Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 383 - 382: The Best Candidate

Four Eyes realized that his theory indeed had some flaws.

For Li Minli, Su Mu was also a stranger.

Even though Su Mu was particularly handsome, he was still a stranger to Li Minli.

Four Eyes was somewhat at a loss about what to do.

Four Eyes became anxious, thinking that if this method didn’t work, even if he had the information about the girl in the shadow, it would be utterly useless.

In the end, the result would be the same as yesterday, being able to do nothing but watch helplessly and give up.

Four Eyes didn’t want to have such an ending with Li Minli without even having started anything.

But Four Eyes really didn’t dare to approach Li Minli alone.

Deeply troubled, Four Eyes’s eyes darted around, feeling that he must come up with a solution.

He was somewhat unwilling to consign himself to defeat before even starting.

His gaze swept over Su Mu’s face back and forth but he couldn’t think of any good strategy.

He certainly couldn’t expect Su Mu to use his looks to get close to Li Minli, right?

Four Eyes knew that Su Mu would definitely not agree.

Not to mention Su Mu’s current status, as the young master of the prestigious Su Family, how could he possibly stoop to such actions?

Even if Su Mu was previously just a child from an ordinary working-class family, he still wouldn’t do such things.

And even if, by a long shot, Su Mu was willing to "sacrifice himself" to help Four Eyes,

Four Eyes knew that if his girl in the shadow was truly attracted by Su Mu’s appearance, then he would have no chance at all.

A girl attracted to Su Mu would be able to pay attention to another boy?

So, Four Eyes’s original plan was just to have Su Mu accompany him to meet Li Minli.

Of course, it was supposed to be Four Eyes taking the lead, with Su Mu just there to bolster his courage.

Now that this plan had been rejected by Su Mu, Four Eyes was genuinely troubled.

Having given up on Su Mu, Four Eyes’s gaze drifted unconsciously to one side.

Four Eyes felt that he should still look for other methods and not put all his hopes on Su Mu.

After all, Su Mu had already solved the biggest problem for him.

Four Eyes felt that he should rely more on his own efforts for his happiness in the latter half of his life.

When Four Eyes’s gaze landed on He Qiya, who was quietly sitting aside and hadn’t interjected,

his not very large eyes suddenly widened.

Wasn’t He Qiya the perfect candidate?

He Qiya was a girl, so Li Minli would likely feel less threatened when approached by another girl of a similar age, right?

And there was another very important point.

Although He Qiya was a great beauty, she was a girl and wouldn’t pose any danger to Four Eyes.

Four Eyes suddenly realized that compared to Su Mu, He Qiya was more suitable to accompany him to find Li Minli.

But Four Eyes also knew that getting He Qiya to agree to go with him to find someone would be quite difficult.

One shouldn’t judge by the earlier conversation that seemed okay between Four Eyes and He Qiya.

Four Eyes could sense that there was still a hint of perfunctoriness in He Qiya’s attitude.

But he didn’t mind.

Four Eyes took this interaction with He Qiya as a lesson in learning how to communicate with girls.

However, he still wanted to give it a try first: giving up without even trying would mean the end of his chances with Li Minli, right?

"He Qiya, do you have time this afternoon? Could you accompany me to find Li Minli?"

Getting straight to the point

Four Eyes knew that he was asking for a favor, so he couldn’t beat around the bush.

Especially with someone of He Qiya’s disposition, if you beat around the bush in your approach, it’s questionable whether she would even pay any attention to you.

"Me? I don’t know Li Minli."

He Qiya was startled at first, clearly, she hadn’t expected Four Eyes to make such a request.

Instinctively, He Qiya reflexively refused.

He Qiya felt she wasn’t someone adept at chatting with people.

Even if the other person was a girl, He Qiya couldn’t bring herself to proactively approach and strike up a conversation.

Besides, He Qiya felt that since she didn’t know Four Eyes’ mystery girl, her presence wouldn’t be of any use.

"I know you don’t know Li Minli, but Su Mu said that if the two of us boys went, it might make Li Minli feel unsafe."

"So, I thought, since you’re a girl, if Li Minli saw that I was with a girl when looking for her, she might not think of us as bad guys."

"Li Minli would probably find it easier to accept."

Four Eyes hadn’t expected He Qiya to reject him outright without even considering it.

Growing anxious, Four Eyes hurriedly shared his genuine thoughts.

