My Unexpected CEO Wife

Chapter 849: Chen Xuan Subtly Warns Zhang Yan

Zhang Jun stayed in place and did not follow over.

He just sighed softly, some things, once missed, never come again.

His daughter Zhang Yan and Chen Xuan will never be together in this lifetime.

If, when they first met Chen Xuan, they had treated him a bit better and brought up the marriage proposal,

perhaps there could have been a glimmer of hope. Even if she couldn't replace Lin Wanxi as the first wife, Zhang Yan could have secured her place as the second wife by virtue of the marriage proposal.

Unfortunately, opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared.

And they, father and daughter, missed that opportunity for no one to blame but themselves.

They could only blame their own greed.

...

At this moment, Chen Xuan arrived at Zhang Yan's room door, while Zhang Yan was in her room eating snacks, still dreaming beautifully about the future.

Knock knock knock!

Chen Xuan knocked on the door, "Zhang Yan, may I come in?"

Hearing it was Chen Xuan, Zhang Yan quickly hid her snacks, ran to lie on the bed, "You can come in."

Chen Xuan pushed the door open and walked in, as Zhang Yan feigned a very weak demeanor, smiling as she greeted, "Brother Chen Xuan, you're here."

"Are you feeling any better?" Chen Xuan asked.

"Still a bit weak, it's probably because I'm in a bad mood, I have no appetite at all, don't want to eat anything." Zhang Yan showed a sad expression, looking pitifully fragile.

Chen Xuan shook his head slightly, "Yan'Er, I remember when we were kids playing together, you were quite a simple little girl, never lying."

"How is it now your mouth is full of lies? Are you still the Zhang Yan who used to follow me around when we played?"

Hmm?

Zhang Yan's eyes went blank, "Brother Chen Xuan, where did I lie?"

Chen Xuan looked displeased, "Did you think that hiding your snacks, I wouldn't find out?"

"Covering the head but exposing the tail! There's even evidence left at the corner of your mouth!"

What?

Zhang Yan quickly wiped her mouth and found a sesame seed still clinging to the corner.

Faced with these facts, Zhang Yan could no longer keep up the pretense.

She immediately put on a pitiful look again, "Brother Chen Xuan, I didn't mean to deceive you, I just had no choice, hoping to win your sympathy."

"In truth, my feelings are clear to you. I just want to be with you, that's all."

Chen Xuan waved his hand, "Zhang Yan, don't force yourself like this, it's not me you love, but the status and prestige you think I can bring you."

"Brother Chen Xuan, you've misunderstood, I never thought that way..." Zhang Yan immediately denied it.

"No need to explain it to me deliberately."

Chen Xuan continued to wave his hand, "I came to find you this time because I want to have a heartfelt talk with you."

"What you see is only superficial, and you don't really understand me."

Zhang Yan stared blankly at him, not knowing exactly what to say.

Chen Xuan lit a cigarette and said slowly, "You think that the Luo family and those four second-tier families are willing to follow my direction, thus thinking that I have risen above them, don't you?"

"Actually, you're wrong! The relationship between me and them is merely one of partnership, they work for me, and I provide them with appropriate services."

"For example, the old man of the Luo family is in poor health, I treat him in exchange for the Luo family's assistance. As for the other four second-tier families, there are merely some mutual benefits, that's all."

"Moreover, I will soon leave Jiangnan City, which means my cooperation with those big families will end, and they won't give me face anymore."

"And if I were to go to another place, being unfamiliar, not knowing anyone, who would give me any respect there? I am not the big shot you imagine, who can call the wind and summon the rain anywhere I go."

"In this situation, would you be willing to leave Jiangnan City with me, to go to an unfamiliar place and start all over again? That would be a tough life!"

Chen Xuan wasn't speaking the absolute truth but used this way to probe Zhang Yan.

Would she be willing to give up a life of luxury to follow him into a tough life?

Surely, Zhang Yan would be reluctant to give up her current life.

In that case, her so-called love for Chen Xuan contains factors of interest and isn't true love for him.

Zhang Yan didn't answer directly, but stared blankly at him, "Brother Chen Xuan, this is also your home, why leave?"

Chen Xuan chuckled lightly, "I have my reasons for leaving, coming to Jiangnan City was merely being a passerby."

"By chance, I met Luo Yuanming, which opened a new world for me. But going to a different place, I would not be as fortunate, who would give me any face?"

Zhang Yan fell silent, her expression tangled and conflicted.

What Chen Xuan said to her this time was too sudden, and she had no time to prepare mentally.

For the moment, she didn't know how to respond…