A Life of Financial Freedom

Ordinary people always fantasize about financial freedom, beautiful women, luxury cars, yachts... However, compared to all these material things, Chu Fang desires a sincere relationship even more, ...

Chapter 596 Running Away from Home

It has to be said that being unreasonable is an innate skill of women.

Even a gentle, intelligent, and understanding woman like Zhong Tingyue can use this skill with great ease.

Ever since Chu Fang acted like a jerk and said he wanted to experience what it's like to be 'unreasonable,' Zhong Tingyue seems to have become a different person—willful, self-centered, unreasonable, and relentless in achieving her goals...

If she doesn't reply to my messages, it means I don't love her anymore, so I'm breaking up with her!

Tell Chu Fang to stop looking at his phone all the time, or we'll break up!

... ...

Such as these...

Zhong Tingyue's bright eyes sparkled: "Mr. Chu, is it interesting?"

Chu Fang shook his head: "No!"

"Men are unreliable."

Zhong Tingyue smiled and said with emotion, "You said just a few days ago that you would pamper me like a princess."

"I've figured it out," Chu Fang said seriously. "The princess isn't in the castle, she's in the private box."

"Go to hell!" Zhong Tingyue spat.

The 'unreasonable' segment ended there, and the two continued their journey along the coastline, arriving at the 'fishing village,' which is now filled with high-rise buildings and high technology.

After crossing the border into Hong Kong, I experienced a different atmosphere compared to the mainland.

From Chu Fang's perspective, Hong Kong seems to be in its twilight years, with high prices, high costs, poor service... a poor experience in every aspect.

What angered Chu Fang the most was that this was the first time in his life he had encountered such a ridiculous thing as looking down on people.

He went to a luxury store to buy Zhong Tingyue a set of perfume, but the saleswoman's expression changed instantly when she heard him speak Mandarin. She became cold and even a little disgusted.

Chu Fang couldn't understand it at all.

Am I spending banknotes from the Heaven and Earth Bank?

bYd!

Enraged, he went next door and bought the most expensive perfume, then made the saleswoman there announce 24/7 that he had bought it.

Nevertheless, Chu Fang was still not happy, because his counterattack was so weak that it did not harm the saleswoman at all.

I originally planned to stay for three days, but I left after one day.

After leaving Hong Kong, the two arrived at Yazhou, the southernmost city in mainland China, a city full of beautiful women.

"Wow, that girl has a great figure, so graceful."

"She's so cute, just like a porcelain doll."

"Why is that thing so tall? It must be very tiring. I should help her."

“... ..."

Hearing these words, Zhong Tingyue's lips twitched, and she kicked her fiancé: "Get out!"

All men in the world are the same.

"Fine, I'll get out then."

Chu Fang patted the sand off his backside and headed towards the beach.

Zhong Tingyue was draped in a light purple gauze, which concealed her graceful figure, leaving only her beautiful feet visible.

Her shoe size is 38 centimeters, which is relatively large compared to the average girl, but it doesn't look big at all. It's delicate and slender, like a carefully sculpted work of art.

Zhong Tingyue, wearing sunglasses, looked up at the sky: "Phew... traveling is really nice."

Spending all day in Shanghai, working, living, and resting, day after day, sometimes it's only when I relax and take a break that I realize how many wonderful things life has to offer.

She watched Chu Fangzheng happily digging a big hole with a 'kid', and she smiled sweetly.

Chu Fang is happy, and she is happy.

Good... ...

Ring ring...

Just then, someone called Chu Fang. It was Chu's father. Zhong Tingyue shouted, "Mr. Chu, your father is calling."

"What do you mean 'your dad'? He's still your dad." Chu Fang ran over quickly, muttering to himself, then answered the phone and casually asked, "Dad, why are you calling?"

The father and son rarely spoke on the phone, and almost never chatted; it was a very typical 'Chinese-style' father-son relationship.

"Your mother has come to Shanghai to see you."

"Why didn't she tell me she was coming? I was traveling in Yazhou," Chu Fang said. "But it's okay, I'll take a plane back to Shanghai right away."