To be honest, Four Eyes wanted He Qiya’s company merely to prevent Li Minli from feeling scared when she saw him.

Four Eyes was becoming a bit desperate.

Since He Qiya was the only girl among the three of them there, Four Eyes had no choice but to ask for her help.

Four Eyes also understood that with He Qiya’s icy disposition, one couldn’t expect her to help out with talking or anything of the sort.

That was simply out of the question.

If it were Jiang Xinxuan, Four Eyes felt there might be a slight chance.

"This..."

He Qiya glanced at Su Mu, suddenly not sure how to respond.

If it were up to He Qiya’s true feelings, she had already refused once.

But it seemed Four Eyes wasn’t giving up.

He Qiya didn’t know what to say.

He Qiya wasn’t sure if Four Eyes’ proposal meant it would be just her and Four Eyes going, or...

Or would Su Mu be going as well?

If Su Mu was also going to come along, He Qiya wouldn’t mind making the trip.

After all, she wouldn’t have to say anything.

He Qiya thought of it as a walk to digest her meal, as long as she could spend more time with Su Mu.

Just as He Qiya was considering asking Su Mu directly whether he would come along, He Qiya’s phone started ringing.

"It’s my mother calling, excuse me, I’ll be right back."

He Qiya glanced at the caller ID on her phone and saw it was her mother’s number.

He Qiya knew it must be because her mother had already learned that Su Mu’s friend had found the girl they were looking for at Xinghuan Entertainment.

Only, He Qiya had no idea why her mother would be calling her now.

After telling Su Mu, He Qiya got up and walked to a secluded corner to answer the phone.

"Su Mu, could you ask Jiang Xinxuan if he’s available this afternoon?"

"I think Jiang Xinxuan might be more suitable to help me with this favor than He Qiya."

Four Eyes saw He Qiya had already walked to a rather far place and had started making a call.

Four Eyes knew that at this distance, He Qiya wouldn’t be able to hear his conversation with Su Mu.

Seizing the moment, Four Eyes mysteriously asked Su Mu.

Four Eyes still felt a bit guilty.

After all, he had just been asking He Qiya for help, and now he felt that Jiang Xinxuan might actually be a better fit.

"Xuanxuan doesn’t have time this afternoon, her cousin is getting married soon, and they’ve arranged to go buy accessories."

Su Mu had just finished texting his girlfriend, and he didn’t need to specifically ask to be able to answer Four Eyes immediately.

"What a coincidence, huh? Were you just messaging Jiang Xinxuan with your phone?"

Four Eyes had been watching Su Mu talk to He Qiya all the while, but his attention was actually a bit divided, with some of it on Su Mu.

Four Eyes originally thought that Su Mu was bored with the fitness topic he was talking about and that’s why he took out his phone.

So, when Su Mu put away his phone, it just so happened that Four Eyes had just finished his dessert.

Four Eyes’s rhythm was completely in sync with Su Mu’s.

Four Eyes now realized that he had misunderstood.

Su Mu wasn’t disdaining his topic, he had something to discuss with his girlfriend.

Four Eyes felt that at the very least, this meant Su Mu wasn’t unwilling to bring along his slightly overweight friend to exercise.

Four Eyes thought that no matter what, this was good news.

However, Four Eyes also received some bad news.

And that was the most suitable candidate, Jiang Xinxuan, didn’t have time.

When he saw Su Mu nod, Four Eyes knew that this plan of his was impossible to realize.

Jiang Xinxuan’s afternoon was already scheduled.

Four Eyes couldn’t possibly ask Jiang Xinxuan to cancel her cousin’s plans to help him, right?

Four Eyes thought about it and figured he probably didn’t have that much clout?

If it weren’t for Su Mu, Four Eyes knew that his relationship with Jiang Xinxuan would only be that of ordinary classmates.

Probably not even friends.

Now that Jiang Xinxuan was Su Mu’s girlfriend, and Four Eyes was Su Mu’s good friend,

it was based on this relationship that Four Eyes had gotten much closer to Jiang Xinxuan.

But Four Eyes still had self-awareness and knew that compared to Jiang Xinxuan’s cousin, he definitely wasn’t a priority.

Besides, her cousin was preparing for a wedding.

And here he was without even a hint of a lead, the importance of the two matters was clearly apparent.

"Forget it, I’ll just ask He Qiya for help later."

Glancing at He Qiya who was still on the phone, Four Eyes spoke with a shade of helplessness.

