot out here. Let"s chat in detail in the private room."
Xu Moyan, "…"
She followed behind with Lin Chu and told Lin Chu quietly, "Yan Beicheng is getting better and better at feigning pretense."
Yan Beicheng"s ears p.r.i.c.ked up as he heard Xu Moyan"s words. He coughed.
Xu Moyan glanced at the back of Yan Beicheng"s head. What sort of sharp ears did he have? She laughed drily at Lin Chu and said, "Master Yan is still so das.h.i.+ng as usual!"
Lin Chu could see Yan Beicheng straightened up.
When they got into the private room, the waiter served up some tea and poured into their four cups.
After the waiter left, Yan Beicheng coughed again and tried to say casually, "So, you said you saw Cheng Ziming at the entrance?"
Xu Moyan wanted to tease him. He so obviously wanted to know what happened but did not want to admit it. But she did not dare to do so.
So, she said honestly, "I saw him with a young woman. Even though both of them were being careful, but my eyes were awfully sharp. The moment I saw them, I knew that there was something unusual about their relations.h.i.+p. They might not be acting intimately, but that woman was looking longingly at Cheng Ziming. She could not help throwing little intimate looks at him. They were very careful, but the way they were looking at each other was really obvious."
"Did Cheng Ziming see you?" Lin Chu asked.
"How could I let him spot me? He"ll feel guilty the moment he sees me. Who knows what he would do to fight me? That woman looked soft and gentle, like a little white flower. She"s the kind of woman that would make any man want to take care of her. Isn"t Lin Yuwen sterile now? Cheng Ziming might be keeping a mistress out there to give the Cheng family an offspring."
Yan Beicheng nodded as he listened at the side. Xu Moyan"s words reasoned.
He took note of this privately. He would get someone to investigate this. It would be good to have something against Cheng Ziming.
If Cheng Ziming did anything out of the ordinary and created trouble, he could use this against him.
At the end of the day, he was a man who no longer had anything to do with Lin Chu, but he was also Lin Chu"s ex-boyfriend. This had put him in an awkward position.
It was not appropriate to keep mentioning Cheng Ziming in front of Yan Beicheng.
So, Xu Moyan put a stop to this topic and changed the conversation, "Have you brought your marriage license along? Let me see it quick."
Lin Chu did not bring hers. Who would bring their marriage license along with them for no good reason?
She had not expected for Yan Beicheng to take out a little red book from his pocket and pa.s.sed them over to Xu Moyan.
Xu Moyan, "…"
She had initially wanted to tease Lin Chu with this, she did not expect that Yan Beicheng did have it on him!
After the four of them had their lunch, Yan Beicheng got Lin Chu and the girls to wait at the air-conditioned lobby. It would be extra hot for them if they suddenly left the cooling interior to go out.
After Yan Beicheng left, Lin Chu was feeling a little bored when she felt a pull on her arm. She turned to see Xu Moyan at her side, saying quietly, "Cheng Ziming is out here."
Lin Chu was not afraid of meeting Cheng Ziming. What she was worried about, was Cheng Ziming hara.s.sing her and creating a scene.
Besides, Sheng Yue belonged to Yan Beicheng. If he had created a scene, she would be worried about embarra.s.sing Yan Beicheng.
The three of them quietly hid at a corner. Many people were coming through the lobby. The waiters were busy with the plates while the head waiter and other waiters were busy serving the customers. They deliberately huddled into a corner where they could spy on Cheng Ziming but he would not be able to see them.
"It"s that woman. Looks, her lips are swollen!" Xu Moyan said quietly.
Lin Chu and Zheng Yuntong had a strange expression on their faces.
Xu Moyan noticed their looks and asked, "Why do you two have that look on your faces?"
Lin Chu said incredulously, "Do you remember me telling you about my biological mother and that I have a half-sister?"
"I remember. But what… Wait, it can"t be that coincident?!" Xu Moyan suddenly stopped talking and her eyes widened.
Lin Chu nodded, "It"s her, Xu Jiaojiao. I b.u.mped into her yesterday at a nearby restaurant when Beicheng and I brought Ningbai and Jingxi to the Underwater World yesterday. I overheard her telling her cla.s.smate that she was hired by Lin Mao."
Lin Chu laughed sarcastically, "Who would have thought this would have been such a coincidence?"
One was Lin Chu"s ex-boyfriend, the other was a biological half-sister that Lin Chu had never planned to acknowledge. Zheng Yuntong had no idea what to say.
Lin Chu watched as Cheng Ziming brought Xu Jiaojiao out of Sheng Yue. They walked one behind the other, much like superior and subordinate.
But Xu Jiaojiao"s clothes were slightly messy and Cheng Ziming had a look of not having enough of something. She was aware of what both of them had done.
"Xu Jiaojiao is an ambitious person, but I never thought she would do something like this," Lin Chu said coldly.
