Chapter 138-139

Chapter 138: Running Away In A Panic ... Yan Jinyun’s smile froze and she almost knocked over the cold drink beside her. She turned back stiffly and saw Feng Yuan, who was standing there in shock. He seemed to be holding a small cake in his hand. Feng Yuan swore that he was really just passing by. He saw Yan Jinyu and Yan Jinyun sitting there and felt that it would inevitably hurt their stomachs if they just drank cold drinks without ordering anything to eat. He suddenly recalled that other than drinking, this cold drink shop didn’t seem to have any snacks. Hence, he bought a small cake from the cake shop next door to send to them. He did not expect to hear such words the moment he arrived. It was simply a “bolt from the blue”! Yan Jinyun liked him! Yan Jinyun liked him! Yan Jinyun, this black-hearted girl who never had a friendly expression on her face every time she saw him, actually said that she liked him! She even said that she liked him very much!! If he hadn’t reacted fast enough, the little cake in his hand would have fallen to the ground. It must be an illusion! It must be an illusion! “Y-y-you… I-I-I…” Yan Jinyun’s expression froze for a long time. When she saw the cake in his hand, her stiff expression slowly faded. She just looked at the shocked and panicked Feng Yuan and said, “That’s right, I like you.” There was no coyness, and there was no avoidance in her eyes. 　 　 When Yan Jinyu heard that, she picked up the drink that Yan Jinyun had already ordered for her and took a sip. Her personality was very similar to hers. If she liked him, he liked him. She was direct and had nothing to hide. “I-I-I…” “I’ll treat you two to cake!” Then, he ran over and placed the cake on their table. Then, he turned and ran out of the cold drink shop. He knocked into things three times when she ran out. The first time, his hand hit the table in the shop, another time, his leg hit the chair, and another time, his face hit the closed glass door. It was tragic and funny. Yan Jinyun’s expression didn’t change when he quickly turned around and left, but the light in her eyes gradually dimmed. However, when she saw him escaping in such a panic, the sense of loss in her heart dissipated inexplicably. She wanted to laugh. Hence, she really curled her lips and laughed out. “He left just like that, and you’re still smiling. Aren’t you sad?” Yan Jinyun smiled faintly and shook her head, “I’m not sad.” “I was a little disappointed initially, but now, I’m not even disappointed anymore.” Yan Jinyun looked at Yan Jinyu, who was supporting her chin with one hand and playing with the beverage in her hand with the other. Her posture was a little lazy, and she continued, “Although Feng Yuan doesn’t do his job well and has nothing to do all day, and his mouth is vicious, he still looks barely passable. He plays basketball well and is good at racing. He’s very loyal to people. Basically, other than his academic results, he’s quite good at everything else. Among the three schools beaus of Boyu High School, he’s one of them. There are actually many girls who like him.” 　 　 “I’ve witnessed many young girls confessing to him before. He has never fled in such a panic like now. He calmly rejects everyone who confesses to him, including Xu Xiaoxiao, who has courted him for three years and dated him for a period of time.” “After we went to high school, the person who pestered Feng Yuan the most was Xu Xiaoxiao. Feng Yuan had always ignored her. They even got together because Xu Gui had asked Feng Yuan and Feng Yuan valued righteousness so he agreed casually.” Although she understood, Yan Jinyun still minded every time Xu Xiaoxiao was mentioned, especially after she realized her feelings for Feng Yuan. “That was considered my confession to him just now. This is the first time he fled in the face of someone else’s confession. It’s enough to show that I’m different in his heart. As for the rest, since there’s this difference and he’s the person that I, Yan Jinyun, fancy, he will be mine.” The title of North City’s top socialite did not come out of nowhere. Yan Jinyun had always been a proud and confident person. Yan Jinyun looked at the small cake on the table and asked Yan Jinyu, “Sister, do you like this cake?” Yan Jinyu shook her head. “No, it’s too sweet.” She liked sweet and sour things, such as yogurt. She could be considered as liking it for the time being. After all, other than yogurt, she didn’t seem to favor any other food. “It’s what I like.” Yan Jinyun’s smile widened. “I only eat this flavor whenever I have cake.” Yan Jinyu raised her eyebrows slightly, “Then go ahead.” Yan Jinyun nodded and brought the cake in front of her. She didn’t seem to have any intention of asking Yan Jinyu if she wanted to eat it. 　 　 