The little rose is so sweet and alluring, even the aloof CEO can't resist!

Chapter 236 At Best, Friendship

Xiao Ling froze, staring at him in disbelief: "...What did you say?"

Yan Bei'an: "Weiwei and I broke up a long time ago."

Xiao Ling was stunned for a long time before she exclaimed, "Why did you break up for no reason?"

Yan Bei'an pursed his lips and gave an excuse he had prepared in advance: "Weiwei and I are not compatible. We have different views on some things. I like this, and she likes that. As we talked... we ended up breaking up."

Xiao Ling blurted out, "A disagreement? That must be because you didn't give in to her! I've said it before, girls are all delicate, we need to be more accommodating, being too straightforward will lead to a life of loneliness!"

Yan Beian was both amused and exasperated, muttering, "Haven't I been accommodating to her enough? I almost gave her Grandpa, and even my mom..."

Xiao Ling retorted confidently, "Who are Mom and your grandpa on her side for? Isn't it all for you!"

Yan Bei'an: "Yes, yes, it's all for me."

Xiao Ling was exasperated: "What good is she to you? You still threw her away! What exactly did you disagree on? Talk to Mom, maybe we can still salvage the situation."

Yan Bei'an lowered his eyes and rubbed his fingers, saying, "There's no chance anymore, so don't bother making any plans."

Xiao Ling: "You two haven't been broken up for long, you must still have feelings for each other. Girls are soft-hearted, treat her well, apologize, she'll definitely..."

Yan Bei'an: "She already has a new boyfriend."

Xiao Ling almost bit her tongue: "It's only been a short time and you already have a new boyfriend?"

Thinking of something, her expression changed: "Could it be that she was with another man while she was still entangled with you...?"

Yan Bei'an hurriedly said, "No, don't guess. He only found someone after we broke up."

Xiao Ling: "How could that be? So easily falling for someone else?"

What feelings did I have for him? At most, it was just friendship.

Yan Beian chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "Don't say that about her. Anyway, I haven't been with her for very long, so we don't have any deep feelings for each other. It's quite normal for her to find someone she truly likes."

Seeing her son's forced smile and forlorn expression, Xiao Ling felt a pang of heartache. She sat down beside him, patted his head, and said, "Don't be sad, don't be sad. If it's not right, it's okay to break up. We'll find someone suitable and someone we like."

Yan Bei'an hadn't been so affectionately patted on the head by his mother in a long time, so he felt a little uncomfortable and replied perfunctorily, "Mmm, I'll look for it again."

Xiao Ling slowed her stroking of his head and asked, "Do you know who Weiwei's new boyfriend is?"

Yan Bei settled down and shook his head, saying, "I don't know."

Xiao Ling: "Then how did you know she paid it?"

Yan Bei'an replied vaguely, "I heard it from other friends."

Xiao Ling suddenly remembered something and asked, "Is it the suitor who gave her the bag that she posted on her WeChat Moments before?"

Yan Bei'an was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Maybe...maybe."

Xiao Ling patted his shoulder in annoyance: "It's clear how much you neglect your girlfriend. What have you ever bought her during the time you've been dating?"

Yan Bei'an couldn't help but say, "Weiwei isn't that materialistic."

Xiao Ling: "It's not about materialism. Why did he win her over just by giving her a handbag?"

Yan Bei'an pinched the bridge of his nose: "It's not because of a bag..."

Xiao Ling: "Why is that? Does that guy dote on her? Yes, you're lacking in that area too. All you do is play games and neglect your girlfriend!"

Yan Bei'an was speechless: "No... okay, maybe."

Xiao Ling was so angry that she gritted her teeth and couldn't help but slap his back again: "Look at you, you don't know how to coax a girl at all. Your grandfather still has your eye on her. Now let's see what you do and how you explain it to your grandfather!"

Yan Beian felt a pang of fear and swallowed hard when he thought of how his grandfather had been tapping the ebony cane earlier.

"If Grandpa hits me, please talk to him for me..."

Xiao Ling glared at him: "Now you're scared? You'd better think about how to tell your grandfather!"

Yan Bei'an muttered, "How should I put it? Isn't it just as straightforward as this..."

So, later at the dinner table, while the family ate quietly, the mother and son sitting opposite each other would occasionally glance at each other, silently urging one another on.

Have you thought about what to say?

No...would you like to say it for me?

"Should I ask your grandpa to beat you up?"

I don't understand what you're saying.

Yan Yunting noticed the exchange between his wife and son and asked in surprise, "If you have something to say, just say it. Why are you just staring at each other?"

Grandpa Yan also cast a questioning glance his way.

The mother and son looked at each other silently, making a tacit choice...

Never mind, let's talk about it after we finish eating.

After dinner, Grandpa Yan and Yan Yunting sat in the living room, chatting and drinking the light tea brought by the servants.

Yan Bei'an sat to the side, holding a cup of light tea, but he was absent-minded.

Yan Yunting glanced at him and asked, "Bei'an, how's your game company doing now?"

Yan Bei'an sat up straight and said, "Things have been going well lately. I'll be going online soon. During this time..."

Grandpa Yan: "Even if it goes online, it's just a small company. Playing games is a frivolous business. How can it compare to Jinghang Group's traditional industries?"

Yan Bei'an lowered his eyes and said, "I didn't compare it to Jinghang Group either..."

Yan Yunting: "Once your game is launched and stable, come back to the group and help me."

Yan Bei paused for a moment, then looked up at his father and said, "Dad, why don't you like my game company? It's clearly very successful, and it'll be profitable soon. Even my uncle is very optimistic about it. You're unwilling to continue investing in me, but my uncle has..."

Yan Yunting was surprised: "Your uncle invested in your company? How much did he invest?"

Yan Bei'an said somewhat resentfully, "However, it's only a few tens of millions."

Yan Yunting and Old Master Yan exchanged a glance, both quite surprised.

Yan Bei'an: "Uncle wouldn't make a bad investment, would he? I showed him the concept of our company's game, and he said it was quite interesting."

Yan Yunting remained silent.

Grandpa Yan pondered for a moment and said, "But your uncle has never been involved in the gaming industry before, so why would he suddenly invest in you?"

Yan Beian was unconvinced: "Can't it be that we're optimistic about industries that favor young people? Anyway, you wouldn't understand. Last year, that Black Myth swept the globe, you must have heard of it, right?"

Grandpa Yan looked bewildered: "What the heck?"

Yan Yunting knew this: "Black Myth is a game that features Sun Wukong, and it has a strong traditional Chinese cultural element. Foreigners are also quite interested in it, and it's selling like hotcakes."

Grandpa Yan did know about Sun Wukong, but he was dismissive of the game: "Anyway, I don't understand it. If you like to mess around, then go ahead."

Yan Bei'an: "Grandpa, I broke up with Weiwei."

Grandpa Yan: "Anyway, I'm too lazy to care..."

Yan Yunting was stunned: "What did you say?"

Grandpa Yan finally realized what was happening and glared at his grandson: "What did you say?!"