Chapter 609: The Male Lead Is Enlightened

Frankly speaking, he had been preparing for today’s Banquet for God knows how long.

It was impossible for him to abandon so many people to look for ye sang just because of a few words from her.

“Director Duan, are you still drinking?”The CEO beside him teased. “Did your mistress call you?”

Before this, no matter what the call was, it was always hung up by his assistant. But this time, not only did he not hang up, he even picked it up.

As a result, all the bosses present could tell that there was something fishy going on.

Duan Jin Yan smiled faintly. “My younger sister at home isn’t sensible.”

“Let’s continue.”

The man’s words, which were neither light nor heavy, caused the smiles of the shareholders to stiffen. They looked at each other, and someone asked uncertainly, “Still, still going on?”

Others might not know, but how could they not know how much Duan Jin Yan had drunk? Just now, the few of them had colluded with each other to force him to drink so much. With such a high concentration, even if he drank one cup, it would still be a burning pain, not to mention that he had drunk so much.

It was said that a dog that could bite would not bark. Not only was this Duan Jin Yan able to endure, he also had the ability to endure. They had gathered here today to show him off and kill Fang Rui’s spirit. Who would have thought that he would be stunned by just a few words from him.

A CEO smiled sheepishly and backed out. “Forget it. Let’s play something else. It’s so boring to drink all the time.”

They were worried that people would die if they drank any more, so the others also smiled and changed the topic. No one dared to mention drinking anymore.

This person was a real lunatic. He said that he would risk his life to accompany a gentleman, but Duan Jin Yan was really risking his life to play with them.

Duan Jin Yan also smiled. His face was pale without any color, and the corners of his lips were curved, giving people the illusion that he was as beautiful as a poison.

The drinking session continued at a leisurely pace. He raised his eyes and looked coldly at the bosses who were hugging each other. Some of them even took advantage of the fact that the hostess was drunk to rub oil on them.

A drinking session was filled with ugliness and was so messy that it made people upset. Duan Jinyan usually faced this kind of situation, but for some reason, he could not calm down in such an important situation today.

The assistant beside him had already called for the designated driver. The man’s fingers were stroking the cards in his hand as he looked at the surroundings that were filled with intoxicating scenes. The smell of cigarettes and alcohol lingered in the air. He laughed and opened his eyes lazily. After a long while, he came back to his senses, looking at those ceos, the pain in his temples became more and more severe.

The man seemed to have calmed down a lot. He threw the cards in his hand onto the table and exhaled. His tone was warm as he said, “Excuse me for a moment.”

“The wife at home is about to give birth. I’ll go and accompany her.”

It would have been fine if he did not speak. However, when he spoke, half of the people present were stunned. The remaining half did not hear clearly what he was saying.

The corners of CEO Li’s mouth twitched. He was in disbelief. “Young Master Duan already has a wife at such a young age?”

He had not heard the news that the young master of the Duan family was married either.

Duan Jinyan hummed in agreement with a smile. No one could tell if he was telling the truth or not with that unchanging expression of his.

Some people still did not believe him and even felt that his attitude was not good. They deliberately picked on him and said, “President Duan always looks down on us bumpkins who were born in this world. You should find an excuse to leave on purpose.”

These words were really looking for trouble for no reason. Everyone present could clearly see Duan Jinyan’s attitude. No matter what kind of trouble he was making, he would continue with a smile. His temper was so good that no one could pick out any mistakes.

To be honest, it was the phone call just now that made Duan Jin Yan seem a little out of sorts.

The person who was looking for trouble asked in return, “President Duan isn’t planning to come back after going out, right? Then why don’t I leave as well? There’s no such thing as leaving just like that at a bar.”

Duan Jin Yan’s long eyelashes trembled slightly, and then he smiled and said, “Oh?”He then asked lazily, “President Ning is leaving too?”

“CEO Ning’s wife is going to give birth too?”

The scene was deathly silent. No one had expected someone who had always had a good temper to say something like this. Duan Jinyan’s stomach hurt so much that he could barely stand up. His lips were pale, and this time, he didn’t even want to say anything. He took his coat and walked out.

..

