Chapter 202 A Straight Man Finally Gets a Catch?!
As a result of this incident, Su Yue's reputation in the military region reached an unprecedented peak.
The military-owned medical equipment factory, through this close call, once again proved the superior technology and irreplaceable status of its products.
Inside the Chu family's small building.
Su Yue personally performed acupuncture on Chen Yaru to clear the residual cold toxins from her body.
In just half a day, Chen Yaru's complexion became visibly rosy, her morning sickness was greatly reduced, and she was even able to drink a small bowl of fish porridge.
Seeing his wife regain her vitality, Chu Zhennan, a grown man, bowed deeply to Su Yue.
The storm seemed to have subsided.
Su Yue could finally relax and focus on her pregnancy, waiting for the arrival of her two little lives.
However, what she didn't know was...
On the other side of Hainan Island, in a luxurious villa overlooking the entire bay.
A blonde, blue-eyed woman is elegantly swirling a glass of red wine in her hand.
In front of her was a newly delivered notification document regarding the military region's internal handling of Wang Zhong.
Elena looked at the familiar names on the document, and a slight, contemptuous smile slowly curved her lips.
"Idiot, you've conveniently cleaned up the flies at the scene."
She downed the glass of red wine in one gulp, her emerald eyes gleaming with a hunter's excited and cruel light.
"Now, the stage is clean."
"The game has only just begun."
With the Wang Zhong incident finally settled, the tense nerves of the entire military compound could finally relax.
The island sun still shone brightly, and the salty sea breeze dispelled the last trace of gloom.
Su Yue's life returned to normal, and her biggest task every day was to take care of her pregnancy and enjoy Gu Beichen's meticulous care.
Gu Beixiao, the second-generation rich kid from Beijing who was assigned to the logistics department to coast along, surprised everyone.
Relying on his social skills honed by the young masters of the capital and his innate business acumen, he managed to thoroughly understand the ins and outs of the port in just a few days.
Moreover, he revitalized a nearly abandoned transportation line, generating substantial revenue for the logistics department and earning unprecedented praise from the military region leadership.
That day, Gu Beixiao, clutching his newly received bonus, strode triumphantly into the courtyard.
"Sister-in-law! Brother! Don't cook tonight! It's my treat!"
He waved the few "10,000-yuan bills" in his hand, his chin practically pointing to the sky.
"A new state-run restaurant has opened in town, and the food is said to be absolutely amazing! Today, I'm hosting a dinner to celebrate my second son, Gu's, great success in the Hainan business world!"
Su Yue leaned back in the rattan chair, looking at his smug expression, and couldn't help but smile.
Chu Jingya happened to come over with Yang Yiyi, and upon hearing this, she immediately pursed her lips.
"Hey, weren't some of these people exiled to this remote and impoverished place? How come they're involved in buying and selling?"
"What do you know!" Gu Beixiao immediately exploded. "This is called revitalizing state-owned assets and creating value for the country! What do you, a lowly member of a performing arts troupe who only knows how to dance, know about economics?"
Chu Jingya was so angry that she put her hands on her hips and said, "You're the one who's a greedy businessman who reeks of money!"
Yang Yiyi watched from the sidelines, amused, and quickly pulled the two away from arguing again.
"Alright, alright, even food can't shut you up. Jingya, let's go and give him a good beating today!"
The newly opened state-run restaurant is indeed impressive, with two floors and bright, clean windows.
Gu Beixiao generously requested a private room and ordered a table full of seafood, the most eye-catching of which were two enormous blue crabs.
As soon as the dishes were served, the battle between Gu Beixiao and Chu Jingya reignited.
It all started with the last crab.
"I saw it first!" Chu Jingya held out her chopsticks.
"I paid for it!" Gu Beixiao refused to budge, pressing his hand directly onto the plate.
"You're a grown man, how can you compete with a woman for food? How can you be so shameless?" Chu Jingya glared at him.
"Are you even a woman? You're just a tigress!" Gu Beixiao retorted without any politeness.
"You!" Chu Jingya was so angry that her face turned red.
Su Yue watched with great interest, slowly sipping the fish soup that Gu Beichen had served her.
Gu Beichen was focused on removing the fish bones for her, completely ignoring the noise from the two people next to him, as if his world consisted only of Su Yue and the piece of fish in her bowl.
Just as Chu Jingya was about to cry from anger, Gu Beixiao suddenly fell silent.
He snorted, picked up the crab, and with his slender fingers, deftly peeled off the shell, revealing the crab roe and snow-white crab meat inside.
Under the astonished gazes of everyone, he silently picked up the fattest piece of crab meat and placed it with extreme precision into the bowl in front of Chu Jingya.
After doing all that, he stubbornly added another sentence.
"Eat! Even eating won't shut you up!"
The entire private room fell silent instantly.
Chu Jingya stared blankly at the steaming crab meat in the bowl.
She looked up and met Gu Beixiao's somewhat awkward expression. Her cheeks flushed bright red, like a ripe shrimp.
She lowered her head, picked up her chopsticks, and ate the piece of crab meat in small bites, without saying another word.
This scene naturally did not escape Su Yue's eyes.
She quietly leaned close to Gu Beichen's ear and lowered her voice.
"I think my second brother, this block of ice that has stood for ten thousand years, is about to melt."
Gu Beichen picked up a piece of green vegetable for her and hummed in response.
After the meal, the group slowly walked back along the tree-lined path by the sea.
Yang Yiyi and Yun Mu walked at the front, talking sweetly about something.
Su Yue and Gu Beichen held hands and followed behind at a leisurely pace.
Gu Beixiao and Chu Jingya were at the bottom of the class, keeping a half-meter distance between them and remaining silent the whole way.
As the evening breeze blew by, the atmosphere was no longer tense, but rather subtly different.
As she walked, Chu Jingya suddenly stopped.
Her shoelaces came undone.
Just as she was about to bend down, a hand reached out from the side and pressed down on her shoulder.
"Don't move."
Gu Beixiao's voice was somewhat stiff.
Under Chu Jingya's astonished gaze, the arrogant second young master of the Gu family actually knelt down on one knee in front of her.
He reached out and, with somewhat clumsy, even awkward movements, began to tie her shoelaces.
He had never done anything like this before; a simple bow tie, in his hands, seemed like solving some kind of century-old puzzle.
Chu Jingya had her head down, so all she could see was his fluffy head and his hands, with their distinct knuckles, wrestling with his shoelaces.
And... his ear tips, which were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.
Finally, the crooked bow was tied.
Gu Beixiao stood up, cleared his throat, and walked forward as if nothing had happened, but his pace was a little faster than usual.
Chu Jingya stood there, looking at the ugly knot on her foot, her heart beating a little fast.
Su Yue linked arms with Gu Beichen, and the two smiled at each other, everything understood without words.
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