Сhарtеr 18
When Xu Yоu аrrivеd оn his mоtorcyсlе, he saw his оwn sister, whom thrее реорle соuld bаrеly hold bаck, roaring furiouslу in а cеrtаin dirесtiоn.
Dismounting аnd lооking toward whеrе she wаs, Xu You madе out thе license рlatе number аnd сar emblеm.
Market vаluе: еightу million.
Withdrawing his gаzе, hе рushed asidе thosе who werе restraining Хu Nuo. “Let hеr go.”
Looking аt Хu Nuо, who wаs сovered in dust frоm heаd tо toe, hе callеd out, “Sis?”
Неаring her brоther’s voiсe, Xu Nuо—whо hаd been so angry she wanted tо сhase the cаr аnd curse—snaррed back to reality and pitifully looked at Xu You.
Seeing her terrible complexion, Xu You’s expression instantly darkened.
“Who bullied you?”
The owner of that car from earlier?
Xu Nuo sniffled and said indignantly, “I was hungry, and he said he’d give me some sweet soup, but then he stuffed the last bite into his own mouth! Liar!!”
Xu You: “…”
What kind of five-year-old’s dispute is this?
“I’ll buy you some.”
Xu You raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose.
He often felt there was a reason Xu Nuo could be so easily tricked.
Xu Nuo immediately quieted down.
“Okay.”
After Xu You packed up a new serving of sweet soup, he helped Xu Nuo walk toward the roadside.
“What’s wrong with you? Can’t you walk?”
Xu Nuo said, “Maybe I’m growing taller, got a cramp.”
Actually, it was muscle soreness.
His lips twitched, but in the end, he didn’t ask further.
Xu Nuo had many secrets, and so did he.
They were each other’s closest family and the most respectful life partners.
“Next time something like this happens, call me earlier.”
“And, you believe whatever anyone says? You’re way too trusting. Next time something like this happens, just spit in their face—mutual destruction.”
Back home, Xu You squatted on the floor, massaging her legs while lecturing.
Xu Nuo winced in pain.
“Got it, next time I’ll definitely spit in their face.”
That damn tyrant—first he said her clothes were ugly, and now he tricked her!
She used to be a people-pleaser, but after this incident, she became a confrontational type, always ready to fight to the death.
After the massage, Xu Nuo’s exhausted body felt immensely relieved.
Drowsy and about to fall asleep, she suddenly remembered something and asked, “Xiao You, what’s the deal with that motorcycle?”
Xu You smoothly put the medicinal wine back into the medicine cabinet without any hesitation and replied calmly, “Borrowed it from a friend.”
A sixteen-year-old boy riding a motorcycle was indeed dangerous; most families would have been horrified.
Xu Nuo: “Oh, remember to return it.”
“Stop worrying, go to sleep.”
Pulling out the blanket she was lying on and covering Xu Nuo with it, Xu You left.
The room fell completely silent. Just as Xu Nuo was about to drift off to sleep, she suddenly remembered something and jolted awake like a startled pig.
“I knew I forgot something!”
Enduring the soreness, she grabbed her phone from the nightstand, plugged it in, and turned it on. Sure enough, several text messages bombarded in.
After calling Xu You earlier, her phone had died, and later she was so angry at Feng Huan Chao that she forgot to charge it.
The messages were from Gu Nongxuan’s secretary.
Secretary (Gu Family Edition): Where are you?
Secretary (Gu Family Edition): Why aren’t you back yet? Skipping work means a pay cut.
He had also called Xu Nuo several times, but no one answered.
Xu Nuo stared blankly at the ceiling.
Great, today’s work was for nothing.
…
Xu Nuo noticed that Gu Nongxuan was in a bad mood today.After she arrived, this person suddenly seemed to have gone blind, completely ignoring her.
[His arms look quite strong, seems like there are no lingering effects]
[Tsk tsk, where did this habit of aggressively watering flowers trying to drown them when in a bad mood come from]
[Looks sunny on the outside, but so dark inside, could it be you’re actually impotent?]
Gu Nongxuan felt like his head was about to explode.
