Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 394 - 273: Really Not Heartbroken? (2nd Update)
Tang Yanqing did his best to talk Shen Wan into going back to her room.
Shen Wan entered the room, kicked off her high heels, and sat upright on the sofa.
"What’s wrong with me coming here? I’m here accompanying your dad on his lecture tour, but he never asked me to give up my own career and just be the woman behind him. So whenever I say I want to temporarily leave his team, I can do that! Besides, my company headquarters is in Hong Kong, do I need to report to you when I come back here?"
When Mom unleashed her fury, Yan Qi was at a loss.
Tang Yanqing quickly hugged his mother, acting spoiled: "Okay, okay, it’s just your son misspoke."
Shen Wan, hands on her hips, took a couple of breaths, pulled out several newspapers and magazines from her handbag, and threw them in front of her son, "Tell me, what’s going on with this?"
They were all gossip about Tang Yanqing and Meng Chuyan. In the photos, Tang Yanqing looked tall and handsome, and Meng Chuyan seemed delicate and dependent. Although the pictures were taken at night, their intimate demeanor was evident. Especially, Tang Yanqing’s posture towards Meng Chuyan was full of protection.
"Uh," Tang Yanqing lowered his head: "She is Meng Chuyan, an artist under Little Sound."
Shen Wan sneered coldly: "Yan Qi, you’re a child of the Tang Family. If you want to play with little celebrities, I, as your mom, could shamelessly say to Tao Z’s mom that you have the capital for it! But you’ve never done anything so absurd growing up, and which girl who relies solely on looks and acting could ever catch your attention? If you wanted to be absurd, you’d have been long ago; you wouldn’t wait until the ’old age’ of 27 to suddenly get enlightened!"
Shen Wan was usually petite and gentle, a completely caring mother to her son, but she was after all a strong woman in the business world. When she really got angry, her scolding was sharp, and even Tang Yanqing, who always bragged about having thick skin, couldn’t lift his head.
After a moment, he could only cough: "Mom, you’re not as thick-skinned as Tao Z’s mom, and as for your son, I’m not arrogant enough to say ’young and reckless’ when I’m almost 50."
"Then tell me, what exactly is going on?" Shen Wan crossed her arms, clearly not ready to end the night easily.
Tang Yanqing lowered his head, his gaze wandering around the room. Then he looked up, smiled boldly: "Meng Chuyan is Meng Chuyan, she’s not just another little celebrity. I’ve been indifferent to little celebrities all these years, simply because they weren’t her. Maybe your son has ’kept himself pure’ all these years, just waiting for her to appear."
Shen Wan wasn’t planning to continue playing the doting mother role tonight. Without waiting for her son to finish speaking, she reached out to pinch his ear: "Kept yourself pure? Tang Yanqing, you can even say such things? I, as your mother, am embarrassed for you!"
Tang Yanqing covered his ear, wailing: "Oh, my dear mom, take it easy. Otherwise, your son will be called Second Brother when he goes out tomorrow! I’ve got nothing wrong, but don’t let the logic link make you also Second Brother’s mom!"
Shen Wan had to let go: "Not going to speak the truth yet?"
Tang Yanqing covered his ear, looking aggrieved: "This is the truth."
Shen Wan hands on her hips, stared at him for a while, then pulled out another newspaper from her handbag and slapped it in front of him.
"You think by running off to Hong Kong, I can’t figure out why you’re causing such absurdity? Tang Yan Qi, I’m telling you, you can’t hide it from me!"
The newspaper spread out on the coffee table, the colored print images looking particularly vivid under the light.
The photo showed Huangfu Huazhang wearing a formal tailcoat, smiling and looking at the woman beside him. His hand tightly held hers, and his eyes and body language were filled with deep affection.
The background was his truly antique-class castle, the foreground a galaxy of shining flashlights.
The accompanying text used extra-large bold font, recounting a private whisper between him and her: "I love you, I want the whole world to know."
He held her hand and publicly announced their relationship in front of the media, while she stood shyly beside him, lowering her head. Although her face couldn’t be seen clearly, her body language was full of shyness—without resistance.
He then laughed, raising the corners of his mouth forcefully: "Oh, big news. I must send a text to Cousin to congratulate him. At least it counts as a family connection, can’t lack etiquette."
During those moments, Shen Wan didn’t blink while staring at her son, trying to capture all his reactions. Yet she found the kid had really grown up. Just that moment, she read loneliness from his eyes, but not the expected anger or disappointment.
