Chapter 69: The Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars – The “Good Boyfriend”

In the garden, the girl and the man stood side by side, gazing at the scenery of the tranquil garden.

Gu Zhaodi, who comes to Danyuan every week, has never really taken a good look at the scenery here. Compared to the environment of Jinshan Villa, it has a richer cultural heritage, like an old house passed down from her ancestors.

It truly lives up to its name, Danyuan; it's a large, well-established garden.

Lawn, rockery, swimming pool...

There's even a large garden behind the villa, filled with roses that Dan's mother loves—it's practically the standard for the wealthy!

Jinshan Villa pales in comparison, and servants are everywhere in the garden.

Because the men at Jinshan Villa prefer quiet, the only staff usually consist of Aunt Zhang, who cooks, while the housekeeper and gardener come regularly to clean and then leave.

"Uncle Dan".

The girl watched as the golden sunset was reflected in the pond, and the nimble koi carp swam around the halo of light.

"Hmm?" Dan Anwen's gentle gaze shifted to the girl.

With her back to the setting sun, the girl raised her dark eyes and immediately saw the golden sunlight shining on the man's hair, as if it were plated with gold.

"Thank you for taking me home." The girl's soft voice blended into the quiet surroundings, every word reaching the man's ears.

The man's eyes behind his glasses were full of smiles, and the corners of his narrow eyes were slightly upturned. "Welcome little Gu Zhaodi to the Dan family."

After returning to Jinshan Villa from Danyuan, Gu Zhaodi spent the next two weeks cramming for her final exams.

Dan Anwen's English practice was also gradual. As soon as the final exams were over, the girl was like a bird that had been locked in a cage being released, and she was extremely excited.

Two days after the exam, Gu Zhaodi's rankings for the provincial essay competition were announced. Although she did not win the special prize, she still won the first prize.

This gave the girl a quiet sense of relief. She was worried that her ranking wouldn't be ideal. This time, not only Uncle Dan was looking forward to it, but her grandmother was also paying attention.

To reward the girl, Dan Anwen planned to take her to the horse farm.

"Little one, are you ready?" Dan Anwen knocked on the door of the second bedroom and asked in a low voice.

"It'll be ready soon." Gu Zhaodi packed the last change of clothes into her bag, took it, and opened the door.

The man's gaze fell on the bag on the girl's back, and he reached out his large hand in front of her.

After spending time together, the girl and the man developed an unspoken understanding. They hardly needed to guess each other's thoughts; the girl understood what he meant.

Gu Zhaodi took the bag off her back and handed it directly to Dan Anwen.

The man took the bag and said calmly, "Let's go, Dan Si and the others are still waiting for us."

The girl brought Guoguo with her before leaving home.

Originally, this trip to the horse farm only included Dan Anwen, Gu Zhaodi, and Shen Jiyang and a few others.

When Dan Si found out, he took Dan Shu and started pestering the man relentlessly, insisting that those of them who had finished their final exams also needed a reward.

Left with no other choice, Dan Anwen brought Dan Si and Dan Shu along as well.

After picking up the two people from Danyuan, Dan Anwen drove several people to Wuyun Villa in Nan'an City.

A while ago, Dan Anwen would go straight back to Jinshan Villa after work. When Shen Jiyang and a few others asked him to go to Nightclub for drinks, Dan Anwen declined, saying he had to go home to take care of his children.

This really scared the brothers. When did Dan Anwen have a child?

As Dan An heard their increasingly explicit words on the other end of the phone, more and more black lines appeared on his forehead.

"Don't get any more outrageous, it's all just talk," Dan Anwen said calmly, holding his phone.

Shen Jiyang, who was sitting on the sofa in the private room, suddenly sat up, staring at the phone on the coffee table with a playful expression.

"You took the little girl home?" Shen Jiyang asked with a roguish smile, his tone nonchalant.

Dan Anwen frowned and reprimanded Shen Jiyang, "If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all."

The person involved didn't see into their own heart, but Hang Yan and Shen Jiyang exchanged a smile.

The group of friends who grew up together knew their good brother's true nature. Dan Anwen seemed gentle, noble, humble and polite, but deep down he was extremely domineering and secretly a bit sassy.

If someone were to make baseless jokes about him and other women, Dan Anwen wouldn't simply brush it off with a "don't talk."

