Chapter 13: The Chu Mother and Daughter Were Blacklisted by Yujingyuan

What? Hire people to act and chase you away?

Shu Lingchen was completely bewildered; he had rushed over nonstop as soon as he saw the message.

"Chu Auntie, what are you saying? Who chased you away?"

Chumu: "It's still you, isn't it!"

"Me? I didn't do anything!"

Chu Lian saw Shu Lingchen's innocent face, clearly out of the loop, obviously unaware of this matter.

She then spoke softly: "Ah Chen, just now a man claiming to be the owner of unit 1701 came over with a property certificate bearing his name, and brought people to drive us out."

"What?!" Shu Lingchen: "The house is mine—how could anyone else have a property certificate? Where did this swindler come from?!"

Chu Lian shook her head: "No, Mom called the police, and even the police said that property certificate is genuine."

"Impossible!" Shu Lingchen declared firmly: "Looks like a high‑level swindler—is he still in 1701?!"

"Yes."

"Ah Chen, just now it was terrifying—that man brought a bunch of people, all big and tall, and Mom and I were scared stiff."

Chu Lian stood facing the wind; the breeze lifted her white dress, she looked frightened, her eyes reddened as she spoke.

This fragile appearance easily arouses people's protective instincts.

"Chu Chu, don't be scared." Shu Lingchen's eyes blazed, he clenched his fists: "All right, dare to swindle me, little master? Chu Auntie, Chu Chu, come with me upstairs—I'll handle it."

Chumu and Chu Lian instantly exchanged a delighted glance; hearing Shu Lingchen say that, they immediately felt reassured.

Chu Lian said: "Ah Chen, that man said his name is Liu Tong."

"Who?"

"Liu Tong, the 'tong' as in 'communication'."

Shu Lingchen blinked.

That name— hearing it, it seems somewhat familiar.

At this moment, Chu Lian was already thinking in her mind about how to make up for what happened today.

Really unlucky—how coincidental that this happened on the day she invited classmates over to her place.

After returning to 1701 later, she needed to quickly make a statement.

Just say it was a misunderstanding.

In short, her Eldest Young Lady persona must not collapse.

Thinking that, the three walked to the gate of Yujingyuan.

Shu Lingchen swiped his card and went in.

The Chu family mother and daughter followed closely behind, but were stopped by the guard.

"You cannot enter."

Chumu exclaimed in surprise: "Why?!"

The guard, wearing a neat uniform and a cap, glanced at the Chu mother and daughter: "You are not owners."

Shu Lingchen turned, arched his brows arrogantly: "I am the owner; I'm bringing them in."

The guard glanced at Shu Lingchen, his tone still cold: "Sorry, we've been told from above that if you want to bring these two in, you're not allowed to enter either."

Shu Lingchen: "???"

Chumu and Chu Lian's faces turned pale.

What does that mean? They've been blacklisted by Yujingyuan.

Shu Lingchen: "Above? Who is 'above'?"

The guard said nothing.

Shu Lingchen: "Then let me go in, okay?"

He wanted to see just who was pulling tricks!

Then he said to the Chu mother and daughter: "Chu Auntie, Chu Chu, wait here for me; I'll come down to get you shortly."

That's all we can do.

Chu Lian bit her lip: "Okay, Ah Chen, be careful—the other side has many people."

Hearing that, Shu Lingchen felt warm inside, nodded moved: "Mm."

Indeed.

Only Shu Lingchen entered, and the guard immediately let him through.

After Shu Lingchen walked away, Chumu immediately spat at the guard:

"You petty, small‑minded thing—when I get back, the first thing I'll do is complain about you and have you pack up and leave right away!"

The guard didn't even glance askance, lifted his hand to press the shoulder‑mounted caller, and said expressionlessly:

"Send two people from Team A over to drive these loiterers farther away from the gate."

Chumu flared in anger: "You!!"

…

Shu Lingchen practically charged like an angry little lion to the foot of his own building.

