When Yibo stopped the Maserati at the gate of the Xiao’s mansion, everything seemed to have gone back to square one.
Zhan and Fei got out of the car, and Yibo brought Fei’ luggage out of the trunk.
“Thank you.” Zhan held Fei in one hand and wanted to grab the luggage in the other.
“I’ll see you in.” Yibo felt it would be inconvenient for him.
“No, it’s fine.” Zhan refused.
As soon as Zhan entered the Xiao’s house, there would be an uproar, and maybe their marriage would be exposed.
Zhan didn’t want to admit that he was married when he was going to divorce soon. By then, he would only get laughed at by his parents, and Lingjiao, who hated him. They would call him an abandoned wife.
Zhan grabbed the luggage and led Fei to the carved door.
Yibo stood by the car and looked at the mother and daughter who had left him behind.
Fei looked back at the “poor” Yibo with every couple of steps she took, but she couldn’t do anything.
At the same time, a black Mercedes-Benz vehicle slowly drove over and stopped in front of Yibo.
High-quality car windows slowly lowered, and Jianmin looked at Yibo standing in front of the door in surprise. “CEO Wang?”
He thought he was seeing things, but it was the real CEO Wang, which really shocked him.
“CEO Xiao.” Yibo’s response was polite and distant.
Jianmin hurriedly pushed the door to get out of the car. “What brought CEO Wang here? No wonder I heard the magpie sing when I left this morning. So it was because someone important was coming, haha…”
Yibo just curled his thin lips and smiled faintly. “CEO Xiao is really good at making jokes. There shouldn’t be magpies in this area, right? Perhaps CEO Xiao has a magpie in the house? I’m actually curious and would like to take a look.”
“This… this…” Jianmin felt embarrassed. He never had a magpie.
From the corner of his eye, he saw Zhan and the child he held hands with.
Jianmin frowned and called out to Zhan. “Zhan.”
Zhan heard Jianmin calling him, turned his head, and glanced over Jianmin and Yibo. “Dad, what’s the matter?”
“Where did this child come from?” Jianmin looked at Fei, who held a panda doll, and wondered whether she was the kid Zhan gave birth to five years ago.
“Dad, she is my daughter.” Zhan admitted frankly.
“Hello grandpa. I’m Xiao Fei, your lovely and beautiful granddaughter.” Fei seemed to be a cute and grown-up child and was not timid at all.
It seemed that she was the child who humiliated the Xiao family five years ago! Surprisingly, she already grew so big and was so beautiful and cute.
What was he thinking?
How come he found her cute?
“Who is your grandfather? Don’t go around addressing people randomly.” Jianmin said unhappily.
“Grandpa, I’ll be obedient.” Fei felt that Jianmin did not like her, so she immediately showed a friendly attitude towards him.
“Dad, she is just a child. Why do you have to fuss over it?” Zhan also thought this would happen, but Fei would be hurt.
“You-“
“CEO Xiao, Fei is a really good kid. I really like your granddaughter. She’s clever and cute.” Yibo interrupted Jianmin. His ink eyes were dark.
Jianmin looked at Yibo in surprise. Yibo was handsome and solemn, and stood tall under the shade of the tree. He showed steadiness and restraint of a mature man as well as prestige that couldn’t be ignored because of all the things he had gone through.
“Hehe… really?” Jianmin felt that cold shivers up his back. “If CEO Wang likes children this much, he could have a child with Mrs. Wang… ah… no, a few children. As the saying goes, it’s better to have your own children.”
“I’m thinking of that as well.” When Yibo replied, his eyes fell on Zhan’s body inadvertently.
Zhan naturally felt Yibo sharp eyes too, and the roots of his ears started to become hot.
“I wonder which family Mrs. Wang is from?” Jianmin was also gossipy.
Light of excitement loomed in Jianmin’s eyes.
At this moment, Zhan’s face changed from crimson, out of feeling ashamed and resentful to pale, out of feeling frightened.
Zhan frowned, looked back at Yibo, and once again gestured with his gaze, asking Yibo not to say it.
Yibo saw Zhan’s worries in his eyes. In fact, he really wanted to tell people about their relationship and let Jianmin know not to bully his man and his daughter, even if he was Zhan’s father.
But this wasn’t the best occasion for both of them. Anyway, their parents were about to dine together, and it wouldn’t be too late to say it then.
“My wife is also from Chongqing.” Yibo only revealed this fact but it was the truth.
Zhan was born and raised in Chongqing.
“Then Mr. Wang is the son-in-law of our City.” Jianmin said with a smile. “Mr. Wang came to Chongqing this time to accompany Mrs. Wang on his trip back here?”
“He came back first. I’m here to accompany him.” Yibo was a much better actor than those who won awards when he acted seriously.
Zhan held back laughter as he listened Yibo.
How could Yibo have such a cute side.
“Then why did you come here?” Jianmin looked at Zhan again. How could the two of them meet each other?
“I happened to meet Mr Xiao on the road with a child, so I dropped them off. CEO Xiao won’t mind, right?” Yibo’s voice was calm.
