Lu Shao is cunning; Miss Nan has fallen for his tricks again.

Chapter 18 Entertainment Company
At 10 a.m., Chen Hui and Nan Xu set off from the Lin family's old house to the airport.

Chen Hui originally wanted Lin Jingshu to go as well, just to help her relax.

Lin Jingshu sat at the dining table leisurely drinking her porridge. "I'm not going. I have an appointment to go for a beauty treatment later." Anyway, we'll see each other tonight, so there's no rush.

Lin Jingshu didn't seem to care about the divorce. Chen Hui had no suspicions, and it was best that she didn't care.

At this moment, Lin Jingshu's emotions are more important than Lin Zhengyu's.

The two waited in the lobby for a short while before Lin Zhengyu came out with his suitcase.

Lin Zhengyu is 1.83 meters tall, dressed in black casual clothes, wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap.

She also wore several unique earrings on her left ear.

Nan Xu, wearing a light pink tulle dress and sunglasses, leaned against the car.

Lin Zhengyu took off his sunglasses and immediately saw Nan Xu. He walked to Nan Xu's side and opened his arms. "Chère sur. I missed you so much."

Nan Xu opened her arms and hugged Lin Zhengyu.

"It's been a long time indeed."

Although they both studied in France, they lived in different cities.

Chen Hui coughed as she watched the two embracing. "What? Didn't you see me?"

Lin Zhengyu smiled at Chen Hui and said, "How could that be, my dear Mommy~."

Chen Hui was disgusted by how Lin Zhengyu addressed her.

"How old are you? You still call me that. Aren't you disgusted?"

Lin Zhengyu hugged Chen Hui's arm and said coquettishly, "Oh dear, Mom, you really don't understand me anymore."

Chen Hui rolled her eyes. "Yes, I can't empathize with idiots."

"Alright, that's enough. I've booked a restaurant for you to welcome back. Get in the car."

Before Lin Zhengyu could say anything, Chen Hui pushed him into the back seat.

While playing on his phone, Lin Zhengyu asked Chen Hui, "Mom, aren't Dad and my brother going?"

Chen Hui hummed in agreement.

That's strange. I haven't even told him yet, how did he find out?

"I didn't tell you, how did you know?" Chen Hui asked casually.

Lin Zhengyu showed his phone to Chen Hui with a pitiful expression.

Chen Hui was driving seriously and didn't even glance at it before saying, "I'm driving, don't show it to me."

"Oh, my dad said he made an appointment with a lawyer at noon, and my brother didn't even reply to the message."

Chen Hui chuckled but didn't say anything.

"What about my aunt? She must be alright, right? Why didn't she come to pick me up?" Lin Zhengyu was extremely aggrieved.

He's been studying abroad for three years and hasn't returned to China during that time. Surprisingly, not a single person seems to miss him.

Looking at the aggrieved Lin Zhengyu through the rearview mirror, Nan Xu explained, "My mom went to get a beauty treatment."

Lin Zhengyu felt even more aggrieved; how could he be less valuable than a beauty treatment?
What about all the bags he's bought for Lin Jingshu over the years?
Does it count as air?

Nanxu wasn't good at comforting people, so she frankly told them, "My parents are planning to get a divorce soon."

Lin Zhengyu was taken aback. These days, people will say anything to appease someone.

"Are you kidding me? This joke isn't funny at all."

Nan Xu glanced at Lin Zhengyu but didn't say anything.

The car fell silent.

"Really? Really?" Lin Zhengyu stammered.

He still felt it was impossible; if it really was Nanxu, she should be somewhat upset.

"Hmm," Nan Xu said calmly.

"Then why aren't you sad? Your parents are getting a divorce." Lin Zhengyu blurted out.

By the time they realized something was wrong, it was too late.

Chen Hui was disappointed in her son, who was straightforward but didn't know how to speak properly.

Nan Xu chuckled lightly, "Why should I be sad? He's not a good father."

Nan Yu, whom he has favored for so many years, is his illegitimate son born before his marriage, while Jiang Yuting is his illegitimate daughter born after his marriage.

