My Online Lover Lives Next Door (GL) - Chapter 33

He Jun looked at his daughter, who was staring coldly at him, and at Jian Fanxing, whose eyes were red from crying. He was completely stunned.

This scene felt like one of those tragic love stories where the couple was being torn apart, and he was the villain holding the stick.

But these two girls had misunderstood him!

“Ahem… ahem…” He Jun coughed heavily twice, successfully drawing their attention. Only then did he speak slowly, “I think… you didn’t understand what I meant.”

“Fanxing, when I said that Xiao Qing is good-looking, makes money, and is loyal in love, I meant to tell you that my daughter is worth spending a lifetime with. If possible, I hope that from the moment you met, you two will stand side by side until the last day of your lives. I really, really, really had no intention of separating you.”

“Besides, I actually really like Xiao Qing’s wife. Gaining another daughter makes me happy—why would I do something as cruel as breaking you up? Do I seem like that kind of person?”

He was her real father, her biological father!

Seeing her father looking so aggrieved, He Qing stood stiffly in place, avoiding his gaze.

Jian Fanxing wished she could bury her head in the ground.

Had they… misunderstood him?!

Neither of them dared to speak, and in the end, it was He Jun who broke the awkward silence.

“Xiao Qing, this is my first time meeting Fanxing today. According to tradition, shouldn’t I give your future wife a big red envelope?” He Jun asked his daughter.

He only had one daughter, so he had no experience with this. Some of his old friends had daughters, but before he had the chance to ask them for advice, his daughter had already brought her girlfriend home.

He originally planned to pull He Qing aside and ask quietly, but after the huge misunderstanding earlier, he was worried about causing another one. So he decided to ask directly in front of Jian Fanxing.

“Uncle, there’s no need, really!” Jian Fanxing quickly waved her hands to refuse when she heard about the red envelope.

She didn’t need the money, but she definitely wanted to keep the title of “future wife” from He Qing’s father.

He Jun waved his hand dismissively, ignoring her refusal, and looked at his daughter, waiting for her answer.

He Qing didn’t know either. Her family was small, so she had no experience with this kind of thing. However…

She glanced at Jian Fanxing, who was smiling brightly, clearly very happy.

So He Qing nodded. “Give it to her.”

With his daughter’s approval, He Jun immediately took out his phone and looked at Jian Fanxing with excitement. “Fanxing, scan this?”

Jian Fanxing hesitated and looked at He Qing. “Sister…”

He Qing smiled gently at her. “It’s okay, he’s rich anyway.”

Jian Fanxing was still uncertain. She felt a little uncomfortable accepting money from He Qing’s father on their first meeting, even though she knew it was a custom.

“Fanxing, you can’t refuse, or I’ll be really sad,” He Jun said, putting on a pitiful expression. Today, he had used all the acting skills he had learned in the business world.

Jian Fanxing sighed. “Alright then.”

With no choice but to accept, she took out her phone and showed her QR code. They added each other as friends first.

Then, both He Qing and Jian Fanxing saw He Jun tapping away on his phone. A moment later, their phones chimed at the same time.

He Jun didn’t even look up and simply explained, “I created a group chat and added both of you.”

“Before, Old Fu always bragged about his family group chat. It’s filled with their huge family, and during holidays, it gets really lively. He just has to send some red envelopes, and he gets countless ‘Thank you, Grandpa!’ and ‘Thank you, Grandpa-in-law!’ in return. Now I have my own family group too—let’s see how he brags now!”

After saying this, He Jun sighed in dissatisfaction. “But… there aren’t enough people yet.”

Then, he looked up at his daughter and asked, “Xiao Qing, when are you planning to meet your future in-laws?”

“If you do, remember to arrange for me to meet them too. That way, I can add them to the group chat, and it’ll be even livelier.”

“Our house has been too quiet ever since your mom passed away.” As he mentioned He Qing’s mother, He Jun’s eyes turned red.

If his wife were still alive, she would have been so happy to see their daughter with a girlfriend. When she was alive, she often talked about what kind of person their daughter would end up with. It was a pity she didn’t get to see this day.

Knowing that her father was thinking about her mother, He Qing felt a tightness in her chest. But she never liked showing her emotions, so she simply said in a low voice, “I’ll find a chance to take Little Star to visit Mom.”

