Chapter 27
Yin Zhihua stared at his phone for a while, but Jin Chuwan didn't reply. In the end, he could only prop his chin up and look out the window listlessly.
Is Kim Cho-man really angry?
The car drove slowly. As the second son of a pharmaceutical company, Yin Zhihua's birthday party naturally attracted many high-society figures.
However, it was still early, and when he arrived, there weren't many guests yet.
Yin Zhihua glanced around, then smiled lightly at Jiang Chen beside him.
Do you think there will be any good shows to watch today?
Jiang Chen didn't answer; he couldn't be bothered with such a pointless question.
When the old man of the Yin family saw the conspicuous hair color from afar, his expression changed immediately, and he looked at his eldest son with displeasure.
"How exactly have you disciplined him? Why is Zhihua still the same?"
Yin Yiyi, who had officially taken over the company, listened quietly to his father's lecture without saying a word, but the woman standing next to him suddenly laughed.
“Dad, how can you blame Chuanyi? It’s clear that a mother raises a son just like her son.”
Jiang Huimin chuckled, but her gaze drifted to the tall woman standing alone in the corner of the venue.
Yin Yi frowned and glanced at his wife beside him.
"Don't say anything inappropriate in this situation."
After saying that, he turned to look at his nephew who was playing on his phone.
"Zhixiao, go and call your second brother over."
The boy, named Zhixiao, nodded expressionlessly, then dialed a number and held it to his ear.
"Second brother, your uncle wants you to come over."
The boy hung up the phone immediately after speaking and continued to tap his phone.
Upon seeing this, Yin Yi'an immediately tapped his son on the head, then smiled sheepishly at his older brother.
"The child is young and doesn't understand, please don't mind."
Yin Zhixiao, who had been beaten, was very dissatisfied, but since everyone around him was an elder, he could only look resentfully at Yin Zhihua not far away.
Yin Zhihua put down his phone and looked at his family not far away. He was suddenly relieved that Jin Chuwan hadn't appeared there.
Jiang Chen glanced at the boy beside him, then followed him over.
When the elders of the Yin family saw Jiang Chen, their expressions softened slightly.
Jiang Huimin looked at her outstanding nephew and liked him from the bottom of her heart.
"After counting them all, Chen'er is still the most promising. I heard you've started working under your father. How's it going? Are you settling in well?"
Jiang Chen greeted the elders politely, then nodded to his aunt.
"fine."
After Jiang Huimin finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Yin Zhihua next to Jiang Chen, "Zhihua, today is your birthday, remember to have fun."
Upon hearing this, Yin Zhihua smiled and said, "Thank you, Aunt Jiang."
The sound of calling her "Aunt Jiang" made everyone present change their expressions, but because Jiang Chen was there, they all held back and didn't react.
Yin Yiyi looked at her son and said in a deep voice, "What Aunt Jiang? This is your mother. She's all grown up. Don't you know how to be sensible?"
Yin Zhihua smiled, loosened his collar, and then sneered, "I'm not calling her 'Mom' because I'm sensible. If you make someone else's child call you 'Mom,' be careful your wife won't come after you tonight..."
As the number of guests in the venue increased, Yin Yiyi closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and looked at his youngest son.
"The young lady who's getting married will be here later, remember to spend a lot of time talking to her..."
After saying that, he took Jiang Huimin to greet the guests. Not far away, Yin Zhihua's father was talking to the guests. He had just been looking gloomy, but now he was all gentle and refined.
Yin Zhihua chuckled sarcastically, then nudged Jiang Chen beside him.
"Aren't you angry about what I just did to your aunt?"
Jiang Chen was still thinking about the figure he had just seen when he looked up, and when he heard Yin Zhihua's question, he just felt bored.
"This is your family's business."
Looking at Jiang Chen's indifferent expression, Yin Zhihua suddenly realized something.
"So that's why Jin Chuwan, such a nice girl, is always so aloof. It turns out you've corrupted her?"
Upon hearing Yin Zhihua's accusations, Jiang Chen gave a cold laugh and walked away.
"I don't understand what you're saying..."
--
The banquet at the Yin family was very grand. Although it was ostensibly a birthday celebration for their youngest son, Yin Yi also took the opportunity to close several business deals. Overall, he was in a good mood today. If there was anything that made him somewhat dissatisfied, it was probably his youngest son.
"Didn't he go to be with Cheng Ya?"
Jiang Huimin glanced at the wound on her heel.
“I’ve said it before: children shouldn’t be spoiled too much. From the time he came into this family until now, has he ever once treated you with the respect due to his father?”
Yin Yi pressed her temples.
"Go and call him over."
--
The Yin family's gathering continued.
Jin Chuwan didn't see Yin Zhihua's message until two hours later. Because she was busy taking care of Xingbao and Xingbei, she had left her phone aside until she wanted to check the time.
At that moment, she was in Lily's garden watching her family painstakingly set up the barbecue grill.
Meanwhile, the all-powerful CEO is being mercilessly criticized by his wife.
The butler and servants pretended not to hear and took the opportunity to clean up the mess while the two were arguing.
Lee Eun-sung noticed Kim Cho-wan staring blankly at her phone and suddenly leaned closer.
"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
Jin Chuwan subconsciously closed her phone and glanced at Li Xing'en beside her.
