diymy Chapter 19 Birthday
Chapter 19 Birthday
In the tidy bedroom, beside the bed, Lin Zheng held several colorful candles in his hand.
The female college student had a congratulatory card hanging around her neck, and a large birthday fruit cake was placed between the two of them.
The moment they burst in, the three of them stared at each other in disbelief.
Shen hope's anger visibly turned to confusion: "Lin Zheng, what are you doing here!...What...what are you two doing?"
The female student blinked: "Who are you? Why are you kicking down my door?"
"Heh heh, how disgusting!" Lin Zheng hadn't expected this woman to barge in so boldly. He pretended not to know what was going on: "Secretary Shen? What are you doing here?"
Shen looked at the birthday cake on the bed and felt like she was dreaming.
Cake? Why would you need a cake for that kind of thing?
And why were their clothes completely intact? Shouldn't they have been completely battered?
Could it be that Lin Zheng didn't come here to do *that* with this girl?
Those conversations just now... those filthy adjectives.
What's with all this talk about feeling better when wearing something, being shy when it's about to start, etc.?
"I...I was just passing by..."
Lin Zheng asked in surprise, "Huh?"
Shen hope knew that explaining would only put him at a disadvantage: "Young Master Lin, please explain what's going on here. What are you doing here?"
Lin Zheng said "Oh," and then smiled, "I'm preparing to celebrate this girl's grandmother's birthday. Today is her 80th birthday, and I drove two hours to get here. Did you also drive two hours to pass by?"
Seeing that Shen hope was stunned, Lin Zheng put the candle aside, walked to Shen hope's side, and whispered, "Let's talk in the living room."
Shen hope was at a loss and could only follow him out of the bedroom.
Lin Zheng spoke up: "What does Secretary Shen mean?"
Shen hope's serious little face clearly showed that she was thinking.
Lin Zheng immediately gave her a way out: "Secretary Shen, you're not here to catch me cheating, are you? Afraid I'll cheat on you? Is that why you followed me all the way from the city center?"
Seeing that Shen hope had a good chance to back down, it wasn't exactly a lie:
"That's right. I happened to see you chatting and laughing with a girl alone in a car in the city center. As President Jiang's secretary and now his fiancé, I have the right to know what's going on. If you've cheated on him before marriage, I will tell President Jiang the truth."
Lin Zheng nodded, indicating that he had guessed it:
"Just as I thought! I knew Secretary Shen's slamming of the door was so loud, it didn't seem like she was just passing by, but..." He spread his hands, "In Secretary Shen's eyes, is that the kind of person I, Lin Zheng, am?"
Shen hope remained expressionless, and could only apologize at this moment: "I don't know you well, and I am truly sorry for misunderstanding Young Master Lin today."
Lin Zheng raised his hand: "No need for an apology. Didn't Secretary Shen save my life last time? Don't be so formal. But... that's true. There are quite a few rumors about me in Jiangcheng, right? It's normal for people who don't know the truth to be misled by those rumors."
Misled by rumors? Shen hope listened to the key points in the words.
Lin Zheng firmly stated:
"Secretary Shen, since you are President Jiang's personal secretary and have been with him since childhood, after I marry her, we will be family. I will then tell you what really happened, but you must not tell anyone else."
Shen hope frowned. Why did his words make me sound like a maidservant who had accompanied her in her dowry?
Although there's nothing inherently wrong with it, Jiang will naturally follow whoever he chooses for life.
As long as President Jiang is willing and gives me the order, I can do anything for him.
Lin Zheng continued:
"The girl in the room is the latest college student I've sponsored. Her family is poor, and she has no parents. She was raised by her elderly grandmother since she was a child. Today is her grandmother's birthday, so I specially drove her home to give her grandmother a surprise."
"A college student receiving financial aid?" Shen hope repeated.
Lin Zheng nodded: "Yes, I've sponsored quite a few female college students who love learning but come from poor families over the years. I'd say at least seventy or eighty, if not a hundred."
Shen hope frowned deeply, unable to believe it was true.
He meant that the truth behind the rumors of the young master of the Lin family's decadent private life over the years was that he was secretly funding female college students.
That's ridiculous! Nobody would believe that!
Does he think I'm an idiot?
Lin Zheng took out his phone and showed him some photoshopped pictures, some real and some fake, but all of them had the ability to lie, so the other person would only believe them to be real.
"Look, these are photos of me with some of them over the years. I take pictures of them occasionally. They're not exactly evidence, but at least they can give you some idea of what I mean."
Shen Xi stared at the photos in a daze, her jaw dropping in astonishment.
The photos are indeed of Lin Zheng taking pictures with girls in various barren places at different times. Judging from the ages in the photos, the time span is at least several years.
Lin Zheng almost laughed when he saw her like that; the plan was working!
I put my phone away and made a very serious invitation:
"Whatever the reason, since you're already here, Secretary Shen, why don't you come along and celebrate this girl's grandmother's birthday together? Otherwise, it wouldn't be appropriate for you to leave after kicking down the door like this."
Shen hope turned around and followed Lin Zheng's gaze to the wooden door whose bolt had been kicked off.
She definitely didn't hold back her kick just now.
Soon, Lin Zheng pulled Shen hope back into the inner room and introduced her: "Xiao Li, this is Shen hope, my fiancée's secretary. You can call her Sister Shen. Shen hope, this is Xiao Li."
Looking at the girl's state, Shen hope felt a sense of déjà vu for some reason, seeing her as a child: "I'm sorry, little Li, there was a misunderstanding just now. I'll fix that door for you later."
Upon hearing that she was Lin Zheng's fiancée's secretary, Xiao Li immediately changed her attitude, although she was still a little sad inside.
"Oh, I see. It's alright, it's alright. Sister Shen, you don't need to worry about such a small problem."
"No, I'll fix it for you later, don't worry."
Lin Zheng acted as mediator: "Alright, Xiaoli, you don't need to worry about this anymore. The door latch will be fixed quickly. So, the plan has changed. The three of us will celebrate your grandma's birthday together. What time does your grandma usually come home?"
"Oh, she should be back soon! She usually goes to the market around this time to buy things, so she should be back soon."
"Then we need to get ready quickly. Shen Xi, blow up the balloons! I'll set up the cake candles. Xiao Li, go wait at the door. When Grandma comes, tell her you have a surprise for her, cover her eyes and come to the bedroom. Shen hope and I will then shoot the ribbon gun."
"Okay!" Xiaoli replied.
Lin Zheng looked at Shen hope, who remained silent, and Shen hope calmly replied, "Okay."
The three of them finished quickly, although Shen hope didn't know why the tracking had turned out this way in the end.
But monitoring Lin Zheng was her task, and while rummaging through things in Lin Zheng's bedroom, she noticed that Lin Zheng was doing it quite seriously and skillfully.
It seems like they do this kind of thing quite often.
A short while later, Xiaoli, who was waiting at the door, met her grandmother. After a brief greeting, she covered her grandmother's eyes and went into the bedroom.
Lin Zheng then pulled Shen hope along to detonate the confetti cannon, shouting, "Happy birthday, Grandma!"