Chapter 145: Seeing Uncle and Aunt

Outside the apartment door, no one was there?

Lin Yuan's expression changed, just as he was about to step out of the apartment door.

A graceful figure suddenly flashed out.

Lin Yuan jumped in fright, just as he picked up the dagger in his hand to attack; after seeing the visitor's face clearly, he hastily sheathed the blade.

"How did you come here?" Lin Yuan looked helplessly at that graceful figure.

It was Zhao Yuyan.

"I heard Hong Wenyan came to cause you trouble, so I came over to check—are you alright?" Zhao Yuyan tried to enter Lin Yuan's home, but he blocked her.

"How do you know she came to cause me trouble?" Lin Yuan said suspiciously.

"Nonsense, our underworld news is well-informed. Hong Wenyan dispatched a convoy to come find you; I planted a spy inside their group, so I naturally knew." Zhao Yuyan explained.

Upon hearing that, Lin Yuan was somewhat surprised.

These people who mix in the underworld actually planted spies on each other—truly like in Infernal Affairs.

"It's nothing, I kidnapped her and then filmed a video." Lin Yuan said, opening the video to show Zhao Yuyan.

These things, it was Zhao Yuyan's turn to be shocked.

This guy is really awesome!

He even dared to kidnap Hong Wenyan and make her film an apology video.

This is simply amazing!

"Copy and send the video to me! I also want to keep a copy!" Zhao Yuyan said.

Lin Yuan was speechless, but after the woman's repeated requests, he still sent her a copy of the video.

The more people who keep the video, the more security there is.

"Lin Yuan, you're really awesome—you even kidnapped Hong Wenyan and cut her neck. Admirable, admirable." Zhao Yuyan looked at Lin Yuan, full of spirit. That's what I call admiration.

"No, is Hong Wenyan really that scary?" Lin Yuan was also somewhat speechless.

Zhao Yuyan said, "From now on you'll know how scary she is. Apart from your Goddess Phoenix, she should be the second most ruthless woman in Hangcheng's extreme underworld."

This??

Lin Yuan's expression was not very good.

Really that scary?

Then wouldn't he have stirred up big trouble??

"Don't worry, as long as you obediently be my man, my Nine Honors International will protect you." Zhao Yuyan patted his shoulder.

"By the way, you just said 'Goddess Phoenix'? What does that mean? Does the Goddess have another name?" Lin Yuan thought of something and suddenly asked.

Zhao Yuyan gave him a doubtful glance, "You don't know? The boss of your bar, the underworld nickname in full, is called 【Phoenix God】; as for 【Goddess】, it's just her abbreviation. Because she opened a Goddess Bar, people call her Goddess."

Lin Yuan suddenly realized, so that's how it is?

The Goddess's true nickname is called—Phoenix God?

"You haven't even seen your boss yet?" Zhao Yuyan asked.

Lin Yuan nodded; he really hasn't seen her.

"Heh, but that's also true—your rank is too low to see the Phoenix God. That woman appears and disappears unpredictably; not to mention you, I haven't seen her once in a year." Zhao Yuyan said.

"Alright, since you're fine, I'll head off now—ping me if anything comes up." Zhao Yuyan said, flicking her long hair as she left.

That night, Lin Yuan suffered insomnia all night.

……

The next morning, Lin Yuan got up early, put on his new Versace suit, then went downstairs to wait for Yuan Hongli.

To attend Yuan Hongli's father's birthday banquet, Lin Yuan specially took two days off from work.

A few minutes later, a surge of furious engine roaring swept in, and a blue Aston Martin sports car came screeching.

The sports car stopped in front of Lin Yuan.

The car window lowered.

"Get in, little boyfriend." Yuan Hongli blinked her beautiful eyes.

Lin Yuan looked at the car in surprise.

Aston Martin DB12.

This car costs over 3 million.

"Whose car is this?" Lin Yuan asked curiously.

"It's mine." Yuan Hongli replied.

Lin Yuan was surprised, "But didn't you borrow a car from Su Zhiyuan last time?"

