Chapter 27
Among the two, Lin Yushu was closer to Shao Hexu. He knew that Shao Hexu had a habit of playing golf on Sunday afternoons. So he informed him in advance and brought his golf equipment to the Yong Xing Golf Course.
“Why are you interested in playing golf today?” Lin Yushu and Shao Hexu sat in the front seat of the golf cart, while two quiet caddies occupied the back seat.
Normally, a golf game consists of two carts and four people. Lin Yushu glanced at the director and female star sitting in the other cart, and it wasn’t difficult to guess that he had taken the opportunity to join Shao Hexu and squeezed out someone who had intended to discuss business with him.
“Itching to play after a long time,” Lin Yushu replied.
“Same here,” Shao Hexu chuckled and immediately changed the subject, “But Manager Lin invited me to play golf. It’s not just about the itchiness, right?”
Lin Yushu didn’t deny it. “There are indeed some things I want to discuss with Director Shao.”
The golf cart stopped near a par-3 hole, and Shao Hexu stepped forward to swing his club.
With a three-shot swing, the ball smoothly entered the hole. Lin Yushu followed suit, also scoring a hole-in-three.
“Is there any problem with the divorce proceedings?” Shao Hexu asked curiously when he heard Lin Yushu mention property division.
“No, I just wanted to confirm some details with you,” Lin Yushu leaned on his golf club, watching the female star a few meters away still swinging her club. She had taken six shots and still hadn’t gotten the ball into the hole.
“I’ll give her whatever she wants. I can’t be bothered to argue with her,” Shao Hexu said, then walked up and embraced the female star from behind, guiding her hand to putt the ball, finally sinking it into the hole.
The female star looked at Shao Hexu with admiration. “My skills are bad. Chairman Shao is really amazing.”
Shao Hexu waved his hand with a smile. “Practice more, and you’ll get better.”
Seeing the two of them engrossed in conversation, the director took the opportunity to approach and said, “Chairman Shao, about the investment for the new film…”
This time, the director and Shao Hexu took one cart, leaving Lin Yushu to ride with the female star in the other.
The female star made small talk with Lin Yushu, sometimes engaged and sometimes absent-minded. Lin Yushu didn’t want to engage in pointless socializing, but he also knew that sometimes it couldn’t be avoided.
The next hole was a par-5, and they spent quite some time there. As Shao Hexu and the director chatted, Shao Hexu suddenly had a whimsical thought and asked Lin Yushu, “Manager Lin, what do you think of investing in this film?”
“It sounds good,” Lin Yushu replied in agreement.
Film investment was Shao Hexu’s matter, unrelated to the family business, and Lin Yushu was not familiar with it.
However, he understood why Shao Hexu suddenly struck up a conversation with him—it was simply to avoid leaving him out.
Even if he talked about different things with different people, Shao Hexu still managed the situation well. So Lin Yushu patiently focused on being a companion golfer.
The golf course had 18 international standard holes, which took about four to five hours to complete.
By the time they settled the film investment discussion, Lin Yushu was far ahead in terms of strokes.
Perhaps because a weight had been lifted off his mind, the director and female star focused on playing golf, and Shao Hexu turned his attention back to discussing the divorce with Lin Yushu. “If I give in to her demands, will I lose a lot?”
Lin Yushu understood that Shao Hexu intentionally saved the topic of divorce for later, not wanting the other two to pay attention to their conversation.
It seemed that Shao Hexu cared about this matter after all.
“If Mr. Fang takes the several plots of land owned by Yong Xing Real Estate, your personal loss would amount to around one billion, not including potential future earnings,” Lin Yushu explained, placing his hands on the golf club and watching the female star, who was still struggling to putt from several meters away.
Upon hearing this figure, Shao Hexu didn’t show much reaction, indicating that he had already anticipated it.
He remained silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, “What’s the old master’s stance?”
“You know, the old master hopes for a peaceful resolution,” Lin Yushu replied.
“That’s only because he doesn’t want to affect the stock price,” Shao Hexu kept up with the pace of the game as they walked towards the hole. “I do feel sorry for Fang Lan in this matter. She can have those plots of land if she wants.”
If things continue like this, the construction of the racecourse will be abandoned.
Lin Yushu didn’t give up and asked, “Are you sure you don’t want to fight for it?”
“How do I fight for it?” Shao Hexu asked back. “She’s so furious, do you dare to bring up the issue of the land with her?”
From Shao Hexu’s tone, it seemed that he wasn’t completely unwilling to fight for it. Lin Yushu thought for a moment and asked, “What if you could fight for it?”
“No one would refuse money, but there are things that can’t be done,” Shao Hexu’s intention remained weak. “Speaking of which, there’s another thing I want to fight for. Can you talk to the old master about it?”
Lin Yushu had a faint sense of unease in his heart, but he remained composed and asked, “What is it?”
“Yu Xiu, I want the old master to acknowledge him.”
… As expected, it’s about this matter.
Yu Xiu is Shao Hexu’s illegitimate child and a popular male actor. Currently, the public is still unaware of his identity, so Shao Zhenbang has not made a statement about it.
But if you use your brain a little, if Shao Zhenbang intends to acknowledge this grandson, why would he delay making a statement like this?
