Chapter 642: Chapter 236: The Empress Dowager’s Worries—Her Son Is Too Much of a Lady-Killer (Part 2)

Even a blind person could probably see the girl next door’s feelings for your son, right? Why else would she not have had a boyfriend for three years, come home for holidays and spend all day at your house, helping tidy up and doing chores?

Is this what they call a mystery to those involved, but clear to the onlookers?

"Yeah, in some ways I’ve indeed gotten better, but in others, not so much."

Su Zelin remained unmoved.

"I’m all sweaty, I’m going to take a shower!"

Leaving these words behind, the rascal set down the teacup and went into the room to find clean clothes.

Su Jianjun and Zhao Lixia were stunned, and after a while, Granny Su finally said, "Jianjun, what does our son mean? He doesn’t really plan on being with Lu Haoran, does he?"

She’s really worried her son might be deviating, leading to the end of the Su family’s line, turning her and her husband into sinners!

If he’s not deviating, why wouldn’t he want such a great wife like Qin Shiqing?

And there’s also the equally beautiful and charming Huang Panpan beside him, yet he seems completely uninterested. Although his attitude isn’t cold, it seems he only regards both girls as friends.

"Not likely!"

Old Su made a conclusion.

"I think the reason Zelin doesn’t want to date Shiqing is something else!"

"What reason?"

Zhao Lixia hurriedly asked.

"Our son must have plenty of female admirers, especially after going to college. Do you think there are few girls who like him? I think there might be more than just Panpan!"

Old Su sighed, stroking his stubbly chin, feeling both troubled and proud.

What else can you expect from a man who inherited my, Su Jianjun’s, unparalleled good looks.

Back in the day, Old Su also had to deal with such a delightful problem at the steel factory.

It was only because of Zhao Lixia that he made up his mind.

"You mean this kid has other girlfriends outside, maybe even more than one?"

Zhao Lixia was dumbfounded.

"Hard to say, maybe he’s just on good terms with many girls, not necessarily in dating relationships. It’s possible he thinks getting involved with any of them would hurt others, so he ends up being with neither, especially not with Shiqing, because she’s not someone he can mess around with!"

Old Su was indeed smart, guessing a part of Su Zelin’s thoughts.

When Zhao Lixia thought carefully about her husband’s words, they made some sense.

Even when he was a rascal in high school, Su Zelin still had a white rich pretty little fan girl like Huang Panpan around him.

After entering college, he wasn’t a rascal anymore, becoming a veritable male god. Having several people like Ding Panpan, Song Panpan, Luo Panpan, Liu Panpan, and Tao Panpan around isn’t surprising!

Turns out, worrying that her son was deviating was completely unnecessary!

This kid isn’t deviating, he’s just a ladies’ man!

Thinking of Su Zelin’s earlier words, "In some ways I’ve indeed gotten better, but in others, not so much," it all makes sense.

The part that’s not so good is that he’s become flirtatious.

This trouble isn’t any smaller than deviating, and even harder to resolve.

"What does this even mean?"

Zhao Lixia was stunned for quite some time.

They can’t just beat their son to make him give up other girls and leave only Qin Shiqing, can they?

Back in the day, she handled Su Jianjun like this, even going as far as secretly using a needle to put holes in the raincoat by the bed, making Old Su bewilderedly become a father.

If not for the son’s resemblance to both her husband in looks and part, he might have even considered a paternity test.

However, this trick couldn’t be used on her son; he and Shiqing aren’t even a thing yet, so there’s no chance to covertly assist with little umbrellas.

If they can’t get their son to settle down, then what?

Do they prepare several betrothal gifts or something?

"What can I do!"

Su Jianjun shrugged.

Back then, I could make such a decisive choice because I suddenly became a father; I had no other option!

However, Zelin’s current situation is different; he hasn’t suddenly become a father, so expecting him to be decisive is unlikely.

Old Su couldn’t even get angry.

If Su Zelin had started a relationship with Qin Shiqing and still went around flirting, Su Jianjun definitely wouldn’t tolerate it, and he might even consider severing the father-son relationship as he could in a past life.

However, things are different in this lifetime.

As Su Zelin isn’t dating Qin Shiqing, he has the freedom to date other girlfriends, and it can’t be considered betraying Qin Shiqing, so nobody can do anything about him.

"This is all your fault; our son must have inherited it from you!"

Zhao Lixia twisted Su Jianjun’s ear, venting all her anger on her husband.

"How can you blame me? He must have inherited your indecisiveness instead—I’m the one who can make up my mind!"

Old Su argued.

Previously, the couple fought over whether Zelin inherited more from whom, and now they were passing the buck, neither wanting their son to inherit more from themselves.

"You never could make up your mind back then. If it weren’t for me having Zelin, you’d still be fluttering and flirting with Ah Hua, Ah Fang, and Ah Li!"

"That never happened. I stopped contacting them long ago!"

"Yeah, right. I don’t believe you. You’re all the same, neither you nor your father-son duo are good people!"

"My son is my son, and I, Su Jianjun, am Su Jianjun. Lixia, you can’t lump us together. I can swear to the heavens, if what I just said contains even a hint of falsehood, may I be struck by lightning and die a terrible death!"

"..."

Even though Su Zelin and Qin Shiqing weren’t a couple, Zhao Lixia couldn’t help but feel guilty toward the girl next door. During dinner, Granny Su kept giving Qin Shiqing food, making Qin Shiqing feel a bit puzzled.

Normally, Granny Su was nice to her as well, but today she was unusually enthusiastic.

As for Su Zelin, it was as if he was an accessory sent with a landline phone, receiving very different treatment.