153: Chapter 153 Parting on Unhappily

It seemed the other party insisted on an in-person meeting.

Thinking this, Shen Yan sent a thoughtful reply text message to the other party and forwarded a location.

After setting the meeting place, he put down his phone and began contemplating the tycoon system's intelligence.

The tycoon system telling him to refuse Yang Jin's request implied that Yang Jin would make a request of him tomorrow.

But what kind of request could Yang Jin possibly have for him?

Judging from the text message Yang Jin sent...

It was probably related to Youyou.

After pondering for a long time,

Shen Yan decided to wait until he met Yang Jin tomorrow before discussing anything.

...The next day.

After finishing his morning work, Shen Yan went downstairs to the coffee shop.

When he arrived, Yang Jin was already seated inside.

Because they had met briefly at the banquet before, he easily recognized the person.

As soon as the other person saw him, he stood up and extended his hand toward him.

"Mr. Shen, I've long heard of your reputation."

Shen Yan didn't even acknowledge him; he just sat directly in the chair.

"Speak, what exactly do you want to discuss with me?"

Not having his hand shaken, the other person didn't seem embarrassed.

The other person retracted his hand while sitting down and said to the Waitress, "Hello, two lattes, please."

The Waitress nodded. Just as she was about to push off, Shen Yan told the Waitress, "I don't want a latte; I want an Americano."

The Waitress glanced at Yang Jin. Seeing that Yang Jin had no objection, she responded with an 'Okay' and walked away with the order slip.

Once all the extraneous personnel had left, Yang Jin finally said to Shen Yan, "Actually, the main reason I asked you out is to discuss Youyou's situation."

Hearing this, Shen Yan rolled his eyes.

"Nonsense. Didn't you already say that in the text message?"

"If you hadn't brought up Youyou, I wouldn't have come out to meet you."

The other person chuckled a few times and said, "Actually, your personality is quite similar to Chen Ling's. She also has a bit of a temper, just like you."

Shen Yan was starting to lose patience.

"It's not your place to lecture me about my personality. Just tell me directly what you want to talk to me about."

"If you don't want to say it, I'm leaving right now."

Seeing that Shen Yan was genuinely about to leave, Yang Jin quickly said, "Don't rush, I'll tell you now!"

"Are you trying to fight Chen Ling for custody?"

As soon as these words were spoken,

Shen Yan immediately sensed something fishy.

"What do you mean by that? Are you trying to help me?"

Yang Jin nodded generously.

"That's right, I want to help you. Just tell me if you are willing to let me help!"

Shen Yan wouldn't trust the other person so easily.

Yang Jin was currently Chen Ling's new boyfriend.

No matter how much he disliked Youyou, it was impossible for him to bypass Chen Ling to seek cooperation with Shen Yan.

Therefore, Shen Yan firmly believed there was a trick involved.

"Did Chen Ling send you?"

Yang Jin blinked and avoided the question, "Don't worry about who sent me for now. Just tell me if you want custody or not."

Shen Yan leaned back and replied, "Of course, I want custody. If I didn't want custody, I wouldn't have directly sued Chen Ling and gone to court with her."

As the words fell,

Yang Jin snapped his fingers.

"Then there's no issue. You want custody, and I want money. If you're willing, I can persuade Chen Ling to directly give you custody, as long as you give us some money."

Shen Yan's eyes widened; he couldn't believe what he was hearing.

"What did you just say? Repeat that."

Yang Jin repeated his previous statement with great confidence.

Then, he was doused with coffee by Shen Yan.

"Shen Yan! Are you crazy?!"

Shen Yan heavily placed the coffee cup on the table and replied, "I think you two are the crazy ones! What right do you have to use Youyou to demand money from me?!"

"What exactly do you two think Youyou is? What does Chen Ling think Youyou is!"

Shen Yan was genuinely angry.

He knew Chen Ling wasn't a good person.

But he hadn't expected Chen Ling would actually use her own child as a bargaining chip for money.

Yang Jin dabbed at his clothes with a paper napkin while replying, "I don't care what you think. Anyway, I've always treated Youyou as my own child and cherished her."

"The only reason we are negotiating terms with you like this is simply to test your sincerity."

"Since you want to fight to get Youyou's custody back so badly, it's not unreasonable for us to propose some conditions, right?"

Shen Yan clenched his fists, struggling to suppress the urge to splash the other cup of coffee onto Yang Jin's face.

"I advise you to get lost now. If you don't leave, I won't be responsible for whatever happens next."

Yang Jin abruptly stood up from his chair.

"You—what are you doing? I'm telling you, this is a society governed by law. If you dare to lay a hand on me, I'll have you thrown in jail immediately!"

Seeing how scared he was, Shen Yan let out a chuckle.

"So cowardly? Yet you dare to come here and negotiate with me face-to-face?"

Yang Jin swallowed hard.

"I'm not cowardly! I'm giving you a warning!"

Shen Yan shook his head and sneered.

"Don't give me this nonsense. If you really want to use Youyou's custody to extort money from me, then let Chen Ling come out and talk to me herself."

"Otherwise!"

Shen Yan picked up the other cup of coffee and waved it in front of Yang Jin.

"I absolutely will not agree."

After saying this, he put the coffee down, gave Yang Jin a disdainful look, and walked away directly.

Seeing him leave so decisively, Yang Jin spat on the ground.

"Damn it! What a piece of trash!"

The Waitress, who had witnessed everything from the side, approached Yang Jin with a tissue and asked, "Sir, are you alright?"

Yang Jin smiled at the Waitress and replied, "Don't worry, I'm fine. How much are these two coffees? I'll pay now."

The Waitress looked down and replied, "Okay, please follow me to the front desk."

Yang Jin dropped the smile from his face, stood up, and followed the Waitress to the front desk to pay.

After paying, he handed his business card to the Waitress.

"I'm sorry, I got coffee spilled all over me just now. There are some coffee stains on my card."

The Waitress shook her head and smiled shyly, "It's fine... Your name is Yang Jin, right?"

Yang Jin flashed what he thought was a very charming smile and replied, "That's right, my name is Yang Jin. You... you are really pretty. I think we should go out for a meal sometime."

The Waitress blushed and said, "Why wait for another day? How about tonight?"

Yang Jin paused for a moment.

Then, he curved his lips and nodded, "Sure! It just so happens I don't have anything else planned for tonight."

Shen Yan was unaware that Yang Jin had managed to flirt with the coffee shop Waitress after he left.

As soon as he got back into his car, he called Chen Ling.

"Chen Ling, what is the meaning of this?"