She had never liked Lin Yuwen, but she was not about to celebrate something bad that happened to her. No matter if someone was a good or bad person, if they are married, it would not be a good thing to destroy their marriage and do something so immoral.
When Cheng Ziming was hara.s.sing her, there were signs of him wanting to get back together with her. While he did not openly say it, she could tell what he was thinking.
She, of course, would not have agreed. She was utterly disgusted with Cheng Ziming"s behavior. If it was the other way around, and Cheng Ziming had dated Lin Yuwen first. She would still not have been the third party even if she did not know Cheng Ziming"s true colors and had feelings for him.
"No matter what, this is now Lin Yuwen"s problem. You don"t need to worry about her. Even if Lin Yuwen found out, it would still be up to them to solve it by themselves. I"m reminding you, even if Xu Jiaojiao is your biological sister and ended up getting into trouble because of Lin Yuwen, don"t you dare do anything to help her even if she came asking for your help," Xu Moyan pulled at Lin Chu"s hands and said sternly.
"I know," Lin Chu nodded.
Xu Moyan was still worried and a.n.a.lyzed the situation seriously. "If you helped out Xu Jiaojiao with anything, Lin Yuwen and Cheng Ziming, those two crazy people, would think that you sent Xu Jiaojiao to get close to them on purpose to create a drift between them and tear them apart for revenge. Nope, let me correct myself. They would agree that you did it on purpose. This had nothing to do with you, so don"t go bringing trouble to yourself. Don"t get yourself involved because you are soft-hearted."
Lin Chu could not help but laugh. She held onto Xu Moyan"s arms, "I"m not a child anymore. Don"t worry, I won"t."
Cheng Ziming and Xu Jiaojiao did not see Lin Chu.
But when they walked out of the rotating door of Sheng Yue, they spotted a black Grand Cherokee parked at the entrance.
Cheng Ziming was very sensitive when it came to black Grand Cherokees. He immediately felt uneasy.
At times when he spotted this car type on the road, he would always suspect that it belonged to Yan Beicheng. He had to check the car license plate before he could relax.
He had seen the marriage announcement issued by Yan Hui. The thought of Lin Chu marrying Yan Beicheng made him feel unhappy.
Now that he was looking at this car, his eyelids could not stop twitching.
Xu Jiaojiao was also feeling some shock over spotting the car. The car door opened, and Yan Beicheng got out of it.
His long legs walked by the front of the car towards Sheng Yue. He saw Cheng Ziming and Xu Jiaojiao and gave them a casual glance. His steps paused a moment as he nodded at them. There was a gleam of sarcasm in his eyes. He then ignored them and continued to walk inside.
Xu Jiaojiao did not dare to call out "brother-in-law" at Yan Beicheng, mainly because Lin Chu was not there.
Besides, she was aware of Lin Chu"s connection through Cheng Ziming because of the news. Now that she was involved with Cheng Ziming, she was well aware that Cheng Ziming was very unhappy with Lin Chu. She did not dare let Cheng Ziming know about her relations.h.i.+p with Lin Chu, in case he suspected her of having an ulterior motive.
Even though she did have an ulterior motive.
Cheng Ziming"s eyes flashed slightly as he saw Yan Beicheng walked into Sheng Yue. He looked around quickly and spotted another target walking out.
He realized that Lin Chu and Xu Moyan were there as well.
Cheng Ziming"s eyes narrowed. Xu Jiaojiao pulled on one of Cheng Ziming"s fingers intimately and shook it as she said quietly, "President Cheng, let"s go. It"s about time to start work. If…"
It would be terrible if Lin Yuwen found out.
Cheng Ziming understood what Xu Jiaojiao was trying to say. He looked back at her and nodded.
He lowered his head at Xu Jiaojiao"s obedient demeanor. A young woman fresh out of university had a purity to her that Lin Yuwen did not possess. Besides, Lin Yuwen was a raging b.i.t.c.h right now. She had a poisonous look on her face no matter who she faced. It was tiring looking at her. She was not like Xu Jiaojiao at all, who was gentle and coy.
Xu Jiaojiao was not like Lin Yuwen, who liked to instruct him and gave him orders. She was always acting superior over him. She was his wife, yet she looked down on him. She was not like Lin Chu either, who had no abilities but was always independent and never relied on him. He did not feel like they were a couple when they were together as Lin Chu solved everything by herself. It made him feel that he was just an extra ent.i.ty that did not matter if they were together or not.
Xu Jiaojiao was gentle, coy, and was especially reliant on him. It made him feel like a man and filled him up with confidence and satisfaction.
Cheng Ziming smiled as he looked at Xu Jiaojiao"s clean, fair face, "Didn"t I tell you before? Call me Ziming in private."