“Alright.” He Jun wiped his eyes and then started fiddling with his phone again. A moment later, both He Qing and Jian Fanxing heard him excitedly call out, “Hurry! Grab the red envelope in the group chat—I just sent one!”

Seeing her father act like a child, He Qing sighed helplessly and cooperated by taking out her phone to join the group chat. She tapped on the red envelope he sent, but then her face froze.

The maximum amount per red envelope was 200 yuan, so He Jun had sent three envelopes, each containing 200 yuan. But somehow, she only managed to grab 3 yuan?!

Jian Fanxing also joined in and opened hers. When she saw the amount, she excitedly turned to He Qing and said, “Sister! I got the best luck! I grabbed 158 yuan!”

He Jun looked at the 39 yuan he had received and laughed heartily. “Xiao Qing, you got the least amount in the family!”

He Qing pressed her lips together and, after a moment of silence, calmly replied, “But my wife got the most.”

He Jun’s smile froze. Then, he glared at his daughter. So what if she had a wife?! He had one too… or at least, he used to have one…

Taking a deep breath, He Jun reminded himself three times in his heart that this was his biological daughter. Then, he picked up his phone and started fiddling with it again.

Just then, Jian Fanxing’s phone chimed. She looked down and saw a bank transfer notification—from He Qing’s father.

The amount was the maximum transfer limit. She was so shocked that she nearly dropped her phone.

“Si… Sister?” Jian Fanxing looked at He Qing uneasily and held out her phone. “This is too much…”

200,000 yuan. She didn’t even have that much in her total savings.

She knew He Qing came from a wealthy family, and money was probably just a number to her. But this was the first time she had ever seen such a large amount.

A huge sense of disparity washed over her, making her emotions complicated.

Did she… really deserve to be with He Qing?

200,000 yuan wasn’t much to He Qing, but… she glanced at Jian Fanxing, then turned to her father and said, “Dad, this is a meeting gift, not a bride price.”

“Bride price? Are you saying you’re only planning to give 200,000 yuan as a bride price when you marry Fanxing?” He Jun almost thought he had misheard. When had his daughter become so stingy? Did she even know how a bride price worked?!

But then he noticed the meaningful look in He Qing’s eyes and understood. His daughter lived in this neighborhood, so the family’s financial situation was probably not that strong. If he gave too much, it might hurt their pride.

So, he quickly played along and said, “Ah, my bad! I was aiming for 2,000, but my fingers slipped, and I added two extra zeros!”

“Fanxing, I’m sorry, I’m getting old, and my eyesight is failing me.” After saying that, He Jun sent another red envelope, this time clearly for 2,000 yuan.

As for the 200,000 yuan transfer, the three of them tacitly chose not to mention it again. They all knew that if Jian Fanxing didn’t accept it, the money would automatically return to He Jun’s account.

He Jun didn’t stay much longer. After Jian Fanxing and He Qing saw him off, they returned to He Qing’s apartment.

Jian Fanxing was unusually quiet. Sensing her girlfriend’s low mood, He Qing took her hand and led her to the study.

She pressed Jian Fanxing down into a chair, then turned to fetch a safe from the corner.

After bringing it in front of Jian Fanxing, He Qing directly entered the password and opened it, taking everything inside out.

“Sister, what are you doing?” Jian Fanxing looked at the stack of property deeds, bank cards, and what seemed to be share certificates. She was confused by He Qing’s sudden actions.

“These are all my assets,” He Qing said.

“Apart from these, I have some financial accounts with about the same amount of money in them, plus the daily earnings from the company. But, Little Star, I’m not showing you these to brag about how much money I have.”

As she spoke, He Qing took out a photo album from the safe and handed it to Jian Fanxing, flipping through the pages.

Jian Fanxing’s attention was immediately drawn to the pictures.

She saw childhood photos of He Qing, as well as a woman who resembled He Qing by about 70-80%. Unlike He Qing’s cool demeanor, this woman had a much softer presence. She had a warm and radiant smile that made people feel close to her.

“Sister… is this…”

“My mother.”

Looking at the woman in the picture, He Qing’s eyes filled with longing.

“My mom passed away after my dad recovered from his illness. He got sick because the business he spent his whole life building was betrayed by his best friend and nearly went bankrupt. He couldn’t take the blow and collapsed. That’s when I took over the family company.”

“As long as I have you and our family, that’s enough. We don’t need to lose what’s truly precious because of external things.”

“Little Star, when I have time, I’ll take you to meet my mom.”