After leaving the chaotic private clubhouse, the chilly air in the surroundings calmed his agitated emotions. Duan Jinyan rubbed his temples and calmly sat in the car. He told his assistant to call the designated driver away, then, he told the driver the location in a low voice.

The man sat in the car and opened the window. He closed his eyes as the wind blew. He felt like he was going crazy.

However, he felt calmer than he had ever felt before.

He had abandoned so many partners and went to find ye sang. He had even offended many company bosses because of this.

Was It Worth It?

He did not know.

But he would not be in a good mood.

He tried to avoid all information about her, and he had never inquired about her with others. However, some people were unwilling to let him go. He was the one who had asked someone to withdraw the trending searches on Weibo.

He was also the one who had asked someone to stop it.

Duan Jinyan let out a low breath. In an instant, he really wanted to strangle this heartless girl who always interfered with him.

..

Ye sang was a little drunk. She leaned on the table and pouted. Her cat eyes were Misty. Lu Qi wanted to help her up and bring her to the car, but he was afraid of being seen by others. He could only stand there helplessly.

“You still dragged me out to drink with your tolerance,”he muttered. “I don’t know how your family let you go out so easily.”

As long as he didn’t have any moral bottom line today, this little girl would really fall into his hands.

Lu Qi didn’t hear what ye sang was mumbling. She rubbed her eyes and thought of the dirt she had seen these past few days. She pursed her lips, held her cub’s hand, and asked him seriously, “Have you offended anyone recently?”

Lu Qi felt that her question was quite baffling. He shook his head and said, “No.”

He had always been kind to others. Regardless of whether he knew them or not, he would not easily offend them.

Ye sang probably knew her idol’s personality as well. She pursed her lips. To be honest, based on Shen Yanan’s reminder, the first person she thought of was Duan Jinyan.

The little girl probably realized that it was not good to speak ill of others, so she stuck her head over like a thief and muttered, “Actually…”

“Maybe Duan Jinyan wants to mess with you.”

Afraid that Lu Qi did not know who Duan Jinyan was, the little girl still gave him a lecture with a straight face.

Lu Qi was slightly stunned for a few seconds. He was more or less in the circle, so how could he not have heard of this person’s name? His expression became a little complicated. “It can’t be…”

Why would a superior make things difficult for him?

Ye sang exhaled and opened her misty cat eyes. She felt that her son was too kind to her. She had no choice but to straighten her back and start explaining to him how vicious Duan Jin Yan was.

“He doesn’t seem like a good person.”

“Moreover, you don’t know a person’s heart even if you know his face. What kind of wicked thing would Duan Jin Yan not do…”

She muttered to herself and rested her head on the table.

That’s right.

He would do anything..

That was the cold and heartless male protagonist in the novel.

Not only was he cruel to others, but he was also cruel to himself. Anyone who stood in his way would not have a good ending.

Ye sang could not help but laugh as she thought of this. She rubbed her eyes, not understanding why she had thought of him again.

To be honest, other than his cold-blooded personality, she had to admit that he was unparalleled in the world.

After all, she would probably never forget him when she grew up. The young man smiled so widely that his eyes were curved. He leaned lazily on the side with his body half-tilted, looking beautiful and charming.

What Love at first sight.

In the end, it was just a fleeting glance, but it had mistakenly entered her eyes and made her happy for many years.

From then on, he had never met anyone more unforgettable than him.

Ye sang closed her eyes and covered her eyes with one hand. As if she was deflated, she pressed her head against the table and snorted a few times. She felt that she had not lived up to her expectations.

The little girl pressed her head against the table and muttered something. When Duan Jinyan came, he did not hear it clearly and could only vaguely remember a few words.

— ‘he doesn’t seem like a good person.’

Duan Jinyan frowned slightly and sneered. His face was pale and he didn’t have the energy to be angry with her anymore. He grabbed the back of her neck and pulled the girl who was lying on the table up.

The man lowered his phoenix-like eyes and chuckled lightly. “You’ve become more capable?”

“Ye sang.”

The two words made her shudder instinctively. She only regained consciousness for a few seconds and stared at him. She wanted to retreat, but it was too late. Without saying anything, he grabbed ye sang’s wrist and stuffed her into the car.

Ye sang was stunned. Looking at the anxious Lu Qi, she explained in a low voice, “I’m fine.”

