Chapter 299: The Pseudo-Student's Dark Moonlight Goddess (Finale)
On the morning of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhuang Yan was awakened by the ringing of the phone. On the other end of the line, Cao Xiaoshan's voice was slightly cold: "Uncle Fang fell down the stairs and is gone."
Although Zhuang Yan and Fang Youlin had a mediocre relationship, he decided to go back and see Fang Youlin off. Shen Xinran and Zhuang Yan drove for eight hours from their hometown back to City A.
Fang Youlin's mourning hall was set up in the Fang family's old house. When Shen Xinran and Zhuang Yan arrived at the Fang family, it was already evening.
Cao Xiaoshan was kneeling before Fang Youlin's memorial tablet, weeping breathlessly. Guests familiar with her pulled at her arms, saying, "Xiaoshan, the dead cannot be brought back to life. You must accept your loss."
Shen Xinran was not surprised by Fang Youlin's death, because Fang Youlin in the plot also died unexpectedly on this day.
But she looked at Cao Xiaoshan twice more, because after she knew the plot, she once suspected that Cao Xiaoshan had killed Fang Youlin.
After all, Cao Xiaoshan is no simple character. She could have lured Zhuang Jiangwei to jump off a building with just a few words. But the plot didn't make it clear, and she had no evidence.
One of the guests saw Zhuang Yan and quickly waved to him, "Zhuang Yan, come and persuade your mother to be more open-minded."
Zhuang Yan didn't move, but just held Shen Xinran's hand and stood quietly on the edge of the crowd.
After the guests left one by one, Cao Xiaoshan stood up from the ground, completely losing her previous grief.
Zhuang Yan was not surprised by this, but just felt it was ironic.
Cao Xiaoshan walked over to Zhuang Yan and asked, "You haven't broken up with her yet?"
Zhuang Yan raised the hand he had been holding with Shen Xinran and said with a smile, "I might disappoint you, because we are already married."
Cao Xiaoshan's face darkened. "If you're always so disobedient, I'll just pretend I don't have a son like you."
Zhuang Yan chuckled, "You never seem to think of me as your son. You just treat me as a puppet, a puppet at your mercy, a puppet you can discard at any time."
Although it is said that there are no perfect parents in the world, some people are not born to be parents because they only care about themselves.
He may have cared about Cao Xiaoshan a lot in the past because he was a person who lacked love.
But now he has someone he loves, and the word "mother" has become unnecessary to him.
Cao Xiaoshan's face had nearly turned charcoal black. She spoke word by word, "Since that's what you want, let's sever our mother-son relationship. From now on, don't come looking for me, and I won't look for you."
Zhuang Yan smiled directly, "Okay, I couldn't ask for more."
After Zhuang Yan finished speaking, he bowed deeply three times to Fang Youlin's coffin, then took Shen Xinran's hand and left resolutely.
When the two of them walked to the door of Fang's house, they saw Fang Zhuo coming in. His eyes were red, revealing deep fatigue.
Fang Zhuo also saw Zhuang Yan. He was stunned for a moment and wanted to pretend not to see him, but as they passed by, his voice rang out involuntarily, "I'm ready to resign."
Zhuang Yan was surprised and stopped to ask, "Why?"
Fang Zhuo said helplessly, "This position is not as glamorous as it seems to outsiders. The company's shareholders all have their own opinions and don't listen to me at all. I feel like every day in this position is torture."
After hearing Fang Zhuo's words, Shen Xinran just found it funny.
Those who had worked with Fang Youlin and Cao Xiaoshan in the past have become shareholders of the company and are unwilling to listen to the opinions of the young people. Even the male protagonist in the plot is left in a state of being sidelined after taking over the company.
The male protagonist was forced into a desperate situation and signed a gambling agreement with the shareholders, promising the company to earn 200 million yuan within two years. The male protagonist used dividends to slap these shareholders in the face, and only then did they shut up.
But Fang Zhuo obviously doesn't have the courage.
So, if you don’t have the skills, don’t take on the job.
A week later, Shen Xinran accidentally came across an article.
It was about Xufeng Construction being taken over by Cao Xiaoshan. Under her iron-fisted management, the company had a completely new look, and those shareholders who once held high positions were now forced to leave one by one...
Shen Xinran couldn't help but share the report with Zhuang Yan, anticipating his reaction. However, Zhuang Yan simply glanced at it and looked away, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Fang Youlin's passing didn't cause much of a stir in Shen Xinran and Zhuang Yan's lives. They continued to enjoy life, savor delicious food, and occasionally travel to explore unknown landscapes.
