Chapter 35 Another Chance Encounter
Seeing the disappointment on his face, Ji Jingfeng couldn't help but say, "Miss Lin seems to have a lot of opinions. Why would she give up being a good doctor to go and act in movies? What are you thinking?"
Du Xun said, "It's an occupational hazard of his. When he sees boys and girls with good looks and temperament, he can't help but pull them into the entertainment industry."
Quan Zisong said helplessly, "Miss Lin rejected me without even thinking about it. I thought she would be more tactful for Ming Shi's sake."
Hearing his words, Assistant Chen thought to himself that President Zhou probably didn't have much influence with Miss Lin.
After sitting for a while, Song Ran started to doze off. It was almost five o'clock when Yan Shuyan got up to say goodbye and took him home to sleep.
Lin Yi'an was also preparing to go back.
Du Xun tried to persuade him to stay: "The Tianxi Restaurant next door is nice. Why don't you have dinner before going back?"
Lin Yi'an stood up: "Wang Ma has prepared dinner at home, maybe next time."
Zhou Mingshi stood up: "I'll see you out."
Du Xun and the others followed behind to see them downstairs.
Assistant Chen picked up his head and slowly relaxed, and they walked downstairs together.
As they stepped out of the elevator, they ran into Zhou Mingyuan and He Xishan.
Zhou Mingyuan stiffened, then looked at the people opposite him and called out, "Sister-in-law, Second Brother, Miss Lin..."
Zhou Mingshi nodded slightly and said, "You guys have fun."
Just as he was about to leave, Zhou Mingyuan called out to him, "Second Brother, did something happen at home today?"
Zhou Mingshi: "I didn't go back to the old house, so I didn't know anything had happened."
Zhou Mingyuan: "Second brother didn't go back to the old house?"
Yan Shuyan looked at He Xishan beside him with interest and asked, "Mingyuan, is this your girlfriend? Grandma told Aunt Sun at home today that you have a girlfriend, but we didn't believe it. We didn't expect it to be true."
Zhou Mingyuan was stunned for a moment: "Did Grandma tell Mom that I have a girlfriend?"
Yan Shuyan raised an eyebrow: "Otherwise, who do you think told your mother?"
Zhou Mingyuan glanced at Zhou Mingshi subconsciously.
Lin Yi-an noticed his unconscious movement and said, "Last time Ming-shi and I went to a hotel for dinner and ran into him on a date with his girlfriend. He probably thought Ming-shi was the one who said it."
Zhou Mingyuan's face suddenly flushed.
Seeing his reaction, Zhou Mingshi frowned and asked, "What does this have to do with me?"
Zhou Mingyuan grabbed He Xishan's hand, said, "We're leaving now, Second Brother, you guys get back to work," and quickly left.
Quan Zisong clicked his tongue as he watched their retreating figures: "Ming Shi's third brother is no good!"
Ji Mingfeng chuckled twice: "Compared to my naive younger brother, who only thinks about fighting me for the family fortune all day long, he's not so annoying."
Du Xun: "He needs to have the strength to compete. Ming Shi has all the advantages of timing, location, and popular support. What does he have to compete with?"
Hearing these words, even though Yan Shuyan and her husband had no intention of fighting Zhou Mingshi for the family property, they still felt quite embarrassed and said, "Yi'an, Mingshi, I'll go back first."
After Yan Shuyan left, Zhou Mingshi looked at Lin Yi'an and asked, "Where are you going tonight?"
Lin Yi'an: "The medicinal herbs my parents sent have arrived. I'm going back to the house next to the traditional Chinese medicine clinic."
Zhou Mingshi: "I'll take you home."
Just as Lin Yi'an was about to say no, Zhizhi started the car and he heard him say, "We haven't seen each other for a few days."
Lin Yi'an looked at him with surprise and said, "Okay."
Zhou Mingshi said to his three childhood friends behind him, "I'm leaving now."
After saying that, he got into Lin Yi'an's car.
Assistant Chen could only follow behind their car in his own.
Inside Lin Yi'an's car, Zhou Mingshi asked, "What did you buy today?"
Lin Yi'an said, "I bought some small things for my family, including bracelets, hair clips, cufflinks..."
Zhou Mingshi nodded, and after a moment, turned to look at her: "Do you have any for me?"
Lin Yi'an said without changing her expression, "Yes!"
After saying that, he added, "You're family too, of course you are too."
Zhou Mingshi: "What is it?"
Lin Yi-an: "Tie clip."
Zhou Mingshi looked at her and said, "I'm so happy that Yi'an is thinking of me."
Lin Yi'an: "...Mm." Her voice was slightly low.
Zhou Mingshi looked away, glanced at the traffic outside, and smiled.
As they neared home, Zhou Mingshi asked, "Do I have to go to work tomorrow?"
Lin Yi-an: "I'll rest tomorrow."
Zhou Mingshi: "I'll also rest. I'll stay here tonight and can stay here all day tomorrow."
Lin Yi'an: "Okay."
After Zhou Mingyuan had been pulling He Xishan along for a while, He Xishan pulled her hand away from his: "What are you doing? Am I that shameful? Every time I see your family, you drag me away. What do you mean by that?"
Zhou Mingyuan frowned: "My family knows I have a girlfriend."
He Xishan said unhappily, "If you know, you know. Why are you running away?"
Zhou Mingyuan: "My mom called me a lot today. I didn't answer the first call. She sent me a lot of messages, questioning me about having a girlfriend. I was shocked. I didn't dare to answer her calls anymore."
He Xishan: "Why don't you dare to answer? Didn't you say that your parents also had a free-choice relationship? Your aunt should understand us."
Zhou Mingyuan looked annoyed: "My mother is a bit hypocritical. She always hopes that I will find a wife from a good family, preferably one who can help me."
He Xishan snorted coldly: "In that case, let's break up."
Zhou Mingyuan: "Impossible."
He Xishan pursed her lips: "You keep saying you won't break up, but you can't even take me home to meet your parents. How can I trust you? Let's break up."
After saying that, he turned to leave, but Zhou Mingyuan grabbed him.
Zhou Mingyuan gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, it's just meeting the family, right?"
“I’ll take you back to meet my grandparents. They value my second brother more, so they probably don’t care that much about my marriage. I want to stay with you. They don’t want me to marry someone from a wealthy family who would compete with my second brother, so they might support me.”
He Xishan looked at him hesitantly: "Do your grandparents run the household in your family?"
Zhou Mingyuan nodded: "Even my dad has to listen to my grandparents, let alone my mom."
He Xishan then smiled and said, "Mingyuan, don't blame me. I just want to stand by your side openly, to walk in front of others like your sister-in-law and Miss Lin, instead of being pulled away and hiding whenever I see an acquaintance. I have my pride too..."
Zhou Mingyuan hugged her: "I'm sorry you had to go through this. Don't worry, I will only be with you for the rest of my life, and no one can stop me."
He Xishan: "I believe you."
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