Reborn: Instead of Chasing the School Beauty, I Chased Her Mother - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: 022 Just like a dream lover of Rao Shiyun

Lew Huan’s words had irritated Rao Shiyun.

Is it wrong for me to like this child?

Even if I were to nurse him myself, it’s none of your business.

“What nonsense are you talking about? Xiao Yan is just a child. There’s no need to think about gender differences at his age, don’t be so unpleasant.”

Having said that, Rao Shiyun pulled up a stool and sat down beside Li Zhiyan.

Seeing Rao Shiyun so close to Li Zhiyan, a knot of annoyance formed in Lew Huan’s heart, but he couldn’t find the words to protest. He felt that to quarrel with a child would indeed seem a bit excessive.

Li Zhiyan, too, ignored Lew Huan. He saw Lew as a relic from a bygone era, a sort of charmer from a generation ago, and not someone Li Zhiyan needed to concern himself with.

However, he did wonder if his future rivals in love would all be uncles like this.

Li Zhiyan’s mind buzzed with all sorts of strange thoughts as he booted up the mainframe.

Then he began to repair the system of Li Meifeng’s company.

The system of Li Meifeng’s company was indeed challenging to fix.

A programmer with ten years of experience was still a rare commodity, unlike in 24 years when bald programmers were everywhere.

But for Li Zhiyan, it was a piece of cake.

His fingers moved skillfully, furiously tapping out code until they blurred with speed.

Li Meifeng was astonished by the speed of the child’s hands.

Any girl who becomes his girlfriend is bound to be overjoyed to death!

Meanwhile, her gaze upon Li Zhiyan was full of admiration.

A poor child teaching himself programming and achieving so much was a clear sign of the hardship and effort he had put in.

And Rao Shiyun, sitting beside Li Zhiyan, couldn’t help but stroke his head.

Then she took out her mobile phone and started recording, capturing Li Zhiyan’s quick fingers and the interface he was working with.

Her eyes shone with fascination while her heart overflowed with maternal affection.

If only my own son could be this outstanding.

The code was like a secret script to her, entirely incomprehensible.

But in the hands of this child, it seemed effortless.

Seeing Rao Shiyun so close to Li Zhiyan, Lew Huan’s expression grew sourer.

Where did this kid come from to be doing such complex programming?

He didn’t have a romantic rival before, but suddenly there was one, and the kid was only 18.

What is this nonsense!

If Rao Shiyun actually took to nursing him, he would certainly be in misery for seven or eight years.

About fifteen minutes later, after Li Zhiyan ran the system and found no bugs, he reset the system for Li Meifeng’s company and called it a day.

“Aunt Li, your company’s system has been restored to normal,” he said.

“That was fast!”

Li Meifeng went out to check with the company’s staff.

After ten minutes, she returned to the office.

“It’s indeed fixed, Li Zhiyan, you really are a hacking genius.”

Li Zhiyan felt a bit embarrassed. Indeed, in the eyes of elders, being able to set an alarm on a phone qualified you as a hacker.

“Here, take this.”

Li Meifeng opened the drawer of her desk, took out an envelope, and placed it in front of Li Zhiyan.

By its thickness, it was clearly 10,000 yuan, which secretly thrilled Li Zhiyan. The system task reward alone was 30,000 yuan.

With the additional 10,000 from Li Meifeng, he had made 40,000 yuan on this job.

“Forget it, Aunt Li, how could I accept money for helping you?” Li Zhiyan politely demurred.

Rao Shiyun took the envelope and handed it to Li Zhiyan.

“Take it when it’s given to you. Kid, why be so polite?”

“If you don’t take it, Aunt Li really won’t be able to sleep tonight. If we had to call in another programmer, whether they could solve the problem is one thing, but the cost would definitely be higher,” she said while grasping Li Zhiyan’s hand.

Only after Li Zhiyan had a firm grip on the envelope did she let go of his hand.

“How about it, President Lew? You failed to recognize true talent, didn’t you? Li Zhiyan is a genuine computer genius.”

“I helped Liu Yan solve a difficult problem with his company’s system before.”

“They directly gave fifty thousand for that, this rate of earning money is far better than yours.”

Lew Huan smiled awkwardly, feeling a burning sensation on his face. Who would have thought that a kid could truly understand such complex programming.

No wonder Shiyun has taken such a liking to this youngster.

A talented man will never be buried in the crowd at any time.

Thinking about Li Zhiyan’s hand being enwrapped by Shiyun’s delicate hands, his heart itched with hatred.

Those snow-white, smooth hands, he had never even held them himself, fortunately.

Looking at their state, it was clear they’d definitely not fed this youngster anything.

Now his plan to worm his way in has become troublesome, he always felt that Li Zhiyan would become a stumbling block on his path of securing this mistress.

Shiyun pinched Li Zhiyan’s face, growing fonder of the child. His movements while fixing the computer were really cool.

He was incredibly talented!

He was truly the dream child she envisioned, the beloved son she had always imagined.

“Xiao Yan, won’t you really consider accepting me as your mom?”

Shiyun inquired about this matter again.

“Exactly, Li Zhiyan, I think you should consider Auntie Rao as your godmother. Once you do, she will ensure you are well-fed every day, don’t you want her to feed you? Wouldn’t that be nice?”

“Still no…”

While everyone was chatting leisurely, Li Meifeng’s 26-year-old secretary, who was average in both looks and figure, hurried over.

“President Li, President Lew, the client from France has arrived at our company.”

Li Meifeng wasn’t in the mood for those flirtatious jokes with Li Zhiyan anymore.

Doing business was the real deal. Lew Huan also straightened his shirt and walked out seriously.

This was a golden opportunity to impress Shiyun, after all, a mature man was far more attractive than these little brats.

“Mr. Smith, please.”

The two of them invited the French Mr. Smith into the office.

But they had yet to detect anything amiss.

“Mr. Smith, you’ve come a long way to visit our company for inspection. I believe our company’s professional strength will definitely satisfy you.”

“De quoi parlez – vous?”

Li Meifeng and Lew Huan turned their attention to the young man beside Smith.

The young man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

“Sorry, the translator had a sudden acute appendicitis.”

“So he was taken to the hospital.”

“President Li, it seems we can’t communicate today. Do you have a French translator here? If not, we’ll need to move on to the next company.”

Li Meifeng’s heart was now truly in a panic. Although they claimed to be an international trade company on paper,

it was rare to meet a foreigner even within a few years.

Even if they met foreigners, there was always a translator.

This situation without a translator had never occurred before!

“Bonjour, je parle un peu français.”

At this moment, Lew Huan stepped forward and spoke a sentence in French.

Li Meifeng and Shiyun couldn’t help but turn their gaze toward Lew Huan. This man actually spoke French?

In fact, that was the only sentence he knew, and because the pronunciation was too far off from being accurate,

Smith was still puzzled and did not respond to him.

An awkward silence fell upon the room.

After a while, seeing the communication deadlock, Smith stood up, intending to leave. Today’s contract had to be signed, and a French-speaking company’s translator was needed to finalize the deal.

Otherwise, the details simply couldn’t be discussed.

Watching Smith about to leave, Li Meifeng sank weakly into the sofa.

This deal was falling through…

Li Zhiyan slowly stood up; three thousand was at stake, and he had to step in.

“Xiao Yan, what are you going to do?”

Shiyun asked softly.