Chapter 57 Going Crazy on the 57th Day Let Nangong Lie Call You Daddy (II...
Chapter 57
Tan Mo originally planned to talk to Lu Xingjian about work, but unknowingly, she changed the subject to something else and started chatting about other things.
And it's more exciting than talking about work.
Tan Mo: [So what are you doing now? ]
She was a little curious about what Assistant Lu, who worked diligently, would do when he got home.
She is Lu Xingjian's boss, and everything about her daily life is transparent to Lu Xingjian, but she knows very little about Lu Xingjian.
Lu Xingjian looked at the dinner in front of him, thought for a long time, and replied: [I'm having a midnight snack.]
Hunger seemed to be able to be transmitted through the mobile phone screen. After seeing a few words on the screen, Tan Mo's stomach growled twice at inopportune times.
She didn't eat enough at Nangong Xiong's place.
Tan Mo: [I want to eat too.]
She quickly typed it and sent it, then got out of bed and went downstairs.
Chef Gao usually puts the leftover dishes in the refrigerator so that they can be eaten as lunch for him and Aunt Fengjuan the next day.
Tan Mo suggested that they cook some fresh vegetables, but Master Gao thought it was a waste.
She got a good deal tonight.
Tan Mo planned to cook some instant noodles and throw in any leftovers to make a deluxe version.
She went downstairs humming a little tune in a good mood. The living room was dark and silent.
As soon as her finger touched the light switch, there was a "bang" sound. Tan Mo's heart leaped and she screamed, "Who is it?"
Then she flipped the switch and the light came on. Tan Mo looked around and saw someone sneaking around in front of the refrigerator...
"Nangong Lie?"
Tan Mo:?
Nangong Lie, who tried to hide, revealed his true form. With nowhere to hide, his tense shoulders and neck relaxed.
"What are you doing here so late at night?" Tan Mo walked over. "Weren't you so arrogant when you saw me yesterday?"
"Come to my place..." Tan Mo was shocked, "Are you here to eat secretly?"
Nangong Lie was holding a plate of roast duck, a plate of prunes, two bananas, and a plate of salt-baked snails in his arms, which was full.
"No, you're here to buy supplies, right? You're eating so much!"
Tan Mo teased, "Why don't you go in a little more?"
"Oh, okay."
"Um?"
Tan Mo: "How dare you say that? You thief, I caught you, you know?"
"How should the thief be punished if he is caught?" Tan Mo threatened him.
Nangong Lie remained silent, with his head lowered deeply, but Tan Mo could still see the red and hot sides of his exposed cheeks.
Nangong Lie was tense and depressed, and said in frustration and annoyance, "What can I do?"
"I just got home at this hour, I'm hungry and tired, and I'm tired of instant noodles. What else can I do? I don't want to do it either."
"In order to make a little more money, I have to work overtime until so late every day. When I get home, I'm so tired that I don't even want to take a shower. I just want to lie in bed. How can I have the time or energy to cook for myself?"
"My life is not as comfortable as a gas tank."
"I had no choice but to risk embarrassment by coming here to find food. I finally managed to sneak a bite, but you caught me."
Tan Mo: ...
"Then you eat quite a lot."
"If you work on the assembly line like me every day and eat nothing, you'll be like this too!"
Tan Mo observed him for a while and pointed out mercilessly, "But you look fatter now than before."
Nangong Lie raised his head suddenly, his pupils trembling. Soon, tears began to flow in pain.
He collapsed and said, "That's overwork obesity!"
"I've become fat from overwork!"
"I feel hungry every day, and when I'm hungry I can only eat a lot of carbohydrates because they're cheap. I can't afford good meat."
"I have to go to work at 8:30 in the morning. My villa is an hour and a half drive from the company. No matter how much I try to compress my time, I have to get up at 6:40."
"I get off work at 9:30 and don't get home until almost 11. If I shower and wash my hair, I can't lie down to sleep until 1:00 in the morning."
"I only get five or six hours of sleep. I don't get enough rest. How can I not be fat?"
"It's already like this. If I'm even a second or two late, my salary will be docked. I worked overtime so late today, but I didn't earn a penny. It was completely for nothing for the boss. I only got 6,000 or 7,000 yuan."
