Chapter 26 Ordinary She suddenly turned to look at Yu Chaoxian, her forehead suddenly...
Chen Diao couldn't help but think of the black-haired girl that the boss had saved that night. Could it be that the boss only liked this type of girl?
The car was completely silent.
Yu Tang took out her smartwatch and started playing with it. She found the underwater tunnel in the aquarium, and the "Sardine Storm" looked like underwater fireworks.
She took a screenshot with great interest and sent it to Mo Fei, suggesting they perhaps go to the aquarium together during the summer vacation. Yu Tang hadn't gone out much; Yu Yanting wouldn't let her go out, but he figured she wouldn't be so strict after the college entrance exam.
Yu Chaoxian opened his eyes a crack and glanced at her. Yu Tang was holding her smartwatch and grinning foolishly. When she saw Yu Chaoxian pointing at a shark and saying it was cute, Yu Chaoxian was even more too lazy to pay attention to her.
The car drove a little further when Yu Chaoxian opened his eyes, glanced at the time—it was almost dinnertime—and suddenly struck up a conversation with Yu Tang, "Want to go see the fish?"
Yu Tang deliberately looked up at Yu Chaoxian to make sure he was talking to her and not on the phone. What did he mean by that? Did he want to go with her?
The girl nodded tentatively. Actually, she and Mo Fei had already made plans, but if Yu Chaoxian also wanted to go, it wouldn't be a problem to bring him along.
Of course, it would be best if Yu Chaoxian didn't return her pocket money. But that's unlikely. Recently, Yu Chaoxian hasn't been as generous as he was a few days ago. I wonder if he's experiencing a financial crisis. A few times before, she could get several large bills just by cutting some fruit and bringing it to him. Now, she has to run up and down to beg him several times over several days before he'll give her one bill at a time. She has to go to him several times in separate trips. He's acting like a complete difficult old man.
Yu Tang said she wanted to see the fish, so Yu Chaoxian took her to the seafood market.
"You, go with her." Chen Diao was to go with Yu Tang to buy fish, while he waited in the car like a king, enjoying the air conditioning.
Chen Diao bought the beautiful spotted fish that Yu Tang had praised.
Two hours later, the beautiful spotted fish appeared on the dining table.
Yu Tang was a little angry and didn't want to talk to Yu Chaoxian all night. What "watching the fish" was just a lie to make her go buy groceries!
Although she remembered her promise to Yu Chaoxian during the meal and sat obediently next to him, she mostly remained silent, only lowering her head to eat, showing no interest in giving Yu Chaoxian even a glance.
"Ignoring everyone?" Yu Chaoxian asked knowingly, wanting to tease her. "Who upset you?"
"It's you, and you still ask!" Yu Tang felt deceived. "I thought you would take me to the aquarium. It was clearly you. Your words were very misleading."
Yu Chaoxian watched her get angry with great interest. "You said you wanted to steam the fish after you bought it, right? You ate most of it, didn't you? And now you're blaming the person who bought the fish."
“That’s because, because,” Yu Tang choked up, thought for a long time, and finally thought of Yu Yanting, “Brother made the fish so delicious.”
Seeing Yu Tang throwing a tantrum, Yu Yanting, sitting in the main seat, actually felt quite relieved. It would be strange if Yu Tang and Yu Chaoxian were truly on good terms.
The noise and commotion make it all the more real.
He looked at Yu Tang and said, "When you have summer vacation, I'll have Xiao Xian take you out to play. We'll go to the aquarium, the beach, and California. Come to think of it, I took you there when you were little, but you don't remember any of it?"
Yu Tang had no recollection of it and didn't know how young she was, but that didn't stop her from looking at Yu Chaoxian with great interest.
Yu Chaoxian didn't respond for a long time, so Yu Yanting glared at him. Yu Chaoxian then glanced at Yu Tang impatiently and said, "We'll talk about it later."
At first, Yu Chaoxian found it quite amusing to tease Yu Tang, but once Yu Tang ran over to Yu Chaoxian, he lost interest, as Yu Tang was only interested in recognizing Yu Yanting.
Alright, you can't tame it.
In the darkness of night, the crescent moon had shrunk to its thinnest hook. Tomorrow would be the last day of the agreement made with Yu Yanting.
Judging by the time, that batch of secondhand guns has already arrived at the port.
Mickey reported to him as usual: [Guan Zhongpeng has left the hospital for the base.]
Sure enough, his father never intended for him to take over from the very beginning, but fortunately, he never trusted his father.
The father-son relationship should naturally be severed from the moment the mother is gone.
Hospital.
Guan Zhongpeng ate with his mother and waited until she fell asleep before leaving the hospital.
His mother is fifty-five years old, but the hard work she did when she was young makes her look like she is over seventy. Guan Zhongpeng's father died early, and his mother raised him by herself. She did all kinds of work and finally raised him to adulthood, but she herself was left with a lot of illnesses.
He is now able to repay his mother's kindness in raising him, but unfortunately his mother is seriously ill and bedridden.
