Obsessive Tycoon and His Swan Girl
Chapter 84 - 84 84 Theres No Need to Look for Him

Chapter 84: Chapter 84 There’s No Need to Look for Him Chapter 84: Chapter 84 There’s No Need to Look for Him At the moment Lin Huaiyuan looked up, Jiang Fanyue, standing behind Gu Jiaheng, felt as if she had been struck by lightning—a tremendous force rooted her to the spot, her eyes wide, her mouth hanging open for a long time.

Is this Lin Huaiyuan? The senior researcher Lin Huaiyuan from the Beijing JZ Pharmaceutical Research Institute?

She had imagined a senior researcher to be at least in his thirties, perhaps even graying and showing signs of aging.

She had never thought it would be a man in his twenties, barely older than Gu Jiaheng!

And she had never considered that this man was the so-called cousin who had been wanting to meet her!

Jiang Fanyue’s hands and feet turned cold, and she stood frozen, unable to move.

Liang Jinlan, who was following not far behind, was also stunned by the shock.

That Jiang Yaowang, with all the appearance of a commoner, actually had such an elevated relative?

Gu Jiaheng was also surprised by Lin Huaiyuan’s age, but he quickly recovered and said with a smile, “Researcher Lin, I’m Gu Jiaheng, I study in Beijing at university, I’ve long admired your name and wanted to get to know you.”

People whom Jiang Zhe disliked, Lin Huaiyuan naturally wouldn’t favor much either, “No need, my main purpose here is to attend Jiang Zhe’s parent-teacher conference, I have no other plans.”

When he mentioned the parent-teacher conference twice, Gu Jiaheng realized he was indeed here to attend the parent-teacher conference for Jiang Zhe.

Could he be…

Lin Huaiyuan had no intention of explaining, but to avoid any misunderstandings about Jiang Zhe, he said, “Xiaozhe is my cousin sister.”

“So, you’re Cousin Lin!” Gu Jiaheng felt a slight relief, since he was Jiang Zhe’s cousin, it would be even easier to handle.

Jiang Zhe has awkward feelings towards him, and with just a little response from him, she would surely soften.

Lin Huaiyuan’s brows furrowed fiercely, “I am only Xiaozhe’s cousin, not everyone’s cousin, there’s no need to address me like that.”

“Okay, Researcher Lin.” Gu Jiaheng felt somewhat embarrassed, but he was not the type to be discouraged by awkwardness, “After the parent-teacher conference, may I invite Researcher Lin and Xiaozhe for a meal?”

“There’s no need for that, I already have plans,” Lin Huaiyuan flatly refused.

His refusal was so resolute that Gu Jiaheng could not persist and had to back down.

However, since he was related to Jiang Zhe, everything should not be difficult.

“Fanyue!” Gu Jiaheng turned around and saw Jiang Fanyue, who was stiff on the spot, “Fanyue?”

Jiang Fanyue snapped out of her daze, her smile frozen, and Gu Jiaheng said softly, “That Researcher Lin, he’s Jiang Zhe’s cousin, which makes him your cousin too.”

“Yes, he’s my… my…” Jiang Fanyue stammered.

If she had known that her cousin was Lin Huaiyuan, the senior researcher from Beijing, she wouldn’t have declined when he wanted to meet her at noon.

And earlier in the cafeteria, that embarrassing misunderstanding where she thought Jiang Zhe and others had taken her Cai’er wouldn’t have happened.

But none of this was known in advance, and Lin Huaiyuan had already witnessed her at her worst, and she had refused him several times; just thinking about it made her too ashamed to face Lin Huaiyuan.

Liang Jinlan on the side had heard all this as well and said with a smile, “Fanyue, if he’s your cousin, that’s excellent. We were worried about not making a good connection, but you should go find him now and say we’re inviting him for a meal, okay?”

She had not expected that such an impoverished family like the Jiangs would have such a relative.

Given such an advantageous relationship was at hand, she couldn’t let Jiang Zhe alone monopolize it—all that should belong to Jiang Fanyue must also be seized by her!

“Then Fanyue, could you please go talk to your cousin later?” Gu Jiaheng was also full of hope.

Facing the eager gazes of the two, Jiang Fanyue couldn’t help but brace herself and agree.

The parents’ meeting had not ended yet, and Jiang Fanyue was on pins and needles.

Finally, after Lin Huaiyuan finished speaking and stepped down from the stage, Liang Jinlan and Gu Jiaheng saw it as a good opportunity and pushed her to go greet Lin Huaiyuan.

“I’ll go by myself,” Jiang Fanyue freed herself from the two and walked over quickly.

Liang Jinlan’s confidence, which had been shattered by the Song Family’s incident, was finally restored, “Jiaheng, could you help check for your aunt later, what other people are there in the Jiang Family.”

“Yes, Aunt,” even if Liang Jinlan had not asked, Gu Jiaheng would have checked anyway.

He was already very familiar with the social relationships in Jincheng, but he truly hadn’t expected that the Jiang Family still had hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Given such a connection, he definitely had to investigate thoroughly.

…

Lin Huaiyuan came down from the stage, exuding an air of scholasticism, affable in the face of others.

But Jiang Fanyue always felt that when he looked at her, his gaze contained an unmistakable chill.

“Cousin,” she greeted.

“I’m afraid I can’t bear the title of ‘cousin,'” Lin Huaiyuan said with a smile.

“I’m sorry, I was rude to you before, I didn’t know you would come, no one told me you had arrived…” Jiang Fanyue wanted to push the blame to Xia Enci, using ignorance as an excuse for avoiding each other.

If Lin Huaiyuan’s dislike for her hadn’t reached its limit before, it certainly did now, seeing that she was still lying, he lost all remaining affection for her.

He smiled, “Yes, no one told you earlier that I am Researcher Lin, so you didn’t think it necessary to meet me. There is no need to apologize, I didn’t come specifically to see you either. If it weren’t for grandfather’s request, I wouldn’t have sought you out.”

Jiang Fanyue felt utterly humiliated, her face alternating between pallor and flushes of embarrassment. Being directly called out by Lin Huaiyuan, even though no one else heard it, she had no way to save face.

“I’m sorry.” All she could say was an apology.

Lin Huaiyuan smiled politely for a moment, then turned and left.

Jiang Fanyue didn’t know how she managed to get back to Liang Jinlan and Gu Jiaheng’s side.

Liang Jinlan smiled warmly, “What did your cousin say?”

“He… he said he was busy and had to have dinner with my sister and the others,” Jiang Fanyue said, hanging her head low. “I don’t know what my sister has told him, but he asked me not to disturb him. He also said that it was my own choice to stay with the Jiang Family… so there’s no need to seek him out.”

All of this was Jiang Fanyue’s fault, but how could she possibly let Liang Jinlan know that it was her own mistake that caused it?

She could only shift all the blame to Jiang Zhe to protect herself.

Hearing her words, Liang Jinlan’s face darkened, “Jiang Zhe is too malicious! Lin Huaiyuan is her cousin, isn’t he yours too? Now that she has gotten ahead, she must have badmouthed you a lot! She did it on purpose, to cut off your retreat!”

Gu Jiaheng remembered Lin Huaiyuan’s demeanor, which was identical to Jiang Zhe’s, and it all made sense.

“I’m sorry, Mom, Brother Heng, it’s all my fault for being one step too late, and not building a good relationship with my cousin in advance,” Jiang Fanyue said, tearfully remorseful.

Liang Jinlan and Gu Jiaheng, seeing that things had come to this and that it was all Jiang Zhe’s doing, couldn’t blame Jiang Fanyue at all.