Chapter 301: 301: The Appearance of an Old Lover

Translator: 549690339

Milky Way Building.

In the elevator, Li Wenjun and Ji Baixin seemed to be coming down from an upper floor.

Yin Qin, accompanied by Luo Xiaolang, paused as he stepped into the elevator.

There was a standoff for a few seconds.

In addition to Ji Baixin and Li Wenjun, Weng Cheng was also in the elevator.

Weng Cheng broke the silence, “Yin Qin, why are you still in the office so late? And who is this?”

Yin Qin shot Weng Cheng a glance but didn’t respond.

Holding Luo Xiaolang’s hand, he walked into the elevator.

A palpable awkwardness filled the elevator.

Seeing that Yin Qin did not move away, Weng Cheng said nothing more.

To him, this spoiled young man could do whatever he wanted; Weng Cheng didn’t pay him any mind.

On the other hand, Li Wenjun always played the part of the good guy.

He took the initiative to explain, “There was an interview at the company, and some parts needed to be reshot. Baixin came with me.”

“Oh,” Yin Qin responded casually.

“So this is Xiaolang?” Li Wenjun asked.

Luo Xiaolang turned to look at him.

Li Wenjun gave an educated smile, “I wouldn’t have recognized you, you look handsome in a suit!”

Luo Xiaolang said nothing.

She didn’t like Li Wenjun or Ji Baixin, so she didn’t want to interact with people she disliked.

“I did not expect to see you in the company so late, Yin Qin. Rumor has it that you don’t like to work, clearly we can’t believe everything we hear,” Li Wenjun continued to speak as though the conversation wasn’t becoming awkward.

Yin Qin was frank, “No, they’re correct. I don’t like to work, I like to play. I only came here because I’m bored with the outside world, I brought Xiaolang here for fun. Looking for something novel.”

“Is that so?” Li Wenjun said with a faint smile.

“There’s nothing to question. My affairs are none of your business.” Yin Qin responded coldly.

Li Wenjun nodded, “I suppose you’re right.”

With that said,

The elevator reached its destination.

Li Wenjun, holding Ji Baixin’s hand, walked out of the elevator.

Ji Baixin never glanced at Yin Qin throughout the whole journey. As though Yin Qin didn’t exist in her world.

Yin Qin deliberately slowed his pace.

He really didn’t want to walk with them.

They were an eyesore.

When Yin Qin and Luo Xiaolang left the Milky Way Building, Li Wenjun and Ji Baixin had already departed.

Weng Cheng was standing at the entrance, seemingly waiting for someone.

Yin Qin thought to himself, Li Wenjun’s prestige couldn’t possibly require Weng Cheng to exclusively accompany him!

He led Xiaolang towards the parking garage.

“Yin Qin, let’s eat together tonight.” Weng Cheng suddenly called out to him.

Yin Qin turned to look at him.

Weng Cheng said, “Have dinner with my mother, my uncle has been invited too. Bring your girlfriend, my mother has always wanted to meet her.”

“No thanks, Xiaolang doesn’t eat meat.” Yin Qin declined.

Weng Cheng did not insist any further.

It felt like mere courtesy, as if he had already expected Yin Qin to decline his invitation to dinner.

After all,

In this family, Yin Qin had always sided with his mother, while his relationship with those from his father’s side was feeble.

Just as Yin Qin prepared to leave with Luo Xiaolang, he suddenly stopped, “By the way, cousin.”

Weng Cheng looked at him.

“The news about Ji Baixin and Li Wenjun…it was you who released it, right?” Yin Qin asked directly.

Weng Cheng’s complexion changed ever so slightly as he replied with resentment, “Yin Qin, what kind of person do you think I am? I can’t believe you’d think that I would leak the news! As I told you, the paparazzi who sold us the news was bribed by someone else who caught wind of the story. They couldn’t resist the temptation of money and sold the news to the highest bidder. Right now, we’re following legal procedures to seek compensation. If I did it, would I go to such lengths?”

