Ye Xian heard the full anger and helplessness in his voice and comforted him by patting his shoulder.
It seemed that being born into a wealthy family wasn’t as great as one might imagine...
Lin Yan turned his head to look at her, "Ye Xian, what would you choose if you were in my shoes?"
"Continue to pursue your dreams or compromise with reality?"
"I wouldn’t do either," Ye Xian shook her head, "I would face the difficulties and solve the problems."
"Solve the problems?"
"Yes, singing is your dream, and if you give up now, you’ll definitely regret it for life. But family is equally important. With their support, you can freely walk on the path you choose without any worries."
Lin Yan gave a bitter smile, "Impossible, they don’t even have time to oppose, let alone support."
"How do you know if you haven’t tried?" Ye Xian looked at him firmly, "The urgent matter is to cancel that arranged marriage of yours. Do you know the girl? Did your grandfather mention when you are supposed to get engaged?"
"I don’t know her, next week."
Ye Xian’s jaw almost dropped. Engage next week with someone he didn’t know?
Do wealthy families play it so tough now? It’s like a royal family marriage.
"Then how much do you know about her?"
"I know less about her than about her family background. Zhu’s is in the business of fashion material production which compliments our family’s fashion industry. Zhu Shanshan is Chairman Zhu’s only biological granddaughter. I heard from my dad that she’s currently attending Imperial Capital University and is also a fairly famous author on a website."
Ye Xian: "So she’s still a student and she doesn’t oppose this marriage?"
Lin Yan shook his head, "Probably just following her family’s arrangements without caring too much."
This Miss Zhu is a wealthy heiress capable of getting into Imperial Capital University which shows she isn’t low on intelligence. Good family background, high intelligence, the sole heir, how could such a proud person quietly follow her family’s arrangements?
Ye Xian: "Perhaps she is just your fan and knowing that her betrothed is you is making her more than happy."
Lin Yan: "...Are you taking pleasure in my misfortune?"
"Haha, just kidding. You mentioned she’s a website author, which website?"
"I think it’s called Dianyue Novel Website."
Why does that sound so familiar?
Ye Xian opened a search engine and discovered something shocking, "Lin Yan, you have to see this!"
Lin Yan looked down at her phone, "Dianyue Novel Website, the world’s largest site for Danmei novels. Is there a problem?"
"Big problem! An author writing novels on a Danmei website means she’s a fan of male-male romance. Since she’s a fan, I have an idea..."
Ye Xian whispered into his ear.
Lin Yan listened and his ears turned a bit red, "This, how can this be ok?"
"Why wouldn’t it be? Trust me. To ordinary fans of male-male romance, seeing two handsome guys together is more delightful than being with a handsome guy themselves. Just tell her we’re a couple, and she’ll back off and even bless us. Then, you and her can fight the marriage together. No matter what the elders think, they can’t do much, because you two are the main characters."
Lin Yan looked at her hesitantly, "Wouldn’t this damage your reputation?"
Ye Xian laughed, "Haven’t I always been rumored to be gay? Besides, as long as you and I know, even if she gossips with her friends, it’s unlikely anyone will believe her."