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Chapter 480: Chapter 480: The Transformation of Boss Qiao Qiao
Upon saying this, Chen Yan’s mother thought for a moment, then said, "It’s what’s-her-name... Qiao Qiao, right?"
With a reflective look on her face, she continued, "I remember, back then, you told me she was from a wealthy second-generation family."
"It’s all thanks to her financial support that our son was able to prosper."
"Even the car he drives was bought for him by her."
Upon hearing his wife’s words, Lao Chen’s face reddened.
He touched his nose awkwardly and then said, "Ah, that, that..."
Chen Yan’s mother looked at Lao Chen with a face full of suspicion and asked, "What’s the matter? Is there something hidden about that?"
Upon saying this, she suddenly realized, "It couldn’t be that our son crossed the river and demolished the bridge, leading her on and then abandoning her, could it?!"
Lao Chen quickly waved his hands, "No, no, that’s not it."
He explained a bit awkwardly, "Actually... I have never told you about this."
"I got the girl’s name and school, right?"
"After that, I had someone inquire about the girl’s background."
"It turned out she was not the wealthy second-generation I thought she was, nor did she sponsor our son."
"She is actually... an orphan, raised in an orphanage since she was young."
When Chen Yan’s mother heard Lao Chen’s words, she was taken aback for a moment, and then her voice softened considerably, "Oh... I see."
After a moment, as if a realization had struck her, she raised her voice again, "What does that have to do with the girl’s family background!"
"As long as she is a good person and treats our son well, does it matter whether she’s an orphan or a wealthy second-generation?"
"Anyway, her family can’t possibly be wealthier than our son now, right?"
Lao Chen choked on water from the sudden burst of ’Versailles Syndrome’ from his wife and waved his hands downward repeatedly, "What are you even talking about."
He hurriedly explained, "Just listen to me until the end."
"After realizing I had misunderstood the whole situation, I wanted to find out what the real story was."
"So, I asked the school’s teachers and then, over the weekend, I invited that Yu Qiao Qiao girl to a meal at a restaurant next to the school."
"It was there at the table that I found out she and our son were just ordinary friends."
"The most they had in common was work."
"The girl worked at our son’s place, earning her keep through diligent work and study."
Chen Yan’s mother was stunned.
Lao Chen continued, "As for that luxury car, that was from a company lottery after our son’s project development was successful, and the girl won it."
Chen Yan’s mother’s mouth fell open wider and wider as she listened to Lao Chen.
Lao Chen kept talking, "Also, I learned about our son’s entrepreneurial process from that girl."
He repeated everything he knew.
After a while, he sighed leisurely and said, "I only found out from her how urgently I had pushed our son at the time."
"But..."
"It was precisely because I pushed him that he has what he has today," Lao Chen even felt somewhat proud as he said this.
"If you don’t push your son, you’d never know he could become a billionaire!"
Chen Yan’s mother snapped back to reality.
She glared at Lao Chen and said, "That’s our son’s capability, what does it have to do with you!"
After that, she spoke with a hint of emotion, "That girl actually seems quite nice, too!"
"I’ve heard you mention her a few times. She seems like a kind and down-to-earth child."
"She has been following our son since the start of his business. That’s fate."
"It’s a pity..."
Lao Chen also nodded in agreement, feeling it was a shame.
Then he said, "I also think that girl is very nice. But after all, she’s quite young, just in college."
"So, I guess she hasn’t thought about dating yet."
Upon saying this, a gossipy look appeared on his face, "So, that celebrity Lu Man seems a better match."
He continued, "I’m telling you, I’ve asked around a lot."
"Our son only has two or three close females friends."
"Either they’re too old, with kids already."
"Or they’re too young, still in school."
"Or our son has been constantly refusing."
"It’s only her. She meets all the criteria."
"I hear a lot of people saying that Lu Man has a very good relationship with our son."
"Even so good it doesn’t seem like just friends."
"So, it’s possible they’re secretly dating!"
