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Chapter 288: Could it be, a Breakup Fee? (Fifth Update)

Chapter 288: Chapter 288: Could it be, a Breakup Fee? (Fifth Update)

As soon as Yan and Qin Xiu entered the cocktail party, they were immediately surrounded by a large crowd. After all, no one has been able to replace Yan’s status in L City till now.

No, it should be said that fewer and fewer people are able to replace him.

Meanwhile, as the hosts of tonight’s party, the Zhu family members made their way through the crowd, holding wine glasses, and approached Yan.

"Nice to see you, Yan!"

Yan glanced at the person who greeted him and politely nodded with a smile.

"Good to see you too, Mr. Zhu! Congratulations!"

The person was none other than Zhu Junwei, the current president of Mingxuan Group, and Zhu Qianying’s elder brother.

Zhu Junwei, taking the gift from Qin Xiu, said with a laugh, "We’re all family here. Yan, you’re too polite."

Saying this, he led Yan and Qin Xiu towards the front row of VIP seats in the venue.

Yan just smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with his statement about "we’re all family."

"Yan, how’s Ying’er been recently? When could we get together for a meal with my nephew?"

The news of Zhu Qianying returning home from studying abroad had spread all over L City in the past few days. Zhu Junwei’s question was perfectly reasonable.

Mentioning his wife and son, Yan’s face softened instantly, "Soon, my baby boy needs to go back to the Yan family and meet his ancestor."

Zhu Junwei looked curious, "Oh? My nephew hasn’t met old Mr. Yan yet?"

His tone sounded quite concerned, and others listening felt that he cared quite a bit about his nephew.

"Yes, to be honest, Ying’er didn’t want to come because she was angry. So, our son hasn’t been able to meet his elder until now."

Qin Xiu, listening to Yan’s conversation with Zhu Junwei, felt incredibly puzzled.

Didn’t Yan always prefer to keep his relationship with Ying Zi private in the past? Now, he was being so open about his inner feelings, and the object of the conversation was none other than the Zhu family members, whom he had always looked down upon.

"Haha, I understand. My sister is nice, but her temper..."

Zhu Junwei left his sentence hanging, and exchanged a knowing look with Yan.

Qin Xiu was more confused than ever about Yan’s intentions. Was Yan planning to join forces with the Zhu family to retaliate against Zhu Qianying?

However, this idea was quickly dismissed by Qin Xiu.

After all, since Zhu Qianying and her son returned, it was as if Yan came back to life.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the previous years were a time when Yan was like a living dead, he was just an incredibly efficient machine.

Seeing him devoid of any emotions was disconcerting!

What puzzled Qin Xiu even more, was still to come.

Making niceties at the cocktail party was understandable.

After all, Yan was technically a son-in-law of the Zhu family. He couldn’t be ungracious to them in front of the guests.

So, Yan’s warm and familiar interaction with Zhu Junwei and his brothers at the cocktail party, was chalked up by Qin Xiu to Yan deciding to be more mature and having to engage in courtesy and small talk. This was not to be taken seriously.

But the next day after the cocktail party, Yan gave Qin Xiu a phone call first thing in the morning. "Qin Xiu, get the approval document from XX Department this morning."

This approval document was related to a series of major plans for the Yanhuang Group next year. It was crucial, so Yan had been dealing with it himself.

Now suddenly passing this responsibility to Qin Xiu indicated that Yan had something very important to do.

"Yan, if you have something important, I can go instead."

Qin Xiu is aware that as a subordinate, he should know not to ask inappropriate questions, but he couldn’t help but ask.

"So, are you taking Ying Zi or our son out somewhere this morning?"

Beyond this mother and son, Qin Xiu couldn’t figure out who else could make Yan willing to put aside such important work.

However, Yan instantly denied it, "No, I’ve arranged to play golf with someone."

Qin Xiu figured that the person Yan had arranged to play golf with must be very important, so he didn’t ask again.

But in the afternoon, when Qin Xiu brought the approval documents he had worked on in the morning to Yan’s office, he unexpectedly overheard Yan chatting.

"Haha, really? My win against you, Zhu, was pure luck!"

Fuck! Could it be that the person Yan met in the morning wasn’t some government official or some other notable person, but Zhu Junwei, the third young master of the Zhu family?

Qin Xiu couldn’t help but curse in his heart, before hearing his boss, while flipping through files, tell the person on the other end, "Alright then! We’ll battle another day! Zhu, when the time comes, don’t go easy on me because of Ying’er!"

Qin Xiu cursed in his heart again and kept silent until Yan hung up. He then passed the paperwork to Yan.

He carefully observed Yan’s expression, then asked tentatively, "Yan, the person you met this morning, was it the third young master of the Zhu family?"

Yan didn’t hide it and nodded readily, "Yes, indeed. To my surprise, he’s quite an amusing guy!"

The alarm bells in Qin Xiu’s mind rang again. He took a few more glances at his boss, ensuring that Yan wasn’t joking around, and quickly said.

"Yan, have you forgotten what the Zhu family did to Ying Zi?"

Yan glanced at him, speaking indifferently.

"He is him, and the Zhu’s are the Zhu’s. Different matters!"

Fuck!

Qin Xiu cursed again and then was rendered speechless.

"Yan..."

This time, Yan didn’t even bother to look at him, "Go, prepare the data for tomorrow’s meeting for me."

Qin Xiu knew that it would be useless to say anything more. Silently, he turned around and walked out.

Returning to his office, he worked on organizing the data, but the faces of Zhu Qianying and her son kept coming into his mind. Several times he impulsively picked up the phone to make a call, but in the end, he decided against it every time.

Just before getting off work, he received a text message. It was a transfer notification from Yan’s private account.

As Yan’s special assistant, Qin Xiu had a reason for being versatile; Yan’s affairs, large and small, basically went through him.

This transfer’s amount was small potatoes to Yan. No, even less than small potatoes. Perhaps, Yan could spend more than this amount on a slightly more elaborate lunch.

The amount was 5000 Yuan.

And the recipient was no one else but Zhu Qianying.

Upon receiving this notification, Qin Xiu became extremely anxious.

Picking up the phone, he rushed to the office next door, "Yan, what’s the meaning of this?"

Yan, who was reading some paperwork, looked up puzzled, "What?"

Qin Xiu handed over his mobile phone to Yan, "What do you mean by transferring 5000 Yuan to Ying Zi? Could it be... a breakup fee?"

Yan glared at him, "What are you thinking about? The 5000 Yuan is for our son’s living expenses. What the hell breakup fee? Ying Zi and I are doing great!"

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