Chapter 11: Yuan Is This Your Husband?

“Lin Yuan, is this your husband?”

Lin Yuan sat in a corner, rubbing her ankle.

She was sending messages to Mi Yaoyao while rubbing it.

High heels were too tiring to wear, and Lin Yuan was very uncomfortable.

Mi Yaoyao didn’t know what she replied, but she looked at her phone and smiled.

A shadow suddenly fell on her head. Lin Yuan’s smile hadn’t faded yet when she suddenly met the eyes of An Jinghao and Gong Yu.

Wasn’t this the two who had chatted her up at the hotel before?

Lin Yuan didn’t have a good complexion either. She lowered her head and continued to look at her phone.

An Jinghao, however, sat down beside Lin Yuan without a care, “What a coincidence.”

“Yuan, why are you here?” Lin Fangfei’s voice was slightly breathless, and she came over in a few steps.

An Jinghao’s eyebrows moved, “Miss Lin, wouldn’t you like to introduce us?”

Lin Fangfei, with the air of a good elder sister, said, “Master An, Master Gong, this is my younger sister, Lin Yuan.”

“Younger sister, huh.”

Lin Fangfei watched An Jinghao looking at Lin Yuan with obvious interest. The anger in her heart couldn’t be suppressed. She said with a hint of reproach, “Yuan, these two are Dad’s distinguished guests. Don’t be willful.”

After she finished speaking, she apologized to the two again, “Sorry, gentlemen. My sister has been spoiled since she was young. If she has offended you in any way, please forgive her.”

Lin Yuan rolled her eyes in her heart. She was like a fly, never ending.

She was about to leave when her phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, she quickly answered, “You’re here? Okay, I’ll come out to meet you.”

Lin Fangfei looked at her, “What’s wrong?”

Lin Yuan walked past her to go out, “My husband is here.”

An Jinghao’s hand holding the wine glass paused, “Miss Lin is married?”

Lin Fangfei hurriedly agreed, “Yes, don’t look at my sister’s young age, she got married early. Her husband is a construction worker. As for me, my elder sister, I’ve been busy with the company…”

She subtly belittled Lin Yuan, but An Jinghao was too lazy to listen to her nonsense.

He wanted to ask something else, but Lin Yuan had already strode towards the door.

Then, An Jinghao saw something that made his jaw drop!

Lin Yuan hadn’t even reached the door when she was embraced by a tall man who came towards her.

The man was wearing a cheap suit, and his hair wasn’t styled, but even so, it couldn’t hide his aura.

The man was none other than…

Their third brother.

Sheng Xiao!

So…

When Lin Yuan went out that night, Sheng Xiao had already gone to the construction site. Now, seeing him in the suit he bought, the whole person was even more handsome than the stars in the movies.

Her eyes sparkled, and Sheng Xiao took her hand, “Are you smitten?”

Lin Yuan didn’t deny it. What was there to be ashamed of when looking at her man? “It’s because the clothes I bought are nice.”

Sheng Xiao chuckled, “Yeah, it’s your credit.”

The two of them were oblivious to their surroundings.

An Jinghao in the corner, however, was like a cat on hot bricks.

This was definitely the third brother!

Thinking back to his work clothes and Lin Fangfei’s words just now, An Jinghao was certain that Sheng Xiao was the construction worker Lin Fangfei had mentioned.

Lin Yuan’s husband!

What the hell was this!

He raised his head and finished the red wine in his hand, then got up and walked towards the two.

He hadn’t even spoken when he was met with Sheng Xiao’s cold and sharp gaze. All his words were instantly choked back in his throat.

It was Lin Fangfei who followed him and said with a frown, “Yuan, is this your husband?”

She thought that a construction worker, no matter what, would have to be a scruffy man, or at least an old man in his thirties or forties.

She didn’t expect him to be such a man with such a strong aura.

Although his clothes looked relatively low-grade, the charm he exuded was even more captivating than An Jinghao, a top-notch wealthy family.

Lin Yuan’s hand was held by Sheng Xiao. As if she had gained confidence, she looked at Lin Fangfei, “Yes, this is my husband, Sheng Xiao.”

Sheng Xiao didn’t even look at Lin Fangfei, his eyes only briefly swept over An Jinghao. Although An Jinghao didn’t know what Sheng Xiao was up to, he was smart. Lin Yuan definitely didn’t know about Sheng Xiao’s identity.

So, the words he was about to say changed when they came out of his mouth, “Mr. Sheng looks like a dragon among men. No matter what job he does, his brilliance can’t be hidden.”

Sheng Xiao gave him a lukewarm glance, full of warning.

An Jinghao discreetly gestured to him, asking him to be at ease.

Lin Fangfei, however, was relentless, “Master An, you’re flattering him too much. He’s just a construction worker. No matter how much he dresses up, he can’t compare to you and Master Gong, true wealthy families.”

An Jinghao glared at her. This fool, she wanted to die, but she didn’t have to drag him down with her.

Before he could speak, Lin Yuan stood in front of Sheng Xiao like a protective hen.

She was only as tall as Sheng Xiao’s chin. The two of them, one in front of the other, looked more like Sheng Xiao was half-hugging her.

“So what if he’s a construction worker? Without them, you’d still be sleeping on the streets. Do you think your house came from a dream?”

Lin Fangfei rolled her eyes in disdain, “Yuan, you’re desperate to get married, so you just give up on yourself. Now you’ve found such a person. You’re clearly poor, but you still put on airs and try to wear suits like others. Isn’t that putting on a brave face?”

Lin Yuan said, “Sister, you’re like a chicken feather tied to a bat, you’ve forgotten what kind of bird you are. Don’t forget that you’re just a stepdaughter of the Lin family. You have the audacity to mock others while you’re usurping the nest!”

Lin Fangfei’s biggest taboo was for others to mention her identity. She was clearly…

She gritted her teeth in anger, “What, are you saying that you’re poor, and you can’t even be criticized?”

“We’re poor, but it’s better than you being immoral!”

The tall man was shielded by Lin Yuan, his face showed no embarrassment at being humiliated, but rather a hint of… enjoyment???

Sheng Xiao was actually feeling a little bit comfortable. He didn’t expect Lin Yuan, who was usually shy and soft in front of him, to be so strong in battle. He couldn’t help but curl his lips.

An Jinghao secretly glanced at Sheng Xiao. The third brother was actually smiling???

He wanted to see more clearly, but he met Sheng Xiao’s sharp and suggestive gaze. He quickly coughed and said, “I say, Miss Lin, you need to change your mindset. What’s wrong with a construction worker? No profession is superior or inferior. I think Mr. Sheng is outstanding. I’d like to make friends with Mr. Sheng.”

Lin Yuan was wary, she didn’t have a good impression of An Jinghao, “Thank you, Master An, for your kindness, but making friends is out of the question. Sheng Xiao and I wouldn’t dare to be so presumptuous.”

Lin Fangfei wanted to say something else, but she glanced at An Jinghao and was afraid that being too sarcastic would affect her image, so she stopped.

She glared fiercely at Lin Yuan, “Yuan, aren’t you going to get something? Come upstairs with me.”

Lin Yuan patted Sheng Xiao’s hand, “I’ll go up for a bit. You wait for me downstairs. There’s food over there. You must be hungry after work, go and fill your stomach first.”

She leaned close to Sheng Xiao’s ear and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, “That strawberry mousse is delicious.”

Then she winked at him.

Sheng Xiao squeezed her wrist, “Go.”