052: Shady Thoughts
Tang Hao had absolutely no bad intentions towards Shen Yan. When they were in school, Tang Hao was Shen Yan's follower. He sincerely felt that Shen Yan could marry a woman better than Wen Yiyi.
The others pulled Tang Hao away.
"Brother Yan, ignore him, he's drunk!"
"That's right, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Several people dragged Tang Hao aside and asked him not to affect Shen Yan's mood for engagement.
Tang Hao frowned, "Do you think Wen Yiyi is worthy of Brother Yan?"
Several people looked at each other.
Judging from her own merits, Wen Yiyi is truly unworthy of Chen Yan. Everyone's perception of Wen Yiyi was fixed back in school. After all these years, Wen Yiyi hasn't changed much—she's truly a talent. Willful, ill-tempered, and clueless—that's the impression everyone has of her. Alas, everyone tries hard to find Wen Yiyi's strengths, but all they can find is her wealthy family.
Letting Shen Yan marry Wen Yiyi is such a waste of Shen Yan!
Someone whispered the truth, "Does it matter whether she's worthy or not? The Shen family wants to cooperate with the Wen family, and a marriage is in the interests of both parties. Besides, the one who was worthy of Brother Yan before wasn't... ahem, wasn't there an accident?"
"Okay, why are you worrying about Brother Yan? Wen Yiyi is Wen Zhicheng's only daughter—"
"If Brother Yan doesn't like her, just find someone you like outside."
As they talked, they all started laughing.
Being able to marry someone you love is rare, as people like them have little autonomy in marriage. So it's common practice for them to marry someone of equal status and keep them at home while they look for someone they like.
Tang Hao was not convinced by his friends. When he thought of Xu Yao, he still hated her to death.
The Xu family went bankrupt, and Chen Yan never said he wanted to break up with Xu Yao. Why couldn't Xu Yao stick to this relationship?
The two of them could have been together, but Xu Yao ruined Chen Yan's hard work and persistence. Now, Chen Yan has to marry a woman he doesn't love at all for the sake of business!
Tang Hao walked up to Chen Yan with a sheepish look on his face. "Brother Yan, would you like to invite Xu Yao to the engagement party tomorrow?"
Chen Yan looked at Tang Hao while holding his wine glass. "I don't care about her anymore, why can't you forget her?"
Tang Hao blushed and shouted, "I hate her for breaking her promise!"
Yeah?
Chen Yan put down the cup in his hand and said, "Don't be childish. If you react so strongly, others will think you like Xu Yao."
Tang Hao felt as if he had suffered a great humiliation: "You shouldn't bully a friend's wife. How could I possibly like her?"
Chen Yan had a playful expression, "That was in the past. Xu Yao has nothing to do with me now. You can have whatever you want."
Tang Hao was stunned.
After a long while, Tang Hao stammered, "But, isn't she already married?"
Chen Yan no longer answered Tang Hao.
People should fight for what they want. There's no way Chen Yan would accept Xu Yao marrying another man. Maybe Tang Hao doesn't care? Some men seek women to be their wives, and naturally demand their wives to be faithful. Others seek women simply to hang out, and don't care whether they're someone else's wife or not.
Seeing Tang Hao's expression changing, Chen Yan patted him on the shoulder: "Let's go, didn't we say we wanted to continue the third game?"
Chen Yan changed his mind, and Tang Hao cheered up to help Chen Yan.
When they arrived at the nightclub they often went to, several friends toasted Chen Yan with one glass after another, and Chen Yan accepted all the toasts.
Tang Hao, on the other hand, was distracted frequently, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
Chen Yan drank freely and soon became tipsy. Tang Hao joked that he would help Chen Yan find a pretty girl, but Chen Yan raised his hand to refuse: "You guys have fun by yourselves. I have to go back first."
Chen Yan is getting engaged to Wen Yiyi tomorrow, and it is impossible for him to do such a thing on the eve of the engagement.
