"Because without entering that circle, there would be no chance to pester him persistently, and no chance to have him. He doesn't like wealthy people." Gu Lan'an chuckled helplessly. If he could choose, he would eagerly withdraw himself from the circle that had brought him endless nightmares. However, he had no choice. Although he had only lived with Zhao Ye for a short period of time in his previous life, he understood him so well that all of his attention was focused solely on him. Although he had no prejudice against wealthy people, he carried a deep-seated desire to escape from them, ingrained in him since childhood, because of the nightmares that his father, who was a wealthy man, had brought upon him and his mother."

In his previous life, after Lin Xuan confessed his feelings to him, he used this excuse to reject Lin Xuan because he was deeply affected. During that period of time, he was constantly restless, fearing that Zhao Ye would discover his true identity. Therefore, Uncle Gu changed his birth information from an early age for his safety. Additionally, he has been confined at home and has not interacted with anyone for these past few years. Even if Zhao Ye were to dig deeper, he wouldn't be able to find anything substantial.

"Do you not like wealthy people? How peculiar. Could it be an act? He himself is a wealthy person too, so he wouldn't dislike himself, right?" Anna seemed to have discovered a new world.

Hmm." Gu Lan'an's voice lowered as she got lost in her memories, her eyes filled with aching. "He doesn't even like himself. In all the time I've known him, whenever I feel low, he always asks me why he shouldn't just die."

What a curious person you are. I'm so intrigued by what you said that I really want to meet him now, my dear son. Just tell Mom who that person is, so I won't have to investigate and end up finding nothing. I promise I won't tell your dad." Anna raised her hand to guarantee.

"How could it not be found? Are you searching in the wrong way?" Gu Lanan narrowed her eyes, a calculating glint flickering in them. As she sniffed the air and rubbed her stomach, she walked toward the kitchen and said, "Mom, don't bother hiring detectives or asking your friends in the industry. All you need to do is search on Baidu, and you'll find out who the 23-year-old billionaire celebrity is."

"Really?" Anna's face lit up with delight as she quickly took out her phone and searched. As she saw the search results, she was stunned and then mesmerized: Zhao Ye, with his profile and photos displayed below.

Anna's mouth dropped open, wide enough to fit a duck egg. She swallowed nervously, clutching her phone and rushing to the kitchen. Panic was written all over her beautiful face.

When Gu Lan'an saw her coming in, he pulled open the seat in front of him and said, "Sit." Then he sat down on the seat next to him and casually picked up a dumpling with his chopsticks, asking, "Did you find out?"

Anna tried to carefully choose her words, but ended up stumbling and hesitating. Finally, she summoned the courage and handed her phone to Gu Lan'an, blurting out, "However, the person who meets the criteria is a man. Son, you don't like men, do you!"

"I don't like it." Gu Lan'an chewed a mouthful of dumplings and swallowed, and Anna breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to speak, Gu Lan'an added with a teasing tone, "But I do like him."

"What!" Anna stood up abruptly, her expression complex as she looked at Gu Lan'an and said, "Son, don't joke like that. You know, your mom's heart isn't that great."

"I wasn't joking." Gu Lan put down his chopsticks and reluctantly stood up. Just now, he had intentionally walked away when Anna was checking out of fear of seeing her disappointed expression. But he couldn't escape from it forever. Since he had made the decision to come out of the closet, he had to face it. "Mom, I like Zhao Ye. I was talking about him just now. I want to be with him, whether it's me marrying him or him marrying me."