“I want to thank CEO Wang. How could I mind? It’s fine as long as Mrs. Wang doesn’t mind.” Jianmin repeatedly mentioned Mrs. Wang just to remind Zhan not to have any wishful thinking as Yibo was married.
“My wife doesn’t mind at all. He knows that Mr Xiao is cooperating with our company. He even asked me to take care of him.” Yibo said seriously.
Jianmin smiled. “Mrs. Wang is so beautiful and kind-hearted. CEO Wang is really lucky to have such a good wife. You should cherish him.”
Yibo nodded in agreement.
“Of course. Thank you, Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang.”
“CEO Xiao. If you want to thank me, why don’t you invite me in for a cup of tea.” Yibo found a way to enter without being invited.
“Yes, yes, yes. Have a cup of tea.” Jianmin dared not refuse.
***
As a result, Yibo stepped into living room of the Xiao family, Yibo was comfortable as if he was at home and sat casually, but still maintained the elegance that was engraved in him.
The servant brought two cups of tea and then stepped back. Fei wanted to accompany Yibo, so she sat with him.
Zhan brought Fei’ luggage to his room.
He changed into a pink hoodie and came down to see his grandma also coming out of her room.
“Fei come here and greet great grandma.” Zhan waved at Fei.
Fei obediently stepped forward. “Great grandma, I am Fei. Mom said you are a very loving person. As long as I am obedient, you will be like me.”
“No matter what you do, great grandma will like you.” Tingyu said warmly and smiled. “Come on, let great grandma take a look.”
Tingyu carefully looked at Fei from head to toe several times before nodding in satisfaction, but her eyes gradually became wet and red.
“My little baby, you’ve suffered living in other places with your mom.” Tingyu spoke in a choked voice. “It’s because great grandma was too useless and couldn’t protect you guys.”
“Grandma… don’t say that.” Zhan was also sad.
“Great grandma, don’t worry, being together with mom isn’t suffering at all. Although there is no dad to take care of us, we take care of each other. Look, I’ve grown up healthy and strong.” Fei took a tissue and wiped the tears from the corner of Tingyu’s eyes for her. “Mom and I are back. We will take care of you in the future.”
“What a good girl.” Tingyu was very pleased. Fei was so cheerful and sensible even though she didn’t have paternal love. “With great grandma here, no one will bully you in the future.”
As Tingyu spoke, she gave Jianmin a look, as if he was a bad person.
“Mom, CEO Wang is still here.” Jianmin didn’t want to lose face.
Tingyu hugged Fei in her arms. “I’m just letting Yibo see what kind of father and grandpa you are, so as to set a good example for the younger generation.”
“…”
The smile on Jianmin’s face became stiff, and he spoke to Yibo. “CEO Wang, please excuse me.”
“I think grandma Xiao is right. CEO Xiao is the head of the family and the head of the Xiao group. You should set an example, especially for children.” Yibo was very angry at Jianmin for not letting Fei call him grandpa when they were outside.
He cared deeply about Fei, yet Jianmin treated her this way.
“CEO Wang is right.” What else could Jianmin say? “I will pay attention in the future.”
Had it not been for Yibo’s status and Jianmin’s need to get close to Yibo, he wouldn’t have had to endure this.
“Grandpa.” Fei was good at making of opportunities that came up.
She listened to what the adults said and understood that this was the best time to get grandpa’s recognition.
“Sigh…” Regardless of how much Jianmin resisted and refused, he could only admit it at this time.
His mother and Yibo – one he didn’t dare to provoke and one he couldn’t afford to offend.
Tingyu was finally satisfied and gave a red envelope to Fei. “Fei came home. This is a gift from great grandma to Fei since this is our first time meeting each other.”
Fei didn’t take it. “Great grandma, my mother said that I can’t take adults’ money.”
“This is a blessing from great grandma. How can you refuse?” Tingyu glanced at Zhan, who stood beside her.
Zhan nodded to Fei. “Great grandma is a relative, a family. You can accept it.”
Fei then accepted the red envelope. “Thank you, great grandma.”
“Jianmin, don’t you have anything for Fei as her grandpa?” Tingyu sarcastically asked her son. “Perhaps you, who is the leader of the Xiao group, is poorer than an old lady like me?”
“Mom, I’m going to prepare right now.” Jianmin obediently gave a red envelope to Fei.
Looking at the two big red envelopes, Fei was very happy. “Handsome uncle, you see I have a lot of money.”
Fei waved the red envelopes at Yibo.
Yibo curled his lips and smiled. “When you come to uncle’s house, uncle will make it up to you too. There’s also grandpa and grandma, uncle and aunt…”
“So many people? Then when am I going to your house?”
“Depends on when your mother lets you go.” Yibo held up the tea and the vapour from the cup enshrouded the outline of his cold face.
“When there’s a chance.” Zhan answered ambiguously but didn’t want to disappoint the child.
“I’m free anytime, just waiting for Fei to come.” Yibo was completely okay with it.
Fei ran to Yibo and whispered in his ear, appearing cute and clever.
Zhan felt that his daughter had just sold him out. “Fei, don’t be rude.”
“I didn’t say anything.” Fei claimed that she was innocence.
