First, Gu Nan's father suddenly remembered that the Gu family and the Shen family had a marriage agreement, so he sent his most innocent son back to the country to see if he could win over Shen Lanxin and help the Gu family make a comeback.
Secondly, Gu Nan and his family of three simply couldn't afford to continue living abroad.
Don't keep reading magazines and short videos that portray America as so wonderful. In reality, it's just a paradise for the rich and a hell for the poor.
The three members of the Gu family, whose family had fallen on hard times, worked as dishwashers in the United States for two years. In order to allow Gu Nan to return and continue his engagement, they even spent a large sum of money to buy a community college degree. The remaining money was only enough for the elderly couple to eat one dollar's worth of beef and fried chicken every day, so they sent Gu Nan back to China.
Fortunately, the Shen family is quite generous; Shen Jing has been taking care of almost all of Gu Nan's needs recently.
Even so, Gu Nan's current funds are simply not enough to treat Shen Lanxin to anything nice.
It's not that he doesn't want to go to high-end restaurants, but nowadays he even picks the cheapest restaurants in the business center, let alone those places that cost tens of thousands of yuan.
"Huh? Stew in an iron pot?"
Suddenly, Gu Nan spotted a rather unassuming restaurant in the corner and immediately perked up. This was a famous Northeastern restaurant, and as a native of Northeast China, he could use the excuse of enjoying his hometown cuisine to invite Shen Lanxin to dinner here.
More importantly, the restaurant's special group-buying deal, with the cheapest two-person meal at only 99 yuan, really solved his immediate problem!
"This is it!"
So, Gu Nan happily took a picture of the iron pot stew shop entrance, added the address, and sent it to Shen Jing.
Of course, he was careful not to take pictures of the special offer group-buying posters before rushing inside.
However, as soon as he stepped inside, Gu Nan froze on the spot. He looked at the beautiful figure sitting by the window and almost screamed.
"Lin, Lin Shilan?"
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Sitting in the hall where her grandmother cooked stew in an iron pot, Mu Liuyun felt a surge of joy as she smelled the aroma of soy sauce wafting around her.
Just by the smell, Mu Liuyun could tell that the food at this restaurant couldn't be bad.
What he couldn't understand was that after the waitress led him to his seat, she ignored him and didn't even give him a menu.
"Lin Shilan, what are you doing here!"
Just as Mu Liuyun was about to call for a waiter, a voice filled with surprise suddenly came from behind her.
Lin Shilan? That sounds familiar.
Thinking this, Mu Liuyun curiously turned around and saw a tall, thin, handsome man with a standard Dragon King smile on his face, staring intently at her.
"Holy crap!"
Mu Liuyun couldn't help but gasp. Having read countless online novels, this was the first time he had ever seen the Dragon King Smile in real life.
When Mu Liuyun first read the Dragon King novels, she thought that smile was quite handsome. But now, when such a charming smile is actually in front of her, it only gives people the feeling of a blank expression, as if only half of the face can move.
Seeing Mu Liuyun looking at him with a blank expression, the handsome man felt a pang of heartache.
It's been two years since we last met, how come you don't recognize yourself?
But it's okay, we'll get to know each other again!
"I'm Gu Nan, Shi Lan, don't you remember me?"
"Gu Nan?"
Mu Liuyun stared wide-eyed at the man before her. The name Lin Shilan only vaguely reminded him of, but he had heard the name Gu Nan countless times.
Isn't this Shen Lanxin's white moonlight?
How did he end up here? How did I run into him? Why did he call me Lin Shilan? And why is Jin Cheng so damn young!
Ignoring Mu Liuyun's shocked expression, Gu Nan sat down next to him and asked, "When did you come back to the country? Why didn't you tell me?"
Regardless of whether Mu Liuyun is Lin Shilan or not, even if Lin Shilan really did return to China, she wouldn't tell Gu Nan, whom she only knows.
Upon hearing Gu Nan's words, Mu Liuyun realized that Gu Nan was mistaking her for Lin Shilan.
Seeing that Mu Liuyun did not answer, Gu Nan assumed that she was a little shy because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, so he continued, "Didn't you always have long hair? Why did you cut it short? But short hair suits you very well."
Gu Nan grinned again, his greasy odor wafting over. Mu Liuyun frowned. This was the kind of person Shen Lanxin, the ice queen of the female CEO, was?
“I am not Lin Shilan, you have mistaken me for someone else. Please find another table.”
After saying that, Mu Liuyun ignored Gu Nan and prepared to call the waiter to order.
Upon hearing Mu Liuyun's words, Gu Nan was stunned for a moment before realizing that although the beautiful woman in front of him looked exactly like Lin Shilan, her chest was unusually flat.
Lin Shilan's breasts weren't large either, but at least they were noticeable. This beauty's, however, was almost concave.
Thinking of this, Gu Nan suddenly remembered that Shen Lanxin had once found a substitute for Lin Shilan, whose name seemed to be Mu Liuyun.
"Are you Mu Liuyun?"
When Gu Nan called out her name, Mu Liuyun frowned even more.
It seems that Shen Lanxin told him. Why does Shen Lanxin tell him everything?
That's true. Gu Nan is her ideal man, and since they finally meet, they're bound to have a lot to talk about.
Seeing that Mu Liuyun had tacitly accepted his address, Gu Nan's lips curled up again: "I've heard of you. Let's get acquainted. My name is Gu Nan, the only son of the Gu family."
Although Gu Nan had heard about Mu Liuyun being a stand-in, he had never heard about Mu Liuyun's gender.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that Shen Lanxin was really smart, actually knowing to find a substitute. Anyway, he couldn't catch up with Lin Shilan for the time being, so he could just find a substitute for himself.
Since Mu Liuyun can act as a substitute for Shen Lanxin, she must love money. He revealed his identity as the young master of the Gu family, so it's a piece of cake for him.
The thought of pinning Lin Shilan's face beneath him and making that proud woman cry under his force filled Gu Nan with excitement.
"The Gu family? The young master of the Gu family would eat at this cheap, group-buying restaurant?"
Mu Liuyun's revelation of the family's past did not anger Gu Nan. He simply said calmly, "The Gu family has fallen on hard times."
Then, Gu Nan gave a wicked smile: "However, this is only temporary!"
Even before returning to China, he had already devised a way to make a comeback! Even if he couldn't arrange a marriage with the Shen family, he had found a way to break the deadlock: writing online novels!
During his two years abroad, Gu Nan had heard that there was a person in China called "Uncle Tianxia" who wrote a tomb raiding novel that was adapted into various film and television works and became incredibly popular, making him a fortune and inspiring many online novel authors to follow suit.
And tomb raiding is precisely Gu Nan's area of expertise.
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