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Chapter 339 - 337. To Love and Be Loved, I Choose Mutual Love (Fourth Update)_1

Chapter 339: 337. To Love and Be Loved, I Choose Mutual Love (Fourth Update)_1

If some haven’t heard of Qinghe Games, then there’s hardly anyone in the country who hasn’t heard of the Qinghe Fund, mainly because of Zhou Wumeng.

Initially, when Zhou Wumeng left the Capital Journalism Group and announced his retirement, he joined the Qinghe Fund, a relatively unknown small charitable foundation. This was big news no matter where you looked. At the time, almost every major newspaper and media outlet reported it.

Moreover, Zhou Wumeng spared no effort in promoting his new boss and even pushed the Qinghe Fund’s behind-the-scenes decision-maker into the limelight when he left the Capital Journalism building.

Who has the qualifications to be Zhou Wumeng’s boss? That was the hottest topic at the time.

Later, everyone discovered that although it’s called a fund, the Qinghe Fund was entirely self-sufficient, even declining external donations. It was like they were saying, "I’ll spend my money how I want and not involve you."

That was interesting!

Even more so because of its refreshingly unconventional operating model, there was a wave of "forced donations" in the country, not about forcing someone to donate, but rather trying to compel the Qinghe Fund to accept donations, which indeed was quite peculiar.

In the end, the Qinghe Fund declared they simply enjoyed doing their own thing without the constraints of public opinion.

Tough! Awesome!

In reality, everyone eventually knew that the Qinghe Fund’s toughness was backed by the global bestseller "Kite Chaser," and now it’s said there might be a new work...

If people like Su Ruqin and Yang En hadn’t heard of such a big event, it would be a bit of an embarrassment.

So, now that Ren He suddenly tells them: "Well, I am Elder Zhou’s New Boss, I am the decision-maker of the Qinghe Fund,"...

What does that feel like? It’s even more shocking than when Ren He mentioned the Qinghe Games earlier!

A 16-year-old boy not only made money by creating games but also wrote several bestsellers, and then gave away the rights for free to partner with a literary giant in a charitable foundation...

Is this what a 16-year-old should be doing? Aren’t you playing your cards way off-script? Didn’t your teachers tell you that a student’s task is to study hard?

Su Ruqin fell silent. She hadn’t expected that her reprimand would uncover so many things—how did he suddenly switch from a wealthy playboy to an inspiring, entrepreneurial, and caring young man?

Yang En seemed amused: "Good lad, your achievements benefit the world, and you’ve got the heart to do charity with the money you’ve earned. Well done!"

Su Ruqin was sulking at the moment—it was like Yang En threw in a divine assist—and she immediately gave Yang En a look of exasperation and continued to address Ren He, "It seems I really misjudged you."

Ren He hadn’t expected an apology from his future mother-in-law; he hadn’t even dared to hope for one. After all, who would expect their mother-in-law to apologize? You’ve already got their precious daughter; best to quit while you’re ahead.

"You’re too kind. This is pretty much everything about me. I don’t think I’m extraordinary, but I truly can’t be without Yang Xi. Please be magnanimous about the trouble I’ve caused during this period. I’ve chased you to America precisely to show you that although we are young and have a long way ahead, I’m ready," Ren He said calmly and earnestly. This was the first time in his past and present life that he had spoken such words, all to gain the acceptance of Yang Xi’s parents for their relationship.

At that moment, Su Ruqin was still processing the information overload from Ren He, realizing that there might indeed be no peers in the country who could compare with him. He truly did buy a Courtyard House, but it was with money he had earned on his own.

No, even looking globally, it might be impossible to find another youngster who could compare with Ren He.

Su Ruqin now didn’t know whether taking a step back and agreeing to their relationship was a good thing or a bad thing.

She spoke calmly, "Just remember the two conditions I gave you."

Her request was for Yang Xi’s own good, on one hand to prevent public condemnation, and on the other, she was worried about the young couple sampling forbidden fruit.

As the evening crowd dispersed, Ren He suddenly realized that the apartment they had bought for Yang Xi was actually in the same building as his... He quickly said goodbye to Uncle, Auntie, and Yang Xi, and then headed off in a different direction...

People had just mentioned not sampling forbidden fruit, and here he was, living in the same building as her, which could lead to all sorts of thoughts, so it would be better to wait until they went home before he returned...

After returning home, Su Ruqin sat on the sofa, lost in thought, while Yang En laughed and said, "Don’t worry too much, I think Ren He is quite alright."

"Yes, he’s really not bad, truly not bad, how could an average person go to such lengths for Yang Xi? It’s hard to imagine how a 16-year-old Chinese boy could successfully start a business worth billions and then transform into a piano professor at the Juilliard School of Music," Su Ruqin said calmly, well aware of the current market valuation of Qinghe Games at 2.1 billion!

And that number was still growing with the company’s impressive money-making capabilities.

At one point, she didn’t even know how to describe such a teenager. If he were a stranger, she’d definitely be impressed, but now that he was associated with Yang Xi, she only felt extremely annoyed, exasperated, really. Other people’s sons-in-law were all compliant, why did hers have to be like a demon.

Fortunately, Ren He hadn’t mentioned his frequent daredevil activities; otherwise, Su Ruqin reckoned she’d be back in China with Yang Xi in a heartbeat, watching over her daily — after all, fearing her daughter might be seduced by a wastrel was one thing, fearing her daughter becoming a widow quite another... The nature was different.

"The kid is pretty good. He used to come over for meals every day..." Yang En, halfway through his remark, realized he might have misspoken...

Su Ruqin’s eyebrows rose: "You let him come to our house for meals every day? Now I get it, so you’ve been indulging him from the start!" This was the first time she had heard of it; it was like inviting a wolf into the house!

"Did I say that? No, right? You must have heard wrong," Yang En swiftly retreated to his own room with his hands behind his back.

The relationship between the two was strange; although divorced, their feelings for each other remained. It’s just that Su Ruqin could never forget the fire from those years ago, the scars she bore, and the despair from being unable to contact Yang En outside the fire site.

Perhaps one day they might remarry, but that was something for the future, after Yang En stopped his constant traveling.

Yang Xi stood on the open balcony outside her room, propping her chin in her hands as she looked down at the still brightly lit Juilliard School of Music. Many musical prodigies there would practice all night long, a place passionate for music.

She had long wanted to come here, but without Ren He, coming would have been meaningless. Now, she could finally look forward to the learning days ahead of her without worry.

In the splendid foreign city of New York, many people saw Yang Xi as the Queen, an independently spirited goddess, with the world at her feet. But the truth was, in her heart, she had only Ren He.

In this lifetime, it’s essential to have someone who can stay with you to the end, otherwise it’s too lonely.

She was fortunate, the person crossed 12 time zones, took a 13-hour flight, and miraculously came to her rescue.

Some always ask, between loving and being loved, which would you choose? Yang Xi chose to love.

Even if Su Ruqin hadn’t given in today, she would not have given in either. She owed that to Ren He, though he never asked for repayment.

But at that moment, someone stepped out onto the neighboring balcony, and as their eyes met, even Ren He hadn’t expected that their apartments were separated by just a 1.5-meter-wide balcony...

Climbing over was indeed dangerous, but not living together and just talking across the balcony didn’t break any laws, right? The two shared a knowing smile, both deciding to keep this little secret all to themselves.

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