Chapter 376: Chapter 376: Wang Yuting’s Foreign Investor Boyfriend
At the Mu residence, just as Mr. Mu and his grandson finished dinner, a bodyguard’s voice came from the entrance.
"Sir, the young miss has returned with her adopted daughter and a young man."
Hearing this, Mr. Mu’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at his grandson sitting across from him.
The grandfather and grandson exchanged a look. Mr. Mu instructed the bodyguard, "Let them in."
The moment Mu Qingtong entered the living room, she felt her father’s sharp, icy gaze land on her.
She braced herself and looked at Mr. Mu. "Dad... Yuting has found a very impressive partner. I wanted to bring them back for you to check him out."
In truth, her husband and sons didn’t approve of her disturbing Mr. Mu by bringing people over after dark.
But she couldn’t resist her daughter’s pleading, especially since this young man was not only handsome but was also representing his family as a foreign investor returning to the Empire.
Even a homemaker like her, who paid little mind to the outside world, knew how sought-after foreign investment was these days.
He was such an ideal son-in-law. The more she looked at him, the more she liked him, and she was terrified he might change his mind and not want her Yuting anymore.
"Grandpa, Cousin, this is my boyfriend, Lin Yu. He’s my classmate’s cousin and has been doing business abroad with his parents since he was a child.
His family recently sent him back to the country to invest. I’m sure you and Cousin will like him," Wang Yuting said arrogantly.
’Too bad he isn’t actually my boyfriend. If only he really were!’
’Forget the crippled Mu Ziquan; even the young masters of the Xiao Family and the Han family couldn’t hold a candle to him.’
But the Wang Family and the Mu Family didn’t know that, so Wang Yuting maintained a smug and haughty demeanor.
Mr. Mu said nothing, merely raising his eyes to seriously study the young man before him.
At the same time, Mu Ziquan, sitting in his wheelchair, also looked up at Lin Yu. He looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight.
He was handsome and dashing, dressed in very stylish, foreign-looking clothes. His hair was slicked back with mousse, shiny and glistening.
But his eyes held a hint of cunning treachery. Mu Ziquan’s gaze met his.
Seeing the profound depth in Lin Yu’s eyes, an indescribable feeling of disgust suddenly rose in his heart.
He said nothing, just quickly lowered his head, presenting an image of inferiority and dejection.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Yu was already sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with Wang Yuting on the living room sofa, looking at everyone with a detached smile.
Seeing this, Old Mu could only offer a perfunctory greeting. "You’re Lin Yu, right? We’ve never heard that Yuting had a boyfriend before."
Lin Yu smiled brightly and said, "I only returned to the country the day before yesterday. I met Yuting at my great-aunt’s house while she was doing homework with my younger cousin.
Yuting is a natural beauty. It was love at first sight, and I desperately want to marry her.
I was so eager to meet my future parents-in-law today that I’ve ended up disturbing you and Cousin so late at night. I hope to receive your blessing."
Seeing how flawlessly Lin Yu answered, Old Mu and his grandson didn’t feel it was right to press him further.
"Brother Lin Yu, have some tea." Wang Yuting looked at the man fawningly, her face plastered with an eager smile.
"Grandpa, you might not know this, but Brother Lin Yu’s family has a huge business abroad."
Old Mu ignored Wang Yuting and looked at Lin Yu instead. "The Lin Family is doing very well abroad, you say? In that case, do you know Lin Quan Gao?"
"He was my grandfather’s attendant. During the war, my great-grandfather took my grandfather to the Beautiful Country.
My great-grandfather left most of the family fortune to Lin Quan Gao, hoping he would do his best to fund our country."
"Mm, Old Man Lin did listen to your great-grandfather. He has indeed donated quite a lot of money to the country," Old Mu said coolly.
"As he should. After all, that wealth all belonged to our Lin Family. Even his surname was bestowed upon him by my great-grandfather."
When Lin Yu heard Old Mu praise Lin Quan Gao—a servant of his family—his earlier restraint upon entering the house vanished.
Especially when he saw Wang Yuting and her adoptive mother looking at him with star-struck eyes, he felt an instant surge of superiority.
"Oh? So you’re saying Lin Quan Gao is a servant of your Lin Family?"
"Yes, you could say that. He couldn’t have achieved his current status and success without my grandfather’s support."
Lin Yu got carried away with his own story. In reality, his family had never contacted Lin Quan Gao after going abroad.
This was because Lin Quan Gao was too pedantic and refused to listen to them, but his son was a different story.
Old Mu remained noncommittal. Mu Qingtong, seeing the situation was a bit awkward, walked over and took her father’s arm.
She asked softly, "Dad, foreign investment is highly sought-after right now. What do you think of Yuting’s boyfriend?"
Mr. Mu took a sip of tea, then made a show of looking Lin Yu over before saying, "He’s not bad-looking."
Mu Ziquan had been sitting silently in his wheelchair, feigning dejection. He disliked Lin Yu just as much as he disliked Wang Yuting.
’Birds of a feather really do flock together. The two of them are quite a match.’
The other day, he’d had his bodyguards drag Wang Yuting out in public, yet here she was, back at the Mu residence as if nothing had happened.
Mu Ziquan hadn’t wanted to pay them any mind, but he remembered Gu Jiaojiao’s words: this Wang Yuting was highly suspicious.
So, forcing himself to look energized, he said, "Lin Yu is very outstanding. Grandpa and I have no objections. Since I’m a cripple now anyway, how about I go into business with you?"
"I don’t know about that. After all, you’ve been a golden boy since you were young, coddled by everyone. It’s a real shame you have to switch careers now because your legs are crippled."
With that, Lin Yu let out a self-deprecating laugh. "Don’t be fooled by how glamorous I seem now. In reality, it just looks good to outsiders. My life is very hard."
Mu Ziquan said with feigned sincerity, "As a cripple, I’m not afraid of a little hardship."
’In reality, he wanted to send this pretentious little man flying with a kick. His smug look of a petty person who’s made it big was truly detestable.’
Seeing Mu Ziquan speak so humbly, Lin Yu grew even more carried away, talking himself down in a backhanded way.
"To close deals, I’ve suffered more setbacks than I can count. I even ruined my stomach from all the drinking I had to do.
But looking at you, with your aura of righteousness, how could you be the type to lower yourself and stoop to groveling?
Cousin Mu, it’s not that I look down on you. I just don’t think you could handle this kind of hardship."
Mu Qingtong was displeased when she heard her prospective son-in-law’s words. "Ziquan’s legs were injured on the battlefield. It’s a symbol of honor. How can you belittle him like that?"
"Belittle him? Future Mother-in-law, when did I ever belittle our cousin? Didn’t I just say I admire his righteous air?
But the business world isn’t like the military. In business, people are used to backstabbing and deceit. It’s all about ability, connections, and money.
The one thing it isn’t about is loyalty. A man of integrity like our cousin would never make it in the business world."
"Then my Ziquan won’t learn to do business! Just drop it," Mu Qingtong said angrily.
In her eyes, no one was more outstanding than her nephew, not even this future son-in-law. She couldn’t stand to see him belittle her nephew.
