Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 113 Good men are too hard to find

Zhu Lan leaned back on the sofa, swinging her legs as she said, "His mother is the daughter of the chairman of a well-established and well-known company in Nevada, and his father is the founder of an emerging technology recycling company. Asia Union would never choose a family-run label-making company like this."

"Sister Lan, how reliable is this information?"

Ye Qing pointed at the tablet with a strange expression: "Can a one-year-old really read and write? Are there really people like that in the world?"

"The world is full of wonders." Zhu Lan patted Ye Qing on the shoulder: "I compared this information with many sources. Unless they all conspired to deceive me, its credibility is one hundred percent."

Seeing Ye Qing's furrowed brows and gloomy expression, Zhu Lan sighed.

"Take it easy. After all these years, nothing's happened. Maybe the organization has forgotten about you. Now..."

"Sister Lan, what about Ai Liang's experiences from age five to twelve?"

Before Zhu Lan could finish speaking, Ye Qing interrupted her by pointing to the information on the tablet.

The place Ye Qing was pointing to was the blank period in Ai Liang's life.

Zhu Lan realized she had misspoke and, as if she hadn't said anything at all, explained, "This child has rarely appeared in public since she was six years old."

As for the period between five and twelve years old, the specifics are unclear, but judging from the logistics purchase records, it seems that someone was studying social sciences such as medicine, law, and psychology at home.

“He has stayed at home almost all these years. After all, it doesn’t matter whether he goes to school or not. If he does go to school, it’s not certain who will teach whom.”

Zhu Lan looked at Ai Liang's photo with a slightly regretful expression.

"I have to say, he's exactly my type. If I were seven or eight years younger, or if he were born a decade or two earlier... what kind of look is that?"

"Sister Lan, it's illegal to lay a hand on a minor, and you're almost twice her age, aren't you?"

Ye Qing's face held a hint of aloofness, subtly creating distance between them, and her gaze towards Zhu Lan was as if she were looking at a pervert.

"I'm 28 years old! Not twice his age!"

Zhu Lan gave Ye Qing's head a hard rub. This little girl always speaks sweet words to everyone else, but she speaks harshly to her, her benefactor, as if she can't stand not saying a few hurtful things to her.

Zhu Lan used the reverse-fur-stroking technique to thoroughly enjoy Ye Qing, and looking at Ye Qing's frizzy hair, she felt much better.

"You're already twenty-eight and still single..."

Ye Qing slapped Zhu Lan's hand away, muttering under her breath as she tidied her hair.

"It's hard to find a responsible and good man these days. Even though many people fawned over me at the social gathering, they all scattered like birds and beasts as soon as they heard that I was looking to get married."

Zhu Lan leaned against Ye Qing, her two long legs, clad in velvet black stockings, casually draped over the sofa armrests. Since no one was watching, she didn't need to worry about exposing herself.

"Occasionally I'd run into two honest people who seemed nice, but when you checked them out, they turned out to be graduates of a PUA training program."

She raised her hand, pinched her brow, and said with a bitter expression, "Thinking about it carefully, I really regret not dating during my student days. Even if we broke up, at least we knew each other well, and there would still be a chance to rekindle our relationship."

Ye Qing, supporting Zhu Lan's body, continued to look through Ai Liang's information amidst the complaints of this older single woman.

After reading about Ai Liang's family background, Ye Qing suddenly felt that the plot was somewhat familiar, as if she had seen it before.

"Sister Lan, is Ai Liang's family situation very tense?"

Ye Qing asked.

"Isn't it written on it?"

Zhu Lan turned halfway to look at the tablet: "Back then, it was because Ai Liang was pregnant that the two parents got married. Isn't it natural that their relationship wasn't good?"

Ye Qing pointed to Ai Zhe's name and asked, "That's not what I wanted to ask. His father... did he have an illegitimate daughter?"

"This is Ai Liang's information, not his father's. Ai Zhe is the company's founder, and his private information isn't so easy to obtain."

Zhu Lan looked at Ye Qing with some doubt, as she wasn't usually a gossip.

"Why are you asking about this? Don't tell me you're just starting to have a crush on her because you know she has a clean background?"

Ye Qing put the tablet on the coffee table with the screen off: "I was just asking casually."

Zhu Lan looked at Ye Qing with a mischievous smile and started winking at her.

"You two are classmates and neighbors, this is a stroke of luck from heaven. You should seize this harmless little rabbit."

"Otherwise, once school starts, his looks will definitely attract a lot of competitors for you."

"Sister Lan, you should take better care of yourself. You'll be thirty in two years."

Ye Qing rolled her eyes at her, annoyed.

"Alright then, since you're not interested, why don't you introduce Ai Liang to me later?" Zhu Lan said shamelessly.

"Sister Lan, are you serious?"

Ye Qing was startled by Zhu Lan's words.

Is this woman so desperate for a man because she's been single for so long?

Ai Liang will only be sixteen in a while, but you're almost twenty-nine this year!
You two are thirteen years apart in age!
"Anyway, you don't want him. Besides, his demeanor doesn't look like that of a ten-year-old. He could easily pass for a recent college graduate."

After putting on her shoes, Zhu Lan said confidently, "With my looks and figure, I could easily pass for a female college student if I changed my clothes. Is there a problem with that?"

The air conditioner in the office was blowing cold air, which made Ye Qing's neck feel cold and gave her goosebumps.

She couldn't help but straighten her collar: "No matter how similar we look, it can't hide the fact that you're an older woman dating a younger man."

Ye Qing's face was covered in sweat, her eyes filled with disdain.

"Alright, I was just kidding. You actually took it seriously? It's getting late, how about we grab some food together?"

Zhu Lan glanced at her watch and instinctively extended an invitation.

However, she regretted it as soon as she said it.

"No, I made fried rice last night, and it'll go bad if it's left out for too long."

Ye Qing didn't observe Zhu Lan's expression and politely declined her invitation.

The fewer people who know about her relationship with Zhu Lan, the better.

If I go out to eat with Zhu Lan and someone sees us, a bunch of rumors will spread.

After all, one is a supermarket owner and the other is a factory worker; they shouldn't have any interaction.

Working here could be attributed to the boss's sympathy, but eating together changes the nature of the situation.

Ye Qing left.

Zhu Lan was left alone in the office. She slowly put away her smile and transformed back into the aloof social elite she always was.

Zhu Lan picked up the tablet computer from the coffee table, sat down in her office chair, deleted all of Ai Liang's data, and then casually stuffed the tablet into a drawer.

Zhu Lan pulled out a photo of herself and Ye Qing from her pocket, her eyes filled with struggle.

Finally, she put away the group photo, lay back in her office chair, and raised her arm to cover her eyes.

"You clearly don't dare to eat with her, yet you still pretend to invite her."

Are you deliberately trying to portray yourself as kind?

"Or is it that this brings you some comfort?"

"How ugly..."

(End of this chapter)