Chapter 62:
Chapter 62: Mom, Fang Yuanyuan, Is Back:
“Come by my restaurant often when you have time. I’ll treat you to free meals anytime.”
After the meal, Xia Sha personally came out to see Qi Lin off.
Looking at the adorable ‘medicine finger’ in her dark green qipao, Qi Lin made an OK gesture and smiled. “Free meals? No way. I’d be afraid of eating you into bankruptcy. Unless you charge me, I won’t come.”
“You little rascal, always so smooth-tongued.”
Hearing his words, Xia Sha covered her mouth and laughed.
Clearly, both Qi Lin and Wang Cheng had said things with a teasing undertone. Yet, Wang Cheng got beaten up, while Qi Lin only gained more of Xia Sha’s favor.
Lan Yuxi originally didn’t want to go home with Qi Lin.
But when faced with his threat to expose their kissing photos to her aunt, she had no choice but to give in.
“Qi Lin, what exactly do you want? That’s my aunt! Is it not enough that you bullied me? Now you want to go after my aunt too?”
As soon as they got in the car, sitting in the passenger seat, Lan Yuxi finally exploded.
During the meal, Qi Lin had been charming, humorous, and completely attentive to Xia Sha, something she had never experienced from him before.
Not that she cared.
But the issue was—Xia Sha was her aunt.
She could tolerate Qi Lin bullying her, but she wouldn’t allow him to set his sights on her aunt.
“Class Rep, watch your words, and don’t try to guilt-trip me.”
“First of all, she’s your aunt, not mine. She’s only a few years older than me. Even if I wanted to date her, what’s the problem?”
“Second, you might be beautiful, but you’ve got too many flaws. I only see you as someone to play around with.”
“But your aunt? Not only is she stunning, but she’s also capable. She runs a whole restaurant by herself and carries a mature and elegant aura. My mom always said that women like her make the best wives.”
“In the future, she could help me manage my family’s billions, while I can keep being a carefree rich second generation. Doesn’t that sound perfect?”
Qi Lin lazily steered the car with one hand as he spoke.
For any girl, the worst thing was being compared to another woman.
Even though Xia Sha was her aunt, Lan Yuxi was completely dumbfounded.
What the hell?
In Qi Lin’s eyes, she was just a meaningless plaything?
Meanwhile, her aunt was the perfect wife—mature, sexy, and capable?
“Qi Lin! How can you say such shameless things?”
Lan Yuxi couldn’t take it anymore and yelled at him, both embarrassed and furious.
“Hey, hey, don’t get so worked up. I know you’re upset because you didn’t make it onto my future wife list.”
“But think about it this way—if I marry your aunt, that makes you my niece. We’d still be family, and if you ever want to get close, it’s still possible…”
Before he could finish—
“Qi Lin, go to hell!”
Enraged and humiliated, Lan Yuxi threw her strappy sandal at him.
“You have no class at all. No wonder you can’t compare to your aunt.”
Qi Lin caught the flying sandal with ease. It smelled quite nice.
“Disgusting!”
Lan Yuxi’s face turned red as she kicked at him with her bare foot.
“Again?”
Qi Lin caught her ankle in one hand.
Soft and delicate.
He then started tickling the sole of her foot.
“Ahaha~”
Lan Yuxi burst into laughter, twisting and turning, completely losing the fierce attitude she had earlier.
“Qi Lin, you bastard! Let me go!”
Qi Lin smirked. “First, you kick me. Now, you want me to let go? It’s not that easy.”
“Unless… you call me Daddy.”
Lan Yuxi’s face went blank.
In 2002, this kind of teasing wasn’t popular yet.
“You pervert!”
She was both angry and amused.
“Still talking back?”
Qi Lin continued tickling her.
“Ahahaha~”
This time, she really couldn’t take it. She was unbelievably ticklish.
“Da-Daddy~ Please spare me!”
Her voice, crisp and laced with a hint of charm, made Qi Lin feel like he was floating on air.
Only then did he finally let her go.
“Give me back my shoe!”
She quickly sat up, adjusted her skirt, and shot Qi Lin a shy glare.
She had just played another heart-pounding game with him.
Now, she was more confused than ever about her relationship with him.
…
“Son, come here and give Mommy a hug!”
As soon as Qi Lin stepped into the villa, he was ambushed.
A gust of fragrant air surrounded him, and the next moment, a breathtakingly elegant and charming woman pulled him into her arms, nearly suffocating him.
It was Qi Lin’s mother, Fang Yuanyuan.
Originally a researcher, she had been lured away by his father, Qi Feng, and the two had built a farming empire together, working tirelessly to create the massive wealth Qi Lin now enjoyed.
In his previous life, when the Qi family went bankrupt with no hope of recovery, Fang Yuanyuan had secretly given him the jewelry Qi Feng had gifted her when he proposed.
“Son, Mommy won’t be able to protect you anymore. After I’m gone, you must learn to take care of yourself.”
She had gently stroked his face before turning away.
At the time, Qi Lin thought his parents were just going into hiding from their debts.
He never expected that the next day, he would see the news on television—his parents had jumped off a rooftop together.
Humiliated by his so-called brothers, mocked by a cousin he once admired, and abandoned by his parents, Qi Lin had lost all will to live.
He had stood on the same rooftop they had jumped from, let out a self-mocking laugh, and took the leap himself.