He was not surprised by Chu's mother's sudden visit.

Chu's mother has a very dramatic personality; she always likes to create big news and surprise people.

Although most of the time it's more of a surprise than a pleasant one.

No rush.

Chu's father said quietly, "The most important thing now is to find your mother."

Chu Fang's sunglasses slipped down: "Huh?"

Mr. Chu continued, “I can’t get in touch with your mother. Her phone is off and I can’t reach her. She hasn’t called back either. I’m very worried.”

Chu Fang: "..."

After ending the call, Chu Fang's grandmother looked worried: "Where is my daughter now? How is she? You should go to the police station right away."

Mr. Chu comforted his mother-in-law, saying, "I think she should be alright."

“What do you mean by ‘should’?” Grandma Chu’s voice was full of anxiety. “My daughter rarely goes to such far places alone. If something happens to her, I don’t want to live anymore.”

Chu's mother rarely left Chengdu. Even when she did leave, she was always accompanied by someone or her trip was meticulously planned.

For example, when Chu's mother came to Shanghai alone last time, Chu's father took her to the airport and watched her board the plane. After she got off the plane, Chu Fang waited for her outside the airport. The whole process was almost a closed loop.

Now that he's going to Shanghai alone, how can he let Chu's father and Chu's maternal grandmother worry?

Chu's mother is naive and innocent, unaware of the darker side of society. If she were to trust someone and fall for their tricks, and something happened, it would be all over.

"Sigh!" sighed Chu's father.

Sometimes, having a wife like this can be quite helpless.

... ...

Yazhou.

Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue exchanged glances, the latter surprised: "Run away from home?"

A middle-aged woman in her forties ran away from home.

Such a common behavior, yet such a niche age group.

I'm pretty sure this is something my future mother-in-law would do.

"Then what about the two of us?" Zhong Tingyue asked.

Chu Fang sighed: "You book your ticket back to Shanghai, and I'll use my connections to find my mom."

... ...

The high-speed train sped past like lightning.

Looking out the window at the towering mountains, bare except for patches of green grass growing in the middle, Chu's mother swallowed hard and said, "They look like hamburgers. I really want to eat one."

Chu's mother looked away and shook her head: "Out of sight, out of mind. If I don't look, I won't be hungry."

Feeling utterly wronged: "How can there be such a heartless person in the world! I curse you to be a beggar in your next life!"

Chu's mother arrived at the train station without incident, where someone asked to borrow her phone. The kind-hearted Chu's mother naturally lent it to the stranger, but little did she know that the stranger would disappear when she wasn't paying attention.

Chu's mother was left standing there dumbfounded: "???"

Modern people are like fish out of water without their cell phones. Although Chu's mother got on the bus smoothly, she had no money and could not contact her family, so she had to go hungry on the bus.

"It's alright, it's alright," Chu's mother comforted herself. "This train only takes about thirty hours to get to Shanghai, it's not a long time, I can handle it."

cluck cluck...

Her stomach rumbled, "But I'm so hungry, sweetie, where are you? Come save me!"

"Are you hungry?" asked an older woman sitting next to her, smiling.

"I've been scammed," Chu's mother said, lowering her head as she recounted her experience.

After listening, the old lady bought her a boxed lunch: "This is for you."

"Oh, thank you." Chu's mother was taken aback for a moment, then stood up and bowed in gratitude. "I will definitely return it to you when I get to Shanghai."

"It's nothing, it's nothing." The old lady smiled and shook her head.

The boxed lunch was very simple, consisting of one meat dish and two vegetable dishes: stir-fried green peppers with meat, stir-fried cabbage, and carrots, but Chu's mother ate it with great relish.

After finishing her meal, Chu's mother said somewhat apologetically, "Auntie, could I borrow your phone for a moment? I want to contact my family; they must be very worried."

Thinking about how her phone had been stolen after she borrowed it, she quickly added, "Don't worry, I'm not a scammer."

The old lady lent Chu's mother her old-fashioned mobile phone, and the latter went to the bathroom to contact her family.