Chapter 15: Going Crazy, Day 15: The puppy is Tan Mo’s most loyal servant…
"It's not enough to eat." Tan Mo licked the last bit of biscuit crumbs in the biscuit bag, lay on the bed, and sighed deeply.
These egg-filled pancakes were truly delicious. Even though her stomach was already full after two of them, the feeling of the oily, crispy texture lingering between her lips and teeth still enticed Tan Mo.
After hesitating for two seconds, she picked up the mobile phone beside her and decided to call the owner of the egg-filled pancakes and ask her to send up two more.
As soon as she opened the screen, Tan Mo was shocked by more than a dozen missed calls and several WeChat messages.
But seeing that all the news came from Lu Xingjian and Nangong Lie, Tan Mo felt relieved and a strange sense of gloating arose in her.
As expected, she was right. As soon as Jiang Qingya returned to China, she gave Nangong Lie a hard time.
Otherwise, these two people would not contact her frantically.
Wasn’t Nangong Lie very awesome when he used his divisive tactics yesterday?
Now I know to come to her and let her clean up my mess.
Tan Mo didn't care about him. After saying something to the egg-filled pancake owner on WeChat, she threw her phone away and continued to enjoy the rare and wonderful time after get off work.
The next day, Tan Mo went to work as usual.
The working hours of Longsheng Group are 9 o'clock in the morning, and Lin Yu did not arrive until 10:30.
"The boss hasn't come yet, right?" Lin Yu asked breathlessly after taking his seat.
"No." Tan Mo glanced at her from the PPT she was working on. "Why are you so late today?"
"I went out to dinner with friends last night and came home too late. I took the day off."
If Tan Mo didn't know that Lin Yu was Hu Jiayu's girlfriend, she would definitely believe Lin Yu's words. However...
Maybe it was the subtle perception that was at work, but Tan Mo carefully observed Lin Yu's every move while she drank water, and she felt that she was lying no matter how she looked at it.
"Did you have dinner with Hu Jiayu?"
"yes."
The air suddenly became quiet.
The next second, Lin Yu was choked by the water in his throat and coughed desperately, his face turning red.
She never expected that Tan Mo would suddenly mention Hu Jiayu's name.
Lin Yu and Hu Jiayu have always been in a secret relationship, and even Hu Jiayu's assistant didn't know about it.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lin Yu took out a tissue to hide his panic.
It was the first time that Tan Mo experienced the joy of knowing the relationships between characters in advance. It was like the ecstasy she felt when she was in high school doing physics problems with only a vague understanding of the answers and guessed the answers correctly.
But it seems that Lin Yu doesn't want other people to know about this.
Tan Mo didn't want to expose him in an annoying way, so she feigned surprise and said calmly, "After filming last night, the company management didn't have dinner with Hu Jiayu. Did they organize a dinner party?"
Lin Yu patted her chest and felt relieved, otherwise she would have thought that her date with Hu Jiayu after get off work last night was really known to others.
"Well, we haven't done that. Organizing a party costs money, and dining with celebrities costs a lot of money. Nangong Lie doesn't agree."
If he knew that you two were spending his money and dating on public funds, he would probably disagree even more, Tan Mo thought in her heart.
Speaking of which, she and Lin Yu had worked together for a period of time, but Tan Mo still didn't know where Lin Yu lived.
She had asked the system out of curiosity last night, but the system could not find the book yet. The reason why she knew Lin Yu was the heroine was because her name was printed on the cover of the novel.
Tan Mo took advantage of this opportunity to ask, and Lin Yu tidied up the table and said, "Four Seasons Cloud Top."
"Villa area?" Tan Mo was surprised.
As expected, those who can date the top idols are all rich people.
She felt like the sky above her head was collapsing again, collapsing every other day, even more so than last night when she heard that Lin Yu's boyfriend was Hu Jiayu.
It is true that it is scary to have no money yourself, but it is even more worrying to have a friend who is rich.
No wonder Lin Yu is the number one person slacking off in the president's office.
Tan Mo grabbed her thigh hard. How much gossip did she have to hear before she could afford a house in Four Seasons Genting?
Lin Yu chuckled: "Do you think I'm rich? But that's not my house, nor is it my parents' house. My mother works there as a nanny."
Tan Mo blurted out: "Isn't that family's surname Hu?"
Lin Yu's eyes dodged and he said softly, "No."
But Tan Mo knew she was lying at first glance.
