Chapter 100

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☆, (9 Fresh Coins) Chapter 100: A Phone Call

12:00 AM, the phone rang suddenly.

"Brother, happy birthday!"

"……Thanks, are you home?"

"Yeah, Mom is urging the old man to travel around the world..."

"So she called you back to take over the business?"

"Yeah, if you were willing to take over, Mom's dream of traveling around the world would be at least five years earlier."

"To travel around the world and hunt me down?"

"Hahahahaha!"

Half-lying on the head of the bed, listening to the hearty laughter coming from the other side of the phone, Seeing Ruan Lin's originally heavy brows eased slightly. Unlike himself, who had been rebellious since childhood, this younger brother of his perfectly met all the old man's expectations, even far exceeding them. But the old man was an extremely stubborn feudal element, and to this day, he still insisted on the system of primogeniture. His brother's excellence was obvious to all, and he was definitely more suitable than him to be the successor of the family business. In order to let the old man clearly realize this, he deliberately caused trouble and went against the old man all day long. Who knew that the old man would still name him as the successor on the very night he returned home after graduating from college.

He no longer hoped to reason with the old man. That night, he went out and directly picked a piece of human scum with a background and dealt a heavy blow. The old man finally went crazy with anger and wanted to send him to the mining area to be a mine owner for the rest of his life. Fortunately, Aunt Yun... no, it should be Mom who called Aunt Yun over. Mom nagged and pestered for a week, crying, making a scene, and threatening to hang herself, taking turns, and finally made the old man loosen his mouth. However, as long as any news of him having "a bad temper" or "disgracing the family" spread here—he would definitely be a mine owner for life.

Seven years passed in a blink of an eye.

He was very glad for his choice back then. His brother was an impeccable successor, and he, too, had found a career that truly allowed him to enjoy life.

Although this circle... *heh*, but what did those have to do with him?

The only thing he needed to do was to hide his irritable nature well and then enjoy every acting journey to the fullest. Over the past seven years, he had hit walls, taken detours, and had been humiliated, but today, he had enough confidence to stand in front of the camera, worthy of the audience and worthy of himself. Even if he occasionally encountered a bottleneck, he would eventually overcome it, constantly refining his acting skills, and become a more perfect—actor, Seeing Ruan Lin!

"Brother, take some time to come back and see Mom... Mom called me by your name yesterday."

"Oh? When will Mom be able to accurately distinguish our names?"

"*Pfft*... Don't say that in front of Mom, Mom will go crazy."

His name was Seeing Ruan Lin, his brother's name was—Ruan Ling! Who had ever seen brothers named like that?

"Mm."

"……What's wrong? You don't seem to have much energy?"

"Nothing, just a bit tired."

"……That's a big deal. My brother... when has he ever been 'tired'?" Ruan Ling paused for a moment, "Can't you tell me either?"

"……"

"Brother—"

"Two things, which one do you want to hear first?"

"Does it have anything to do with a woman?"

"……"

"I guessed right? Oh my god! You don't know how crazy Mom is about wanting a daughter-in-law! She has already picked out a few prospective daughters-in-law, just waiting for you to return... *cough cough*, you say, you say."

"I've fallen for a woman."

"……Just like?"

"Right, I like the feeling of her being by my side, in front of my eyes. Very comfortable, sometimes even quite... happy."

"You... how long have you known her?"

"A little over a month."

"Brother, think back, when you are with this woman, is your brain always in an idle state, and almost everything you say or do is an instinctive reaction?"

"How did you know?"

"When she's not around, you feel like something is missing, and when you want to see her but can't, you get irritable and angry."