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Chapter 115: Walking on Two Boats
In this world, some men are quite popular with women, but such men generally meet two conditions: they are either handsome or wealthy. Of course, some women also have a high rate of attention, usually meeting two conditions: a beautiful face and a devilish figure.
However, Wei Yuan is a rather strange case. He has never been particularly popular with women; he belongs to the type of tragic man whose romantic prospects are always bleak. Yet, he is quite favored by elders, meaning he is well-liked by many friends' and classmates' parents. This also requires two conditions: an honest appearance and polite demeanor.
Although Wei Yuan often got into fights at school over trivial matters, his looks were too deceptive. With an appearance that seemed honest and reliable, he was courteous and well-mannered around elders, which earned him affection wherever he went.
"Am I lucky or unlucky?"
At this moment, Wei Yuan couldn't help but ask himself this question. After nearly twenty years of purity, he finally experienced Peach Blossom Luck and mustered the courage to be with Lan Xue. Their relationship gradually became clearer, but he then noticed that his elegant cousin began to shift from dependence on him to infatuation...
This wasn't too serious yet. Then Yuan Ziyi suddenly approached him, asking him to help her half-sister Han Ling, who had facial burns and was suspected of having a fear of men and mild autism. The treatment involved using love's power to touch her heart.
Well, in order to leverage her strength against his enemy Xu Feng, Wei Yuan reluctantly agreed to her method of healing Han Ling's emotional trauma. However, after two attempts, Han Ling truly changed her perception of him, and Wei Yuan ended up becoming the catalyst.
Too much Peach Blossom Luck turned into Peach Blossom Calamity.
At this point, the usually favored Wei Yuan was once again targeted by Han Ling's mother, Han Jing, the owner of the Jingjing International Beauty Institution valued at over a billion dollars. She constantly urged him to pursue Han Ling, saying, "Kid, I have faith in you; go ahead and woo my daughter."
"Alright then, Sister Han, what do you see in me? Can't I change?" Wei Yuan couldn't help but feel exasperated.
"You look pretty good when dressed up; your body proportions are nice; you're smart enough. Although your family background isn't great, I personally don't care about that. So congratulations! I've decided you're going to be my son-in-law."
"But I already have a girlfriend," Wei Yuan could only resort to this excuse.
"That girl from the Lan Family, right?"
Listening to her words, Wei Yuan knew that Han Jing must have investigated his background thoroughly. But why did she still hope that he would pursue Han Ling? Was he really just a pawn in her game?
"As long as you can be sincere with Ling, that's enough. I support you in playing both sides; if things go wrong, I'll catch you."
After hearing this, Wei Yuan was completely stunned. His expression was blank, and his mouth was agape enough to fit two large eggs. This woman, who had just seemed elegant, was now speaking shockingly. Wei Yuan suddenly felt a surge of confidence because of her words.
Ma Teng's father seemed to have several wives, and from Yuan Ziyi's words, he knew that Han Jing shared the same man with Yuan Ziyi's mother. Perhaps because of this, she had a more open-minded view on playing both sides. However, what mother would willingly want her daughter to share a man with someone else?
Their capabilities were remarkable, but who was Yuan Ziyi's father? The highest authority of the Purple Robe Pavilion, a medical sect with a history of thousands of years. Ma Teng's father was also a network tycoon in America. They had multiple women; could the law really control them? As for morality, people might only dare to speak privately—who would truly dare to accuse them?
Having privileges beyond ordinary people corresponded to needing abilities beyond ordinary people. Yet here he was, Wei Yuan, in an ordinary socialite gathering, the poorest among them and merely a passerby brought along for a tour. He couldn't understand why Han Jing would want to push her daughter towards him.
However, to some extent, Wei Yuan did gain a bit of vanity from this conversation. Still, he couldn't believe such good fortune existed in the world. Thus, he could only say to Han Jing: "I believe there are plenty of men better than me in your world; why did you choose me?"
Han Jing smiled wryly and said, "Do you think I'm infatuated with my daughter’s happiness? You know her situation better than I do. Which man is she willing to actively approach now or even cook for?"
Her words reminded Wei Yuan of something. But then Han Jing's next statement was even more shocking: "Ling has started answering my calls; she's not as cold as before when we talk about you. In fact, she seems a bit shy and sweet when your name comes up. Can you tell me what's going on?"
Could it be that Han Ling developed feelings for him after that incident where Wei Yuan smashed Ma Teng's car out of anger?
