Chapter 789: Chapter 747: The Man from Five Years Ago

Lou Xinyu’s reaction was also within Shang Dongyuan’s expectations.

He took a deep drag of his cigarette, hesitated for a long time, and then played his trump card.

Before speaking, he silently looked up at the sky.

Sorry, Yaonan.

Then he turned back to look at Lou Xinyu, cleared his throat, and said, "Do you want to know who that man was five years ago?"

Lou Xinyu’s heart jolted at his words.

She furrowed her brows, staring hard at Shang Dongyuan, "What do you mean?"

The man from five years ago...

Could it be... the one from the masquerade ball?

"You know what I mean. If you agree to call off the engagement, I’ll help you find him." Shang Dongyuan wouldn’t have brought this up unless it was absolutely necessary.

Once Lou Xinyu knew that the man was actually Wen Yaonan, brother Yaonan’s fate would be uncertain.

But Shang Dongyuan also wanted to use this opportunity to give Wen Yaonan a chance. It just depended on whether he could win her over.

These two might just be fated to be together.

Lou Xinyu stared at Shang Dongyuan with suspicion, "My brother searched for five years and couldn’t find him, so you have a clue now?"

"You could say that," Shang Dongyuan nodded, "You don’t want to live with this question hanging over you forever, do you?"

Lou Xinyu was silent.

No, she didn’t want to live her life with this doubt!

If she found out who that man was, she would make sure to get her revenge!

But... wait...

Lou Xinyu narrowed her eyes at Shang Dongyuan and suddenly shook her head, "So you really don’t want to marry me this much? You’ve arranged all of this? If that’s the case, why didn’t you oppose it three years ago when our parents discussed it?"

As Lou Xinyu remembered, three years ago, Shang Dongyuan was still passively accepting the arrangement.

Shang Dongyuan had asked himself this very question more than once.

Why was he so eager to get rid of this childish engagement now?

Was it because he wanted to clear the way for his rightful wife?

And give that position to who? Chu Xiaoge?

He couldn’t say for sure.

When he was searching for Chu Nian, he had little hope and searched aimlessly. Even when his family arranged his marriage, he didn’t react much and just accepted it.

But ever since he met Chu Xiaoge five years ago, even though their relationship was maintained by 130,000 yuan and various interests, he was eager to clear the engagement.

This... was more and more unlike something he would do.

"I only found them recently," Shang Dongyuan lowered his eyes and answered simply.

Lou Xinyu hummed, then said, "The child really looks like you."

"..." Shang Dongyuan’s heart skipped a beat, then he smiled wryly, "Thanks."

Why did so many people say Chuchu resembled him?

They fell silent for a while, as Shang Dongyuan lit his second cigarette and asked, "What have you decided? Do you want to cooperate?"

Shang Dongyuan asked, and Lou Xinyu remained silent for a long time.

She only gave her answer after finishing her second cigarette.

"Let’s cooperate. Don’t forget what you promised me."

"Don’t worry," Shang Dongyuan nodded, then turned and walked into the house.

He had been outside for long enough and was curious to see what the mother and daughter were up to.