Chasing His Ex: The Tycoon's Hidden Twins

Besides, her parents would naturally be a little wary of a boy taking their daughter out, right?

So, Jiang Sifan used them as an excuse to refuse. "No way. Your mom would definitely not agree."

"My mom will agree!" He Lingyi said, nodding. "Trust me, she’ll definitely say yes."

"She’d probably agree if you went out with your girlfriends, but she probably won’t let you go out with me. This is a critical time," Jiang Sifan insisted.

"Oh, come on~ She’ll agree. So, if I go ask her and she says yes, you have to take me to the amusement park," He Lingyi pressed.

After hearing this, Jiang Sifan finally nodded. "Fine. If your mom agrees, then I promise."

"Then I’ll ask her in a bit."

"Let’s get back to the lesson."

Throughout the lesson, even while studying, He Lingyi’s excitement was palpable.

It was as if she was utterly convinced her mother would let her go to the amusement park.

Once the lesson was over, He Lingyi immediately ran to ask her mother.

When Aunt Zhang learned that He Lingyi wanted to go to the amusement park, she hesitated for a moment before smiling. "Let me discuss it with Teacher Jiang. Why don’t you go back to your room for now?"

He Lingyi stressed, "Mom, you can’t go back on your word! You have to promise me, okay?"

With that, she returned to her room, full of anticipation.

Aunt Zhang then called Jiang Sifan over. "Teacher Jiang, please, have a seat."

Jiang Sifan sat down awkwardly and tried to explain. "I’m sorry, Aunt Zhang. Lingyi insisted that I promise to take her to the amusement park if she did well on her exams."

"It’s actually fine to take her to the amusement park. She’s grown up now, and it’s normal for her to want to go out and have fun. It’s just that there’s something I’d like to talk to you about," Aunt Zhang said with a smile.

Jiang Sifan felt a little nervous. "Please, go ahead, Aunt Zhang."

"Well, it’s like this. I can tell that Lingyi, my daughter, really likes you. Once, when I was dropping her off at school, she even asked me what my impression of you was. I told her it was very good."

"Then she asked if I would be happy if you became her boyfriend one day."

"I thought to myself then, ’She must have a crush on you.’ Honestly, romance between young boys and girls is a very normal thing. It’s puberty, after all. Forget about the kids; weren’t we the same way back when we were in school? So I don’t really have a strong opinion about it."

"So, I’m also very curious. Teacher Jiang, what is your impression of my daughter?"

Jiang Sifan never expected Aunt Zhang to say something like this.

’She’s certainly very open-minded for a parent.’

He stammered, "Well, Lingyi has a great personality, and she’s very pretty, but I’ve always seen her as my student, so I haven’t really thought about her in that way."

"Mm, that’s the right way to think about it," Aunt Zhang nodded. "After all, this isn’t the right time for a relationship. Of course, she’s already eighteen, so legally speaking, she has that right. She can date whoever she wants. It’s just that if you happen to like her too, if you have feelings for her, then why not put those feelings on hold until next June?"

"After she’s finished with her college entrance exams, I would fully support you two dating."

Jiang Sifan was breaking out in a cold sweat.

This was the first time a parent had ever tried to pitch their own daughter to him.

’It’s obvious Aunt Zhang is quite satisfied with me, or she wouldn’t be saying all this.’

Jiang Sifan could only say, "Aunt Zhang, I understand. Rest assured, we won’t do or think about anything inappropriate before Lingyi gets into university."

After saying that, Jiang Sifan felt something was off.

’It sounds like I’m already admitting I like He Lingyi.’

Although He Lingyi was indeed very pretty, had a generous and outgoing personality, and would even buy him gifts related to his idol, his feelings were purely an appreciation for her beauty.

After all, Jiang Sifan had just gone through a breakup recently. He really had no interest in dating.

But since Aunt Zhang had already agreed he could take He Lingyi to the amusement park, Jiang Sifan had to keep his promise.

So, before he left, he said to He Lingyi, "Alright, let’s meet at nine tomorrow morning. I’ll see you there."

"Yay!" He Lingyi cheered.

She immediately dashed out into the living room and threw her arms around Aunt Zhang. "Thank you, Mom!"

Seeing He Lingyi so happy, Aunt Zhang was moved. It was the first time her daughter had been this happy since starting her senior year of high school.

「Soon, Jiang Sifan was back at school.」

He sent Wen Wan a message.

But she didn’t reply.

So, he went to the Venture Building.

