Chapter 2152: Chapter 2153: A Man’s Troubles

“Don’t be silly, just drive carefully.”

Lin Yi scratched his head, unsure of what Liang Ruoxu, being so secretive, wanted to talk to him about.

With her personality, if it were something trivial, she wouldn’t be acting like this.

It seemed the matter wouldn’t be so simple.

Afterward, Lin Yi found a barbecue restaurant and took a seat in a corner.

Once all the dishes were served, Lin Yi piled them up on the grill and said to Liang Ruoxu,

“Weren’t you saying you had something to discuss? Let’s hear it now.”

Liang Ruoxu picked up a piece of meat, dipped it in sauce, and said,

“A few days ago, when I went back to Yanjing, I visited home in the morning and had lunch with my dad.”

“Then what? It’s not like he’s got issues and needs my help, right?”

“How could that be possible? If my dad ever needed your help, his many years would have been in vain.”

Liang Ruoxu placed the seasoned meat in her mouth, speaking while eating,

“At lunch, my dad asked about us, wondering if we had any plans to get married.”

While talking, Liang Ruoxu was calm and didn’t look into Lin Yi’s eyes.

She appeared relaxed but with a trace of evasion.

“Of course, we have such plans,” Lin Yi said as a matter of course.

In an instant, Liang Ruoxu’s heart eased, and she picked up another piece of meat, “He said he’d like to meet you and have a meal together.”

“Having a meal is fine, schedule it anytime you want, but we’ve met before, just not formally.”

Liang Ruoxu nodded, clearly aware of the previous meal.

“I refused him for now, I didn’t agree.”

“This is serious business, why would you refuse him?” Lin Yi said,

“I was actually looking forward to having a good drink with him. Otherwise, how else could I win you over?”

Liang Ruoxu rolled her eyes.

“You needn’t worry about my issues, better sort things out with President Ji.”

Lin Yi touched his nose, feeling a bit embarrassed; indeed, this situation was unfair to Liang Ruoxu.

“It’s not appropriate to bring that up now,” Lin Yi said while eating,

“I might head to Yanjing at any time, and when I do, I’ll arrange to have a drink with my future father-in-law.”

“With your drinking capacity, you probably won’t outdrink my dad. Also, my mom said that my dad’s personal style is to act simple but be wise. You can’t fool him when it comes to these matters. When you’re ready, then it will be fine to meet.”

Lin Yi smacked his lips but didn’t say more.

Liang Ruoxu’s words had a double meaning.

Besides what had just been said, it was also a reminder to get things arranged with the Zhong Hai side.

Some problems can’t be avoided; solutions must be sought.

“Don’t worry, I have control over these matters.”

“Since you say so, I won’t add anything else.”

Liang Ruoxu picked up a piece of Wagyu, gracefully placed it into her mouth, and leisurely said,

“In this matter, I’m not capable of much. How you handle my dad is up to you.”

“I understand, it’s a minor issue.”

“You’re that confident?”

“Of course, if worst comes to worst, I’ll just bring the grandson back to him. I don’t believe I can’t settle things with him.”

“Stop blabbering and eat your meal.”

The two finished their lunch in a relatively relaxed atmosphere.

After the meal, Lin Yi drove Liang Ruoxu to her office and watched her until she entered the office building.

But Lin Yi didn’t rush to leave, he just sat in the car, found a cigarette that had been lying around, and quietly lit one up.

Although Liang Ruoxu was all smiles and laughs, it was apparent that it was all a façade she was putting on.

She was worried about the situation too but didn’t know what to do.

Perhaps she had always had these concerns, but had been avoiding such problems.

For her, it was an insurmountable mountain, one she couldn’t tackle with her own capabilities just yet.

The cigarette had only been smoked a few puffs before it burnt out, and Lin Yi threw the butt out of the window and drove to the Xinshan branch office.

Although this matter was difficult to handle, he had to take it one step at a time.

First, he had to deal with Ji Qingyan.

Subconsciously, Lin Yi glanced at the time and cursed out loud.

“Damn it, Christmas is coming up again, what a hassle.”

Soon, Lin Yi drove to the Xinshan branch office.

As soon as he arrived, he was summoned to Liu Guangxian’s office.

“What’s going on? The fraud case you handled, how did it end up alarming the city leaders?”

Lin Yi was momentarily at a loss for words when Liu Guangxian asked him this.

At the time, he was too caught up in the moment and forgot about the potential impact of the case.

“It was a coincidence, the higher-ups had been paying attention to this case for a while and were keeping an eye on it. Because I was undercover, they didn’t know about my involvement, so we accidentally crossed paths during the roundup,” Lin Yi said:

“The reason they all came together is because the authorities are cracking down on online fraud. They decided to join forces to set an example, or in other words, to share in the credit.”

After Lin Yi’s explanation, Liu Guangxian understood and didn’t pursue the matter further.

After all, they had also gained some credit from it, so it was a happy outcome for everyone.

After chatting with Liu Guangxian for a while, Lin Yi headed to Li Xianghui’s office.

He went over the same story again with Li Xianghui in order to get through the ordeal.

In the office, Lin Yi put his feet up on the desk and leaned back with his hands behind his head, deep in thought.

But after a while, he still had no clue about the current system tasks.

He sighed heavily in the end and, as usual, kept taking on cases, hoping to trigger system tasks that way.

…

About a week later, Lin Yi’s life had been quite peaceful.

Whenever he had free time in the morning or evening, he would usually go to pick up Ji Qingyan to and from work.

The relationship between them was gradually warming up.

Although it still wasn’t quite the same as before, it had improved a lot compared to when they were giving each other the cold shoulder, at least the smiles were more frequent.

And the one thing Lin Yi hated the most, Christmas, was slowly approaching.

It made Lin Yi intermittently curse in the office.

Others who had the same troubles were Li Xianghui and the rest.

Even married men couldn’t escape the hassle of a day like Christmas.

“Brother Li, why are all of you looking so glum?”

Gu Yiran, who had just come back from running an errand, asked.

“Brother Li and the others are fretting over what gifts to give for Christmas,” said Zhang Zixin, who had come over to hang out, with a giggle:

“Think about it, we women have it easy, don’t need to worry about these things at all.”

“Right?” Gu Yiran flipped her hair. “That’s exactly why I insist on not dating. What I find the most annoying is this sort of thing.”

“Hey hey hey, don’t mix up the nature of the problem,” Lin Yi said:

“Zhang Zixin has suitors; she’s just not interested. You, on the other hand, don’t have suitors; that’s a different story.”

“Lin Yi, I really want to kick you to death!”