39. Min Ran Yu Zhong[footnote]Raw 闵然于钟(Mǐn rán yú zhōng); google gave me “Min Ran loved Zhong”(but who is Zhong?)and yabla basically saying all these words is surnames except 然 which is means; correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly. Until I know the exact meaning of this words, I will use pinyin for the meantime~[/footnote]+ Fainted
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Shen Ran quietly moved around to stand next to Tia, and then discreetly grabbed the phone that she had placed under the table.
Tia who was pretending not to seen anything, was startled and turned around awkwardly to look at Shen Ran, giving him a nervous, awkward smile and said, “Hello, Young Master Shen Ran… heh, heh…”
Shen Ran: ……
This Tia doesn’t seem very smart, does she?
Shen Ran glanced at Min Hongru, who was standing not far away, seemingly chatting animatedly with several young women, then gave Tia a signal and went out to the garden.
As soon as they arrived in the garden, before Shen Ran could even say anything, Tia immediately backed down.
She folded her hands and said, “Um… Young Master, I had no malicious intent. I won’t share the photos with anyone; I just want to keep them for my own personal enjoyment.”
Shen Ran frowned and said, “What kind of hobby is that? Watching someone else cut a cake?”
After hesitating for a long time, Tia finally said, “No, no, that’s not it…Ai, okay then!”
She seemed to have finally made up her mind and said, “Actually, I’m the president of the fan club Min Ran Yu Zhong [footnote]Cough, the title… it seem to be a fan club name, cough. Anyway, I still don’t understand how are they come up with that name 55555[/footnote]. We fans are always craving for any positive news about them, but the official account never gives us any good news, only bad news. Coincidentally, I was working as a live streamer on a small website when I met someone who claimed he could take me to Mr. Min’s birthday party to experience some high-level social events. Originally, I didn’t want to go; I didn’t know if he was a scammer. But the official invitation was too tempting, so I followed along. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be Min Hongru himself, and he actually brought me in! I thought, if I didn’t document this amazing opportunity, I’d be letting down all the members of the Min Ran Yu Zhong fan club! Official updates like this are so rare; we’ve been waiting for something like this for ages! I was so excited, I just kept recording everything…”
Shen Ran: ？？？
What’s all this stuff?
Shen Ran asked with a puzzled expression, “What does ‘Min Ran Yu Zhong’ mean?”
Tia said shyly, “It’s just the nickname for the Min Xingchuan and Shen Ran ship; we’re CP fans Min Ran Yu Zhong.”[footnote]There you go. Though I still don’t understand what Yu Zhong means…[/footnote]
Shen Ran: ！！！
What kind of bizarre CP was this? People will ship literally any pairing, it seems.
He took a deep breath and asked, “What did you manage to film?”
Tia obediently handed over her phone and showed him the video she had just taken; the cake-cutting scene.
In the scene, Shen Ran looked at Min xingchuan with an admiring expression, and although Min Xingchuan appeared indifferent, he didn’t push Shen Ran away.
From this video, one can only see the deep affection that Shen Ran has for Min Xingchuan, but it doesn’t reveal any signs of their strained relationship.
Only Shen Ran himself knew that, although he and Min Xingchuan appeared to be a perfectly harmonious couple in front of others, their relationship had cracks within it, and they were not truly a good match.
Shen Ran sighed, but didn’t delete the video, and then returned the phone to Tia.
Tia looked at Shen Ran in surprise and asked, “Young Master, you’re not angry anymore?”
Shen Ran shrugged and said, “Don’t tell anyone else about this. And, don’t ship this pair, or you might get hurt.”
Tia exclaimed excitedly, her face beaming with joy: “It won’t! The young master’s sincere feelings will surely be recognized by Heaven, and you and Mr. Min will live happily together until old age!”
Shen Ran rubbed his temples. Never mind, let’s not hurt this poor girl any further.
Tia persisted in asking to add Shen Ran as a friend on WeChat, and after finally persuaded him, she happily went back to increased her knowledge and experience.
Shen Ran was also surprised to find that the top female streamer on their Mangzhong Live Broadcast entertainment platform had such a unique style.
