Chapter 10: Soft Meals, Force-fed by Su Hua
Su Hua came downstairs, and the butler smiled and said, “Miss, has Young Master Lin finally come to his senses?”
Butler Wang is now over fifty. Ever since Su Hua returned to the Su family, he’s been by her side and has long regarded Su Hua as his own daughter in his heart.
The Miss only has eyes for Brother Lin Xuan. If Young Master Lin could genuinely stay by the Miss’s side, it would be wonderful.
“Come to his senses?”
Su Hua’s lips curled up into a mocking smile. “He’s just gotten smarter; this is merely one way for him to escape from me. He’s protecting the woman he likes, fearing that I might harm her.”
“But if he keeps up this act forever, then…”
Su Hua’s eyes darkened.
Butler Wang’s body trembled.
He could foresee that if Lin Xuan really was faking it as the Miss said, and if he ever revealed his true thoughts, the Miss might go crazy.
Upstairs, after Brother Lin Xuan plugged his phone to charge, it booted up and immediately flooded with countless QQ messages. Most of these messages were from Wang Dahé and Qin Ruoyao, along with Wang Dahé’s relentless barrage of calls.
Lin Xuan called Wang Dahé back.
“Xuanzi, how are you? Why couldn’t I reach you all day?” Wang Dahé anxiously asked as soon as the call connected.
Lin Xuan replied, “My phone was dead, so it turned off. I didn’t notice until just now when I turned it on.”
Wang Dahé sighed in relief, “That’s good.”
“By the way, Xuanzi, how’s your wedding with Qin Ruoyao going? Did she agree to spend the night with you?”
Lin Xuan: “The wedding’s off.”
“Off?” Wang Dahé’s eyes widened in anger. “Did that little wench Qin Ruoyao break the engagement? That’s such an abuse of your feelings!”
“I tell you, Xuanzi, I don’t think she truly likes you. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have ignored you at school and not even invited your relatives and friends to the wedding!”
“She clearly doesn’t want everyone to know about her marrying you. Now, she’s deliberately breaking the engagement just to embarrass you!”
Wang Dahé sincerely stood up for his friend.
Xuanzi has been too submissive in front of Qin Ruoyao, nothing more than a pathetic舔dog. When Qin Ruoyao tells him to go east, he absolutely won’t dare to go west.
Even if Qin Ruoyao slaps him or humiliates him, Xuanzi wouldn’t feel a shred of anger.
Once, when Qin Ruoyao fell ill and Xuanzi found out, he skipped class to buy her medicine.
When Xuanzi secretly gave her the medicine, other students discovered them.
Qin Ruoyao, fearing their relationship would be exposed, publicly slapped Xuanzi and disdainfully said, “Lin Xuan, I don’t like you. Can you stop clinging to me? Your constant harassment is disgusting.”
I was there at the time, and I still remember those words vividly.
At that moment, everyone condemned Xuanzi for having unrealistic dreams.
After the incident, Xuanzi kept blaming himself, saying he had been careless and shouldn’t have let anyone find out.
My good brother has truly been brainwashed.
I don’t know why Qin Ruoyao married Xuanzi, but it certainly wasn’t because she liked him.
“Xuanzi, promise me, if she breaks the engagement, just let it go. Don’t beg her to continue the marriage,” Wang Dahé urged.
Wang Dahé was genuinely afraid that his lickspittle of a friend would wag his tail and go crawling back to Qin Ruoyao.
Lin Xuan: “It was my decision to break the engagement.”
Wang Dahé was stunned, thinking he’d misheard. He poked his ears. “What did you just say?”
Lin Xuan repeated, “I broke the engagement myself.”
After confirming he hadn’t misunderstood!
Wang Dahé exclaimed in shock, “You broke the engagement?”
This… what happened?
Given Xuanzi’s nature, even if the sky fell, he wouldn’t voluntarily break the engagement.
“Xuanzi,” Wang Dahé couldn’t help but worry, “Did something happen? Maybe I can help think of a solution.”
Lin Xuan quietly said, “Nothing, I’ve just realized that living off someone else isn’t so bad.”
Living off someone else?
Wang Dahé was speechless.
“Xuanzi, given our looks, we’re no young idols. Let’s not dream unrealistically. With our conditions, we can’t live off some rich woman,” Wang Dahé advised.
Lin Xuan: “But I am living off someone.”
This life of ease was forced upon him by Su Hua.
Wang Dahé rolled his eyes. “Then tell me, what kind of soft life is it?”
Lin Xuan replied, “A big estate, dozens of servants, rooms over a hundred square meters each, a chef, bodyguards when going out, luxury cars, top-tier companies, a female tycoon.”
Wang Dahé became increasingly confused.
“Is the female tycoon you mentioned some fifty or sixty-year-old woman?”
Lin Xuan: “No, she’s only three years older than me, with a great figure, very beautiful, always shining wherever she goes.”
“Hahahaha.” Wang Dahé clutched his stomach laughing.
“Xuanzi, your daydreams are getting wilder and wilder. A rich woman like the one you described would look at you? Hahaha, stop dreaming, let’s get back to reality.”
“No.” Wang Dahé’s laughter abruptly stopped. Worried, he asked, “Xuanzi, you’re not under some sort of mental stress, are you? Are you losing your mind?”
“Impossible, we need to meet. Where are you? I’ll come find you.”
Lin Xuan sighed, “Let’s talk about meeting later. The matter of my marriage to Qin Ruoyao has upset her. I need to calm her down first.” He was still locked up; how could they meet?
“Alright, contact me if anything happens,” Wang Dahé relaxed after hearing Lin Xuan sounded fine.
Lin Xuan hung up the phone, lay on the bed with his legs crossed, idly counting one Happy Sheep, two Pretty Sheep, three Lazy Sheep, four Boiling Sheep, five Warm Sheep, Red Wolf, Gray Wolf…
Before long, he drifted off to sleep again, completely exhausted from last night’s ordeal with Su Hua. He needed to catch up on his rest.
He slept straight through until 1 PM when he was awakened by a QQ message from Qin Ruoyao. Lin Xuan’s temper flared; he had morning grumpiness!
[Yao Yao Boss (Lin Xuan’s phone contact name for Qin Ruoyao): Lin Xuan, who is the woman who took you away at our wedding? What’s your relationship with her?]
[Yao Yao Boss: Is your relationship complicated? Lin Xuan, you claimed to love me but secretly consorted with another woman! Is this your idea of love?]
[Yao Yao Boss: Did you choose her for her money? I never thought you’d be the type to chase wealth! I’ve made a mistake judging you!]
[Yao Yao Boss: I fought with my family and overcame many obstacles for you, and this is how you treat me?!]
[Yao Yao Boss: I order you to leave her immediately!]
[Yao Yao Boss: Lin Xuan, why aren’t you replying? Are you feeling guilty? Speak up!]
[Yao Yao Boss: If you don’t reply, don’t bother coming to see me again! Our marriage is off!]
Even through the screen, one could feel Qin Ruoyao’s rage.
