Chapter 52 You Don't Play by the Rules!

In Chen Fan’s bedroom, Chen Mengting had spread her clothes all over the bed.

Standing by the bedside, she savored this sweet trouble of hers.

“So why on earth are you picking out clothes in my room?”

“It’s such a hassle to fold and organize all these clothes when they’re spread out, so leaving them in your room to deal with later is totally fine, isn’t it? Anyway, enough about that. Bro, come over here and help me decide which outfit looks best.”

“……”

Wonderful, she was indeed his own biological sister.

“Stop overthinking and just go with that white dress.”

“Um… alright then.”

Trusting Chen Fan’s aesthetic sense, Chen Mengting picked up the dress and walked toward the walk-in closet.

“Oh right, Bro, are you and your wife having any relationship trouble? While I’m still around, you can tell me anything, and I’ll put in a good word for you on the pillow tonight.”

“Get lost. My relationship with your sister-in-law is thriving and better than ever.”

“Really or fake?”

Chen Mengting emerged after changing into the white dress. Her already snow-white skin complemented the long white dress, creating an effect where one plus one was greater than two. Calling her the white moonlight residing in the hearts of countless young men would not be an exaggeration at all.

That was, assuming one ignored this talking mouth of hers.

“Do happily married couples sleep in separate rooms? Bro, don’t try to fool me just because I’m young.”

“...Let’s go, if we drag this out any longer, the food will get cold.”

Chen Fan had no desire to dwell on this topic, but since Chen Mengting was on a mission, how could she possibly let him off so easily?

The two mothers had placed high hopes on her, after all!

“No way, Bro, just talk to me about it for a bit~”

Chen Mengting clung to Chen Fan, refusing to let him leave.

“Even though your sister-in-law and I are married, when you really think about it, we’ve only known each other for a few days. Isn’t it normal to sleep separately?”

Chen Fan said helplessly.

“That makes sense, but isn’t it also very normal for a husband and wife to sleep together? The worst that could happen is you just sleep and do nothing else.”

The two of them walked downstairs, one right after the other.

“You give your brother way too much credit.”

“True, but Sister-in-law is so soft and fragrant, hugging her to sleep must be so comfortable. How could you possibly resist?”

“......”

Chen Fan suddenly lost the will to speak.

“Ahem~ My dear brother, you’re not feeling jealous of me, are you?”

Chen Mengting stepped playfully in front of Chen Fan, bent over slightly with her hands behind her back, and looked up at him with a beaming smile.

“Actually, I can totally understand. After all, Sister-in-law’s bed really smells amazing~”

Chen Fan took his phone out of his pocket and played a voice recording.

“Sister-in-law’s bed really smells amazing~”

“Say another word, and this voice recording will end up in the hands of all your classmates.”

Chen Mengting stared at her brother in disbelief.

“You’re plotting against me! You actually plotted against your dearest sister!”

“Ah, I wonder how much a voice recording of the pure campus belle of Yunshui No. 1 High School could sell for.”

Chen Mengting gnashed her teeth in frustration.

“You play dirty!”

“What did you say? I can’t hear you?”

Chen Fan waved his phone around.

Chen Mengting: “……”

“Brother~ We should get going, otherwise the food we’re taking to Sister-in-law will get cold~”

“Mhm, that sounds more like it. Let’s go, and remember to bring the insulated lunch box, little Ting.”

“Okay~”

……

“Chunjiao, are you saying that if I can’t find Chen Fan tonight, it’ll negatively affect Wanyong’s career?”

“Yeah. You know how it is—didn’t you ask Chen Fan to do a few illustrations for Wan Wanyong before? The higher-ups prefer Chen Fan’s artistic style. Wanyong knew you wanted to take the initiative to reach out to Chen Fan, but he was completely out of options, which is why he asked me to come and beg you.”

Wan Wanyong’s exact words had been that no matter what it took, as long as Chen Fan was willing to draw illustrations for the main characters of *Emperor Flame*, he wouldn’t even mind letting Guo Yue'er sleep with him.

Of course, Lü Chunjiao would never repeat that. She was well aware of how fragile the inner world of this pretentious and sanctimonious woman was.

“For the sake of your future, okay? Go find him one more time.”