Initially, when he saw that she had so many wealthy sponsors, he thought she was just a materialistic girl.
This came as quite a surprise to him.
He simply turned around, took out his phone, and searched for “Min Ran Yu Zhong” online. Sure enough, he found a fan forum and even a fan group dedicated to that particular shipping pairing.
These days, it seems there were fans for even the most obscure and unlikely CP.
How would this little friends feel if he told them that their house had caught fire?
Thinking about the 666 little stars he folded for Min Xingchuan, it was basically just two sets of 333. That doesn’t seemed like a good omen at all.
Does that mean they were going to split up and go their separate ways[footnote]Raw 一拍两散( yī pāi liǎng sàn); (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom) to separate. I think this is also a word play for the previous paragraph; 两散(liǎng sàn)=两三（Liǎng sān）= 2 set of 333[/footnote]?
When Shen Ran returned to the banquet hall, Min Xingchuan already had everyone seated, and the banquet had begun.
Several prominent figures from H City were seated in private rooms, while the younger generation went to the second floor. The mid-level executives from various influential families, who needed to exchange resources, were seated on the first floor; amidst the clinking of glasses and pleasant conversation, deals worth tens of billions of yuan were likely to be struck.
Everyone will be grateful to the Min family for arranging this opportunity, so the businesses of the Min family will receive full support from all those present in the future.
The only one who didn’t attend was Shen Cheng; he sent Shen Jue in his place, thus allowing himself to avoid the hassle.
The Shen family’s business has been developing steadily over the past two years, and this cruise ship was now sailing smoothly on its course.
Shen Ran hesitated between the first and second floors, unsure where to sit.
He didn’t want to go with Min Xingchuan and sit with a bunch of important figures, having to suppress his true feelings all the time; it would be too uncomfortable.
But after searching for a long time, he couldn’t find Ruan Letian; he probably had been taken to a private room by Shen Jue.
He sent a message to Ruan Letian: “Where are you? Come and keep me company ah!”
Ruan Letian replied, “Ugh, this is so annoying! I accompany big brother in the private room, I don’t want to stay here!”
Shen Ran replied, “Then come out! I found the garden at the back is very quiet, and there’s a beach too—it’s really beautiful!”
Ruan Letian responded quickly: “Okay! Wait for me, I’ll be there right away.”
In situations like this, in the past, Shen Ran would always follow Min Xingchuan around like a shadow, which often led to many embarrassing situations.
Today, Shen Ran acted completely out of character; he disappeared without a trace.
Min Xingchuan, who had been quite worried before, breathed a sigh of relief, but for some reason, he also felt a subtle sense of anticipation.
He has never received little stars in his entire life, and he wonders when Shen Ran will give the little stars to him.
In that brief moment, Min Xingchuan’s attention wandered.
The middle-aged man with a potbelly next to him raised his glass and said to him, “Mr. Min, you’ve been very successful lately; we hope you’ll continue to be kind and suportive in the future!”
Min Xingchuan raised his glass and toasted with him, saying, “Mr. Jin is being too modest. Our company has had extensive business dealings with you, all thanks to your continued support and patronage.”
Mr. Jin, a prosperous-looking man, laughed heartily, revealing two gleaming gold teeth in his mouth.
He took a sip of his drink and said, “Ai, actually, I came here today with a specific mission!”
Min Xingchuan seemed thoughtful for a moment, then looked up and asked, “Did my father contact you?”
Mr. Jin smiled again and said, “There’s nothing that Mr. Min can’t find out. I couldn’t bring it up while Old Master Min was here, but now that he’s gone, I can finally tell you about this matter.”
Old Master Min felt unwell and went to his room by the courtyard to take a nap.
If he starts talking about Min Hongru here, it was likely to cause a lot of commotion.
Min Xingchuan remained calm and composed, and asked, “I know you and my father have been good friends for many years, but if he has any business, he can contact me directly. It seems like I’m the one who’s being neglectful as his son.”
This remark made Mr. Jin feel a bit embarrassed; everyone in H City knows that Min Hongru always felt inferior to Min Xingchuan.