"After all, you know that celebrities, well, they can’t publicize their relationships. So it makes sense."
Chen Yan’s mother nodded in understanding, "That’s true."
"After all, our son is twenty-seven or twenty-eight now. In other households, kids his age already have their second child. He should start dating."
"From this perspective, it might really be with that female celebrity."
At this point, Chen Yan’s mother frowned slightly, "But... a celebrity, huh."
"I always feel that circle is a bit messy."
Lao Chen, however, was more open-minded than Chen Yan’s mother; he said with a smile, "You’re thinking too much."
"Our son is part of that industry. The company is his. Would he let that girl suffer or get involved in all sorts of messes?"
Hearing her husband speak so, Chen Yan’s mother nodded, slightly persuaded.
Then, she couldn’t help asking, "But... now it’s just us worrying, our son isn’t in a hurry at all. What do we do?"
"If he keeps dragging his feet, can we keep waiting like this?"
Lao Chen smiled mysteriously and said, "Of course we can’t just keep waiting."
"So, we can give our son a deadline."
"We can ask him to bring a girl home after he gets through this busy period."
"If he brings someone back by the deadline, that’s a good thing."
"But if he doesn’t, we have a reason to talk to the girl ourselves and see what’s going on."
"Even if the two aren’t dating, who knows, maybe with a little matchmaking from us, they’ll start thinking about it."
At this, Lao Chen concluded, "Anyway, we should help him out with his lifelong commitment without affecting his work."
"Our child might not be in a hurry, but we, as parents, surely are."
Hearing her husband’s insightful words, Chen Yan’s mother nodded satisfactorily and approved, "I think that will work!"
After finishing, she paused and added, "Also, if it’s not Lu Man with our son, we might actually consider Qiao Qiao."
She said, "I don’t know why, but even though we haven’t met, I just mysteriously like that girl..."
Lao Chen, "Bingo!"
........
Meanwhile, Chen Yan had no idea his parents were fretting over his matrimonial prospects.
After ending the call, he wiped the sweat from his brow.
Before becoming wealthy, he imagined the life of the wealthy as carefree and indulgent.
Luxury cars, beautiful women, bikinis.
Estates, bodyguards, maids.
However, only after truly becoming wealthy did he realize that the life of the rich is just... ordinary.
At most, he lives in a better place, drives better cars, spends more, and can choose not to do whatever he doesn’t feel like doing.
But the minor, annoying matters of life are the same for them as for ordinary people.
You see, wealthy second-generations worth hundreds of millions are still boot-lickers.
You see, billionaire business owners still eavesdrop by climbing walls.
You see, married couples in listed companies still fight over company control by snatching the company seal...
The life of the wealthy is not as distant as imagined but is extremely down-to-earth...
There are still mundane family matters and parental pressures to marry.
Reflecting on this, Chen Yan returned to his busy work.
Soon, a workday ended, and Chen Yan glanced at the date.
Today was Friday, the day he was to dine at Yu Qiao Qiao’s home.
So, he tidied his desk, left work early, and went to Yu Qiao Qiao’s place.
As the driver took him to where Lu Man, a celebrity, dropped off Chen Yan, he habitually opened his friend circle to browse.
After scrolling through a few posts, Chen Yan inevitably came across Yang Nuannuan’s update.
["I couldn’t resist just now and sent ’I miss you’ brainwaves into the universe..."]
It must be said that ever since Chen Yan and Yang Nuannuan’s "inner jacket chat" was exposed, Yang Nuannuan might have guessed that "Chen Yan knew she liked Chen Yan."
So... the posts in her friend circle have become more explicit.
Previously she would just share trivial life updates, but now, every few days, she posts some ambiguous confessions.
However, she only posts in her friend circle, and it doesn’t disturb Chen Yan.
He only checks her friend circle when he remembers or happens to see it.
Seeing a girl so hopelessly thinking of him, Chen Yan was also somewhat moved.
Too bad his heart wasn’t set on Nuannuan...