Yin Qin scoffed, “Whether or not that’s what really went down, I believe we all have our suspicions. This time, I won’t mind but, my dear cousin, there won’t be a next time.”

With that said,

Yin Qin left with Luo Xiaolang.

Weng Cheng watched their retreating figures, his expression particularly unpleasant.

A next time?!

The next time will be when you’re kicked out of Milky Way!

His gloomy face, in an instant, vanished.

In a moment, he swiftly replaced it with a smile as he saw Yin Bin coming down from upstairs.

There was an internal board meeting that evening, and Yin Bin had just finished. Upon catching sight of Weng Cheng waiting by the door, he said, “Your mom suddenly decided to have dinner with me. Hasn’t she been travelling these past days?”

“Mom said she’s been missing you. We just bumped into Yin Qin with his girlfriend earlier. We invited them too but they seemed rather busy.”

“Busy?” Yin Bin scoffed. “Never mind them. Both Yin Qin and his mother are cut from the same cloth.”

Weng Cheng asked somewhat worriedly, “Are Auntie and Uncle’s relationship still not improving?”

“Stop prying into my affairs. Where did your mom go?” Yin Bin clearly didn’t want to discuss his relationship with Qin Keqin.

Weng Cheng tactfully didn’t press further.

He quickly said, “She’ll be here any moment now. She just texted saying she’s two minutes away. Look, here she is.”

At that moment, a dazzling red sedan parked at the entrance.

As soon as the car stopped, the rear door opened.

A woman dressed in an extremely fashionable, even ostentatious outfit disembarked. Despite being close to fifty years old, she dressed like a young girl. Her figure was certainly impeccable, but upon closer examination, wrinkles could be seen on her face. No amount of cosmetic treatments could conceal the march of time.

Overflowing with excitement, she ran straight towards Yin Bin and hugged him, “Brother, did you miss your sister?”

Over the years, Yin Ying had maintained a close relationship with Yin Bin. Yin Ying’s husband died early in an accident. She had been raising her child alone all these years and had never remarried. Essentially, Yin Bin had been taking care of both her and her son. Yin Ying also held shares in the Milky Way which were now in the hands of Weng Cheng.

“If I say I did, would you stop traipsing around the world for months at a time, leaving your son alone at home? What kind of mother does that!?” Yin Bin rebuked.

“My son has you to look after him, doesn’t he? So, I’m not worried about him at all. Look at him now, so outstanding. I’m extremely satisfied.” Yin Ying responded with a grin. At that moment, she mysteriously said, “Oh, I met someone you know when I returned home this time.”

Yin Bin frowned.

Yin Ying quickly turned around and walked back to her car. She opened the rear door and called, “Ximeng, get out of the car.”

The woman named Ximeng finally stepped out of the car.

She was wearing a white dress paired with white high heels. Her hair was long and smooth. She held a small handbag and wore light makeup. Upon seeing her, Yin Bin felt as if he was looking at a woman from his past. Unchanged, with no traces of age on her face. In contrast to Yin Ying’s extravagant attire, she looked refreshing and charming.

Yin Bin stared straight at her.

Seeing her brother’s expression, Yin Ying chuckled to herself. She promptly said, “Don’t you recognize her? Why are you so dumbfounded?”

Ximeng gave a faint smile, “Yin Bin, have you been well?”

Only then, did Yin Bin seem to recover.

He replied, “I’ve been fine. And you?”

“I’m well too. I just returned to the country today and ran into Ying Ying at the airport. Ying Ying suggested that we all dine together…”

“Then let’s all go eat together.” Yin Bin smiled.

Ximeng also smiled. They both looked at each other with a sense of affection.

Yin Ying shared a glance with her son.

Mother and son exchanged a smirk.

Clearly, tonight promised to be interesting.

After having dinner with Luo Xiaolang, Yin Qin took Luo Xiaolang home.

In Luo Xiaolang’s residential parking garage,

Luo Xiaolang got out of the car.

As soon as he got off the car, he saw another familiar car pulling into the garage.

