About ten minutes later.
Gu Xiyan drove to the apartment complex where Yu Linglong lived.
After parking the car, she and Mu Jinyu went upstairs, arriving outside Yu Linglong's apartment door.
They rang the doorbell, and the door opened quickly.
It revealed Yu Linglong's delicate but exhausted face.
Seeing that it was Gu Xiyan, Yu Linglong was surprised, then frowned slightly and said, "Xiyan, what are you doing here? And this... Jinyu, is it? What's going on?!"
Her current situation was terrible. Even though Gu Xiyan was her close friend and wouldn't mock her, no one wants to reveal their embarrassing moments to their friends!
Especially, she had a bit of a crush on Mu Jinyu.
She definitely didn't want him to see her like this.
Gu Xiyan said, "We're here to help you."
Yu Linglong looked uneasy and shook her head, "There's nothing wrong with me. Aren't your businesses booming recently..."
She hadn't finished speaking when someone inside interrupted her.
"Linglong, who is it? Why are you taking so long? If it's a friend, invite them in."
The voice was aged and slightly slurred.
Mu Jinyu guessed it was probably Yu Linglong's father or the man over sixty she was currently dating!
Yu Linglong's face changed at once, and she turned to Gu Xiyan, "You guys should go back. I have things to handle here."
With that, she moved to close the door.
Mu Jinyu thought for a moment, unable to bear Yu Linglong demeaning herself like this. He gave Gu Xiyan a look and, not caring if Gu Xiyan understood, blocked Yu Linglong's attempt to close the door and forcibly entered.
"What are you doing?"
Yu Linglong was immediately incredulous and angry upon seeing Mu Jinyu barging into her house.
Especially since her "date" was still at home, how would it look to have her and Mu Jinyu tugging at each other!
Mu Jinyu ignored all of that and grabbed Yu Linglong's hand, heading toward the living room.
Gu Xiyan watched their actions thoughtfully, still unclear on exactly how Mu Jinyu planned to help Yu Linglong, but it probably was close to what she had in mind, right?
Thus, Gu Xiyan didn't follow them in but silently walked to the elevator, pressed the button to go down, and decided to wait until Mu Jinyu had dealt with Yu Linglong's issue before going to check.
Mu Jinyu pulled Yu Linglong toward the living room, and while walking, whispered to her, "I'm going to help you sort out this mess and make sure your dad completely quits his gambling addiction. Do not refuse. From now on, consider me your boyfriend and act accordingly."
Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Yu Linglong, who had been trying hard to pull her hand away, suddenly froze.
At the same time, her resistant shuffling stopped, and she let Mu Jinyu lead her to the living room.
Her gaze fixated on Mu Jinyu's handsome profile, undeniably, she felt her heart stir in that moment.
Frankly, she had only harbored a small crush on Mu Jinyu and often joked with Gu Xiyan about chasing him herself if Gu didn't make a move. However, she never actually acted on it.
Because it was truly just a joke.
But now, comparing him with her sixty-year-old "date," she felt her minor crush on Mu Jinyu was greatly magnified.
If she had to choose between Mu Jinyu and that old man, she would definitely hope for Mu Jinyu.
However, Mu Jinyu had long been with her best friend...
How could she possibly do something like stealing her friend's man?
In Yu Linglong's conflicted state of mind.
Mu Jinyu had already pulled her into the living room.
In the not-so-large living room.
At that time, two old men with gray hair were sitting there, each holding a small cup and slowly sipping Maotai Wine, their faces flushed and eyes showing signs of intoxication, clearly having had quite a bit to drink.
When they heard the noise, they turned their heads and saw Mu Jinyu pulling Yu Linglong toward them, her expression one of anger, while Yu Linglong did not resist the pulling, looking completely like a submissive wife.
One of the old men, seeing Mu Jinyu's accusatory appearance, suddenly sobered up quite a bit.
He looked at Mu Jinyu with a mix of shock and anger and demanded, "What... what is this?!"
He could sense that there must be some relationship between Mu Jinyu and Yu Linglong, so what was his role in all this?!
This old guy, Yu Xiuwen, had he not told himself that his daughter was very innocent, that she had never been in a relationship?!
Mu Jinyu, pulling Yu Linglong, walked up to him, looked down on him from a position of authority, and asked, "So, are you the one trying to steal my woman?!"
Yu Linglong's father, Yu Xiuwen, startled by Mu Jinyu's words, also sobered up, looking at Mu Jinyu and Yu Linglong in a mix of shock and anger, somewhat confused about what was going on!
He angrily asked, "What are you doing?! Who let you barge into my house?"
Mu Jinyu, withdrawing her scrutinizing gaze from the old man, looked at Yu Xiuwen and calmly said, "Uncle, although I don't have much money, you shouldn't force Linglong to marry this old man just for money, right? He's almost your age, too! I absolutely cannot accept this. Moreover, Linglong is carrying my child in her womb!"
"What?!"
The sixty-year-old man who was in a relationship with Yu Linglong stood up abruptly from the sofa, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked at Yu Linglong.
It was unimaginable that she was already pregnant!
Then, he turned sharply to look at the equally stunned Yu Xiuwen and cursed, "Yu Xiuwen, what the hell are you thinking? Your daughter is pregnant, and you wanted me to take the fall? Good for you, not only did you want to trick me out of one million yuan as a dowry, but knowing I have no children, you also planned to swindle my family fortune!"
After cursing, he stormed out, not even giving Yu Linglong a second glance.
He thought to himself, luckily, he hadn't yet paid that one million yuan dowry, or he really would have suffered a huge loss, picking up a broken shoe and it even came with a bonus child!
No wonder Yu Xiuwen, this old fool, had been adamantly refusing before but had contacted him in recent days, agreeing to marry his daughter to him.
Damn it, he wanted to make me take the fall!
Yu Xiuwen was dumbfounded for a while, shocked by his daughter's sudden pregnancy, and then upon hearing the old man's words, he snapped back to his senses and hastily shouted, "Director Wang, wait, it's not what you think..."
"Bang!"
Director Wang didn't bother with him at all and left Yu Linglong's small apartment, slamming the door shut.
Yu Xiuwen watched as Director Wang walked away without turning back, feeling as if he were watching the one million yuan flying away with wings.
He had been counting on that one million yuan to turn things around!
Yu Xiuwen was on the verge of tears, feeling as if all his strength had been drained, his vision blurred and he stumbled back onto the sofa.
"Dad! Dad!!"
Yu Linglong, who had been somewhat happy to see Director Wang driven away by anger, instantly cried out in alarm upon seeing her father appearing to be sickened by rage.