Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 625 Dawn (31)

Hearing this, Aunt Zhang became even more dissatisfied and said in a low voice, "I heard that she grew up in the countryside. Those country bumpkins have no manners... Miss, don't worry. Although she is Madam's biological daughter, you were raised by Madam. The bond between mother and daughter over the years is there for all to see. Once Madam sees what kind of person she is, she will naturally realize that you are still the better one."

Yan Yuxi smiled and turned her gaze to the third-floor corridor, where Yan Zhen's voice could be heard.

"elder brother?"

Jing Chen, who was downstairs signing for the mattress, responded, "What's wrong?"

Where did I put my iPad charger?

"Your headphones are in the blue duffel bag too."

"The blue duffel bag...where is the blue duffel bag?"

"..." When Jing Chen spoke again, his tone carried a hint of helplessness and a clear smile, "Wait a moment, I'll go upstairs and find it for you right away."

Yan Yuxi looked away, lowering her eyes to conceal the emotions within.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Yan Zhen had almost finished tidying up his room when the nanny came up to knock on the door and said that Yan Yi had returned.

Yan Zhen and Jing Chen went downstairs and saw a man who looked to be nearly forty sitting on the living room sofa.

The man took off his suit jacket, revealing a light blue shirt and gold-rimmed glasses. His features weren't particularly handsome, but he exuded the shrewdness characteristic of a businessman.

In his previous life, Yan Zhen lived with his biological father for decades, but they didn't see each other often.

Yan Yi doesn't come home often, and every time she does, she inevitably argues with Chu Huian. She treats her biological daughter more like a stray cat she picked up from the street—give her food, and if she can survive, great; if not, it doesn't matter, since she's not of much value anyway.

As Yan Zhen sized up Yan Yi, Yan Yi was also scrutinizing Yan Zhen.

The father and daughter looked into each other's eyes, and he was slightly taken aback when he met Yan Zhen's unwavering gaze.

Yan Zhen looks three parts like him, especially his eyes, which are arrogant, rebellious, and have an undisguised ambition.

Yan Zhen walked over to meet Yan Yi's gaze, sat down on the sofa opposite him, and then stretched out his hand across the table: "You're Dad, right? Nice to meet you."

Yan Yi was taken aback by her straightforward greeting. After two seconds, he reached out and shook her hand: "Hello, Yan Zhen."

“Your wife should have told you about my basic situation, so I won’t go into details.” After shaking hands with Yan Yi, Yan Zhen leaned back in his chair casually. “Although you and I are father and daughter, given that you and I haven’t had any contact in the past thirteen years, feelings aren’t like a tap that you can just turn on.”

I'm not one for scheming and manipulative tactics. Asking me to please a father I have no emotional connection with would be far too much of a test of my patience and acting skills. So you don't need to pretend to be nice to me, and I won't try to please you. From now on, just be yourself in front of me, no matter what.

Yan Yi seemed amused by Yan Zhen's words and laughed, "What do you mean by that? Are you trying to get my attention this way?"

"You're overthinking it," Yan Zhen said. "You can take my words as a disclaimer."

"Disclaimer?"

"Yes, you have no responsibility towards me, and I have no demands on you."

Yan Yi looked at her with great interest: "You mean, you don't need me to fulfill my responsibilities as a father to you, and you don't want to take on the obligations as a daughter—is that how you understand it?"

"Yes."

"So you don't need me to provide for your basic needs like food, clothing, shelter, or allowance? You don't need me to give you any pocket money either?"

Speaking of this, Yan Zhen smiled slightly and pulled Jing Chen, who was standing to the side, over: "Let me introduce you. This is my guardian who has raised me for six years. His name is Jing Chen. During the time when you and your wife were not around, he bought a house in Haicheng and put it in my name. He gives me a five-figure allowance every month. With him around, I have no shortage of food, clothing, housing and allowance."

Yan Yi's gaze fell on Jing Chen, scrutinizing him from head to toe like a scanner, before looking away: "Since you lack nothing and don't need your mother and me to fulfill our responsibilities as parents, why did you come back?"

Yan Zhen shrugged: "Go ask your wife about that. She said if I don't agree to come back, she'll make a scene at my brother's company and make him lose his job."

"So you agreed to come back because of your brother?"

“Not entirely.” Yan Zhen said sincerely, “Ms. Chu Huian said that as long as I come back, there is a certain probability that I can inherit billions of assets if I live to see you die. It was this money that moved me.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Huian coughed as if she had choked on something, coming from the direction of the kitchen.

Yan Yi burst into laughter: "Interesting, you're a really interesting girl."

Ignoring his words, which were neither praise nor sarcasm, Yan Zhen continued, "I only found out after I came back that you are not even forty years old. At this age, you still have a long time before you die of old age. I can't do it for decades for the sake of billions. So let's be frank and avoid any misunderstandings in the future."

Yan Yi took off his glasses, his interest growing stronger: "You've made yourself so clear, aren't you afraid I'll get angry and exclude you from the inheritance?"

“I told you, your billions in assets are a good thing for me, but not having them isn’t a loss either. If you get angry at me, I’ll just go back to Haicheng with my brother.” Yan Zhen straightened up slightly, leaned forward, and looked into Yan Yi’s eyes as he said, “While you’re considering me, I’m also weighing whether you’re qualified to be my father.”

Yan Yi paused slightly.

After saying this, Yan Zhen stood up and said without waiting for Yan Yi's reply, "Can we eat now? I'm hungry."

Aunt Zhang immediately came out of the kitchen: "Dinner is ready, the dishes will be served shortly."

During the meal, all five people at the table remained silent.

Chu Huian was clearly uneasy because of the "treasonous" words Yan Zhen had said to Yan Yi earlier, and she kept glancing at Yan Yi.

Yan Yi pretended not to see anything. Halfway through his meal, he suddenly remembered something and asked Yan Zhen, "Since you moved here from Haicheng, do you need to transfer your school registration as well? Have you decided which school you want to attend?"

Yan Zhen was gnawing on a chicken leg when Jing Chen, who was peeling shrimp for her, answered for her: "Your school registration has been transferred; you're going to Yuncheng Affiliated High School."

"Public schools?" Yan Yi frowned. "Private schools have better conditions."

“She’s more used to the public school environment,” Jingchen said. “With her grades, there’s not much difference between attending a public or private school.”

Yan Yi looked at Yan Zhen: "Your grades are very good?"

Yan Zhen said confidently, "It's exceptionally good."

Yan Yi commented, "You are very arrogant."

"To be humble when you have the ability is either an inferiority complex or hypocrisy."

Yan Yi: "..."