Chapter 62: Long-Planned
This sudden change broke the warmth in the room.
"Brother Xiaoyu?"
Lin Muci's heart sank. He had never seen Gu Chaoyu lose his composure like this.
He immediately came over,
A glaring message lit up on the screen.
——"Be careful, he's going to attack your boyfriend's parents."
Seeing this, Lin Muci became angry. No wonder Gu Chaoyu lost his composure like that.
【Gu Ming!!!】
This madman!!!
How dare he?!
After the anger, a huge panic about the safety of his parents swept over him.
"My parents..."
Lin Muci's voice was trembling.
Gu Chaoyu came to his senses and held his hand.
"Don't be afraid, Xiaoci."
"Let's go there now!"
The two of them had no time to care about the carefully prepared meal on the table.
They grabbed their coats from the sofa and rushed out the door.
Along the way, Gu Chaoyu drove the car very fast, and the street scene outside the car window quickly receded and blurred into a stream of light.
He gripped the steering wheel tightly, his knuckles turning white from excessive force, and the veins on the back of his hands were exposed.
Lin Muci was sitting in the passenger seat, shaking all over.
He called his parents over and over again.
But what came from the receiver was always a cold, mechanical female voice.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later."
"Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily..."
【Answer the phone quickly! 】
[Dad! Mom! Please answer the phone!]
With each repetition, his heart sank a little and his panic grew.
…
More than ten minutes later, a black SUV braked suddenly, accompanied by the harsh sound of tire friction, and stopped at the door of "Lin's Restaurant".
Before the car stopped, Lin Muci unbuckled his seat belt, pushed open the door and rushed out.
However, the scene before him stunned him.
The small restaurant was brightly lit and bustling with people.
The diners clinked glasses, talked and laughed loudly, and the atmosphere was lively and peaceful.
His father, Lin Jianguo, was wearing an apron and busy at the stove in the kitchen.
His mother, Su Wan, was carrying a tray of food, moving flexibly in the narrow aisle with a warm and familiar smile on her face.
"Here comes Brother Zhang, your braised pork slices!"
"Sister Wang, another bottle of beer, right? Okay!"
This ordinary painting of human life, in Lin Muci's eyes, now looks like a bubble that is about to burst, so fragile that it can be easily destroyed.
They had no idea of the coming storm.
Lin Muci and Gu Chaoyu looked at each other and did not go in to disturb them immediately.
They waited quietly under the old locust tree at the door.
Time passes by every second.
After seeing off the last table of guests, Su Wan stretched and prepared to pull down the rolling door.
"Dad! Mom!"
Lin Muci walked up quickly.
"Hey? Xiao Ci? Xiao Gu? Why are you here?" Su Wan was surprised and happy to see them.
Lin Jianguo also poked his head out from the kitchen and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "It's so late, have you eaten yet? I'll make you some noodles."
"Dad, Mom, we've eaten."
Lin Muci pulled Gu Chaoyu and walked in with a serious expression.
He pulled the shutter down halfway.
Seeing their solemn expressions, Lin Jianguo and Su Wan gradually faded their smiles.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Su Wan asked nervously.
The four of them sat down at a table near the back.
Lin Muci and Gu Chaoyu discussed it and did not dare to say Gu Ming's name directly.
They are afraid of scaring their parents, and even more afraid that they will have wild thoughts.
Gu Chaoyu spoke after careful consideration.
"Uncle, aunt."
"My clinic has been in some trouble recently."
"A... despicable business rival."
"We're worried that he might resort to some underhanded tactics to retaliate against me, and take his anger out on your restaurant."
After hearing this, Lin Jianguo and Su Wan looked worried, but they were more worried about Gu Chaoyu and did not blame him at all.
Lin Jianguo was silent for a few seconds, then slammed the table.
"Damn it! Is there any law left?"
"We, the Lin family, opened a restaurant based on our craftsmanship and conscience! We've been open for over 20 years, and every neighbor praises our cleanliness, hygiene, and delicious food!"
"Don't be afraid, little Gu! A man of integrity has nothing to fear! If he dares to do anything crooked, uncle will be the first to disapprove!"
Su Wan also held Gu Chaoyu's hand with heartache and patted the back of his hand gently.
"Sorry for making you suffer, kid."
Her eyes were a little red.
"It's because we, the elders, are incompetent and can't protect you. In the end, you have to worry about us."
Lin Muci and Gu Chaoyu felt warmed by the understanding and protection from Lin's father and mother, and their tense nerves finally relaxed a little.
My parents are so nice!
【Wow, so touching! 】
After finishing the serious business, Lin Muci felt relieved and questions started to pop up in his mind.
He looked at the familiarity between his parents and Gu Chaoyu and couldn't help but ask:
"Wait... Dad, Mom, how do you know Brother Xiaoyu?"
"Why do I feel like you two are quite familiar with each other?"
[I haven't seen you for so many years, you shouldn't recognize me at first sight, right? ]
Lin Jianguo and Su Wan looked at each other and laughed.
Su Wan scratched Lin Muci's nose: "You silly boy, you just realized it now?"
Gu Chaoyu also smiled. He turned his head and looked at Lin Muci.
"Mu Ci, guess how I found where you live after I came back? What a coincidence that I live next door to you?"
He paused and added.
"Do you really think there are such coincidences in the world, little fool?"
Lin Muci's eyes suddenly widened.
[What the hell?!]
【so……】
[So after he came back, he went to see my parents first?!]
[Then they got my address from my parents and moved next door to me?!]
No wonder!
[No wonder my parents weren't surprised at all when they saw us together!]
[No wonder they're so close to Gu Chaoyu! It turns out he's been planning all this for a long time.]
…
late at night.
The two returned home.
The black encrypted phone began to buzz and vibrate again.
It’s Gu Ze.
Gu Chaoyu immediately picked up the phone.
This time the information is more specific:
"He's mobilized the Industrial and Commercial Administration, Fire Services, and Food Safety departments, and they're going to conduct a joint surprise inspection tomorrow morning. The worst part is, he's going to send people disguised as diners, put something in the food, and then start a fight right there, making a big fuss, ideally attracting reporters!"
With clear information, Gu Chaoyu and Lin Muci were no longer so panicked.
A thorough counterattack plan quickly formed in Gu Chaoyu's mind.
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