After Being Betrayed I Married the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 103: Who do you think you are, needing your approval?!

This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!

Back then, Han Long had pushed that kid to a dead end, forcing him to leave home and flee to Hangcheng City. He was so destitute he was worse off than a common person. And now? After more than a decade, he’s undergone a complete transformation to become the owner of the Yunxiao Hotel?

"Ha! If he’s the owner of the Yunxiao Hotel, then I’m the Retired Emperor of Yunxiao," Wang Lan said, sitting in her chair with her arms crossed, her tone dripping with disdain.

In Hangcheng City, Yunxiao was an establishment that transcended five-star ratings. As one of the city’s landmarks, its fame was widespread. It was said that the renovations alone had cost several hundred million. Did Shen Fanyun really have the kind of power to casually shell out hundreds of millions?

Li Qiuchan didn’t hear a word of Wang Lan’s muttering; she was simply in a state of shock—utter and complete shock. She then recalled Shen Fanyun’s deliberate reminder before he left, telling her not to get ahead of herself. He had implied that while she, Li Qiuchan, was indeed a beauty capable of toppling nations, it wasn’t as if every man would fall at her feet.

What did he mean by that? Wasn’t he just mocking me for being shameless? For being too conceited?

"Heh, how could Shen Fanyun be the boss? I’ll never admit it," Wang Lan prattled on.

The manager scoffed. "And who are you that your acknowledgment is needed?"

Wang Lan was left speechless.

"Just because your daughter married into a wealthy family, you really think you’re superior to everyone else? Does every fact need your personal approval before it can be true?"

The manager was already displeased with Wang Lan’s earlier attitude. Now that he had an opportunity, he naturally wouldn’t miss the chance to mock her. Besides, every word he said was true. It wasn’t as if he had a personal vendetta against her. Who in Hangcheng City didn’t know that if it weren’t for Li Qiuchan’s good fortune in getting together with Han Feng... what would the Li family, and her mother Wang Lan, even amount to?

"What’s so great about being the owner of Yunxiao? Can he compare to my brother-in-law’s family?" Li Tianyi, seeing his mother being bullied, quickly jumped in to confront the manager.

"Showing off using someone else’s achievements? That’s some nerve you’ve got."

Li Tianyi fell silent. His face alternated between ashen and red, no less colorful than his mother’s had been.

Seeing that further words were useless, the manager couldn’t be bothered with the family’s repugnant expressions and simply turned to leave.

"S-so arrogant..." Li Tianyi muttered, but no one responded. The family fell silent.

After a long while, it was Wang Lan who finally broke the silence, unable to suppress her anger. "What a buzzkill, running into something like this during a perfectly good get-together."

"Besides, Tianyi wasn’t wrong," she continued, crossing her arms and speaking haughtily. "What’s so great about the Yunxiao Hotel? They used to be so high and mighty, hand-picking their guests. And now? Aren’t they obediently lowering their standards and accepting all customers? They’ve dropped their screening process, haven’t they?"

"Do you know why Yunxiao lowered its standards?" she boasted. "Heh, it was all thanks to my in-law, Han Feng’s father! The moment word got out that he wanted to put Yunxiao in its place, they immediately changed their strategy!"

A proud expression spread across Wang Lan’s face, as if Yunxiao Hotel changing its guest policy was her own accomplishment. Of course, she only brought this up because of Shen Fanyun. Her words implied that no matter how capable Shen Fanyun was, even to the point of becoming the owner of the Yunxiao Hotel, he still couldn’t hold his head high before the Han Family.

It all made sense now. As soon as the local top-tier elites let it be known that they were going to lay down some rules for Yunxiao, the hotel had immediately responded. It must have been Shen Fanyun, afraid of Han Long’s power, who had no choice but to proactively comply!

"I’m so furious today! I’m going to talk to my in-laws about this later and make sure Yunxiao gets knocked down another peg!" Wang Lan vowed righteously.

Li Qiuchan remained silent, her mind racing.

What on earth did Shen Fanyun go through in the ten-plus years we were apart? How did he suddenly become the owner of the Yunxiao Hotel? Could this be his triumphant, glorious return? Since you’ve achieved so much, why weren’t you brave enough to contact me? Even if we can’t be lovers, we could still be friends. But you even explicitly told me not to get ahead of myself... Were those your true feelings, or were you just trying to provoke me?

How could someone let go of their first love so easily? He must be doing this just to upset me.

Li Qiuchan shook her head and sighed inwardly. Even though you, Shen Fanyun, have achieved quite a bit now... it’s still not quite enough. At most, you’ve finally reached a point where I, Li Qiuchan, can look at you with a sliver of respect. That’s all.

"Don’t talk about Fanyun like that," Li Qiuchan finally spoke up, reminding her mother. "When he was little, he was always calling you ’Auntie,’ and you were very fond of him."

Wang Lan rolled her eyes but didn’t argue back. Back then, the two families lived near each other and were incredibly close. Since Shen Fanyun and Li Qiuchan were the same age and in the same grade, Wang Lan would often pick up Shen Fanyun from school along with her own daughter whenever his parents were busy with work. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

***

After his brief encounter with Wang Lan and Li Qiuchan, Shen Fanyun returned to his private lounge. He poured himself a glass of expensive Romankangdi and idly watched TV.

Just then, his phone vibrated. He assumed it was Su Xiyang, who must have woken up, but when he checked the screen, it was a message from Aunt Meiqing!

They had exchanged contact information at the amusement park, but this was the first time Lin Meiqing had initiated contact since they parted ways. She sent a photo and asked for his opinion, saying she planned to print it, frame it, and hang it up at home. At the same time, she complimented his photography skills.

"Aunt Meiqing, you’re so beautiful that any photo of you would be flawless. Why would you need my opinion?" Shen Fanyun replied, adding a winking, tongue-out emoji as he teased her.

Lin Meiqing muttered to herself. This kid... he’s got nerve, and he’s getting smoother with his sweet talk. She sent an angry emoji and followed up with several other photos he had taken of her at the amusement park.

Perhaps she was too focused on their chat, because Lin Meiqing seemed to have tapped the wrong picture. A private photo instantly appeared on Shen Fanyun’s screen. In it, she was standing in a bathroom, her upper body bare, her skin smooth and slightly flushed. Below, she wore only a pair of black panties.

Shen Fanyun sprayed a mouthful of wine. Holy shit... What is Aunt Meiqing trying to do?

Sitting on her sofa, the moment Lin Meiqing realized she had sent the wrong photo by mistake, her back went rigid, and she nearly jumped out of her skin.

"I’m so sorry, I sent the wrong one, don’t look!"

"Xiao Shen, you... don’t misunderstand."

"Xiao Shen, Xiao Shen, I... I..."

Lin Meiqing frantically found the recall button and sent a flurry of voice messages to Shen Fanyun, her breathing ragged and her tone panicked.

At that moment, Shen Fanyun let out a long, satisfied sigh. Good thing I’m fast. I saved it with one tap. Too late for you to recall it now. I have to admit, Auntie has a fantastic figure!