For example, if we had eaten out today, he believed that his conversation with her wouldn't have progressed to this point so quickly.
While he is a gentleman and has excellent patience, that doesn't mean he has to wait indefinitely.
There's no need to keep guessing and measuring when you could have enjoyed the sweetness of love much earlier.
After all, he's just a twenty-year-old boy. He also has beautiful dreams and desires for love.
However, some things shouldn't be said too much at once; one should know when to stop.
Fearing that Tong Xiaohuai might feel uncomfortable, Yan Bo then steered the conversation towards work-related issues such as personnel management. The two chatted as they ate, and the lively atmosphere quickly returned.
After the meal, Tong Xiaohuai helped clear the dishes and chopsticks into the kitchen. Although she never had to do these things at home, as a guest, seeing that even Young Master Yan was rolling up his sleeves to clean up, she naturally felt embarrassed to stand idly by.
After clearing the dishes and chopsticks into the kitchen, Yan Bo brought out a pot of flower tea and showed Tong Xiaohuai around his study. He listened to her tell him about the troubles she had been facing recently and then recommended two books on management to her.
Tong Xiaohuai stayed at Yan Bo's house until nine o'clock, but feeling bad about disturbing him too late, she got up to say goodbye.
Yan Bo didn't try to stop her. After all, it was at least an hour's drive from his place to Tongjia Village, and by the time she left, it would be past ten o'clock when she got home.
He escorted her downstairs, where the Tong family's driver had already parked the car at the door and was waiting. As usual, Yan Bo quickly stepped forward, opened the car door, and helped her into the car with his arm around her shoulder.
This time, he didn't specifically tell her to call or text him when she got home, just like he did last night. Instead, Tong Xiaohuai obediently sent him a message after taking a shower.
The two chatted for a few more minutes, but finally had to stop talking because of a call from Boss Tong.
"Xiao Huai, I heard from A Ming that Fei Zi has been acting a bit strangely lately?"
As soon as the call connected, Boss Tong got straight to the point.
Clearly, Qin Ming couldn't stand seeing Tong Xiaohuai being bullied, so he specifically called Tong's boss to complain.
"Dad, I'll handle this. You don't need to get involved."
Before tonight, Tong Xiaohuai was indeed having a headache dealing with Fei Gang and his gang, but after listening to Yan Bo's many suggestions tonight, she wanted to try a different approach to see if she could make Fei Gang and his gang behave themselves.
Yan Bo is right. At this time, if Tong Xiaohuai brings up Boss Tong or Qin Ming to quell the incident, it will only make those who have gone to the trouble look down on her even more, and her prestige will be further diminished.
The current process of being slandered and harassed is merely a process of tempering her, and she cannot rely on others for help.
Her persistence drew a sigh from Boss Tong, who was far away on the other side of the ocean.
"Xiao Huai, thank you for your hard work!"
After talking with Yan Bo these past two days, Tong Xiaohuai felt much better. Hearing her father blame himself so much, she comforted him.
“Dad, the hardships I’m going through now are probably not even a tenth of what you did back then. What you left me was a perfectly intact and peaceful Tongjia Village.”
Tong Xiaohuai had naturally heard a lot about the hardships her father had endured over the years.
She genuinely felt that her father was a great hero, even though, in the eyes of outsiders, he might be a heinous underworld boss.
But in the hearts of Tong Xiaohuai and even the brothers in Tongjia Village, Tong Laoda was a righteous and ambitious man.
"In short, Xiaohuai, you must remember that nothing is more important to me than you and your mother. If the affairs of Tongjia Village cause you any suffering or hardship, just let me know and I will arrange for someone else to take over."
That night, Tong Xiaohuai carefully analyzed what her father had said over and over again, and finally concluded that she couldn't let go.
...
The next day, Tong Xiaohuai's alarm clock rang early. At the university, there were two required classes in the morning.
In fact, what is a required course for others seems unimportant to Tong Xiaohuai. Uncle Ming only needs to say hello or find someone to attend the class for her.
However, Tong Xiaohuai insisted on going to class by herself. In her opinion, since she had decided to go to school, she had to abide by the duties of a student.
Because she was still in bed when the alarm went off, she took her breakfast directly to the classroom to eat.
Like her, the other students ate bread, soy milk, milk, and other snacks while waiting for class to start, and chatted.
Tong Xiaohuai has been enrolled for more than two months, but she doesn't have much time to participate in extracurricular activities and is extremely unfamiliar with her classmates.
Having been ostracized in elementary and middle school, Tong Xiaohuai had long since given up any hope or desire to build good relationships with her classmates by the time she entered university.
Despite her solitary nature, she was not overlooked because of her enviable beauty and figure, which inevitably drew attention from everyone.
She thought that in other people's eyes, she probably didn't even have a name, and was just a classmate A.
But in the eyes of others, especially boys, she became the epitome of aloofness and beauty.
At first, the boys only dared to watch her from a distance. As time went on, they realized that she was not particularly threatening, and some of the bolder boys began to try to approach her.
For example, today, we had our first one.
"Excuse me, is this seat taken?"
Tong Xiaohuai didn't even look up, "No!"
It wasn't that she was indifferent; rather, she was currently munching on bread while flipping through the books Yanbo had recommended to her yesterday.
Her schedule was actually very full, so she didn't plan to spend time making friends at school.
Anyway, even if you get to know her, over time you'll drift apart because of her status.
Since the outcome was already predetermined, she had no need to waste her precious time on such useless interpersonal interactions.
The person asking the question was a tall guy, wearing a clean hooded sweatshirt and jeans. In other girls' eyes, he would be considered handsome and sunny.
Upon hearing Tong Xiaohuai's answer, the man couldn't hide his joy. After sitting down, he pushed a box of chocolate milk in front of her.
"I'll treat you to some milk..."
Tong Xiaohuai then turned her head to look at the boy. "Thank you, I brought my own milk too!"
As she spoke, she pushed the milk the boy offered back and took out the milk that Uncle Guan had prepared for her from her bag.
She is always on guard when she is out, and she would never accept food or drink from strangers.
The boy blushed with embarrassment at her decisive refusal, and said "Oh..." in disappointment. He took the milk back, looking a little lost.
Tong Xiaohuai didn't even get a good look at the boy's face, only catching a glimpse of his blushing face. She thought to herself, "Is he even a man? How can he blush so easily?"
The reason she looked down on this boy was entirely because she used Yan Bo as a point of reference.
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