He found a classroom on the third floor still brightly lit.

Jiang Sifan guessed that Wen Wan must still be there.

When he got to the classroom, he saw Wen Wan inside, just as he’d expected, working in the back room.

So he opened the door.

Wen Wan, completely absorbed in crunching numbers, didn’t notice Jiang Sifan come in.

Jiang Sifan spoke up. "Wen Wan, are you still doing the books? It’s so late."

His words made Wen Wan jump.

She looked at Jiang Sifan, her face flushed red. "Class Rep, when did you get here?"

"Just now. You were so focused you didn’t even notice me come in," Jiang Sifan teased. "If I were a creep, you’d probably be in big trouble."

Wen Wan explained shyly, "It’s okay. The Class Rep isn’t a creep, so I’m not scared."

Jiang Sifan asked curiously, "What are you calculating? Didn’t we already finish this month’s accounts?"

"I was thinking of doing a review to see if there are any areas we can improve on going forward," Wen Wan explained. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Jiang Sifan was touched. "With a great partner like you, our startup is bound to succeed."

"Mhm!" Wen Wan nodded as well.

"But it’s getting late. Let me walk you back first."

"Okay~"

On the way back, Jiang Sifan talked to Wen Wan about their future plans.

In other words, he was selling her a dream.

Wen Wan listened to every word.

She believed that one day, everything Jiang Sifan said would come true.

Just as they were deep in conversation, Wen Wan’s phone rang.

She glanced at the screen, hesitated for a moment, but finally answered.

"Hello, Mom..."

Hearing it was her mother, Jiang Sifan stopped talking.

Although the voice on the other end was faint, he could clearly make out a few keywords: money, tuition, sickness.

「Soon.」

They arrived at the girls’ dormitory.

Wen Wan quickly wrapped up her conversation and hung up the phone.

Jiang Sifan tried to show his concern. "Wen Wan, what’s wrong? Do you need my help?"

"No, it’s nothing, Class Rep." Wen Wan replied a bit awkwardly before hurrying away.

Jiang Sifan could clearly tell from her expression that something was definitely wrong with Wen Wan.

But if she wasn’t willing to talk about it, he couldn’t force her.

「Back in his dorm.」

He saw a post on Jiang Silu’s Moments and was a bit curious to see she had gone out on a boat today.

As far as he knew, she was supposed to be doing her landscaping internship these past few days.

Why did she go out on a boat on the last day?

So he sent a WeChat message to Jiang Silu: [How come you went out on a boat? Did your professor arrange it?]

Jiang Silu quickly replied: [Nope, Dad took us out to experience it.]

Jiang Sifan: [So he rented that boat, then.]

Jiang Silu: [No, the boat is Dad’s. He bought one specially.]

Jiang Sifan was a little shocked. ’He specially bought one?’

Jiang Sifan: [He’s not just putting up a front to look rich, is he?]

Jiang Silu: [Dad’s not that kind of person. Bro, you can’t keep looking at him through the lens of the past.]

Jiang Sifan: [Hmph. Looks like you’ve accepted too many of his gifts. Now you’re taking his side.]

Jiang Silu: [He also gave me a top-of-the-line DSLR camera, but I haven’t really figured out how to use it yet. I think he really wants to make it up to us.]

Jiang Sifan: [Well, I don’t need it. I think I can make it on my own.]

Jiang Sifan: [I can’t get over that mental hurdle. But if you’re okay with it, you can spend more time with him. After all, you’ve always longed for a doting father ever since we were little.]

Jiang Silu: [I’m pretty happy right now. So many people care about me. But after this break, I need to get serious about preparing for the next round of the competition. Bro, how’s your startup going?]

Jiang Sifan: [Anyway, don’t work part-time jobs anymore. If you’re short on money, just come to me.]

Jiang Silu: [Heehee, I don’t really need that much for living expenses. You should save it up and give it all to Mom when you go home for the New Year.]

Jiang Sifan: [Mhm.]

Jiang Sifan didn’t tell his sister about the large number of shop owners pulling out of their partnership. After all, you only share the good news, not the bad.

After they finished chatting, he looked at the photo Jiang Silu had sent.

In the photo, Jiang Silu and Lu Fan were making peace signs at the camera.

You could tell Jiang Silu was smiling happily, her face filled with bliss.

For some reason, looking at Lu Fan this time, Jiang Sifan didn’t find him as detestable as before.

’If you’re good to my sister, then maybe I won’t hate you so much.’

This was Jiang Sifan’s current state of mind.