Yu's father and mother followed his gaze and indeed saw a young man with an extraordinary demeanor.
Yu's mother hurriedly led her husband and son over and stopped Huo Linyuan, who was waiting for the elevator, in the elevator lobby.
Huo Linyuan narrowed his eyes, sizing up the two men and one woman blocking his way, and had a vague guess in his mind.
Sure enough, Yu's mother spoke first, "You must be Chaoxi's boyfriend, right? We are her parents."
Huo Linyuan nodded. "Yes, that's me. You all just came from Xixi's place, right?"
One or two of them covered their faces, clearly having been beaten up.
Huo Linyuan was relieved; it was good that the little girl hadn't suffered any loss.
"It really is you!"
Yu's mother looked Huo Linyuan up and down, thinking that his suit and watch must be very expensive. She only knew from the person on the phone that Yu Chaoxi's boyfriend was a rich man, and was said to be a CEO.
As for how much money the other party actually had, she really didn't know.
Now that Yu Chaoxi refuses to pay, they can only hope that this wealthy boss will help them make up the 30 million.
A CEO could probably scrape together 30 million, right?
Thinking of this, Mother Yu's momentum was restored.
“My daughter, whom I raised with great care for over twenty years, is now following you behind our backs without any status or recognition. She's even going on some dating reality show. Now the neighbors all know about it and treat her like a joke. When my wife and I go out, people gossip and criticize us behind our backs.”
Huo Linyuan frowned. What did he mean by following them without a name or status? They were clearly boyfriend and girlfriend now.
Why should people point fingers at us when we're having an open and aboveboard romantic relationship?
What exactly are you trying to say?
Yu's mother said, "What I mean is, since my daughter has followed you and spent her youth and reputation, you have to give her some compensation. You can't let my daughter follow you for nothing, can you?!"
Yu Guangyao covered his face and chimed in, "Yeah! My sister is with you, so it's only natural that you give her money, isn't it?"
“I know that you rich people wouldn’t marry someone in the entertainment industry. My sister is too embarrassed to ask you for money, but as family, we can’t just watch her suffer!”
"If she hadn't been with you, she would have married a rich boss in our city and become a wealthy wife by now, which would have meant we'd have to pay hundreds of thousands in dowry!"
Huo Linyuan finally understood. These people thought he and Xixi had a sugar daddy and canary relationship and were eyeing the money in his hands.
Huo Linyuan has already sent people to investigate Yu Chaoxi's background. He knows that her parents treated her badly, using her as an ATM, and that she has a good-for-nothing younger brother who is in debt from gambling.
"How much money do you want?" Huo Linyuan asked casually, lifting his eyelids slightly.
“Three…” Yu Guangyao held up three fingers, then held up another one the next second, “Forty million! I heard you’re very rich, forty million shouldn’t be much to you!”
Huo Linyuan smiled good-naturedly, looking very easy to talk to. Just as he was about to say something, the elevator doors opened with a ding, and Yu Chaoxi came out carrying a cardboard box.
Seeing that the family hadn't left yet, he immediately dropped the suitcase, shielded Huo Linyuan behind him, and glared angrily at them.
"Why haven't you left yet? Want to get beaten up by the bodyguards? This time it won't just be a slap in the face!"
"You brat, how can you talk like that? We're discussing something with your boyfriend, and it's for your own good. Why are you kicking us out without even asking what happened?" Yu's mother said angrily, her harsh tone sharp and grating.
Yu Chaoxi tugged at Huo Linyuan's sleeve and whispered, "Did they ask you for money?"
Huo Linyuan hummed in agreement. "They said that our relationship without any official status has ruined their reputation back home, and they asked me for 40 million to comfort the two old folks."
The voice sounded rather aggrieved, as if the person had been threatened by a scammer and was being forced to give money.
Yu Chaoxi's anger flared up instantly. "Don't give them a single penny! I'm going upstairs to call the bodyguards down to beat them up!"
Yu Chaoxi kept her word and turned to press the elevator button.
Mr. Yu and Yu Guangyao were truly terrified of those two tall and burly bodyguards, plus this 1.9-meter-tall young man. How could they possibly walk out of this residential area standing up today?
The three people quickly turned and left.
Yu's mother was really unwilling. If Yu Chaoxi hadn't come downstairs to stop them, that young man was so easy to talk to, he would definitely have agreed to their request!
It's all that ingrate's fault! He's siding with outsiders!
After everyone left, Yu Chaoxi solemnly told Huo Linyuan, "They're a bottomless pit. If you give them money this time, they'll cling to you next time! You're not allowed to give them any more money!"
Huo Linyuan nodded obediently, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Actually, I wasn't planning on agreeing to their request even if you hadn't come."
He's a businessman; no one can threaten him to cede profits unless he gives it away willingly.
The two went upstairs together to pack their belongings. They loaded what they needed into the car and took it with them, while the bodyguards disposed of what they didn't need. In just two hours, the entire house was emptied.
President Huo Linyuan skipped half a day of work to take Yu Chaoxi back to Lanyue Bay.
Throughout the journey, Yu Chaoxi could clearly sense that Huo Linyuan's emotions were not quite right.
Seems a little... down?
While waiting at a traffic light, Yu Chaoxi nudged his arm. "What's wrong? Did they make you angry just now?"
"It's nothing," Huo Linyuan said in a muffled voice.
Once the car stopped in the underground parking garage of Lanyue Bay, Huo Linyuan unbuckled his seatbelt and buried his head in Yu Chaoxi's neck.
"Sweetie, shall we get married?"
His warm breath brushed against her neck, causing Yu Chaoxi to instinctively try to dodge, but the man's large hand somehow restrained her waist, preventing her from escaping.
"Why do we need to get married? We've only been dating for a few days!"
Yu Chaoxi smiled, but Huo Linyuan had his head down and didn't see it.
Huo Linyuan did the math, and their relationship, at most, lasted three days... well, three days.
He was speechless for a moment.
It seems too fast, but he has already set his mind on her. What difference does it make whether it's three days or three years?
"I think it's great for us to date like this. You're happy and I'm happy. If we get married, we'll have to take on the responsibilities of marriage."
Yu Chaoxi opened her large, brown eyes and spoke as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
Huo Linyuan frowned slightly, now he was genuinely unhappy. "What do you mean? You don't want to take responsibility for me?"
He never liked his parents' arranged marriage model, which tied two strangers together, and after marriage, they each went their own way, both having extramarital affairs and being very promiscuous.
He also dislikes casual relationships between men and women.
Yu Chaoxi meant that they would only date, and break up if it didn't work out or they got tired of each other.
How could Huo Linyuan possibly accept that?
With a dark expression, he went around to the passenger side, forcibly picked the person up, took the elevator directly to the second floor of the villa, opened the room door, and threw the person onto the bed.
"Hey! How can you be so rude!" Yu Chaoxi accused him.
Huo Linyuan loosened his tie and tossed it aside, then knelt on one knee on the bed, looking down at him, "Not going to take responsibility? Then... I'll make you willing to take responsibility!"
"……Don't……"
Yu Chaoxi was happy to have been being cheeky, but she quickly paid the price for it.
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