“I’m heading over to the station right now. Have him wait in the nearby coffee shop.”
“Okay.”
Zhen Tian waited for Chen Zui to hang up the phone, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Did that scumbag go to the TV station?"
“En, he said he is looking for me so I’ll head over right now.”
Zhen Tian couldn't help but let out a sound, this scumbag is quite thoughtful. What is he trying to do going to the station, "Are you going now? You haven't eaten yet, eat something before you go."
Chen Zui didn't have much appetite because of the situation with Zhan Xu, but he didn't want Zhen Tian to worry, "Okay."
He simply ate some food, finished the soup in the bowl, picked up his phone and car keys, and prepared to head out, "Then I'll go over and have a look. You should stay here with Chen Yiran, I will definitely be back before four o'clock. "
Zhen Tian knew that he said this because he was afraid of delaying her from heading to the store. She couldn't help but smile, "It's okay, Shanshan comes first now! I'm already looking to hire more people for the bar so I, the boss, don't need to be there every day!"
Chen Zui looked down at her, and a layer of warm tenderness floated in his heart. No matter what happened, Zhen Tian was still by his side. He took so much courage from her.
"Thank you." He bent down and placed a kiss on her lips. The midday sun streams in from the window, covering the two people's profiles with a soft golden layer. Zhen Tian saw the black bangs on Chen Zui's forehead move slightly, and then slowly distanced herself from him.
"Next time we kiss, remember to close your eyes." After Chen Zui said this, he walked out with a smile.
Zhen Tian, “...”
There is a question she has been pondering for a while now. Why do you have to close your eyes when kissing? Is it because the distance is too close and you can see the pores and blackheads on the other person's face?
"Ahem." She unconsciously touched the lips kissed by Chen Zui just now, stood up from her chair, and put away the dishes on the table.
Chen Yiran opened his bedroom door, poked his head out, and looked at her, "Sister Tiantian, where is uncle?"
"Oh, just now the station called him and said there was something wrong and asked him to go back temporarily." Zhen Tian found that she had told more and more lies to Chen Yiran in the past two days. She really felt guilty. , "He will come back soon, we don't need to care about him."
"Okay, then I'll take a nap." Chen Yiran said, retracting his head again.
Seeing him close the door, Zhen Tian sighed softly. Shanshan is such a smart and sensible child, why does he have to go through this? If he really left with his father, Chen Zui would definitely be reluctant to part.
She sat in the living room in a daze for a while and then started to tidy up again.
On the other side, after Chen Zui rushed to the TV station, he parked his car directly outside the coffee shop next to the station. When he walked inside, Chen Zui saw Zhan Xu in a conspicuous area.
He changed into another suit today, but it was the same as the one he wore last time, all expensive custom-made suits. It could be seen that he had done well abroad in recent years.
That's right if he didn't do well, he wouldn't have come back to find Chen Yiran.
Now that he has money and a career, he wants a son. Heh, does the world seem easy for him?
"Anchor Chen, over here." Zhan Xu seemed to be afraid that Chen Zui would not find him, so he raised his hand and waved toward the door. Chen Zui expressionlessly walked over. He pulled out the chair opposite him and sat down, "What business do you have to run to the TV station to find me?"
Zhan Xu smiled, “Isn’t it more convenient to go to the station to look for you?”
Chen Zui smiled mockingly, not wanting to waste time with a hypocrite like him, "If you're looking for me because of Chen Yiran, then there's no need to talk about it. Our family won't allow you to take Chen Yiran away."
Zhan Xu slowly picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip. Then he smiled and said, "I think we should ask Chen Yiran for his opinion, no?"
"Do you think Chen Yiran will be willing to go with you?" Chen Zui coldly looked at him, "Have you fulfilled your responsibility as a father in these years? Where were you when my sister died? When Chen Yiran needed you the most, where were you then? What face do you have to tell him now that you are his father? "
Zhan Xu's expression changed after being questioned repeatedly by Chen Zui. He pursed his lips, was silent for a while, and took another sip of coffee, "You're right, I really haven't fulfilled my responsibility as a father for many years. That's why I want to make up for it now. My business in the United States is thriving and I've made a lot of money. I'm fully capable of taking care of Chen Yiran. I'm his father. I want to live with my son. What's wrong with that?”
"What's wrong with that? Shouldn’t you know better yourself?" Chen Zui loosened his collar, pushed the coffee in front of him away, and took a sip of the ice water in the cup. Deng Liyang, who was furtively sitting in a corner and watching secretly, felt his heart catch in his throat. Chen Zui'er must not do anything here. If he had known better, he should have arranged for him to go to a coffee shop farther away.
