Сhарter 8
Тhis was the first time Gu Nоngхuan had еver heаrd suсh а stаtеmеnt in his life.
Sо ехрlosive…
“Сan you stand uр? Wе neеd tо lеаvе quicklу. It wоuldn’t bе good if sоmеonе saw us.”
‘We’.
Gu Nongхuan thоught that after buуing him a mаsk, this pеrsоn would leаve. But she асtuаllу wanted tо tаkе him with hеr?
He fоrcеd himself to stаnd up, his right arm hаnging limply аt his side. Aside frоm thаt, hе manаgеd to stand relаtivelу stеadily.
【Хiao Yоu was аlrеаdy 178 сm tall when hе was fifteеn. Gu Nоngхuan in his youth actually didn’t grow аs fаst as Xiao Yоu】
Хiao You wаs still bеtter off, with a good older sister like her to supplement his nutrition. Hehe.
System: 【………Stop bragging. This restroom is very close to the film studio. Someone is coming】
Xu Nuo found him too slow, so she simply scooped Gu Nongxuan up in a princess carry.
The current Gu Nongxuan was too different from the future version, so Xu Nuo mentally separated them as two distinct entities.
“You—”
This was the first time Gu Nongxuan had ever been princess-carried by a girl. His eyes widened in shock, and his functional left hand instinctively wrapped around her neck. But as he got closer, the fragrance unique to a young girl wafted into his nose, and his ears instantly turned red.
Xu Nuo looked down at the person in her arms and immediately noticed those ears that looked as if they’d been scalded. She then patted his hip bone and grinned mischievously. “Old Pig here smells nice, doesn’t she?”
Gu Nongxuan: “”
“Hey, where’s your agent? Have him come pick you up.”
Upon hearing this, the person in her arms suddenly stiffened.
Xu Nuo realized belatedly: Oh no, I’ve given myself away.
“You know me…”
Gu Nongxuan’s expression instantly changed.
He even began to struggle. Xu Nuo was already having some difficulty holding him, and with this sudden commotion, her grip immediately loosened.
“You’re lying to me too.”
Intense emotions surged in his bloodshot eyes. It seemed that Xu Nuo had reminded him of something, as hatred welled up in his gaze.
He turned and ran. Xu Nuo wanted to chase after him, but unfortunately, she wasn’t familiar with the area and let him slip away.
【I told you Healing Value isn’t easy to earn】
A kid in a sensitive period—just a tiny detail could make his fragile emotions crumble completely.
【Countdown begins. Host Xu Nuo, please prepare to return】
【Three… two… one】
Xu Nuo thought she would stay in this timeline forever, never expecting there was a time limit.
When she regained consciousness, she was back in Gu Nongxuan’s collection room.
She hadn’t cared much about this room before, but as luck would have it, the moment Xu Nuo turned her head, she saw something that someone had carefully preserved in a transparent acrylic display case…
Half a pack of face masks.
Xu Nuo: “”
Before she could figure out what purpose this half-pack of masks served here, a voice suddenly came from behind her.
“Who allowed you to come in?”
She turned around and met the gaze of Gu Nongxuan, who was standing at the doorway, expressionless.
The image of the young Gu Nongxuan—covered in wounds, princess-carried by her, with ears turning red—was still vivid in her mind. Confronted so abruptly with the somewhat gloomy gaze of the adult Gu Nongxuan, Xu Nuo was momentarily caught off guard.
【He was much cuter when he was little. How did he turn into this awful state when he grew up?】
“Miss Xu, do I need to ask you to get out?”
【He wasn’t this rude when he was little either】
Gu Nongxuan: “”
Who knows why she suddenly cared about what he was like as a child.
“Sorry… I heard… a sound, so I came in. I didn’t mean to, wuwuwuwu.”
Xu Nuo, frightened, quickly walked out of the room, hanging her head as if awaiting punishment.
“Butler.”Gu Nongxuan called out softly.
The butler drifted out from the corner, first glanced at Xu Nuo, then lowered his head and said, “Young Master.”
Gu Nongxuan didn’t respond. He was thinking about how to give this person a severe punishment.
He had plenty of ways to deal with Xu Nuo. He had to make her understand that he wasn’t Xiao Jingchen—not so easily fooled.
【I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have entered your collection room. You can deduct my wages, and I apologize to you.】
After all, this was still Xu Nuo’s fault.
When she truly made a mistake, she would sincerely apologize.
Gu Nongxuan, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up. “Deduct half a month’s wages.”
Xu Nuo wasn’t particularly surprised, but the butler’s perpetually unchanged expression showed a flicker of astonishment.
That’s it?
The last servant who accidentally wandered in ended up…
“Yes, Young Master.”
The old butler replied with mixed feelings.
Xu Nuo was preoccupied with thoughts about the young Gu Nongxuan and wasn’t in the mood to work. Besides, with her wages gone for the day, the butler let her leave as soon as her shift ended.
“Come early tomorrow.”
That was all he said.
Xu Nuo nodded, got on a shared bike, and rode away.
She even stopped by her favorite dessert shop on the way.
She bought a serving to take back for her younger brother.
The shop was shabbily decorated, with a small storefront that stood out awkwardly among the row of hardware stores.
“Granny Chen—”
Before entering, she brushed her hair to the sides, revealing her entire face clearly. Her demeanor instantly changed.
Granny Chen, carrying a bowl as she walked out of the kitchen, squinted to see who it was and smiled. “Little Xu, haven’t seen you in a long time.”
Xu Nuo grinned. “Been a bit busy lately.”
“The usual?”
“Yes, one honey osmanthus stewed milk.”
“Alright, go sit and wait for a bit.”
Xu Nuo skillfully avoided the piled-up boxes at the entrance and made her way inside.
The shop was tiny, and most customers were regulars. Usually, everyone tacitly took their orders to go, rarely eating inside, so there was only one table.
Through the curtain, Xu Nuo vaguely saw someone sitting inside. She thought to herself that this was the first time she had encountered another customer in this shop.
Lifting the beaded curtain, Xu Nuo set her bag down and sat across from the person.
Looking up, she was about to greet the person opposite her—
Only to meet a pair of eyes with slightly upturned corners, filled with intense hostility and impatience.
A silver hearing aid gleamed with a cold, metallic sheen.
In the cramped space, the man’s long limbs took up most of the room. If his legs weren’t spread apart, Xu Nuo would have had nowhere to put her feet. His already overwhelming presence was magnified in the small environment, making it hard to breathe.
Just like that, separated by a table, she locked eyes with the man rumored to be a “tyrant.”
【Holy shit, why is Feng Huan Chao here!!】
Feng Huan Chao: .