The next time the two saw Cao Xiaoshan was three years later.
The two were having dinner in a Cantonese restaurant when Cao Xiaoshan walked in with a young man. The man looked about the same age as Zhuang Yan, but he put his arm around Cao Xiaoshan's waist and behaved intimately.
Cao Xiaoshan also saw Zhuang Yan. She was slightly stunned, but did not say a word and went straight upstairs with the man.
Zhuang Yan watched as Shen Xinran stared at Cao Xiaoshan's back. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why? Are you envious?"
Shen Xinran nodded, "A little bit."
Cao Xiaoshan can now be said to have gotten promoted, become rich, killed her husband, and then used her husband's inheritance to support her gigolo. How many women dream of this!
Zhuang Yan put a piece of coconut chicken into Shen Xinran's bowl with chopsticks and sneered, "Don't look at it. I won't give you a chance."
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On every holiday and anniversary, Zhuang Yan would prepare gifts for Chen Xinran and transfer money as a surprise.
Over time, Shen Xinran's account balance has reached eight figures. But as long as Shen Xinran has time, she will still take on design drafts.
That day, she had just finished drawing a picture when she found that the tablet screen was black. Her eyes naturally turned to Zhuang Yan's computer.
Then, she shouted towards the bathroom: "Zhuang Yan, let me use your computer."
There was a sound of running water in the bathroom; Zhuang Yan was showering. Shen Xinran didn't know if Zhuang Yan heard it clearly, so he just sat down on the chair and turned on Zhuang Yan's computer.
The computer prompted that a password was needed. Shen Xinran entered her birthday and Zhuang Yan's birthday, but both showed that the passwords were incorrect.
Just when Shen Xinran was about to give up, she suddenly had an idea and entered the date when she confessed to Zhuang Yan, and the computer opened.
Shen Xinran wanted to log in directly to the website to see if his design draft had been uploaded to the cloud. However, he saw a folder named "Heart's Desire, Soul's Dream" on his computer desktop.
Shen Xinran felt strange and clicked on it, and saw that it was filled with her photos.
Photos of her moving, photos of her reading in the library, photos of her eating in the school cafeteria.
From the time she graduated from high school to her senior year, her food, clothing, housing, and transportation were all recorded. It turned out that she had been living under the surveillance of the male protagonist for the past few years.
Didn't Zhuang Yan know from the beginning that she wasn't married and was just playing a trick on her? It was truly terrifying to think about it!
"Did you find out?" Zhuang Yan's voice suddenly sounded, with a low and cold tone.
When Shen Xinran looked up, she saw Zhuang Yan standing at the door of the toilet. His eyes were dark, and a paranoid light flashed inadvertently.
Chen Xinran glared angrily, picked up the pillow on the chair and threw it at Zhuang Yan, "Who told you to look at me like that!"
Zhuang Yan was stunned by the pillow, but Shen Xinran had already rushed over and pressed him down on the sofa. "You dare to spy on me? You are so brave!"
Shen Xinran raised his fist, pointed it at Zhuang Yan's face, and said in a threatening tone: "Apologize to me!"
Zhuang Yan said helplessly: "I'm...I'm sorry."
Shen Xinran persisted: "Say you'll never follow me again!"
Zhuang Yan could only promise: "I will never follow you again."
Shen Xinran then put away his fist, let go of Zhuang Yan, and said coldly: "Go and delete all the photos for me!"
Zhuang Yan hung his head and asked aggrievedly, "Can you please not delete it?"
Shen Xinran raised his fist, "Are you looking for a fight?"
A good socialist successor was turned into a perverted stalker!
Zhuang Yan reluctantly walked to the computer and picked up the mouse.
Shen Xinran watched Zhuang Yan click delete before nodding in satisfaction and turning away. If a man doesn't obey, just give him a beating.
Zhuang Yan looked at Shen Xinran's leaving back and pursed his lips. Why was she so mean to him?
Humph, do you think that deleting it will stop him? It’s his computer, he’s the boss. Zhuang Yan’s fingers tapped quickly on the keyboard, and the photos that had just been deleted returned to the computer.
This time, he set it as a private folder and double-encrypted it to ensure that it would not be discovered by anyone, making it a beautiful memory that belonged to him alone.
After finishing all this, Zhuang Yan started laughing again. She was so cute when she was angry. I really wanted to record that scene.
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