After eating a few mouthfuls of noodles, Lin Yan suddenly remembered that he didn't even know what Su Mojin's major was.
"I'm in the same major as you."
As it happened, Su Mojin was indeed in the same major as Lin Yan, just not in the same year.
"In the same major as me? Finance? Lin Yan was a little surprised.
Because there were rarely any girls in finance and computer science, and he, a guy, found finance truly boring, let alone for a girl. Perhaps he was just born to be a throttle pusher.
Su Mojin's main reason for studying finance was to prevent her father from constantly working on construction sites, and finance was considered the best career path.
She didn't have any grand ambitions or dreams; for her, her parents living well was the greatest dream.
"Okay, I'm going somewhere quite far this time. If you're not afraid I'll sell you, I'll pick you up tomorrow."
Lin Yan made a joke.
Actually, after the last incident, Su Mojin trusted Lin Yan one hundred percent.
"I'm not afraid, just remember to pick me up tomorrow."
The steaming bowl of beef noodles made both of their noses red. In the end, Lin Yan paid the bill because Su Mojin was out of money.
She had also planned to find work at the previous restaurant owner's place these past few days.
Lin Yan had to go home for some social obligations this afternoon, so after eating, he sent Su Mojin back.
At five in the afternoon, Lin Yan returned to the Lin family's grand estate after half a month.
The security guards at the gate saw Lin Yan's car drive in and couldn't help but sigh, the young master was coming home more and more frequently lately.
After parking the McLaren Senna, Lin Yan got out of the car.
"It's still good at the Lin family's estate. It's much bigger than my own villa," Lin Yan mused, looking at the scenery within the estate.
Indeed, people change. Initially, when Lin Yan saw the Mei Lin Garden villa, he thought it was very large, but after seeing the Lin family's estate last time, he felt his own villa was much smaller.
However, his own estate was already under construction. His cheap father was quite generous, willing to spend eight billion on him.
Lin Yan felt less pressure returning home today. Perhaps it was because he had been here last time. Lin Yan felt his parents were quite approachable last time.
After getting out of the car, this time he wasn't greeted by the old man from last time, but by an ordinary servant.
Following the small path within the estate, Lin Yan walked with light steps, following the servant in front of him towards the villa. Even the sides of this path were lined with various precious flowers and plants.
This time, the old man opened the door.
"Young Master, happy birthday."
As soon as the door opened, Grandpa Zhang offered a birthday greeting. The man still had the same smile as last time, but whether it was an illusion or not, Lin Yan felt that the wrinkles on his face seemed to have increased.
Lin Yan nodded slightly at him and walked into the villa.
"Young Master, happy birthday."
"Mm."
Facing the unified greetings of a crowd of servants, Lin Yan softly acknowledged them.
"Is this the grandeur of a prominent family? It seems quite good."
In the living room on the first floor, Lin Guoxiong and Lin Yan's mother, Fu Qingyun, were sitting on the sofa facing each other. A plate of fruit was placed on the coffee table between them.
Lin Yan had interacted with his mother last time. She was very easy to talk to, much like most mothers in the world.
"Come, son, sit here."
Seeing Lin Yan arrive, Fu Qingyun beckoned her son to sit beside her. She hadn't seen her son for several days and missed him dearly.
When Lin Yan participated in the competition last time, his mother was the most worried. Her son had been pampered since childhood, so why did he go to such a dangerous competition?
Moreover, the father and son had kept it from her. Thinking of this, Fu Qingyun turned and glared at Lin Guoxiong, who was sitting opposite her.
"What an incompetent father!"
After Lin Yan sat down, Fu Qingyun examined him thoroughly. Seeing that Lin Yan hadn't changed much, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he knew what was going on, Lin Yan still felt a bit awkward.
"Why did you come back alone? Where is that girl?"
After Lin Yan settled down, Lin Guoxiong said plainly, his words surprising.
"Yes, where is the young lady who was with you these past few days!"
Fu Qingyun also asked. She had seen the photos yesterday, and she really liked that little girl. She thought she would be a good daughter-in-law, and her background was simple.
"Hmm? Girl?"
Lin Yan was surprised at first, but then he thought about it. After all, Li Wei was still by his side, so it wasn't surprising that Lin Guoxiong knew.
"It's really not Li Wei who told me this time."
Lin Guoxiong saw through Lin Yan's thoughts and spoke again. Although he was displeased with Lin Yan's habit of changing girlfriends frequently, he didn't say much.
Ever since Lin Yan had Yang Tianming help Li Wei get his revenge last time, Li Wei had completely sided with Lin Yan.
"If it wasn't Li Wei who told you, then how did you know?"
Just as Lin Yan was wondering, Lin Guoxiong handed him his phone.
Lin Yan took it and glanced at it.
"Manta Island Champion Lin Shen's Campus Girlfriend Surfaces."
Below was a photo of Lin Yan and Su Mojin holding hands at the school entrance. Although Su Mojin's profile was only captured, Lin Yan was fully visible, and crucially, Lin Yan wasn't wearing a mask in the photo.
Given Lin Yan's face, one could tell it was him without much scrutiny.
Combining the scene in the photo, Lin Yan recalled that this was when he was dealing with Zhang Kai. He hadn't expected to be secretly photographed.
"Don't worry, I've already suppressed this matter as soon as it came out. There won't be any problems for the time being."
Lin Guoxiong knew Lin Yan's concerns and had already handled it.
"However, you seem quite fond of that girl."
Although he didn't learn about this matter from Li Wei, after finding out, he quickly asked Li Wei for details.
He didn't expect his own son to be quite interested in this girl.
"We've also investigated, and the girl's family background is quite simple. If Xiao Yan is serious, it wouldn't hurt to bring her home to meet us. Your father and I aren't that old-fashioned."
Fu Qingyun, standing beside him, held Lin Yan's hand and said. She had always doted on her son the most since he was young, and Lin Yan's personality was largely due to her excessive indulgence.
The reality was indeed that neither Lin Guoxiong nor Fu Qingyun had any intention of a wealthy family marriage alliance.
Otherwise, why would Lin Guoxiong have had such a difficult time back then? He could have just found a suitable family. For families at their level, marriage alliances were of little use. Such prominent families looked down on smaller families unless it was an alliance with the top three families.
Not to mention whether there were suitable children, even if the Lin family truly allied with one of the other three families, that would be true self-destruction.
Lin Guoxiong understood this principle deeply, so he had no intention of a marriage alliance from the beginning. Moreover, marrying into a family had its risks alongside its benefits. It was better to find an ordinary person with a clean background.
"Okay, I'll bring her to see you next time I have time."
Lin Yan was puzzled. These prominent families were not as he had understood them to be. He had no objections. He could ask Su Mojin if she wanted to come next time.
He had been a little worried about the photo earlier, not for himself, but for Su Mojin. After all, some fans were not very rational when chasing stars. But since it had been suppressed, this matter was now more manageable.
"Oh, right, I'm going to participate in a competition tomorrow."
Lin Yan mentioned his plan to participate in a competition tomorrow, after all, these two people in front of him were now considered his half-parents.
"Participating in a competition again!"
As soon as Lin Yan said this, Fu Qingyun was the most worried.