ebookland Chapter 382 tells you to follow his example, not that you should avoid having a girlfriend like him!
Chapter 382 tells you to follow his example, not that you should avoid having a girlfriend like him!
His words shocked both Grandpa Yan and Xiao Ling.
Xiao Ling: "You mean, you and Weiwei have never dated?"
Yan Bei'an nodded: "Yes."
Old Master Yan's face turned pale: "Explain yourself clearly!"
Yan Yunting didn't react much, since he already knew the truth beforehand. He just lifted his eyelids and glanced at his son who was about to confess.
Liang Liangwei and Yan Zhixu also looked at Yan Beian, their faces filled with worry.
Yan Zhixu frowned: "Bei'an..."
Yan Beian looked at Yan Zhixu and said, "Uncle, I'd better be frank. Otherwise, Grandpa won't agree to accept Weiwei. Don't let me affect your relationship."
He knew that Yan Zhixu wanted to take the blame for his grandfather's anger in order to avoid bringing up the absurd affair between him and Fang Xun.
Turning her gaze back to the questioning looks of Grandpa Yan and Xiao Ling, she took a deep breath and said, "Actually, it was I who asked Weiwei to pretend to be my girlfriend and bring her back to meet you. We are just ordinary friends. Apart from those two times when I brought her back, we rarely see each other."
Xiao Ling looked bewildered and glanced at Liang Liangwei opposite her, who returned an awkward smile.
Although she didn't say anything, Xiao Ling understood that she was affirming what Yan Bei'an had said.
"Pretend? Why?"
Yan Bei'an scratched his brow, his eyes flickering: "It's all because of... you and Grandpa."
Grandpa Yan asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"
Yan Zhixu continued, "Dad, it's obvious that Bei'an, like me, wasn't in a hurry to find a girlfriend. It was you and my sister-in-law who kept urging him, saying that if he couldn't find one, they would arrange a marriage for him. That's what forced him to find a way."
He felt the woman beside him turn to look at him as he spoke, and he looked down at her, and they smiled at each other.
Yan Beian muttered, "That's right. A girlfriend isn't a company investment project. You can't just have one whenever you want. I have to meet one first. If I can't, I can only find a fake one."
Old Master Yan's face darkened again: "Nonsense! If you can't find one outside, try arranging a marriage for you. Isn't that an opportunity? Why bother finding a fake one to fool the family?"
Yan Beian said irritably, "I don't want to be involved in a marriage alliance. The young ladies involved in such alliances are either spoiled or arrogant and domineering. They're utterly boring."
Grandpa Yan: "Not every company is like that. If one isn't suitable, just go to another one. There will always be a suitable one."
Yan Bei'an curled his lip: "The prince is choosing a consort, looking at each one one by one..."
Old Master Yan was so angry that he retorted to his sarcastic remark: "Isn't it good to experience being a prince?"
Liang Liangwei quickly lowered her head and covered her mouth to suppress her laughter.
Yan Zhixu casually patted her waist, raised an eyebrow and asked her what she was laughing at.
Liang Liangwei secretly took out her phone and sent him a WeChat message: 【He's a prince, so why don't you experience what it's like to be the crown prince choosing his concubines?】
After reading the message, Yan Zhixu smiled and glanced at her with a half-smile.
Xiao Ling was afraid that Grandpa Yan would be too angry, so she quickly said, "Dad, don't be angry. Bei An was wrong. I'll talk to him."
After calming the old man down, she looked at Yan Beian with a disapproving expression and said, "Don't blame your family for being anxious. You're already 26. Instead of helping out at the company, you spend all your time eating, drinking, and having fun with your friends. You're so irresponsible."
Yan Bei'an retorted, "What do you mean by eating, drinking, and having fun? I'm making money by running a company with my friends!"
Xiao Ling: "Okay, even if starting a company is true, other young masters your age, even if they're not married yet, already have steady girlfriends. Whether it's an arranged marriage or not, at least they're not alone. Some of them even have two children after getting married early..."
