Chapter 656: You Bizarre! Get Lost! (Two chapters combined!)
Mrs. Fang's son glanced at Gu Yin, his eyes flashing, and nodded: "Beautiful."
Mrs. Fang was satisfied; her son's taste was fine, so she was relieved! Heaven knows how shocked and angry she was when she found out her son liked older women who had been married before!
So when she saw Mr. Li's daughter at noon, her eyes lit up. Such a beautiful girl, she liked her just by looking at her, and she didn't believe her son wouldn't like her! And sure enough!
Mrs. Fang smiled at Gu Yin: "What's your name, young lady? I'm a regular customer at your mother's shop. This is my son, Zhang Tianming! I heard you're studying at Qingdao University! That's impressive! My son used to study at the school across from Qingdao University too. You young people are sure to have a lot to talk about. It's the weekend today, how about he shows you around? And then we can have a meal or something? What do you say?"
Gu Yin: "???" What kind of weirdo is this?!
Gu Yin immediately shook her head: "Thank you for your kindness, but no need. I don't have time. Besides, your son looks much older than me. There's a generation gap between us, so we probably won't have anything to talk about."
As soon as Gu Yin finished speaking, the rest of the Gu family members came out.
Upon seeing the man, Gu Qingming immediately tugged at Gu Qinglang and Chu Yan, whispering, "That's the guy!"
Gu Qinglang looked at the man with a stern face. He was indeed quite young, but his eyes were shifty, and he didn't look like a good person at all!
Li Mengxin stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Is Mrs. Fang going back?"
Mrs. Fang stepped forward with a smile: "I was originally going back, but when I saw your daughter, I stopped and said a few words. I must say, Mr. Li, you're really good at having children! Such a beautiful daughter, and you don't bring her out to let everyone see her, keeping her hidden away and secretly enjoying her!"
When Zhang Tianming saw Li Mengxin come out, his eyes lit up and he took two steps forward. But when he saw Gu Qingming and others following behind, he stopped in his tracks.
Gu Yin noticed the change in the other person's expression. Good heavens, this is the man who has his eye on her mother! He doesn't seem to be from a poor family, so why would he want to be a mistress? Or does he have some kind of unusual fetish?
Li Mengxin said helplessly, "This child has a heavy workload, how could he find time to come here? He only managed to squeeze in this opportunity today! Mrs. Fang, are you busy? We'll head back now!"
"Mr. Li, it's been a long time. How have you been lately?" Zhang Tianming stepped forward and greeted him, his face flushed.
Mrs. Fang, who hadn't originally planned to say anything, exploded when she saw him like this and immediately pulled him behind her to prevent him from coming forward!
Mrs. Fang looked at Li Mengxin and said with an awkward smile, "Mr. Li, I have something to discuss with you! Shall we take a step forward?"
Li Mengxin hesitated for a moment: "Is it in a hurry?"
Mrs. Fang nodded vigorously: "It's urgent! Extremely urgent! It'll only take a few minutes of your time!"
Li Mengxin nodded upon hearing this: "Then let's talk over there!" She pointed to the wall not far away.
Mrs. Fang immediately nodded, then pulled her son along and walked towards the corner of the wall.
Li Xiang asked in confusion, "What are you trying to do?"
Gu Qingming shook his head: "It's definitely not a good thing!"
Gu Qinglang frowned as he looked at the three of them without blinking.
Chu Yan came to Gu Yin's side and saw that she had her brows furrowed. He asked worriedly, "What's wrong?"
Gu Yin shook her head: "I just felt that the man was weird."
If he truly prefers older women, he should be looking for divorced or single women. How could he knowingly come to someone's door knowing they have a family? That's utterly shameless! Judging from Mrs. Fang's clothes, they're not cheap. Don't wealthy people value their reputation more than their lives? Moreover, Mrs. Fang's reaction just now seemed to indicate her opposition to her son's preference, and judging from her reaction, she probably only recently learned about her son's interest.
On the other side, Mrs. Fang and the other two stood by the wall. Li Mengxin smiled and said, "What is it? Tell me."
Mrs. Fang tugged at Zhang Tianming and said, "You know my son too. He works at our family company now, learning under his father. In a few years, once he's proficient, his father will hand over the company to him! At his age, taking over the family company, he's bound to be seen as a promising young man!"
Li Mengxin didn't know what Mrs. Fang was going to say, but since she was praising her child, she could only nod and say, "That's true."
Seeing that she agreed, Mrs. Fang smiled and continued, "My son is always busy with work and has no chance to date! I'm worried he'll end up a bachelor!"
This was someone else's family matter, so Li Mengxin didn't say anything. She smiled and said, "How could that be! He's so handsome, you all have plenty of suitors, you just don't know it!"
Gu Yin had good hearing, and upon hearing this, she looked at her uncle and aunt: "My mother doesn't know that this person once sent you flowers?"