Yu Yanting, showing compassion for Guan Zhongpeng, gave him a two-week leave so he could focus on taking care of his mother. Now that his mother's condition has finally improved and she is no longer as unrecognizable as she was a few days ago, he can finally go about his work with peace of mind.
When Guan Zhongpeng was young, he was very skilled and was kept by Yu Yanting as a bodyguard. He followed Yu Yanting around the world to do weapons business and witnessed many of Yu Yanting's glorious moments.
Of course, we also see that Yu Yanting did many absurd things.
For example, the illicit affair between Yu Yanting and Yu's grandfather's second wife, Shen Wangshu, and the birth of that... girl with an awkward identity.
However, as his subordinate, he had no right to comment on Yu Yanting's character and conduct. If it weren't for Uncle Yu, he would still be a poor boy who could only make a living by boxing.
Therefore, Guan Zhongpeng had the utmost respect and loyalty to Yu Yanting, and had absolutely no ulterior motives.
Guan Zhongpeng drove back to the base in a hurry because Yu Yanting had sent him a message asking him to stay at the base and keep watch the next day. Guan Zhongpeng understood Yu Yanting's meaning; he was afraid that Yu Chaoxian would return to the base to mobilize more people, and if he wasn't there, the mercenaries at the base might follow Yu Chaoxian's orders and cause some more trouble.
Upon receiving the message, Guan Zhongpeng immediately returned to the base.
Saturday, the 30th, was an ordinary day.
At least until 11 p.m., Yu Tang believed this.
As usual, she was watching TV in the living room in the morning. As soon as Yu Chaoxian came over, he occupied most of the sofa, holding his phone and either sending messages or making calls, ignoring her.
Yu Chaoxian took out a lighter and glanced at the table: "Where are the cigarettes?"
Yu Tang really didn't know how he could ask such a question. He just left things lying around and would order people around if he couldn't find them. She was the one being ordered around! As long as she was by Yu Chaoxian's side, Yu Chaoxian would have endless tasks to assign her.
She opened the drawer, and inside were rows of cigarettes that he had half-opened.
Yu Chaoxian casually took out a pack of cigarettes and lazily leaned back on the sofa, unpacking them. His collarbone was faintly visible in the shadows where the buttons of his collar were undone, with only the silver necklace gleaming coldly.
At this moment, Chen Diao came over, glanced at Yu Tang, and Yu Chaoxian, who had an unlit cigarette between his fingers, gestured for him to continue.
Seeing that Yu Chaoxian didn't seem to be on guard against Yu Tang, Chen Diao said, "Boss, we've arranged an 8 a.m. flight for you tomorrow, and you'll arrive at the port at 5 p.m. The transport vehicles have already been arranged."
Before Yu Chaoxian could say anything, Yu Tang rushed over and asked, "Are you leaving? Where are you going? When will you be back? Will you be gone for as long as before?"
Yu Chaoxian looked at the small hand that was draped over his arm. He gently shook her arm, and the cigarette fell onto his lap. He wanted to say something to her, but when he looked up, he saw that her eyes were starting to redden.
Yu Chao waved his hand behind him, and Chen Diao glanced at Yu Tang as he left.
Chen Diao glanced through the glass and vaguely saw a resemblance to Shen Wangshu on Yu Tang's face. He had seen Shen Wangshu cry in front of Uncle Yu, and after seeing this, Uncle Yu abandoned his business and took Shen Wangshu back to Hong Kong to settle down in front of everyone. The Yu family's business plummeted from then on.
Now, faced with a similar situation, Chen Diao couldn't help but think twice. Besides, how could he allow his boss's whereabouts to be exposed? That little aunt actually dared to directly ask about his schedule; she might just betray him and reveal his departure to Uncle Yu!
Only Yu Chaoxian and Yu Tang remained in the living room. Yu Chaoxian glared at her and asked, "What's the meaning of this? Why are you crying?"
"I'm a little reluctant to part with you. Will you be back soon?" Yu Tang had just broken the ice with Yu Chaoxian. She began to accept her nephew, and he began to accept her as well. Moreover, she could clearly feel that her brother's mood had improved a lot compared to before, so she really wanted this situation to continue.
Yu Chaoxian forgot what he wanted to say. He had seen too many hypocrites. What did it mean that she was reluctant to part with him? He also didn't understand what Yu Tang meant by the few hot tears that fell on his arm.
Yu Chaoxian didn't manage to pull his arm out, staring at Yu Tang for a while, "It won't take as long as before."
"How long is that?" Yu Tang insisted on asking. "You need to give me a date."
"Why are you asking me this?"
“Isn’t it normal for family members to ask each other questions? I told you I get out of school at 6:30, just like you wait for me to get out of school. You know you’ll see me at 6:30. I wait for you to come home, and I also want to know when I can see you.” As she said this, her dark eyes stared at him without blinking, innocent and sincere. “Besides, I only knew when you would be back after you told me the date.”
