Rich Parents Found Me After I Got a Tycoon System? Yeah, I'm Not Interested

Chapter 212: Chapter 212: Returning to Dijing

"The fireworks are over. How much longer are you planning to stay out on the balcony? It gets windy at night. Be careful not to catch a cold."

They were on a high floor, and the wind really was chilly at night.

"Not much longer. We’ll head back to sleep, and tomorrow we’re going back to Dijing."

"Our flight back is scheduled for 3 p.m. We can still do something tomorrow morning. Do you want to go out?"

"No, I want to sleep in on our last day. We can explore next time we come."

’She could make time to travel whenever she wanted.’

Since Yun Zijin didn’t want to go, Lu Yunque didn’t press the issue. It worked out, as he could handle some work remotely.

Meanwhile, in his own luxury suite, Li Yuexing’s mood was not nearly as pleasant as Lu Yunque’s and Yun Zijin’s.

He had donated a road to C City just for this fireworks show, and with the added cost of rush-ordering the fireworks, he’d spent several million in total.

He never expected that in the end, he’d just be setting the stage for Lu Yunque.

Even though he’d grown up with Lu Yunque and truly considered him a brother, the result of this little test of his was disappointing, and it still left a sour taste in his mouth.

But annoyance was just annoyance. He didn’t blame Lu Yunque for it. This outcome had been one of the possibilities he’d anticipated.

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The next afternoon, after finishing lunch at the Jinsheng Hotel, the group took a car to the C City airport.

They had arrived with nine people but were returning with ten.

Ever since Li Yuexing had joined them for dinner the previous day, he hadn’t shown any intention of going off on his own.

Lu Yunque, despite his outward disdain, hadn’t refused him.

Since it was a private jet, Yun Zijin was allowed to carry her jar of "Happy Candy" into the cabin herself after it passed through security.

"Zijing, what kind of candy is that? You’re holding onto it like it’s treasure."

Li Yuexing had been wanting to ask ever since he saw Yun Zijin holding it so tightly.

He’d held his tongue the whole way, but once on the plane, he finally couldn’t resist asking.

"It’s a really delicious candy. Do you want one?"

’Besides, Randomly Spend said it was an endless supply of Happy Candy.’

Yun Zijin didn’t mind giving him a few to try.

"Sure. Pick out a good flavor for me."

Li Yuexing had a commendable, adventurous spirit, but he’d been betrayed by too many bad-tasting candies and now had a bit of PTSD from it.

"I haven’t had a bad one yet."

Yun Zijin casually picked out a pink one for him.

’The brighter the color, the more likely the betrayal,’ Li Yuexing thought. But since Yun Zijin had picked it out, he couldn’t very well ask her to swap it. After a moment’s hesitation, he took it from her hand.

After Li Yuexing took his, Yun Zijin casually handed one to Lu Yunque, who accepted it without a moment’s hesitation.

Li Yuexing: ’...’ ’Who does he think he’s showing off for!’

Of course, that was a complaint he could only make in his head; he would never say it in front of Yun Zijin.

Yun Zijin placed the jar of Happy Candy on the coffee table in the small cabin lounge and said to Zero One and the others, "Help yourselves if you want any."

Zero One and his men hadn’t eaten candy in who knows how many years, but since Yun Zijin had offered, they nodded anyway.

Whether they actually ate any didn’t matter; it was about showing the right attitude.

By the time they arrived back in Dijing, it was already 6 p.m.

As the group exited the airport, they spotted Mei Lin and Wang Minli, who had come to pick up Yun Zijin.

The moment they saw Yun Zijin, both their eyes visibly lit up.

"Miss! Over here!"

Mei Lin maintained a cool and aloof persona, so shouting wasn’t her style. Wang Minli, however, had no such reservations.

’She was just happy to see her miss!’

"Sigh. These days, you can’t even compete with butlers and assistants!"

