Chapter 54: That Person Is Not As Mysterious and Powerful As You Think

As soon as Old Master Yin left, Xiao Xue returned.

Seeing the grand convoy of Old Master Yin departing, Xiao Xue curled her lips in disdain.

“Aunt…” Lin Qingyou immediately went over and held Xiao Xue’s arm. “You’re back.”

But Xiao Xue’s attention was still on the departing Old Master Yin.

Lin Qingyou poked Xiao Xue. “Aunt, what are you looking at? Do you know Old Master Yin?”

“Of course I do,” Xiao Xue said. “That old man and your grandfather were good friends, and neither of them was a good person.”

Lin Qingyou: “…”

Her aunt’s words were always amusing.

“They were actually friends?” Lin Qingyou was genuinely surprised.

Her grandfather had always favored boys over girls and never really cared about her.

Of course, she didn’t care about him either.

Since she had never lived in the Xiao family home, she knew little about her grandfather or the Xiao family.

Xiao Xue explained, “The Yin family, the Xiao family, the Pei family, and the Ming family used to be the four great families of the Imperial Capital.”

“But more than ten years ago, the Pei family was suddenly wiped out overnight… The Ming family was severely weakened due to their involvement in illegal activities and had to move abroad. So now, the true aristocratic families in the Imperial Capital are only the Yin family and the Xiao family.”

Although there were countless wealthy people in the city, the Yin and Xiao families were at the very top.

However, Xiao Xue still spoke with disdain. “Those two old men are both old-fashioned and look down on others. No wonder they got along so well.”

Lin Qingyou: “…”

“Did he come specifically to see you?”

Lin Qingyou shook her head. Old Master Yin had come to see Yin Hanyu.

“Then what were you talking about?” Xiao Xue asked with concern. “Did he tell you to leave Yin Hanyu?”

Lin Qingyou shook her head again.

Xiao Xue pinched Lin Qingyou angrily. “Are you hiding things from me now? If he wasn’t here to break you two up, that would be surprising.”

“Given his views, if you had grown up in the Xiao family, he might have accepted you. But since you didn’t, he definitely won’t approve of you and Yin Hanyu being together.”

“Besides…” Xiao Xue got more frustrated as she spoke. “Right now, he’s practically in a supreme ruler position. Based on their standards, even the Xiao family’s granddaughter wouldn’t be considered good enough for his grandson.”

“Huh?!”

Lin Qingyou was curious. “Didn’t you say the Yin and Xiao families were about the same?”

“They used to be, but things have changed.”

“Why?”

Xiao Xue pulled Lin Qingyou into the elevator. Seeing that no one else was inside, she lowered her voice and asked, “Do you know who our current president is?”

Lin Qingyou nodded. “Yeah, his name is Lan Si.”

She had heard that when he took office, he was not even thirty years old, making him the youngest president in the world.

Despite his youth, he took swift and decisive action as soon as he assumed power, quickly securing his position with an iron grip.

Now, more than ten years had passed.

However, unlike other world leaders who were frequently reported on and discussed, their president’s name was even a restricted term on online platforms.

He was shrouded in mystery!

Xiao Xue leaned in and whispered, “To outsiders, our president’s last name is Lan, but in reality, his surname is Yin. He’s Old Master Yin’s youngest son.”

“WHAT??!!!”

Lin Qingyou was so shocked that her jaw nearly dropped.

So Old Master Yin wasn’t acting like an emperor—he was acting like the supreme ruler!

“Aunt, how do you know this?” This must be a huge secret!

Xiao Xue smirked. “Because he almost became my husband. How could I not know?”

Lin Qingyou: “…” ???!!!

Holy crap!!!

Lin Qingyou clutched her chest, trying to calm her startled heart.

“Aunt…” She circled around Xiao Xue in amazement. “Oh my god, Aunt, you almost became the First Lady of our country?!”

Xiao Xue instantly lifted her chin proudly. “That’s right.”

“Then why didn’t it happen?” Lin Qingyou pressed on.

This was major gossip!

Xiao Xue’s expression turned a little awkward. “He didn’t like me and broke off the engagement.”

Lin Qingyou: “…”

Immediately, her admiration for the legendary president vanished. “Hmph, what a blind man.”

Xiao Xue chuckled and patted Lin Qingyou’s head. “Love is about mutual feelings. He didn’t like me, so he spoke up right away and took responsibility for breaking off the engagement. At least he was upfront about it. It’s better than him marrying me for the sake of family ties and us ending up resenting each other.”

“That’s true…” Lin Qingyou nodded in agreement.

But she was still amazed. “Aunt, you almost became the president’s wife? That’s such a crazy experience!”

“What’s crazy about it? That man isn’t as mysterious and powerful as you think. He’s just human too.”

As Xiao Xue reminisced about the past, she sighed. “Actually, we were childhood friends and well-matched in status.”

Otherwise, their engagement would never have been arranged in the first place.

“Then why is his surname Lan?”

“It’s simple,” Xiao Xue explained. “His mother—Old Master Yin’s wife—had the surname Lan, so he took her last name.”

Lin Qingyou: “…” That’s it?

“Old Master Yin’s wife, Yin Hanyu’s grandmother, comes from a prominent political family with a long history of influence. She was always low-profile. After she married Old Master Yin, she had three sons.”

“The eldest is Yin Hanyu’s father, Yin Haoting. The second is Yin Yichen’s father…” Xiao Xue sneered. “Yin Haoyang, known as the modern-day Duan Zhengchun.”

Lin Qingyou: “…”

That was quite the description.

Yin Haoyang was infamous for having many women.

But oddly enough, he wasn’t a total scumbag—his ex-girlfriends all spoke highly of him and even remained fond of him.

Many of them even achieved financial freedom and climbed the social ladder because of him.

However, to prevent Yin Yichen from following in his father’s footsteps and building a harem, Yin Hanyu kept a tight rein on his younger brother.

“And the third son…” Xiao Xue shrugged. “Is our current president, Lan Si.”

Lin Qingyou sighed. “No wonder wealthy families prefer arranged marriages between equals.”

It made sense—every member of the Yin family was an elite, only growing stronger with each generation.

“No wonder they didn’t think I was good enough…”

“Sweetheart, don’t say that about yourself,” Xiao Xue scolded, frowning. “The Yin family may have wealth and power, but we’re not lacking either.”

Xiao Xue said sternly, “If Yin Hanyu can’t handle his family affairs and lets you suffer… just dump him.”

“There are millions of men in the world—if one doesn’t work out, find another. We don’t need to put up with any nonsense.”

Just as she finished speaking, she felt a chilling gaze.

Sure enough, when she turned around, she saw Yin Hanyu staring at her with sharp, hawk-like eyes…