Four Eyes knew that if Jiang Xinxuan were to help, she might have been able to put in a good word for him.

But if it were He Qiya, at best she would only be accompanying him.

Expect He Qiya to speak up?

Four Eyes wasn’t that naive.

As He Qiya was on the phone, she was also paying attention to the movements over by Su Mu.

He Qiya noticed that Four Eyes leaned close to Su Mu and seemed to say something, after which Su Mu replied a few words.

He Qiya also noticed Su Mu nodding to Four Eyes, but she had no idea what that meant.

After Su Mu nodded, Four Eyes glanced at her, which He Qiya found strange.

Was Four Eyes talking to Su Mu about her?

Or was Four Eyes complaining to Su Mu because she didn’t want to accompany him to find Li Minli?

He Qiya felt a bit shaken; if Four Eyes had talked to Su Mu about this, should she then agree to Four Eyes’s request?

"Yao Yao, are you listening to what Mom is saying?"

Because He Qiya was distracted, Huang Yuqin on the other end of the phone was getting anxious, not hearing her daughter’s voice.

Initially, He Qiya was the one who was mistaken.

Huang Yuqin had called He Qiya because she hadn’t received the news that Su Mu had already found someone.

Huang Yuqin had been waiting at home for any news from He Qiya.

But by noon, Huang Yuqin had not received a single call or message from her daughter.

Left with no other option, Huang Yuqin had to call her husband to inquire about the situation.

However, He Yuguang, who had been in meetings all morning, said he hadn’t seen Su Mu or his daughter at the company at all.

It wasn’t He Yuguang’s fault.

He Qiya, Su Mu, and Four Eyes had been on the first floor of Xinghuan Entertainment the entire time, and they never went upstairs.

As a result, the senior executives He Qiya met with yesterday had all been for naught; none had proved useful.

Having not seen Su Mu and He Qiya show up, He Yuguang naturally assumed the kids hadn’t come to the company.

He Yuguang felt that if Su Mu and Yao Yao had come upstairs, even if he was busy in meetings,

his secretary would certainly have informed him after the meetings ended.

But peculiarly, the secretary also hadn’t mentioned anything about it, leading He Yuguang to assume the two hadn’t arrived yet.

Huang Yuqin received a negative response from her husband.

Counting the time, Yao Yao had been out for several hours.

Not knowing what had happened, Huang Yuqin was, of course, anxious.

So she ended up calling He Qiya’s mobile phone.

"Mom, I’m listening. Su Mu is waiting for me, so I won’t talk much, bye."

Earlier in the call, He Qiya had already told her mother that the girl Su Mu’s friend was searching for wasn’t an employee of Xinghuan Entertainment,

but rather, someone who had attended the talent show there yesterday.

He Qiya had also said they had already found all the information on that girl.

Now, seeing Four Eyes talking to Su Mu and glancing over at her a few times,

He Qiya felt Four Eyes must have brought her up in conversation with Su Mu.

He Qiya wasn’t sure what Four Eyes was saying about her and thought it better to hear it for herself.

She hurriedly ended the call, gripped her phone, and walked back to the dining table.

"That call was from my mom. Since my dad didn’t see us at the company, they thought we hadn’t gone to Xinghuan Entertainment."

"My mom was just checking if we had found the person," He Qiya explained, feeling the need to say something even though Su Mu hadn’t asked.

"He Qiya, could you do me a favor this afternoon, please?" Su Mu asked, as he and Four Eyes, considering themselves outsiders, didn’t want to interject in the conversation about her mother’s call.

After sidestepping the topic, Four Eyes knew they couldn’t count on Jiang Xinxuan anymore.

Currently, Four Eyes had no choice but to pin all his hopes on He Qiya.

No matter how distant He Qiya’s demeanor might be,

she had a natural advantage that neither Four Eyes nor Su Mu had.

That is, He Qiya was also a girl.

Four Eyes thought that even if He Qiya didn’t say a word, her presence could be somewhat helpful,

at least possibly reducing the aversion Li Minli might feel upon suddenly meeting him, a stranger.

He Qiya hadn’t expected Four Eyes and Su Mu to show no interest in her phone call; even after she explained, Su Mu had no reaction.

What did it mean when Four Eyes glanced at her several times while she was on the phone?

Could it be that Four Eyes was actually discussing with Su Mu about going to find the girl with the silhouette this afternoon?

Or did he want Su Mu to help persuade her?

He Qiya was left feeling uncertain.