Oh my god, I didn’t expect that Lin Yu got the Cinderella script of the domineering young master’s nanny’s daughter!
It fits the pattern of old romance novels.
Lin Yu was afraid of revealing too much if she continued the conversation, so she quickly changed the subject: "By the way, President Nangong hasn't come to work yet? Isn't he coming to the company today? Where's Assistant Lu?"
The anxious ringing of a phone interrupted them.
Tan Mo took a look, and the smile on her lips was harder to suppress than AK's.
This is the third call this morning, and Tan Mo is just waiting for the third visit.
Otherwise her dignity would not be shown.
Tan Mo gestured to Lin Yu and then clicked the call button.
She deliberately spoke in a hoarse voice: "Hey, boss, I really have a fever and a cough. I told you before, is there anything wrong?"
"Oh." She coughed pretentiously, "Let me go to Miss Xu's house."
"Well, I do want to go. I'm your assistant. But didn't you say yesterday that I'm no match for Assistant Lu? That's why you gave him the 50,000 yuan bonus."
"Ah! You said I'm just as good? You want to reward me 50,000 too?"
Tan Mo looked at her nails leisurely, scraping off a layer of Nangong Lie's flesh with the most innocent tone, "But what can I do? I'm better than yesterday. Yesterday I was worth 50,000, today I'm worth 500,000."
Lin Yu was stunned and silently gave Tan Mo a thumbs up.
Obviously, the person on the other end of the phone who was very angry about Tan Mo fell silent and spoke after a long time.
"You agree, but you have to wait until I come over before giving me the money?" This is really the nature of a businessman. He won't show his hand until he sees the rabbit.
Tan Mo thought for a moment and said, "Then how can I go to Miss Xu's house? I'm sick and have no strength at all. Ahem."
"Oh~ You asked your driver to pick me up?"
"Then drive the Rolls-Royce in the garage to pick me up~" She really missed it after riding in the Rolls-Royce arranged by Lu Xingjian last time.
After saying that, he hung up the phone without hesitation, not giving Nangong Lie any chance to think about it.
Lin Yu applauded: "Amazing! He himself was reluctant to ride in that Rolls-Royce, but you persuaded him."
"If you had experienced how Nangong Lie suppressed me yesterday, you would be even more cruel than me!"
The heroine of "Exclusively for Ex-Lover: The Hot First Love of a Superstar" versus the hero of "The Priceless Little Wife: 99 Escapes": Kings don't meet!
Half an hour later, Tan Mo got in a Rolls-Royce and headed for Xu Xiaonian's home. Unexpectedly, the person who came to pick her up this time was Master Gao.
"Why are you here? Where's the driver, Master Wang?"
Master Gao said helplessly: "Oh, Master Wang was so upset by his boss yesterday that he didn't get off work until this morning, so I came here to replace him."
Well, it seems that it was a blessing in disguise that Tan Mo didn’t go with them yesterday.
On the way, Tan Mo, who was still working in the office, saw a message pop up in the company's internal mailbox. She subconsciously clicked it and found it was Jin Yuan's resignation letter.
So sudden?
Tan Mo wanted to chat with Jin Yuan backstage when she heard Master Gao say, "Mo, we're here."
"Oh, okay." Tan Mo responded and put away her phone.
Xu Xiaonian's home is located in a scenic suburb, near a scenic area. Many city dwellers come here on weekends to soak up the natural oxygen and take photos. Consequently, many local villagers have opened farmhouses and restaurants to earn a living.
Xu Xiaonian's parents were one of them. They originally opened a noodle restaurant, which was doing very well. It was listed in many travel guides as a "must-visit restaurant" and many customers came here to visit.
But because they had a brother who was addicted to gambling, the Xu family had to sell the store and the secret recipe of the noodle shop.
The buyer was none other than Longsheng Group, and this was also the opportunity for Nangong Lie and Xu Xiaonian to meet.
Tan Mo got out of the car and followed Master Gao to Xu Xiaonian's house.
The door was open, and Tan Mo could see the scene inside from the door. Just one glance, and she and Master Wang strategically leaned back.
Seeing Lu Xingjian being pushed to the ground, Tan Mo felt a pang of pain: "How brutal!"
It was Nangong Lie who pushed Lu Xingjian. After pushing him down, Nangong Lie said to him sternly, "Ask her, who is more important, me or Su Minglan?"
This was not the first time that Lu Xingjian was pushed down. From yesterday until now, he had been pushed down by Nangong Lie and Xu Xiaonian seventy or eighty times, big and small, if not a hundred times. His knees were all peeling and it hurt terribly.