Why does this child keep looking at her phone lately?
"It's nothing, a friend's birthday is coming up, but it's definitely too late now..."
Thinking of Yin Zhihua, Jin Chuwan sighed slightly. After thinking for a moment, she replied with a text message.
Happy birthday. But I can't make it today, I'll give you the birthday present next time we meet.
As Jin Chuwan sent the text message, the phone that had just been thrown to the ground also vibrated.
In the dimly lit room, the boy's face was covered in obvious bruises, and his father stood in front of him.
Yin Zhihua picked up the phone and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a cold smile.
"You want me to seduce Miss Cheng, and then you hurt my face? Aren't you afraid she'll look down on me?"
Yin Yiyi's face darkened further upon hearing this.
"You bastard!"
"Your mother is right, you've been too disobedient!"
"Starting today, you're getting out of this house—"
Yin Yiyi was breathing heavily in anger. Yin Zhihua chuckled when he heard this, picked up his phone from the ground, and walked out of the room.
--
Jiang Chen wasn't just here to celebrate Yin Zhihua's birthday. His father always liked to assign him odd jobs that he found troublesome, such as renewing a celebrity's contract or negotiating some small or large deals with his uncle.
After Jiang Chen finished his work, the banquet was almost over. There were many familiar elders around him. After greeting everyone, Jiang Chen felt it was too much trouble and went to the lounge to hide.
But he stopped when he reached the door of the lounge.
Yin Zhihua, who usually doesn't care about anything, stood outside the door with a gloomy expression. When he saw Jiang Chen walking towards him, he gave a faint twitch of his lips.
"Looks like I'm the laughing stock today."
Jiang Chen frowned, but he didn't say anything. Although he hadn't deliberately looked into Yin Zhihua's family affairs, he had a general idea.
"Let's go, while there aren't many people around, let's go through the back door, that way your mom won't see us."
Yin Zhihua nodded, and at that moment his phone vibrated again.
It was news from Kim Jong-un.
"Is there anything you like?"
The boy's pupils remained dark as he coldly closed his phone.
But then my hand trembled again.
"Don't tell me if it's more than fifty dollars."
Yin Zhihua paused, staring at a line of text on the screen as he weakly tugged at his collar.
The corridor was empty and quiet, with European-style curtains rolled into beautiful arcs, and light filtering through the glass onto the floor, creating a clear contrast between light and shadow.
The boy finally replied to the message.
"Where are you?"
After closing her phone, Jin Chuwan looked up at the president and his wife, who had finally decided to give up on the barbecue grill, and asked them a question.
"It's almost two o'clock now, where are we having lunch?"
The twins sat next to Jin Chuwan, each holding one of her arms, and asked in a mocking manner, "Where is Xingbao's (Xingbei's) lunch?"
Lily looked at the scene before her, then turned and glared at the useless man beside her.
Ask him—
The CEO chuckled, then turned and glared at his eldest son, who only cared about chasing after girls and refused to help him at all.
"Li, Xing, En...?"
The boy smiled gently, seemingly oblivious to his father's accusing gaze.
"I'll listen to my aunt."
After going around in circles, the problem has returned to its starting point.
Jin Chuwan froze for a moment, scratched her hair, and then pointed outside.
"There should still be some left at the restaurant at this hour... right?"
The butler understood and immediately called the driver.
Since the CEO was treating, we naturally headed straight to the largest and most luxurious restaurant in the South District.
Jin Chuwan was actually quite hungry, and considering the long journey ahead, she suggested, "I know a nice little restaurant nearby, how about we... just make do with that for today?"
After Jin Chuwan finished speaking, the housekeeper understood and immediately called the driver back.
After making the decision, the whole family set off. Jin Chuwan and Li Xing'en walked in front, Lily and the president each led one of the children, and two bodyguards quietly followed at the back.
It was very hot, but the two children didn't feel it at all. When they saw their older brother and aunt in front of them, they broke free from their parents' hands and rushed to the front.
The roadside was lined with blooming roses. The two little ones picked a bunch of roses and held them in their hands, then put them into Jin Chuwan's arms.
The roadside is shaded by trees, and cars come and go on the road.
Lee Sung-eun looked on with amusement at Kim Cho-wan, who was holding a bouquet of flowers and seemed at a loss. However, he himself did not notice the protrusion on the side of the road and stumbled and fell to the ground.
The two people who had just slipped out through the back door subconsciously looked up at the sound of children laughing and playing.
Jin Chuwan held the bouquet and looked at the boy on the ground. Her smile was somewhat blurred under the shade of the trees, yet it was so dazzling.
She naturally helped the fallen boy up and then checked the wound on his hand.
The two looked very close.
Jiang Chen stopped what he was doing.
He couldn't quite describe his feelings at that moment, because it was the first time he had ever experienced such an unfamiliar emotion.
panic.
fear?
It felt like a treasure you had carefully guarded had actually been stolen.
He subconsciously glanced at Yin Zhihua beside him.
The boy's gaze was somewhat cold. He looked down at his phone, then raised his head and chuckled softly.
"No wonder we haven't seen Kim Cho-wan lately, turns out she's been keeping a puppy behind our backs!"
With that, Yin Zhihua got into the car. He glanced at Jiang Chen, who was still standing there, and said with a hint of restraint.
Aren't you leaving?
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