Transmigrated into the body of a tycoon's son's ex-boyfriend

Song Xijin raised her head and looked directly into her father's eyes.

From childhood to adulthood, he had never thought of rebelling against his father.

"Dad, he's not some shady character. The fact that I like him is enough to prove he's a good person."

You shouldn't doubt my judgment.

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became tense.

Zhou Qing's hand holding the teacup froze in mid-air, her gaze shifting back and forth between her husband and son.

His lips moved, but he ultimately didn't say anything.

Song Yuanming stared at Song Xijin, their gazes clashing in the air, neither willing to look away first.

After a moment of silence, Song Yuanming spoke again, his tone even colder than before.

"How good can someone be who enters the entertainment industry right after graduating from university? You're just fooled by his appearance!"

Young people often get attracted to beautiful women; once the initial excitement wears off, it naturally fades, so there's no need to take it seriously.

"There is no distinction between noble and lowly professions." Song Xijin couldn't stand the first part of his father's statement.

What does it mean that it's bad to enter the entertainment industry right after graduation?

Lu Yu got the role through a proper audition and won it on his own merits. The director and screenwriter both praised him highly.

Why should all his efforts be negated with just one simple sentence?

But he had to admit the second half of the sentence.

He was indeed completely captivated by Lu Yu's face and figure.

However, Lu Yu had the same face before, but he wasn't this infatuated with her.

Back then, he felt annoyed whenever he saw Lu Yu, and he felt nauseous whenever he saw that ingratiating smile on her face.

Ultimately, he still liked Lu Yu as a person.

I admire his clean, calm, and unassuming gaze, and I admire his focused attention when he's filming.

I love how ruthless he is in bed, driving people crazy...

I like how he takes such good care of me in all sorts of little things.

"Alright, alright," Song's mother quickly changed the subject, afraid that the father and son would really start arguing if they continued talking.

She put down her teacup, turned to Song Xijin, and a gentle smile returned to her face.

"Xi Jin, the Tan family is holding a welcome banquet in a couple of days. Your father hasn't been feeling well lately, so you'll have to represent the Song family there."

Song Xijin frowned.

He had originally planned to go to Zhejiang Province again this weekend, but he had left in a hurry last time and his relationship with Lu Yu was still strained.

He wanted to find an opportunity to have another proper talk with Lu Yu.

Counting the days, it had been almost half a month since he last saw Lu Yu.

However, in such social situations, as the only son of the Song family, it was his duty to engage in social interactions.

"Why hold a welcome banquet if there's nothing wrong with that?" Song Xijin asked, lacking interest.

"The child from the eldest branch of the Tan family has returned to China. Didn't you two get along quite well since you were little?" Mother Song's tone carried a hint of subtle probing.

Song Xijin rolled her eyes.

He was a close friend of Tan Yao, they were practically inseparable since childhood, not Tan Yao's cousin.

It was Tan Yao's cousin who was always following them around.

When he was in elementary school, he and Tan Yao climbed a tree. Tan Yanshan stood under the tree, frowning, and said it was dangerous. He and Tan Yao went to the pond to catch tadpoles. Without saying a word, Tan Yanshan pulled them both back, saying there were leeches in the water.

She even complained to her family.

Later, when he entered middle school, Tan Yanshan became even more strict, forbidding him from getting too close to other boys and from attending birthday parties with strangers.

Once, a boy from the next class slipped a love letter into his bag, and the next day that boy transferred schools.

Song Xijin still doesn't know what Tan Yanshan did.

He's a real troublemaker; he wants to meddle in everything.

"Okay, I'll go then."

The Song family and the Tan family did have a relationship.

The previous generation had cooperated in business many times and would visit each other during holidays.

Since his father wasn't attending this welcome banquet for the younger generation, he was the only one who was suitable to go.

Song Xijin cannot disregard the Song family's etiquette just because she dislikes Tan Yanshan.

When he got back to his place that evening, he called Tan Yao.

"Your cousin is back?" Song Xijin sat on the sofa, one leg propped up on the edge of the coffee table, holding a glass of whiskey on the rocks.

It was quite noisy on Tan Yao's end, with loud music and voices in the background, probably someone was fooling around in some bar again.

Hearing Song Xijin's words, he walked to a relatively quiet place.

"Yes, I went back to China a couple of days ago, but I haven't had a chance to tell you yet."

Anyway, I'll see you at the welcome dinner, so I wasn't in a hurry to tell you. But you called first to ask.

"Okay, I got it. See you then."

"Okay...wait a minute!" Tan Yao called out quickly, afraid that Song Xijin would hang up the phone.

"Have you dealt with your ex-boyfriend yet?" Tan Yao asked cautiously.

"Solve what?" Song Xijin asked, puzzled.

"It's basically a complete breakup."

"You're the one who broke up with me." Song Xijin's voice suddenly turned cold.

He can't stand hearing these kinds of things now.

Although his attempt to reconcile with Lu Yu failed, Lu Yu did give him a chance.

Lu Yu's conditions were very clear: communicate with your family beforehand and make your relationship public.

It's not that Lu Yu didn't give him a chance, but that he himself hadn't been able to resolve the root of the problem.

How can you call it a complete breakup?

Who left?

They haven't dispersed yet!

Even if they don't get back together for now, they still have that "friends with benefits" relationship.

Even if... he's not satisfied with just being friends with benefits, it's still a relationship.

Lu Yu didn't say that they wouldn't even be friends with benefits anymore.

"They didn't break up? What if my cousin comes back? I already told you..."

Song Xijin interrupted him impatiently: "What does his return have to do with me?"

"...Alright, you'll find out whether it matters or not later." Tan Yao didn't delve into the matter further.

His childhood friend has been incredibly oblivious to romantic relationships since he was young. When someone confessed their feelings to him in high school, he thought the person was just borrowing his notes.

When he was in college, someone pursued him, but he thought she just wanted to use his library seat.

Tan Yanshan had liked him for over a decade, but he hadn't realized it.

After finally figuring things out, he became completely infatuated with that young actor surnamed Lu.

Lu Yu was a gold digger before.

Although things seem a little different now, that doesn't change the things he did before.

Never mind, once Song Xijin meets Tan Yanshan, she'll know just how deep her cousin's obsession with him really is.

Having not seen each other for eight years, Tan Yao went to the airport to pick up his cousin that day. He felt a little apprehensive as soon as he saw his cousin walking out of the arrival gate.

That look in his eyes, that aura—it's on a completely different level from eight years ago.

If Tan Yao hadn't known that he was back to take over the Tan family business, he would have thought he was back to collect debts.

"Okay, I'll hang up now." Song Xijin hung up the phone decisively.

He placed his phone on the sofa armrest, picked up his whiskey, took a sip, and the liquor burned his throat, making him squint.

I swiped my finger across the phone screen, and the WeChat chat page appeared.

Song Xijin couldn't help but click on Lu Yu's profile picture. The last message in the chat box was still the one Lu Yu sent that night.

She thanked him for the surgery fee and said she would repay him.

He remained silent, sulking.

Lu Yu didn't know to send him two more messages to appease him.