He especially wanted to say to Yang Nuannuan, "Nuannuan, I actually also want you to change how you address me, but not to ’dear’."
After browsing Yang Nuannuan’s circle for a while, Chen Yan arrived downstairs at Yu Qiao Qiao’s apartment.
The driver pulled over, Chen Yan got out of the car, and then went upstairs.
Arriving at the door, he punched in the door code like he owned the place.
The door opened, and a hint of cooking odors emanated from within, along with the "roar" of the exhaust fan in the kitchen.
Yu Qiao Qiao, who had come back early, was busily cooking in the kitchen.
After changing his shoes, Chen Yan approached the kitchen to have a look.
Yu Qiao Qiao, whose constitution and mood had improved, hummed as she cheerfully sizzled away at the dishes, exuding the vibe of a cute kitchen maid.
Chen Yan leaned in the doorway, watching her with a smile creeping across his lips.
Sometimes, he thought, perhaps living till old age with this girl wouldn’t be so bad.
Perhaps because Chen Yan’s gaze was too intense, Yu Qiao Qiao, as if sensing it, couldn’t help but turn her head to look.
And then she saw Chen Yan standing there with a smile looking at her.
Her casualness vanished without a trace.
Her face instantly turned as red as a ripe peach, and her hands fluttered, unsure where to place them.
She asked timidly, "Chen, Chen Yan, you’re here?"
Chen Yan replied with a smile, "Yeah, just got here."
He knew that Yu Qiao Qiao was only just beginning to come out of her shell: in other words, she could now enjoy her own company when alone.
When she met people, she’d still be a bit shy.
So, he didn’t put any pressure on Yu Qiao Qiao. Instead, he said, "You start cooking. I’m going to get some water."
After speaking, Chen Yan turned and went to the living room.
Seeing that Chen Yan had left,
Yu Qiao Qiao’s lively eyes glanced toward the doorway.
She only relaxed like she had just breathed a sigh of relief once she confirmed Chen Yan had gone.
Then she puffed up her cheeks, making her little round face look even rounder.
As she continued to fry the vegetables, she grumbled as if to castigate herself, "Why do I go weak at the knees every time I see Chen Yan?"
"Qiao Qiao, can’t you stand up for yourself?"
This week, Brother Ying’s club had matters to attend to, so it was only Chen Yan and Yu Qiao Qiao at home.
However, the amount of food Yu Qiao Qiao cooked hadn’t lessened at all.
Just the two of them, yet she made four dishes.
And every dish was a feast for the eyes, the nose, and the palate.
The food laid out on the table, Chen Yan picked up his chopsticks, showing eager anticipation.
While gazing at the table full of dishes, he said without looking up, "Qiao Qiao, your cooking really is getting better and better, did you study it on your own?"
Hearing Chen Yan’s praise, Yu Qiao Qiao bowed her head, shyly humming a "mm-hmm" in response.
Then she said, "It was Sister Nuan Nuan who told me."
"She said, ’To catch a man’s heart, you only need to get two things right.’"
"The first is to catch his stomach..."
When Chen Yan heard it was Yang Nuannuan’s "education," he was actually quite surprised.
Because he noticed that Yang Nuannuan really had changed.
In the past, she always tried to squeeze by his side and then marked her boundary clearly with Yu Qiao Qiao.
But now, unexpectedly, she was starting to give Yu Qiao Qiao tips and strategies.
After pondering for a while, Chen Yan realized that Yu Qiao Qiao had only mentioned "one" and hadn’t mentioned "two."
Thus, he couldn’t help but ask, "And the second?"
Yu Qiao Qiao’s face blushed a lovely shade of pink, "The, the second is... to share his bed with him."
Chen Yan: .....
Listening to Yu Qiao Qiao muster the courage to say those words and seeing her flushed face, Chen Yan suddenly found the food on the table less appealing.
An hour later, Chen Yan embraced Yu Qiao Qiao, while gently stroking her smooth back, he said, "Qiao Qiao, from now on, you’d better keep your distance from your Sister Nuan Nuan."
