Married to the Male Lead’s Hidden Rich Brother

Chapter 28

How enviable and admirable Yan Wei was at that time! Being the CEO of Yuyao Entertainment at such a young age, he increased its income by more than 10x in just two consecutive years, demonstrating his remarkable abilities.

To think that someone who was so admired by the entire business community would end up like this after being expelled from the shareholders’ meeting? And he’s fallen in love with a woman like her?

It’s no wonder that the Yan family gave up on him.

“Brother Wei~” Although she thought that way, Shang Qiwen still needed Yan Wei’s help if she wanted to get close to Yan Ye. She could only reluctantly call him, aggrieved.

“Since Qiaoqiao has lent it to you, take it.” Yan Wei advised, “Find a place to stay for now. As for other matters, you should think about how to reconcile with your father. Otherwise, your cards will truly be frozen.”

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After saying that, Yan Wei ignored her and drove into the residential area with Zhou Qiaoqiao.

Through the rearview mirror, Zhou Qiaoqiao looked at Shang Qiwen, who was standing motionless at the entrance of the residential area, and clenched her hand.

Although Yan Wei was driving seriously, he still noticed her nervousness.

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“You have enough reason to prevent me from doing so!”

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After saying that, Yan Wei disappeared for 10 consecutive days. On the first day, Zhou Qiaoqiao called him, and Yan Wei mentioned some family matters.

The next day, Zhou Qiaoqiao sent him a message, and Yan Wei said that the family issues were unresolved.

On the third day, Zhou Qiaoqiao left a message for Yan Wei, informing him that she had found a job, but Yan Wei only replied with an encouraging emoticon.

Starting from the fourth day, Zhou Qiaoqiao stopped messaging Yan Wei altogether.

“Can you believe it? I actually got dumped because of one date. What did I do to deserve such divine punishment?” Zhou Qiaoqiao complained to Liang Jiamin.

Liang Jiamin also cried and said, “Me too! Mao Liang is also ignoring me.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao speculated, “Do you think they got kidnapped?”

The two women, who were forcibly broken up from their relationships, cried together over the phone, feeling heartbroken and cursing the two men for eating instant noodles without seasoning packets.

Then, Yan Wei showed up.

That evening, after hanging up the phone, Zhou Qiaoqiao sadly cooked a pack of instant noodles for herself, only to realize that it didn’t have a seasoning packet.

For some reason, all the grievances she had never felt before suddenly erupted within her. She held the lonely piece of unseasoned noodle cake in her arms and burst into tears.

She had never cried following her stepmother, her teachers, not having money for college, or even when she was bullied. Even when she was eventually deceived by Zhou Xiongxiong and ended up in a nightclub, she only focused on self-reliance.

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But… being abandoned by Yan Wei for these 10 days made her feel deeply wronged.

Yan Wei was a liar.

They were supposed to be a family, and even if he wanted to leave, he should have given her a reason!

She wouldn’t have endlessly bothered him. How could he just disappear without a word? We were so happy during our date…

The more she thought about it, the sadder Zhou Qiaoqiao became. She cried heartbrokenly, and suddenly, she heard the doorbell.

Holding the pack of instant noodles in her hand, she walked to the door and peeped through the peephole.

Ah! It looks like Yan Wei!

Turning her sadness into anger, Zhou Qiaoqiao swiftly opened the door. She was about to confront Yan Wei but in that instant of opening the door, Yan Wei hugged her tightly.

The heavy weight made Zhou Qiaoqiao take two steps back. Her eyes still contained tears of grievance, but the dark aura surrounding Yan Wei made her hesitantly call out, “Yan Wei?”

“Qiaoqiao, I’m hungry,” Yan Wei held her tightly, speaking with a hint of grievance.

Zhou Qiaoqiao pushed him away and looked at him seriously. After not seeing him for a few days, his dark circles had become even darker, and his cheeks seemed thinner.

“Yan Wei!!! What happened to you?” Zhou Qiaoqiao was shocked. Did he go on an adventure in the desert?

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Yan Wei also noticed the noodle cake 1 uncooked noodle in her hand and asked curiously, “What are you doing with that?”

“Cooking noodles!” Zhou Qiaoqiao looked at the noodle cake in her hand with a sad expression.

As soon as Yan Wei heard “cooking noodles,” he chimed in, “I want to eat them too.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao looked down at the instant noodles in her hand and said sadly, “It doesn’t have a seasoning packet!”

Yan Wei: “…How about I go and buy you another one?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao shook her head, then stepped aside to let Yan Wei in. She said to him, “I thought even this instant noodles was bullying me, wondering why there’s no seasoning packet. But when I saw you coming, I suddenly understood. It’s not because I don’t have it, it’s because the curse has taken effect!”

Yan Wei immediately understood and looked at her, asking, “…Did you curse me?”

Zhou Qiaoqiao looked at him gently, her tone very innocent. “Why would you think that? I’m not that kind of person. Let me cook noodles for you!”

Yan Wei: “…”

In the end, Yan Wei ate the bowl of instant noodles without a seasoning packet. Although there was no seasoning packet, Zhou Qiaoqiao’s cooking skills were indeed good. Moreover, with Zhou Qiaoqiao’s company during the meal, Yan Wei enjoyed it even more.

After the meal, Yan Wei finally shared what had happened during these days in Zhou Qiaoqiao’s living room.

“It’s actually not a very long story…” Yan Wei reminisced.

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On that day, he drove Shang Qiwen back to the hotel and didn’t agree to take her to the Yan family home. Shang Qiwen didn’t say anything and just got out of the car.

The next day, Shang Qiwen came knocking on the door. Although Yan’s parents warmly received her, they didn’t let Yan Ye know about it.

