Chapter 122 Having a crush despite having a handsome face

When Xiang Jingheng received a call from Xiang Tai saying that Gan Xiaoxing had been kidnapped, he felt an indescribable weariness.

His throat was being choked so tightly he couldn't breathe.

When will this end?

"If you've been kidnapped, go to the police. Why are you coming to me?" Xiang Jingheng coldly retorted.

He really didn't want to get involved in Gan Xiaoxing's affairs anymore. He didn't know what she was telling the truth from what she was lying about. It was like crying wolf; if she wanted to play a game, she would have to get the whole world to play along with her.

To put it bluntly, the young lady had had enough of her comfortable life and wanted to seek excitement.

Now they've started playing the kidnapping game again. How can he have the time to play along with that?

"Mom, I'm pretty busy here, I'm hanging up."

Xiang Jingheng hung up the phone and stared at the stock chart on his computer screen for a few moments, feeling a headache coming on.

Mrs. Xiang started bombarding him with calls again, and Xiang Jingheng, with a blank expression, simply turned off his phone.

He had been working several all-nighters, and his face was tense. He went to the bathroom to wash his face, and when he came out, he saw a lot of people talking about something in the president's office.

When Xiang Jingheng opened the door, everyone scattered as if facing a formidable enemy.

"President Xiang." Jin Fan took the initiative to walk over.

Xiang Jingheng asked, "What news is there now?"

Jin Fan made an "uh" sound and hesitated before saying, "It's not news from our company, it's... Professor Yu won an award."

"Oh?" Xiang Jingheng raised his eyelids, a glimmer of light appearing in his tired eyes. "Let me see."

Seeing his interest, the secretary found the news report about Yu Yan's award again, leaned over to Jing Heng, and scrolled through the page with the mouse, reading the lines of explanation about Yu Yan's award.

Their eyes lit up one after another.

"Wow, that's awesome!"

Xiang Jingheng couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, and everyone in the president's office looked at him.

Did they hear me right?

Did Mr. Xiang just praise Professor Yu and express his happiness for her?

Last night's drowning incident caused such a stir that many people heard rumors and assumed that Xiang Jingheng and Yu Yan, the former couple, were irreconcilable enemies.

Just then, Xiang Jingheng suddenly praised Yu Yan, and everyone silently exchanged glances, thinking to themselves: Is President Xiang perhaps suffering from a split personality?

Mei Nan had just rushed from the laboratory to the president's office to see if the young master needed any help when she heard Xiang Jingheng's praise.

She silently walked behind Xiang Jingheng, and sure enough, the computer screen displayed news of Yu Yan's award.

Mei Nan looked down at Xiang Jingheng and saw the undisguised admiration and pride on his face, and her heart sank.

When will she be able to earn his admiration and gaze?

—

Yu Yan gave a media interview at the hospital.

After two days of IV drips and with Mrs. Shao's medicinal diet, she has recovered all the nutrients she needed and looks much better.

While they were being interviewed inside, Mrs. Shao and Shao Muyan went outside and waited in the corridor.

"Xiao Yan is really outstanding."

Mrs. Shao craned her neck to look through the window at Yu Yan, who was chatting happily with the reporter. Her face was full of kind smiles: "Her eyes light up when she talks about scientific research. She is usually not talkative, but she talks a lot, just like you."

Shao Muyan smiled and nodded, "That's right."

Madam Shao turned around and met her son's rare smiling eyes, and she understood everything.

She stepped back, walked to Shao Muyan's side, nudged his arm with her elbow, and asked mischievously, "So, do you like it to death?"

Looking at his mother's gossipy expression, Shao Muyan felt that only at times like this did he realize that the person standing in front of him was not the powerful and influential Chairman Wen, but an ordinary woman sitting cross-legged, eating sunflower seeds and listening to CEO romance novels.

"What kind of adjective is this?" he asked, seemingly ignoring the question.

Mrs. Shao: "Stop pretending. Our whole family sees right through you. Your sister is so worried, she thinks you're so slow and unambitious, like a tortoise. Your second brother said you're secretly in love, is that true?"

Shao Muyan pursed his lips, knowing that his family had talked a lot about his relationship with Yu Yan.

"You all say I'm good, but don't talk about Yu Yan."

Shao Muyan said seriously, "She doesn't like being talked about."

"I know, I know, who likes being talked about? I don't like it either."

Mrs. Shao said, "We weren't talking about Yu Yan, we were just talking about you. I just felt that, son, with a face like that, is it really necessary for you to have a crush on someone?"

As she spoke, she reached out and pinched Shao Muyan's cheek.

Master Shao, who was treated like a three-year-old: "..."

The longer you have a crush, the harder it is to express it. The grass in your heart is growing wildly, but you have to desperately restrain, be conservative, and endure it in your behavior.

The last three words don't seem tailor-made for Shao Muyan at all, but he really is a coward when it comes to love.

The more you love, the less you dare to.

He was afraid that Yu Yan would be in any difficulty.

As long as unrequited love remains unspoken, it's his own affair. He struggles and wallows in his own world, and none of this disturbs Yu Yan.

Her life was already difficult enough; he only wanted to do his best to lighten her burden, not add to it.

"Don't feel pressured, son."

Mrs. Shao lowered her voice, “There are many ways to like someone. As long as you feel comfortable and it doesn’t affect the person you like, then it’s your own business. Your father and I never put pressure on you in this regard. It’s not because we have many sons. Your second brother and sister-in-law are always having cold wars and fighting, but we don’t care. We know that relationships are a matter between two people. Whether they can come together and how much they love each other is all up to fate.”

Shao Muyan knew that his parents were always open-minded, but this was the first time his mother had said these words to him, and he still felt warm inside.

He looked at Madam Shao and said, "I heard that my father had a crush on you for a long time back then."

"..." The topic suddenly returned to her, and Madam Shao was inexplicably a little choked up.

Thinking back to the past, Mrs. Shao was lost in memories and felt both amused and sad.

"Your dad almost drove me crazy back then. He's just like you, incredibly patient. Whenever he was nice to me, I felt like he must like me, but he was so stubborn, he just wouldn't say it! I'd believe him one minute and doubt him the next. He was so cunning, secretly in love with me without the rest of the world knowing, just him, and he was completely absorbed in it. He was just crazy!"

Shao Muyan: "..."

"From a woman's perspective, if I don't like a man, whether he secretly loves me or openly loves me, it's none of my business. But if I like a man, and he happens to like me too, I hope he can be brave and boldly express his love. Only then do I feel that such a man is someone I can entrust my life to."

Madam Shao gently patted Shao Muyan's shoulder, stopping short of saying anything, "If your father hadn't taken the initiative back then, I wouldn't have been with him no matter how much I liked him. Love is a game for the brave, not for cowards."