Yibo took a sip of tea slowly. “I can prove it.”
You can prove it?
Who would believe you? Zhan snorted coldly.
Zhan waved to Fei. “Come here Fei, and don’t always pester uncle. Uncle is very busy and has a lot of important work to do. Let’s not make him stay too long.”
Zhan clearly wanted to kick Yibo out of the Xiao’s house.
The light in Fei’ big beautiful eyes dimmed down. She wanted to play with handsome uncle. He made her feel as if she was being loved by her father.
But she was afraid that her mother would be sad, so she dared not make it too obvious that she wanted a father. Sigh… so difficult.
“Even though uncle is busy, I have some time to spend with you. Besides, it’s off work now. No matter how busy uncle is, he still needs to rest, eat and sleep. Don’t you think so?” Yibo easily handled Zhan’s intention to kick him out and looked at him. “Mr Xiao, because of you and Fei today, I haven’t eaten yet. I’m hungry. Didn’t you want to thank me? Why don’t you reward me by cooking a meal?”
“CEO Wang hasn’t eaten yet?” Jianmin checked the time and saw it was already eight o’clock.
“Yeah.” Yibo nodded with a chuckle.
“Zhan, go to the kitchen and cook some food for CEO Wang.” Jianmin instructed Zhan. If the Wang family knew that Yibo was hungry while he was at the Xiao’s place, then there would be no hope for cooperation in the future. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier? How could you neglect such a guest as important as CEO Wang?”
“CEO Wang is so busy. How do I know that he didn’t have time to eat?” Zhan defended himself.
In fact, he just doesn’t want him to eat here at all.
But Yibo wanted to stay here again. How annoying.
“Zhan, since Yibo helped you and Fei, and we are not stingy people, we should prepare a meal for Yibo. You go to the kitchen to prepare some food. Have Elena help you.” Tingyu also stood on Yibo’s side this time.
“Oh.” Zhan had no choice but to go to the kitchen. Right before he
turned around, he stared at Yibo, the “culprit”.
Yibo raised his eyebrows slightly and curled up his beautiful thin lips to form a faint smile. His eyes were full of triumphant happiness.
He seemed to be saying that he was justified in eating this meal.
The only ones left in the living room were Yibo, who played with Fei, Tingyu, and Jianmin.
“Yibo, is your grandma’s health okay?” Tingyu and grandma Wang met by accident. They were both in Switzerland due to poor health and met while recuperating. They got along well with each other.
“Very good.” Yibo said.
“The news said that you are already married. Where is your wife from? Your grandma told me that you are quite old, yet you are still single. I didn’t expect that you have been married for three years. Now your grandma can rest assured.” Tingyu also wanted to confirm.
“Yes, I’m married. He is from Chongqing.” Yibo answered patiently.
“It seems that Yibo is tied to Chongqing by fate.” Tingyu said with a smile.
She watched Yibo play with Fei patiently. The two interacted very lovingly and looked like father and daughter. Tingyu shook her head twice as she watched, feeling deeply moved.
If Yibo hadn’t been married, he would be a perfect match for Zhan in terms of his character and accomplishment. And since he truly liked Fei, he would be a very good father.
It was just a pity that they weren’t fated. He was already married and already belonged to someone.
“Grandma Xiao, I’ll introduce him to you once I have the chance. I promise that you will like him very much.” There was a hint of joy in Yibo’s voice. It seemed that he was very satisfied with his wife.
“I think your grandma would like to see her grandson-in-law more.” Tingyu was relieved for her friend. “I am worried about Zhan now. He raised a child by himself and suffered through hardships all these years. I just want him to have a good home and a good man who will take care of him for me. I won’t have any regrets when I pass away.”
“Mom, CEO Wang is here. Why are you saying these discouraging things…” Jianmin frowned.
“Why can’t I say it? I didn’t treat Yibo as an outsider.” In Tingyu’s eyes, “Yibo, you know a lot of people, more than an old lady like me. If you have friends or classmates who are suitable, please introduce them to Zhan. We are not asking for a lot. As long as they have good character and treat others well, it is enough.”
“Grandma…” As soon as Zhan came out of the kitchen, he heard his grandma selling him, making him seem like he wasn’t wanted.
Sigh, Grandma didn’t even care that Yibo would laugh.
Besides, Yibo was my hidden husband.
Asking my husband to find the men in front of him… this was too embarrassing.
Yibo’s handsome face was calm. “Grandma, I will pay attention.”
Pay attention?
Zhan really wanted to laugh. Since when was you responsible for finding my next husband to get married to after our divorce? How kind-hearted of you. Perhaps you should be rewarded with the title of the best ex-husband of China?
“Thank you, Yibo.”
“Let’s not bother Mr. Wang with this kind of thing.”
Tingyu and Zhan spoke at the same time but said totally different things.
Tingyu stretched out her hand to pull Zhan’s sleeve, frowning and hinting that he should not talk nonsense. Zhan was very dissatisfied, and of course it was aimed at Yibo.
He knew everything, yet he still wanted to stir up trouble. How hateful.
