Chapter 104: Yiren, Like Water, Encircles My Heart
On the way out of Haiwan Cemetery.
Lin Lang drove the black Audi A6 sedan, and the beautiful financial magnate Chu Yiren, contrary to her habit, did not sit in the back seat, but sat in the passenger seat as his girlfriend.
The very thoughtful Lin Lang draped his suit jacket over Chu Yiren and turned on the car's warm air, fearing that Chu Yiren might catch a cold from being drenched in the rain with wet clothes.
While driving, Lin Lang tried to find some light topics to distract Chu Yiren and prevent her from falling deeper into her sadness.
Chu Yiren could tell that Lin Lang was trying his best to cheer her up.
Although Chu Yiren was too sad to speak at the moment, she was considerate of Lin Lang's feelings and engaged in an awkward, desultory conversation with him.
Chu Yiren looked at the scenery outside the car window and asked, "A Lang, your driving route is neither back to Chu Residence nor to Chu Group Headquarters. Where are you taking me?"
Lin Lang replied in a half-joking manner, "My dear, are you perhaps afraid that I'll sell you?"
Chu Yiren proudly retorted, "I, your big sister, am a gold mine. You possess a gold mine with more money than you could spend in eight lifetimes, so why would you sell me?!"
"Sister Yiren, you don't think I'm with you because you're the Chu Group heiress, do you?!"
Unexpectedly, Chu Yiren replied, "If you were with me for money, I'd give you one or two hundred million in pocket money a year and keep you at home like a canary. I'd be even happier then."
"If you don't rely on your big sister's financial power and can earn money yourself, then you're out 'waving' every day with many women around you, and I'd be more worried."
"It's better for this young lady to spend one or two hundred million a year to keep you, using money to control you subtly for a lifetime, so you don't go out 'waving' every day under the guise of work and socializing."
"Indeed, you wealthy financial magnates all like to solve problems with the power of money."
Chu Yiren said, "That's right! Problems that can be solved with money are not problems at all."
Lin Lang said, "Although I have the ability to eat soft rice with a hard bite, earning money for me is as simple as walking and chewing gum at the same time. I don't need my big sister to support me~"
"My love for Sister Yiren is pure and innocent. Wahaha purified water isn't as pure as my love for you!"
"Hehe..." A smile finally appeared on Chu Yiren's face.
Seeing the smile on Chu Yiren's face, Lin Lang also became much happier.
When Wahaha purified water was mentioned, Lin Lang's mind reflexively thought of Wang Leehom's song "the only," so he asked while driving, "My dear, shall I sing you a song a cappella?!"
Chu Yiren replied, "Okay! Is it a new song you wrote for me?"
Lin Lang replied boastfully, "Yes! The name of this song is 'the only.' I'll sing it a cappella for you!"
The haggard Chu Yiren forced a faint smile, trying to accommodate Lin Lang and show anticipation. It was clear she cared deeply about Lin Lang's feelings.
The heavy rain was still pouring, and the car's wipers swayed rhythmically.
Lin Lang drove while looking ahead and sang the song "the only" a cappella, which had not yet been released in the millennium. It was a win-win, allowing him to show off and cheer Chu Yiren up.
Lin Lang sang "the only" a cappella with a breathy, half-dead voice, and it had that distinct flavor from the very first note.
Lin Lang's very magnetic voice, coupled with the deep emotional singing style and lyrics, captivated Chu Yiren, further solidifying Lin Lang's image as a devoted lover.
How clear my sky is
Transparent promises
Are the air of the past
It's you holding my hand
But your smile
Is unclear
Has a star changed its heart?
All the past wishes
Have been abandoned
Lately, I can't breathe
Even my own shadow
Wants to escape
Oh baby
You are my the only
Both worlds are distorted
How easy is it to go back?
I'm sure you are my the only
Talking to the phone alone saying I love you
I truly love you
Baby
I can't love you any more
Has a star changed its heart?
