Chapter 799

To Gu Yanzhong's words, Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "Uncle Gu, there are still many things to do in Jin Ling; I really must go back."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yanzhong nodded gently, sighed softly, and said, "Come to Yan Jing often to see your uncle in the future. Both your Auntie Lin and I are looking forward to you developing your career back in Yan Jing!"

Ye Chen simply responded with a nod and said nothing more.

Gu Yanzhong also tacitly refrained from bringing up the topic again, instead asking Ye Chen, "Chen'er, you said you are going to attend a friend's grandmother's birthday banquet tomorrow. Have you prepared a gift?"

Ye Chen said, "Not yet. I plan to go to the street to take a look in a while."

Although Ye Chen had a Rejuvenation Pill on him that was of great significance to the elderly, he had never even met Dong Ruolin's grandmother. Naturally, it was impossible to prepare such a valuable gift for a birthday celebration, so he still planned to go to the street to buy a gift worth around one hundred thousand to express his intentions, which would be sufficient.

Hearing this, Gu Yanzhong smiled directly and said, "I have a fan at home. The fan face features a painting of blessings and longevity by the old master Qi Baishi, and the fan ribs are made of top-quality small-leaf red sandalwood. Paired with master-level carving, it can be called a superior item. You might as well take it to give to the other party as a birthday gift."

Ye Chen hurriedly said, "Uncle Gu, how can I do that? How could I take your things to give to someone else? I'd better go buy one myself."

Gu Yanzhong insisted, "Why are you being so polite with your uncle? It's just a fan, not worth much money, but since the theme is blessings and longevity, it is very suitable as a birthday gift for an elderly person."

As he spoke, Gu Yanzhong hurriedly added an instruction, saying, "It's settled then. You must not decline your uncle, and even more so, do not be a stranger! Otherwise, your uncle will be angry."

Seeing his firm attitude, Ye Chen did not insist further and nodded, saying, "Then thank you, Uncle Gu!"

The next morning.

Ye Chen politely declined Gu Yanzhong's offer to send him by car and walked out of the Gu residence alone, carrying the long gift box he had been given.

His wife, Xiao Churan, had sent him an address, which was the Dong family's villa.

The Dong family's villa was not far from the Gu family's.

It was only a 20-minute drive away.

In Yan Jing, the Dong family could only be considered a second-rate family.

Moreover, among the second-rate families, they were at the very bottom.

In recent years, the Dong family's business had declined severely. If it weren't for the fact that Dong Ruolin's aunt had married into the Kong family, and the Kong family had given the Dong family a hand, the Dong family would likely have already fallen to the level of a third-rate family.

However, this was Yan Jing after all; even a family at the tail end of the second-rate could definitely be considered top-tier if placed in other second-tier cities.

Because of this, although the Dong family had declined somewhat, their residence was extremely luxurious—a grand, opulent villa that cost at least three hundred million.

The taxi Ye Chen took could only stop at the entrance of the villa area, and because security management was very strict, Ye Chen had to get out at the entrance and call Dong Ruolin to come out and pick him up.

As soon as Dong Ruolin heard that Ye Chen had arrived, she ran out in high spirits.

Today, Dong Ruolin was dressed very beautifully, and because it was her grandmother's birthday, she had deliberately applied some light makeup, appearing very dignified and graceful.

Upon seeing Ye Chen, Dong Ruolin said happily, "Ye Chen, you're here!"

As she spoke, she ran up to hold his arm, pulling him to walk inside, while saying with undisguised excitement, "Come on, I'll introduce you to my parents in a moment."

Ye Chen hurriedly pulled his arm away and said awkwardly, "Ruolin, we can't do this; it's not appropriate..."

Dong Ruolin deliberately pouted and said, "What's inappropriate about it? Can't friends be a little intimate?"

Ye Chen rubbed his nose: "That... after all, I am your best friend's husband!"

Dong Ruolin said with a hint of perfunctoriness, "I know, a fake husband, right? You've been in a fake marriage for four years already; I don't know when you'll get tired of playing this house-game."

Just as she was speaking, a limited-edition Bentley sedan drove up and stopped beside them. The rear window rolled down, and a luxuriously dressed middle-aged woman in the car looked at Dong Ruolin and asked, "Ruolin, why did you come out?"

As soon as Dong Ruolin saw this woman, she hurriedly said with a smile, "Oh, Second Aunt! Where is my Second Uncle?"

The middle-aged woman in the car said, "He is still busy; he will come over before the birthday banquet starts at noon."

Dong Ruolin asked again, "Then where is my brother?"

The middle-aged woman said helplessly, "I haven't seen him all night since yesterday. It's infuriating. You say this kid doesn't learn his lesson at all; he's only just recovered, and he's already started staying out all night again. You must help your Second Aunt talk to him later!"

Dong Ruolin smiled bitterly: "Second Aunt, I don't dare talk to my brother about his temper. As soon as I say something, he bares his teeth at me..."

The middle-aged woman sighed and said, "This child is becoming less and less amenable to discipline..."

As she spoke, she looked at Ye Chen beside Dong Ruolin and asked with a smile, "Oh my, could this young man be your boyfriend?"

Dong Ruolin glanced at Ye Chen and smiled shyly: "Not yet."

"Not yet?" The middle-aged woman emphasized the word "yet" and said with a smile, "Then when will 'not yet' turn into 'is'?"

Dong Ruolin said bashfully, "Oh, Second Aunt, you are too gossipy. Hurry up and go in; Grandma is asking for you!"

The middle-aged woman smiled and said, "Do you want me to give you two a ride?"

Dong Ruolin hurriedly waved her hand: "No, no, we'll just walk in; it's not far."

The middle-aged woman then nodded: "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Second Aunt will go in first."

With that, the Bentley sedan slowly drove into the gate of the villa area.

Ye Chen felt a bit helpless at this moment and hurriedly said to Dong Ruolin, "You must never introduce me to others like that again. What if someone misunderstands? What if Churan finds out? If anyone asks who I am again, just say I am your best friend's husband."

Dong Ruolin pouted: "It was just a joke, why be so serious?"

Ye Chen said seriously, "This matter must be taken seriously; it's a matter of principle."

Dong Ruolin had no choice but to nod: "Alright, alright, a matter of principle. I won't say it anymore, okay?"

As she spoke, she hurriedly changed the subject: "Let's hurry inside; it's getting late!"

Ye Chen had wanted to give her the gift and then leave, but he thought that since his wife had entrusted him with wishing Dong Ruolin's grandmother a happy birthday, he should at least see her and convey his wife's message to complete the task.

Thus, he followed Dong Ruolin into the villa area without a word.

As they were walking inside the villa area, a red Ferrari suddenly roared past from behind. Seeing the car, Dong Ruolin hurriedly waved and shouted, "Brother Brother Biao Ge, Brother Brother Biao Ge!"

However, the sound of the supercar's engine was very loud, and it was moving fast, so it whooshed past, and the person driving didn't hear her at all.

Ye Chen asked Dong Ruolin, "Was that your cousin driving?"

"Yes." Dong Ruolin nodded and said, "This cousin of mine is particularly eccentric. He had surgery a while ago, and just after he recovered, he started acting cocky again."