“He’s my brother.”

..

Even when she was brought back to Duan Jinyan’s house, Ye sang still did not feel real. She shook her little head. She did not expect him to come personally.

How could she do that.

To be honest, Ye sang had always been afraid of him.

He did have the ability to make people remember him, but at the same time, Ye sang never dared to overstep his boundaries.

In other words, she actually felt that she was not worthy of him. In terms of methods, she was not as good as her sister, and in terms of decisiveness, she was not as good as Huan Huan.

Every time she met him, she was afraid and lacked confidence.

The little girl was exceptionally obedient after getting drunk and didn’t move at all. Duan Jin Yan’s slender eyelashes fluttered slightly, and his face was devoid of any color. His usually bright red lips were especially pale at this moment, and there was weariness and hostility between his brows and eyes.

The man was wearing a white shirt. He raised his head slightly, opened his eyes, and looked at her quietly. His lips curled into a smile, and his skin was sickly pale. When he smiled, he looked as beautiful as poison, but his expression was a little sickly.

When he smiled, it made people feel apprehensive. If it was the usual ye sang, she would have long hidden in a corner.

However, this time, the young girl did not. She was a little dazed as she looked at him. She squatted down and muttered softly, “Brother…”

How beautiful.

She thought to herself.

She was usually afraid of his methods, but when she was drunk, she did not have so many scruples. She just followed her instincts and looked at him.

Duan Jinyan closed his eyes. When he thought of what she had just said, ‘he doesn’t look like a good person.’he laughed in a low voice. He held her chin with one hand and lowered his long eyelashes.

Ye sang slightly raised her head and could only see his pale chin. The man was exceptionally thin and had a faint smell of alcohol on him. He looked at her with a faint smile. “You called me over just to see you and Lu Qi speak ill of me together?”

Ye sang was a little drunk and shook her head, not knowing what to say.

She keenly realized that Duan Jinyan was in a bad mood, but she could not pinpoint exactly how bad it was. The little girl opened her mouth but did not say anything to annoy him.

The man’s breathing was a little short. He slowly released his grip on her hand. He probably realized that he had lost control of his emotions. He did not continue. He closed his eyes to suppress the dizziness and said in a low voice, “I called your brother.”

His fingertips pressed on his abdomen, and his body was leaning against the sofa. Most of his face, which was buried in the shadows, was as pale as a sheet.

Tonight, Duan Jinyan looked particularly cold. Ye sang hesitated and tilted her head. He usually said a few nasty words, but now he was so quiet that it was a little inappropriate.

The little girl sneaked up to him slowly and asked in confusion, “What’s Wrong?”

The Living Room of Duan Jinyan’s house was decorated like a French window. The curtains were not drawn, and the bright moonlight shone on his eyes and brows, making him look even more pale and fragile.

He looked at the girl beside him under the moonlight.

The girl’s eyes were clear and bright, and her lips curled up in puzzlement. Her lips were red, and her teeth were white. She looked obedient and well-behaved.

It was clean and spotless.

Duan Jinyan sneered without any warning and stared at ye sang. “I abandoned the East City project today, the shareholders of both families, and the entrepreneurs of other industries just to find a drunk idiot like you.”

Then what did she say?

She said to Lu Qi, “He doesn’t look like a good person.”

He suddenly smiled. The corners of his lips curled up. No one knew if he was mocking her or himself.

He recalled the time when Shen Yanan had talked to him.

The young man was obedient and well-behaved. He was not surprised at all when he learned that the two of them were in love. At that time, he only said one sentence to himself:

“You’re a very powerful person.”

That day, Duan Jinyan did not understand what he meant. He only smiled and said, “So?”

Shen Yanan looked at him and said, “Love is not suitable for you.”

Now that he thought about it, he was right.

..

Duan Jinyan looked at the bustling imperial city outside the French window with an expressionless face. He was drunk and intoxicated, and cars were coming and going. The bustling world made his scattered thoughts return to reality.

Ye sang tilted her head and realized that he was not in a good mood at this time. She buried her head in her knees and obediently did not make any noise. The young girl instinctively opened her clear eyes and looked at him.

Clean and ignorant.

