TVSS Chapter 70

When Su Jingxuan and Song Mochen were in the lounge, Su Jingxuan sensed a peeping gaze, but he didn’t pay much attention to it at the time. Considering his high-profile appearance at the banquet, it was expected that people would be curious about him. However, he didn’t expect it to be Yan Junfeng and Uncle Yan.

By the time they returned to the Yan family villa, it was already dawn. Dealing with inquisitive and socializing people throughout the night at the banquet had exhausted Yan Guoan, and Yang Cailian was no different. Many had set their sights on her, especially since she seemed approachable without much cunning. She had accepted invitations to more than ten card games and beauty-related events throughout the day, unable to refuse.

Back home, both Yan Guoan and Yang Cailian were too tired to say a word. After a simple shower, they went straight to bed.

Su Jingxuan was also exhausted and temporarily didn’t want to deal with Yan Junfeng. He went upstairs directly to his room. If Yan Junfeng had indeed seen the scene with him and Song Mochen in the lounge, he figured the other party would surely be imagining things. After all, their actions were quite ambiguous.

Regardless of the speculations, what Su Jingxuan wanted was the desired effect. Otherwise, why would he have sent a message to Yan Junfeng? Without Yan Junfeng’s cooperation, he couldn’t complete the next steps of the plan and set the bait for Uncle Yan.

Tonight, he didn’t have the energy to deal with these people. He preferred to let them speculate on their own for a while and ferment the situation.

On the other side, Yan Junfeng indeed couldn’t sleep, as Su Jingxuan had guessed. He heard their return but resisted the urge to open the door and look. His mind was in chaos.

He dared not think about the scene he accidentally witnessed today, couldn’t dare to think about the image of the young man sitting on Song Mochen’s lap, and didn’t dare to consider what the young man’s actions today represented. Since receiving the message, he had a faint suspicion, but he couldn’t believe that the young man who betrayed him without hesitation in the previous life could do such things.

However, reality told him that it was true. The young man took the initiative to sit on Song Mochen’s lap and intimately embraced him, confirming his suspicions.

Without a doubt, Xiao Chen’s proactive approach to Song Mochen was merely to please and attach himself. It wasn’t for his sake but for the Yan family, for him.

Otherwise, the young man had no reason to let him know, no reason to send that explanatory message, and certainly no reason to be so conspicuous at the banquet, letting everyone know that the Yan family had established a good relationship with the Song family.

No, this couldn’t be true, Yan Junfeng found it hard to believe. These things didn’t exist in the previous life. If Xiao Chen had always been for the Yan family and him, why did he betray him in the previous life and help Uncle Yan take away the company’s shares?

If Xiao Chen had always been unfavorable to the Yan family, why did he help him this time?

Jiang Zichen, Jiang Zichen. Yan Junfeng couldn’t sleep the whole night. He had too many incomprehensible questions, and his mind was filled with the name and the youthful face he forced himself to forget.

What Su Jingxuan expected Yan Junfeng to imagine, Yan Junfeng had indeed thought about. He decided not to bother with him that night, took a good rest, and waited for him to take the bait the next day.

As expected, the next morning, Yan Junfeng, with his deep black eyes, knocked on Su Jingxuan’s door.

Su Jingxuan adjusted his emotions and let him in. Showing a cautious demeanor, he closed the door and, without giving Yan Junfeng a chance to ask questions, handed him a prepared stack of photos and the information detectives had gathered.

“Brother Yan, I didn’t mean to keep this from you. I was just uncertain before. When Uncle Yan visited our house last time, I saw him sneak into Uncle Yan’s room. Later, I saw him having dinner with a rival boss from our company. It seemed strange to me, but I was afraid I misunderstood, so I didn’t tell you or Uncle Yan and privately investigated Uncle Yan.”

Su Jingxuan had long planned his explanation to Yan Junfeng. When planning the mission, he had put a lot of thought into dealing with Yan Junfeng, the most challenging part of the task.

Typically, a reincarnator who had suffered a severe betrayal in their past life would either be full of resentment or be excessively suspicious and distrustful of others after reincarnation. Yan Junfeng was a person with a keen mind and meticulous observation. Any discrepancy with his memories would make him alert, leading to unpredictable consequences for the mission.

More importantly, one of the original owner’s wishful desires was not to let Yan Junfeng fall in love with Lu Jinwen. However, Lu Jinwen was the female lead, and there was no one else in this world who could resist her protagonist’s halo. Therefore, Su Jingxuan could only bite the bullet and go along with it.

But he didn’t need Yan Junfeng to fall in love with him; he just needed Yan Junfeng to temporarily believe in him and not dislike him too much.

The only way to change the attitude and thoughts of someone who is skeptical and resentful is to directly overturn all their reasons for resentment.

Yan Junfeng’s hatred for the original owner was primarily due to the betrayal. As long as Su Jingxuan could disprove and whitewash this aspect, changing Yan Junfeng’s attitude toward him would be easy.