“Yibo, this boy talks this way. Don’t take it to heart.” Tingyu explained, afraid that Yibo would really not help out. She pushed Zhan again. “Why did you come out when you were cooking in the kitchen?”
“The meal is ready, please head to the dining room to eat.”
Zhan turned around after speaking. He didn’t stay in the living room to be an eyesore.
“Uncle is going to eat.” Yibo stretched out his hand and stroked the top of Fei’ head. “Be good and play by yourself for a while.”
“Okay, eat lots, handsome uncle so you can have the strength to play with me.” Fei made a cheering gesture.
Yibo could not help but laugh and went to the dining room.
***
The only people in the huge dining room were Yibo and Zhan.
There were three courses and one soup on the table, enough for two people.
“You cooked it all?” Yibo unbuttoned his suit and sat down gracefully.
Zhan scooped a bowl of rice and placed it in front of him while grinning. “Yes, don’t eat it if you are afraid.”
“Could it be possible to kill me?” Yibo joked as he looked at the delicious foods.
“That’s hard to say.” Zhan lowered his voice and smile crookedly. “Be careful that the food is poisonous.”
“You are not afraid of being widowed, so what am I afraid of?” Yibo leisurely held up the bowl and used a pair of chopsticks to pick up some shredded beef with celery. He then placed the food in his mouth and started eating while smiling calmly with satisfaction.
But this made Zhan very uncomfortable. “Do you think I will be a widow for you? Don’t joke, I am still young. How can I be afraid of not being able to get married?”
“Why don’t you try?” Yibo narrowed his eyes slightly while his gaze became sharp.
Zhan served himself a bowl of soup first and was not afraid of him at all. “You are still alive and well, and it won’t be too late to try once that happens.”
Zhan smiled as he talked, then drank the soup in a particularly happy mood. Satisfaction was painted all over his face.
“Wow, this soup is delicious.”
Yibo put his soup bowl in front of Zhan and raised eyebrow slightly. “Give me a bowl too.”
“Don’t you have any hands? I’m not a servant in your family. Scoop for yourself if you want to have it.” Zhan ignored him and continued to drink his soup.
“You’re not going to do it? Then I’ll go find grandma and your dad right now and get their opinions on whether Mrs. Wang should take good care of Mr. Wang.” Yibo hinted that he was going to expose their relationship as husband and wife in order to threaten Zhan..
Zhan’s face grew sullen and stared at the man in front of him. “Mr. Wang, you are not a man if you did something like this!”
“Won’t you know if I’m a man once you try. Anyway, we are legal.” Yibo’s eyes were deep and unfathomable like an abyss, making Zhan wonder whether he was joking or serious.
“Cough, cough, cough…”
Zhan was so scared by his words that he choked himself and couldn’t stop coughing.
Seeing this, Yibo put down his chopsticks, walked around the table to Zhan side, raised his hand and patted Zhan’s back, hoping to make him feel better.
“Drink some water.” The man’s warm voice was stained with a smile. Because of Zhan, Yibo sounded helpless, as if he didn’t know what to do. “How could you be so careless when you are only having soup?”
“Well. If it wasn’t for you….!” If you didn’t talk nonsense, could I be frightened?
Obviously, it was your fault. How could you scold me?
“Everything I said was the truth.” Yibo bent down and stared at Zhan’s eyes. “Since you are going to poison me, then shouldn’t I do something to you before you poison me to death? No matter what, I need to make sure that you have my offspring.”
This was the Yibo, Zhan was familiar with, someone who pretended to be cold but was a bad man all over. Zhan felt that he had brought doom to himself.
Yibo’s thin lips curled up unnoticeably, fully revealing his evil charm. “This is exactly why it’s worth dying under a beautiful man. Why doesn’t Mrs. Wang give Mr. Wang the chance?”
Zhan was moved when he heard Yibo call him “Mrs. Wang”, and his face and ears turned red.
Yibo voice was too crisp and sultry – it was music to Zhan’s ears, so much it was going to kill him!
“Mr. Wang, it is clearly stated in the contract that we do not fulfil obligations between husband and wife. Buy one get one free is impossible. Please respect the contract.” Zhan endured the heat in his ears and mentioned the contract, hoping to stop this man from thinking and behaving absurdly.
“I’m almost dead. Why would I still care about those things?” Yibo scoffed.
“…”
Zhan couldn’t win over him, so he decided to just shut him up.
Zhan put the soup in front of Yibo.
Seeing that Zhan had eased a little, Yibo returned to his seat, then held up the soup bowl and drank slowly, savouring every bit of it.
Zhan didn’t look at him anymore and lowered his head to eat his own meal.
“This soup…” Yibo’s expression suddenly changed. He grabbed his heart with one hand. “It’s poisonous…”
Zhan saw Yibo’s frowning eyebrows, heavy breathing, and pale face. Zhan hurriedly kicked away the chair and headed to Yibo’s side.
“What’s wrong with you, Yibo… I didn’t make this soup…” Zhan didn’t know what to do for a moment when he saw how uncomfortable Yibo was. “Don’t scare me… how could it be poisonous…”
“Yibo…” Zhan almost cried as he called his name. “I’ll call the doctor-“
Zhan was about to turn around to head to the living room when he felt his hand being grabbed and pulled by someone before he fell onto the man’s lap and Yibo embraced him.
