[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-urban-peerless-expert":3,"chapter-urban-peerless-expert-urban-peerless-expert-chapter-178":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Urban Peerless Expert",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1445884,1898,"Chapter 178 - 178 198 Are You So Pessimistic About Love","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-178",178,"\u003Cp>178: Chapter 198: Are You So Pessimistic About Love?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_1 178: Chapter 198: Are You So Pessimistic About Love?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_1 “I’m going to the bathroom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen leaned on the glass railing of the shopping mall, took out his mobile phone, and brushed through short videos while he waited for Chu Jiaxue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough cough…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent bout of coughing caught Lin Chen’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen turned his head and saw a sixty-something-year-old man in a Tang suit covering his mouth and coughing violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was red, and he looked very uncomfortable, as if he was going to suffocate and die at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing beside the old man was a sexy young woman with a curvy figure, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was patting the old man’s back, and as she bent down slightly, more than half of her ample cleavage was exposed, drawing attention to her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen took a glance at the old man’s face and frowned slightly, thinking that the old man must be seriously ill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Chen’s gaze fell on the young woman, she seemed to notice him, looked at him, and scolded: “What are you looking at?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haven’t you seen a woman before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen was speechless – this woman was too aggressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the way she was dressed and half of her chest exposed, who wouldn’t look at her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she didn’t want people to look, she shouldn’t dress so revealingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crazy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen calmly replied, “This must be your father, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has a serious lung problem, and you should take him to the hospital for a check-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cough like this could be dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman’s face changed, and she shouted angrily, “This is my boyfriend!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s none of your damn business, you busybody!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boyfriend?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old man is quite fashionable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Lin Chen also felt a bit awkward, touched his nose and said, “Ahem, sorry…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman looked Lin Chen up and down and sneered, “With that poor and shabby face of yours, you have the time to care about others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You should work more and earn more money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, not even a village girl would marry you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen frowned, “I’m just reminding you out of kindness, were you really necessary to be so sarcastic?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s coughing subsided, it seemed like he had recovered a little, but he still appeared frail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman helped the old man sit down on a seat nearby and mocked, “I’m kindly reminding you too – mind your own business.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen didn’t want to argue with this woman and was about to leave when the sound of high heels hitting the ground caught his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elegant and queen-like Chu Jiaxue approached and naturally held Lin Chen’s arm, “What happened, hubby?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen smiled slightly, “It’s nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just tried to help but got treated like a joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said I look poor and even a village girl wouldn’t want to marry me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jiaxue glanced at the woman opposite and chuckled, “Well, if you didn’t dress so casually all the time, others wouldn’t underestimate you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t be angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are many people who judge others by their looks…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s go and have dinner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen laughed, “Sure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman nearby watched the scene, her face turning red with embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Chu Jiaxue outshined her in looks, figure, and temperament, crushing her in every aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by her attire, she was definitely wealthy – the embodiment of the rich Northern beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just mocked Lin Chen for not being able to marry even a village girl, but she was slapped in the face by the turn of events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hubby, are you feeling better?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s continue shopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That store is just ahead…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man hummed in agreement, his gaze falling on the woman, his eyes deep with disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the itch in his throat returned, he began to cough violently again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s footsteps paused for a moment before she quickly walked towards the LV store up ahead, as if she had completely ignored the violent coughing behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man coughed violently, the disgust in his eyes turning fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for helping me out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jiaxue withdrew her hand from Lin Chen’s arm and smiled slightly, “It’s a small thing; I just couldn’t stand her sarcastic attitude.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen laughed, “A sixty-year-old man with a twenty-something girlfriend – the heart stays young even while the body ages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jiaxue pursed her lips and laughed, “Men never seem to grow up – from eighteen to eighty, they all like young and pretty women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It will never change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the situation, I guess it’s just a rich man playing around, not real love.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen laughed, “In today’s society, people are very practical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There isn’t much real love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people look at looks first, then family background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others look at family background first, then looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some just look at family background and don’t care about looks…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jiaxue smiled, “As long as they have money, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen laughed, “When a poor couple struggles, who doesn’t want to live a good life?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good looks are also a kind of capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a mutual exchange of resources.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Jiaxue stared at Lin Chen and pursed her lips, “Are you so pessimistic about love?”\u003C\u002Fp>",901,"2026-06-06T01:51:32.142Z",1,"novelbin.me","4d7fa4db938ac9035a91b6ee324bcc33e5693b84d1d0e2a8ff1e5912bd1c8869","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-179","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-177",4071,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Furban-peerless-expert-cover.jpg"]