Although Min Xingchuan called him “Dad,” he never truly considered him to be his real father.
Similarly, Min Hongru has never truly been a real father in the proper sense of the word.
Don’t know if it was because he was getting older, but he made an effort to express goodwill to Min Xingchuan a few times in the past two years.
However, he had four children; besides Min Xingchuan, he had three illegitimate children, all with different mothers.
Perhaps he felt he couldn’t fully compensate for what he had done, so he decided to spoil that one child as much as possible.
That one child was Min Yichen, the one who had poor health since childhood; he was born prematurely and was sickly from a very young age.
Now that he was 18, his health hasn’t improved much; he still get sick every few days.
Old Jin came here this time specifically for Min Yichen’s matter. He wanted Min Xingchuan to help his younger brother, not for any other reason, but simply because Min Yichen also has a Fertile Constitution; he wanted Min Xingchuan to help his brother find a suitable marriage partner.
Old Jin chuckled and said, “You know, in Old Min’s circle of friends, it’s hard to find a suitable match. They’re all like him—full of devious schemes. He wouldn’t want to put his own son into a dangerous situation, especially since Xiao Yi is such a well-behaved boy and has never bothered you. This is just a small favor for you, and it would also help him fulfill a wish.”
Min Xingchuan has never met his father’s illegitimate son, who was supposedly his youngest child.
Min Hongru was in his early fifties. He finally learned how to be a good father at the age of fifty, and he compensated his youngest son for everything his other children had missed out on.
Seeing that everyone was whispering quietly to each other, Ruan Letian took the opportunity to get up and sneak out.
Shen Jue saw this and smiled helplessly. He figured the youth was probably getting restless, so he didn’t bother to say anything more.
After Ruan Letian left, he quietly sent a message to Shen Ran: “Ranran, where are you? Big news! Min Hongru wants Min Xingchuan to be a matchmaker for Min Yichen! I wonder who he has his eye on.”
However, a long time had passed since Ruan Leitian sent the message, but Shen Ran hadn’t replied yet.
He frowned, then called Shen Ran, but there was no one answered.
Inside the private room, Lao Jin was still discussing that matter with Min Xingchuan.
Min Xingchuan guessed that since Min Hongru had asked Lao Jin to handle this matter, he must have a specific target in mind.
He waved his hand and asked, “Mr. Jin, there’s no need to be so mysterious. Just tell me straight out! Why don’t you let me guess who his target is? Since he’s looking for me, there must be some significant connection between us.”
Saying this, he looked up at Shen Jue.
He had a significant connection with him, and he was single; besides Shen Jue, he couldn’t think of anyone else.
Across from him, Shen Jue was looking down at his phone, sending a message to Ruan Letian, unaware that someone was staring at him.
Seeing that Mr. Jin remained silent, Min Xingchuan picked up a glass of wine and spoke directly: “You are an elder, so I’ll call you Uncle Jin. Please tell my father to drop the matter. Shen Jue already has someone he loves, and they are from families of equal social standing; he’s not a illegitimate child. If Min Yichen actually likes Shen Jue, you should advise him to give up on that idea. If it’s just my father’s opinion, then please tell him to find another way to express his paternal affection.”
Min Xingchuan would never interfere in someone else’s relationship, especially since he had no feelings for his half-brother.
Old Jin looked rather embarrassed and glanced up at Shen Jue, probably surprised that Shen Jue actually had someone he liked, and wondering whose daughter or son that person might be.
Just as everyone was still whispering among themselves, the door to the private room suddenly burst open, and Ruan Letian, looking extremely worried, said to everyone, “Something’s happened! Ranran has fainted!”
Just a second ago, everyone in the private room was engrossed in their conversations and drinks, but then they all turned to look at Ruan Letian.
Without saying a word, Min Xingchuan and Shen Jue got up and walked towards the door. Min Xingchuan asked, “Where is he? What happened?”
Shen Jue said, “Xiaotian, lead the way. Have you called 120 for an ambulance?”
Will there be progress?_(:3」∠)_
Thank You for the new chapter❤_(:3 」∠)_