Chapter 134 Fatal Flaw
Yan Chengbin had always been reluctant to let his wife pry into his affairs, but upon hearing his daughter's words, his businessman's instincts kicked in and he asked, "What kind of project is your classmate planning to work on? Tell me, and I'll give him some advice."

He knew that Chen Cheng had bought a taxi company, but he couldn't understand why Chen Cheng wanted to buy a taxi company.

While the returns on this product are decent, they are by no means high. It's a long-term investment with a payback period of at least three to five years.

Generally, only middle-aged and elderly people who seek stability will choose this type of project.

I can't understand why an 18-year-old college student would do this kind of business.

When Yan Ruoxuan heard that her father was going to give advice, she said, "He bought a taxi company with forty cars."

Yan Chengbin nodded, then asked, puzzled, "Why would a young person do this kind of business? Opening a taxi company with forty cars is like owning forty houses and collecting rent—it's just collecting rent and making money, which is pretty boring, isn't it? Plus, the payback period is very long; he might even graduate from university before he's recouped his investment."

Yan Ruoxuan shook her head and said, "No, he doesn't want to collect rent. He thinks that the price of the quota is very low now and there is room for it to rise, so he plans to hoard the quota and sell it after the price rises in two or three months."

"Oh?"

Yan Chengbin was stunned.

He had never imagined that the taxi business could be done this way.

Because the taxi business is so small, and he rarely has the opportunity to take a taxi, he doesn't know much about the industry.

However, after carefully analyzing his daughter's words, he figured out a clue and said with a smile, "Since there is a threshold for taxis, then that threshold does have some value. But even if it increases in two or three months, it probably won't increase much. I can suggest that he take it for a while longer, at least for six months to a year to see."

Yan Ruoxuan said blankly, "Then I don't know... I don't really understand... but he said to come in and out quickly."

"Quick in, quick out..."

Yan Chengbin murmured the same sentence, his impression of Chen Cheng improving even more.

Chen Cheng not only identified the right direction and raised the necessary funds, but also set a good pace.

In his opinion, regardless of whether Chen Cheng can make money in the end, his ability to carry out all the preliminary preparations from conception to implementation is already impressive.

Chen Min then asked, "Xuanxuan, did you lend him the money in the end?"

"It was borrowed."

Yan Ruoxuan truthfully replied, "He only asked for 200,000."

"Only two hundred thousand..."

Chen Min coughed twice and said, "Two hundred million is something many people would take many years to earn. What is your relationship with him that you dare to lend him so much money?"

Yan Ruoxuan said nervously, "He's...he's just a classmate...he's been very kind to me..."

Taking the opportunity, Chen Min earnestly advised her, "Don't be deceived by appearances. Many people are nice to you, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are truly kind to you. They might have ulterior motives. So you must keep your eyes open!"

Yan Ruoxuan nodded very seriously and said, "Mom, that's what he told me too, and he also told me to be careful."

Chen Min frowned, asking in surprise, "He also told you to open your eyes wide?"

I didn't have the nerve to say the second thing: How dare he say that?

Yan Ruoxuan had no idea what her mother was thinking. She had a lot to say about Chen Cheng to her parents, so she said very seriously, "He told me a lot more, such as refusing brainwashing, starting with myself; being lenient with myself and strict with others; putting aside personal qualities and enjoying a wonderful life... He also told me to refuse moral blackmail..."

When talking about Chen Cheng, Yan Ruoxuan became quite talkative, and her eyebrows even visibly lit up with excitement.

Chen Min found it strange and said, "Why would he tell you so many fallacies?"

"That's not fallacy."

Like a child repeating a teacher's words to their parents, Yan Ruoxuan said earnestly, "He was trying to tell me not to make things difficult for myself because of my mistakes, and even more so, not to let others make things difficult for me because of my mistakes."

Chen Min frowned: "I'm really puzzled, why would he tell you all this?"

Yan Ruoxuan blurted out, "Because of He Chenyu."

"He Chenyu?"

Chen Min was even more puzzled: "What happened between your classmate and He Chenyu? Is it because you were jealous of each other?"

"No..."

Yan Ruoxuan blushed instantly and muttered, "Chen Cheng doesn't like me. He's just taking care of me and afraid I'll be deceived." "Chen Cheng..."

Chen Min thought to herself, since her daughter had already given the other person's name on her own initiative, she might as well ask her clearly today.

So she looked at Yan Ruoxuan and asked her seriously, "Xuanxuan, tell Mom in detail what happened between Chen Cheng, He Chenyu, and you. Also, what kind of communication did you have with Chen Cheng?"

Yan Ruoxuan didn't think much of it. She already had a lot to say about Chen Cheng, and she didn't realize that her mother was trying to get information out of her. So she started talking about how Chen Cheng said he would be the class monitor on the first day of school and how he helped her out of an awkward situation.

The distance from Hongqiao Airport to the Bund is less than 20 kilometers. Yan Chengbin listened to the mother and daughter chatting and heard the daughter introduce Chen Cheng, so he subconsciously drove very slowly and deliberately delayed the journey.

