If We're Not Breaking Up, What Are We Keeping Him For?

Fang Yao said, "He says he doesn't like getting something for nothing. He wants to make his own way. He's getting ready to start a company, and Brother Tian said I could join him if I'm interested. Then the company would belong to both of us... Hehe."

As Bo Miao spoke, she grew embarrassed and covered her face with her hands, laughing.

Bo Miao didn't notice how everyone was looking at her. The moment those words left her mouth, everyone in the family but her was stunned.

Old Madam Bo looked at her youngest granddaughter in confusion. "We asked you to work at the family company, but you wouldn't go. Your eldest brother offered to transfer a small company to you, but you didn't want that either. Why do you suddenly want to start from scratch?"

Fang Yao froze for a moment, then lowered her hands. "Grandma, I was young and didn't know any better back then! It's not too late to start now. Besides, with my eldest brother around, I'm not afraid of failing."

Old Madam Bo fell silent. Had some man brainwashed her youngest granddaughter? And now her eldest grandson was being dragged into it too.

None of them are getting to the point. Looks like it's up to me. Sigh, the pressure's on.

Fang Yao leaned against Bo Hanmo, spat a grape skin into his hand, then reached over and turned Bo Miao's face toward her. "Hey, cutie, do you know who your boyfriend really is? You said you're starting from scratch. How far along are you?"

Bo Miao felt the way they were sitting was a little strange. "Sister-in-law, he's my boyfriend. Of course I know who he is. We're still looking for an office, that's all. There's no rush."

That last sentence struck the Bo Family as odd.

Fang Yao got straight to the point.

So he's unemployed! That's fine if his family has money, right? Don't tell me he's living off this silly girl Bo Miao. Hahaha—holy shit, is that actually true?

Bo Miao felt as if her sister-in-law were some kind of fortune-teller. How had she guessed that?!

The Bo Family saw Bo Miao's reaction and felt their hearts sink. It was true!

Fang Yao's words prompted Bo Zhe to ask, "So his family pays his living expenses right now? Isn't that mooching off his parents? He isn't mooching off you too, is he?"

Bo Zhe had already gathered from his silly sister's reaction that she was keeping her pretty-boy boyfriend, but he had to hold on to a little hope. Maybe Fang Yao was reading too much into it.

O(╥﹏╥)o She wasn't.

Seeing her family's doubtful expressions, Bo Miao grew anxious. She sat bolt upright on the sofa and defended her boyfriend. "Second Brother, how can you say that? How is it mooching when parents help their child? Besides, we're in love. We're boyfriend and girlfriend. How could I ask questions that might hurt our relationship?"

"And Brother Tian has ambitions. I couldn't bear watching him exhaust himself trying to secure resources. I hadn't spent all the allowance Eldest Brother gave me, so what's wrong with helping my boyfriend? I'll have shares in the company someday, too."

Silence took center stage. Old Master Bo rubbed his head.

She just said they were still choosing an office, and now she says he's securing resources. There's obviously something wrong here! Maybe we should just keep Bo Miao at home.

Fang Yao wanted to think well of Bo Miao's boyfriend, but everything Bo Miao said painted him as a man trying to climb the social ladder through her.

Fang Yao's thoughts changed the Bo Family's expressions.

Old Master Bo wondered whether he had been wrong to say he wouldn't interfere in the children's relationships. Had something gone wrong with their upbringing? How else had the Bo Family's little princess turned out so naive? And the second grandson didn't seem especially bright either. This was just...

Hearing Fang Yao's thoughts, Bo Miao puffed out her cheeks, pressed her lips together, and said, "The company hasn't taken shape yet, but what's wrong with looking for an office and lining up clients at the same time? Then we'll have business as soon as we find a place. Sister-in-law, you're not against me dating, are you?"

I'm not against you dating. I'm against you not knowing what your boyfriend is really like. How am I supposed to tell this silly girl that he's the sleazy man who tried to harass me and got beaten up instead?

Old Master Bo and Old Madam Bo froze. Someone had harassed their granddaughter-in-law? When?

Bo Zhe was dumbfounded. What was Fang Yao talking about? The sleazy man's face had been beaten to a pulp, but if you looked carefully, you could still make out his features. They were two different people!

Bo Hanmo narrowed his eyes and began turning it over in his mind.

Bo Miao wanted to jump up, but the Bo Family held her down. She glared at Fang Yao, her cheeks puffed out. Her sister-in-law was so annoying.

"Ah Yao, from the sound of it, could Miao Miao's boyfriend be putting on an act? I often see men on TV pretend to be someone a girl would like so they can take advantage of her feelings." Old Master Bo, inventing a pretext where none existed, asked Fang Yao cautiously.

The old man's sharp. There's our perfect excuse!

"Grandpa, I think we should have Bo Hanmo investigate him. I just realized Bo Miao's boyfriend looks exactly like the man who harassed me before." Fang Yao nodded. They should hurry up and investigate.

Well, not exactly alike. Chen Shengtian flew overseas specifically to get plastic surgery. If the investigation shows they look different, I'll say it's his vibe. That sleazy vibe. Hehe, I'm so clever. O(∩_∩)O Haha~

Hearing that thought hit Bo Miao like a bolt from the blue. No. Fang Yao's thoughts had to be wrong. Her boyfriend couldn't be that sleazy creep.

Old Madam Bo nodded and tried to soothe her youngest granddaughter as she agreed with Fang Yao. "That's right. It's best to investigate thoroughly. Miao Miao, it's not that Grandma doesn't believe you. There are just too many men these days who prey on girls like you."

"How can you do this? You can't look down on Brother Tian just because his family isn't as well-off as ours." Bo Miao was angry.

Bo Hanmo's expression remained impassive. "The old Miao Miao would never have thought we looked at people that way. You wouldn't have gotten angry at us for someone else, either. Who made you think this?"

His words weren't harsh, but they landed like a heavy stone dropped into water, sending ripples through the room. Everyone's expressions changed. Bo Miao looked at Bo Hanmo, her face pale.

"I... I..." At the sight of Bo Hanmo's stern face, Bo Miao panicked and looked to the others.

No one in the Bo Family spoke up for her.

Oh, my silly sister-in-law. You look so guilty that your eldest brother doesn't even need to investigate. I don't need to check, either. I already know your boyfriend's been whispering nasty things in your ear.

If Bo Miao had been half-panicked before, she was completely panicked now. "Um, Sister-in-law..."

Sigh, she really can't lie. Look how flustered she is.

Wahhh... Sister-in-law, please stop. Grandpa and the others look so disappointed in me that I can barely stand it.