Soul Returns to Hong Kong: From Tailor Shop to Richest Woman

The next afternoon, in Beijing.

Wen Rui took half a day off and spent two hours in the company car before arriving at the gate of Wenxu Research Institute.

After going through three security checks, my work ID was examined countless times, and the question was always the same: "Comrade, who are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for Wen Xu. I'm his second sister, Wen Rui," Wen Rui explained patiently.

After the final security check, a junior soldier said, "Professor Wen might not be able to come out now; he's in the key laboratory. Let me make an internal call for you to ask."

"Thank you for your help."

Wen Rui then went to the gatehouse to wait, mentally cursing Wen Xu a hundred times over.

He didn't mention dating, marriage, or even the woman's name! He did, however, give the call very readily last night, and the family was thrown into chaos the moment he hung up.

Half an hour later, Wen Xu came out.

He was still wearing a white lab coat, and his hair was a little messy, obviously from data he had just pulled out.

Wen Rui got angry as soon as she saw his indifferent expression: "Wen Xu."

Wen Xu called out, "Second Sister."

"You still know I'm your second sister?" Wen Rui glared at him.

"Know."

Wen Rui was furious: "Then can you give me a complete explanation today for all those nonsensical things you said on the phone yesterday?"

Wen Xu glanced at his colleagues coming and going in the reception area: "It's not convenient here."

"You know it's inconvenient?" Wen Rui laughed in exasperation. "When you called Mom last night, you seemed perfectly comfortable!"

Wen Xu: "My time is limited."

Wen Rui pulled Wen Xu to a secluded corner and whispered, "Don't give me that! I'm not here today to hear about your experiment progress; let's get down to business. Who's the woman? Where is she from? What does she do? When did you two get your marriage certificate?"

"Her name is Lin Ying, she's from Gangcheng, and she runs her own business."

Wen Rui waited for what was to come, but nothing happened after a long time: "And then?"

"We haven't registered our marriage," Wen Xu said.

Wen Rui's vision blurred, but she continued patiently, "You didn't get a marriage certificate?! You didn't get a marriage certificate? Did you tell Mom you were married last night?"

"I mentioned marriage to simplify things! If I don't mention marriage and just explain our current relationship and the existence of our child, the communication costs are too high, and Mom's questions will interfere with my work time."

"You call this simplification?!" Wen Rui gritted her teeth and cursed, "Wen Xu, have you been spending too much time in the lab, dealing with data all day, and forgotten how to speak like a human being?"

Wen Xu explained, "Our relationship is very stable, and we have already discussed the terms. Now that we have a child, we have plans for our future life, which is similar to the function of marriage."

"Almost?" Wen Rui was furious. "Much less! Do you know that Mom almost packed her bags last night to come and confront you? If Dad hadn't stopped her, it wouldn't be me here today!"

"Is she really coming?"

"What do you think? You're actually afraid? I thought you were infallible in everything you did in scientific research."

"I don't want her to bother Lin Ying."

"So you made Mom so angry she couldn't sleep all night?" Wen Rui thought her younger brother really needed a good talking to. "Then let me ask you, why is the child taking the woman's surname?"

"We had already agreed on this."

"Why?" Wen Rui pressed on.

"Lin Ying doesn't want to get married. She has a large career and assets that she wants to leave to her child. She wants the child to have the surname Lin, and I agree."

"Do you know how much of a reaction this would cause if it were brought up at home?"

"I know," Wen Xu said calmly.

"You knew that, yet you still did it?"

I like her.

Wen Rui rubbed her temples helplessly: "Okay, what about Lin Ying? What's her attitude towards you?"

"She likes me too."

"Are you sure? You're not just going crazy from spending so much time in the lab, are you? You're just imagining things."

Wen Xu looked at her and said, "Second sister, I can tell the difference."

Seeing his expression, Wen Rui's anger subsided a little.

"The name Lin Ying..." Wen Rui thought to herself, "I feel like I've heard it somewhere before. Isn't she the female boss in Hong Kong who makes large-screen TVs? There was so much news about her in the newspapers a while ago."

"It's her." Wen Xu nodded.

Wen Rui asked in surprise, "Is it that Lin Ying, the one mentioned in the newspaper, the former one of Hong Kong's Top Ten Outstanding Youths?"

"Um."

"How did you, a researcher, get to know her?" Wen Rui found it unbelievable.

"After a technical exchange, she invited me to visit her factory in Shenzhen to see the display solutions."

Wen Rui rolled her eyes: "And then you got yourself involved?"

Wen Xu didn't deny it: "You could say that."

Before Wen Rui arrived, she was worried that the woman's circumstances were unclear and that someone as innocent as Wen Xu would be taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives.

"If you're with her, she definitely won't be after your money."

"She's much richer than me."

"I wouldn't be after your house in Beijing."

"She owns many houses."

"Then what does she want from you?" Wen Rui asked, puzzled.

Wen Xu said naturally, "Tu is a pretty good person."

Wen Rui... "Have you considered that she's pregnant now, and you're in Beijing working on a project, not by her side? What will she do alone if she encounters problems?"

"Her family will take care of her, and she has also hired a nanny; when I was almost finished here in May, I applied to go and stay with her."

"Can we get through?"

"Once the project is finished, that's fine."