After Yan Ruoxuan finished recounting her experience on the first day of school, Chen Min couldn't help but mutter, "That kid is pretty clever. You're the only girl in the class, and he was able to guess that the counselor would choose you as the class monitor. Helping you out of that predicament was quite clever of him. But what happened next? How did He Chenyu get involved?"

Yan Ruoxuan said, "He Chenyu has been pestering me all along. He was like this in high school, and he became even more aggressive after I enrolled in college. He wants to control everything I do, and he says that he is doing it all for my own good. He says that if I don't do what he says, I will let you down. He often uses a lot of high-sounding principles to educate me. I didn't understand before, but when he says this, I feel guilty and I back down."

“One day, Chen Cheng’s roommates were punished by the instructors to run laps at noon. I thought I was the class monitor, so I went to check on them. I talked to Chen Cheng for a while by the playground. Then He Chenyu came over and started lecturing us with a bunch of high-sounding principles. Chen Cheng couldn’t stand it and cursed at him on the spot, saying that he was brainwashing me.”

Chen Min frowned and said, "I know He Chenyu. Hasn't he always liked you? I think he's quite devoted to you."

Yan Ruoxuan muttered, "He always tries to interfere with me by bringing up all sorts of grand principles, and sometimes he even brings up you guys. Later, Chen Cheng called him out on his own face."

As she spoke, Yan Ruoxuan recounted the entire situation to her parents, including everything she could think of.

Chen Min's expression grew increasingly serious, and Yan Chengbin was also somewhat taken aback.

After listening, Yan Chengbin angrily cursed, "I knew that kid surnamed He, he seemed harmless, humble and modest, but something always felt off. Now it seems that neither of us was as accurate as Chen Cheng! Putting everything else aside, this kid surnamed He followed Xuanxuan like a leech to apply to Jiang University, and even used that to seduce Xuanxuan, it's simply outrageous!"

"By the way, Xuanxuan, what was that word Chen Cheng used again? What was it called?"

"Moral blackmail".

"Yeah! Damn it, it's moral blackmail! That word is so damn accurate and apt!"

"He shamelessly clung to Xuanxuan and went to Jiangda University, and then morally blackmailed Xuanxuan, saying that he gave up Shanghai University for Xuanxuan, in an attempt to influence Xuanxuan's judgment and decision. This one thing alone shows that he is extremely dishonest!"

As he spoke, Yan Chengbin continued angrily, "The worst part is that he even dared to use my name to morally blackmail my daughter. That guy is truly despicable!"

Chen Min never realized that He Chenyu's approach to his daughter had always been so far-sighted.

She had already shared her thoughts with her husband. She knew about her daughter's personality flaws and didn't want her to be suppressed by a strong-willed partner in the future, nor did she want her to be subservient to someone from a prominent family.

A guy like He Chenyu, who has enough respect for his family, would actually be a good choice in the future.

Because she felt that if such a boy were to get together with her daughter in the future, he would always dote on her and never let her suffer any injustice. He believed that if her daughter wronged him, he would never wrong her.

Even if he's after money, so what? My family isn't short of money. I'll just consider it as paying him to take care of my obedient daughter for the rest of her life.

However, she never imagined that if such a seemingly respectful but actually sinister person got her daughter, he would do everything in his power to change her.

She never imagined that if the other party didn't just comply with and cater to her daughter's personality flaws, but instead turned around and took advantage of them, the result would be devastating!

Based on the feedback from his daughter, it can be concluded that He Chenyu has already begun to exploit her personality flaws to achieve his own ulterior motives, which is simply malicious!
Chen Min is quite experienced in life, but she never imagined that her vision for her daughter's ideal partner contained such a fatal flaw.

Thinking of this, she broke out in a cold sweat, her palms were covered in sweat.

She even had some self-doubt: "Am I, as a mother, less insightful than Chen Cheng?"

Yan Ruoxuan, who is usually not very talkative, has now opened up and started talking as if she were addicted, saying all the things she had been holding back.

They even brought up He Chenyu's slander against Chen Cheng.

The couple already knew that Chen Cheng was a manager at Wild Club, so when she mentioned He Chenyu's slander that Chen Cheng was being kept by a sugar daddy, they immediately understood that this was He Chenyu's last struggle.

Yan Ruoxuan, her face a mixture of relief and lingering fear, earnestly said, "When I saw Chen Cheng get into that woman's car, I completely believed what He Chenyu said. I avoided Chen Cheng for a day or two and didn't say a word to him. He kept asking me why, but I didn't answer. Later, he got angry and made me go somewhere with him..."

The couple then understood why their daughter had gone to the disco.

Chen Cheng went to the disco for the first time to prove himself.

Like a child who had done something wrong, Yan Ruoxuan said shamefully, "Dad, I lied to you that time... When you called me, I wasn't having dinner with my roommates; I had just come out of the disco where Chen Cheng works with him..."

After hearing the whole story, Yan Chengbin felt completely relieved and said with a smile, "It's okay, Xuanxuan. After hearing what you've said, Dad understands completely and isn't angry at all."

(End of this chapter)

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