Shen Wan suddenly felt a deep sadness, she sighed and shook her head: "Can’t lack etiquette? I’m just worried you, this child, has missed the point. Tang Yanqi, why don’t you tell Mom, just what has happened these days? You and Shi Nian were perfectly fine, how come you suddenly broke up, and now they’ve publicly announced their relationship with Huangfu Huazhang?"
Tang Yanqing lowered his head, avoiding his mother’s gaze, only held her hand: "Mom, everything in this world depends on fate. Maybe Shi Nian and I haven’t reached our fate yet, so we can’t be together."
Shen Wan glared at Tang Yanqing: "So, it’s fate with Meng Chuyan?"
"Yes." Tang Yanqing smiled: "All encounters in this world are destined. Since fate has arrived, there’s no need to avoid it."
Shen Wan looked steadily at her son.
She wasn’t an old-fashioned mother; she wouldn’t arrange her son’s marriage. Her agitation was only due to concern for her son’s happiness.
Seeing in the past how her son treated Shi Nian, she could tell he was sincere. However... seeing him now not appearing too heartbroken, she could only quietly breathe a sigh of relief.
She softened her tone and held her son’s wrist: "No matter what you say, I know something is off with you suddenly being with this Meng Chuyan. You’ve grown up and can make your own decisions. I know you must have your reasons for doing this. It’s just... Mom hopes you’re not being so impulsive with Meng Chuyan out of spite or showing off to Shi Nian and Huangfu Huazhang."
Tang Yanqing nodded with lowered eyes: "Mom, although your son was reckless when young, he has always had his own opinion on matters. Rest assured, your son won’t act recklessly."
With the conversation reaching this point, Shen Wan could only stand up and leave.
At the door, she reminded: "We have a house on the mountain too; don’t always stay in hotels. Even though hotels are convenient, nothing is as comfortable as your own house."
Tang Yanqing agreed, sending Shen Wan to the door. There, he saw a fresh-faced young girl standing by the greenery at the entrance. From afar, she looked like a high school girl. Wearing no makeup, dressed only in simple velvet sportswear and plain white sneakers. She waited until Tang Yanqing and Shen Wan finished talking before turning towards him, her bright eyes gazing at Tang Yanqing for a moment. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Tang Yanqing paused, quickly stepped forward to hold her wrist gently: "Why did you come?"
This washed-out young girl was actually Meng Chuyan.
She blushed a little, feeling shy, but bravely walked up to Shen Wan and bowed: "Hello, Auntie."
Shen Wan did not recognize her at first, eyeing her up and down before hesitantly asking: "Are you... Meng Chuyan?"
With her watery eyes and plain face, Meng Chuyan looked even more fresh and captivating, appearing gentle and pitiful.
"It might be presumptuous, but since Auntie is here, I should come and greet you respectfully."
Shen Wan looked up and down at Meng Chuyan, couldn’t help but sigh softly: "Child, you are considerate."
Shen Wan got into the car and left, Tang Yanqing and Meng Chuyan stood shoulder to shoulder on the steps seeing her off.
When the car was far away and no longer visible, Tang Yanqing tilted his head to look at her: "How did you know my mom was here?"
Meng Chuyan quietly looked up at him. The girl without embellishment, with a gaze more direct and clear, made it hard for Tang Yanqing to evade.
She said: "Did you think I was here to please your mother? You really overthought it. It’s just that on the way you were always looking out for me, so when your mother arrived, it was only polite to greet her, that’s all."
Tang Yanqing raised his brows: "Did Little Sound tell you my mom was here?"
Earlier, Shen Wan just stood in the hall, and he hadn’t called out from afar, so it was impossible for Meng Chuyan to recognize her.
Meng Chuyan snorted: "Mr. Luo didn’t intentionally tell me, he just mentioned in the elevator that ’Auntie seemed unhappy’. I guessed from that, it wasn’t hard to figure out she was your mother." She raised her eyebrows and met Tang Yanqing’s eyes: "Moreover, your mother is a celebrity herself and has also appeared on television with your father more than once these months. What’s strange about me recognizing her?"
Tang Yanqing squinted at her eyes and then slowly smiled: "Indeed, it’s really hard for us in the Tang Family to escape the public’s eye."
This sounded a bit like boasting about family status, so Meng Chuyan just gave a casual hum, not particularly enthusiastic, and took the lead back to the hotel lobby.