The exhausted Yu Qiao Qiao lifted her head, looking at Chen Yan with some confusion, and said, "Huh? Why?"
Chen Yan, swallowing hard as he watched her innocent face now tinged with seductiveness, said, "Because, such a version of you, is simply too irresistible."
Chen Yan wasn’t offering "false praise" but for once thought so genuinely.
Don’t let her shy nature and blushing face when discussing certain topics fool you.
Perhaps as her confidence slowly grew, it also emboldened her heart quite a bit.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have said such bold words just now.
And that might have been the end of it.
The key point, however... following Yang Nuannuan’s suggestion, she had changed into a new set of lingerie before Chen Yan came home, which was no longer her conservative tank top or cotton type but a gauzy, seductive model instead.
So, when Chen Yan "unwrapped" her outer layer and saw what was inside, he almost had a nosebleed.
Moreover, perhaps because Yu Qiao Qiao’s face was too innocent.
That mix of innocence and allure was simply too arousing.
Chen Yan didn’t worry about his own body.
After his constitution got a +9, a few hours of "battle" hardly affected him anymore.
He was worried about Yu Qiao Qiao.
He had painstakingly improved Yu Qiao Qiao’s constitution just a bit.
To ensure her body had just returned to normal. If she were worn out by Chen Yan again, then he would really be distressed...
After spending a tender moment with Yu Qiao Qiao, Chen Yan, embracing the spent Yu Qiao Qiao, returned to the table to eat.
Poor Boss Qiao Qiao, who had worked hard on a full spread, ended up eating cold food...
After the meal, having regained some energy, they lay in bed, chatting.
Yu Qiao Qiao’s big eyes stared at the ceiling as she softly recounted her recent life, "Chen Yan. I went back to the orphanage a few days ago."
"The headmistress’s health doesn’t seem that good."
"But she says it’s just because she’s old."
"Xiao Wu, Xiao Liu, Xiao Qi have all grown up now, they can take care of the headmistress, seeing them like that, I don’t know why, but I feel somewhat mixed..."
Chen Yan curiously asked, "Mixed? Why do you feel mixed?"
Yu Qiao Qiao pouted, as if she couldn’t quite articulate it herself.
She said, "I can’t explain it well."
"It’s like a bit of relief. Glad that they’ve finally grown up."
"And a bit of loss. Because I feel like whether it was the headmistress or them, I was the one who cared for them. Now they don’t need me anymore."
"And then... there’s some unfamiliarity."
She spoke with nostalgia, "In my mind, they always appear as those kids who never grow up."
"And then in the blink of an eye, they’ve grown so much."
Saying this, Yu Qiao Qiao seemed to think of something.
She suddenly got up from the bed and leaned close to Chen Yan, curiously asking, "Speaking of which, Chen Yan. What were you like as a kid?"
When Chen Yan heard Yu Qiao Qiao’s question, he was taken aback.
His childhood?
Chen Yan couldn’t really remember.
It seems... that he was the most rambunctious kid in the village?
But since he was handsome, he was also the most liked kid in the village.
Back then, he used to lift tiles on roofs, fish in the river, and run away from home with the neighbor’s sister. Basically, nothing he wouldn’t dare do.
Chen Yan remembered that his parents had photos of his childhood mischief at home.
He thought they were silly when taken.
But now thinking about it, looking them over when he had time, reminiscing, seemed quite nice too.
Thinking this, Chen Yan said to Yu Qiao Qiao, "If you want to know. Wait a couple of days, I’ll bring the photo album from home, then show you."
He added, "I’ll point to the photos, and explain to you one by one what I was like as a kid."
Hearing Chen Yan say this, Yu Qiao Qiao immediately showed her excitement, "Okay, that’s a promise!"
Seeing Yu Qiao Qiao’s adorable expression, and when she was happy, the dangling papayas that swayed, Chen Yan coughed and then said, "Actually... It’s simple if you want to see what I looked like as a kid."