She actually did not understand anything.

She also did not understand what he had given up for her this time.

Duan Jinyan’s fingertips were cold. The intense pain in his abdomen made his lips pale. However, he did not care much. He only laughed lightly and tried his best to regulate his breathing, “I know they look down on me. Back in high school, everyone told me that I was a dog raised by the Shen family. The Duan family didn’t want me, and only Shen Chuchen took me in. Actually, I was quite willing to follow him.”

But it was different.

He couldn’t live under Shen Chuchen’s protection forever, and this man had never taken him seriously.

He could only fight for it himself.

This was what Shen Chuchen had told him when he was very young.

Ye sang blinked in confusion and was a little stunned.

Her father… ?

The girl shook her head to wake herself up. Her voice was a little dry. “He has never let me come into contact with things in the business world.”

So, Shen Chuchen was planning to train him.

Ye sang thought with uncertainty.

The man was lazy. “Huh?”He said. meeting her blank gaze, he chuckled and leaned against the sofa. “Of course he won’t let you come into contact with him.”

“I know. He plans to let me take over his company and power, but before that, he wasn’t sure if he had the ability, so I was fighting to climb up. “He wanted me to show him that I’m not as bad as he imagined.”

Ye sang blinked, unable to understand.

The man’s lips curved into a smile as he explained, “The Shen family, which has both the black and white sides, if it were you, you would have long been gnawed by these old things until there was nothing left. Of course, Shen Chuchen wouldn’t let you face those wolves, tigers, and leopards.”

“He gave you the last bit of gentleness.”

Duan Jin narrated in a calm tone.

Ye sang didn’t know what to say.

Or perhaps, what she needed now was to listen to him quietly.

“The power that Huo Yuyu wants has been there since he was born. I’m different. I have to take it from them by myself.”He looked at Ye sang, his voice was lazy. “In the business world, those people like to compare me with your brother.”

“I can’t compare to his background, and I can’t compare to his favoritism.”

Even if he vomited blood in a drinking game, it was still nothing compared to what they said lightly.

In the business world, it was only for the sake of profit.

Duan Jin Yan was like a wild grass. No one gave him sunlight or rain. In the 20 years of solitude, he had only relied on himself.

In these ten years, Shen Chuchen had only taught him the way of life, death, and survival.

He turned to look at her and said in a calm tone, “They’re right. Your Brother is indeed more powerful than me.”

The man’s complexion was excessively pale. His phoenix-like eyes were smiling, and under the gentle lamplight, he was so fragile that it seemed as if he would dissipate with a light blow.

Ye sang was stunned when she heard that. She probably didn’t expect that a person like Duan Jinyan would actually be afraid. Or rather, he would be so unconfident.

The young girl inadvertently met his beautiful eyes, and her lips moved slightly. She wasn’t very clear-headed, so she instinctively retorted,

“That’s not true.”

Ye sang held her head and felt a headache. She used his words to retort him, “Didn’t you say just now that you’re not as bad as my father imagined?”

She paused, lowered her head, pouted, and huffed. Her head hurt terribly. The young girl raised her little face and thought for a while, then told him seriously with a straight face, “Duan Jinyan.”

The young girl was unprecedentedly serious, and the man was stunned for a few seconds. He smiled lazily and agreed.

Ye sang was extremely dissatisfied. She was very uncomfortable now. She didn’t like him like this.

It shouldn’t be like this.

She had a faint voice in her heart that contradicted her.

“Duan Jinyan!”Ye sang pouted and held her breath. She told him, “You used to be a very, very powerful person.”

The man was slightly startled, as if he was recalling what she said. To be honest, Shen Yanan had said the same thing before.

The corners of his lips curved as he said mockingly, “So, I’ve disappointed you now?”

Ye sang was stunned for a moment and shook her head.

She told him,

“You used to be a very powerful person, and you still are

“I’ve met many outstanding people, but none of them are like you

“In other words, you’re not worse than anyone else.”

Ye sang never lacked outstanding people by her side.

But none of them were Duan Jin Yan.

Her grandfather once said that no matter how ordinary a person was, they could still astonish others to their age.

Not to mention…

He was Duan Jinyan.

He was unparalleled in her heart

No worse than anyone else.