Chapter 59: Chapter Fifty-Nine: Mediating the Situation
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Shi Nian exchanged glances with Ye Kun and Liang Han. He now understood why they insisted on him coming over. ‘Guys, don’t drag me into this,’ he inwardly griped.
Shi Nian asked Ye Kun about the progress of the department store he was in the middle of acquiring. Ye Kun was grateful for the save and began to chat non-stop on the topic. He reported everything to Shi Nian as if he was a teacher inspecting his homework. From time to time, Shi Nian would raise questions and give some suggestions while Liang Han listened as seriously as if he was at a lecture.
Gu Man and Shi Gao were left to their own devices, and after a while, they started whispering to Lin Yu.
“I invited you guys here for a drink and to socialize, so why are you all talking about work?” Lin Yu interrupted Ye Kun. “I know Shi Nian is a workaholic, but why are you two joining in as well? Of all the things you could learn from him, you picked up his workaholic ways!”
Ye Kun and Liang Han felt sheepish. Xi Cheng put down his glass, picked up a
fork, and took a piece of watermelon from the fruit platter before him. He slowly uttered, “Shouldn’t work be a man’s priority? Who would look up to a man without a career? You were urging them to find a girlfriend just now. Why would anyone want to date them if they don’t have a career?”
“That’s not always the case,” Shi Gao teased. “Girls will flock to them just for their looks alone.” Shi Gao and Gu Man then covered their mouths and giggled.
Xi Cheng glanced at the trio. “Good looks, huh? That’s true,” he lightly said. “People like us, we have our looks, and putting that aside, we also have our family pedigree. So even if we’re useless layabouts, women will still be lining up to date us for our family wealth and influence.”
Lin Yu’s smile froze. Xi Cheng picked up his bottle of alcohol, took another swig, and asked the guys, “Have your families been urging you guys to get married recently again?”
The trio stayed silent. Xi Cheng gave them a wry smile and added, “I’m telling you, resistance is futile. I advise you to concede earlier rather than later. Or, you can find a girl you like and marry her as soon as possible. At least your relatives will stop hounding you on the matter.”
Lin Yu paled. Thanks to Xi Cheng, the atmosphere was uncomfortable once more. Ye Kun tried to liven up the mood by revealing, “I met a girl recently. I’m trying to woo her.”
Liang Han’s eyes lit up. “Do you mean that neighbor of yours?” Ye Kun was all smiles as he nodded.
“Did you make any progress?” Liang Han demanded. “What stage are you two
Ye Kun was a little vexed as he answered, “We just got close enough for some casual chit-chat, but she’d suddenly disappeared these past few days. Shi Nian, do you know anything about this?”
Shi Nian calmly informed him, “I heard that she went abroad. Her family’s overseas.”
“Oh!” Ye Kun’s spirits immediately rose. “So that’s why I haven’t seen her around these past few days. When will she be back? Which country is she visiting?” he swiftly interrogated.
Shi Nian shook his head and replied, “I don’t know.”
Ye Kun grabbed his wrist. “Hey, now! Aren’t we buddies? How can you leave me in the lurch like this? Your best pal’s life’s happiness lies in your hands. How dare you keep inside information to yourself! Shi Nian, hurry up and tell me! Tell me everything! I’ve been anxious for several days already. Geez, how did I forget about you? I should have gone upstairs and asked you!”
Shi Nian frowned and broke free from his grip. “1 really don’t know. I just heard from her friend that she went to visit her parents. I don’t know the details. Oh, that’s right, she just broke up with a scumbag a while ago. That’s everything I know; there’s really nothing else.”
“She got dumped? By a scumbag? So that’s why there’s a thick cloud of sadness on her. Even when she smiled, I could see the melancholic loneliness in her eyes,” Ye Kun remarked.
Liang Han patted his arm and said, “Are you interested in being a screenwriter m my companys your language expression anu appncauon SKIMS Just now were superb. That was so sappy, bro.”
Shi Gao gave Ye Kun a cryptic look and chuckled, “She must be a stunning beauty to be constantly on Young Master Ye’s mind.” Ye Kun was still deep in his thoughts and ignored her.
Lin Yu didn’t want her friend to feel awkward so she asked Shi Nian, “You know that girl?”
“Oh, yeah. She’s a friend of a friend. We chat occasionally,” Shi Nian answered.
“Your girlfriend’s friend?” Lin Yu’s keen ear caught the difference in his tone when Shi Nian mentioned his “friend.”
“No,” Shi Nian denied with a smile. ‘At least not yet. She still refers to me as her collaborator.’
Lin Yu pursed her lips, smiled, and nudged Xi Cheng. “Look at that! They all have someone they’re interested in.”
Xi Cheng’s legs automatically moved him away from her. He asked Shi Nian and Ye Kun, “Have you looked into her family’s background? Don’t get into a relationship so easily; it will save you trouble in the future. You don’t want to waste a girl’s time and youth on a fruitless relationship, do you?”
Lin Yu’s expression changed when she heard that. Shi Nian hurriedly stated, “Pigs would fly if Ye Kun could get into a serious relationship. Don’t listen to his nonsense. I wouldn’t sell out my friend’s friend to him; this menace doesn’t deserve her.”
‘ Way to go, Shi Nian!’ Ye Kun and Liang Han silently praised Shi Nian for averting another uneasy silence. It was no wonder that Shi Nian had gained control over his family’s corporation earlier than them.. Aside from personal reasons within his family, this guy’s talent and abilities were also excellent enough to manage his massive empire!