Chapter 156 - Chapter 156: Stir Envy
Chapter 156: Stir Envy
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gu Yinian responded casually, “It’s not something I can control. It’s just that I stand out quite a bit, which tends to stir envy in others. I’ve only been around for a few decades, so I can’t be too hard on myself. The reason I came here today is because I have a question to ask you.”
Li Yu regarded Gu Yinian with curiosity.
“Has Cai Yiran reached out to you recently?” Gu Yinian inquired, his tone slightly hesitant.
“No, is there something going on?” Li Yu replied with an unassuming expression.
Gu Yinian smiled, saying, “Nothing major, I was merely inquiring. 1 heard she’s on the verge of marrying an overseas Chinese.”
“So, you dropped by just to inform me of this?” Li Yu questioned.
Gu Yinian responded with a touch of awkwardness, “Not exactly. I didn’t have any specific plans; 1 just found myself with some free time and thought I’d come to check on you.”
In reality, Gu Yinian had intended to discuss this matter with Li Yu. However, observing Li Yu’s indifferent response, he wondered if Li Yan’s lack of response was simply because he was keeping his emotions in check and refraining from venting.
Li Yu chuckled and asked, “Check on me? Do you think I have a lot of free time on my hands?”
A hint of teasing laced Gu Yinian’s voice as he responded, “I mean, I don’t see you working now. You look pretty free to me”
Li Yu was rendered momentarily speechless.
Indeed, he was efficient and had already completed his tasks for the day.
“You’ve been back for quite a while now. What have you been occupied with?” Gu Yinian inquired.
Li Yu took a moment to ponder before responding, “Since my return, I’ve been seriously involved in just one endeavor. 1 pursued a girl, but she heartlessly turned me down.”
Gu Yinian looked at Li Yu in shock. Gu Yinian said, “What? She rejected you? This is really big news. Which family is she from? Did you not reveal your identity?”
Gu Yinian did not believe that any lady would reject Li Yu. Li Yu was the Prince Charming in the hearts of many. It would be a huge loss to reject Li Yu.
Li Yu did not hesitate and said directly, “Jiang Ling’er.”
Gu Yinian was speechless.
Gu Yinian’s face was filled with disbelief. Did he hear wrongly? Jiang Ling ‘er? Could it be that he didn’t rest well last night and was hearing things now? Could there be more than one Jiang Ling’er that they both knew?
Seeing Gu Yinian’s shocked expression, Li Yu said in disdain, “You look like you’ve never seen the world. That’s right, it’s Jiang Ling’er, the daughter of the Jiang family who just broke off her engagement with Li Yan.”
Gu Yinian could not react in time. He said, “No, even if your old man forced you to come back and take charge of the Li family, you wouldn’t give up on yourself, right?”
“I’ve met many women, but only Jiang Ling’er has moved my heart,” Li Yu smiled.
“Only her?” Gu Yinian said in disdain. Heh… Why, is this girl better than your first love, Cai Yiran?”
Li Yu frowned.
Li Yu and Cai Yiran had nothing to do with each other now, but she was indeed his first love.
Thinking of this, Li Yu was a little frustrated. If he had known that he would meet Jiang Ling’er back then, Li Yu would not have been in such a high-profile relationship. If Jiang Ling’ er found out about this in the future, wouldn’t he be shooting himself in the foot?
Gu Yinian looked at Li Yu’s expression and said, “Look, 1 know you still have Cai Yiran in your heart. Moreover, this Jiang Ling’er’s reputation is really too bad, and she seems to be very stupid.”
Gu Yinian paused for a moment before continuing, “Otherwise, how could your nephew Li Yan… Wait, didn’t you just say that Li Yan and Jiang Ling’er broke off their engagement? When did this happen? I didn’t know anything about it!”
Gu Yinian felt like he had heard it just now, but he didn’t know if he had misheard.
“It was announced yesterday.” Li Yu said with a smile. “Didn’t you say you resigned? Why didn’t you watch the news when you had so much free time?”
Gu Yinian smiled and said, “Ah… Li Yan finally couldn’t take it anymore and forcefully canceled the engagement with Jiang Ling’er?”
After leaving his job a month ago, Gu Yinian had started to let himself go. He was addicted to a game and didn’t pay attention to anything in the outside world.
Li Yu narrowed his eyes. It seemed like his childhood friend didn’t know anything.
Li Yu said, “Ling ‘er was the one who initiated the annulment of the engagement. Li Yan even publicly apologized to Ling’er at the press conference and admitted that he had cheated on her.”
Gu Yinian was speechless.
What was that? Li Yan made a public apology? Gu Yinian looked at Li Yu in confusion. What was all this? What did he miss?
“You said Ling’er is stupid, but you’re wrong.” Li Yu said with a smile.
Gu Yinian immediately felt guilty. After all, he had only heard about most of the things. Gu Yinian said, “I… I heard from people that Jiang Ling’er is not fit to be a wife.. You know that if the girl’s IQ.is low, it will affect the IQ.of your children, right?”