Even if there was some remaining respect and affection before, it has now been completely filled with disappointment.

Lin Zhengyu was momentarily speechless. "You don't know yet, do you? I—" Nan Xu thought for a moment and realized that Nan Shan was unworthy to be her father.

"Nan Yu is Nan Shan's illegitimate son, and he also has an illegitimate daughter who is only five years younger than me."

Lin Zhengyu was stunned. He thought that Lin Jingshu and her husband's divorce was due to incompatibility or the involvement of a third party.

At worst, it's because he's an illegitimate child.

But what he didn't expect was that Nanshan's illegitimate son was actually older than Nanxu.

Lin Zhengyu's vision went black. "He's a real scoundrel."

It's one thing to have a child born out of wedlock before marriage and then marry Lin Jingshu, but to dare to keep that child by your side after marriage is another.

Such audacious people are rare.

We soon arrived at the Wishing Restaurant. The restaurant had an antique feel and was a recently opened vegetarian restaurant.

While Lin Zhengyu and Chen Hui were ordering food, Nan Xu went to the restroom.

On the way back to the private room, they encountered Lu Zhiyan, who was there to discuss business.

Lu Zhiyan said a few words to the people behind him, and they tactfully went into the private room.

Lu Zhiyan called out to Nan Xu, "What are you doing here?"

"My brother just came back from France, and we're having a welcome dinner for him here."

No wonder I didn't let him pick me up today; it turns out my older brother is back.

"Alright, it's getting late. Let's go inside and eat, don't keep your brother waiting." Lu Zhiyan's words were tinged with jealousy.

Even if Nan Xu was slow on the uptake, she understood the meaning behind the words: "What? Are you jealous?"

"No, how could I possibly be jealous?" Lu Zhiyan continued sarcastically.

He was just an insignificant boyfriend. He couldn't compare to Nanxu's brother.

Nan Xu was amused by Lu Zhiyan's appearance. "Alright, stop fooling around."

What? He's causing trouble again?

Lu Zhiyan looked down at Nan Xu.

Nan Xu felt a little uneasy under his gaze. "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Lu Zhiyan pressed on relentlessly until Nan Xu had nowhere left to retreat.

Just as he was about to lean against the wall, his back touched Lu Zhiyan's outstretched hand.

Lu Zhiyan leaned in and kissed Nan Xu's lips.

Lu Zhiyan's kiss came suddenly and without warning, catching Nan Xu completely unprepared and forcing her to passively accept his "invasion."

After a while, Lu Zhiyan released her.

"Are you going home tonight?" she asked slowly, resting her head against Nanxu's neck.

Nan Xu gasped for breath, "I'll try my best to go back."

"What do you mean, 'try your best'? You have to promise me you'll go back."

Nanxu had no choice but to agree, "Okay, okay, I'll go back after dinner tonight."

How come she never noticed before that Lu Zhiyan was so clingy?

Back in the private room, the waiter had already served the dishes.

Chen Hui served food to Lin Zhengyu, saying, "I've already talked to A-Xu about starting a company, and she's agreed. You two can discuss the specifics yourselves."

As she spoke, she placed another shrimp on Nanxu's plate.

"Huh?" Lin Zhengyu was shocked.

His mother is a woman of action; what she said just two days ago has already yielded results today.

"I'd like to hear your opinion, brother," Nanxu said while peeling shrimp.

She doesn't have any ideas right now, but if she listens to Lin Zhengyu's thoughts, she might find some direction.

"Me? I want to start an entertainment company."

"You know I'm not very thorough in my work. If we start a company, I'll handle the internal affairs, and you'll handle the external affairs."

"You're not thoughtful enough, yet you're thinking about domestic matters?" Chen Hui interrupted.

"Mom, I'm just not good at negotiating partnerships. Nanxu is quick-witted and has a silver tongue. I'll just handle the company's affairs."

Nan Xu didn't really have any objections; she could do a little bit of everything.

(End of this chapter)