Yuan Hongli blinked her eyes, "Nonsense, that time I was following Director Su's orders to help you vent anger. Since we were going to crash a car, we definitely had to use someone else's car—can't crash my own, right?"

Lin Yuan: "……"

But this woman is really rich—she drives a Land Rover and also an Aston Martin.

The wealthy beauties of high society—Lin Yuan could hardly imagine how extravagant their lives are.

Lin Yuan opened the car door and got in.

"Here, this is the birthday gift I prepared for you; later you'll give it to my dad." Yuan Hongli said, handing Lin Yuan a gift box.

"What's inside?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Wolf Howl Small Brush; my dad loves calligraphy, so I'm giving him a set of writing brushes—just right." Yuan Hongli said.

Since we're pretending to be boyfriend and girlfriend, giving gifts definitely shouldn't cost Lin Yuan money.

So Yuan Hongli proactively bought the birthday gift; Lin Yuan just needs to deliver it.

"I also prepared a gift for my uncle myself—it's homemade medicinal rice wine." Lin Yuan said, picking up a bag in his hand.

In the bag, two bottles of rice wine had been filled using bottles.

"Oh, your rice wine—my dad will definitely like it." Yuan Hongli's eyes lit up; she had drunk Lin Yuan's homemade rice wine before, and it really tasted good, and she still recalls the flavor.

The Aston Martin sports car roared as it sped away from Shidai Gongyu.

……

Yuan Hongli's hometown is in Hangcheng, Xi Hu District.

She is a genuine Hangcheng native.

Her home is located in the old city area of Xi Hu District.

The Aston Martin sports car roared as it entered the old city district's streets, then stopped at the entrance of an old-fashioned Jiangnan courtyard house beside the street.

Lin Yuan and Yuan Hongli got out of the car.

He looked at this old-style courtyard house and felt moved.

Yuan Hongli's family is indeed well-off.

This old Jiangnan courtyard house alone, located in the old city of Xi Hu, could sell for at least several tens of millions.

"Let's go." Yuan Hongli led Lin Yuan.

The two carried some gifts and went inside.

At this time, in the morning, inside the old Jiangnan courtyard.

Yuan Hongli's parents were sitting in the living room, warmly greeting the relatives.

Today, Yuan Zhenbang is celebrating his 60th birthday, and he has summoned all his relatives and friends.

Yuan Hongli walked into the courtyard and shouted, "Dad, Mom, I'm back!"

Inside the courtyard, the relatives all came out enthusiastically to welcome her.

Her parents also came out to greet her.

"Hongli is back." Yuan Zhenbang stepped forward, looking at his daughter, unable to stop smiling.

At this moment, a young man in an elegant suit stepped forward from beside Yuan Zhenbang.

His name is Nie Zhuo, Yuan Hongli's childhood sweetheart; they have played together since they were young.

"Hongli, you've lost weight recently." Nie Zhuo stepped forward, speaking gently and with concern.

In his gaze toward Yuan Hongli, there was an unstoppable tenderness.

"Not bad, I've just been busy with work lately." Yuan Hongli replied lightly.

"Hongli, we've both been single all this time; taking advantage of your father's wonderful day, why don't we make our relationship official? I've pursued you for so long—I really want to be with you." Nie Zhuo spoke sincerely and gently, and he actually began to confess his feelings publicly.

Nie Zhuo is Yuan Hongli's most devoted suitor; he has pursued her for many years.

But Yuan Hongli has never agreed.

At this moment, Yuan Hongli's eyes slightly furrowed as she said, "Nie Zhuo, I've always regarded you as an elder brother; please don't do this. We're not suited."

At this moment, her father Yuan Zhenbang also spoke: "Hongli, what's not suitable about the two of you? I think Nie Zhuo is quite good. Moreover, you've been single for so long—it's time to bring a partner home. Today is my 60th birthday; you previously said you'd bring me a partner."

Yuan Hongli suddenly said, "I've brought one."

Saying this, she turned her head and greeted the person behind her, Lin Yuan: "Lin Yuan, come."