"I'm already working really hard, it's so hard, how can life be so difficult?"
The domineering CEO in the old romance novels would one day burst into tears in front of Tan Mo because of his work on the assembly line.
However, Tan Mo crossed her arms and said coldly, "When I was your assistant, wasn't it the same? You didn't treat us ordinary employees as human beings back then."
A few months ago, Nangong Lie was synonymous with high spirits and arrogance, but now he is not even as good as a gas tank.
His eyes were bloodshot, with noticeable tear troughs and dark circles, and he looked a dozen years older. The slightest provocation would easily cause him to become emotionally agitated, either yelling or bursting into tears.
"So this is probably retribution." Nangong Lie lowered his eyelashes guiltily, "Back then, I didn't even consider your life or death, just like my boss doesn't consider mine now."
"I don't even have the freedom to go to the toilet and poop. Whenever I think about my bleak future, where I'll be screwing screws one by one, I feel so miserable."
"You felt the same way when you were my assistant. Whenever I think of this, I feel embarrassed to see you again. I must have caused you a lot of pain."
Tan Mo chuckled, "You're quite self-aware. You only get 10,000 yuan a month, and you dare to throw all the work to me. Now that you're an assembly line worker, you're quiet."
"Before, in addition to completing my own duties, I also had to clean up the mess you and Xu Xiaonian made. You crazy husband and wife, even when you quarreled, you would drag innocent people like us into the fight, which increased our workload."
Nangong Lie nodded in self-mockery.
Tan Mo suddenly realized something. Does Nangong Lie know that his assistant has a connection with Nangong Xiong?
Since she couldn't find any more useful information, she might as well trick him.
She thought for a moment and said, "Forget about your side, but there's also Nangong Xiong's side..."
Nangong Lie didn't respond, so Tan Mo threw out a hook, "You should know that when I was an assistant, Nangong Xiong and I..."
"How could I not know?" Nangong Lie glanced at her quickly, "Don't you always go to Grandpa to complain about me?"
Tan Mo: "Is that it? Complain?"
"Isn't complaining enough? What else do you want? Although you're my assistant, you're just Grandpa's monitor. If there's any movement here, they'll get the details."
So that's how it is. Tan Mo made up her mind.
Nangong Lie said: "Now that I think about it, you should have known for a long time that you were the real daughter, and you have been playing tricks on grandpa and deceiving me until now."
That's possible.
Seeing that she could no longer get any more information out of Nangong Lie, she walked towards the refrigerator.
Nangong Lie: "Are you looking for something to eat?"
Tan Mo opened the refrigerator.
Nangong Lie stammered, "I basically looted everything inside."
Looking at the empty refrigerator, Tan Mo turned around and glared at him fiercely.
"I haven't eaten such delicious food for a long time." Nangong Lie whispered.
"Who cares about you? Leave this roast duck to me. I want to cook instant noodles." Tan Mo snatched it from his hand.
"Do I really have to be like this? My roast duck, the priceless roast duck..." The tears that had finally stopped flowed again.
"Shut up. If I find out you come here to steal food again, you'll have to pay for the food." Tan Mo said unmoved.
"you......"
"What's wrong? Is it me who caused you to have such a miserable time at the factory?"
Nangong Lie was stunned for a moment and shook his head silently.
"But you are the reason why I had such a miserable life before. There is no way I can forgive you so easily."
As soon as Tan Mo stepped into the kitchen, the system rang in her mind: "Ding Ding Ding ~ "The Priceless Little Wife: 99 Escapes" has issued a mission: Make Nangong Lie call you daddy!"
"Complete the mission and you will receive a reward of 8 million."
Tan Mo: Oh my goodness, he's waiting for her here.
In the warm orange light, Nangong Lie saw Tan Mo standing at the kitchen door, not moving for a long time.
It was not until he reminded her that Tan Mo turned around and said, "You can also forgive me if you want me to."
Nangong Lie really wanted to get along well with Tan Mo and the others and ask for their forgiveness. He said in surprise, "Really? Is there any way I can make it up to you?"
Tan Mo smiled: "Call me dad."
Nangong Lie: …
Seeing Nangong Lie silent, Tan Mo said again: "Call me dad, and I will give you this plate of roast duck."
