586: Chapter 582: Su Mengchen, Mo Xiaoyan 586: Chapter 582: Su Mengchen, Mo Xiaoyan But speaking of Su Mengchen, ever since she left the school gates on Friday night and accepted Ye Fan’s apology in person, she had thought Ye Fan would look for her over the weekend.
Unexpectedly, the weekend passed by in a blink, and Ye Fan didn’t seek her out, not even a single text message.
However, she didn’t really mind.
It was just that tonight, as she sat on the living room sofa watching TV, tuned into Dragon City’s TV station, she inadvertently caught the special report on the serial murders in Mingde County.
The case happened right around her, so she paid more attention.
Just then, a familiar, tall figure appeared on the TV screen; it was Ye Fan.
Su Mengchen was lounging on the sofa before, but now she sat up straight, her beautiful eyes fixed on the TV screen.
On the news interview on TV, Ye Fan was dressed in a sharp police uniform, his back straight as a rod, even while sitting on a wooden sofa, he exuded an inexplicable aura of authority, calmly conversing with the beautiful reporter Liao Susu in front of the camera.
“Commissioner Ye?” Su Mengchen smiled to herself and muttered, “Who would have thought that he, so young, is already a deputy section-level official with real power.”
Even though she knew Ye Fan was the deputy commissioner of the county police station, Su Mengchen didn’t feel much about it.
After watching the special news report in full, Su Mengchen stretched lazily and yawned, getting ready to wash up for bed.
At that moment, the cellphone on the coffee table suddenly rang.
She reached out to pick up the phone, glanced at the caller ID, and then answered, “Mom, what’s up?”
“Mengchen, did you look at the matchmaking profiles I sent you?
Are there any that caught your eye?” A middle-aged woman’s voice came from the phone.
Su Mengchen immediately felt overwhelmed and exclaimed helplessly, “Mom, I’m only twenty-three, still young.”
You’ve graduated for two years already!” a voice reprimanded her over the phone.
“You’ve messed around in Mingde County for two years; it’s time to settle down.
Even if you want to be a teacher, you can choose from any school in Helu City.”
Helu City is the capital of Anhui province.
“That’s different,” Su Mengchen said.
“The city is full of Dad’s acquaintances, it’s uncomfortable, and I’d worry about being kidnapped by bad guys.”
Su Mengchen’s mother said, “Do you plan to stay in Mingde County forever?
Back then, I couldn’t wait to leave that godforsaken place.”
Su Mengchen could only respond with a bitter smile.
“Mengchen, take some time to go through the matchmaking profiles your mother sent you when you’re free; they are all young men with excellent conditions,” her mother continued.
“Don’t think you’re fine now at twenty-three, in the blink of an eye you’ll be past twenty-five.
After a woman is over twenty-five, her value starts to decrease.
Once you’re past thirty, even the men you once looked down on will dare to be picky about you…”
“I got it, I got it…” Su Mengchen was too annoyed with the nagging and exclaimed.
“Also, be sure not to get fooled by any bad men in Mingde County.
If you find a boyfriend there, your mother will never acknowledge him.”
“Mom, if there’s nothing else, I’m going to hang up,” Su Mengchen said, and without waiting for her mother to respond, she ended the call.
After hanging up, Su Mengchen tossed the phone onto the sofa and let out a long, deep sigh of relief.
She really didn’t understand why her mother was always pushing her to go on matchmaking dates and get married.
It wasn’t that she was being arrogant, but with her qualifications, she had plenty of suitors; getting married would be as easy as breathing.
However, finding someone she genuinely liked was not easy.
She longed for pure love, untainted by her family background or her appearance.
“When will my true prince charming appear?
Or has he already appeared?” Su Mengchen clasped her hands in front of her chest, her pretty face slightly tilted upward, murmuring with longing anticipation.
At the IFC Shopping Center, lavishly decorated and filled with international luxury brands as far as the eye could see, Lu Xiaoman and Mo Xiaoyan, two sisters, strolled hand in hand.
Usually, Mo Xiaoyan would get excited upon entering a mall, full of vitality, eager to buy anything she liked.
But the current her was listless and disinterested, with no heart to look at anything.
“Sis, this is so boring,” she said to Lu Xiaoman, pouting.
Lu Xiaoman revealed a tender smile and said, “You were the one who dragged me to the mall, and now you’re the one saying it’s boring.”
“It’s just plain boring,” Mo Xiaoyan replied.
“If brother-in-law were here to chat and tease him, that might liven up the spirits.
Plus, if we see something we like, we could just have brother-in-law swipe his card…”
Mentioning Ye Fan, her eyes gradually showed a sparkling interest.
Lu Xiaoman shook her head helplessly and said, “He’s in Mingde County, how could he possibly accompany us to the mall.
Besides, you always buy a ton of stuff when you go shopping, spending so much of his money, yet you don’t think to hold back a little.”
“Heh, heh,” Mo Xiaoyan chuckled smugly, “If not from my brother-in-law, then whom else should we fleece?
After you and brother-in-law are married, he might not be so generous.
There is no such shop after passing this village, so I must seize the opportunity now and swipe, swipe, swipe…”
While saying this, she gestured with her right hand, chopping through the air a few times as if ruthlessly slashing.
Like someone slaying and drinking the blood of her victims.
Upon hearing the word “marry”, Lu Xiaoman’s heart felt a tinge of sadness, but she maintained a smile on her face.
“Sis, is brother-in-law coming back to Hua Hai city next week?” Mo Xiaoyan retracted her hands, continuing to hold onto Lu Xiaoman’s arm with hopeful anticipation.
Lu Xiaoman shook her head lightly and said, “I don’t know.
He’s just taken his post and it’s a strange place for him, so he must be really busy.
I’d rather he stay focused in Mingde County for over a month, and then come back to Hua Hai city to play for a couple of days.”
“Pathetic!” Mo Xiaoyan said in frustration.
After walking a bit more, Mo Xiaoyan said, “Sis, aren’t you afraid that brother-in-law, being far away from Hua Hai city and not by your side, might get seduced by some vixen?”
Mo Xiaoyan shook her head, a bit amused, feeling her sister always had too many suspicions.
“How about I help you keep an eye on brother-in-law?” suggested Mo Xiaoyan.
Lu Xiaoman asked in confusion, “Keep an eye?
How would you do that?”
“Of course, by going to Mingde County to supervise him,” replied Mo Xiaoyan.
“If you go to Mingde County, what about the company Dad asked you to manage?” Lu Xiaoman asked.
“I definitely can’t go now,” Mo Xiaoyan said.
“But I can after the New Year.
I’ve started to make some headway in Hua Hai city and have begun to set up the factory for production.
The costs are very high to set up a factory in Hua Hai city, typically factories are established in the outskirts then the goods are transported back to Hua Hai city.
Mingde County is not too far from Hua Hai city, with highways and railways connecting them, making it a very good investment location.
Therefore, I’m considering investing in a factory there after the New Year.”
“It’s fine for you to set up a factory in Mingde County.
Ye Fan should be able to help you out a bit there,” said Lu Xiaoman.
“Hee hee, so you’re saying you support me going to Mingde County?” Mo Xiaoyan asked happily.
Lu Xiaoman nodded with a smile.