Honest Beta gets scammed

"Is this your family's illegitimate child?"

Li Qing held up her phone, pointing it at He Xiangchen.

He Xiangchen glanced at it, his expression unchanged, and nodded in a calm tone, admitting, "Yes, it's him. He used to race cars abroad."

Li Qing wasn't wearing headphones and had the speakerphone on. Although the volume was only slightly turned up, the two were close enough that He Xiangchen heard every single word of the marketing account's enthusiastic commentary.

He Xiangchen didn't intend to make a fuss about this. The information from the marketing accounts wasn't wrong. A simple online search would reveal He Xiangyuan's resume, and any lies would be easily exposed.

As expected, upon hearing this, Li Qing immediately opened his mobile browser and typed "He Xiangyuan" into the search box.

The next second, information about He Xiangyuan filled the entire screen.

Upon closer inspection, Li Qing realized that this illegitimate child was truly extraordinary.

Although his family background is not mentioned online, his other identity is even more dazzling—a world-class professional race car driver.

The photos of various championship trophies are dazzling, and his resume is glittering. At only 25 years old, he has already won so many awards that he can't even count them on his hands. Recent entries show that this genius has decided to return to his home country to develop his career, which has caused quite a stir.

As Li Qing read through the list, he felt a chill run down his spine.

He now firmly stands on He Xiangchen's side, so He Xiangyuan, this illegitimate son, is undoubtedly the enemy! The more outstanding the enemy is, the more uncomfortable he feels.

Li Qing frowned, scrolled down, and suddenly noticed something suspicious. He looked up at He Xiangchen.

"I think he went abroad when he was twenty and has been there all these years. How can he still manage to mess with you in the country?"

He Xiangchen gripped the steering wheel, tapped it lightly with his fingers, remained silent for a few seconds, and then slowly spoke.

"He has people in China. He loves racing and doesn't want to give up his career for the company, but he also doesn't want to give up inheriting the company. So all these years, he has had his people in China make things difficult for me. Now he probably thinks the time is right and he's coming back to reap the rewards."

At this point, He Xiangchen paused and added, "However, within China, he is indeed not the one primarily targeting me."

Although He Xiangchen's tone sounded relatively calm, Li Qing could still sense the heaviness beneath that calm. He looked at He Xiangchen's profile, which suddenly dimmed, and his mind started racing again.

Oh, right!

Li Qing remembered that He Xiangchen had mentioned before that their family had more than one illegitimate child! Both his parents had children!

He Xiangyuan's surname is He, so he must be from his father's side. Since He Xiangyuan is not the main force, then the one who has been bullying He Xiangchen in China is probably from his mother's side.

My God! Now that He Xiangyuan has returned, we're now facing attacks from both sides!

Li Qing frowned, pursed his lips, and asked worriedly, "Now that he's back, won't you have to deal with two of them at the same time?"

Hearing this, He Xiangchen seemed to have been hit where it hurt. He lowered his eyes, looking somewhat tired. Then, as if trying to comfort Li Qing, he turned his head and forced a weak smile.

"They shouldn't be able to do anything to me for the time being... if my parents don't get involved."

Why are there prerequisites?!

Li Qing felt a lump in his throat, neither able to get up nor down. He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

He was filled with indignation; he hated his biased parents, but even more so, he felt powerless.

All we can do is pray that He Xiangchen's parents won't be so biased. They could tolerate the illegitimate child bullying He Xiangchen before, but at least they shouldn't come and cause trouble for He Xiangchen now!

He thought for a moment, then couldn't resist typing "He family" into the browser's search box.

However, the search results were all over the place, and none of them matched. It was probably because he didn't know enough information, and he couldn't find anything useful with just two words.

Li Qing paused on the screen, then deleted "He Family" and retyped "He Xiangchen".

After pressing the search button, a loading circle appeared on the screen.

Li Qing stared at the circle, a subtle sense of anticipation rising in his heart. He wanted to see how He Xiangchen would be introduced online.

The search results came up quickly.

Li Qing was stunned.

The screen was completely blank, with no entries about He Xiangchen at all. He turned and asked, "He Xiangchen, your family must be quite famous, right?"

Although He Xiangchen was putting on a show of arrogance, Li Qing hadn't forgotten that back at the Shengxin Club, a bunch of people surrounded He Xiangchen, clearly centering their attention around him. Judging from that, the He family must be quite powerful.

Upon hearing this, He Xiangchen raised an eyebrow and carefully considered his words.

He knew he couldn't hide this matter. The He family was well-known, but ordinary people just couldn't get in touch with them. If he said his family wasn't famous, it would seem dishonest.

"...They are quite famous, why?"

"I saw that He Xiangyuan could be found online, so I searched for you online too, but I couldn't find anything."

Upon hearing this, He Xiangchen twitched the corner of his mouth.

Of course you can't find it.

Apart from He Xiangyuan, none of the He family members are in the public eye. After all, the family's main business does not contribute much to world peace, so they generally do not want to be too high-profile.

He paused for two seconds, then said in a self-deprecating tone, "Because, strictly speaking, I'm just working in the family company. My position isn't high, I don't have much real power, nobody knows me, so naturally I won't have a dedicated entry online."

I'm stuck in an awkward silence again.

Li Qing really wanted to slap himself.

Why are you so curious for no reason!

The illegitimate son is enjoying fame and fortune outside, living a glamorous life, while the legitimate young master can't be found online. This is already upsetting enough, and this is just adding insult to injury!

For a moment, Li Qing didn't know what to say to salvage the situation, so he could only awkwardly shut his mouth.

Fortunately, they soon arrived at their destination.

The moment the vehicle came to a stop, Li Qing immediately unbuckled his seatbelt, opened the door, and got out.

He went around to the other side and waited for He Xiangchen to get out of the car. He then took He Xiangchen's hand attentively, trying to create a relaxed atmosphere and dispel all the unpleasantness from before.

"We're here! This is the place, let's go in quickly!"

He Xiangchen was actually not unhappy at all.

He originally wanted to maintain his composure, but seeing Li Qing circling around him, trying her best to make him happy, he couldn't hold back any longer.

He enjoyed the feeling of Li Qing coaxing him, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

When the two entered the hot pot restaurant and were seated by the waiter, He Xiangchen's face was already beaming with happiness.

Li Qing had been secretly observing his expression, and when she saw him smile, she immediately felt relieved.

Hey, she's pretty easy to coax.

He picked up the menu on the table and handed it directly to He Xiangchen, saying generously, "Order whatever you want, don't be shy! First, choose the hot pot base. Which one do you want? Half and half, or all spicy?"