Yu Tang is someone who values family ties and relies heavily on her relatives. She firmly believes that blood relations are more stable, and of all emotional bonds, kinship is the most inseparable. She already considers Yu Chaoxian as family, and she would be very sad if he suddenly left. Just like the kinship she firmly believes in, it is not solid because someone can leave at any time.
"About half a month," Yu Chaoxian replied dismissively.
Yu Tang thought for a moment and then asked, "Does brother know you're leaving?" She had heard her brother say that he wouldn't leave after Yu Chaoxian returned, so she figured he was unaware of the situation.
Yu Chao looked at her for a while, trusting her but not entirely, so it was best to keep an eye on her: "Don't tell your brother yet."
Yu Tang was about to ask why, but then she quickly realized that he was probably afraid his brother would be sad too. However, Yu Chaoxian kept referring to his brother as "her brother," even though his brother was his father. He never seemed to say "my dad," always using "your brother" instead.
Knowing that Yu Chaoxian would be leaving, Yu Tang decided to spend more time with him, which meant that wherever Yu Chaoxian looked, he could always see that pale blue morning glory figure.
Chen Diao came over again shortly after.
Yu Chaoxian caught a glimpse of the white, swaying legs on the sofa.
This time, Chen Diao couldn't even get into the living room; Yu Chaoxian had Chen Diao speak directly at the door.
Chen Diao didn't expect his boss to stop him halfway through the walk, and he almost bumped into the door. "Boss, the people keeping an eye on him say that Uncle Yu has been in the company the whole time and hasn't left."
Yu Chaoxian leisurely lit a cigarette, just as he expected. The old man was indeed calm and waiting for him to speak first.
The fifteen-day agreement has been reached, but Yu Yanting shows no sign of backing down, proving he won't agree so easily.
Not only that, they also probed his thoughts and plans.
If he went back to the base to mobilize men to surround the Yu residence, Guan Zhongpeng, who was stationed at the base, would definitely be the first to report it. Apart from the small group of Chen Diao under his command, the rest of the mercenaries at the base only recognized Guan Zhongpeng as their commander and would not obey his orders at all. If he went to the base on his own initiative, he would be waiting to be surrounded.
A few days ago, he deliberately went back to the base. No sooner had he left than Yu Yanting transferred Guan Zhongpeng back.
But that's fine, since his target isn't the base anyway.
Yu Chaoxian slowly exhaled a puff of smoke. "I don't trust anyone else. You go back to the base as usual and keep an eye on Guan Zhongpeng."
“Then next…” Chen Diao looked at Yu Chaoxian.
"wait."
When Yu Yanting could no longer keep up the act.
This hand must be laid bare; being a good son for these two weeks is enough.
There was a noise from the sofa behind him. Yu Chaoxian glanced at it out of the corner of his eye and saw the person on the sofa had run down. The man stubbed out his cigarette and told Chen to return to the base.
Yu Chaoxian leaned against the door as Yu Tang came over with the test paper. The sunlight shone on Yu Tang, making her skin appear even whiter and more delicate.
Yu Chaoxian didn't look at the question first, his gaze sweeping over her bare feet: "Where are your shoes?"
"I'll go put them on." Not wanting to upset Yu Chaoxian, Yu Tang turned and went upstairs to find her shoes, ignoring the arm Yu Chaoxian had just reached out to her.
What are you doing? Do you want to carry her to find her shoes?
Yu Tang simply took out all the questions she didn't know and asked Yu Chaoxian to explain them to her. After doing a lot of similar questions, Yu Tang started to get restless and stopped following Yu Chaoxian around. She would go to the kitchen to find juice or sneak upstairs to play on her phone.
Whenever there was a funny video, Yu Tang would chatter incessantly in front of Yu Chaoxian. Yu Chaoxian didn't have time to pay attention to her, but Yu Tang continued talking beside him. When he looked up at her, Yu Tang ran off to watch TV again.
Suddenly feeling a little uneasy with someone missing from his side, Yu Chaoxian glanced at her workbook, pulled out the bottom one, and gave it to Yu Tang to work on. She hadn't done many of the different types of questions in this book, and each one would take her a long time to think about, allowing her to sit quietly for quite a while.
Yu Chao first calculated the time. He figured that by the time he was almost done with his work, Yu Tang would come over, looking troubled, and ask him how to solve the problem.
It was already noon when Yu Tang finished her workbook. She stretched and waited for Yu Chao to check it.
A ray of afternoon sunlight shone on Yu Chaoxian's face from the side, casting shadows of varying depths on his well-defined profile. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing his well-defined forearms, the muscle lines of which were faintly visible as he turned his sleeves.
Yu Tang didn't realize she was standing a little too close; her unique fragrance lingered around Yu Chaoxian's nose. A round back of his head blocked Yu Chaoxian's view. Seeing Yu Chaoxian turn the page smoothly, Yu Tang's mood improved, because it meant she hadn't made a single mistake.
She suddenly turned to look at Yu Chaoxian, her forehead unexpectedly brushing against the tip of Yu Chaoxian's nose as he looked down.
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