The Billionaire's Hidden Affection

She said casually, "Playing mahjong, everything’s fine."

Huang Xiaojue fell silent for a moment, his voice very steady: "Let my mom come home tonight. My dad is very worried; the two of them have never been apart their whole lives. I’ll come pick her up right away."

"No need, I’ll send someone to take her home. Xiaojue, you don’t need to waste time. Go straight back to our place, I have something to discuss with you."

Huang Xiaojue understood; this was divide and conquer. She wouldn’t let him and his parents stay together at the same time. Clearly, she’d already taken every precaution—she absolutely would not let his parents leave the city.

He hung up first.

His mother sighed deeply: "Tingting, why is it that you two still don’t have any children?"

She paused, then asked in surprise, "We’re always flying around in different places, hardly ever together—how would we have children?"

"..."

"Last time I was vomiting a lot and mistook it for being pregnant, but later it was diagnosed as a false alarm. He didn’t react at all."

"Has he ever said he wanted children?"

"He’s never mentioned it."

Her mother sighed inwardly: thinking, forget it, forget it, this Huang Xiaojue clearly has no intention of making this a long-term thing. If they really did have a child, it would certainly be much more reliable. But between the two of them, there is no bond to hold them together—how can a relationship like that be stable?

Huang Xiaojue, it really does seem he’s already grown disloyal at heart.

She said in a low voice, "First keep him calm. Until the very last moment, don’t act. We must prevent another Old A from appearing."

"Mom, don’t worry. This time if I don’t make a move, that’ll be the end of it. I’ll give him one last chance. If I find even the slightest trace of wrongdoing again, I’ll do it myself and make sure his whole family dies without a burial place."

There were only three people in the study.

This was also the first time Old Zhang had ever received an outsider in his own home. The front door had remained tightly shut; no one knew what they were talking about. After a long while, the door opened, and the two participants came out. At the entrance they ran into the mother and daughter returning from their walk.

Mrs. Zhang smiled, eyes crinkling: "Donglin, are you leaving already?"

Her daughter Chuchu said softly, "Brother Donglin, why don’t you stay and have dinner with us?"

Before Wan Donglin could speak, the other man laughed: "I’ll pass, I still have things to do. Third Young Master, you stay and eat."

Wan Donglin gave an apologetic smile: "I’m really sorry, Chuchu, I’ve got something urgent as well. Next time."

Disappointment clearly showed on Chuchu’s face. Her mother smiled kindly: "Silly girl, Brother Donglin and the others are very busy. There will be plenty of chances to eat together in the future."

"All right then, Brother Donglin, next time you have to stay for dinner."

Wan Donglin agreed readily: "No problem."

Chuchu kept watching his back until it disappeared into the dusk. After a long moment, she turned back: "Mom, don’t you think Brother Donglin is especially handsome? So tall and imposing, with such presence—much more handsome than our two brothers at home..."

Mother Zhang was very gentle: "Silly child, that’s because he has more experience than your brothers."

"Mom, can you invite him to our house for dinner more often in the future?"

A young girl’s secret feelings—how could she not see them?

Mother Zhang remained very calm and kindly: "That might not be possible. Brother Donglin not only has to be busy with work, he also has to look after his girlfriend. I’m afraid he doesn’t have time to come visit us often."

Chuchu’s eyes widened, full of curiosity: "He has a girlfriend already? How come? I’ve never seen her."

"Of course he has a girlfriend. In this world, any outstanding man will have been spoken for very early on."

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