Chapter 118 - 117: The Old Man is Coming! [3]

A resigned smile touched Ye Ling’s lips as he scrolled through the screenshots He Jian had sent.

To be honest, he really didn’t want to be this famous.

It had all been an accident...

*Lingxi’s Love* had made him go viral, but that was originally just to build hype for Ning Ruoxi’s new comic. And performing on stage this time had just been a favor for Duan Lingfei.

Perhaps in the eyes of many, getting famous was the same as getting rich, which was a good thing.

But.

Was Ye Ling short on cash right now?

He still hadn’t spent the three hundred million he’d swindled from Yun Tianlan!

Not to mention the shares he held in Shengding Group and the Yu Group, as well as the Drunken Immortal Inn Restaurant he had just acquired. The total value of these three assets, without a doubt, had to have surpassed ten billion.

"Don’t give out my contact information."

Ye Ling typed in the group chat.

"No problem, Brother Ling, rest assured!"

He Jian and the others were stand-up guys and readily agreed.

Ye Ling thought for a moment, then simply changed his QQ and WeChat settings to prevent people from adding him.

Although He Jian and his friends would never sell his account information, plenty of other people knew it!

Furthermore.

By now, many people were already sending him messages on QQ.

Some were old classmates, while others were online acquaintances he’d added at some point, without even a note to identify them.

Ye Ling blocked all these messages. After he was done, he couldn’t help but rub the bridge of his nose. There were just too many!

This was why he didn’t really want to be famous. Receiving too much public attention would inevitably affect his life.

Just look at those online influencers and celebrities who had almost no privacy. Wasn’t that a perfect example?

"Good thing I live at Tomson Riviera. Ordinary paparazzi can’t get in here."

Ye Ling muttered to himself.

Just as Ye Ling finished dealing with everything and had put down his phone, it started ringing again.

Without even looking, Ye Ling assumed it was a spam call and hung up.

However.

The person on the other end was persistent, calling several more times in a row.

"What the hell, when will this end..."

Ye Ling finally looked at the screen, and his eyes widened. The caller ID showed a single, large word: ’Dad’!

"Holy shit! It’s my old man!"

Ye Ling immediately answered the call.

"You damn brat, feeling all grown up now, are you? How dare you hang up on me!?"

The moment the call connected, a barrage of angry shouting came from the other end.

Hearing that tone, Ye Ling knew it was definitely his old man.

There was absolutely no mistaking it!

No one else would chew him out like that. It had to be his real father.

"Ahem, Dad, I thought it was a spam call at first, so I hung up without looking."

Ye Ling said, a little embarrassed.

"Oh, really? So my calls are spam calls now?"

"No, no, Dad! I wouldn’t dare..."

Ye Ling said, a fawning look immediately appearing on his face.

"Alright, stop putting on an act, kid. I saw the news online. What the hell is going on?"

Ye Feng’s voice came through. He didn’t beat around the bush with Ye Ling and got straight to the point.

"Er... it’s a long story. The short version is, I’ve made a lot of money. The money I sent you before was from my earnings," Ye Ling said quickly.

"I’m not talking about that. I’m talking about that girl, Ning Ruoxi. Such a lovely, delicate girl, and she was snatched up by a pig like you?"

Ye Ling couldn’t help but cringe at his old man’s words.

’That’s truly something only your own father would say!’

But Ye Ling was used to it. Ye Feng had spoken to him in this flippant tone ever since he was a child. Even though he sounded unreliable, he always had Ye Ling’s best interests at heart.

Even though he grew up in a single-parent home, Ye Ling never lacked for love and care, and this was a perfect example of it.

"I guess so. She’s my girlfriend now."

Ye Ling said with a light cough.

Although he hadn’t received Ning Tianliang’s complete approval yet, judging from his attitude, he probably didn’t particularly hate him...

’So, it should be fine to call her my girlfriend now, right?’

"Alright then. I’ll be in Modu tomorrow afternoon. You just wait for me."

At that moment, Ye Ling was dumbfounded.

’Did I mishear him, or am I hallucinating? Did Ye Feng just say he’s coming to Modu?’

"Dad, you don’t have to..."

Ye Ling said, hesitating.

"Don’t give me any nonsense, kid. I’m coming to see my daughter-in-law in person."

Ye Feng’s voice was now trembling slightly with excitement.

’Someone finally wants this unlucky kid of mine!’

Besides, that Ning Ruoxi, judging from the photos online, was exceptionally beautiful. He was naturally very satisfied with such a daughter-in-law.

"Alright then. I’ll pick you up from the airport tomorrow."

Ye Ling knew his old man’s personality and didn’t try to dissuade him further.

After hanging up, Ye Ling decided to go tell Ning Ruoxi about it.

When Ning Ruoxi heard that Ye Ling’s father was coming to Modu, she was stunned.

"Uncle is coming to see me!?"

Ning Ruoxi suddenly grew nervous, her hands unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes.

In that moment, she looked just like a girl next door. Where was the slightest trace of her usual cool goddess demeanor?

"There’s no need to be so nervous."

Seeing this, Ye Ling couldn’t help but smile.

"How can I not be nervous?"

Ning Ruoxi shot Ye Ling an exasperated glare. "This is your father we’re talking about, and in the future, he’ll be my..."

As she spoke,

Ning Ruoxi suddenly trailed off, her pretty face blushing slightly.

"Be your what? Go on, say it."

Hearing this, Ye Ling said with a mischievous smile playing on his lips.

"Alright, stop teasing me at a time like this!"

Ning Ruoxi shot Ye Ling another exasperated glare and huffed cutely. "Come on, you’re coming with me to pick out a gift for Uncle today."

"Is that necessary? My dad’s really easygoing."

Ye Ling said immediately.

"That’s not the point! Whether Uncle cares or not is his prerogative, but whether I prepare or not is on me."

Ning Ruoxi said insistently.

"Well... alright then."

Ye Ling was a bit resigned, but he had no choice but to agree.

’What can I do?’

’My future wife and my own dad are both so stubborn,’ he thought. ’My future standing in this family is probably a lost cause!’

"But... with that girl Luo Yue still living here, won’t it be a bit inconvenient?"

Something occurred to Ning Ruoxi, and she asked.

"It’s fine. Just let her keep living here. We’ll just say she’s your distant cousin, also studying at Modu University, so you’re living together."

Ye Ling waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

"Right, that could work..."

Ning Ruoxi nodded and didn’t say anything more.