Wen Rui knew that her younger brother had been hailed as a genius since childhood, skipping grades all the way, and his life was more monotonous than anyone else's. Now he was almost twenty-five years old, and he had finally met a woman who had captured his heart, but the two of them were thousands of kilometers apart.

Wen Rui continued her questioning: "Does her family know about you?"

"Know."

What was her family's attitude?

"accept."

"Accepting that you have children but don't register your marriage?" Wen Rui found it unbelievable.

"Everything in her household is decided by her will."

Wen Rui clicked her tongue: "Listen to that, Engineer Wen, you don't seem to have a high status in her family."

"You can improve gradually."

"You're quite ambitious! Here's what I'll do: I'll go back and explain the situation to my parents; I promise I won't lie about getting the marriage certificate for you."

Wenxu: "Mm."

"Mom will definitely make a scene at home for a few days. Dad may appear calm, but he knows what's going on. As for your older brother and younger brother, we won't say anything to them, so they don't go around asking around and cause you trouble."

Wen Xu nodded: "Thank you, Second Sister."

Wen Rui felt her anger dissipate considerably when he said something nice, which was rare for him. She glanced at her watch; it was getting late. "Alright, I'm leaving. You should head back to the lab."

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When Wen Rui returned home with a bellyful of shocking news, it was already dark.

As soon as Zhao Lan heard the door open, she rushed out: "Rui Rui! Did you find out what happened?"

Wen Rui changed into slippers and went to the dining room to pour herself a glass of water.

Zhao Lan, exasperated, slammed her hand on the table: "You still have the mind to drink water?"

Wen Rui put down her water glass: "Mom, before I say anything, you have to promise me that you won't act impulsively after I tell you."

Zhao Lan waved her hand impatiently: "You speak first!"

"The woman's name is Lin Ying, she is from Gangcheng, and she is the owner of Yingchuang Technology."

Zhao Lan was stunned: "Yingchuang Technology? You mean... that female boss Lin Ying who's always mentioned in the newspapers?"

Wen Guoping also looked surprised: "It's her?"

Wen Rui nodded: "It's her. So she's rich, has a lot of assets, is famous and has a career. There's no question of her deceiving your son."

Zhao Lan immediately pressed on, "And what about the marriage certificate? When did you get it?"

"I didn't receive it."

Zhao Lan gasped, "I knew it! I knew it! This little brat dared to lie to me!"

Wen Guoping quickly stood up and pressed down on her shoulders: "Let Rui Rui finish speaking first!"

Wen Rui pulled out a chair and sat down, explaining the situation as clearly as possible. She went on to recount their relationship, why their child had the surname Lin, and Lin Ying's insistence on not wanting to get married.

Zhao Lan's expression changed several times after hearing this: "She doesn't want to get married? Then what is our Xiao Xu? Someone who's throwing himself at us?"

Wen Rui said helplessly, "Mom, Xiao Xu said it himself, he's willing."

"Just because he's willing doesn't mean it's okay. He spends all his time in the lab; what does he know about social niceties?"

Wen Rui couldn't help but raise her voice: "Mom! Xiao Xu is almost twenty-five, he's not a three-year-old! Does he think he can't tell right from wrong?"

Wen Guoping was accepting: "I've read the serialized reports about Lin Ying in the newspapers; she's no ordinary person. The fact that Xiao Xu could get together with her means that the two of them are compatible and think on the same level."

Zhao Lan still said, "Even if the person is capable, the child's surname is Lin."

Wen Rui took her arm: "Mom, the eldest and third sons already have quite a few grandchildren; I think they're having a hard time raising them! Xiao Xu has finally found someone he truly likes. Are you really going to make him unhappy and push him away over a surname issue?"

Zhao Lan understood all this: "I didn't mean to push him... I just felt so bad that I'd never even seen what my daughter-in-law looked like, and my best son was marrying into the family!"

The room fell silent.

Wen Rui grasped her mother's hand and suggested, "Then let's go see Lin Ying, let's go properly, let's treat her like family, definitely not to interrogate her or act like a domineering mother-in-law, okay?"

Zhao Lan: "Would such a big boss be willing to meet with us?"

Wen Rui thought for a moment and said, "I'll call Xiao Xu first and ask him to find out what Lin Ying thinks. We need to follow the rules this time; we absolutely can't just rush over without saying a word."

Wen Guoping nodded in agreement, "Rui Rui is right. We need to follow the rules this time and not embarrass Xiao Xu."

Zhao Lan wiped her eyes: "I'm not the kind of old lady who doesn't follow the rules."

Wen Rui didn't expose her, she just smiled and said, "Okay, then don't pack your luggage yet."

After listening, Zhao Lan quietly kicked the handbag that she had packed the night before under the coffee table.

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Kadoorie Hill Villas, Hong Kong.

Lin Ying had just finished dinner and was looking through her prenatal checkup calendar in the study when her phone rang. She answered it without thinking.

It was a gentle voice: "Lin Ying, there's something I need to tell you."

Lin Ying was somewhat surprised: "Engineer Wen, your opening doesn't sound like a good thing."

Wen Xu said in one breath, "When I called my mom yesterday, to avoid her asking too many questions, I told her that we had already registered our marriage; then the next day my sister came to see me, and I told her the truth."

Lin Ying held the receiver and listened to Wen Xu's heart-wrenching confession: "Wen Xu, with your ability to simplify information processes, it's a waste that you're not a telegraph operator."