If it were Yan Jinyu, she wouldn’t share the things that Yin Jiujin had specially bought for her either. Deep in their bones, Yan Jinyun and Yan Jinyu were actually the same kinds of people. They didn’t like others to have designs on their stuff, even if they were their closest sisters. “Aren’t you worried that he’ll be in danger if he runs out like this? He doesn’t seem to be very calm.” Yan Jinyun, who had eaten two mouthfuls of cake, heard that and raised her head to smile at her. “I’m not worried. When he ran out, I glanced at his car parked outside. Xu Gui is sitting in the front passenger seat. Seeing his flustered look, Xu Gui won’t let him drive.” Yan Jinyu smiled. No wonder she wasn’t anxious at all. Even with her sharp senses, she didn’t notice that there was someone else in Feng Yuan’s car parked outside, but Yan Jinyun did. Indeed, things were different when one was interested. “But Sister, did you say those words on purpose because you saw Feng Yuan?” Yan Jinyu smiled faintly, “Yes and no.” At the beginning, when she mentioned that Feng Yuan had joined the Feng Corporation and that Feng Yuan had helped Yan Jinyun a lot, it was entirely because she didn’t want to stay on that slightly depressing topic. However, just as she finished speaking, she saw Feng Yuan pushing the door open and walking towards them. The table that they were sitting at wasn’t far from the door of the cold drink shop. It was only a short distance away, and Yan Jinyun had her back facing the door. She had long seen through their thoughts about each other, so she wanted to help them. Now that the Yan Family had become like this, Yan Jinyun was having quite a rough life. With Yan Jinyun’s character, she probably wouldn’t just find anyone to rant about her sufferings. Of course, she was an exception when facing her sister. She could sense that Yan Jinyun was a little reliant on her. 　 　 It was only right for a younger sister to rely on her elder sister. However, she couldn’t accompany Yan Jinyun every day after all. Hence, she could only make someone who could accompany Yan Jinyun appear as soon as possible. This was also why she suddenly opened her mouth to entice Yan Jinyun to say those words. “Don’t care if I did it on purpose. This is always good, right?” Yan Jinyun didn’t deny it. Knowing that she liked him, if he cared about the fact that the two of them had known each other for so many years and even argued with each other the moment they met, there would be no more girls like Xu Xiaoxiao who would mysteriously appear beside Feng Yuan. As long as he remained single, everything was fine. Feng Yuan was the only weirdo who would agree to date someone’s cousin because of their friendship. Yet, she liked such a weirdo so she was a weirdo too. “When did Sister discover it?” “Probably the day I came to this shop for the first time.” However, she was only suspicious at that time and was not sure. She could tell it slowly from the few times they interacted later. Wasn’t that the day… when she got someone to block Yan Jinyu? At the mention of this, the guilt in Yan Jinyu’s heart rose again. Seeing that there was something wrong with her expression, Yan Jinyu smiled and changed the topic, “What about Yun’er? When did you start to like Cousin Feng Yuan?” Yan Jinyun put down the spoon that she used to eat the cake and took a sip of the cold drink beside her. “I don’t know. Perhaps it was not long ago, or even earlier.” Ever since she started kindergarten, Feng Yuan would send her birthday presents every year. Even until today, she still kept the birthday gift that he gave her at kindergarten. She only kept his gift. There were already 14 gifts from Feng Yuan in the storage box on her desk. “I really realized my feelings on the day I met Luo Yilin.” She was referring to the day Luo Yilin tried to find someone to abduct her. “If I had known earlier, Xu Xiaoxiao wouldn’t have been involved at all.” “Let’s not talk about this first. I still have something to tell Sister.” Yan Jinyu looked at her and gestured for her to continue. “Sister, do you still remember Zhao Yue?” Yan Jinyu always had a good memory. “Yes, the person whom I sent into the hospital together with Qiu Jian.” Yan Jinyun’s lips twitched. There was nothing wrong with saying that. “That’s her. She has already been hospitalized for some time. The Zhao Family naturally knows that her hospitalization has something to do with you. However, due to their fear of Master Nine, the Zhao Family doesn’t dare to come and question us. They don’t even dare to talk about this privately.” They were indeed smarter than the Qiu Family,?Yan Jinyu thought. “This matter was supposed to be over, but Master Nine suddenly attacked the Qiu Family some time ago. The Zhao Family was afraid that Master Nine’s next target would be them, so they pleaded with me.” Actually, once Zhao Yue got into trouble in the Qiu Family, Zhao Yue’s father had come to look for her and she easily dealt with him. After that, she didn’t even call Yan Jinyu. She only mentioned it since she asked Yan Jinyu out today. *** Chapter 139: Persuading ... “Oh right, the Zhao Family also said that if Master Nine doesn’t pursue this matter, their Zhao Family’s largest development project will choose to cooperate with the Yan Corporation. To the Zhao Family, it’s the largest development project, but it’s not that important to the Yan Family. However, the more money we make, the better.” “Speaking of which, the Zhao Family is really shameless. How did they figure out that we need to use Master Nine to deal with them? If anything really happens, I, alone, can make the Zhao Family unable to turn over a new leaf in North City.” “I didn’t tell the Zhao Family about this. Even if I didn’t really do anything to the Zhao Family, it’s a fact that Zhao Yue once caused trouble for you. Just making them feel uneasy for a period of time is already a very easy punishment for them.” 　 　 