Chapter 73: Chapter 73: It's up to you.

Tong Ming was startled; the wine that had been cellared for twenty-two years was extraordinarily potent.

Chen Yu had just downed a glass in one go!

However, he didn't stop him, instead looking at Chen Yu with a gaze of admiration.

"Good lad, you've got guts."

With that, he also drank down the wine in his hand.

In fact, it was only at this moment that Chen Yu came to know Tong Ya's real age.

By that account, Tong Ya had been only fifteen years old during the summer of their first encounter.

A fifteen-year-old genius girl who had already started college, and now, she was wholeheartedly following by his side.

This inexplicably added a sense of guilt to his heart.

Tong Ming placed the empty bowl on the table: "To be honest, I like you, young man!"

"It's rare to see youngsters with personality like yours these days."

"You flatter me, elder!" Chen Yu responded, then poured another two bowls of wine.

Tong Ming laughed heartily: "I came today, actually, to talk about my family situation with you."

As he said this, Tong Ming leaned back in his chair, looking up at the ceiling.

"On the day when Tong Ya's mother passed away, I was negotiating a very important contract! Career, the love of my life, I really didn't know what to choose."

Chen Yu sat quietly across from Tong Ming, listening.

Now that he and Tong Ya were together, they were family.

Tong Ming was also his elder; the least he could offer was respect.

Moreover, he was curious why Tong Ya had chosen to run away from home.

It turned out that on that day, Tong Ya's mother had called Tong Ming from her sickbed, telling him he must secure the contract.

And as Tong Ming recalled these events, tears streaked down his face.

It was apparent how deeply he loved Tong Ya's mother.

This was probably why he had never remarried thereafter.

But in Tong Ya's eyes, Tong Ming had given up on her mother for his so-called career.

Moreover, with Tong Ming constantly doing business away from home, he had seldom taken care of Tong Ya.

All this had further ingrained the impression of Tong Ming as unfeeling in Tong Ya's heart.

Therefore, on the day she finished her postgraduate studies, Tong Ya had chosen to leave home.

Soon, both of them were heavily drunk.

After all, with twenty-two-year-old liquor, even those with strong alcohol tolerance could get befuddled.

[System prompt: The host is in a state of intoxication, which may affect business tomorrow. Would you like to spend one thousand points to sober up?]

Chen Yu was momentarily stunned, inwardly complaining, "Why didn't you tell me about this feature earlier?"

Without hesitating, he immediately confirmed the prompt in his mind.

His heavy head then cleared up again, as if what he had just drunk was nothing but water.

[Current remaining points: one million, seven hundred and fifteen thousand, six hundred and eighty.]

But Tong Ming was not faring well, his face had turned an extreme shade of red, and he seemed very unsteady on his feet.

He kept talking about his own matters.

"The person I owe the most to in this life is Tong Ya. Now I've entrusted her to you, hoping you will treat her well."

As his words trailed off, Tong Ming then laid his head on the table and fell asleep.

Chen Yu sighed helplessly. Just as he was about to carry Tong Ming upstairs, he suddenly heard quiet sobbing from behind him.

Tong Ya had appeared at the top of the stairs without him noticing.

It seemed that she had heard everything Tong Ming had said earlier.

Chen Yu hurried forward to wipe the tears from the corner of Tong Ya's eyes.

"I seem to have resolved someone's misunderstanding after many years, don't I deserve some reward?"

Tong Ya's cheeks turned red, and her heart suddenly began to beat rapidly.

Is Chen Yu trying to flirt with her?

Without a second thought, Tong Ya leaned in and kissed Chen Yu on the cheek.

"Is this reward enough?"

Chen Yu looked at Tong Ya with a gentle gaze, "How could this be enough?"

"Then what do you want?" Tong Ya's face turned crimson, and her whole body involuntarily started to heat up.

"Haven't decided yet, I'll tell you later! Let's take your dad back upstairs first."

Together, the two of them helped Tong Ming up the stairs.

...

Inside an advertising studio.

Fang Yuan was wearing a very revealing red chiffon dress, holding shower gel, and shooting an advertisement with great effort.

Though she appeared to be in good condition, if one observed carefully, they would notice the dark circles under her heavy makeup.

After the shoot, Fang Yuan staggered back to the makeup room, grabbed a can of strong coffee, and gulped it down.

An exasperated Han Mintao sighed, "You should rest for a bit, daughter! You've been shooting like this non-stop for three days."

Fang Yuan shook her head, "I don't have much time left. The bet agreement has been signed. If I don't earn enough by then..."

Han Mintao felt a pang of heartache and patted Fang Yuan on the back.

"I don't know who you are really angry at!"

While speaking, Han Mintao took a script from his person.

"This is a mainstream blockbuster, the final box office won't be too bad, and I've signed a box office profit-sharing agreement for you."

Fang Yuan didn't say much, just took the script and left with Han Mintao.

There were still a few hours to reach the film crew, and she could sleep for a while in Han Mintao's RV on the way.

Han Mintao looked at Fang Yuan, fast asleep, and a surge of nameless rage welled up inside him.

She picked up the phone and found Chen Yu's number, typing out several text messages.

"Chen Yu, Fang Yuan is, after all, Tuan Tuan's biological mother, why won't you let them meet?"

"Do you realize that morally, you are in the wrong here?"

"Legally speaking, I could forcefully sue you."

"Don't forget, I have many top lawyers at my disposal."

...

At this moment, Chen Yu and Tong Ya had temporarily settled Tong Ming in the guest room.

Tuan Tuan already knew about Tong Ming's identity, but she didn't seem to care about his current state.

"Mom and Dad, now that a guest room is taken, does that mean we can sleep together?"

Chen Yu frowned slightly, after all, he and Tong Ya weren't married yet.

It seemed a bit inappropriate to sleep together now.

"Our home has three rooms, how could we not have enough space to sleep?" Chen Yu ruffled Tuan Tuan's little head and carried her back to her room.

Tong Ya didn't say much either, and obediently coaxed Tuan Tuan to sleep with her.

Just as Chen Yu was about to return to his own room, his phone buzzed with a message.

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When he had been with Fang Yuan, Han Mintao had done everything to obstruct them.

He had even introduced various wealthy business magnates to Fang Yuan, despite them being married.

Chen Yu sometimes suspected that the talent scout who had taken an interest in Fang Yuan had been sent by Han Mintao.

Now, Han Mintao was questioning him with such a condescending attitude, it indeed angered Chen Yu.

"Your daughter isn't single, unmarried? Then where did the child come from?"

After sending the message, Chen Yu promptly blocked Han Mintao.

He also blocked all other means of contacting Han Mintao.