Chapter 978 Complaining, Returning to Parents' Home

Let's finish at 11:30.

Director Yan checked the time; it was already past 10:30. A few more laps and he could go home.

However, she remembered that she had just started her next game when she received a call from home.

Yan Rui's face turned ugly.

"Mom." Yan Rui guessed that Chen Yan had complained.

Sure enough, Yan's mother asked Yan Rui on the other end why she hadn't come home yet, where she was, and asked Chen Yan to pick her up.

"Mom, I don't need Chen Yan to pick me up. I'm at a business dinner. The food court project in the west of the city is officially opening tomorrow, you know?"

"I had dinner with their staff tonight, and then played mahjong for a while afterward."

"I don't want my work and life to be interfered with."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Yan's mother understood that this was a sign of dissatisfaction with Chen Yan's act of complaining.

Mrs. Yan was silent for a moment: "Rui Rui, Chen Yan is doing this for your own good. It's not safe for a girl like you to be out so late."

"I'm not associating with any shady people, so what's unsafe about me?"

Yan Rui still didn't tell her family where she was, but after hanging up the phone, she lost interest in playing mahjong.

Manager Yang and the others promised to take Yan Rui home, and they really did take her home.

However, Yan Rui did not return to her own residence this time, but instead chose to go back to her parents' house.

She disliked Chen Yan, and Chen Yan repeatedly went to see her without her consent, causing her a lot of trouble.

And she even complained to her parents, what a despicable person!

When Yan Rui returned home, her parents were already asleep, but they both got up when they saw their daughter come home.

Although they are busy with work, they still value their daughter very much.

"Rui Rui, why did you come home?"

"Didn't you tell me to come back?" Yan Rui still looked unhappy.

Knowing her daughter was angry, Yan's mother sighed and said, "Your father and I aren't pressuring you to get married; we just hope your relationship can stabilize."

"Only when your relationship is stable can you focus on your career. Look at all the blind dates you've been on, you haven't met a single reliable one."

"You finally met someone like Chen Yan, and you still don't like him."

“We all think he’s outstanding and a perfect match for you. He even respects all your preferences. Why can’t you understand?”

While Mrs. Yan was speaking, Mr. Yan didn't say anything, but it was clear that he agreed with what his wife said.

Yan Rui suddenly thought of Lu Xingye and Shen Lu, a kind of intimacy that no one else could intrude upon.

Moreover, it feels completely natural; that's what love is.

Unlike Chen Yan, she initially liked him very much, but later became wary, disgusted, and even fearful of him.

"It's because he and I are so compatible, like he was tailor-made for me, that I'm afraid."

"Mom and Dad, don't you think Chen Yan is very calculating?"

"He even goes downstairs to my apartment to see if my lights are on. He knows my daily routine. What's the difference between him and a peeping tom?"

"Moreover, this person knew that I didn't like him asking where I was, and I refused his offer to pick me up, yet he still complained to you about it."

"I just feel that he's the kind of person who won't give up until he gets what he wants."

"If he really was someone else who tailored this for me, deliberately getting close to me, and his ultimate target is you, what will you do?"

The mother was stunned. It was just a blind date, how could her daughter treat the man like a spy?

"Aren't you overthinking this? If it's really as you say, what would they be after?"

“Although our family members are all in the system, we are not high-ranking officials. Even if your father tries his best, he may not be able to get into the capital.”

"It's not like Dad can't go to the capital, and he can become a high-ranking local official. Wouldn't that be beneficial to him?"

Yan Rui's sensitivity in this regard has surpassed that of her mother.

It's not that her mother is incompetent; her mother hasn't encountered any setbacks. Her life has been smooth sailing since she married her father.

Although she worked in the entertainment department, with the Yan family backing her up, her work always went smoothly.

“Even if your dad gets promoted, Chen Yan’s relative got promoted before your dad. No matter how you look at it, that person is more capable than our family.”

The strict mother still disagreed with the idea that others were deliberately scheming against her.

"Dad, is that so?" Yan Rui didn't want to talk to her mother anymore; she couldn't explain it clearly.

But she felt that her father must not have the same opinion.

As expected, Yan Rui's father fell silent after Yan Rui finished asking her question.

Logically speaking, since that person was his superior, there was really no need for him to curry favor with his subordinate by sending a nephew to his daughter.

But the boss is getting old, and we can see his potential limit.

If my boss can't go to the capital in the next two years, he'll probably have to step down from this position.

But the strict father is still young, and there are endless possibilities for his future.

Moreover, the Yan family also has connections in the capital.

"You also think Chen Yan has a problem? Didn't you admire this young man before?" Mother Yan noticed her husband's hesitation.

“It doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a problem,” the strict father said. “It’s also possible that the other party just wants to become part of Rui Rui’s family, so their approach is rather aggressive.”

Yan Rui rolled her eyes: "Come on, what's with all this talk about being radical? I think he's determined to win."

“It’s fine if they’re determined to win, but it won’t work if their target is me or the person above me.”

The strict father's teacher is now someone who can directly reach the Heavenly Court, and can be considered a great figure in the capital.

If the other party's target is the teacher, the strict father will not let them succeed.

"Are you sure you don't have any interest in Chen Yan?"

The strict father asked his daughter again.

"Dad, I don't want to make mistakes after I get married, and I don't want my marriage to bring trouble to my family."

Families like theirs should be even more cautious when choosing a partner.

Yan Rui knew she couldn't do whatever she wanted.

"That CEO Lu from Yuanyang Group is indeed quite good-looking." The strict father knew exactly what his daughter had done.

Yan Rui smiled bitterly: "Don't mention it, he's no good."

"Why not? Does he not even want my precious daughter?" The stern father's words had an element of humor in them.

His daughter is a treasure in his own family, but that might not be the case in the capital.

With a family background like Lu Xingye's, he would definitely want to find a fiancée who is excellent in every way.

If her own daughter were to actually be with him, she might feel a lot of pressure.

However, if such a fate were to befall him, he would indeed prefer Lu Xingye to the ambitious Chen Yan.

“He has a fiancée.” Yan Rui didn’t seem to mind.

Her purpose in approaching Lu Xingye was not entirely innocent.

He has a fiancée, so she never thought about doing anything with him.

After all, it's immoral to ruin someone else's relationship.

Yan Rui wanted to climb the social ladder through her own efforts, so naturally she wouldn't resort to underhanded tactics against men.

There's not much else in this world, but there are plenty of men!

Even when others mocked her for having to go through the Dragon Balls-like stages of blind dates, Yan Rui remained calm.