Yin Qin also quickly go out of the car.

Ji Baijian and Song Zhizhi got out of the car.

Song Zhizhi looked at Yin Qin and Luo Xiaolang, and at that moment, her heart didn’t taste quite right.

Ji Baijian, on the other hand, had no reaction.

“Yin Qin, what are you doing here?” Song Zhizhi clearly showed hostility.

Ever since Song Zhizhi found out that Luo Xiaolang had a hint of affection for Yin Qin, she became even less fond of him.

“I drove Xiaolang home.”

“Why are you always looking for Xiaolang?” Song Zhizhi frowned.

“I’m here to hang out with her. Would you rather I came to see Ji Baijian?” Yin Qin sulked.

“Xiaolang is very busy and if it’s nothing important, don’t bother her.”

“Busy? Busy sleeping? You two are always out together every day. You leave Xiaolang alone at home, and you don’t feel guilty about not letting me come and entertain her, Song Zhizhi, don’t you have a heart?”

Who should really be the one feeling heartache?!

At that moment, Song Zhizhi felt like swearing.

If she doesn’t control what’s happening, who knows what kind of danger Xiaolang might fall into.

To someone as thick-skinned as Yin Qin, other than for Ji Baixin, he should not sense anybody else’s feelings.

At that moment, she didn’t want to say anything more and pulled Xiaolang along, “It’s getting late, let’s go.”

Yin Qin looked baffledly at Song Zhizhi.

He gave off the vibe like he stole Luo Xiaolang from her, as if she’s very displeased with him.

He himself is actually not content with Song Zhizhi for taking Ji Baijian.

Just look at that.

He didn’t even manage to utter a word to Ji Baijian before he followed his wife and left.

This incensed him.

Yin Qin returned to his car disgruntled, and drove off.

When he was left alone, Yin Qin couldn’t help but feel a bit sad.

As he drove slowly, images of Ji Baixin and Li Wenjun together popped into his head.

Are the two of them openly dating now?

He found he couldn’t bear thinking of them together, it would cause heartache, and possible complications.

He pressed hard on the accelerator, using the thrill of speed to keep his mind on driving and not think about other things.

His sedan soon arrived at the Yin Family’s mansion.

From afar, Yin Qin saw a car parked at the entrance, with two people struggling at the door.

Yin Qin quickly drove over.

He got out the car, and saw his father seeming to be drunk and being supported by a woman. The woman seemed to be having a hard time supporting him. To his amusement, his mother was standing not far away, observing coldly.

Yin Bin seemed to be saying, “No need to support me, I can drink more, I haven’t aged a bit these years, I can drink…”

Yin Qin walked over.

He had never seen his father this drunk before.

Qin Keqin saw her son.

Lin Ximeng also turned around to look at Yin Qin, while still supporting Yin Bin, who was stumbling around, clearly struggling.

Yin Qin didn’t react to seeing his father drunk.

He walked straight to his mother’s side, looked at the people in front of him, and asked, “Miss Qin, may I know who these two people are?”

Qin Qin glanced at Yin Qin and pointed, “This one, Yin Bin, your father.”

Yin Qin nodded.

“This one, your father’s old flame, Lin Ximeng.”

Yin Qin suddenly realized, “So the mistress has come to the door now?”

“Yin Qin, you’re misunderstanding. Your father and I have no relationship, we just happened to have dinner together tonight. He got drunk, so I sent him home. It’s not what you think. He can’t even walk now, could you please help him get some rest?” Lin Ximeng’s voice was incredibly gentle.

“You know me?” Yin Qin looked at Lin Ximeng, a curious expression on his face.

“I’ve heard of you, and I occasionally see you on the news.”

“Oh.” Yin Qin nodded, “Then if my father got drunk with you, you have the responsibility to take care of him.”

Qin Keqin seemed to nod with agreement.

Lin Ximeng was staring at the mother and son in disbelief, as if she couldn’t trust her own ears.

Trembling, she said, “But you guys are a family…..”