Guo Yue'er fell silent. For her, "condescending" to visit Chen Fan at that rundown residential complex once was already the absolute limit of what she could manage.

Not to mention that the last time she went, she hadn’t even found Chen Fan, and instead stood in the hallway like an idiot for several hours.

“Yue'er, you don’t want to go back to living those hard days from the past, do you?”

A single sentence struck Guo Yue'er’s greatest fear.

“Then I’ll go one more time. But let’s get this straight: if Chen Fan isn’t there this time, nothing in the world will make me take the initiative to look for him again.”

Chen Fan had taken the initiative to come to the company to find her, yet he had behaved just like before, starting to "wrong" Wan Wanyong in an attempt to make her see Wan Wanyong’s true colors and return to him.

He must have reverted to his old self. If she kept seeking him out so frequently, it would be terrible if people misunderstood and thought she had feelings for him.

Guo Yue'er could forgive Chen Fan, but only on the condition that he took the initiative to come and apologize to her, promising never to pull stunts like he had lately ever again. Only then would she consider forgiving him.

Otherwise, forget about it!

“Fine, whatever you say goes.”

Lü Chunjiao didn’t care what kind of mental gymnastics Guo Yue'er had gone through; she just needed Guo Yue'er to come along with her to find Chen Fan.

The two took a taxi to the building where Chen Fan used to live.

It was the same familiar floor. Lü Chunjiao stood behind Guo Yue'er and signaled for her to knock on the door.

Guo Yue'er stubbornly refused.

She had already taken the initiative to come looking for Chen Fan; if she were the one to knock on the door as well, wouldn’t that make it look like she was the one coming to apologize to him?

“No, I’m not doing it.”

Lü Chunjiao took a deep breath.

Stay calm, stay calm. Her husband was Guo Yue'er's boss, and she depended on him for her salary.

“Then I’ll do it.”

Lü Chunjiao stepped forward with large strides.

*Knock, knock, knock.*

“Who is it?”

A female voice came from behind the door. Both of them froze for a moment. Could it be that Chen Fan was... cohabiting with a woman?

“Who is it?”

The girl inside asked again. This time, she even opened the door.

Guo Yue'er pushed past the woman and walked straight into the apartment.

“Hey, who do you think you are?”

The woman was dumbfounded. Showing up and knocking on the door was one thing, but barging into a private residence like this?

“I’m sorry, my friend, she...”

Lü Chunjiao pointed at her own head to imply mental instability.

“That still doesn’t give you the right to break into a private home! Do you know I can call the police? Hey, don’t go into my bedroom!”

Having no time to deal with Lü Chunjiao at the door, the woman rushed forward to block Guo Yue'er when she saw her walking toward the bedroom.

Lü Chunjiao seized the opportunity to slip inside as well. She noticed various cardboard boxes of all sizes scattered around the living room; some were opened, but most were still sealed.

“Where is Chen Fan?”

Blocked by the woman, Guo Yue'er looked somewhat unhinged as she pointed at the closed bedroom door.

“Is he inside? Make him come out!”

“What on earth are you talking about? I don’t understand a single word. Sister, did you go to the wrong address to catch an adulterer? I literally just moved in here.”

“What did you say?”

“I said I don’t know anyone named Chen Fan. Didn’t you understand that?”

“Then why are you here?”

The woman was so angry she laughed.

“That’s hilarious. Do I need to report to you where I rent an apartment? Wake up, miss. Whatever, I can’t be bothered arguing with you. When the police officers get here, you can explain it to them.”

With that, the woman took out her phone, preparing to call the police.

Guo Yue'er ignored her. With a vacant expression, she walked over to the living room and collapsed onto the sofa.

Lü Chunjiao knew Guo Yue'er was having another episode, but she didn’t have the energy to coddle her right now.

“Ma'am! I am so sorry for disturbing you. There’s really no need to call the police, we’ll leave right this second.”

“Too...”

Lü Chunjiao pulled a stack of cash from her bag and shoved it directly into the woman’s hands.

“Actually, it’s not that late. Would the two of you like to check my bedroom as well? Don’t worry, I guarantee there isn’t any man named Chen Fan in there.”

“No need, sorry for the intrusion, we’ll be leaving now.”

“Have a safe trip then, I won’t see you out!”

With those polite parting words, the woman slammed the door shut.

“……”