"Cough, cough, stop crying. You can shout if you want; I'll just change," Lou Lan stammered, putting on a look as if she were bestowing a favor.
Liu Ru Yan innocently looked up, no longer teasing her, and turned to Liu Yuchuan. "Uncle, I'm hungry."
Liu Yuchuan acknowledged her with a nod and went to find Liu Da to bring her something to eat.
"Uncle?" Lou Lan was taken aback, instinctively thinking that Liu Yuchuan was shameless for allowing a beautiful girl to call him that. Her gaze towards Liu Yuchuan suddenly held more disdain, while Lan Ruo Yi struggled to suppress her laughter, pinching her own thigh.
Seeing Lou Lan's disdainful look at Liu Yuchuan, Tang Mu Xuan and Lin Fengmian took a couple of steps toward the door.
Liu Yuchuan looked puzzled. "What are you all doing? Is there a problem?" He didn’t think there was anything wrong, and neither did Liu Ru Yan. But seeing the expressions of the others, especially Lan Ruo Yi's, made her realize something, and she couldn't help but chuckle.
Lou Lan remained oblivious to her misunderstanding, feeling that this man was just like the rest. No problem, no problem. She had thought he was different but realized all men were the same—playboys! In her anger, she hit Liu Yuchuan with her bag.
Liu Yuchuan was baffled by the sudden attack and speechless, but he always remembered his upbringing and refrained from retaliating. However, he couldn't help but pat the spot where she had hit him in a fit of irritation, looking as if he wanted to roar but held it back: She was being unreasonable!
Lou Lan was furious, having initially thought he was an outstanding man; now he seemed to be playing tricks like everyone else! Ahhh, it was so annoying! But the beautiful girl was so cute; it was a pity she was blind!
Thinking this way left her feeling somewhat regretful, but she quickly adjusted her mood. Dialing a number, she said, "Ms. Lou, you can start introducing the next candidate."
Lou Han paused mid-signature, putting down her pen to rub her temples. "Miss Lou, your progress is too fast! I haven't even caught up to introduce anyone yet!"
Lou Lan felt helpless and had to tell Lou Han about the situation without going into too much detail—just mentioning that Liu Yuchuan had a girlfriend and that Ji was still young.
Lou Han got angry, feeling that this matchmaker was unreliable and that the person introduced wasn't suitable. After calming Lou Lan down, she called the intermediary to give them a piece of her mind.
The intermediary was stunned; they hadn't expected Liu Yuchuan to actually have someone.
Thus, this beautiful misunderstanding spread throughout high society. The old man also heard about it and happened to mention it to Liu Laoyezi during a gathering of the Liu Family. After some gossip, it became known that Liu Yuchuan was deceiving a young girl into a romantic relationship. It was said that the girl was so infatuated with him that she was in distress, even wanting to have his children. He refused, having already made her terminate several pregnancies.
Liu Xiangzhu immediately called Liu Yuchuan. At that moment, Liu Yuchuan was shopping with Lan Ruo Yi for Liu Ru Yan. Suddenly, he heard the old man on the other end of the line say, "I heard you have a girlfriend?" Liu Yuchuan instinctively glanced at Lan Ruo Yi. Seeing that she wasn’t paying attention, he quietly covered the phone's microphone and asked, "Who told you that?"
Liu Xiangzhu was furious, his beard bristling with anger. He couldn’t believe he had raised such a son. "You beast! That girl has already terminated several pregnancies for you. Do you still plan to deny her a proper title? If you don’t bring her home, don’t bother coming back! I don’t have a son like you!"
With a loud slap, Liu Xiangzhu hung up the phone. Lin Shu kindly stepped forward to pour him a glass of water and gently patted his back in comfort. "Don’t be angry; it’s not worth ruining your health over this." Lin Shu said casually. If it were someone else, she might believe it, but she absolutely did not think Liu Yuchuan would do such a thing.
Liu Xiangzhu relayed the news he had heard to Lin Shu: "Old lady, let me tell you, Liu Chuan is out of line!" Seeing his mood slightly improve, she set down her hands and handed him the teacup. "Tell me how he’s out of line!"
"After dinner, someone came over saying that everyone is spreading rumors about Liu Chuan abandoning a girl after using her. At first, I didn’t believe it; we all know what kind of person Liu Chuan is. But they spoke with such conviction, claiming that Liu Chuan made the girl terminate several pregnancies—it’s simply outrageous!" Liu Xiangzhu said, still finding it hard to believe. He had lived an upright life and never imagined his son would do something like this.
Lin Shu was equally astonished. "No way! Liu Chuan wouldn’t do such a thing, would he?" Though they both found it hard to believe, the power of gossip was undeniable.
After hanging up the phone, Liu Yuchuan still couldn’t believe what he had just heard. Lan Ruo Yi had caught snippets of Liu Laoyezi's furious outburst earlier and was shocked to think that someone who appeared so honest and straightforward could do such things. She decided to go back and tell Liu Ru Yan about her uncle's situation.
"Uncle, have you bought everything? Can we go back now?" Lan Ruo Yi asked eagerly, excited to gossip with Liu Ru Yan.
Liu Yuchuan didn't dwell on what had just happened.
However, they didn't notice a man in his thirties watching Liu Yuchuan's back, his expression complex as he murmured to himself, "So it's true!"
Liu Yuchuan really does have a girlfriend much younger than him, and they were close enough to go shopping together.
Knowing that his words might not carry much weight, the man snapped a photo of the couple from behind and sent it to his father.
"Dad, take a look! Liu Yuchuan really has a girlfriend!"
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