The Amazing Son-in-Law [The Charismatic Charlie Wade] (Chinese name) Chapter: 7246 - 7247

charlie had no idea he’d already been exposed.

With no time to wait for Tawana’s performance to end, he greeted her agent briefly and left early with Gu Qiuyi.

On the way to the airport, charlie told her, “Nannan, you finally have a chance to rest. You’ve been busy with four performances alongside Tawana these past few days. Don’t run around anymore. Just stay home and spend some time with Uncle Gu and Aunt Lin.”

Gu Qiuyi smiled and teased, “Brother charlie, are you just worried I’ll keep joining Tawana’s tour as her guest performer?”

Tawana had scheduled twenty shows across China and had completed only eight so far—twelve more remained.

Since charlie had accepted the role of Feng Shui Director, he was committed to overseeing the entire tour.

Naturally, Gu Qiuyi wanted to collaborate with Tawana again.

The next stop was Shanghai. She could easily fly there, perform as a guest, and spend more time with charlie.

But unexpectedly, charlie was urging her to stay home with her parents—as if he didn’t want her coming along.

charlie felt a little awkward when he realized she’d seen through him.

He tried to explain: “It’s not that I don’t want you to come—it’s just, if you do, Tawana might ask to work with me again. I can’t handle her clinging to me on stage, hugging and kissing like last time…”

Gu Qiuyi couldn’t help but laugh, her eyes crinkling with amusement. Clearly, Tawana had been the one throwing herself at him, and charlie wasn’t having it.

Come to think of it, Tawana wasn’t exactly a top-tier Western beauty. Compared to the Nordic queen Helena, she didn’t stand a chance.

Gu Qiuyi knew Helena had long been infatuated with charlie. She had always been chaste, scandal-free, and had no romantic history. Yet even she hadn’t managed to win charlie’s heart—so what chance did someone like Tawana, steeped in the entertainment world, really have?

When they arrived at the airport, Chen Zekai was already waiting.

He’d arranged for a private aviation company to fly Gu Qiuyi home once charlie departed.

Seeing him, Chen Zekai said a bit sheepishly, “Master, you informed me too late. First-class is sold out. Should I coordinate with the crew to prep the Ye family’s private jet for your return?”

“No need,” charlie said, waving his hand. “It’s just me, and it’s only a two-hour flight. Economy class is perfectly fine.”

After saying that, charlie turned to Chen Zekai and instructed, “Make sure Nannan gets home safely.”

“Don’t worry, Master,” Chen Zekai replied. “The helicopter is ready, and the flight path has been approved. It’ll head straight to the Jindi Building near Miss Gu’s home. We also have a car waiting to take her the rest of the way.”

charlie nodded and said goodbye to Gu Qiuyi. “Nannan, I’ll head in now. Send me a message when you get home.”

Gu Qiuyi looked a little reluctant to part, but since Chen Zekai was present, she held back from showing too much affection. She gently held charlie’s hand and asked, “Brother charlie, when will you come to Yanjing to see me again?”

charlie replied, “Didn’t I promise to come for your final concert in Yanjing?”

Gu Qiuyi pouted slightly. “But that’s so far away—at least a month after the Chinese New Year.”

charlie smiled and said, “Let’s see how things go in the meantime. I can’t make any promises right now.”

Gu Qiuyi could only nod and say softly, “Then I’ll wait to hear from you.”

…

After saying goodbye to the two, charlie chose a window seat at check-in, cleared security, and headed straight to the boarding gate.

Due to the tight timing, the flight had already begun boarding when he arrived.

charlie joined the crowd, lined up, and boarded. Once seated, he pulled out his phone and sent a WeChat message to Xiao Churan: “Wife, I’m already on the plane. It’s scheduled to take off in 20 minutes.”

Xiao Churan replied, “Do you want me to drive to the airport to pick you up? It’ll be early morning when you land.”

charlie smiled and typed back, “No need, don’t trouble yourself. I’ll just take a taxi home.”

He followed up with another message: “By the way, honey, no need to wait up. Go to bed early.”

Xiao Churan responded, “Knowing you’re coming back, I won’t be able to sleep. I’ll wait for you at home.”

charlie felt touched and replied, “Then I’ll head home the moment I land!”

The aircraft quickly completed final checks and began taxiing.

The airport wasn’t too busy at night, so the plane even took off five minutes ahead of schedule.

On the plane, charlie was feeling bored. With no internet access on his phone, he simply toyed with it absentmindedly.

That’s when he noticed a missed call from Xiao Churan.

The call had come just minutes before the previous one had connected.

charlie mentally retraced the timeline and suddenly realized that when Xiao Churan made that first call, he was likely on stage, dancing with Gu Qiuyi and Tawana.

The only time he hadn’t had his phone on him was during the performance—otherwise, he would have seen the call in real time.

Thinking this through, charlie didn’t give it much thought at first.

But just as he locked his phone screen, he happened to glance at the girl seated next to him, who was watching short videos cached on her phone.

She had probably downloaded a bunch of them before takeoff to pass the time during the flight and was now scrolling through them non-stop.

By coincidence, one of the videos she pulled up was an audience recording from Tawana’s concert.

The background music in the video was “Assassin”—the same song charlie had performed to with a sword on stage.

At that moment, the big screen near the stage had captured a close-up of charlie dancing. His every move and detail were magnified and displayed with striking clarity for the audience.

charlie suddenly realized something serious.

Even though his face hadn’t been shown during the performance, anyone familiar with him might still recognize him from his physique or signature movements.

In that case…

Could Xiao Churan recognize him too?!

Thinking back to when she had first called, charlie felt a sudden chill.

Xiao Churan was a huge fan of Tawana. Normally, if she wasn’t busy, she would almost certainly be watching the livestream of her performances on her phone.

If she were watching the performance, it wouldn’t make sense for her to call in the middle of it—unless something had caught her attention.

But what if she had recognized—or at least suspected—it was him based on the performance video?

In that case, her call couldn’t have come at a more suspicious moment.

No matter how skilled you are, you can’t be in two places at once.

If I was performing on stage, there’s no way I could have answered the phone!

Xiao Churan’s call at that moment wasn’t to talk to me—it was to test whether my phone would connect!

charlie suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

If he had simply been a backup dancer for Tawana and Gu Qiuyi, it wouldn’t be a big deal even if Xiao Churan found out—she already knew he had some talents.

But the problem was that Tawana had interacted with him closely during four consecutive performances, and their chemistry had even become a trending topic.

If Xiao Churan brought it up and started asking questions… how was he supposed to explain that?