Nangong Lie: …
*
That night, Tan Mo's roast duck plan certainly did not succeed, and Nangong Lie looked at Tan Mo as if she was a lunatic.
Then he pretended to agree to Tan Mo, and after getting the roast duck set, he ran away quickly.
This crazy and domineering boss is actually quite smart.
Tan Mo complained to the system in her mind, "I missed out on my luxurious instant noodles last night. Damn it! I curse him to be late for work again this morning."
System: ... What a vicious curse
But speaking of it, Nangong Lie's strategy mission is much better than Bo Yanli's, and it is very cost-effective.
8 million RMB, there is no way Tan Mo will let it go.
"What are you thinking about?" When Lu Xingjian got into the car, he happened to see Tan Mo supporting her face with one hand.
Tan Mo shook her head. When she talked to the system, others always misunderstood her as daydreaming.
Lu Xingjian handed her the iPad. "Boss Tan, I've formed three teams according to your instructions. Shall we set off now?"
Lu Xingjian had previously discovered that Zhao Yun liked to go to temples to pray to gods and Buddhas. Combined with Xu Xiaonian's reminder, Tan Mo felt that there was a high possibility that Zhao Yun was hiding in the temple.
But there are too many temples of all sizes in City A, and it is difficult to search for them all in a short time by yourself.
She simply divided the temple into four areas: east, south, west and north, and asked her men to search three areas. She and Lu Xingjian were responsible for the temple in the south.
Tan Mo nodded and said, "Let's go."
Most temples do not allow pilgrims to stay, nor do they have the capacity to accommodate pilgrims. Zhao Yun had not been home for so many days, so he could only stay in a nearby hotel.
The focus of this search was also on hotels.
"He can really run." Tan Mo looked at the investigation progress of the other three groups. A whole morning had passed, and there was no sign of Zhao Yun.
Of course, there was no progress on her part either.
Tan Mo wiped the sweat from her forehead with a tissue, feeling a little dizzy from the heat.
Lu Xingjian ran over and said, "Mr. Tan, let's go eat first. I found a small restaurant, but the environment is not very good. If you think it's not suitable, shall we go back to the city first?"
"Just this one."
This is the fourth temple that Tan Mo investigated, Chongfu Temple. Although it is located in a remote suburb, it has a certain reputation and attracts surrounding residents to come here to pray.
There are very few out-of-town tourists coming here during the week.
Therefore, the surrounding facilities are very simple, with a chain hotel, a few homestays and a few small restaurants.
As the cool air from the air conditioner blew over her, Tan Mo felt like she was alive again.
The dining environment of this small restaurant is not very good, but the food tastes very good, and the farm-style stir-fried dishes are very delicious.
"Is there any news from Lu Jingtang?" Tan Mo asked while eating.
Lu Xingjian shook his head. "He hasn't found Zhao Yun yet, but he's done more than Bo Yanli and is also arranging for his men to look for him."
That’s good, Tan Mo thought.
At mealtime, there were only five or six tables of people eating in the entire restaurant, and the seats were very empty.
The boss arranged a window seat for Tan Mo and the others, so they could see the beautiful mountain view as soon as they looked up.
People passed by the window from time to time. When Tan Mo looked up, she was stunned.
"Mr. Tan?"
Tan Mo hesitated and was shocked, "I think I saw Zhao Yun!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the two of them rushed out like arrows.
Tan Mo ran ahead and said, "Just now there was a person riding a bicycle. From her profile and back, I saw that she looked like Zhao Yun."
The road pattern is complicated and the residential houses are built like mushrooms after rain, without any order. In the blink of an eye, "Zhao Yun" is no longer in sight.
"This way." Tan Mo pointed, "I saw her walking this way just now."
"Ah!" A painful sound came from behind.
Tan Mo stopped immediately. Lu Xingjian sat on the ground, hugging his legs, looking uncomfortable.
"Are you okay? What happened to your foot?" Tan Mo turned back worriedly.
Lu Xingjian hissed and gasped, "I just stepped into a pit and twisted my ankle."
"I'm fine, Mr. Tan, you go after him first. I'll figure it out myself..."
"What can you do? Don't be so stubborn!" Under the scorching sun, he sweated a lot after a little exposure. Tan Mo intertwined her hands into a net and covered Lu Xingjian's head to provide shade for him.
