Lin Jiang laughed. "And then he drops seven million to buy a house for a young divorcée. You couldn’t even make this stuff up for a novel."
"I know, right? And..."
RING RING RING—
Xu Lin didn’t get to finish before she was interrupted by her ringing phone.
Lin Jiang glanced at her phone. It was a video call from her dad.
"Let get this."
After saying that to Lin Jiang, Xu Lin answered the call.
When the video connected, the person on the screen wasn’t her father, but Zhao Wenxuan.
"Mom, I see your car!"
Since Lin Jiang had been drinking when they left last night, Xu Lin had driven him in her own car.
"You saw my car? Are Grandma and Grandpa with you? Are you guys playing around here?"
"Yeah, we were just about to go ho when I saw your car. Mom, are you nearby?"
"Yes, Mommy’s at a friend’s place, so I won’t be going back with you. You listen to Grandma and Grandpa and be a good boy. Go straight ho."
"Are you with Uncle Lin?"
Xu Lin’s expression turned a little unnatural. "Why do you say that?"
"My dad video-called today. I said I wanted to co ho and see you, but he said you were busy talking about sothing with Uncle Lin and told not to co back."
"I’ll co ho as soon as I’m done talking with Uncle Lin. Be good and listen at ho."
"I want to play with Uncle Lin, too! Where are you? I’ll co find you."
Lin Jiang smacked his lips. ’Kid, this is one ga you can’t play.’
Xu Lin glanced at Lin Jiang, her expression a little helpless. He said:
"Looks like you can’t handle him. Let . Tell them to go to the security booth and say they’re friends of the owner of C2401. The guards will bring them over."
Xu Lin nodded, repeated Lin Jiang’s instructions, and then hung up.
"Sorry to trouble you. I have to be mindful of his feelings these next few days, otherwise I wouldn’t have let him co."
"What’s the trouble? I don’t just need to get on your good side, I need to get on his too," Lin Jiang said with a straight face.
"Otherwise, if he doesn’t listen to either of us, how are we ever going to send him off to his grandma’s house in the future?"
Xu Lin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "You’re really thinking long-term."
anwhile, Zhao Wenxuan arrived at the entrance of the residential complex with Xu Lin’s parents.
People of the older generation married and had children early, so Xu Lin’s parents weren’t as old as one might imagine.
Both were in their fifties, and being university professors, they had never endured much hardship, so they both looked quite young.
After arriving at the gate, they explained the situation to the security guard. Upon learning they were friends of the owner of C2401, the guard’s attitude beca even more respectful, and he led them toward C2401.
This was an owner President Qin had specifically asked them to give special treatnt. Naturally, his guests couldn’t be slighted.
But the elderly couple didn’t think too much of it. They just assud the complex had excellent property managent and didn’t realize this was the kind of treatnt reserved for the wealthy.
"Looking at the complex’s environnt, the apartnts here can’t be cheap," said Xu Lin’s father, Xu Qingyou.
"Now is not the ti to be looking at that. Those two are about to separate for good, and it’s getting all worked up," said Xu Lin’s mother, Wang Xiazhi.
"They divorced a long ti ago. They were only living together for Xuanxuan’s sake. What’s there to get worked up about? I couldn’t be happier about this."
"Keep your voice down! Don’t let Xuanxuan hear you," Wang Xiazhi grumbled, then said:
"I’m not worked up about that. It’s mainly because of Xuanxuan. He’s still young. It’s better for them to pretend for a while longer than not at all."
"Sothing must have happened for it to be this sudden," Xu Qingyou said.
"It is a bit sudden." Wang Xiazhi thought for a mont. "Do you think it has sothing to do with that young man?"
"Which young man?"
"You know, the young man who’s been picking Xuanxuan up from school and bringing him to our place all this ti," Wang Xiazhi said.
"And just now, when they were on the video call, Linlin said she was with him. Do you think this is what caused Linlin and her ex to suddenly separate?"
"That seems unlikely. Linlin has had her own mind since she was a child. She didn’t even tell us when she got divorced. It’s not likely soone else could sway her."
"Not necessarily."
Wang Xiazhi looked up and saw Zhao Wenxuan joking around with the security guard.
"Xuanxuan, co here. Grandma wants to ask you sothing."
"What is it, Grandma?" Zhao Wenxuan asked as he walked back.
"Grandma has sothing to ask you, and you have to tell the truth."
"Okay, what is it?"
"Who is the uncle that picks you up every day? Is he close with your mom?"
"He’s great! The noodles at his place are delicious. My mom and I go eat there all the ti. He’s helped build toys and even tutored with my howork. He’s a really nice person."
"Besides all that, has your mom done anything... unusual?"
"She just tells to go to bed early every day. Nothing else."
The old couple exchanged a look. Xu Qingyou said:
"If that’s all, it sounds pretty normal."
"Not necessarily. You know how clever your daughter is. Even if sothing was going on, she wouldn’t let anyone see it," Wang Xiazhi said.
"I’m sure it has sothing to do with that young man. When we see him later, I need to have a good talk with him."
"What is there to talk about?" Xu Qingyou said.
"We’re old. We should ddle less in young people’s affairs."
"I’m not against their divorce, but I’m afraid my daughter is being scamd."
"You just said Linlin was clever, and now you’re worried about this."
"A woman can still be foolish sotis. They’re neighbors. After a while, he found out about Linlin’s situation. What if he’s just after her money?" Wang Xiazhi said, dead serious.
"Now that you ntion it, that is a possibility. This is a good opportunity. We’ll have a proper chat with him when we et."
"Yes, that’s what I was thinking."
Soon, the guard led the three of them into Building C, swiped his key card, and took them up to the 24th floor.
The apartnt door was open. The mont the couple stepped out of the elevator, they saw Lin Jiang and Xu Lin chatting at the doorway.
"Mom! Uncle Lin!"
Seeing Xu Lin, Zhao Wenxuan’s eyes filled with joy. He trotted over quickly, and she smiled, pulling him into her arms.
"Mom, what are you and Uncle Lin doing here?"
"Your Uncle Lin bought a new apartnt here, so I ca to take a look."
Just then, the old couple also reached the doorway. Although they couldn’t see the entire place yet, the sheer size of the living room alone stunned them.
’How much must it have cost to buy an apartnt this big?’
’This young man is so wealthy... Were my suspicions a bit paranoid?’
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