Chapter 145 - Chapter 145: Chapter One-Hundred and Forty-Five: Win Over
Chapter 145: Chapter One-Hundred and Forty-Five: Win Over
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Although Han Yuan felt sorry for Gu Man, she finally gave in to Lin Yu’s implicit and explicit hints. Gu Man was considerably unhappy when she returned to the Xi family house.
Han Yuan consoled her, “It’s okay. There are still other men besides Shi Nian. I think Ye Kun and Liang Han are also fine men. Xi Cheng has many young and talented friends. With your looks and family background, you’ll certainly find a suitable candidate.”
Lin Yu chuckled, “Yeah! Manman just has high standards. She liked Shi Nian immediately after meeting him, but he’s already taken. I guess you two just weren’t meant to be. You’ll find your destined love someday, and he’ll definitely be better than Shi Nian!”
Gu Man glanced at her coolly but said nothing, and Lin Yu’s heart skipped a beat. Xi Cheng happened to return right then. He was sober today—a rare occurrence—but he looked exhausted.
“Have you been working all day today?” Han Yuan asked in concern. “You look so tired, dear. Have you eaten?”
Xi Cheng lightly frowned when he saw Lin Yu and the others were there and told his mother detachedly, “I have a business dinner tonight. I’m just home to get a document.” And with that, he turned and strode away.
Looking at Xi Cheng’s disappearing figure, Gu Man commented a little gleefully, “Lin Yu, why do I get the feeling Xi Cheng isn’t too happy to see you?”
Han Yuan was about to go after and check up on her son when she heard this and paused. She turned to ask Lin Yu, “Did you two have a fight?”
Lin Yu appeared confused as she aggrievedly answered, “No, we didn’t.”
She took two steps forward to get to Han Yuan’s side and whispered something in her ear. Han Yuan raised her eyebrows and scoffed at whatever she heard before patting Lin Yu’s hand and said, “Oh dear child, you’re so sensible. Don’t worry. I’ll explain it to him if he asks. This matter has nothing to do with you.” Tears started to fall from Lin Yu’s eyes. She gently turned her head away and smiled through her tears, saying, “Thank you, Auntie.”
Han Yuan then went to look for her son while Lin Yu casually took out a tissue to wipe her tears with a calm expression. Gu Man and Shi Gao were both bewildered. They didn’t know what Han Yuan and Lin Yu were secretly chatting about.
“Lin Yu, what did you say to my godmother?” Gu Man asked anxiously.
Lin Yu smiled and replied, “It’s nothing; just some family matters.” With that one sentence, she classified Gu Man as an outsider. Gu Man was furious, but she couldn’t find fault with it.
Lin Yu turned to Shi Gao. “Xiang Yang has a solo exhibition next month. Are you interested?” she inquired.
Shi Gao was a little surprised. Lin Yu added, “I heard the tickets aren’t easy to get. If you want to see the exhibition, I’ll ask someone to get us some tickets. I heard she only holds her exhibitions when her husband is on vacation. I think she’s quite pretentious, but her works are truly amazing.”
Shi Gao laughed. “Sure!” she said. “Try and see if you can get us some tickets. I would like to see the exhibition!”
Lin Yu lowered her head and smiled faintly, thinking, ‘ICs not the exhibition you want to see, but certain people. ‘
She had to cater to Shi Gao’s likes—she needed to get Shi Gao on her side. She couldn’t let her assist Gu Man; that would cause her a lot of trouble.
Xu Yun informed the whole family during dinner that Xiang Yang would return next month to hold an exhibition. She told Shi Nian and Yun Nan to find some time to go and see it and try their best to come home for dinner every day. She wouldn’t accept any leave or rebuttals.
Shi Nian and Yun Nan both chuckled and agreed. Nowadays, Yun Nan enjoys eating with the Shi family very much; their meals together are always relaxed and happy. She hadn’t felt such a warm family atmosphere in a long time; it always reminded her of her adoptive parents.
“By the way, I watched Shi Xiu’s live broadcast today,” Xu Yun stated.
Yun Nan apologetically said, “I haven’t had the time to watch it yet, but my studio’s staff are keeping an eye on it. If there are any problems, they can resolve them in time. The main thing I’m worried about is that she’s participating in the show together with Yun Liu.”
“Don’t worry!” Xu Yun smiled and assured her. “My daughter isn’t one to be trifled with! From what I’ve seen, my daughter is bursting to fight with Yun Liu. I saw the comments on the bullet screen; a fight nearly broke out between their fans.”
Shi Nian nodded as he ate and commented, “Mom, you’re amazing. You even figured out the bullet comments.”
Yun Nan probed, “Netizens these days know no boundaries when it comes to online comments. Aren’t you upset about the things they say, Mom?” There would definitely be negative comments about Shi Xiu, and Xu Yun must’ve seen them. Yun Nan was worried Xu Yun wouldn’t be able to stand them.
“Why would I be upset? I know what my daughter is like,” Xu Yun replied nonchalantly. “I don’t care about the irresponsible remarks they make just based on the very little they know about Shi Xiu from the show. However, I’ll accept all their praises to my daughter.”
Yun Nan laughed and thought, ‘This family has ridiculously strong psychological endurance.’
“About those Internet trolls… Where can we hire some? I read someone’s comment saying that Yun Liu hired several Internet trolls.. I want to hire some for Shi Xiu, too!” Xu Yun said indignantly as she thought, ‘I can’t let my
daughter fall behind!’