He flipped her over, pinning Yu Qiao Qiao beneath him, then smiling, he said, "Just give birth to a little Chen Yan for me. Then just by looking at him, wouldn’t you understand everything?"
Upon hearing Chen Yan’s words, Yu Qiao Qiao’s face turned even redder.
In a moment, the room echoed once again with the harmony of strings and lute.
The next day, Chen Yan rose early.
The life he led with Yu Qiao Qiao was quite regular and harmonious.
Yu Qiao Qiao cooked dinner, and Chen Yan would make breakfast.
So, after freshening up, he went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
While making breakfast, Chen Yan’s phone rang.
Chen Yan looked and saw it was another call from his parents.
Chen Yan frowned slightly. It wasn’t that he found it annoying, but he remembered the topic his parents discussed yesterday, afraid Yu Qiao Qiao would overhear and misunderstand.
Thus, he left the kitchen, looked around, saw that Yu Qiao Qiao was still in the room, then he closed the kitchen door and answered the call.....
She suddenly got up from the bed and leaned close to Chen Yan, curiously asking, "Speaking of which, Chen Yan. What were you like as a kid?"
When Chen Yan heard Yu Qiao Qiao’s question, he was taken aback.
His childhood?
Chen Yan couldn’t really remember.
It seems... that he was the most rambunctious kid in the village?
But since he was handsome, he was also the most liked kid in the village.
Back then, he used to lift tiles on roofs, fish in the river, and run away from home with the neighbor’s sister. Basically, nothing he wouldn’t dare do.
Chen Yan remembered that his parents had photos of his childhood mischief at home.
He thought they were silly when taken.
But now thinking about it, looking them over when he had time, reminiscing, seemed quite nice too.
Thinking this, Chen Yan said to Yu Qiao Qiao, "If you want to know. Wait a couple of days, I’ll bring the photo album from home, then show you."
He added, "I’ll point to the photos, and explain to you one by one what I was like as a kid."
Hearing Chen Yan say this, Yu Qiao Qiao immediately showed her excitement, "Okay, that’s a promise!"
Seeing Yu Qiao Qiao’s adorable expression, and when she was happy, the dangling papayas that swayed, Chen Yan coughed and then said, "Actually... It’s simple if you want to see what I looked like as a kid."
He flipped her over, pinning Yu Qiao Qiao beneath him, then smiling, he said, "Just give birth to a little Chen Yan for me. Then just by looking at him, wouldn’t you understand everything?"
Upon hearing Chen Yan’s words, Yu Qiao Qiao’s face turned even redder.
In a moment, the room echoed once again with the harmony of strings and lute.
The next day, Chen Yan rose early.
The life he led with Yu Qiao Qiao was quite regular and harmonious.
Yu Qiao Qiao cooked dinner, and Chen Yan would make breakfast.
So, after freshening up, he went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
While making breakfast, Chen Yan’s phone rang.
Chen Yan looked and saw it was another call from his parents.
Chen Yan frowned slightly. It wasn’t that he found it annoying, but he remembered the topic his parents discussed yesterday, afraid Yu Qiao Qiao would overhear and misunderstand.
Thus, he left the kitchen, looked around, saw that Yu Qiao Qiao was still in the room, then he closed the kitchen door and answered the call.....
And once again, the room resounded with the harmony of strings and lute.
The next day, Chen Yan rose early.
His life with Yu Qiao Qiao was very regular, and also very harmonious.
Yu Qiao Qiao prepared dinner, Chen Yan cooked breakfast.
Thus, after washing up, he went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
As he was making breakfast, Chen Yan’s mobile phone rang.
Chen Yan glanced and saw another call from his parents.
Chen Yan’s brow furrowed slightly. He wasn’t annoyed, but he was reminded of yesterday’s conversation with his parents and was worried Yu Qiao Qiao might overhear and misinterpret their words.
So, he stepped out of the kitchen, looked around to see Yu Qiao Qiao was still in the room, then closed the kitchen door and answered the call.....