No, no, we’re not. You are the real family,” Yin Qin said, “My dad was in your bed while my mom was pregnant with me. You three are the real family. Now it’s time for your family reunion, just take him away.”

Lin Ximeng was completely dumbfounded.

She had thought that coming back this time, she had made all kinds of preparations, she had planned to start over with Yin Bin, never expecting that after all these years, not only was Qin Keqin not angry or annoyed with her, she was even so calm, even her son was calm.

“The time is late, Miss Qin. We should not delay their family reunion.”

Qin Keqin was then led away by her own son.

Everything before Yin Bin’s eyes was spinning.

He had indeed drank too much tonight.

He hadn’t let loose like this for a long time. He admitted that seeing Lin Ximeng after all these years did excite him, as if emotions that had been suppressed for many years had suddenly been released, but after they were released, it was nothing more than a catharsis. After so many years, some feelings had faded and all that remained were some residual emotions from those times.

He watched as his wife and son left, his expression cold.

Lin Ximeng seemed to notice Yin Bin’s expression at this moment, and said, “Yin Bin, now…..”

Yin Bin struggled to stand upright.

Lin Ximeng was watching him.

Yin Bin said, “Thanks for bringing me back tonight.”

Lin Ximeng remained silent.

“Be careful on your way back,” said Yin Bin.

After he said this, he entered the villa.”

Lin Ximeng was watching Yin Bin’s back as it retreated. His once tender features disappeared in an instant.

She had always assumed her biggest opponent would be Qin Keqin. Back then, she had finally got Yin Bin into her bed using underhanded tactics, thinking she’d have her way. But she didn’t anticipate that Yin Bin would just give her a large sum of money, stating he had a family and couldn’t be responsible for her!

Out of spite, she left and had experienced all sorts of life’s vicissitudes over the years. Eventually though, she remained with an irrevocable grudge.

At an age where she can still experience romance, she’s determined to snatch Yin Bin back from Qin Keqin.

Her biggest surprise was to find that it was Yin Bin who pushed her away!

It was still this man!

No.

This time she absolutely wouldn’t let herself be dismissed that quickly.

Watching as Yin Bin disappeared completely from her sight, she turned and walked away.

In the villa’s living room.

Yin Qin poured a cup of water for his mother. Just as he was about to have a chat with her, he saw his father come in from the outside.

Both of them looked at him in surprise.

Yin Bin too looked at the mother and son.

He walked up to them, his breath reeking of alcohol as he said harshly, “I bet you both wouldn’t care if I kicked the bucket, would you?!”

He seemed to be discontented with them.

Yin Qin laughed, “Dad, it’s glamorous to die beneath a peony.”

“What nonsense are you spouting?!” Yin Bin scolded him.

“I mean, seeing how delicate and moist Lin Ximeng looked, I’m quite curious as to who could seduce my father into bed. Especially considering the feat was pulled off while my mom was pregnant with me. But now, looking at it, Dad, if I were you, I would have made the same mistake.”

“Yin Qin!”

“But my mother is quite generous. After these many years you two haven’t had much of a relationship, always just tolerating each other under the same roof. I reckon, over those twenty odd years, I’d even manage to count the number of words you two have shared. Aren’t you tired? I’m tired just watching. No need to feel embarrassed anymore. I heard that back then, because my grandparents threatened suicide, you two had no choice but to be together. Now, my grandparents have been gone for several years. You don’t need to suppress your feelings any longer. They say that a man is like a blooming flower at forty. While you can still bloom for two or three years, I suggest you seize the opportunity to find your second spring. My mother and I will bless you!”

“Enough! Shut up!” Yin Bin’s face had been very red from the alcohol and at this moment, it turned even redder.

Yin Qin seemed to want to say more.

Qin Keqin pulled Yin Qin back a little, “That’s enough, your father doesn’t need your advice.”

Yin Qin looked at his mother.

Was Miss Qin suddenly reluctant?

Qin Keqin said, “Tomorrow, you and your father should go and get the divorce papers.”