Especially when he looked up and met Xu Nuo’s not-yet-retracted gaze—the kind of “looking at an unfilial son” disappointment that wished iron could turn into steel.
[It’s fine, when I wake up in the morning I feel like a deflated balloon too, does that mean I have premature ejaculation?]
[But comparing the two, impotence seems worse]
Gu Nongxuan:…
You’re actually comparing them.
Gu Nongxuan had reasons for his irritation.
He had gone to find the person connected to his brother’s clues. The man claimed that a few years ago, there was indeed a child wandering in the area under his jurisdiction, and he would occasionally give the child some food. But one day, when he went to the trash can where the child usually slept as usual, he found the child gone.
Since then, the man nicknamed “Brother Dao” never saw him again.
Strictly speaking, this was actually bad news.
Brother Dao said the child might have been picked up by someone. Gu Nongxuan believed whoever took the child likely had malicious intentions—human traffickers, abusers—he could imagine many possibilities.
People like her were ultimately rare in this world.
However, the only thing that could be considered good news was that his secretary had found the source factory of that tissue brand. Unfortunately, the original pack from back then was no longer around due to improper storage.
Holding a brand-new pack of Hu Dayu Soft Butt Tissues, Gu Nongxuan was lost in thought.
Then, footsteps sounded from outside.
“Hey, you can’t go in, you really can’t!”
Just hearing this, Xu Nuo knew there was drama. She subtly shifted her gaze toward the door.
The door was pushed open, and a tall man in a suit with a cold, handsome face walked in.
His expression was clearly displeased, his tone icy and harsh.
“Gu Nongxuan, Chuchu has been awake for so long, and you haven’t visited her once.”
(Male Lead) Xiao Jingchen crossed his arms, looking at Gu Nongxuan behind the desk with displeasure.
“What could possibly be so important that you’d neglect Chuchu?”
[First time seeing someone urging their love rival. Heart shattered into a QR code, and when scanned it still says ‘I love you,’ right?]
If not for that familiar voice, Xiao Jingchen truly wouldn’t have noticed there was a third person in the room.
He turned his head to look, raised an eyebrow slightly, then turned away in disgust, giving Gu Nongxuan a complicated look.
“You actually brought her back? What? After all these years of effort, this woman finally managed to climb your high branch?”
“Is she the reason you haven’t gone to see Chuchu?”
Xiao Jingchen wore an expression of looking at an idiot. “Do you know what people outside are saying about you?”
Gu Nongxuan was already annoyed, but this person was good at pretending (he wasn’t like this as a child). Even though he was utterly irritated inside, he still wore a smile on his face.
“Xiao Jingchen, I don’t even care, why are you so anxious on my behalf?”
Better spend this time getting your nose fixed.
For once, Xu Nuo actually agreed with him.
[Exactly, if you care too much about what others think, you become their underwear—you have to catch whatever fart they let out]
[Truly a man whose nose resembles a dick, to have such an impressive ambition of wanting to be someone else’s underwear]
Xiao Jingchen: ?
Gu Nongxuan almost laughed out loud.Fortunately, he always wore a smile on his face, so even when the corners of his mouth curved a bit deeper, it wasn’t very noticeable.
“I’ll go over there today.”
Realizing that he hadn’t visited the person recently, Gu Nongxuan stood up.
Then he pointed at Xu Nuo.
“Since you’re back for once, Miss Xu, you should come along too.”
“Of course, change out of that outfit first.”
His eye twitched at the sight of Xu Nuo’s toad-themed three-piece suit.
…
Brother Dao walked out trembling with fear. Feng had countless subordinates, and he was just the most insignificant one. Suddenly summoned by the big boss, he thought it was related to the matter that the young master of the Gu family had come for today.
Who would have thought the big boss didn’t mention it at all.
Instead, he gave him another task.
‘Get close to Xu You…’s family and confirm whether they have a fish-shaped jade pendant.’
Brother Dao’s first reaction was fear.
He was just an ordinary small-time leader, and there were countless people like him under Feng’s command.
What was terrifying was that even a minor character like him was completely known to the boss, who even understood how he had met that young man named Xu You.
Shaking off the goosebumps, he took out his phone and called Xu You.
“Hey, Xiao You…”