“Brother Yan, I’m not very clear about the internal affairs of the company. But if Uncle Yan had malicious intentions from the beginning, his influence in the company over the years must be significant. Uncle Yan is getting older, and you just entered the company. You can’t compete with him at all.”

“I think Uncle Yan has been holding back because he has reservations about you guys, but the company is about to elect a new chairman, and he won’t miss this opportunity. Instead of waiting for him to make a move, why don’t we take the initiative?”

Su Jingxuan’s youthful face was full of seriousness and sincerity as he revealed his discovery about Uncle Yan’s suspicious activities and analyzed the situation.

The meticulous observation and careful thinking evident in his words couldn’t be expected from a seventeen-year-old. It didn’t indicate terrifying cunning but rather showcased his genius.

Towards the end, the young man’s face was apologetic, with a confident smile seeking praise.

“Brother Yan, don’t be angry. I just wanted to help you. I didn’t tell you immediately because I was afraid of exposing any flaws. If Uncle Yan saw that my relationship with the Song family was so good, he would definitely be afraid that I was helping you. He might try to convince me to help him. As long as he does that, I can turn the tables when it’s crucial and see how he reacts.”

Yan Junfeng stared at the bright eyes of the young man with a smiling face, and these words echoed in his mind continuously. His hands holding the documents trembled.

If, in the previous life, Xiao Chen also knew Uncle Yan’s intentions early on, then, did Xiao Chen also…

No, it’s impossible. If that were the case, why did Xiao Chen apologize to him before dying? Wasn’t that a sign of guilt and regret?

Yan Junfeng was indeed Yan Junfeng. He wasn’t so easily fooled. Su Jingxuan saw what he was thinking from his constantly flickering eyes.

He walked up, grabbed Yan Junfeng’s sleeve, looking grateful yet relieved.

“Brother Yan, fortunately, I didn’t rush into the surgery this time, so I had the chance to meet Grandpa Song and Big Brother Song. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know if the plan would succeed. If it failed…”

He didn’t finish the sentence, but anyone with insight knew the consequences of failure. Yet, if they didn’t try, they would be giving Uncle Yan an advantage.

It was the result of failure in the previous life.

Yan Junfeng’s hands holding the documents couldn’t stop trembling. Was this the truth? Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen had never betrayed him.

Seeing Yan Junfeng’s expression, Su Jingxuan silently apologized in his heart. Regardless of anything, the original owner did help Uncle Yan in the previous life, even if he was manipulated. That was an undeniable fact. Therefore, the original owner felt so guilty and pained. He was too naive to believe Uncle Yan’s lies. Instead of saving Yan Junfeng, he ended up harming his beloved Brother Yan.

Even if Yan Junfeng tried his best to resist Uncle Yan, turn the tables, and do everything possible to bring Uncle Yan down after his death, he couldn’t change the fact that Yan Junfeng would carry a knot in his heart forever.

Although the specific requirements of the original owner’s task were not explicitly stated, Su Jingxuan could feel that the original owner’s greatest wish was for his beloved Brother Yan to live happily, even if it meant without him. What Su Jingxuan was doing now was a roundabout way to resolve Yan Junfeng’s inner turmoil.

He just didn’t know how Yan Junfeng would choose in the future.

If he continued to be foolish, trusting Lu Jinwen and not trusting Jiang Zichen, then he could only say sorry. He would be responsible for his own misery.

Su Jingxuan didn’t care about how Yan Junfeng left in a daze. It seemed that he believed him, but such a major turnaround required some time to accept and process.

For the next few days, to help Yan Junfeng adjust his mood, Su Jingxuan visited the Song family during the day and returned very late each night. When he returned, it was always Song Mochen personally driving him back.

Each time they got out of the car, they bid each other an intimate farewell, embracing again. These scenes made Yan Junfeng’s gaze more and more complicated, with an indescribable mix of jealousy and heartache in his chest.

Uncle Yan became a frequent visitor to the Yan family after the banquet, occasionally even staying overnight. Yan Junfeng noticed all of this, especially the exceptionally close relationship between Su Jingxuan and his elder brother. As a result, he started feeling anxious and even developed blisters on his lips from excessive worrying.

On that day in the lounge, he saw the scene clearly. The relationship between his elder brother and Song Mochen was obviously not as simple as it appeared on the surface. Could someone with a regular relationship sit on another person’s lap? Especially when they were both men.

It was clear that Song Mochen had his eyes on his elder brother’s “dragging oil bottle” ¹(referring to someone dependent on another for financial support). He could see it in the way Song Mochen treated his elder brother and sister-in-law when sending them home. It was as amiable as if he was treating his own parents. Could Song Mochen really do such a thing?

Uncle Yan was growing anxious. The change of the group’s president was just around the corner, and this was his best opportunity. After all the preparations, he couldn’t afford to make a mistake at such a crucial moment.

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  (referring to someone dependent on another for financial support)