The Rise of Dragon Son-in-Law

Chapter 26: Chapter 26 Has Zhao Churan Gone Mad?

Chapter 26 -26 Has Zhao Churan Gone Mad?

After entering the room, Li Yuechan let go of Long Chen and spoke somewhat angrily, “Long Chen, your attitude just now was really bad, you know?”

“Isn’t it because their attitude was bad first? Why are you blaming me?”

Long Chen was very frustrated.

“No matter what, they are still parents. How can you treat them with such an attitude? If there’s a problem, we can discuss and resolve it together.”

Li Yuechan spoke earnestly.

“They are so domineering, frequently threatening and insulting me with the possibility of divorce. Does that seem like an attitude open to reasonable discussion?”

Long Chen began to get a little angry.

Li Yuechan bit her lip, then quickly said, “You know what their temperaments are like. Now that we’ve decided to truly be together, you have to endure and gradually change their impression of you. Do you understand?”

“I do understand, that’s why I’m trying to change, right?”

“Is this your idea of trying? By clashing with mom and dad this way, you’re only going to make them more and more dissatisfied. In the end, I’m afraid we can only part ways.”

“Fine, I understand,” Long Chen said. “You mean that in your heart, your family is more important. Whether I’m happy or not doesn’t matter to you, right?”

“I didn’t say that, don’t twist my words. Let’s get back to the main issue. About the money borrowing, I…”

“That’s enough, no need to say more.” Long Chen interrupted Li Yuechan. “I’ve already borrowed the money, and you don’t have to pay it back. I’ll handle it in the future.”

With that, Long Chen took out a check and threw it on the bed.

Then, Long Chen got up and left the house.

“Where are you going?”

Li Yuechan asked hastily.

“It’s too stifling here, I want to go out for some fresh air. Don’t look for me.”

Long Chen hurried away.

Li Yuechan picked up the check from the bed, glanced at the amount—it was a whole fifty million.

Moreover, as she examined it closely, it was definitely real.

This made Li Yuechan feel both shocked and exhilarated yet nervous. Fifty million was no small figure.

That Long Chen could borrow so much money from Gu Changming was truly no simple feat.

She thought about Long Chen’s demeanor when he returned home, and her heart ached for him.

Long Chen had wanted to speak about this initially, but was harshly interrupted by her father, leading to his gloomy mood. And then, after going back to their room, she had admonished him.

Remembering this, Li Yuechan felt very guilty and quickly picked up her phone to call Long Chen.

But an automated voice indicated that his phone was powered off.

…

Long Chen walked aimlessly and, as if led by some unseen force, ended up at Zhao Churan’s doorstep.

He looked up, then approached and knocked on the door.

However, the person who answered wasn’t Zhao Churan but a tall, handsome young man.

“Who are you?”

The young man suspiciously scrutinized Long Chen.

Long Chen was startled and quickly said, “Wrong door, sorry.”

With that, Long Chen turned and walked away.

“Weirdo,” the young man muttered.

“Zhao Jie, who was it?”

Zhao Churan’s voice came through.

“No one I know,” Zhao Jie shook his head.

Zhao Churan glanced out and upon seeing Long Chen’s figure, she exclaimed in surprise, “Long Chen, come back!”

Long Chen stopped, looking somewhat awkward.

Having thought to visit Zhao Churan because he was feeling down, he hadn’t expected to run into Zhao Churan’s boyfriend.

“Think nothing of it, I’ll leave you guys be.”

Long Chen forced a calm demeanor.

“We’re not disturbed, not at all.”

Zhao Churan ran up and grabbed Long Chen.

“Brother, who is he? Your boyfriend?”

Zhao Jie’s eyes widened, utterly confused.

His sister, who had never dated, was suddenly seeing someone?

“Zhao Jie, go back inside. This doesn’t concern you.”

Zhao Churan said.

“Ah? But…”

“I’ll have Long Chen install the light bulb.”

The term “light bulb” was emphasized with some force by Zhao Churan.

Zhao Jie instantly got the hint and understandingly said, “Ah, brother-in-law, then I’ll leave first. Take good care of my sister.”

After speaking, Zhao Jie quickly scooted off.

“Silly boy, talking nonsense,” Zhao Churan scolded shyly, but a peculiar sweetness fluttered in her heart.

Getting a brother-in-law like him for Zhao Jie wouldn’t be too bad.

“I thought he was your boyfriend. Turns out he’s your brother.”

Long Chen relaxed a bit.

“I’d actually like to have a boyfriend, but can’t seem to find one,” Zhao Churan laughed.

“Someone as outstanding as you? People would line up all the way to heaven to be with you. Finding a boyfriend should be effortless for you.”

“Not at all, here’s one man right in front of me who doesn’t want to be with me,” Zhao Churan said playfully.

“I am a married man.”

“Enough, enough, stop joking. Let’s go inside.”

Zhao Churan pulled Long Chen into the house and closed the door.

“Want something to drink?” Zhao Churan asked.

“I don’t want to drink; I’m a bit hungry.” Long Chen rubbed his stomach.

At Gu Changming’s home, although the breakfast was luxurious, he hadn’t enjoyed it.

“Hungry, huh? Okay, the kitchen light is broken. Come with me to the kitchen and help me put the light up, then I’ll make something delicious for you.”