Zhan was once again frightened by Yibo’s bold behaviour.
The most important thing was that Yibo lied to him? But Zhan believed him like a fool, and almost cried because of it.
But he was making fun of him!
How terrible!
Zhan was embarrassed and wanted to struggle to get up but was locked in place by Yibo arms.
“You let me go!” Zhan lowered his voice.
Zhan looked at the door of the dining room in a panic, fearing that someone would come in and see them. By then, no matter how much he explained, he wouldn’t be able to clear things up.
“Do you know how cute you looked just now when you were worried about me?” Yibo didn’t care about the intimacy between them.
“Can’t you just eat properly?” Zhan couldn’t win against his strength at all and could only let Yibo trap him.
“When someone comes in and sees, you just need to admit that you are Mrs. Wang. I will definitely cooperate and won’t let you be known as the mistress.” Yibo put his chin on Zhan’s soft shoulder lightly. “If anyone dares to bully you, I will be the first to help you.”
Getting bullied by others?
You are only one who has been bullying me, right?
“As long as Mr. Wang let me go.” Zhan’s back was against Yibo’s warm chest, but it was stiff.
“What if I don’t let go?” Heat from Yibo’s lips and nose sprayed on Zhan’s face, prickling him, making him restless and nervous.
Zhan swallowed, but he was helpless.
“Are you calling your family or the police?” Yibo smiled triumphantly.
Zhan naturally didn’t want his family to know, and the police didn’t care about matters between husband and wife.
“Mr. Wang…” Zhan said softly.
“Silent…” Yibo put his finger on Zhan soft lips. “I am very dissatisfied with being addressed as Mr. Wang.”
“…”
Zhan widened his eyes.
Didn’t I always call you that? Why are you not satisfied today? What is wrong?
“CEO Wang?”
Yibo shook his head.
“Yibo.”
Yibo still shook his head.
“Young master Wang…”
Yibo continued to shake his head.
“Wang…”
Zhan really couldn’t think of anything.
“Are you doing this on purpose?” Zhan wondered whether Yibo was purposely giving him a difficult problem.
Zhan tilted his head and met Yibo’s eyes. His eyes were clear and reflected his(Yibo) handsome face.
Yibo suddenly lowered his head, and his thin lips caught Zhan cherry lips. He kissed him deeply….
It was just a moment, but it still made Zhan feel the strong emotions like a storm, and it made him gradually lost.
“We are husband and wife. You don’t want to be honest in front of others. I can cooperate with you, but you have to cooperate with me when it’s just us.” Yibo’s fingers brushed Zhan red lips. “So you should know what to call me.”
Aren’t we just a fake couple? Why are you making things difficult for me?
“Can’t say it?” Yibo saw Zhan reluctance.
“Mr. Wang-“
Zhan didn’t understand how can there be such a perverted and domineering person as Yibo.
“Hu…husband.” Zhan was really afraid that Yibo would kiss him again, so he could only blurt it out.
Looking at Zhan’s lovely appearance full of desire for survival, listening to his cherry-like mouth calling out this address, Yibo grinned contentedly.
But such a smile in Zhan’s eyes made him very uncomfortable.
However, now his arm could not twist his thigh, so Zhan could only act according to the situation.
“Now can you let go of me?” Zhan pleaded in a low voice.
A wise man does not fight when the odds are against him.
Zhan had to escape from the present.
“I will let you go today. If you dare to hurt your own husband next time…” Yibo slightly bit on Zhan’s white neck, full of deterrent.
Yibo took back his arm, circling him.
Zhan was happy when he got free, but he couldn’t let himself behave obviously.
Zhan slowly got up and returned to his seat.
He took a deep breath and ate as if nothing had happened.
Yibo was mute. He picked up the soup to drink.
The two were speechless, as if they hadn’t kissed passionately just now.
When Elena came in, what she saw was their peaceful appearance.
She came over with a plate of cut fruit, “Mr. Wang, Mr Zhan, this is what Mr. Xiao asked me to bring to you.”
“I’m full.” Yibo put down chopsticks gently.
Zhan had just experienced a moment of terror, and didn’t have the appetite.
***
After dinner, Zhan and Yibo returned to the living room. The latter recovered to the usual cold and ascetic appearance, and said goodbye to Jianmin in a reasonable manner. Grandma had already returned to her room to rest.
“CEO Wang, it’s not good enough to greeting you.” Jianmin turned to Zhan, “You see CEO Wang off.”
“Mr. Wang, please.” Zhan held over Fei, “Fei, let’s send uncle off.”
“It’s dark outside. Can’t uncle stay here? We have a lot of room here.” Fei talked children talk.
“If Mr. Wang doesn’t mind, I will let servant to clean up the room for you.” Jianmin was naturally happy.
If Yibo could stay in the Xiao family for one night, how glorious was Jianmin. If it spread out, others will only look up to him, and even flatter him.
“No need.” Yibo refused. But the following words made Zhan frightened, “The future will be long.”