Regardless of whether he likes Wen Yiyi or not, the engagement is related to the deep cooperation between the two families, and Chen Yan still attaches great importance to the spirit of contract.
Tang Hao saw Chen Yan off to the car.
Chen Yan was staggering when he walked, so Tang Hao went to support him. Half of Chen Yan's body weight was on Tang Hao's arm.
Chen Yan was really drunk.
He was tense and didn't look drunk just now, but after leaving the nightclub, he relaxed and the alcohol immediately took over.
Tang Hao helped Chen Yan to the back seat of the car, where Chen Yan lay sideways.
"Brother Yan, are you okay? Do you want me to take you home?"
Chen Yan said nothing.
Tang Hao didn't know where he got the courage from, and hesitantly said: "Brother Yan, do you really mean what you just said? I can have any idea I want?"
Chen Yan still had his eyes closed, and it was unclear whether he heard what Tang Hao said.
Feeling guilty, Tang Hao closed the car door for Chen Yan and ran away. On the short drive back to the nightclub, Tang Hao's heart was pounding. Could he possibly have feelings for Xu Yao? This was an emotion he never dared to express.
If Xu Yao had always been with Shen Yan, Tang Hao could have suppressed that thought for the rest of his life.
But Xu Yao did not stay with Shen Yan anymore. She married a very ordinary man, so ordinary that it could not stop other men from coveting Xu Yao!
Therefore, Tang Hao felt that it was normal for him to have some thoughts.
…
On the way, Chen Yan slowly recovered from the alcohol and recalled what Tang Hao seemed to have said when he sent him to the car.
What is that?
The alcohol gave Shen Yan a headache, and he didn't want to think too much about it.
After finally making it home, Shen Yan rushed into the bathroom and vomited violently. After vomiting, he washed his face with cold water and finally woke up.
When he came out of the bathroom, his parents were waiting in the living room.
Mother Guo Xianzhen muttered, "Why did you drink so much? I asked Auntie to make you a bowl of hangover soup."
Father Shen frowned, "You still have a whole day to work on the engagement party tomorrow. Drinking so much tonight is really irresponsible!"
Chen Yan felt that he was finally sober.
He even remembered that he had called Xu Yao in the afternoon.
He really wanted to meet Xu Yao at that time.
He wanted to tell Xu Yao in person about his engagement with Wen Yiyi and ask her what she thought. If Xu Yao admitted her mistake to him and said that she was impulsive in breaking off the engagement and then getting married quickly... Chen Yan didn't know if he would act impulsively as well.
In the end, Xu Yao didn't answer the phone.
Chen Yan couldn't tell whether he felt regretful or relieved. He didn't allow himself to waver in the slightest and assured his parents, "I know what I'm doing. Everything will go smoothly at tomorrow's engagement party, and there won't be any problems with the cooperation between the Shen and Wen families."
Father Shen slowed down his tone, "It's good that you know. People like us who do business really need to be cautious at every step. You also know how the Xu family went bankrupt. We can't make the same mistakes he made."
Xu Qinghua was once a glorious figure, but in the end, no one found him alive or dead, which really made Shen Yan alert.
Why do businessmen like to join forces? Because the business world is like a battlefield, and everyone wants to unite to resist risks!
…
Xu Yao had already forgotten about the missed call from Chen Yan.
They soaked in the hot springs in the afternoon, and Jiang Zhiyan treated them to dinner in the evening. After dinner, they went to the starry sky bar in the hotel to have a drink. Xu Yao had a really fulfilling day.
It was almost half past ten when Jiang Zhiyan stood up and said, "Oh, it's getting late while we're chatting. I can't disturb you and your wife's rest any longer. Let's stop here for tonight."
Xu Yao should be happy that she doesn't have to continue socializing.
But the four words "couple rest" made Xu Yao blush again.
After returning to the room with Gu Jun, Xu Yao touched the pillow and adjusted the quilt. She wanted to appear as natural and calm as possible. After a long while, Xu Yao grabbed her pajamas and walked to the bathroom: "I'm going to wash up first!"
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