However, while smashing Ma Teng's car was indeed due to his displeasure with Han Ling's attitude, the bigger reason was that Ma Teng had once hit him with his car. If it hadn't been for gaining Repairing Ability at Luoxia Lake that time, he might have already been dead.
Left with no choice, Wei Yuan could only settle for less: "I've already promised Yuan Ziyi that I would find a way to help treat Han Ling's emotional issues; as for other matters, let's leave it at that."
Han Jing did not press further but sighed: "Many developments in life are beyond human control. At first, I never wanted to share a man with anyone either. But when things reach a certain point, you can no longer control them with reason."
Wei Yuan followed her words and said, "Then let's go with the flow."
After Wei Yuan temporarily left the room, Han Jing sighed as she faced his back and said, "Ling, am I really doing the right thing?"
After Han Ling was injured on her face, her former fiancé Ma Teng suddenly changed drastically, even offending Han Jing to break off the engagement. Perhaps Han Ling didn't have much feelings for Ma Teng before, but this blow combined with her facial disfigurement was enough to turn her into her current state.
This is why Han Jing had to worry. As soon as she saw that Han Ling's situation improved because of Wei Yuan, she hurriedly thought of ways to keep Wei Yuan, even admitting that she loved two girls at the same time. After all, even if Han Ling found out, she could still use her previous methods to win over Han Ling.
There are more than two hundred countries in the world, but there are actually only a little over a hundred that uphold monogamy. This means that nearly half of the countries still retain the tradition of polygamy and live by it.
Including Huaxia Nation, which abolished polygamy less than a hundred years ago, sometimes such matters are merely a change in perspective. It's not impossible; at least legally it is not allowed, but are there really few cases like this in reality?
Once outside the banquet hall, Wei Yuan could no longer hear Han Jing's muttering to herself and couldn't guess her motives for doing so. Perhaps when two or more women fall in love with one man simultaneously, or when people live differently from others, they also have other theories to support their beliefs.
"Is it really them?"
As Wei Yuan exited that room and walked out of the banquet hall, his attention was immediately drawn to a couple in front of him—Lan Bo and Jiang Yu. Previously, Wei Yuan had poured a bottle of Medicinal Wine over Jiang Yu, the wicked daughter-in-law, pretending to be crazy. The two sides had become enemies. Moreover, Lan Bo, under the pretext of considering Lan Xue, wanted Chang Wei to pursue her to eliminate this potential heir threat and sought out the Poison Shooter to teach Wei Yuan a lesson.
In the end, however, he was chased away by Wei Yuan. Their relationship had deteriorated to the point where they hadn't even met face-to-face but wished each other dead.
For this reason, Wei Yuan simply turned around and walked over to the dining table to grab a glass of champagne. While the couple was busy chatting with a middle-aged man, he chose to distance himself from them to avoid bad luck.
"I thought I wouldn't run into anyone familiar here; I didn't expect one after another to show up."
Wei Yuan muttered to himself and then noticed that beside him, White Mist was chatting with an innocent-looking Exquisite Loli. So, Wei Yuan decided to join them.
When I came out of the hospital before, I encountered White Mist driving and chasing Yang Ying. It must be that he wanted the Medicine King Divine Canon in Yang Ying's hands. As for the nonsense about repaying the Purple Robe Marquis, Wei Yuan wouldn't believe that.
"Hello, I feel like I've seen you somewhere before?" Wei Yuan said as he watched White Mist walk over with a glass of wine.
So he just stood there quietly watching him perform. He heard the girl say, her eyes sparkling, "Really? You remember me? You are Mr. White Mist, right? You've starred in ten idol dramas in just three years since your debut, and this year you even appeared in a movie and won Best Newcomer at the Hong Kong Film Awards. I really like your films."
"Wrongly recognized again," White Mist sighed.
"Isn't it true? But you look just like him! And I'm just a newly debuted singer. If you're not in the industry, how would you know me?" the Exquisite Loli expressed her confusion.
"I definitely know you. In fact, I've been paying attention to you for a long time; it's just that I'm a bit shy," White Mist replied.
"Mr. White Mist smiled."
"I'm really not White Mist. To be precise, I'm actually his stunt double. As you know, there has been a trend of action movies rising everywhere in recent years, and as long as the action looks good and the plot is decent, it’s fine. The film Mr. White Mist won an award for was also marketed based on its martial arts scenes."
White Mist's nonsense about Kung Fu was indeed impressive; Wei Yuan almost got tricked.
"You're really not him? Then being a stunt double for action movies must be tough and dangerous, right?" the third-tier singer asked curiously.
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