Yan Ye was a fine young man. Why should he settle for second best?

Shang Qiwen faced resistance and left. Coincidentally, on the same day, Shan Lingtong found out that she was pregnant, which made the family ecstatic. They didn’t care anymore that Shan Lingtong was from the entertainment industry.

The two members of the Yan family thought of bringing Shan Lingtong to the house for proper care, but Yan Ye strongly opposed it. He also found out about Shang Qiwen’s visit from the nanny and insisted on going to find her.

Yan Wei initially didn’t want to get involved in these matters, but seeing how Yan Ye was making a scene, he decided to teach him a lesson and gave him a beating as a wake-up call.

As a result, Yan Ye was relentless in his pursuit of Shang Qiwen, struggling and accidentally pushing Dan Lingtong in the process.

Well, the child was gone just like that…

This incident became a trigger for multiple conflicts, and the Yan family, seeing their legitimate grandchild suddenly gone, couldn’t help but berate Yan Wei without any filter.

Yan Ye, on the other hand, was completely stunned and acted as if nothing had happened.

As a result, the matter regarding the child stirred up a lot of turmoil for a few days.

Then, Shang Qiwen descended from the sky, not knowing where she got the information from, saying that Yan Wei knew about a crucial stock contract that Yan’s grandfather was working on.

It turns out Yan’s grandfather had kept a contract in the safe, stating that the person who gave birth to the first legitimate grandson of the Yan family would inherit 15% of his shares.

Yan Ye was completely stunned and asked Yan Wei if he really knew about it.

Surprisingly, Yan Wei did know about it. He wasn’t the type to deny things, so he admitted it.

Well then! The situation escalated. From a simple fight and accidental loss of a child, it escalated to a power struggle and harming a brother for the sake of family inheritance.

Yan’s parents were thunderstruck upon hearing this. They accused Yan Wei of being heartless and cruel.

“This is too much! They’d rather believe Shang Qiwen’s side of the story than believe you!” Zhou Qiaoqiao’s blood boiled as she stood in solidarity with Yan Wei.

Yan Wei felt the coldness in his heart gradually dissipate as Zhou Qiaoqiao got angry for him. He smiled sincerely and said, “I do know.”

“You knowing is one thing, but believing Shang Qiwen is another. Besides, I believe you,” Zhou Qiaoqiao replied, puzzled.

“Why do you believe me?” Yan Wei raised an eyebrow.

Zhou Qiaoqiao responded with surprise, “Why wouldn’t I believe you? If I had a child, regardless of the truth, I would believe you first. You said we are family, and no matter what happens, I will believe what you say.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao defended him with conviction, and Yan Wei felt relieved. The following words didn’t affect him as much, and he coldly said, “My parents suspect that I intentionally attacked him, claiming they want to take back my shares. I don’t care about those shares, so I agreed.”

Therefore, Yan Wei went ahead and directly transferred 0.3% of the shares to Yan Ye. He transferred the remaining 0.2% directly to Shan Lingtong.

He made it clear that Shan Lingtong lost her child because of the fight between him and Yan Ye, so he considered the money as compensation for Shan Lingtong.

“I left the company alone, and it has been 10 days since then. Finally, I figured it all out,” Yan Wei concluded.

As Yan Wei’s voice fell, Zhou Qiaoqiao hugged him and comforted him, saying, “You’ve been through a lot.”

Yan Wei held her tightly and said, “It’s not difficult. I’m glad I met you before all this happened. I’ve been wanting to figure things out and come back to you. I…”

“It’s alright, Yan Wei. I found a job,” Zhou Qiaoqiao interrupted him. She released her hold on him and sat across from him, saying seriously, “Even if you don’t have a job, we can manage and live our lives frugally.”

Yan Wei responded, “…No, don’t worry. Even now, I have some money. And I have a job, so I won’t be penniless.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao asked, “By the way, where do you live?”

Yan Wei rubbed his belly and said, “I’ll live here with you! I have nowhere else to go.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao immediately stood up with a frown and said, “Didn’t you just say you have money?”

Yan Wei: “…” He thought for a moment and suddenly wore a pained expression. “Those were just words of self-comfort, and you believed them too.” He smiled sadly and said reluctantly, “If you dislike me having nothing, I won’t blame you.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao looked shocked and quickly explained, “I don’t.”

Yan Wei smiled faintly, reached out to touch her bald head, and said, “Well, in that case, I won’t be polite.”

Zhou Qiaoqiao: “…” Huh?


Sansukini: Yan Wei is such a schemer. Time to sell poor for the sake of cohabitation.

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6 Comments

  1. Devi
    Devi

    1. Yan Wei is really “sabotaging” Mao Liang’s date after ZQQ praised him looking good in casual clothes. Poor Mao Liang and LJM. 😂😂😂
    2. There’s something wrong with the Yan Parents’s brain. Or they might get it from the fictional author. Why did they instantly blame YW for the lost child? He’s fighting for SLT and her child while YY fighting to abandoned them and pursue another woman. And the one who accidentally pushed SLT (which led to miscarriage) was YY, not YW. Just because YW know about the Old Master Yan’s inheritance will? 🙄🙄🙄

      1. chronos5884

        Agreed. When people are biased to the extreme, they believe the one they’re biased towards walks on water, and the one they are biased against is a demon from the abyss out to ruin them with literally not a single redeeming quality. All of their redeeming qualities have to be a deception, or a pretty skin covering the ugly truth beneath. Basically, if you like someone, even their out of tune singing is cute. If you dislike someone, even their pitch perfect soulful singing is auto-tuned or soulless.