Zhan earnestly wished Yibo to leave immediately, “Dad, it’s late, Mr. Wang is inconvenient to drive.”
“Our family will always welcome Mr. Wang to come here often.” Jianmin didn’t urge him to stay.
Zhan sent Yibo out of the door. Because Fei was on the spot, there was no way for Yibo to give a parting kiss to Zhan.
“Handsome uncle, Drive carefully.” Fei hugged Yibo, “I will miss you.”
“I will miss you too.” Yibo’s voice just faded away, his sight fell on Zhan’s face.
In the dim light of night, Yibo’s eyes were deep and bright, just like the most shining star in the sky.
Zhan always found that Yibo had something to say. Was this the Yibo who I’m familiar with?
Yibo drove away. In the end he disappeared.
Zhan still looked at the disappearing place of the car.
Don’t know why, when he was around me. he was superfluous and hateful: but when he left, I felt sense of lost that could not be explained clearly.
Was I loath to part with him?
Impossible, I didn’t have a tendency to be abused.
“Mum, uncle has gone far away. Let’s go home.” Fei pulled Zhan’s hand and said.
Zhan took back his thoughts and shook his head. He must have a brain problem before he felt unused to it.
“Let’s go.” Zhan took the hand of Fei.
***
Jianmin was sitting in the living room; it seemed like he was waiting for Zhan and had something to talk to him.
“Fei, you go upstairs first, mother will come soon.” Zhan sent Fei away from everybody’s eyesight. “The third room on the left.”
Fei was obedient, not asking too much, “then I wait for you.”
Zhan nodded and motioned her to go.
Fei came before Jianmin, “good night, grandpa.”
Fei obediently went upstairs, and Zhan watched her disappear in the corner with his eyes, then he sat down, “Dad, what’s the matter?”
“She is the child you born five years ago.” Jianmin’s tone was affirmative.
“Yes.” Zhan generously admitted.
“It’s ok if you come back. Why bring her back? The Xiao family and Jin family has lost face because of you. Now that Darren and Lingjiao have married, they will come back at any time, what will Darren think when he see this? Just remind him what happened five years ago?” Jianmin put on a stiff face and accused Zhan.
“She is my daughter. It is not wrong for her to come home with me.” Zhan asked, “Besides, why should the child be involved in the affairs of adults? Fei is innocent!”
“If you don’t want her to get involved, you shouldn’t have come back! Why don’t you stay in Tianjin all the time?” Jianmin took a sip of the tea, but found that the water was cold, bitter and hard to drink, and could only vomit it out.
“You don’t need to come back to live in the Xiao family. You live outside, and I allow you to come back every week to accompany grandma, is that okay? Why do you insist on living in? You want to block our hearts, don’t you?”
“You just care about Lingjiao.” Zhan sneered, “no matter what she did wrong, right?”
“She is more sensible and filial than you. What can she do wrong? You are not qualified to say Lingjiao with your own stain!” Jianmin put down his tea cup and stared at Zhan.
“Dad, one day I will prove you wrong, ultimately wrong.” Zhan had not substantial evidence now, and dare not to venture to talk of Lingjiao. “So long as grandma is alive, Fei and I will be with her every day. Dad, now you can drive us away, you might as well accept the fact so that you may feel better in your heart.”
“Dad, it’s late, you’d better go to sleep.” Zhan stood up after saying that.
“Zhan, grandma can’t protect you for life. I’m the head of the Xiao family. If you still want to live with that girl in our family, you have to listen to me.” Looking at his stubborn son, Jianmin had some meaning in his sayings.
Zhan was clever, he immediately understood the hint of his father’s saying, “Dad, what do you want me to do?”
Jianmin picked up the kettle on the table and poured some hot water into the teacup.
“Get married.”
Zhan stood in place, and then sat down again. There was no surprise or fear on his face, but only a faint smile. “Who will I marry?”
“Feng Hepeng.” Jianmin plucked the tea leaves floating on the water with the tea cover, sipped the hot tea. “And you have to take the initiative to tell grandma that you want to marry him, no others.”
Grandma would never accept a spoiled young master like Feng Hepeng, so Zhan was chosen to persuade his grandma.
His father racked his brains to push him into the fire.
Zhan knew that it would be such a result. Although he had already known his parents’ ruthlessness, and he was not as painful as being abandoned by them five years ago, he still had a trace of pain.
These were his parents, who wanted very much him to disappear forever.
Zhan still had a slight of hope for them, but after they forced him to choose Hepeng, he really didn’t have any hope.
His heart was filled with nothing but ice.
“Why is he? Doesn’t father know what kind of person he is? Hadn’t father thought that if I would be happy to marry him?” Zhan kept the smile on his face and spoke softly.
“Zhan, the ugly things you did had shamed the Xiao family and brought bad reputation to you. Do you think you are still a pretty? Not only is your private life unclean, you don’t even know the birth father of your child. Your situation now is not good enough, isn’t it?”
“Do you think you are still qualified to pick? Do you think the excellent men will marry you with a child? Although Hepeng is not good at all, he has never been married. If you marry him, you are a part of the Feng family. He shows no cold-shoulder to you, what else you want.”
