Chapter 658: This missy is destined to have a son

Li Hengbo leaned on a golden cane.

Although his steps were limp, his head-held-high, chest-out aura remained strong, as if he had grasped the will that my fate is in my own hands, not heaven's.

By contrast, Yu Guitian, the Section Chief of Business Development, looked helpless.

Yu Guitian pursued him like chasing after ancestors: "Mr. Li, today's mishap is my fault; don't take it to heart—let's change venues and discuss investment again…"

The voice faded away.

At that moment, the person-in-charge of Cold Jade Mountain Villa, Yuan Tong, rushed over.

Seeing that the scene matched the staff's report, the antique sandalwood main door had been smashed, the loss was not small, and Yuan Tong originally wanted to discuss compensation.

He looked up.

Seeing that the person who had inflicted the injury was actually Lin Dongfan, Yuan Tong couldn't help but startle.

Yuan Tong hurried forward to greet: "Mr. Lin, I didn't know you had arrived; my negligence caused some unpleasantness—please forgive me, are you uninjured?"

"I'm fine."

Lin Dongfan, like a retired idler, stood with hands behind his back appreciating the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, each a masterpiece by a famous hand.

The ambiance of Cold Jade Mountain Villa is still quite elegant.

The true boss behind Cold Jade Mountain Villa is Lin Dongfan's first love girlfriend, namely Ye Jiaying, chairwoman of Mortal Group, a tycoon whom Lin Dongfan helped raise.

And Yuan Tong is merely a person-in-charge of the group's catering division.

"How's Ms. Ye doing lately?" Lin Dongfan asked casually.

Yuan Tong bowed respectfully and replied: "Mortal Group has canceled its domestic IPO plan and is preparing to list on Nasdaq. Ms. Ye has also been busy; she went abroad last week to prepare for the listing. According to her schedule, she is expected to return home the day after tomorrow."

"How long have you followed Ms. Ye?" Lin Dongfan turned to look at Yuan Tong.

Yuan Tong momentarily couldn't guess why Lin Dongfan asked that, and cautiously replied: "Since the day the catering division was established, I have been employed, and it has now been exactly three years."

"Three years, and you still don't know who can be received and who cannot?"

Lin Dongfan's gaze turned cold, and his tone grew much more serious.

He repeatedly questioned: "Why receive Li Hengbo? Treating someone like him as an honored guest seriously lowers the status of Cold Jade Mountain Villa! I ask you, what were you just doing? A few idle lackeys, blocking the door and preventing Cold Jade Mountain Villa from receiving other guests—are you truly unaware or feigning ignorance?"

What was originally a casual chat scene suddenly became much more solemn.

Yuan Tong, heart pounding, kept his head lowered throughout, not daring to straighten up: "I truly didn't know today's honored guest was Li Hengbo; this is my mistake."

"You truly don't know?" Lin Dongfan said half-believing.

Yuan Tong expressed his anxiety: "Please rest assured, Mr. Lin, I will immediately order that Li Hengbo be blacklisted. From now on, all hotels and dining venues under the group are prohibited from receiving Li Hengbo."

"Be more attentive from now on; don't wait for Ms. Ye to direct you on everything." Seeing Yuan Tong's attitude was decent, not like he was colluding with Li Hengbo, Lin Dongfan's anger subsided, and he also instructed Yuan Tong: "Arrange a relatively private private room for me; later I need to discuss work with someone."

"Please, Mr. Lin, this way."

Yuan Tong waved to lead the way, respectfully ushering Lin Dongfan into a private booth.

After Lin Dongfan was seated, Yuan Tong simply asked what he wanted to eat and whether any other arrangements were needed, then hurriedly withdrew, daring not to disturb in the slightest.

Lin Dongfan waited for about half an hour more.

When the newly served Longjing tea had been steeped for a second infusion, the sound of high heels finally came from outside, drawing nearer. The sunny-type beauty Su Yuhong, dressed in a dignified administrative outfit, entered the private booth.

And her fake husband, Lao Ba, followed closely behind her.

