Chapter 181 - When Are We Going To Marry?
After Jin Chonglin completed his cool down exercises, he headed for the showers. fđ«đČewebđ»ođŻel.đođș
Lin Dong went to the kitchen for something to eat. As a celebrity, Jin Chonglin was very weight conscious and strict of his own diet so all the food in his kitchen were "healthy". Lin Dong sighed looking at the unappetizing (for him) choices. In the end, he settled for some dried squid before heading to the living room to watch TV.
Finally, Jin Chonglin appeared. His hair was still damp. He went to his kitchen and started cooking.
"Want some eggs?" he hollered to his manager.
"Yeah!" Lin Dong immediately abandoned the dried squid and returned to the kitchen.
Within a few minutes, Jin Chonglin cooked egg omelettes. He gave two to his manager and made one for himself. Lin Dong started eating immediately, while Jin Chonglin prepared a ripe avocado to go with his own omelette.
They were interrupted by the sound of Jin Chonglinâs ringing phone.
He glanced at the caller. He frowned, deciding not to answer it.
Lin Dong could already guess who it was just based on Jin Chonglinâs expression.
The phone stopped ringing but two seconds later, it rang again. Jin Chonglin sighed deeply before answering the phone. His unwillingness was clear on his face.
"Hello, Xiao Luo?"
"Big Brother Lin, what took you so long to answer my call? Where are you? Who are you with?" Fan Luoâs voice could be heard even when the call wasnât on speakerphone. Even Lin Dong could hear her.
Jin Chonglin scowled, feeling irritated. She didnât even greet him properly, bombarding him instead with her suspicious questions. "Why did you call, Xiao Luo?"
"Oh Big Brother Lin, youâre so cold to me now!" She began making crying noises.
He fought the urge to roll his eyes. He gave his manager a helpless look. "Tell me why you called."
"Iâm your fiancée! Do I need a reason every time I want to call you?! We never spend time together anymore. I miss you so much, Big Brother Lin! Can I come over to your house today?"
"No," he immediately said. "Sorry, but Iâm busy right now. Iâm planning to write my next music so I donât want to be disturbed."
"Busy! Youâre always busy every time I want to spend time with you! You donât love me anymore!"
Jin Chonglin sighed, looking up at the ceiling. He wished for more patience. He never loved Fan Luo. He only cared about her as a childhood friend and almost like a sister. Then he became attracted to her body as a lover. Recently, however, Fan Luo was getting on his nerves more frequently that he could feel his heart turning cold towards her.
"Xiao Luo, if thatâs all you have to say, Iâm hanging up."
"No! Please donât, Big Brother Lin! I need to talk to you!"
"Alright. What do you want to talk about?"
"Big Brother, when are we going to marry? Weâve been engaged for almost two years now, but you still wonât allow me to start planning our wedding. Everyone is getting impatient. Our parents want to have grandchildren soon."
He frowned. "Itâs not the right time yet."
"You always say that! When will be the right time for you? If I continue to wait, Iâll be an old maid by then."
"I told you Iâm busy right now. I have a lot of work commitments that I just canât abandon."
"Big Brother, youâre Jin Chonglin! Youâre already a big star! It wonât hurt you even if you take an entire year off or more."
"Xiao Luo! You donât know how brutal it is working in showbiz. Donât talk like you know what itâs like! Becoming a big star doesnât give anyone immunity in this industry!"
"Why are you yelling at me?" she whined. "Youâve become so harsh to me!"
Jin Chonglin closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. When he calmed down a little, he said, "Iâm sorry. I didnât mean to yell at you. I just donât like that you make it sound as if showbiz is easy when it isnât."
"Alright, Big Brother," she said. "Even if youâre treating me so coldly and harshly, I still love you."
"Mmn." He made a noise, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
"So can we marry soon?"
He scowled.
"I think that we should marry soon and prove to everyone that our families are still close as ever! You donât know how my family is suffering right now!" She began sobbing. "Oh Big Brother Lin, everyone is mocking us because Jin Corporation doesnât want to work with our company anymore. Theyâre saying that our families have become estranged and that our wedding is cancelled! My entire Fan family feels so humiliated! My mother and I are both suffering from depression! My dad, brothers and uncles barely have any face left in the business industry. Why is Elder Brother Liwei suddenly acting so cruel to us?!"
"Iâm sure my brother has a reason. Donât think too much about it," he told her.
"But Big Brother Lin! We canât take the mockery and humiliation any longer! Elder Brother Liwei refuses to give us an explanation. Even when Auntie spoke to him on our behalf, heâs still continuing to be cruel to us!"
Jin Chonglin didnât like how she was accusing his older brother. He might not be very close to his older brother especially in recent years but Jin Liwei was still his brother. He felt defensive hearing other people badmouthing his family.
"Itâs not my brotherâs fault. Heâs not the one mocking or humiliating your family. All he did was to reject your companyâs business proposals. My brother is an excellent businessman. All of us Jins trust in his leadership. Iâm sure that he has a logical reason for his decision to reject your companyâs proposals. Perhaps thereâs something wrong with the proposals you presented."
"What logical reason? He just clearly hates us! And our proposals are perfect!" Fan Luo was beyond reason now.
"Stop it! I refuse to talk to you if you continue being unreasonable like this. Stop blaming my brother, do you understand?"
Then he hung up the phone without waiting for her reply.