The fact that he hasn’t made a statement can only mean one thing — he doesn’t want to acknowledge him.
“Do you think there’s little hope?” Shao Hexu seemed to have seen through Lin Yushu’s thoughts. “But he’s my only son, you know how important he is to me.”
In fact, Shao Hexu’s two daughters are also outstanding, but neither of them has any intention of inheriting the family business.
The eldest daughter has started her own cosmetics brand, and the youngest daughter insists on becoming an idol. In any case, compared to Shao Guangjie, they have no competitiveness.
Now that Shao Zhenbang’s days are numbered and the distribution of the inheritance is still uncertain, it’s no wonder Shao Hexu is eager to have an heir.
“I can find out the old master’s intentions.” Lin Yushu agreed, then brought the topic back. “As for the property division, I still want to fight for it as much as possible. After all, it also relates to the interests of the group. Can you leave it to me?”
This way, Lin Yushu at least had a position to intervene in this matter.
“I trust you to handle it. If you want to go, then go.” Shao Hexu patted Lin Yushu’s shoulder and said, “And please take care of the matter with Yu Xiu.”
In the end, Lin Yushu’s score was 80 strokes, which was a normal performance. But the female star took over 130 strokes, and the game lasted from afternoon until evening.
When Lin Yushu returned home, it was already 8 p.m.
He found a paid movie on the streaming website and sent a message to Song Qiming. Not long after, Song Qiming arrived at his house with half a dozen beers.
“Why do you have time to watch a movie today?” Song Qiming held a beer can, sat cross-legged on the sofa, wearing a simple white short-sleeved shirt and gray pants, which were his casual home attire.
As for Lin Yushu’s torn home attire, he found a tailor shop outside the community and sewed all the buttons back on.
“Let’s watch first.” Lin Yushu didn’t answer directly. He took a sip of beer and pressed the play button. “I heard it has good reviews.”
This movie is about homosexuality, and the lead actor is none other than Shao Hexu’s illegitimate child, Yu Xiu.
It must be said that the genes of the Shao family are like winning the lottery. Most of the people in the Shao family have outstanding appearances. Yu Xiu’s mother is also a star, which makes his features flawless.
The movie tells the story of two young men who separate and then reunite in a big city, with a lot of emotional conflicts and passionate scenes, making it a bold film.
Lin Yushu didn’t inform Song Qiming in advance that it was a movie with a homosexual theme, so when the two young men on the screen began to caress each other, Song Qiming’s expression became increasingly awkward.
“Are you implying something to me?” Song Qiming finished his beer in one gulp and suddenly asked.
Actually, Lin Yushu’s intention was not implied but rather explicit.
After the movie ended, he planned to discuss Yu Xiu’s situation with Song Qiming. So, he decided to let Song Qiming watch the movie first and become familiar with his new cousin.
However, on second thought, Song Qiming is already well-informed, and he might already know about this person’s identity without Lin Yushu’s explicit mention.
Coincidentally, Lin Yushu had finished his beer, so he threw the empty can into the trash bin and asked, “Do you already know?”
To be precise, Lin Yushu was asking, “Do you already know that this is Shao Hexu’s illegitimate child?”
“I had some suspicions before, but I wasn’t certain,” Song Qiming looked at Lin Yushu, his voice gradually becoming lower. “But now I know.”
Suspicions?
Lin Yushu found the choice of words strange. Shao Hexu and Yu Xiu haven’t had any public interaction, so where did these suspicions come from?
But realizing that Song Qiming’s Chinese proficiency was not very good, he immediately realized that Song Qiming meant “rumors.”
He had heard some rumors, but he couldn’t be sure. Now that Lin Yushu was showing him the movie, he confirmed that those rumors were not unfounded.
At least, that’s how Lin Yushu understood it.
On the screen, the two young men displayed their beautiful bodies, and the passionate moans almost overflowed from the screen.
However, all Lin Yushu could think about was work-related matters. The actors’ dedicated performances didn’t stir any emotions in him.
“Now that you already know,” he asked Song Qiming calmly, “do you have any thoughts about it?”
Implicitly, he meant, “How do you view your new cousin?”
“I think,” Song Qiming slowly spoke, his profound gaze fixed on Lin Yushu, “we can go on a date first.”
The air became quiet for two seconds.
Lin Yushu: “?”
The abrupt change of topic momentarily short-circuited Lin Yushu’s brain.
He asked Song Qiming about Yu Xiu, so what does dating have to do with it?
More importantly, why would they go on a date?
Confusion was the current state of Lin Yushu’s mind. He quickly reviewed their previous conversation and immediately realized. Could it be that Song Qiming’s understanding was…
By inviting him over to watch a movie with homosexual themes, was he implying that he wanted to sleep with him?!
The thought was quickly confirmed.
Song Qiming leaned over from the other end of the sofa and pressed the bewildered Lin Yushu against the armrest.
“If you find dating troublesome,” his large hand slipped under loose clothing, and his handsome face came closer, enlarging in front of Lin Yushu’s eyes, “we can skip that step too.”
…Skip dating?
Their lips met as the warm lips covered Lin Yushu’s, and all that filled his mind was, “??????????”