He was like a tumbler that was about to fall apart. After hearing Nangong Lie's instructions, he still struggled to get up, limped to Xu Xiaonian who was two meters away, and repeated what Nangong Lie said.
Master Gao was moved by the scene when he saw all this. "Oh my god, the boss is so considerate, using the same tricks over and over again. It's not enough to torment Fengjuan alone, he also wants to torment Assistant Lu. This is a double blessing."
"Mo, his voice is as loud as a rooster crowing, I can hear it, why did the old man ask someone to pass on the message?"
Master Gao saw that Tan Mo had been motionless for a long time, so he turned his head and saw Tan Mo raising her palm-sized face and laughing at the air.
Master Gao also looked over there, but there was nothing in the air.
He frowned and said worriedly, "It's over. Two assistants, one is lame and the other is stupid. It's not easy to stay in the Nangong family."
Tan Mo was not stupid, but was delighted to see the numbers skyrocketing on the system screen.
She had never seen it grow so fast before. It was obvious that Nangong Lie and Xu Xiaonian had really quarreled and their emotions were fluctuating greatly.
There was no movement here, but over there it was like an exaggerated stage play.
Xu Xiaonian's eyes were red and swollen with tears. After hearing what Lu Xingjian said, she was furious. She reached out and grabbed the glass next to her and smashed it over.
Lu Xingjian had tried his best to predict Xu Xiaonian's behavior. When the cup hit the ground, he dragged his broken leg to avoid it.
...but couldn't avoid the flying glass shards.
Sliced my ankle.
Lu Xingjian: ...The heart is sealed with cement, it’s numb.
Xu Xiaonian screamed in a shrill voice: "Tell him that if he wants to know who is more important, him or Su Minglan, then he should first answer me, who is more important, me or Jiang Qingya! My Minglan is dead after all, but his Jiang Qingya is still alive!"
The atmosphere between Nangong Lie and Xu Xiaonian was as hostile as fire and water, which made Jiang Qingya, who was standing beside them, look relaxed and lazy.
Occasionally, she fanned the flames and said in a soft, aggrieved voice, "Sister Xiaonian, just scold me. If it makes you happy, it doesn't matter how you scold me or curse me. But if I really die, then I will be like your first love, Minglan, and will always be the cinnabar mole in Brother Lie's heart."
Master Gao closed his eyes in pain. "It's too cruel. Miss Xu is even crazier than the boss, and Miss Jiang is no pushover either. Poor Assistant Lu, I'd better slip away first."
Lu Xingjian also sensed the malicious hidden meaning in Jiang Qingya's words, and really wanted to shout to the sky: It would be great if Assistant Tan was here.
They only heard some unusual noises near the gate, followed by a snap, and the four people inside all looked over.
It turned out that Master Gao walked too fast and fell on the steps at the door.
His butt hurt, but feeling everyone's gazes on him from behind, Master Gao didn't care about anything else and quickly ran away, covering his butt.
Tan Mo, who had originally planned to stand at the door and eat melon, smiled awkwardly.
She waved hello, only to be met with Lu Xingjian's excited cheers: "Master, you are finally here."
If you have any problems, call Master. If not, call Assistant Tan.
When she thought about how arrogant Lu Xingjian was when he received the 50,000 yuan prize yesterday, Tan Mo rolled her eyes.
"Come over and solve this problem quickly. What a quarrel!" Nangong Lie urged loudly.
It turns out you also know that you are going crazy.
Tan Mo complained in her heart, but happily shouted "I'm coming, I'm coming" and she trotted to Nangong Lie.
Regardless of the tense atmosphere at the scene, he took out his phone and asked Nangong Lie: "500,000 yuan is it Alipay or WeChat?"
Others present who were confused: ...
Tan Mo ignored her and said seriously, "I suggest we go to the bank counter and withdraw the money in person. I checked on the way here. If you give me 500,000 yuan all at once, it might trigger the alarm system. What if the bank suspects me of money laundering? Also, considering your current relationship status, I think we will definitely have more than 500,000 yuan in cooperation transactions in the future. Should I register a business account so that we can do business between companies?"
"But in this case, do I have to pay taxes? I'm a socialist successor and a law-abiding citizen."
Nangong Lie's face grew darker and darker, and with every word he uttered, he wished he could bite a bite of Tan Mo's flesh: "Socialism has reached its end with you as the successor. You took 500,000 yuan from me in one go, and Nangong's money became Tan's money. How can this not be considered money laundering?"