Lin Yuan stepped forward, carrying the gifts.

Yuan Hongli then linked her arm with Lin Yuan's.

"Let me introduce you—this is my boyfriend… Lin Yuan."

Huh??? All the relatives looked at Lin Yuan in surprise.

Before, they thought this young man was merely Yuan Hongli's attendant.

After all, Yuan Hongli is the company's general manager; having a few attendant assistants around is quite normal.

As it turned out, unexpectedly, he was actually her boyfriend??

Father Yuan Zhenbang and wife Ge Qin were first stunned.

Then the couple reacted, suddenly feeling somewhat excited.

"Hongli, you've finally brought a boyfriend home." Mother Ge Qin could not hide her joy.

Yuan Zhenbang carefully sized up Lin Yuan; his first impression of this young man was not bad—he looked clean and fresh, not greasy.

Not bad, not bad; Yuan Zhenbang was very satisfied.

But only Nie Zhuo's face changed, becoming somewhat complex and unpleasant.

He had been pursuing Yuan Hongli for years, yet never succeeded.

As it turned out, at this moment Yuan Hongli actually already had a boyfriend??

"Xiao Lin, what do you do for work?" Yuan Zhenbang asked.

As parents, it's natural to want to know about their daughter's boyfriend.

"I work as an assistant to the chairman at Su Group." Lin Yuan replied, not hiding his job.

He had previously asked Yuan Hongli, and she told him to answer truthfully.

"Oh? Assistant to the chairman? That rank doesn't seem high—it's probably several levels below Hongli." Yuan Zhenbang frowned slightly.

He doesn't demand that his daughter find an outstanding boyfriend, but at least they should be socially compatible and have matching abilities, right?

Lin Yuan is merely an assistant to the chairman; his rank is too low.

"Then what's your approximate annual salary?" Yuan Zhenbang continued to ask.

"Annual salary, around 150,000." Lin Yuan answered truthfully.

At this moment, Yuan Zhenbang's brow furrowed even more.

His daughter Hongli has an annual salary of 5 million.

But Lin Yuan, just an assistant, has only an annual salary of 150,000.

This gap is too large.

Nie Zhuo, standing nearby, couldn't help but sneer upon hearing that.

Heh, what a poor loser, how could he be worthy of Hongli?

Yuan Zhenbang continued asking about Lin Yuan's family situation: "Xiao Lin, how old are you this year?"

"Where is your hometown? Where are you from? Where did you buy the wedding home?"

Yuan Zhenbang fired off a bunch of questions in one breath.

As her father, he must vet her boyfriend.

Lin Yuan answered truthfully, "I'm 28 this year, my hometown is in Yuezhou. I haven't bought a wedding home yet."

This answer left the Yuan relatives stunned?

This, this young man may look honest and simple.

But... his conditions are just too poor!!

Honesty aside, he can't even manage decent conditions!

He's an outsider too! He hasn't bought a wedding home!

And he's far younger than Hongli!

How could Yuan Hongli take a liking to this man?

Nie Zhuo instead laughed upon hearing that; he figured it out—Hongli was just finding a man to placate her father.

Nie Zhuo stepped forward and joked, "Hongli, you just randomly found a company employee to deceive your parents—that's not okay. Hongli, even if you haven't decided to be with me yet, you don't need to find a subordinate to pretend."

Yuan Hongli frowned and said, "Who told you he's pretending? He's my boyfriend."

Nie Zhuo gently said, "Hongli, you don't need to find a man to pretend as your boyfriend. If you feel we're moving too fast, I can keep waiting for you. As long as you're not married, I'll keep waiting. For you, I can wait forever."

"Nie Zhuo, he's my boyfriend, don't spout nonsense." Yuan Hongli said, linking arms with Lin Yuan.

Nie Zhuo shrugged, "I don't believe it."

But what happened next made Nie Zhuo's eyes widen.

Only to see Yuan Hongli suddenly, in front of everyone, kiss Lin Yuan.

Exactly, it was a lip-to-lip KISS!