Chapter 508: This Is a Woman Who Is Hostile Toward Him

Chapter 508: Chapter 508: This Is a Woman Who Is Hostile Toward Him

"No, no, you’re overthinking it!" Wang Chenning quickly shook his head in denial. "You’re quite a bit older than me, and we’re from two different worlds. I’m not interested in you!"

Wang Chenning’s words only infuriated Lei Danyun more. "You think I’m not good enough for you?"

"That’s not what I mean either!" Seeing Lei Danyun on the verge of an outburst, Wang Chenning kept his smile. "It’s that I wouldn’t dare, so I don’t entertain the thought. Is that a good enough answer? When I’m treating the two of you, I might occasionally have a passing thought about Wu Ziyue, but never about you. It’s a purely psychological reaction."

The anger on Lei Danyun’s face subsided a little. She asked Wang Chenning again, "So you’re planning to use that as an excuse to take advantage of Wu Ziyue?"

"No!" Wang Chenning denied it again. "If I wanted to take advantage of her, she probably wouldn’t resist. But I’m not that kind of person, and I already have plenty of women in my life. I’m only saying all this to explain the situation to you. Your abilities will reach a bottleneck. If you want to break through, you’ll have to try another way."

Lei Danyun said no more.

While treating Wu Ziyue, Wang Chenning mentioned a similar situation. He even joked that the female members should get married early, otherwise they might suffer from hormonal imbalances. This would affect their physical functions and moods, ultimately having a negative impact on their overall abilities.

"I see!" After hearing what Wang Chenning said, Wu Ziyue didn’t get angry like Lei Danyun. She just gave Wang Chenning a couple of meaningful looks.

"Don’t get the wrong idea!" Wang Chenning pinched Wu Ziyue’s increasingly pretty little face and said with a grin, "I know a lot of guys like you. For the sake of your own long-term happiness, you should consider finding a boyfriend you can marry."

"I know," Wu Ziyue replied softly, her voice betraying no emotion.

The night before he was scheduled to leave, Wang Chenning went to visit Lin Anning’s grandfather, Lin Qiushou.

Lin Anning was quite happy that Wang Chenning was going to visit her grandfather before leaving Yandu.

She hadn’t told anyone else that Wang Chenning was going to visit Lin Qiushou, not even her own brother, Lin Annian.

She personally drove to pick Wang Chenning up. Before setting out, she had taken great care with her appearance, putting on a trench coat that nicely showed off her figure, meticulously shaping her eyebrows, applying lipstick, and clipping back her now-longer hair with a beautiful barrette.

"Whoa, you look so pretty today! I almost didn’t recognize you." As Lin Anning stood before him, looking at him a bit shyly, Wang Chenning teased with a grin, "You’ve got the air of a legendary beauty!"

"Really?" Lin Anning was instantly overjoyed. "I really look that good!"

"You’ve always been good-looking!" Wang Chenning said with a laugh. "You have a very striking, heroic air. Even dressed as a man, you’d put most handsome guys to shame—I’d feel inferior myself. Now, though, your face has more feminine charm and less severity. It’s a very captivating look."

Then he leaned in close to her ear and whispered, "The only flaw I ever saw in you was your upper body, but it’s already showing improvement. I’m sure that with our combined efforts, it’ll become perfect. You can thank me properly then!"

"You’re horrible!" His words made Lin Anning blush crimson. She couldn’t resist reaching out to pinch him, then said huffily, "Anyway, I remember everything you did to bully me, especially the first time. To think you treated me like that!"

"Which ’first time’?" Wang Chenning played dumb. "Our first meeting, or... that *other* first time?"

His reward was two more pinches from Lin Anning, followed by an eye roll. "You’ve bullied me more than enough as it is. If you bully me again, I’ll bring up all the old scores and settle them with you at once."

This flirtatious banter at the start of their meeting only deepened the tender feelings in Lin Anning’s heart.

When she pulled into a parking spot outside the old Lin family residence, she didn’t get out of the car right away. Instead, she turned her head to look at Wang Chenning, her pretty face slightly flushed, her lips slightly parted.

Wang Chenning understood her meaning and immediately gave her a dominant kiss.

"A reward for you!" On the way over, Lin Anning had told Wang Chenning many things that interested him.

She had relayed to him her conversations with her grandfather and father.

Through Lin Anning, Wang Chenning had also come to understand the Lin family’s attitude.

After learning all this, it was only natural to give Lin Anning a reward.

After parking the car, Lin Anning led Wang Chenning into the quaint siheyuan.

"Young Miss, you’re here!" A sharp-looking, middle-aged woman came out to greet them. "The Old Master was just this moment talking about you!"

"Hello, Aunt Wang!" Lin Anning returned the greeting before making the introductions. "This is Wang Qinglin; she manages my grandfather’s daily affairs. And this is Wang Chenning. He’s here today to examine my grandfather."

"Dr. Wang, hello!" Wang Qinglin proactively extended a hand to Wang Chenning. "I’ve heard so much about you. The Old Master has also been mentioning you from time to time these past few days. You’re certainly a handsome man. No wonder Anning’s changed her style."

Although Wang Qinglin wore a smile as she spoke, Wang Chenning could still sense her underlying coldness.

This woman didn’t truly welcome him. Her smile, which didn’t reach her eyes, made him frown slightly.

It seemed many in the Lin family still saw him as an enemy.