As soon as he finished speaking, 500,000 yuan was reluctantly transferred to Tan Mo's account.
Tan Mo: It’s really wonderful.
Nangong Lie put away his phone and said viciously, "Get to work when you get it!"
"Got it, boss!" Tan Mo made another happy sound like a cow or a horse.
However, one second, two seconds... five seconds... ten seconds passed, and Tan Mo still stood there motionless.
"What are you doing!" Nangong Lie was really angry.
Tan Mo chuckled and said, "How about you and Miss Xu argue for a few more seconds?" Otherwise, it would be very uncomfortable if the system screen was stuck at 9,999,999.99.
"Tan! Mo!" Xu Xiaonian had never made him so angry.
Tan Mo held her head in her hands: "I know, I know, why are you scolding me so harshly?"
Jiang Qingya, who had been paying attention to the situation here, burst out laughing. What a funny guy, he just came to her camp.
*
After some investigation and questioning, Tan Mo finally pieced together what happened to Nangong Lie and his group yesterday.
In the morning, after Nangong Lie had done a great job of tricking Tan Mo, he took Xu Xiaonian to a private dental clinic for a checkup. Coincidentally, yesterday was also the day Jiang Qingya returned from London.
The Nangong and Jiang families were long-standing business partners, and the relationship between the elders was quite good. Nangong Lie and Jiang Qingya were of similar age and got along well. In the eyes of the elders, they were naturally a match made in heaven.
The elders of both families often look for opportunities to bring them together.
On the important day when Jiang Qingya returned to China, Nangong Xiong called his grandson Nangong Lie and asked him to pick her up at the airport.
Xu Xiaonian accidentally overheard the call. She was definitely unhappy that Nangong Lie left her to pick up Jiang Qingya, but Nangong Lie was certainly not stupid enough to accompany another woman in front of his girlfriend.
The unexpected incident happened when Xu Xiaonian was taking anesthesia. Because Nangong Lie refused his grandfather's request, the result was intensified urging and threats, and Nangong Lie's heart was somewhat shaken.
Thinking that it would take some time for Xu Xiaonian to regain consciousness after receiving the anesthesia, he was free anyway.
This hospital is not far from the airport, which means he has enough time to pick up Jiang Qingya.
Besides, he really felt that Xu Xiaonian was too narrow-minded and not generous enough. He always treated Jiang Qingya as his sister. What was wrong with him going to pick up his own sister?
He thought so and did so.
After arriving at the airport, I met Jiang Qingya, whom I hadn't seen for over a year. She was still as graceful, gentle, and considerate as the willow branches under the first snow in my memory.
Knowing that he was carrying Xu Xiaonian to pick her up, Jiang Qingya said, "This is not good. What if Sister Xiaonian misunderstands? Brother Lie, take me to the hospital and let me explain to Sister Xiaonian in person."
Listen, how reasonable.
There is no reason to refuse.
So Nangong Lie took Jiang Qingya to the hospital as well. When they arrived at the hospital, there was still plenty of time and Xu Xiaonian was almost awake.
But Nangong Lie didn't expect that he would come back empty-handed this time, as Xu Xiaonian was no longer in the hospital.
"Do you know how panicked I was when I found out you were missing? I looked for you like crazy and checked the surveillance footage." Nangong Lie excitedly recounted his feelings at the time. "I asked Assistant Lu to mobilize all his connections. Later I found out you had just received a phone call and returned home."
Let Assistant Lu mobilize his connections?
Tan Mo glanced at Lu Xingjian, who looked miserable.
"I rushed here from the hospital in a hurry, even running a red light, because I was worried that something might happen to you."
"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it. When I arrived, Xiao Nian, you gave me a surprise, not a shock. You actually kept saying another man's name. And you said you missed this man very much."
Nangong Lie finished adding to the storyline in an excited voice. He loudly questioned Tan Mo: "Tell me, who is right and who is wrong this time? Is she being unreasonable? Is she cold-hearted?"
Originally, Tan Mo listened expressionlessly, treating it as the plot of a third-rate romance novel, but when she heard Nangong Lie say "run a red light", she was overwhelmed.
He jumped up and gave Nangong Lie a hard slap on the head.
"What the hell are you talking about? You ran a red light? You're so proud of yourself? What if someone gets killed?"
"That's right, Master. I was sitting in the passenger seat at the time and I was so scared. I was worried that I would never see you again in this life." Lu Xingjian interrupted and complained aggrievedly.