Li Xiang nodded: "Actually, those flowers weren't for me, they were for your mom. That person mistook you for someone else. After your uncle found out, he told the other person that your mom was married, had grown children, and was living a happy life, hoping he wouldn't do anything that would cause misunderstandings. Originally, we thought he would give up, but then he started sending flowers every day. Your uncle stopped the person every day and made him take the flowers away. So even now, your mom doesn't know about this!"
Gu Qingming straightened his chest and snorted, "How about that! I did a good job, didn't I!"
Gu Qinglang chuckled and punched his shoulder: "Not bad!"
On the other side, Zhang Tianming initially thought his mother was going to tell Boss Li not to agree to his request, so he remained silent, waiting for her to finish so he could reiterate his unwavering commitment. He figured Boss Li would be moved. However, the more he listened to his mother's words, the more uneasy he felt. So he stepped forward to explain, "Boss Li, actually..."
"Actually, my son has his eye on someone close to Mr. Li, but he's too afraid to say it, so he asked me for help!" Mrs. Fang immediately shouted, stopping her son from speaking.
Li Mengxin: "...I see? So, which one does Mr. Zhang like? One of the ladies in our shop? If she's single, I can ask her for you!" Li Mengxin thought back for a moment. When Mrs. Fang came to the shop, she was usually either served by herself or by the shop manager. Could it be the shop manager?
Mrs. Fang cut to the chase and said directly, "We've taken a liking to your daughter! If you agree, they can date first, and then get married if they want! Although our Zhang family can't compare to those big families, we have our own company and five houses! All in good locations. If the two of them get married, all of these things will belong to the young couple! They'll even have Beijing residency! We won't let the woman down!"
She knew that Boss Li and his sister-in-law had opened this club together, but they were not locals of Beijing. The club had only been open for a short time, and their household registration issues were probably not yet fully resolved.
"What did you say? Who have you taken a fancy to?!" Li Mengxin was dumbfounded!
Mrs. Fang smiled and said, "Your daughter? The girl standing by the door!"
Zhang Tianming, who had been anxious, immediately quieted down upon hearing this.
Li Mengxin's eyes widened: "Mrs. Fang, are you kidding me? My daughter is only 19 years old, and your son is over 30! So old! How could you think they're a good match? No, how could you even think that?"
Mrs. Fang was unhappy. In her opinion, her son was young and promising, and whoever was with him was lucky!
"Hey! That's not how it works. A man is just right at 30! Mature, stable, and caring!"
Li Mengxin's smile faded, and she said with displeasure, "Then let him love someone else. My daughter doesn't lack love. Alright, that's enough. I'm going back. I'll just consider today's incident a joke by Mrs. Fang!"
After finishing speaking, he prepared to leave, but was stopped by Zhang Tianming.
"It's not like what my mom said, Mr. Li, I like you! Not your daughter! I liked you the first time I saw you! I never believed in love at first sight before! But after seeing you, I realized that there are people who can make me dream about them!"
Li Mengxin grabbed her bag and slapped the other person, saying, "Are you crazy?! You and your son must have just been released from a mental hospital! You weirdos! Get lost!" After saying that, she pushed the person aside and angrily walked quickly towards her family.
Gu Qinglang, who had been keeping an eye on the area, had already headed in that direction after Li Mengxin was stopped. After noticing that Li Mengxin was angry, he quickened his pace.
"What's wrong! What did he say?" Gu Qinglang asked with a worried expression.
Li Mengxin pulled the person away: "Get in the car first! These two are disgusting!"
After the whole family got into the car, Li Mengxin told them what had just happened.
"What the hell? This mother and son are going against us, aren't they?! They even jumped in on us?! Sister-in-law, you should have said so before you got in the car, and I would have punched them a few times!" Gu Qingming, who was driving, was furious. What kind of nonsense was this?!
Gu Qinglang turned around at the window upon hearing this and saw that the mother and child had already gotten into the car and left! Good thing they left quickly!
Chu Yan frowned: "You've taken a fancy to Ayin and Auntie?"
Gu Yin also noticed something was wrong; it felt like they were watching her house!
"I'll have someone investigate." Chu Yan also sensed something was amiss.
Gu Yin nodded.
Chu Yan took out his phone and sent a message.
Just as they were getting ready to get home, the message came through.
As Chu Yan looked at the photos, he said, "I had someone investigate them. Zhang Tianming likes men, not women! After he left, he went home and went on a date with a man. The two of them hugged and kissed in the car, and my people took pictures of it."
Li Mengxin felt even more disgusted: "You like men and yet you tell me it was love at first sight?!"
Gu Yin fell into deep thought. She liked men. When her mother said she should accept her relationship with Zhang Tianming, Zhang Tianming neither stopped nor objected. But after Li Mengxin objected, he stood up and said he liked Li Mengxin. This seemed very strange!
"Have your people come back. I'll have someone investigate. I suspect their motives aren't simple." Gu Yin finished speaking and made a phone call, expressing her suspicions.
Gu Qinglang asked worriedly, "Is it related to foreign enemies again?"
The others also fell silent.
Gu Yin shook her head: "It doesn't look like it. It's too stupid. If it were an enemy, they wouldn't do something like this. Don't worry, someone has been sent to investigate."