"Is it appropriate for me to come to such a high-end place to eat?"

In private gathering, Su Yuhong remained as carefree as ever; as soon as she sat down, she pulled off her hairband, letting her tightly bound long hair become loose and fluffy.

Her whole person seemed to have gained a hint of vitality.

Lin Dongfan laughed: "I'm on vacation now, spending my own money—why can't I indulge once? After all, I'm a tycoon worth several billion."

"You're not afraid, but I am; the impact would be bad."

Su Yuhong had just finished speaking.

The nearby Lao Ba interjected: "Feel free to chat; Cold Jade Mountain Villa is like our own home, safety is guaranteed." Having said that, he turned and left, pulling the door shut behind him.

Lin Dongfan laughed: "Your cheap husband is really getting more and more broad-minded."

"You act on a whim, make a random decision, and ruin someone's lifelong happiness—you can't even marry despite having a girlfriend, yet you still have the nerve to say that." Su Yuhong gave a white-eye glare.

Lin Dongfan immediately put on an innocent pose: "What do you mean by my acting on a whim? Marrying you to help you rise smoothly was his own initiative; it's none of my business."

"Let's not talk about that; let's talk about something more stimulating." In the midst of laughter, Su Yuhong suddenly leaned forward, her nose almost bumping Lin Dongfan's chin: "Is your Lingxi pregnant with Lao San?"

"Don't bring up the pot that shouldn't be opened."

Bringing up the matter of triplets, Lin Dongfan felt somewhat vexed deep down; to this day he still couldn't figure out which link went wrong, clearly he had tried hard, yet Chu Lingxi's belly showed no movement at all.

Su Yuhong, smiling, speculated: "Could it be that you've been playing around too much outside, wearing yourself out? If it really isn't possible, you should go to the hospital for a checkup sooner rather than later."

"I can't? Do you believe I'll make you walk holding the wall tomorrow morning?" Lin Dongfan gave a white-eye glare, showing no weakness on the issue of ability.

Su Yuhong laughed carelessly: "Come on, who's afraid of whom? The fortune-teller said I'm destined to have a son."

"Have you switched careers to become a child-bestowing Guanyin?" Lin Dongfan teased her chin.

Su Yuhong casually flicked, pulled back her leaning posture to lean against the chair back, lamenting endlessly: "Fortune-tellers aren't reliable either. Earlier they said I'd have peach blossom luck, but before I could even be happy for a few days, you turned around and married Chu Lingxi—human calculations pale before heavenly ones. If I really gave birth to a son, that wouldn't even make Lingxi die of anger…"

"Let's talk about something serious."

Lin Dongfan lit a stick of incense.

Su Yuhong, smiling, gazed at the smoke-exhaling Lin Dongfan: "When have you ever been serious?"

"I'm far more serious than you." Lin Dongfan said: "Today I invited you out mainly to discuss quitting politics for business."

"Are you thinking of resigning to take responsibility?" Su Yuhong asked in surprise.

Lin Dongfan replied without hesitation: "I actually want to resign, but my old father won't allow it. Are you interested in resigning? Switch careers to become chairman of Zhengtong Capital."

"I can't do that."

Su Yuhong didn't even think about it, and indeed doused Lin Dongfan's hope.

Lin Dongfan furrowed his brows: "You're clearly a petty money-grubber who dreams every night of getting rich overnight—how could you not be capable of being chairman?"

"You take me to play stocks, make a little money—there's no difficulty." Su Yuhong put away her teasing smile and replied seriously: "But you want me to be Chairman of Zhengtong Capital—I really can't do that."

"What should we do? I can't just hand Zhengtong Capital over to someone, can I?" Lin Dongfan said worriedly.

Su Yuhong pondered, then gave Lin Dongfan a suggestion: "Isn't Ye Jiaying one of the people you trust most? Let her take over."

"She's already Chairman of Mortal Group; making her also oversee Zhengtong Capital—do you want to work her to death? That would reduce one love rival." Lin Dongfan said contemptuously.

Su Yuhong laughed: "The capable take on more work—there's nothing wrong with that."