All the past wishes
You have abandoned them all
Lately, I can't breathe
Even my own shadow
Wants to escape, escape...
Chu Yiren clapped her hands without hesitation, as if she had just heard a confession song. She genuinely found it beautiful, forcing a faint smile on her face, touched by the lyric "You are my the only."
"Beautiful!"
"A Lang, this song of yours is so good, and the lyrics are excellent. It would be a pity not to release a music album!"
Lin Lang, holding the steering wheel, replied, "Then I'll record an album for you later."
Chu Yiren looked at Lin Lang as if he were a puzzle and asked, "A Lang, how do you manage to be both a scumbag and deeply affectionate?"
Lin Lang pretended to be calm and retorted, "My dear, why do you ask that?"
"Just now I smelled a woman's perfume on you, and now you're singing such a heartfelt song to me. What is that if not both a scumbag and deeply affectionate?"
Lin Lang replied in a half-joking manner, "Even if my body has been defiled by other women, my soul remains pure!"
"Heh..."
"A Lang, are you trying to be funny with me?" Chu Yiren sneered.
Lin Lang chuckled awkwardly, "Yes, my dear! I'm trying everything to make you happier."
Chu Yiren narrowed her eyes and forced a smile, replying, "Your cold joke isn't funny at all. Which woman dares to defile your body? I guarantee she won't see tomorrow's sun."
Lin Lang wiped away cold sweat after hearing that and weakly said, "Don't tell me your wealthy financial families are all connected to international assassination organizations, taking money to do your dirty work?"
Chu Yiren retorted, "Are you scared?"
Lin Lang replied guiltily, "I'm so clean-living, what am I afraid of?"
"Not scared! Hehe..."
"Really not scared?"
"Really not scared." Lin Lang broke out in a cold sweat.
Chu Yiren suddenly said sadly, "In this world of rampant materialism and moral decay, money makes the world go round, but money isn't everything. If money could buy back my father's life, how wonderful that would be!"
Lin Lang saw Chu Yiren once again fall into the grief of losing her father, sighed, and then comforted her, "The deceased are gone, and the living remain. My dear, you must control your grief!"
"Mm." Chu Yiren nodded with red eyes.
Immediately after, Chu Yiren saw Lin Lang turn the car into the Chu Group's five-star hot spring resort hotel.
"A Lang, why did you bring me to a hotel under the Chu Group?"
Lin Lang gently replied, "You just got rained on. If you catch a chill, you'll get a cold. I'll take you to soak in a hot spring to expel the dampness that has entered your body, and also to relieve the fatigue from these past few days of handling the funeral."
"A Lang, you're so thoughtful."
"But how do I feel like you're trying to use the opportunity of soaking in the hot spring to see my figure in a swimsuit?"
Lin Lang was caught but stubbornly replied, "No, I'm not that perverted!"
"Sister Yiren, you'll be mine sooner or later. What does it matter if I see your figure in a swimsuit?"
Unexpectedly, Chu Yiren replied, "It's better for you to be perverted with me than to go out and be perverted with other women."
Chu Yiren, sitting in the passenger seat, raised her right hand and massaged her own neck, saying very haggardly and tiredly, "Handling the funeral these past few days has been really exhausting!"
"I feel like I'm about to collapse. Soaking in a hot spring would also help me unwind."
Lin Lang parked the car and turned off the engine at the hot spring hotel entrance, cracking his knuckles with a clicking sound, and boastfully said, "It seems it's time for me to truly show off my skills."
Chu Yiren looked at Lin Lang, puzzled, "Show off what skills?"
Lin Lang sweetly replied, "Seeing Sister Yiren so tired, my heart is breaking!"
"I volunteer to give you a full body massage after we finish soaking in the hot spring, how about it?"
"No way, A Lang?"
"Do you even know how to massage?"
Lin Lang truthfully replied, "My father was an associate chief physician at Shanghai Chinese Medicine Hospital, and when my grandfather was alive, he ran a Chinese medicine clinic in the alley for a lifetime. I can be considered to have been born into a family of Chinese medicine, and I have a slight understanding of Chinese massage and manipulation."
