Chapter 1174 - 18: Best Friends Forever

Afterwards, Chen Jinglou found someone to take Han Ting and Huang Shiyuan down to join the excavation work, while he stayed above to catch up with Tianmiao in a temporary rest shed nearby.

Once the bodyguards secured the surroundings to prevent anyone from approaching, Chen Jinglou asked Tianmiao, "Mother, when did you arrive?"

"Been here for a while. And you?" Tianmiao smiled and asked, "What’s it like reincarnating with memories from the past?"

"I just opened my eyes and found myself turned into a baby. During that time, all I did was eat and sleep. Later on, I discovered I actually arrived hundreds of years later." Chen Jinglou also laughed, "At first, I was surprised, then found it interesting, noticing this world is quite similar to the one Lady Lin talked about, yet still different. Eventually, I adapted, inherited the family business, and expanded it a bit."

Expanded it a bit... of course, it wouldn’t be described as such lightly. After Chen Jinglou took over the family business, it actually grew many times over. His meteoric fortune indeed wasn’t just talk.

"I think I kept the memories from before, maybe others have too. But so far, I haven’t found anyone I know. Initially, of course, I wanted to find you, Mother, but couldn’t. Mother, how long have you been here, why are you only just now acknowledging me?" Chen Jinglou said with a hint of reproach.

"There were some matters. I tried to contact you previously, but... you told me to get lost." Tianmiao raised an eyebrow.

"Impossible!" Chen Jinglou immediately denied. If Mother ever sought him out, he’d only be overjoyed, banging a drum and jumping three feet high, how could he possibly say such a thing.

"Earlier on, I purchased an island from you, then wanted to buy another, and your reply was basically ’get lost’." Tianmiao said with a cheerful grin.

Chen Jinglou’s eyes widened in shock.

The one who personally emailed him to buy an island previously was his own mother?

He wished he could travel back in time and give himself a few smacks!

"I didn’t know it was Mother. The one being asked about in that email was my favorite island, and at the time, uh, I wasn’t quite fond of the food I had, so, so..." Chen Jinglou looked at Tianmiao with a pitiful expression, "Mother surely wouldn’t be mad at me, right?"

"Of course I wouldn’t be mad at my child, my child is so sweet." Tianmiao looked at the pitifully earnest Chen Jinglou, feeling an urge to reach out and pat her silly, sweet son’s head.

...

Kong Hou and Dong Xiao saw this scene in the Heavenly Mechanism Mirror, where Kong Hou nearly spat out the melon seeds from his mouth. The master’s reverse blame strategy was indeed practiced to perfection. This was practically blaming others first before they could even explain. Clearly, it was the master who hadn’t revealed his identity, yet now the Emperor of Fortune was the one pouting for forgiveness.

"Calm down, this is just the master’s style." Dong Xiao said while sampling the cookies he baked, "There’s a bit too much cream, need to cut back next time. Then I can give them to the master."

...

"Mother, so your current identity is, a university student?" Chen Jinglou asked, "And recently, that mysterious tycoon Tian Family, is it Mother’s family?"

"Yes, I’m currently a freshman, next semester I’ll be a sophomore. Tian Family, mysterious tycoon?" Tianmiao took a sip of tea, repeating her son’s assessment.

"Yes, a mysterious tycoon. It’s causing quite a stir in the circles now. Because the Tian Family hasn’t any business ventures, yet is absurdly wealthy." Chen Jinglou marveled, "The first time I witnessed the Tian Family’s wealth, my mind was full of questions. But now that I know it’s Mother’s family, it makes sense."