"Sis, I’m begging you, co on a date with tonight."
As he walked in, he saw three stunningly attractive mature won. He couldn’t help but swallow hard, fantasies forming in his mind about what it would be like if he could have them all.
He Yanrong inwardly disliked being called "Sis." The man was over twenty years her junior and still acted so slick and oily. Guys like this were the least reliable—far less dependable than Xiao Yan.
"Get out. I’m not interested. If you keep harassing , I’m really going to call the police."
"Sis, please, I truly like you."
Looking at the man about the sa age as her still pestering her,
Li Zhiyan stood up.
"Hey, buddy, let’s talk outside."
"Who the hell are you?"
Seeing that Li Zhiyan was roughly his own age, the man instinctively felt hostile.
"You brought flowers to my mom—who do you think I am?"
It was the second ti that Li Zhiyan had said this.
This left He Yanrong with a peculiar feeling in her heart. Did this kid want to make her his godmother?
If that were the case, it didn’t seem like a bad idea.
Zhang Lei hesitated and nervously waited at the door. He was genuinely afraid that Li Zhiyan would hit him.
Harassing soone’s mom—getting hit for it would be entirely justifiable.
"Xiao Yan, don’t go out,"
He Yanrong said, worried that Li Zhiyan might get physical. After all, young n were hot-blooded and prone to impulsiveness—it was to be expected.
"Don’t worry, Aunt Rong,"
"I won’t lose my temper."
Hearing this reassured comnt from Li Zhiyan, He Yanrong finally let out a sigh of relief.
Once he stepped outside and faced Zhang Lei, Li Zhiyan said, "Buddy, stop harassing my mom."
"Impossible. I genuinely like her."
Zhang Lei took a defensive stance, afraid that Li Zhiyan would throw punches.
"I know your school and even your program."
Li Zhiyan snapped a photo and called out the na of Zhang Lei’s school.
"If you harass my mom again, I’ll post this on your university’s forum and make you famous."
Zhang Lei’s face darkened. He was rely coveting He Yanrong’s body, but reputation was still important to him. If people found out he was chasing after a woman in her forties who worked as a hostess at Century Palace...
How could he show his face anywhere?
"Don’t do that..."
After promising Li Zhiyan that he would never co back again, Zhang Lei turned and left, feeling utterly humiliated inside.
At that mont, Li Zhiyan fully realized just how challenging the twenty-year age gap truly was.
The weight of societal judgnt was an enormous hurdle.
When he returned to the private room, Lai Feifei asked curiously, "Zaizai, you didn’t hit him, did you?"
"Nope. Aunt Rong, don’t worry—he won’t be bothering you anymore."
"For real?"
He Yanrong found it all a bit unbelievable.
"I just told him that if he kept it up, I’d let everyone at his school know he’s pursuing Aunt Rong. That scared him off."
"Oh, Xiao Yan, you’re so clever."
"I owe you one again."
He Yanrong gazed at Li Zhiyan with her sultry, almond-shaped eyes, her expression full of admiration. Under that look, Li Zhiyan couldn’t help but feel as if he were caught in a heartfelt illusion.
So won naturally had a way of stealing n’s souls.
"Rongrong, stop looking at my Zaizai like that! You’ll make him fall for you."
"You don’t even feed him, so why keep teasing him all the ti?"
"Oh, get lost."
Shen Hongi said nothing, lost in her own thoughts.
...
That evening, as usual, after dropping Lai Feifei off at ho,
Li Zhiyan broke the silence in the car. "Aunt Shen, have you been giving any thought to being with lately?"
"Mmm, I have."
Shen Hongi replied while driving, chatting with him as she focused on the road.
"But, as you saw today, that college kid freaked out when you said you’d tell everyone he was chasing soone old enough to be his mother."
"Societal expectations are really hard to overco. Give so ti to think, okay?"
Shen Hongi wanted to stall for ti, hoping that in a little while, Xiao Yan’s feelings for her wouldn’t be so insistent anymore.
However, a part of Shen Hongi worried that the boozy hamster, Lai Feifei, might try to seduce Li Zhiyan.
And then there was He Yanrong, the vivacious flirt, who clearly admired him.
What would she do if Xiao Yan actually ended up with one of them? Wouldn’t that an she just stood by and watched him go down the wrong path?
Shen Hongi only wanted the best for Li Zhiyan.
For him to find a girl around his own age, fall in love, get married, and start a family—that would be the right, ideal path in life.
Li Zhiyan understood Shen Hongi’s strategy of trying to "cool things down."
Of course, he didn’t want to push her too hard either. He didn’t want to risk her resisting him even more. After all, he had his unique skills and was currently doing part-ti work at Aunt Shen’s company. There would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
When he got ho and stepped into the living room, a wave of heat hit him, making him long to cool off in the AC.
Still, his heart felt content.
Because now, he already owned two small supermarkets and two Two Yuan Stores!
At that mont, Zhao Shumin’s door opened.
"Xiao Yan, you’re back."
It was past ten and Li Zhiyan hadn’t returned, which made Zhao Shumin worry that he might have booked a night with so call girl.
She was a mature woman and knew that once a young man opened the door to a new world,
it could be hard to rein them in.
So Zhao Shumin couldn’t help but feel concerned about whether Li Zhiyan might be doing sothing he shouldn’t.
"Auntie, you’re still up? How was the job hunt today?"
"Go shower first, we’ll talk after."
Li Zhiyan did feel hot and sticky.
"Alright, Auntie, co to my room to enjoy the AC after. Sitting under the fan too long can give you a headache."
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