The King’s Enchanting
Chapter 453 - 459: The Empress Dowager’s Visit (5)

Chapter 453: Chapter 459: The Empress Dowager’s Visit (5)

"Don’t worry. While our family does have some wealth, we are definitely not the kind that only cares about social status and not our children’s feelings. My husband just hopes that Zexiao’s girlfriend comes from a decent family, obedient and well-behaved, not the kind who likes to cause trouble or behave inappropriately. If you’re with Zexiao, you can rest assured, we won’t hinder you two."

As the conversation became more outrageous, Jian Anning immediately responded, "Auntie Shen, I think you’ve misunderstood. Zexiao and I, we’re really not in the kind of relationship you’re talking about. I’m merely his assistant, that’s all."

"Really?" Shen Lanxiao was a bit surprised. "Do you mean you don’t like him, and he doesn’t feel that kind of romantic affection for you either?"

Jian Anning nodded, "Yes, that’s right."

Yu Zexiao indeed had wanted to have an intimate relationship with her, but between them, there was neither liking nor love.

Shen Lanxiao nodded slowly, then after a pause, asked her another question, "So Miss Jian, as my son’s assistant who has been following him around, do you know if Zexiao has a girlfriend?"

Jian Anning shook her head, "I’m not aware of that."

"But how come I’ve heard rumors about him and a celebrity from the entertainment industry?"

"Are you talking about him and Jiang Xuanqi?" Jian Anning explained, "I can guarantee that the matter between Zexiao and Jiang Xuanqi was just a publicity stunt by the entertainment company. They don’t know each other well privately and have never had an intimate relationship. Uncle Yu mentioned this matter the last time he came. He said he didn’t want rumors about Zexiao and Jiang Xuanqi to affect the Yu Family’s reputation. But I’m sorry, as I’m also an employee of Starlight Entertainment, I can only follow the boss’s orders. However, privately, Zexiao certainly hasn’t had a romantic relationship with Jiang Xuanqi."

"I see," Shen Lanxiao nodded, then asked, "And what about others?"

Jian Anning replied, "Auntie Shen, I have been with Zexiao for just over three months now. I can’t speak for the past, but during these three-plus months I’ve been with him, I haven’t noticed any close female friends around him."

Upon hearing this, Shen Lanxiao’s face finally showed a hint of disappointment. After all, her son was indeed twenty-eight, handsome, and with many young girls wanting to throw themselves at him. Yet now, he didn’t even have a proper girlfriend, let alone a wife.

She was close friends with Mo Siyu’s mother, Liao Zixin, and both of them were worried about their sons. While one fretted that her son was too much of a playboy and would eventually bring home an unsuitable woman, she was anxious that her own son wasn’t even finding a girlfriend!

Jian Anning didn’t know how to respond, especially given the ambiguous nature of her relationship with Yu Zexiao. After thinking for a bit, she suggested, "Auntie Shen, how about this, I take you to the filming set where Zexiao is working? Would you like to see him?"

"That might not be a good idea," Shen Lanxiao was quite worried about disrupting her son’s work. She had originally thought of waiting for her son at the hotel.

Her point of view differed from Yu Jingxi’s. Since her son enjoyed this job, she believed in letting him make his way while he was young. After all, he was still young, and even if he stumbled on this path, he would still have the opportunity to start afresh.