Li Yuexing watched Mei Lin and Wang Minli, feeling a pang of jealousy.

His own assistant... oh, right, he’d abandoned him in C City to keep an eye on the project.

As for his butler, he only did airport runs for the old master and madam of the family. A junior like him could forget it.

Lu Yunque hadn’t told anyone he was coming back, so no one was there to meet him.

Out of the entire group, only Yun Zijin had a welcoming party at the airport.

Yun Zijin felt a bit helpless. That being the case, she couldn’t just leave them all behind.

"How many cars did you bring? Is there enough room for everyone?"

She had seven bodyguards alone, and with her, Lu Yunque, and Li Yuexing, that was ten people already.

"Knowing you were returning with Mr. Lu, Miss, I had them bring three cars.

"They are the Rolls-Royce Phantom you’ve been fond of lately, a passenger van for Zero One and his team, and a Cullinan."

Three cars, not including the drivers, would be more than enough for twelve people.

"Alright, let’s go."

Since there was plenty of room, Yun Zijin didn’t dwell on it. She took the lead, and the large group swept out of the airport.

Zero One and his men headed for their designated passenger van. They had their driver get out and move to the front passenger seat of the Cullinan instead.

Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque got into the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Not to be outdone, Li Yuexing immediately hopped into the front passenger seat.

Mei Lin and Wang Minli frowned slightly but ultimately decided to get into the Cullinan.

"Zijing still has the best cars. You even managed to get the same model as Old Lu."

The moment he was in the car, Li Yuexing started trying to make his presence known.

"Look who’s talking. Isn’t your own garage filled with all sorts of luxury cars and supercars?"

Li Yuexing was a supercar enthusiast. If a model was available, he absolutely had to have it; he wouldn’t miss a single one.

"My collection can’t compare to yours. I’m still missing quite a few."

Li Yuexing was at least self-aware enough to admit that.

With Li Yuexing acting as the designated mood-maker, there was never a dull moment in the car on the way.

The cars first dropped Li Yuexing off at the residential complex where he lived.

The three cars pulled up simultaneously in front of Li Yuexing’s apartment building.

"Want to come up for some tea? I recently got my hands on some excellent leaves I’m usually reluctant to brew. It’d be your lucky day."

Yun Zijin shook her head. "No, thank you. The chef at home has probably already finished cooking by now, and I’m looking forward to dinner."

In fact, knowing Yun Zijin was returning to Dijing today, Wang Minli had started giving the kitchen instructions the day before.

Some dishes required a full day of prep work.

Li Yuexing hadn’t really expected them to agree anyway; he was just being polite.

"Alright then, I’ll head on up. You guys drive safe."

With that, Li Yuexing turned and entered the building’s lobby.

"Are you going back to the Lu Family’s Old Mansion, or...?"

Since they were dropping Li Yuexing off first, Yun Zijin hadn’t yet asked Lu Yunque where he was headed.

"Would you be interested in joining me at the old mansion for dinner?"

Lu Yunque smiled, his tone holding a hint of hope, as well as a touch of inquiry.

"Aunt Wang had the staff start cooking a while ago. We can’t let it go to waste. Maybe next time. For now, we’ll take you to the Lu Mansion."

Although Yun Zijin hadn’t agreed, it wasn’t a firm refusal either.

Lu Yunque was disappointed, but he could accept it.

"Have them take you home first. Aren’t you looking forward to dinner?"

At this hour, if she dropped him off at the old mansion before heading home herself, it would be completely dark by the time she arrived.

The food from the kitchen might even get cold.

Lu Yunque had a point. But Yun Zijin was staying at Villa 1 in Xingyu Mansion for the national holiday, and it wasn’t close to the Lu Family’s Old Mansion.

"How about this? You move to the Cullinan up front, and I’ll have Mei Lin and Aunt Wang come join me. We can go our separate ways from here."

After thinking for a moment, Yun Zijin proposed a solution.