In the living room of the Chen residence.
Although the guard carrying the gun has gone to the door, the atmosphere inside the house was still quite tense. No, not only tense, but also strange.
Mayor Chen was sitting on the sofa opposite Lou Ming. He has been in politics for dozens of years, yet he couldnât calm down at the moment.
Who was Lou Ming? Wasnât he the youngest son of Minister Lou? Yes, but his identity wasnât enough to make Mayor Chen so shocked. What shocked him was Lou Ming himself.
Lou Ming, the youngest scientist in China, started designing weapons at the age of fifteen, and became the first weapon design expert in the Ministry of National Defense at the age of eighteen. In only three years, he made Chinaâs combat readiness leap to the top of the world, and had remained there ever since. It was once asserted that as long as Lou Ming was around, Chinaâs position as one of leading powers in the world would remain unshakable.
What did that mean? It meant that the country would pay any cost to protect Lou Ming.
Mayor Chen had no objection to this, but if what the man wanted was his silly young daughter who they finally found and who only returned home for a yearâŠ
âLou Ming, have some fruit,â Mother Chen said and politely handed over the fruit plate in her hand.
âThank you, Aunt Chen.â Lou Ming took it with both hands. He politely picked up a cut orange from the fruit plate and ate it.
âYouâŠâ Mayor Chen frowned and asked in an unkind tone, âHow did you and Shishi know each other?â
âShishi and I have known each other for a long time,â Lou Ming replied with a smile.
âRight. The day Shishi came back, you even had Assistant He drop by to deliver a gift.â Because it was the first day that her daughter was found, Mother Chen remembered it vividly.
Lou Ming smiled and nodded.
âWhat my father means is, how did you and Shishi see each other again after you came back?â Chen Yang, who bore the same expression as his father, couldnât help but add.
No way. His mother was already enticed by Lou Mingâs beauty. Then, things could only only rely on them, father and son.
Lou Ming turned his head and looked at Chen Yang. When Chen Yang locked eyes with Lou Ming, he unconsciously straightened his spine, feeling inexplicably nervous.
âWhen Imperial Capital University opened, I attended the opening ceremony,â Lou Ming returned.
The people in the living room were talking when a series of hurried footsteps suddenly rang out from the second floor.
Father Chenâs expression drastically changed.
Chen Yangâs eyebrows were knitted.
Mother Chen turned her head and looked at the stairway.
Lou Ming looked overjoyed. He turned toward the stairs along with everyoneâs eyes. He knew that this movement was a sign of sleepy Shishi who had woken up.
Two seconds later, Lou Ming saw Chen Yu running down the stairs in a cartoon pajama with disheveled hair. When Chen Yu saw Lou Ming sitting in the living room at a glance, she broke into a smile, and then rushed into Lou Mingâs arms through the tight encirclement of the Chen family.
âThird Brother, Iâm sorry. I overslept.â Chen Yu softly apologized. It sounded more like a pout.
âDid you stay up late last night to review?â Lou Ming noticed Mayor Chen and Big Brother Chenâs unkind gaze and let go of Chen Yu unnoticeably, allowing Shishi to sit beside him.
âNo, ah. I couldnât sleep due to excitement, knowing that you were coming over today. I fell asleep only when it was almost dawn, so I accidentally overslept,â Chen Yu answered honestly.
After hearing Chen Yuâs answer, Lou Ming couldnât help but smile, and unconsciously held Chen Yuâs hand beside him.
Mayor Chenâs eyelids jumped:Â Restraint, restrain. Also, do you think I canât see you secretly holding hands? Do you think I am blind, huh?
Mother Chen:Â How can you run out to meet your boyfriend without washing your face, combing your hair, or changing your clothes?
Chen Yang couldnât bear to look directly. With a couple of fake laughter, he stood up and walked over to drag the grinning Chen Yu, and then pressed her in between him and Mother Chen.
âBrother, what are you doing?â Chen Yu looked at Chen Yang in confusion.
âSit here,â Chen Yang said aggressively.
âItâs too crowded here, Iâll just sit with Third Brother,â Chen Yu said and got up to sit on the other side again.
Mayor Chen felt a little tightness in his chest.
Chen Yang directly pressed her down again. âIâll go and sit there. You sit here.â
After Chen Yang finished speaking, he took three steps to Lou Mingâs side and sat under Lou Mingâs gaze, which lost its luster.
âOh, I see.â Chen Yu said with sparkling eyes, âThird Brother, do you know? My elder brother is your fan. He likes you. He said that the weapon you designed is the best in the world.â
âReally?â Lou Ming turned to Chen Yang in amusement.
Chen Yang blushed, and after holding back for a long time, he said, âThat was before, not now, you know?â From now on, he decided not to worship Lou Ming ever again.
I treated you as an idol, yet you actually want to fool around with my sister.
âWhy?â Chen Yu froze in an instant, then as if she figured something out , she said, âI know. When I marry Third Brother in the future, weâll be a family, so there is no need to idolize him anymore.â
âWhat nonsense?â Father Chen and Chen Yang asked excitedly.
Lou Ming sighed. He really wasnât imagining it. Mayor Chen and Chen Yang didnât like him.