<h4>Chapter 1316: Chapter 1624: Fake Boyfriend (1)</h4>


    "Shiyun has a boyfriend?" Ling Chen watched the entertainment news ying on the TV and was suddenly surprised. This... how is this possible? Tang Shiyun has been in the industry for so long and has never had any rtionship rumors. From the news report, it seems credible, and there’s even paparazzi shots of Tang Shiyun going shopping and watching movies with her boyfriend. Could it be just a publicity stunt? Thinking about themon tactics in the entertainment industry, Ling Chen took out his phone, found Tang Shiyun’s phone number, and prepared to call her to ask.


    Before he could get through, he heard a message from the news: "Recently, Tang Shiyun will be holding a new songunch in Beijing. ording to the managementpany’s news, the event is scheduled for the sixth..."


    The sixth! Ling Chen nced at the date— isn’t that tomorrow? Since the release is tomorrow, Tang Shiyun must be arriving in Beijing today. Perfect, he thought, I’ll find a chance to see her tonight and ask her face-to-face to find out if she really has a boyfriend.


    If it were another woman, Ling Chen wouldn’t have reacted so strongly. But Tang Shiyun is different. In Ling Chen’s heart, Tang Shiyun always held a special ce. Back when he first arrived in East Sea City, in his most destitute time, Tang Shiyun not only didn’t despise him, but became friends with him. In his heart, he always regarded Tang Shiyun as his little sister, but he was also clear about Tang Shiyun’s feelings towards him.


    So, when he heard Tang Shiyun had a boyfriend, his first reaction was disbelief. He wanted to see for himself if it was true. If it was, he needed to investigate that person’s background thoroughly to see if he was worthy of Tang Shiyun.


    At night, Ling Chen received a call from Dong Ying. There’s no denying Dong Ying’s efficiency; Ling Chen had just given a simple directive, and Dong Ying found out which hotel Tang Shiyun was staying at. Around eight o’clock in the evening, Ling Chen drove alone straight to Tang Shiyun’s hotel.


    A car followed Ling Chen from behind. In it were Zhu Qing, Chen Junfeng, and Ji Gang, always ensuring Ling Chen’s safety. Of course, Zhu Qing and Chen Junfeng were tactful enough not to intrude in inconvenient situations.


    Taking the elevator to the top floor of the hotel, Ling Chen looked around at the guest rooms and then walked to the east side’s presidential suite, reaching out to knock on the door.


    "Hey! Who are you?" Suddenly, Ling Chen heard a voice from behind. He turned to see a young man in a white suit walking quickly towards him. The youth looked to be in his early twenties, handsome with straight brows and starry eyes, a high nose bridge, standing around 1.8 meters tall, with a slim physique—a very good-looking young man.


    As the young man came closer, Ling Chen sized him up and asked, "And who are you?"


    "A friend lives in there. I don’t care who you are, you better leave immediately and stop disturbing my friend’s rest."


    Ling Chen retorted, "What if I’m also a friend of the person inside?"


    "You?" The young man looked at Ling Chen disdainfully and sneered, "Buddy, have you looked at your outfit? If I’m not mistaken, your clothes together might not even be worth a thousand dors, not even a fraction of my shoe price. How could someone like you be her friend? I understand what you’re trying to do, but I won’t allow it, so you better leave quickly, unless you want me to call someone up."


    Hearing this, Ling Chen couldn’t help but chuckle, assuming this guy mistook him for a fan chasing celebrities.


    Suddenly, Ling Chen felt that the young man in front of him seemed somewhat familiar, like he’d seen him somewhere. Reflecting on it, Ling Chen’s eyes suddenly brightened—Of course! He almost forgot, the young man holding hands with Tang Shiyun going shopping and watching the movie in today’s entertainment news was indeed this young man.


    After confirming the young man’s identity, Ling Chen smiled yfully at him, "I remember now, you’re Miss Tang’s boyfriend, aren’t you?"


    The young man lifted his head, proudly saying, "Since you know who I am, why are you still standing here? I tell you, the person inside is my girlfriend. You better not disturb her, or don’t me me for being impolite."


    Ling Chen replied with a slight smile, "Sorry, it seems I failed to recognize your excellency. But someone with Miss Tang’s character would never fancy someone like you. Someone who doesn’t even know basic courtesy, how are you worthy of her?"


    The young man’s face turned angry and coldly eximed, "Whether I’m worthy of her or not is not your business, and just by looking at you, what qualifies you to judge me? Before I get angry, move far away, and don’t let me see you again."


    Ling Chen shrugged, nodded, and said, "Alright, I won’t bother you anymore." With that, Ling Chen walked straight outside.


    Watching Ling Chen’s departing figure, the young man sneered disdainfully, reached out to knock on the door. In a short while, the door opened, and upon seeing who opened it, the young man smiled and said, "Hong, long time no see."


    Hong was no other than Tang Shiyun’s manager, Xu Hong. Xu Hong calmly said, "We saw each other just two days ago, does that count as a long time ago?"


    "A day feels like three years when not seen."


    "You better say that to Shiyun; it doesn’t really matter to me." With that, Xu Hong stepped aside and weed the young man inside.


    Inside, the young man nced around and asked, "Hong, where’s Shiyun?"


    "Taking a phone call in the room." Just as Xu Hong finished speaking, Tang Shiyun, wearing a floral dress, hurried out of the room and headed straight for the door.


    "Shiyun." The young man quickly called out.


    Hearing the young man’s call, Tang Shiyun paused slightly, turned back to nce at him, "Huh! When did you get here? Weren’t you in East Sea City, how did you end uping to Beijing?"


    "I missed you, so I came to see you." The young manughed, saying, "Just kidding, I have some business to attend to in Beijing, and since I knew you were staying here, I came specially to check on you." Pausing a moment, the young man continued, "Shiyun, where are you going?"


    "Ling is here, I’m going out to meet him." With that, Tang Shiyun didn’t exin further and rushed outside directly.


    "Ling?" The young man frowned slightly and looked towards Xu Hong, asking, "Hong, do you know who Shiyun is referring to as ’Ling’?"


    "I’ve heard Shiyun mention him, but I’m not very sure." Xu Hong replied calmly. Of course, she knew who Ling was, but she didn’t want to exin too much to the young man. In her heart, she hoped Ling Chen’s appearance would quickly make this young man disappear.