"My hands are those of a pianist. Today, I'll display my skills and give Sister Yiren a full body massage. It will definitely be an imperial-level enjoyment~"
"A Lang, you're not using giving me a full body massage as an excuse to deliberately grope me and take advantage, are you?"
"Hehe..." Lin Lang scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly.
Chu Yiren smiled and said, "A Lang, I've seen through your little scheme."
Lin Lang said with feigned seriousness, "I truly feel sorry for Sister Yiren, that's why I thought of giving you a full body massage. If you don't appreciate it, then so be it. Let your hotel's female massage therapists give you a massage then."
"Lest you think I'm taking advantage of you by giving you a full body massage. It's truly thankless work."
Chu Yiren replied after hearing this, "Alright, alright! I agree to let you give me a full body massage, okay?"
"But A Lang, massage is massage, you're not allowed to grope me. I'm not ready yet to give my virginity to you!"
Lin Lang's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he nodded vigorously, replying, "Mm~ My dear, don't worry, I absolutely won't take advantage of the opportunity."
"But A Lang, the more I hear you speak so confidently, the more I feel like you will take advantage of the opportunity?"
"Uh..." Lin Lang chuckled awkwardly.
Before Lin Lang could answer, a male hotel security guard ran over with an umbrella and knocked on the car window.
Lin Lang rolled down the window and asked, "What's wrong?"
The male hotel security guard replied, "I'm very sorry, sir!"
"This spot where you parked is not a designated parking space for the hotel. Hotel regulations state that parking is not allowed here. You can park your car in the hotel's underground parking lot."
Lin Lang didn't respond, only shifted his body slightly.
When the male hotel security guard saw Chu Yiren sitting in the passenger seat, his expression instantly changed, and he quickly bowed respectfully, "Hello, Young Miss!"
"Ah~ no!"
"It's the new Chu Dong Shi Zhang!"
Lin Lang ordered, "What are you still standing there for? Go open the car door and hold an umbrella for your Group Dong Shi Zhang immediately."
"Yes."
The male hotel security guard quickly ran to the passenger side, swiftly opened the car door, held an umbrella in one hand, and shielded the top of the car door with the other to prevent Chu Yiren from bumping her head when getting out, and respectfully said, "Chu Dong Shi Zhang, please!"
Chu Yiren got out of the car, draped in Lin Lang's suit jacket, and walked with powerful, imposing steps towards the entrance of the Chu Group's five-star hot spring hotel.
After Lin Lang got out of the car, he held an umbrella for Chu Yiren and walked with her into the hot spring hotel entrance.
The male hotel security guard closed his umbrella and bowed again, "Goodbye, Chu Dong Shi Zhang!"
Chu Yiren nodded slightly with an expressionless face.
Lin Lang casually pulled out a few hundred yuan from his wallet and generously tipped the discerning male hotel security guard.
The male hotel security guard looked at the Group Dong Shi Zhang, Chu Yiren, and clearly hesitated to accept Lin Lang's tip.
Chu Yiren said, "The tip Mr. Lin gave you, just take it!"
The male hotel security guard happily accepted the tip and bowed respectfully, "Thank you, sir. I wish Mr. Lin a wonderful day!"
Lin Lang smiled without speaking, intimately putting his arm around Chu Yiren as they slowly walked towards the hotel front desk.
The hotel security guard was completely dumbfounded, and couldn't help but exclaim inwardly, "Holy cow!"
"So this generous Mr. Lin is actually Chu Dong Shi Zhang's boyfriend!"
"Oh my god!"
"This Mr. Lin and Chu Dong Shi Zhang, they're both talented and beautiful, they really look like a perfect match!"
"The financial magnate's young miss, Chu Yiren, just became the Chu Group Dong Shi Zhang, and she already has a tall, rich, and handsome boyfriend. Are they here to get a room and roll in the sheets?"