“Sure.”

Long Chen immediately followed Zhao Churan into the kitchen.

“Here, you’ll need to stand on this stool to reach it.”

“Okay.”

Long Chen took the lightbulb, stood on the stool, and quickly screwed it in.

As he looked down from his elevated position, his gaze fell upon Zhao Churan, and he was suddenly stunned.

Zhao Churan, dressed in a loose nightgown, looked ordinary from the front, but from above, the view was substantially more captivating and engaging.

Moreover, she wasn’t wearing a bra!

Zhao Churan noticed Long Chen’s stunned expression and immediately realized what had happened.

But instead of screaming or getting angry, Zhao Churan pretended not to notice and smiled, “Have you lost your mind? Come down now.”

“Uh, right.”

Long Chen quickly jumped down from the stool, his heartbeat noticeably quicker.

“Wait outside for me. I’ll cook the dishes, and it’ll be ready soon.”

Zhao Churan said gently.

“Okay.”

Long Chen walked out of the kitchen, his mind filled with thoughts.

If only Li Yuechan could be as gentle with him, how wonderful that would be.

But Long Chen felt that was unrealistic.

Li Yuechan always seemed cold and assertive to Long Chen. Even though she had restrained herself recently, her intense personality still unintentionally revealed itself.

Like the previous disagreement they had when Li Yuechan had not considered his perspective at all but had insisted that he endure Mr. and Mrs. Li Shiqi’s dominance.

Thinking about this, Long Chen felt agitated and kept taking out his phone, wanting to switch it on, but resisted the urge.

Soon after, Zhao Churan had prepared three small dishes and a bowl of egg drop soup, each carefully served on the table.

“Let’s eat.”

Zhao Churan beckoned with her fingers.

Long Chen stood up and sat down next to the dining table.

Zhao Churan passed him the chopsticks, and their fingers accidentally touched, causing her to blush slightly.

Long Chen also felt uncomfortable, the image he had seen while standing on the stool inexplicably flashing across his mind, causing him to glance several times at Zhao Churan.

Zhao Churan, feeling embarrassed by his stares, couldn’t help but reprimand shyly, “Can you just focus on eating?”

“Cough, let’s eat.”

Long Chen gave a dry laugh.

He didn’t know that at this moment, Zhao Churan was secretly delighted inside.

This bad guy, seeming all proper but probably a bit frisky after all.

His surreptitious glances were obviously because he was attracted by her figure.

Though not intentionally seducing him, it was an unexpected gain.

Hold on, Zhao Churan, what are you thinking about?

Zhao Churan slapped her flushed cheeks, inwardly scolding herself for her wild thoughts.

“Churan, what’s wrong?”

Long Chen asked, puzzled.

“It’s nothing,” Zhao Churan quickly replied.

“Why is your face so red? You don’t have a fever or any other illness, so why would your face turn this red? Or am I seeing things wrong? Give me your hand, I’ll take your pulse.”

Long Chen said, frowning.

“Oh, you big silly goose, just eat your meal. I… I’ll just go wash my face.”

Zhao Churan quickly stood up and ran into the bathroom.

Long Chen shook his head and decided not to think too much about it, concentrating on eating his meal.

After Zhao Churan came back, her complexion had indeed returned to normal.

Seeing Long Chen devouring the food she had cooked, Zhao Churan felt a strange sense of happiness.

“Slow down, no one is going to steal your food.”

Zhao Churan said softly.

“Aren’t you eating?”

“I’m not hungry. By the way, you came here, you must have had a fight with your wife, right?” Zhao Churan suddenly asked.

Long Chen was momentarily taken aback, then quickly scooped up the last few grains of rice from his bowl before responding to Zhao Churan, “We argued a bit.”

“Tell me about it, talking it out can make you feel a lot better, and maybe you can reconcile with your wife afterward.”

Zhao Churan smiled.

“Can I really talk about it?”

Long Chen hesitated.

Seeing this, Zhao Churan took Long Chen’s hand and whispered, “We agreed last time to be friends who can talk about anything. If you don’t want to be friends, it’s not out of the question to consider me as a little lover.”

“Let’s just be friends,” Long Chen laughed.

“First tell me, how did you start arguing?”

Zhao Churan looked at him, propping her chin with her hand, ready to listen attentively.

After a moment of contemplation, Long Chen briefly explained the reason to Zhao Churan.

Hearing his story, Zhao Churan suddenly stood up somewhat angrily: “Her parents are really too much, aren’t they? The Li family hasn’t paid you a salary, you don’t have shares in their company or anything, why should you borrow money to invest for them?

You’re too naive, just handing over fifty million like that?”

“I borrowed the money to help out the family, but I didn’t expect that as soon as I got home, before I could even mention it, I was barraged with insults by Yuechan’s father,” Long Chen said with a bitter smile.

“Long Chen, did you ever think what you would do if they decided to kick you out midway through and you were left with that fifty million debt?”

“That’s why I need to make money,” Long Chen said.

“Divorce Li Yuechan, and let’s get married. Whatever Li Yuechan refuses to do, like being intimate, having children, or doing the laundry and cooking, I’m willing to do it all. How about that?”

Zhao Churan stared at Long Chen half-jokingly, half-seriously. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Long Chen was stunned. Had Zhao Churan gone mad?