You can tell from Dan Anwen's attitude towards Hang Jinjia that there were some ignorant people who, in order to please Hang Jinjia, said in front of the two of them that they were a perfect match. In the end, that person's ending was not very good.

He appears to be an extremely serious person, but in some ways he is a germaphobe and hates any form of bondage.

Shen Jiyang was a sensible person. Seeing that Dan Anwen himself didn't understand his feelings for Zhao Zhao, he didn't interfere. Time would tell.

"Are you going to come out and get together or not? Or we can arrange a time to go out and have some fun. It's been a long time since we brothers have gone out to play," Shen Jiyang sighed.

Dan Anwen doesn't understand him at all; he just wants to pick up girls and is making excuses here.

However, Dan Anwen suddenly remembered that the results of the children's essay competition would be released soon, which would be a good reason to take her out to play.

If you don't get a good ranking, just take it as a way to relax; if you do get a good ranking, consider it a reward.

Thinking of this, Dan An asked, "Where do you want to go for fun?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Shen Jiyang said, "Let's go to Wuyun Manor. The hot springs there have been upgraded recently, and I heard there's also..."

He didn't say the rest, but everyone present understood.

Although Dan Anwen never gets involved in such situations, the people around him are incredibly adept at it.

Especially Shen Jiyang, that playboy, has countless women around him, and he's not afraid of dying from exhaustion.

Dan Anwen's dark, deep eyes darkened, and his tone became slightly more serious, "Put your little schemes aside, I'm taking the kids with me."

Shen Jiyang and Hang Yan looked at each other in bewilderment. This was before anything was even decided, and he had already become the epitome of a devoted "good boyfriend"?

The last few people agreed on a time to visit the Wen family's children before deciding on a later time to go.

After hanging up the phone, the two men in the private room took a sip of red wine, their eyes filled with the look of brothers about to fall for each other.

"By the way, the third brother is starting to show promise. Does that mean your sister is going to end up with nothing?" Shen Jiyang raised his charming eyes with amusement.

Speaking of this, Hang Yan also had a headache. Some time ago, he learned that Hang Jinjia had gone to the Dan Group to find Dan Anwen. Before he could even call Dan Anwen to ask, he called him first.

Dan Anwen on the other end of the phone only said one sentence: "Boss, for your sake, this is the last time I'll tolerate this."

Despite their childhood friendship, Dan Anwen had always ignored Hang Jinjia. But Dan Anwen's indulgence was an opportunity for Hang Jinjia to take advantage of him.

As the eldest daughter of the Hang Group, she acts like a stalker, hiring a private investigator to follow Dan Anwen—that's considered low-level behavior.

The most serious incident involved him using his identity to sneak into the break room of the Dan Anwen office.

Later, Dan Anwen treated her like the plague, and men would not attend occasions where she was present.

“I’m already trying to find a way to send Jinjia abroad for further studies.” Hang Yan also looked helpless and tired. “Fortunately, she’s been much better behaved lately, and has only gone to see Lao San once in the past few months.”

Shen Jiyang chuckled, his mouth agape. "Boss, you underestimate your sister. If you hadn't cut off her allowance a while ago, she wouldn't be so well-behaved."

Shen Jiyang's words left Hang Yan speechless.

Hang Jinjia is a pampered daughter and younger sister at home, but she lowers her stance time and time again in front of Dan Anwen, just to win Dan Anwen's favor.

Later, Dan Anwen's lack of response and indifferent attitude made Hang Jinjia even more resentful, and her mentality gradually became twisted. What you can't get is what you miss the most.

It's unclear when Hang Jinjia's obsession with Dan Anwen began to worsen, to the point that she started stalking him like a sasaeng fan.

"Hopefully Jinjia will understand in the future," Hang Yan sighed deeply.

As a place frequently visited by the wealthy, Yunwu Villa boasts extremely complete facilities, including a horse farm, golf course, five-star hotel, and upscale restaurants. Dan Shu and Dan Si are no strangers to this place.

After the car entered the gate of the resort, the two girls sitting in the back seat started chattering. Dan Shu mainly introduced the nearby facilities and scenery to the girls.

Dan Anwen saw the faint smile on the child's lips in the rearview mirror and realized that bringing Dan Si and the other two along was a good choice.