Tan Mo hit Nangong Lie on the head with a chestnut even harder.
"I was walking on a remote country road!" Nangong Lie pleaded loudly, "How can you, a girl, hit me with such strength?"
Tan Mo's eyes turned red with anger. "Are we rural people not human beings? Do we deserve to be hit by you?"
Until Nangong Lie shouted: "No, no, I was just pretending to show my anxiety for Xu Xiaonian. I definitely didn't run a red light!"
Tan Mo stopped.
The scene was in a mess. Tan Mo supported himself with both hands, took a deep breath, and had the aura of a big boss.
Lu Xingjian looked at him with admiration: "Master, what should we do now?"
Tan Mo quickly thought of a countermeasure in her mind and pointed at Nangong Lie, "Have Master Gao send him home and let him rest first."
Lu Xingjian was Tan Mo's most loyal servant. After receiving the order, he carried the crying Nangong Lie away. Tan Mo also turned around and took Xu Xiaonian upstairs to rest.
When couples are arguing, no matter what others say, they won't listen. Tan Mo was too lazy to reason with them. She might as well get a good night's sleep and talk things over when she woke up.
After settling Xu Xiaonian, Tan Mo went downstairs. Unexpectedly, there was someone downstairs, looking up and waiting for her with a smile on his face.
Tan Mo smiled and said, "Miss Jiang."
"You seem to be doing this job very efficiently. Why don't you quit your job and work with me?"
Unexpectedly, he came to steal Nangong Lie's girl. Tan Mo was a little tempted, but considering that Jiang Qingya's ending as a vicious female supporting role was that her family was broken up, which was not a good thing, what would happen to her, a small follower who depended on her?
Tan Mo retreated and gently reminded her: "Miss Jiang, you should be more sunny and cheerful. If you do things like this too often, you might get retribution later."
"Maybe" is still an understatement. She will definitely be liquidated by the protagonists.
Jiang Qingya's expression paused slightly, and she put away her smile: "You are quite clever."
Of course, after all, she was familiar with old romance novels and knew a thing or two about the routines, not to mention that she had a smart brain.
Even though this part of the plot was vaguely and briefly written by the original author, Tan Mo still analyzed it briefly and had a rough idea of the original plot.
Tan Mo immediately turned into Detective Conan. "Nangong Lie said Xu Xiaonian went back to her hometown. When he came over, Xu Xiaonian was saying Su Minglan's name. Isn't that weird?"
"After Xu Xiaonian and the anesthetic wore off, she didn't see Nangong Lie. How did she know that Nangong Lie wasn't there because he had gone to pick you up? Normally, if a girlfriend doesn't see her boyfriend, there are usually two solutions: one is to wait where she is; the other is to call and she will come over."
"But she chose to do something as outrageous as running back to her hometown. No normal person would do that." Although Xu Xiaonian is sometimes quite abnormal.
"And the most important thing is that Xu Xiaonian received a phone call before returning home," Tan Mo looked at Jiang Qingya subtly, "I guess it was her family who called her, and they also told Xu Xiaonian that Nangong Lie was going to pick you up."
"As for why her family called her at this time, you'll have to ask Miss Jiang."
Those gleaming eyes became more and more dangerous, staring at Tan Mo and making the hair on her back shiver. Until Jiang Qingya drooped her eyelids, a smile appeared on her bright red lips. "I said you were smart. A gambler like her brother, as long as you pay a little money, he will be willing to do things for you, even if the person you want to deal with is his sister."
"It's a pity that you don't want to come to my side."
Tan Mo finally understood why Jiang Qingya, a vicious female supporting character, could still gain fans among readers. In the current trend of anti-love-brain, Jiang Qingya is indeed a charming and capable villain.
Such people are easy to follow.
Tan Mo lamented, "How could such a beautiful woman be so blind as to fall in love with someone like Nangong Lie?"
If he didn't get involved in the story between the male and female protagonists, he would definitely shine in a certain industry.
"Bah! Whoever likes him, don't defile me!"
"Then you still..." Tan Mo was interrupted halfway through her words.
Lu Xingjian called her name and trotted in. He was standing with the light behind him, so Tan Mo could only see a black silhouette with golden light on the edge. He kept saying, "Master, I have taken care of everything. When can we go back?"
It was like a big, sweet golden retriever grinning and jumping towards its owner.
Tan Mo said with disdain, "Stupid dog." Jiang Qingya agreed with her.
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