Yan Jinyu chuckled, “You’ve already said everything. What should I say then?” “Speaking of which, if it wasn’t for the fact that those people from the Qiu Family were brainless, they wouldn’t have ended up like that. I don’t even care about the Qiu Family, let alone the North City’s Zhao Family.” Yan Jinyun was also very speechless at the mention of the Qiu Family. A big group of them rushed to the Empire Group to apologize to Master Nine. She really didn’t know what they were thinking. Didn’t they think that that would anger Master Nine? Who would find someone to apologize by making a scene at their company? Alright, even if they wanted to go to the company, was there a need for so many of them to go? What did they take the Empire Group headquarters as? “What about the project with the Zhao Family?” Yan Jinyu smiled and asked, “Why not? Didn’t you say that the more money we earn, the better? You can decide for yourself regarding the Yan Corporation. You don’t have to ask me.” “Of course, I’m not asking you everything. After all, I’m the one in charge of the Yan Corporation now. I’m thinking that since this matter is related to you, I have to let you know.” Yan Jinyu nodded in satisfaction. “Mm-hm.” It was very difficult for someone who always relied on others to grow up. Yan Jinyu was very satisfied that Yan Jinyun could understand that she was the one in charge of the Yan Corporation. “Sister.” Yan Jinyun suddenly looked serious. However, Yan Jinyu was stunned for a moment. “If there’s anything, just say it.” “Do you want to continue studying in school? I’m the one in charge of the Yan Family now. If you…” Yan Jinyu stopped drinking and her face twitched. Couldn’t she escape from this topic? She suddenly regretted it very much. Why did she create such a persona back then? If she had known earlier, she would have made up a superb past for herself. She had completely forgotten that her initial thoughts were that such a past would always be easily pitied. Perhaps, seeing her return to the Yan Family, her parents… Forget it, let’s not talk about them. It was more convenient to get close to Yin Jiujin with the persona of a weakling. After all, her main purpose for coming back was to get close to Yin Jiujin and then contact the Yin Family through Yin Jiujin to find out the cause of Bai Ye’s death. 　 　 At that time, this was what she found after three years of confusion that could barely be considered as the “meaning of life”. Now, it was all in passing. “There’s no hurry.” “But…” “Alright, Yun’er. You also know that what you know about my past that I only studied in junior high is fake. I really don’t need to go to school. Don’t interfere in this matter anymore.” “Even so, you’re only the same age as me. Even if you skipped a grade, you should only be in university. You can’t have skipped a few grades and finished studying in university, right? I heard that Master Nine got a double doctorate in the capital’s universities. Even if you really graduated from university, it’s still not enough. Even if you skipped a grade, can you still finish your doctorate at this age?” “Don’t lie to me. A person like Master Nine only got two doctorates at the age of 20. You’re only 18 now. No matter how good you are, can you be better than Master Nine?” “Alright, I’ll take it that you’re really very formidable. You’ve also got a doctorate at this age. Then, can you get a double doctorate like Master Nine?” “After all, going to school is very beneficial to you. Our Yan Family’s status is far inferior to the Yin Family’s. We can’t compare to the Yin Family in terms of family background. You have to make others unable to find an excuse in your education. Isn’t it good to let others feel that you and Master Nine are made in heaven?” 　 　 “…” Yan Jinyu. She was really not used to Yan Jinyun being such a “busybody”. Didn’t she always like to say one thing and mean another? Why did she have to be so direct? Her head hurt. “Well, I did get a double doctorate. No, not just a double doctorate. I could get a few doctorates if I wanted one or even a couple of postdocs.” “…” Yan Jinyun.?Who would believe you? “Sister…” “Aiyah, the person who picked me up is here. I’ll get going first. Call me if anything happens.” Yan Jinyun thought that Yan Jinyu was looking for an excuse. She followed her gaze and saw a car parked outside the shop. The person who got out of the car was Yin Jiujin. He seemed to have gotten out of the driver’s seat. In other words, he drove here alone to pick Yan Jinyu up. It was almost lunchtime, so he specially came to pick Yan Jinyu up for lunch? As Yan Jinyun was thinking, Yan Jinyu had already walked out of the cold drink shop quickly and ran straight towards Yin Jiujin. From Yan Jinyun’s angle, she could only see the pretty girl in a pink floral dress throwing herself into the arms of the man in the white shirt. The man hugged her tightly and lowered his head to kiss her forehead. Then, the two of them seemed to say something before they got into the car and left. Yan Jinyun chuckled. Forget it. Master Nine was still around after all. Moreover, Yan Jinyu was quite capable herself. Even if her education level wasn’t comparable, she probably wouldn’t suffer much. She didn’t expect she would become so naggy one day. 　 　 She felt that she didn’t look like Yan Jinyu’s younger sister at all just now. Instead, she looked like her mother. Oh well, so be it. Who asked her to take up all the maternal love that belonged to Yan Jinyu? However, she had forgotten that she might not have had that so-called maternal love before. After Yan Jinyu left, Yan Jinyun didn’t leave immediately. Instead, she calmly finished the small cake before slowly taking out her phone from her bag. She had already sent the chauffeur back. She needed someone to pick her up now. She had just confessed and should strike while the iron was hot. The most suitable person to pick her up now was naturally Feng Yuan. However, before that, she needed to send the third wheel away. Hence, Yan Jinyun sent Xu Gui a message. She called Feng Yuan after 10 minutes. *** “Brother Nine, why did you suddenly come over?” Yan Jinyu, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, asked Yin Jiujin as she held her chin. “I heard from Uncle Cheng that you went out. When I found out that you were here, I thought I would pick you up for lunch.” “Yes, it’s rare for Yun’er to be free. It’s also Saturday today. She doesn’t have to go to school, so she asked me to come out and have a seat.” She wasn’t lying. As for what she had told Yan Jinyun, it wasn’t that she couldn’t let Yin Jiujin know. It was just that she felt that those matters were unimportant and there was no need to specially mention them to him. “If there’s nothing else, don’t stay at Mount Jing constantly. You don’t want to accompany me to the company but you don’t want to go to school either. If you have time, you can ask your sister out to sit like today or go shopping for beauty treatments. Don’t you girls like these?” “Next time.” Looking at him, Yan Jinyu smiled very brightly. “However, Brother Nine, since you know that I have an appointment with Yun’er and you want me to go shopping with Yun’er for beauty treatments, why did you come to pick me up so quickly?” “I didn’t know that the person you were meeting was your sister.” That was not a lie. “Then, who does Brother Nine think I’m meeting?” “…I thought you were alone,” Yin Jiujin said without changing his expression. He didn’t know who she was meeting, but he knew that she must not have been bored to the point of wanting to go out alone. She had spent so many days on Mount Jing alone. He couldn’t help but feel uneasy when he thought of her identity and had no idea about her social circle. What if she was meeting a man? Yan Jinyu looked at him and smiled mysteriously, “Alright, then Brother Nine, where are we going now?” “Min Ting just arrived in North City. He booked a place to discuss something with me and I came to pick you up.” Yan Jinyu’s eyes darkened slightly.?Talk about something? He had specially come to North City to talk to Yin Jiujin about something. It was most likely related to “Elegant Bamboo”. After all, Yin Jiujin and Min Ting had gone to Elegant Bamboo together last time and that had happened. With Yin Jiujin’s ability, it was impossible for him not to find out who the boss behind Elegant Bamboo was. If they found Meimei, they would definitely think of Feng. “You guys will be talking about something. Would it be inappropriate for me to go?” Upon hearing her words, Yin Jiujin frowned. “There’s nothing inappropriate about it. Don’t say such things in the future. As long as it’s related to me, there’s nothing you can’t know.” When Yan Jinyu heard that, her heart skipped a beat. Then, she smiled sweetly, “Mm-hm, I understand.” After a while, they arrived at the place Min Ting had booked. Under the leadership of the waiter, Yin Jiujin led Yan Jinyu to the private room. The waiter knocked on the door, then pushed open the door and retreated to the side respectfully, “Master Nine, Miss Yan, please come in.” The two of them walked into the private room. When Yan Jinyu saw the person sitting inside, the smile on her face suddenly froze. Meimei.