When they arrived home, Lan Yan was already there, talking with the old man.
Seeing their somber expressions, Lan Yan asked in surprise, "What happened?"
Gu Yin gave a brief explanation, and Lan Yan frowned: "I'll have someone ask around. It might take some time for the higher-ups to check. I can get it done faster from here." After saying that, she took out her phone and sent a text message.
Half an hour later, Gu Yin's phone rang, and a helpless voice came from the other end: "The person has been taken away by Blue Flame's people."
Gu Yin was surprised and looked at Lan Yan, then saw his phone ring.
Gu Yin hung up the phone and waited quietly.
As Lan Yan listened to the reply on the other end of the phone, her brows furrowed more and more. Finally, she said, "No need, I'm not going out anytime soon," and hung up.
Seeing that everyone was looking over, but given the gravity of the matter, Lan Yan had no choice but to say, "The other party has already confessed that someone asked him to let Gu Yin get close to you, but the main target was A Yin. However, this matter is not a big problem and has nothing to do with foreign forces. It's a domestic matter. The higher-ups have already arranged for people to handle it. It's fine, don't worry."
The tension that had been building up finally subsided.
"Since everything's alright, you all sit down. I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything else I can help with!" Gu Qingming got up and walked towards the kitchen.
Gu Qinglang followed.
Seeing that Chu Yan was talking to the others and they weren't paying attention, Lan Yan kicked Gu Yin and got up to walk towards the backyard.
Seeing this, Gu Yin looked at Chu Yan, who smiled and winked. Gu Yin smiled back, got up, and followed him.
Lan Yan walked slowly, and after Gu Yin caught up, she said, "Let's go to the study."
Gu Yin nodded upon hearing this and went to the study.
Lan Yan had lived here for a while and knew that the Gu family had a study; he had even used it before when he was working.
Once inside the study, Lan Yan cut to the chase: "That person came for the things I asked you to keep safe. Their original plan was to have a woman entangle with your father and Zhang Tianming entangle with your mother. Once the two of them had a falling out, one of them would definitely enter the Gu family and appear normally by your side. But they didn't expect me to come back early, so they got anxious. That woman just passed your company's interview today, and Zhang Tianming's attempt failed."
Gu Yin was at a loss for words: "...Are you implying that you underestimated my intelligence? Or underestimated my parents' feelings?"
Lan Yan laughed: "The people are real, and their family backgrounds are real. It's just that the benefits those people offered were too great, so Zhang Tianming and the others agreed. Their backgrounds are all fine. Even if you investigate, you won't find anything because there's nothing wrong with them. It's just that they seem to be unaware that Zhang Tianming likes men."
Gu Yin didn't know what to say.
"Do you have the item with you now? If so, give it to me. I'll hand it over after dinner tonight. The longer you keep it, the more dangerous it becomes. If those people get desperate, I'm afraid they might do something irreversible to others."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yin got up, walked to the bookshelf, and pretended to take something out of a book.
“Since you came to our house today, they must have guessed that you would take the things. It’s not safe to go out at night. Let’s talk about it tomorrow morning.”
Lan Yan took the things, put them away, and nodded: "Then we'll leave at dawn."
"Ayin, we have a guest!" Chu Yan's voice came from outside the door.
Gu Yin opened the door and looked at Chu Yan: "What guest?"
Chu Yan looked at the two of them: "It's Xiao Sheng and his uncle who have arrived."
Gu Yin asked in confusion, "What are they doing here?"
"Xiaosheng came to thank you for the medicine you sent. As for his uncle, he said he came to see Instructor Lan."
Lan Yan's mind raced, and she looked at Chu Yan: "Give me your clothes, I need to leave here immediately."
He wasn't familiar with Xiao Sheng's uncle, and had never even met him. He had been extremely careful when he came to the Gu family today; no one knew he was coming! But the other party knew he was at the Gu family at this time! That was a big problem!
Upon hearing this, Chu Yan asked no questions and went into the study.
When the two came out of the study, they had changed their clothes. Lan Yan was wearing a baseball cap and sportswear, which made him look younger.
"I'm leaving. Wait ten minutes before going to the front hall! If I come back early, the family reunion will continue tonight. If I don't come back, then consider this meal as me having already eaten, and we'll be siblings!" Lan Yan said, then left through the back door.
The back door of this house was very well hidden. Lan Yan had patrolled the house several times when she lived here because she was worried that the security was not good enough.
"Second brother, third brother, come and help!" Gu Yin shouted.
Then they heard footsteps chasing after the direction Blue Flame had left.
Chu Yan held Gu Yin's hand and comforted her, "Don't worry, Brother Lan is so capable, he'll definitely be fine. Besides, this is Beijing, no one would dare to make any big moves here."
Gu Yin nodded: "I know. Let's go to your room. Change your clothes. This camouflage outfit isn't suitable for you to wear out."
Ten minutes later, Chu Yan changed his clothes, and the two went to the living room.
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