“CEO Wang is a handsome, talented young man with good family background. He has already been married. Even if not, Lingjiao isn’t qualified to mate Mr Wang even if she had not married Darren. I’m afraid you are just dreaming.”
Zhan had been listening quietly. He thought that if he tells the truth that he is Mrs. Wang, Jianmin will be foaming at the mouth and faint away.
“Zhan, you should wake up. Hepeng is chosen by your mum and me as much as we can. Don’t be unkind. If you marry him obediently, everything will be easy. If not, it’s all over to talk.”
Jianmin stared at Zhan and observed his expression.
Zhan was calm and unhurried.
“Dad, the one grandma chose for me is Feng Yubin, who also belongs to the Feng family.” Zhan mentioned the person, “he is better than Hepeng. Since he is willing to accept such me, why not choose Yubin, instead of Hepeng.
“Yubin is pretty good, but his parents died early, and Grandma Feng cannot protect him all his life. In the future, the Feng family must be in the hands of Hepeng’s father. If you marry Yubin, you will suffer a lot. We are all for your good.” Jianmin made up his reasons and lied without blinking his eyes.
Zhan knew clearly that if it was not profitable with Hepeng’s father, how he could have to be like this.
“I will think about it.” Zhan did not refuse directly and also did not accept. First he just coped with him like that, in order not to press him into corner.
“Good.” Jianmin also gave him time, “if Hepeng dates you, you should agree. Don’t promise on the face, and play another behind the back.”
“Ok, it’s up to you.” The smile of Zhan is deepened. “Then I go upstairs first.”
Jianmin nodded.
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Zhan walked upstairs slowly until he entered the bedroom. Having played tired, Fei had been asleep on the big bed, a few strands of hair glued to whose forehead.
Zhan cleared up Fei and helped her covered her quilt. After taking a bath, he leaned against Fei, looked down at his lovely sleeping face and laughed from the inner heart.
“Baby, mother will protect you well.”
There were too many things in Zhan’s heart and he was not sleepy at all.
At this time, Lulu call him a video call, and it was the time when Zhan exactly wanted to contact Lulu. It seemed that their hearts beat in unison.
“Zhan…” Lulu wrinkled her face after seeing Zhan. “How have you being these days since you went back?”
“It definitely has difficulty. But I can solve it.” Zhan was not afraid to face the road ahead at all. Even if it was thorny, he had to chop out a road, “Don’t worry about this. I am not who I was five years ago.”
“Well, if there is something, tell me, not hind in the heart. Maybe I cannot help you, but I can be a good listener.” Lulu cheered him on.
“Sure. How have you been recently, still dating?” This was Lulu’s parents’ persistence.
“Yes, this time I met an extreme man. He doesn’t have a local account and loathe my low salary. He demands that he would take care of the money after marriage. Damn it!” Lulu was extremely angry, “my mother is totally hoodwinking me.”
Zhan gave a mean smile, in exchange for Lulu’s reproachful eye.
Zhan stopped laughing, “My grandma is also making a blind date for me. My scum father and mother are also not being idle; they even found a spoiled young master for me. Just now they had forced me to marry. My father even said I extravagantly hope the handsome and talented young man like Wang Yibo!”
“Isn’t Mr. Wang married?” Lulu also saw the news, “Zhan, I want to ask you a question. Don’t you feel a bit lost when Mr. Wang is married? He is dad of Fei, and the man who had a one night relationship with you.”
“No.” Zhan shook his head firmly.
“You are not a pity at all?” Lulu was obviously lost, “Such an extremely good man is already someone else’s husband.. It’s heartache just thinking about it.”
“You don’t agree that I have an intersection with him, isn’t it?”
“But after I got in touch with Mr. Wang, I found that I had thought too bad of him. I support you now; you can give Fei a complete home. But it’s too late to say that. He is someone else’s husband.” Lulu was very sorry, “I shouldn’t object to it before. Maybe you two have been success.”
“It’s not too late.” Zhan raised his eyebrows to Lulu over the video. His mysterious appearance aroused her curiosity.
“What do you mean? You want to be a mistress? Or you want to use Fei as bargaining chip to seize back Mr. Wang?” Lulu’s eyes gradually gathered with panic, “Zhan, don’t get muddle-headed!”
“I don’t think so. You’re thinking too much.” Zhan shook his head with laughing, while Lulu was chirping.
Hearing that, Lulu was relieved holding her chest and said, “That would be better. Anyway, you want to have nothing to do with him. Since he’s married, your life won’t be involved with him anymore.”
“Lulu, actually I, he…” pausing, Zhan hesitated to tell her, “Our relationship is getting more and more complicated.”
Lulu was confused, frowning, “Zhan, what do you mean? You are a little muddled, aren’t you? Mr. Wang is married. And you don’t want to have anything to do with him. How can it be more and more complicated?”
“Oh, I know. Mr. Wang forced you to be his mistress….” Lulu guessed so cautiously that Zhan would not get mad.
“No.” Zhan denied, “How could it be like this? Your imagination is really outlandish.”
