Chapter 401: Strange

"No matter how biased they are, he's just a pretty boy who lives off a woman. Even if the Tang family were looking for a live-in son-in-law, they wouldn't pick a useless idiot like him!"

"Do you know why the Tang family has been dragging their feet on making their marriage public? It's because they don't acknowledge Xu Tian's status at all. How could those Tang family elders choose someone like Xu Tian—a man with no background, no ability, and nothing to show for himself but his face—over a powerful marriage prospect like Gu Xiansheng and the Gu family?"

"It won't be long before Xu Tian is kicked out of the Tang family. When that time comes, the one who will be able to marry Tang Zong will still be Gu Xiansheng."

"But what's the use of the Tang elders opposing it? Tang Zong is so infatuated with Xu Tian that as long as she's willing to protect this pretty boy, it doesn't matter how unpopular he is!" Qiao Mu retorted, somewhat unconvinced by Jiang Yan's rebuttal.

"Enough, both of you shut up!"

Gu Beicheng frowned and said to Jiang Yan, "I'm usually busy with work, so I really don't have much time to accompany Yanyan. This is my oversight. However, since Yanyan needs someone to keep her company, it doesn't necessarily have to be Xu Tian, do you understand?"

As a man, Gu Beicheng naturally didn't want to see his woman being intimate with another man, but he had invested too many years of effort into Tang Bingyan to give up on her and the Tang family now.

Since he couldn't drive Xu Tian away from Tang Bingyan for the time being, he would have to find another way.

Jiang Yan gave a slight start, then immediately understood Gu Beicheng's intention and nodded quickly: "Gu Xiansheng, I'll go arrange it right away."

Xu Tian returned from Bai Lu's room and found that Yun Shuying and the others hadn't left; they were sitting in the living room of his suite.

"Why haven't you all gone back yet?"

Xu Tian raised an eyebrow in surprise and walked straight to the single sofa near the floor-to-ceiling window to sit down.

"Boss Xu, you must help me this time!"

Seeing Xu Tian return, Yun Shuying stood up, went to his side, and grabbed his hand.

"If you don't agree, I'm not going back to Huaxia!"

Xu Tian pulled his hand out of Yun Shuying's grip, his head full of black lines, and asked, "Are you serious?"

Previously, when Yun Shuying asked him to impersonate her nephew's father, he had agreed, but he hadn't taken it seriously. After all, impersonating a biological father was simply too absurd.

But now that Yun Shuying brought it up again, Xu Tian realized that she wasn't joking with him; she was seriously considering the possibility of having him pose as the father.

Xu Tian wanted to refuse, but given Yun Shuying's repeated requests, plus the fact that she had helped him subdue those bounty hunters being chased by Boss Zhao today, it would be too heartless to refuse outright.

Anyway, Yun Shuying was only asking him to impersonate her nephew's biological father, not to actually raise the child. As long as he coaxed the little boy and got him to go back, his mission should be complete.

So, Xu Tian raised his eyes and said to Yun Shuying: "I can agree to it, but I've never been a father, and I have no experience in looking after children."

"Don't worry about that, my nephew is very obedient; he definitely won't give you any trouble." Seeing Xu Tian agree, Yun Shuying's eyes lit up, and she immediately guaranteed it.

The Star-Gazing Woman said weakly from the side: "Boss, although I know you're desperate to find a father for that little ancestor at home, you can't distort the facts."

The Black-Haired Lolita also said expressionlessly: "Or is it that you have some misunderstanding of the word 'obedient'?"

Xu Tian: "?"

Yun Shuying glared fiercely at the Star-Gazing Woman and the Black-Haired Lolita, then quickly changed her expression, revealing a fawning smile toward Xu Tian.

"Boss Xu, don't listen to their nonsense. My nephew is just a five-year-old child. At his age, give him a toy and he can play by himself all day. How much trouble could he be, right?"

Xu Tian thought about it and felt that what Yun Shuying said made sense. Children were just active and playful. When the time came, he would just find two Shadow Guards to play games with Yun Shuying's little nephew, and that should be enough to handle it.

What's more, the little boy in the video call with Yun Shuying looked cute, almost like a carbon copy of Tang Bingyan when she was young. Even if he had to accompany him personally, it wouldn't be a problem.

However, there was still one question he had to clarify right now.

"Then how long do you intend for me to impersonate him?"

"It won't take long. I just want to stabilize him for the time being so I can buy more time to find my younger brother and his wife. Once I find them, your mission will be complete."

"Hmm..."

Xu Tian rubbed his chin and threw out another question: "What if you can't find them? What should we do then?"

Could it be that he would have to keep playing this fake father role forever?

"Boss Xu, stop joking. Don't you trust my ability? Finding people is a piece of cake for me. Besides, that's my own younger brother. Even if I don't look for him, could he really never come home for the rest of his life?"

Yun Shuying was afraid that Xu Tian would go back on his word, so she racked her brains to find excuses to appease him.

"Taking a step back, even if I can't find my brother and you don't want to accompany him anymore, I'll just tell him I recognized the wrong person. That way, my nephew won't be able to keep pestering you."

Xu Tian: "... Recognized the wrong person? You don't even recognize your own brother? This excuse is too clumsy..."

"Boss Xu, you don't know this, but my brother left the Yun family when he was very young. I currently only have one photo of him when he just reached adulthood, so using this excuse to fool... pfft... using this excuse to explain it to my nephew is no problem."

Xu Tian: "..."

Even though Yun Shuying explained it this way, he still felt that this excuse was truly too absurd.

"Oh, right, Boss Xu, there's one more thing I need to discuss with you." Yun Shuying saw the hesitation in Xu Tian's eyes and changed the subject.

"What is it?"

"Find a mother for my nephew too."

Xu Tian: "..."

Wasn't this request a bit too outrageous? It wasn't enough for him to impersonate the father alone; he had to drag someone else into it?

Given Tang Bingyan's personality, she shouldn't easily become a mother to someone else's child. Moreover, Tang Bingyan had previously been a bit sensitive about the fact that she couldn't have children. If he were to rashly discuss impersonating parents for someone else's child with her, would Tang Bingyan misunderstand and develop other thoughts?

"Boss Xu, you've already agreed to impersonate my nephew's father. When the time comes, he will definitely ask where his mother has gone. If you don't find a mother for him in advance, how will you explain it to him then?"

"I can't make the decision on this matter." Xu Tian was silent for a moment and said to Yun Shuying: "I have to go back to Huaxia first to ask for my wife's opinion."

"That's a given."

Yun Shuying breathed a sigh of relief; as long as Xu Tian didn't refuse, there was still a chance.

"Then go back and discuss it with your wife, and give me an answer as soon as possible."

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Yun Shuying left Xu Tian's room with satisfaction, while the Star-Gazing Woman and the others cast sympathetic glances at Xu Tian before slipping away.

Xu Tian stared at the backs of the Star-Gazing Woman and the others, lost in thought. Why did he feel that the expressions of these women were a bit strange? ===== CHAPTER 402 =====