Yan Bei'an raised his hand to stop his mother from continuing, and said with a smile, "I remember every year during the Spring Festival you would tell me - don't be influenced by those spoiled brats, and learn from my uncle in everything - isn't that what I'm doing now?"
Xiao Ling was speechless for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Yan Zhixu.
Yan Zhixu: "..."
Liang Liangwei covered her mouth again to suppress her laughter.
Xiao Ling coughed lightly, awkwardly looked away, and glared at her son.
I told you to follow his example, not to be like him and not have a girlfriend or be in a hurry to get married!
Yan Zhixu twitched his lips and said, "Sister-in-law, don't let him learn everything from me. With such a good example as my brother right in front of him, he should learn from my brother."
Xiao Ling chuckled dryly, "I just thought you two were about the same age and got along well, so I wanted him to spend more time with you, haha..."
She secretly pinched her husband's elbow and said through gritted teeth, "Say something, big brother!!"
Yan Yunting was drinking tea when he was pulled so hard that the tea almost spilled.
She quickly steadied the cup, glanced at her son, thought for a moment, and said, "Your mother is right."
Xiao Ling was almost furious.
What? She's the only one who's right? Is she the one who made her son follow her uncle's lead? If she keeps being right, won't her son be 30 or even later when he doesn't find a girlfriend?
Her uncle is good in every way, except that he doesn't have a girlfriend, which is a huge worry for the old man. She doesn't want to follow in his footsteps!
Yan Beian glanced at Old Master Yan, who still had a stern face, and then at the others, and said, "Anyway, I've already told the truth. Weiwei and I are not in a romantic relationship. She's single and can be with whomever she wants. So why can't she be with my uncle? Just don't drag me into this."
After saying that, he felt relieved, let out a sigh of relief, and sat back down on the sofa.
Xiao Ling moved next to him and angrily punched him, her anger filled with disappointment.
For a moment, no one spoke.
Yan Yunting shifted his body, sat up straight, looked at Yan Zhixu opposite him, and asked gently, "How long have Zhixu and Weiwei been together?"
Yan Zhixu looked back at him and said, "It's been a month."
It's been a month?
Xiao Ling recalled that Yan Beian had told them about breaking up with Liang Liangwei half a month ago.
She looked at Grandpa Yan, who was squinting, seemingly also aware of this time difference.
She asked Yan Bei'an, "When did you end your fake relationship?"
Yan Beian glanced at Yan Zhixu but didn't dare to speak, afraid that his story wouldn't match what his uncle had said, since he had delayed telling his family for quite some time.
Yan Zhixu continued, "I was the one who fell in love with Weiwei first. I accidentally learned that her relationship with Bei'an was not what we thought. After some subtle questioning, I confirmed it."
He cleverly left his words unsaid, making it clear to everyone around him—
He only began pursuing Liang Liangwei after confirming that the two were not in a romantic relationship, and then tried to get them to end their relationship.
That makes sense...
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Liang Liangwei asked curiously, "How did you figure that out?"
Xiao Ling was also very curious.
Yan Zhixu smiled and said, "It was so cold that night, and you were wearing a short skirt, remember? As your 'boyfriend,' he didn't even know to keep you warm. What kind of 'boyfriend' is that?"
Liang Liangwei was slightly taken aback, and immediately thought of the time she sang at the nightclub.
Yan Bei'an didn't care whether she was cold or not, and didn't even mind if she was dressed too revealingly for others to see. Yan Zhixu, on the other hand, took off his coat and put it on her as soon as he arrived, and gave her a dark look.
The memory was so sweet, and her heart warmed. She smiled sweetly at him.
Xiao Ling turned and glared at Yan Bei'an.
She believed Yan Zhixu was telling the truth, because she had also wondered why her son brought his girlfriend home, but their behavior was not intimate at all.
So that's not what happened at all!
Yan Bei'an shrank back, thinking of that night, and felt a pang of guilt.