At that moment, a middle‑aged man stood at the unit entrance.

It looked like he was waiting there on purpose.

Shu Lingchen approached.

He called out: "Lingchen!"

"Who—are you?" Shu Lingchen stopped, studied the middle‑aged man's face, then after a moment recognized him in surprise: "You're Uncle Liu Tong?"

"Yes."

Shu Lingchen suddenly remembered——

F1701 was indeed his house, except that the name on the property deed was not his.

After Shu Shu's "passing," the house naturally went to Shu Lingchen as inheritance, except that he had to wait until he turned eighteen for the property deed to be officially changed to his name.

Before that, it would be registered under the name of a professional manager.

This is a measure to protect the property of minor heirs.

Around when Shu Lingchen was ten or so, the professional manager named Liu Tong had separately approached him and explained this.

Shu Lingchen had never mentioned this to the Chu family mother and daughter.

Just now Chu Lian mentioned Liu Tong, and he couldn't recall it at the moment.

Shu Lingchen frowned and asked, "Uncle Liu Tong, why did you evict Aunt Chu and Chu Lian?"

Liu Tong only said, "Come up with me first."

Inside the elevator.

Shu Lingchen suspiciously saw Liu Tong press the button for ten?

Liu Tong: "No, it's the sixteenth floor."

Shu Lingchen felt that Liu Tong was going to take him to see someone.

He guessed it might be the "person upstairs" that the security guard mentioned.

Walking out of the elevator.

The door of the penthouse was open.

Shu Lingchen was startled by a luxurious and opulent corner inside.

This was far more luxurious than his home upstairs.

Under Liu Tong's guidance, he poked his head in cautiously, entering with a bit of wariness.

The next second.

He widened his eyes, stood frozen, and blurted out: "Mom——?!"

On the sofa, Shu Shu sipped coconut water, leisurely scrolling her phone; hearing this, she looked up, her face breaking into a brilliant smile: "Hey, son."

"How could you be here?!"

Shu Lingchen had imagined n possibilities, never expecting the person he'd see to be Shu Shu.

"This is my house; I'm not here—where should I be?"

Shu Lingchen immediately looked around the living room, astonished: "This is your house?! Where did you get the money to buy a place?"

This is too luxurious.

Could it be that she used his money to buy lottery tickets and hit the jackpot?

Shu Shu: "Oh, I went and robbed a bank these past couple days when I had free time."

Shu Lingchen: "……"

Liu Tong stood beside Shu Shu; Shu Lingchen saw a property deed placed on the coffee table in front of Shu Shu, and also saw a pile of boxes containing game consoles, figurines, and Moutai liquor on the empty space nearby.

He put two and two together, realizing: "Mom, was it you who had people evict Aunt Chu and them……?"

Shu Shu: "Mm-hmm."

"Huh? Why?" Shu Lingchen: "Where will Aunt Chu and they live from now on?"

"They can live wherever they want."

Shu Shu said: "They've been freeloading my place for so long; I didn't charge them rent, utilities, property fees, or damages—I just asked them to leave. Even the Notre-Dame would have to personally invite me, your mom, to come serve as director."

"What, do they still want to live in 1701 for life?"

Shu Lingchen: "Aunt Chu and they don't mean that; they're just staying temporarily……"

Shu Shu: "Oh, temporary stay turned into six or seven years? And you still had to go rent a place?"

Shu Lingchen weakly clarified: "... Moving out to rent a place was my own initiative."

Shu Shu: "The 1701 apartment is mine; whether I take it back, who I let live there, and how I handle it are all my rights."

Those words made Shu Lingchen shut up, tacitly accepting they were correct.

The house was originally Mom's; now that Mom has returned, it should naturally be given back to her.

But he now finds himself in a dilemma.

How should he tell Aunt Chu and Chu Chu?

Seeing her son's dilemma, Shu Shu thought for a moment, then beckoned him with a finger: "Want me to teach you?"