According to publicly available information, the Qin family is a family of scholars.

My mother was a university professor, and my father worked in the education industry, which almost monopolized the entire port city.

But this is only the surface; in the undisclosed information, Shang Yu couldn't even find any trace of it.

But what he knew was that Qin Cheng'an was always present at all the major projects and important meetings held in the port city, and he always sat in the very center.

In a way, it's Shang Yu who should feel unworthy now.

After all, businesses have always relied on connections within the market, so if one of the important decisions made by higher authorities is unfavorable to them...

There's not much they can do besides anticipating risks.

But the Qin family is different; they are the decision-makers, at least in Hong Kong...

After learning about these developments and Qin's mother's health condition, Shang Yu's worries deepened.

That's why he made every effort to take from Lin Zhao during those days.

Only in this way can he feel at ease, and it's the same now.

Shang Yu then pushed the man into the sofa, placing one hand on his ear.

Her other hand quietly slipped under the hem of his shirt, her palm touching the smooth, warm skin on his waist, caressing it intimately.

Lin Zhao trembled slightly, her waist instinctively trying to shrink back, but Shang Yu held her firmly.

"Don't hide."

Shang Yu whispered against his lips, their breaths mingling, his hot breath falling on Shang Yu's lips.

"The compensation hasn't been enough."

Lin Zhao's face was so red it could drip blood, and her eyelashes were still wet with tears. She looked both obedient and pitiful.

He bit his lower lip and whispered his explanation.

"But...but we still need to eat dinner tonight..."

"I know, I won't **."

Shang Yu's kiss landed again, deeper and hotter than before.

His hand moved up along his waistline, his fingertips tracing the prominent shoulder blades on his back.

With a slight tremor that Lin Zhao couldn't suppress, he unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt.

Lin Zhao tilted her head back, revealing a section of her fair and delicate neck, which was breathtakingly beautiful.

Shang Yu's eyes darkened completely, and his lips slid down his jawline to the side of his neck, leaving a faint red mark on that delicate skin.

He didn't dare to go too far, afraid that he wouldn't be able to get rid of it by night, so he just held a small piece of skin in his mouth and rubbed it lightly.

"Brother Ayu..."

Lin Zhao's voice was broken beyond recognition, and she dug her fingers into Shang Yu's hair, whether pushing or pulling, it was unclear.

Shang Yu's hand reached for the metal buckle at his waist, his fingertips just touching it.

The phone rang at that moment.

Lin Zhao suddenly reached out to push him away, but Shang Yu frowned and continued to kiss him.

"Don't worry about it."

After speaking, her fingertips continued to move, but the phone kept ringing, and Lin Zhao really had no interest in it anymore.

He steeled himself and used some force to push the person away.

"Brother Ayu, can you tell who it is?"

Shang Yu stared at him for two seconds, then finally reached out and took out his phone. After seeing who had called, he sat up straight.

"It's Qin Nianzhao."

Lin Zhao froze, immediately jumped up from the sofa, and pointed at the phone.

Answer it quickly!

When Shang Yu answered the phone, he heard the other end ramble on and on about a bunch of nonsense before finally getting to the point.

"Brother, Daddy and Mommy already know about your relationship. I was forced to tell them everything, and my knees still hurt."

Lin Zhao and Shang Yu stared at each other for a second, then both froze.

Shang Yu spoke first.

"How did they know?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a sharp, loud crack.

"Brother Shang! How could you say that? How did you know? Mom said the way you were looking at me was weird as soon as she got in the car."

"I told you to tone it down, to tone it down!"

Shang Yu also fell silent. He looked at Lin Zhao somewhat guiltily, then took his hand and said aggrievedly.

"I really restrained myself; I didn't even look at you."

Qin Nianzhao gasped.

"Didn't you see? Brother Shang, you've looked at me more than ten times since I arrived. You can imagine how brazen your gaze was."

Shang Yu: ...

In his mind, he had never actually seen Lin Zhao, and he didn't even dare to make eye contact with her.

But what he didn't know was...

Every time he leaned forward to pour water, he would unconsciously glance at Lin Zhao out of the corner of his eye.

While pulling out tissues, she would inadvertently glance at Lin Zhao.

Even when whispering to Qin Nianzhao, she would subconsciously glance at Lin Zhao.

He himself couldn't feel it, but everyone present could see it clearly.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward, and Lin Zhao grasped Shang Yu's hand in return.

"It's okay, so be it if you know."

That's what he said, but his fingertips were trembling slightly.

At this moment, Qin Nianzhao spoke again.

"Now we have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"

Lin Zhao sat up straight, and Shang Yu reached out and put his arm around his waist, supporting his back and gently patting him to comfort him.

"Zhaozhao, what's meant to happen will happen. Just like you said, if you know it, you know it. At worst, we'll face it together."

Lin Zhao looked at him, gave a soft "hmm," and then looked at her phone.

"Good news."

He didn't want to hear any more bad news; the news he'd just heard was bad enough.

"The good news is that Mommy says she can't bear to lose you again."

Qin Nianzhao leaned against the headboard, staring at the ceiling, and breathed a slight sigh of relief as she spoke.

"This means that she accepted it, and Mommy's emotions are calm; she didn't have a relapse."

This is truly the best thing ever.

They were unwilling to say it directly because they were afraid that Yu Shuwei would lose control of her emotions and be unable to accept it.

Now that she has accepted it, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But there was still bad news, which Lin Zhao hadn't forgotten. He didn't dare to be happy right now, and after a moment of silence, he asked again.

"And the bad news?"

"Bad news..."

Qin Nianzhao paused, unsure of what to say. He carefully considered his words before speaking cautiously.

"The bad news is that although Daddy didn't say anything about it, he looked really grim. After Mommy said that, his face got even uglier, and he kicked me out."

"I suspect that even if they don't bring it up tonight, they will eventually, so you need to be prepared."

After he finished speaking, there was no sound from the other end of the receiver for a long time, so long that Qin Nianzhao wondered if the signal was bad.

"Hey? Bro? Can you hear me?"

"able."

The speaker was Shang Yu.

"We understand, thank you Nianzhao."

Qin Nianzhao almost thought she had misheard. Was this still Shang Yu?

Should I thank him?


It made him feel quite embarrassed.

"Oh, it's alright, it's all..."

We are family...

Before she could finish speaking, the call was disconnected. Qin Nianzhao angrily slammed the receiver back down.

"I knew it!"

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