Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Five: Sense of Security (1/2)
“Master?”
Nan Wei became nervous when he did not hear any response from the other end.
Xiao Yu opened his mouth and shut it again.
He honestly did not know what to say.
If this were to happen to anyone else, it would be a scene of a heartless scumbag ditching his gay lover and marrying some rich lady in pursuit of wealth and fame.
Right after receiving the breakup “fee”, the news of their engagement immediately appeared. In addition, the “scumbag” was uncontactable at this point –a textbook example of the routine of a two-timer.
Then again, the saying comes to mind: “Quantity changes are caused by qualitative change”.
If the lawyer had presented a blank cheque earlier instead of that horrifying contract, Xiao Yu might really have gone into a panic.
But now…
Hah.
Who ever heard of anyone giving a company as breakup fee?
Not Xiao Yu anyway.
Even when he had heard about all sorts of Chairman-related stories from the many love-struck ladies in the office, none of them were as exaggerated as this situation.
At the very least, imagination had logical roots, but reality was often stranger.
Moreover, although Xiao Yu admitted that he had no clue about managing a business, it did not mean that he could not read. He was the cream of the crop who enrolled at University F after all, his reading comprehension skills were just fine.
Part of the twenty centimeter thick contract that he had signed was indeed related to FX’s stockholder matters, but the rest of it wasn’t!
He would have to be blind to not see“YL” in big letters on those papers.
Not only were there mentions of FX and YL, there were a few more brand names that Xiao Yu felt were very familiar. Yet, when he asked the lawyer about it, he only replied, “There’s no problem at all. These are just affiliated contracts and our main issue is still on FX.”.
Xiao Yu realised that he may need to re-evaluate whether his net worth was only a few hundred million.
It couldn’t have been just a breakup fee. It was more like a transfer of assets.
(Chairman Yan’s background narration: It’s just pocket money.)
Under such circumstances, connecting the dots to Yan Jin’s impromptu business trip and the sudden engagement announcement…
Xiao Yu began to wonder if Yan Jin was caught in some kind of trouble.
As for the engagement, Xiao Yu… didn’t really care.
The first time that Xiao Yu heard rumours of Yan Jin’s engagement with Nan Chan was all the way back when he had not reunited with the chairman yet. Back then, he was extremely sad when Shao Yue had told him about Yan Jin’s engagement. When he eventually reunited with Yan Jin, he did ask the chairman about it and his answer in summary was something along the lines of:
Firstly, he was so gay that it was impossible for him to have any reaction towards women. Secondly, no person or family members were qualified to force him into marriage. Lastly, even if he was to be forced at gunpoint to marry someone, that person will never be Nan Chan.
Xiao Yu was obviously intrigued, asking, “Why can’t it be Nan Chan?”.
“Because Chu Ge is very protective of Nan Chan.” That was how Yan Jin had replied.
Xiao Yu had misinterpreted the meaning of “protective” at first. It was later when he got to know Chu Ge’s real identity that he finally understood.
The reality was something like this – Chu Ge, who knew Yan Jin’s sexuality, would never allow his own cousin to marry the chairman. And if such a thing were to happen, Chu Ge would expose his own identity and return to the Nan family. That way, and only that way, the Nan family would no longer need Nan Chan to continue with the arranged business marriage.
“Master, Master are you okay? Master?!” Nan Wei started to raise his voice.
“I’m fine. I know the engagement is a fake one. He must have his own plan… I believe in him.”
Xiao Yu hesitated for a long time before he gave a confident answer.
He believed Yan Jin every minute that passed, and every second made Xiao Yu believe him more than ever.
The sense of security was not purely his own, neither was it an assumption. It was Yan Jin who went through a lot of trouble to make him feel safe.
He must not waste Yan Jin’s feelings.
……
“That is so you, such a kind-hearted soul… Oh! Someone hit me in the middle route, there’s a few of them.” Chu Ge said while he played the mobile game. “If it were someone else, no one would have put up with a person who is so frequently uncontactable.”
Xiao Yu chose not to remind Chu Ge that the doctor was the one who got bullied the most. He focused on the game on his mobile. “Fear not, go ahead and start a match, I’m coming.”
With their mage’s crazy moves and their jungler’s questionable command, they successfully won the team match.
The opponent’s archer started to curse on the public channel.
Xiao Yu moved his hands away from his mobile and asked while waiting for the countdown, “If Yan Jin is really marrying Nan Chan, will you really go back to take over the family business?”