"In what capacity do you want me to meet you?" Huo Beichen countered.
Lin Zhibai chuckled, "Perhaps, as the prospective son-in-law of the Sun family, he's more likely to have a conversation with me."
Huo Beichen's face darkened.
This was an undisguised humiliation for Lin Zhibai.
"In that case, I might have to talk to you as Gu Fanyan's friend," Huo Beichen retorted without any politeness.
Sure enough, Lin Zhibai's expression changed upon hearing the name "Gu Fanyan".
"You and her..." Lin Zhibai never imagined that he could have a relationship with Gu Fanyan.
“We met abroad,” Huo Beichen said. “Do you know 782 Landou Avenue?”
Lin Zhibai suddenly stood up, staring fiercely at Huo Beichen like a tiger spotting its enemy: "What is your relationship with her!"
No. 782 Landou Avenue is Gu Fanyan's most private residence abroad.
Even Lu Dongjue had never been there.
“So Young Master Lin also knows this place,” Huo Beichen said with a calm smile. “It seems you’ve never stopped paying attention to her all these years.”
"Stop talking nonsense! I'm asking you, what's your relationship with her?"
"Believe it or not, I'll wipe out the Huo family!"
Lin Zhibai looked like he was about to flip the table.
“Friends,” Huo Beichen replied calmly. “We’re probably closer than ordinary friends. It’s all by chance. I know some things that Miss Gu doesn’t want to tell outsiders.”
"What is it?" Lin Zhibai asked.
Huo Beichen chuckled lightly, offering no reply, but his eyes held a deeper meaning as he kept looking at Lin Zhibai.
Although he didn't say anything, he said everything.
These things that they didn't want to tell outsiders were clearly related to Lin Zhibai.
"What exactly happened?" Lin Zhibai pressed.
Huo Beichen countered, "You don't really want to marry Yun Wanqing, do you?"
Lin Zhibai understood.
This kid is here to make a deal.
"You're overthinking it," Lin Zhibai said, his face darkening. "I'm serious about my marriage to Yun Wanqing."
Huo Beichen raised an eyebrow. "Then there's nothing to discuss."
Lin Zhibai got up and went to the window. He stood there for a while before asking, "How many Huo Group shares do you own?"
“Not many,” Huo Beichen replied.
“Then you can go and prepare cash, a lot of cash,” Lin Zhibai said.
Huo Beichen's pupils trembled slightly.
Lin Zhibai knew that he finally understood.
"Now it's your turn to tell the truth," Lin Zhibai urged.
Huo Beichen composed himself and stood up. "For Gu Fanyan now, it's entirely possible that she could marry someone at any time."
"Murong Mo, her senior when she studied abroad, pursued her for many years... In terms of family background, he is no worse than you, and his abilities should be above yours."
"Huo Beichen!" Lin Zhibai issued a stern warning.
Huo Beichen laughed and said, "We're all adults now, let's accept the facts."
After saying that, he left easily.
Lin Zhibai suddenly realized that this kid seemed to have said a lot, but actually he hadn't said anything at all!
Was he scammed?
Yun Wanqing had been waiting in the parking lot.
Huo Beichen had just gotten into the car when she followed him in.
"How is it going?" she asked.
“He said he wants to marry you, and he means it,” Huo Beichen replied.
"He really said that?" Yun Wanqing's eyes lit up.
"He also said that he would only sign the contract if you took it to him," Huo Beichen continued, "as a sign of his sincerity towards you."
"Your trip wasn't in vain." Yun Wanqing fluttered off the car like a butterfly and happily ran into Lin Zhibai's company.
Huo Beichen stared at her retreating figure and cursed, "Idiot!"
Yun Wanqing excitedly ran into Lin Zhibai's office.
"Brother Zhibai, let's have dinner together later," she said.
Lin Zhibai looked up in confusion: "What special day is it today?"
“Of course,” Yun Wanqing took his arm, “Every day is special when I’m with you.”
Lin Zhibai smiled slightly, "There's a cocktail party tonight, why don't you come with me?"
Yun Wanqing was overjoyed. He had even brought her to public places, which was tantamount to acknowledging their relationship.
"I will definitely dress myself up beautifully!"
Night falls.
The beauty salon was bustling with people, all of whom were lovely young women who smelled wonderful.
A woman was lying down, applying a face mask while scrolling through her phone and reading gossip.
"Oh my god, this is incredible!" she exclaimed to her companion in the next bed, "Yun Wanqing and Lin Zhibai are both at the party!"
Her companion was also scrolling through her phone. "Yeah, it was a really nice cocktail party. I was planning to go today, but my husband said that cocktail parties are all about business and he's not taking me."
It's obvious they're all spamming the same group.
"Look at what Yun Wanqing is wearing and accessorizing today, all high-end designer clothes. Tsk tsk, even a pheasant can turn into a phoenix."
"Lin Zhibai is the legitimate eldest son of the Lin family, so it seems he's serious."
"Was Yun Wanqing just incredibly lucky, or was Lin Zhibai cursed?"
"Anyway, my husband said that he asked Young Master Lin if the Huo family could cooperate, and Young Master Lin did not object."
"It seems we'll have to be more polite to Yun Wanqing from now on."
After the two people finished their face masks, they got up and left.
Yun Suiwan and Gu Fanyan were left to continue lying on the beauty bed.
The room fell silent, and Yun Suiwan was momentarily at a loss for words.
Just then, Gu Fanyan's phone rang.
"My senior is coming to pick me up later, let's go get some late-night snacks together," Gu Fanyan said, glancing at her phone.
"Are you really with Murong Mo?" Yun Suiwan asked.
Gu Fanyan paused for a moment before speaking: "I think senior is a decent person."
Since that's the case, Yun Suiwan shut up.
The two walked out of the beauty salon, where two people were waiting at the entrance.
Lu Dongjue and Murong Mo.
Only then did Yun Suiwan take a good look at Murong Mo.
In terms of appearance, he was slightly inferior to Lu Dongjue.
However, he possessed a quality that Lu Dongjue lacked.
He and Gu Fanyan are quite a good match.
"Why are you here?" Yun Suiwan asked Lu Dongjue.
“I asked Aunt Zhang,” Lu Dongjue said. Before she could frown, he continued, “I came by taxi. If you don’t take me back, I won’t be able to get a taxi at all.”
Gu Fanyan gave him amusement.
She had never realized before that Lu Dongjue could come up with such a brainless excuse.
"Mr. Lu, let's go get some late-night snacks together," Murong Mo invited.
“If you go last night, I’ll go,” Lu Dongjue replied.
“I’ll go,” Yun Suiwan replied readily.
After getting into the car, Murong Mo said as he drove, "Lu Dongjue has finally found his lover."
“But from what I see, Wanwan doesn’t seem to have fully accepted him yet.” Gu Fanyan frowned.
"Is that so?" Murong Mo smiled. "If that were the case, she wouldn't have answered so readily just now."
Gu Fanyan was slightly taken aback.
Only then did I realize that Lu Dongjue's reasoning was utterly nonsensical.
But Yun Suiwan tolerated his brainlessness.
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