The aloof beauty always has weak legs; the crazy boss is too ruthless.

Chapter 152 Song Nuan
The next day.

The first thing Lu Siqi did after opening her eyes was to wake Lin Chen up. The reason was simple: "Go to the bank and transfer money to me quickly."

"..." Haha, he really can't forget about "the money he owes her" all the time.

Lin Chen first had his driver take him to the bank and transferred the 40 yuan he owed Lu Siqi the night before to her.

Upon receiving a text message confirming the arrival of 40 yuan, Lu Siqi immediately got up and left the bank lobby.

This time, Lin Chen didn't chase after her. He watched her walk away with a smile in his eyes, but the smile slowly disappeared as her figure gradually blurred, replaced by an unusual indifference and loneliness.

……

In the afternoon, Lin Chen arranged to meet Song Nuan at the coffee shop downstairs in Nuanyang Entertainment Building.

When Song Nuan saw Lin Chen dressed in business attire, she looked him up and down: a white shirt, black suit pants, and his skin was much fairer than when he was in the special economic zone. Especially with his gold-rimmed glasses, she felt that he had the kind of domineering CEO vibe described in romance novels: a refined scoundrel.

"Tsk tsk, it's really different to become the heir of the Lin family after retiring. You, the noble young master Lin, it's a waste that you didn't go and play the domineering CEO in idol dramas." After Song Nuan sat down, she took a sip of coffee, then casually tied her long curly hair up with the hair tie she always carried. While warming her hands with her cup, she crossed her legs and scrutinized Lin Chen across from her: "Speak, what do you want?"

"What do you think I need from you?" Lin Chen lazily tapped the wooden tabletop with his fingers, his eyes full of mockery as he looked at her. "I heard that you found the hospital where Lu Siqi was treated after returning to China. When did your relationship with her become so good?"

Song Nuan chuckled: "Our relationship has never been bad."

She took another sip of coffee and put down the cup. "But you, after a few months of missions in Bangnan, how come you've become so shameless? You, Young Master Lin, are not short of money. It's just a Rolls-Royce. Is it really necessary to make Lu Siqi pay for it?"

Knowing that Gu Shi, being henpecked, would tell her about this, Lin Chen nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world: "If you don't think it's that serious, you can compensate her for it?"

"Tch!" Song Nuan glanced at him. "Let me tell you, Mu Sen, don't play dumb with me. You have ulterior motives at all. You just think Lu Siqi can't possibly have that much money, so you're using this excuse to extort her."

"I just don't understand, how could such a smart man like you come up with such a childish way to pursue a woman?"

Lin Chen agreed, "I know I'm very naive, that's why I asked you to meet me today."

"Seeing me won't help. Don't even think about getting anything out of me." Song Nuan shrugged and gave up. "Besides, my relationship with Lu Siqi isn't close enough for her to share her secrets with me."

"The fact that she took the initiative to contact you to arrange a hospital visit means that she already considers you her best friend."

"Even if she's my best friend, she's not the type to tell me everything."

After hearing what she said, it does seem to make sense.

Given Lu Siqi's personality, the chances of her sharing her feelings with friends are practically zero.

Lin Chen's eyes gradually darkened. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke again: "For the sake of me taking a bullet from Gu Shi in the past to help you, tell me what I should do next to stop Lu Siqi from marrying Sheng Huai'an."

The reason he said that was when Song Nuan had not yet remarried Gu Shi, and he had just finished his eight-year undercover mission in Bangnan. At that time, Song Nuan, the famous actress, had offended the brother-in-law of Xue Bin, the former head of the special zone.

Xue Bin, the brother-in-law, was secretly controlling the company's artists through drugs. Song Nuan was straightforward, came from a military family, had strong moral principles, and was fearless.

As her ex-husband, Gu Shi knew her personality well and was not at all at ease about her safety.

So they arranged for Mu Sen, who had just returned to Beicheng, to secretly protect Song Nuan's safety, so that she would not be retaliated against by Xue Bin's people again.

It was during the time he was secretly protecting Song Nuan that Lin Chen, who was still Mu Sen at the time, saw a reflection of his mother's past in Song Nuan.

Because his mother, Meng Xianjin, was once a woman deeply in love.

Because she loved her philandering father, Lin Weidong, so much, even though her mother knew that her father had a mistress, she would still personally prepare a large table of food every day and wait for her father to come home.

Day after day, she was a virtuous wife, like a waiting stone, hoping that her philandering husband would one day settle down.

Gu Shi is different from his philandering father, Lin Weidong.

Gu Shi was so busy with work that he devoted himself to the country and the special administrative region. In order to help Shang Junyan, the newly appointed mayor of the special administrative region, consolidate his position, he had no time to take care of his family.

During the nine years since Song Nuan and Gu Shi divorced, the two have never met once.

Each time Gu Shi returned to China, he would secretly visit Song Nuan on set. Considering his identity and the danger of losing his life at any moment, he simply didn't have the courage to win Song Nuan back.

For nine years, Song Nuan waited for Gu Shi. Despite her success in the chaotic entertainment industry, she remained unmoved by other outstanding male suitors.

When Lin Chen learned of this, and saw photos and videos of Song Nuan secretly watching over him every day while she wiped away tears, he sincerely admired this devoted woman.

In order to help Song Nuan end her life of waiting for her husband, Lin Chen took the initiative to pursue her, aiming to provoke Gu Shi and make him feel threatened.

He even went so far as to provoke Gu Shi: If you can't balance family and career and can't give Song Nuan happiness, then don't pretend to be a lovestruck man in private.

He deliberately said all sorts of provocative things to make Gu Shi give up on Song Nuan, and even said that he was the only man who could truly give Song Nuan happiness.

If other men said this, Gu Shi might not believe it and wouldn't feel threatened.

But he is Lin Chen, the future heir of the Lin family.

In addition, Gu Shi felt very uncomfortable when he found out that Song Nuan often chatted with Lin Chen until late at night.

After suppressing his anger for a long time, and then being slightly provoked by Lin Chen, Gu Shi fired a shot directly at Lin Chen's shoulder as a warning to him not to make any more moves on Song Nuan.

……

Looking back on his past self, Lin Chen realized it was truly his most glorious moment, when he could outwit the clever Gu Shi. How different he is now! In order to stop Lu Siqi from marrying Sheng Huai'an, he actually came to Song Nuan for advice.

"To be honest, Mu Sen, I was able to remarry Gu Shi back then, and I really couldn't have done it without your help. Gu Shi and I are both very grateful to you." Song Nuan knew that if this man hadn't provoked and stimulated Gu Shi back then, Gu Shi, who was as stubborn as a rock, would never have realized that he would take the initiative to come back and chase after her.