Chen Zui took a sip of ice water, and finally calmed down the anger in his heart, "You said that your career is developing very well now. You are not too old now, and you look healthy, If you want a son, many women are willing to marry and have children with you, right? Why did you come all the way back to China to find Chen Yiran? Could it be you can’t have children? "
Zhan Xu's face turned dark all of a sudden. Deng Liyang in the corner stared at them intently, for fear that he might accidentally miss any details. Just after Chen Zui'er said these few words, the plot took a sharp turn and turned into the scumbag across from him who wants to hit someone.
ABA
Look at this scumbag's face, it's black enough to look like Bao Zheng*. Chen Zui'er is worthy of being renowned in ABA. He can kill people with just his mouth.
T/N: In Chinese opera, Bao Zheng’s face is painted black to show that he is intimidating/
Zhan Xu didn't go for the coffee in front of him but took a sip of iced water instead. Years of doing business allowed him to control his emotions even in this situation and continue to smile, "Anchor Chen relies on his mouth to make a living, I can’t win against you. I don't want to have any more meaningless debates with you. I only want to say this, the woman I like the most in my life is Chen Yue. Chen Yiran is our son, so I must take him away."
Chen Zui suddenly laughed as if he had heard a big joke, "You like my sister the most? You liked her so you abandoned her and went to the United States when she was pregnant. You like her so after she gave birth to Chen Yiran instead of taking care of her health, she had to go to work to raise Chen Yiran and got into a car accident for fatigue driving? If this is what you call liking, then whoever you like has eight lifetimes of bad luck.”
Zhan Xu let out a breath. Just now he said he would not engage in meaningless debates with Chen Zui, but he still couldn't hold back, "Yes, I admit that I was wrong back then, but when your sister was pregnant and gave birth, where was the Chen family? Didn't you also ignore her? How dare you accuse me now?"
"Zhan Xu, you're not embarrassed to say such a thing?" Chen Zui's anger, which had just been suppressed, surged up again, "Don't you know what kind of character my sister is? She cut off contact with her family to marry you. Don’t you remember? She didn’t even tell her family about your divorce! When you left her and went to America alone, you should have known what her future would be like!”
Chen Yue has always had a strong personality. She insisted on marrying Zhan Xu despite the opposition of her whole family. In the end, it turned out that she made the wrong choice, so she could only bear the consequences herself, and would not run home and cry in front of her family.
Zhan Xu must have been agitated and slammed the table hard. All the guests around looked at their table. The waiter ran over and reminded him in a low voice, "Sir, please don't disturb other people."
Zhan Xu stabilized his emotions and nodded to her to show that he understood. After the waiter left, he spoke again, "Chen Yue is no longer here, so there is no point in discussing her affairs now. Let's talk about Chen Yiran. Do you really think Chen Yiran should stay with you? Your parents and you should know very well. They travel around all year round. They stay in the deep mountains and forests for a few days to a few weeks at a time. They can't even stay connected on the phone. You are not much better. The TV station broadcasts live every day. Now that you are popular, there are more and more programs to record. How much time do you have to take care of Chen Yiran? Have you taken Chen Yiran to any training classes? Have you enrolled him in any extracurricular activities?"
Chen Zui didn't answer for a moment. Parents like to enroll children in many training classes since they are very young. Seeing that everyone was doing this, Chen Zui also thought about enrolling Chen Yiran in these classes when he was younger. However because Chen Yiran was young, he had to be accompanied by his parents to participate in these activities. He couldn't spare this time at all, because his job didn't have weekends off. Chen Yiran also knew that he didn't have time, so he said in a sensible way that he didn't want to participate in these activities. He said these children were in class all day long, and they didn't have a childhood anymore.
Chen Yiran has been used to resting at home during the weekends since he was a child. Currently, Chen Zui has not forced him to attend various training classes. But sometimes he still feels flustered when he thinks that he isn’t doing anything compared to other children.
In terms of taking care of Chen Yiran, he really did not do enough.
"What about you? Aren't you busy with work?" Chen Zui asked Zhan Xu, "I'm afraid you will be even busier when you are abroad."
"I was very busy in the first few years when I first arrived in the United States, but now it is much better. At least I can have weekends off and can take long vacations. With my current ability, I can let Chen Yiran receive the best education in the world, and I can give Chen Yiran a better future." Zhan Xu changed to a leisurely tone, "I think we should at least let Chen Yiran choose which future he wants."
Chen Zui raised his eyes and glanced at him. Hearing Zhan Xu's tone, he was sure that Chen Yiran would choose to go to America with his rich father.
He thought about it for a while and nodded, "Okay, I can arrange for you to meet, but if Chen Yiran is unwilling to go with you, you can't force him."
Zhan Xu smiled, "It's settled then."
His purpose for coming is to take Chen Yiran away. He had prepared for the worst before coming. If the Chen family doesn't let him go, then he will sue them. In short, he must take back Chen Yiran's custody.
If Chen Yiran doesn't want to go with him...this matter is nothing to him. He still had a way to persuade him, just like how he persuaded Chen Zui to agree to let him meet Chen Yiran today.
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