Every time he heard Xu Jiaojiao refer to him as President Cheng, it filled Cheng Ziming up with pride. It gave him extra satisfaction.
"Aren"t we in public right now? I"m afraid others would hear me," Xu Jiaojiao lowered her head and said quietly.
Looking at her obedient demeanor and seeing her allowing herself some grievance over him melted Cheng Ziming"s heart. He discreetly held her hand, "Jiaojiao, don"t worry. I"ll never let you suffer in grievance."
Xu Jiaojiao lifted her head. There were tears in her eyes as she looked at him admiringly. Her eyes were filled with feelings for him, "I believe you. I don"t feel I"m suffering now. I understand your predicament. As long as I can be with you, then I"m happy. It"s just… It"s just that I"m young and don"t know much. President Cheng, Ziming, please don"t give me up, okay? You"re my first love, my first man. Without you, I don"t know what I would do. I might not… I might not be able to live."
Cheng Ziming"s heart and ego were bursting at Xu Jiaojiao"s reliance on him. Now that he was rich, what he wanted was a woman as gentle and beautiful as this, a woman who would rely on him whole-heartedly.
"Silly girl, what sort of silly words are you saying? I like you. There are so many women out there, but I chose you. Isn"t that proof enough? Don"t worry, I"ll be able to give you status not long after. Then we can be together out in the open," Cheng Ziming smiled and said confidently.
Xu Jiaojiao nodded as she cried, "You… You have to be careful. I"m not rus.h.i.+ng for time, don"t let yourself lose out. I can take it all in for you."
Cheng Ziming watched her as his heart got more agitated. He wanted so badly to have her in his arms right now, but they were in public. Besides, Yan Beicheng and Lin Chu were in Sheng Yue. He had to stop himself from doing so.
The thought of those two people made his expression turn cold and said, "Let"s go."
Lin Chu watched as Cheng Ziming and Xu Jiaojiao left. She followed Yan Beicheng, Xu Moyan, and Zheng Yuntong out as well.
No one mentioned Cheng Ziming and Xu Jiaojiao again. Lin Chu did not plan on warning either Xu Jiaojiao or Lin Yuwen.
She had no feelings towards Lin Yuwen and since Xu Jiaojiao was working in Lin Mao, it was impossible that she did not know Cheng Ziming"s story. Since she was already aware, there was no point in talking to her about anything.
That night, Yan Beicheng picked up Lin Chu to head to the Red Roof.
Lin Chu was a little excited on the way, "Come to think of it, I haven"t been to the Red Roof before."
It was only then that Yan Beicheng realized that he had never brought Lin Chu to the Red Roof and felt a little remorse.
He reached out to rub her soft head of hair and said, "Sorry for my carelessness."
"What do you mean by careless? I"m just mentioning it, not blaming you. Besides, we"re going there now anyway. It"s just that I suddenly realized that I"ve never been there before and am quite curious. Don"t overthink it," Lin Chu said hurriedly.
When it came to anything involving her, this man seemed to think too much. It was easy for him to always blame himself.
Yan Beicheng reached out to hold Lin Chu"s hand. His fingers touched the ring on her ring finger, and he got into a good mood.
His silky voice had a happy tune to it, "I had never really given the Red Roof a thought because Sheng Yue is so near. The Red Roof is a distance away because it was reconstructed from a courtyard of a Qing Dynasty Prince."
"I"ve always heard that the Red Roof was an awesome place to be. I"m really curious how awesome could this club be, and what does it look like. I"ve completely forgotten that the Red Roof belongs to you. Otherwise, I would have told you to bring me here earlier to check it out," said Lin Chu.
"If you want to, we can spend the night there," Yan Beicheng smiled.
"We can"t. We have two children at home," Lin Chu immediately shook her head.
Yan Beicheng"s hands quivered at her words. It sounded like they already had children and were talking like an old married couple. It warmed his heart.
They finally reached the Red Roof. Previously, Yan Beicheng had gotten Zuo Qiu to give them a call to inform that he will be bringing over Mrs. President tonight. The general manager was excited. He felt that the President was bringing his wife over to inspect the place.
That was why the general manager got the top management of Red Roof to stand in line outside the entrance while waiting for them.
Lin Chu was not at all prepared for this welcome and got a shock. It was lucky that she was holding Yan Beicheng"s hand as it helped her to calm down.
"Mr. President, Mrs. President!" The general manager walked up as he said.
It was as if he had rehea.r.s.ed this, as he gave a gesture, the line of people behind him called out together, "Congratulations to the Newly-weds!"
Lin Chu, "…"
This was shocking for her!
Yan Beicheng"s lips twitched but he was feeling happy over this and nodded in satisfaction at the general manager, "Thank you for your kind words."
There was a big smile on the general manager"s face as he said, "We"ve been waiting for Mrs. President to visit us!"
He bowed respectfully at Lin Chu immediately.