Lulu nodded, “Mr. Wang is so handsome and wealthy that anyone would like to hit on him. How can he compel you! So, what happened to you guys?”
“I see. Does he know that he is the real father of Fei? So, it is natural that the relationship between the birth parents gets closer.” Lulu affirmed.
“No.” Zhan shook his head calmly.
“What is it?” Out of curiosity, Lulu pleaded with Zhan, “Tell me what happened to you guys, please.”
Zhan cleared his throat, staring at Lulu who is anxious and curious, “Well, don’t be surprised.”
“OK.” Lulu listened so carefully that she would not miss anything important.
“Lulu, in fact, I am Mrs. Wang.” Zhan told her the truth.
Hearing that clearly, Lulu was surprised and stunned for two minutes, and then she screamed!
Zhan felt a headache and stuffed up his ears with his hands while Lulu was screaming.
“Zhan, what are you talking about?” Lulu said thrillingly.
“I am the wife of Wang Yibo.” Zhan repeated it seriously and clearly.
“Why? Give me a second, I need to calm down.” Lulu was even more in panic than Zhan.
After calming down, she asked Zhan in confusion, “You mean, Yibo is that guy you marry in a contract! So, he is your Mr. Mystery?”
“Yeah.” Zhan nodded seriously, “Lulu, listen to me…”
Then he told Lulu what happened to them.
“Oh my God? It is so fantastic.” Hearing that, Lulu still thought it was not true.
Zhan sold his marriage to cure his daughter, Fei, but signed a marriage contract with Fei’s real father.
It was so dramatic even that there was no such soap like this.
“In fact, it’s not so bad. At least you three could live together a happy life now. It is the best for Fei because she has mom and dad.” Lulu believed that it was lucky for Zhan to sign that contract. “Maybe it’s your fate.”
“However, it is over soon.” Zhan told the cruel fact to Lulu, “We are gonna divorce in a month, according to the contract.”
“Yeah, your three-year marriage is due.” Lulu thought that too, “So what are you gonna do? Divorce or not?”
“I don’t have rights to refuse from the beginning to the end. He is the last one to decide whether we are divorced or not.” Zhan said reluctantly when glancing at his daughter, still asleep.
“Zhan…” Lulu said, “I think Mr. Wang doesn’t want a divorce since he released his marriage in public. As the president of Wang Group, if he gets divorced after announcing he’s married, it does do harm to the images of himself, the Wang family and even Wang Group. So, some wealthy couples would not to divorce even if they don’t like each other, but they would choose to maintain this marriage for the public image.”
“So what?” Zhan sighed, “But it’s not what I want.”
Even if Zhan couldn’t find Mr. Right at the end of his life, he would not spend the rest of his life in this marriage without love.
“Zhan, Fei just found her father. She is so fond of Mr. Wang that she seemed to think Mr. Wang as her real father. And Mr. Wang cares about her so much. It is sincere for him to cares about the child that is unrelated to him, even if she is his real daughter. What does he want by doing such things?”
“So, I’m not going to tell Fei about my marriage with Yibo, and it would not change anything after divorce. He’s still just her Uncle Wang.” Zhan didn’t want to disappoint his child.
“Zhan, just have a try, for Fei.” Lulu changed her attitude to Yibo completely, not rejecting but accepting.
As a mature man, it’s great to see his tolerance and compassion.
“How am I gonna do?” Zhan asked.
“Try to give Fei an intact family by accepting, understanding and even falling in love with Mr. Wang. Your family of three will never be broken, if you love each other. It’s perfect, isn’t it?” Perhaps it was the best result.
“I don’t want to be in love anymore.” Zhan was dead at heart.
“Zhan, you are a fool when you give up your happiness for that brute and bitch!” Lulu knew that Zhan rejected the love thanks to his heartbreak five years ago.
“No. No love, no hurt. Nothing is more important than being with Fei.” His daughter was his everything, Zhan thought.
“No, Zhan, you’re wrong!” Lulu was so angry with Zhan for the first time, “You disappoint me a lot, because you give up such a good chance when other try their best to attract Mr. Wang.”
Zhan stayed quiet, pressing his lips.
“Zhan, listen to me. If Darren really loved you, he should believe in you, not marrying your vicious sister after dumping you. That means he didn’t like you. Why not live in a happy life just for Fei? You should have forgotten that scum. She is just a child even if she is thoughtful early.”
“Even you are being with her, she still needs a father. Zhan, you don’t have any right to deprive for that. Zhan, you need to live in a happier life than that scum and bitch.”
Lulu felt such pity for Zhan as well as Fei.
“I know that you would live in a better life without relying on man, but it’s OK, just occasionally trusting someone. If you accept Mr. Wang, you would not feel lonely when you are tired, sad and weak. It’s good, isn’t it?”
“It is the happiest moment for Fei to have an intact family. She thinks that she gets two people that love her so much.”
“Zhan, if you love your daughter, just do it for her.”
Zhan just listened quietly, while Lulu talked away upon it alone.
Lulu knew Zhan heard what she said.
Zhan didn’t know when this call hanged up, and he felt like in a mess.
He lay down on his bed and closed his eyes, holding Fei in his arms gently.
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