She looked behind her with regret, but "Zhao Yun" was no longer there.
"Can you still walk?"
Sweat beads appeared on the tip of Lu Xingjian's nose and he shook his head.
"We have to go to the hospital." Tan Mo frowned.
Lu Xingjian looked up and said, "Mr. Tan, we have to go back. Instead of walking back, why don't you drive the car over first, or call someone to help? You may not be able to pull me alone."
Tan Mo's face flushed and she agreed immediately, "Okay."
She looked around and said, "I'll help you get under the shade of a tree first. The sun is scorching directly on your head. Be careful not to get a heat stroke."
Just as Lu Xingjian said, it is very difficult for an adult male to be half dead. Even in the short distance of more than ten meters from the middle of the road to the side of the road, Tan Mo was already sweating profusely.
After moving Lu Xingjian under the shade of a tree, she hurried back to the village.
After a while, the figure disappeared.
Lu Xingjian stood up from the shade of the tree and ran in the direction that Tan Mo had pointed as usual.
About seven or eight minutes later, when he saw that familiar figure by the pond, Lu Xingjian's heart rose to his throat.
"Zhao Yun?" he shouted.
The woman who was washing her feet by the sink heard the sound and turned around.
The moment he saw the face, Lu Xingjian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and the hot sweat on his back cooled down.
The strange woman whose back looked exactly like Zhao Yun asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Lu Xingjian shook his head and said, "Sorry, I found the wrong one."
He ran back quickly.
Tan Mo is almost back.
Lu Xingjian was worried that Tan Mo would arrive before he returned.
But in the end he was still a minute or two late. When he was still dozens of meters away from the shade of the tree, Tan Mo had already driven over.
Lu Xingjian limped back. Tan Mo parked the car and quickly got out to help him. "Didn't I tell you to wait? Why are you moving around?"
"Maybe it was so painful when I twisted it that I thought my foot was gone. But when I stood up and tried to walk, it didn't seem to hurt that much anymore."
"It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. The fact that you think it's not painful might just be an illusion." Tan Mo helped him to the car. "You'd better not wander around. I'll take you to the city hospital now."
After Lu Xingjian got in the car, he asked, "Mr. Tan, aren't you going over there to look for Zhao Yun again?"
Tan Mo took a deep look in that direction and said decisively, "Then you wait for me in the car. I'll go take a look."
Tan Mo wore a straw hat, a white long dress and sneakers today.
She trotted along, the long emerald green ribbon of her straw hat fluttering behind her.
Lu Xingjian looked at his back and pursed his lips.
Tan Mo naturally didn't find Zhao Yun, so she quickly came back and took Lu Xingjian to the hospital.
Lu Xingjian's instep was a little red and swollen, but fortunately it was not a serious problem. After getting some medicine at the hospital, Tan Mo sent him back to Rose Manor.
For safety reasons, she did not let Lu Xingjian accompany her during the afternoon search. Although Lu Xingjian wanted to go with her, Tan Mo flatly refused.
It was already 9 o'clock in the evening when she got home. Aunt Fengjuan and Master Gao had already returned to the annex building to rest, and only Lu Xingjian was waiting for her to come back for dinner.
"You seem to have overestimated my appetite." When Tan Mo saw Lu Xingjian coming out with two bowls of rice, she hurried over to take them. "Your foot is injured, so you'd better not walk too much."
"I've been lying down all afternoon, so I should get some exercise." Lu Xingjian smiled, "Besides, I haven't had dinner yet."
"Are you waiting for me to eat?"
Tan Mo's direct answer made Lu Xingjian's heart tighten suddenly, and he hummed softly.
Tan Mo looked calm and said, "Then let's eat together."
"Any news on this afternoon's activities?"
"Two groups of people said they suspected they had found a suspicious person."
"Not sure yet?"
Tan Mo shook her head. "These two were seen on surveillance cameras. It's difficult to find them, and the video is blurry. We're not sure if these two people are Zhao Yun, so we have to wait two days."
“But I think it’s unlikely.”
Lu Xingjian asked, "Boss Tan, why do we have to look for Zhao Yun? I don't think Boss Bo is in a hurry."
Obviously, Lu Xingjian didn't really believe what Tan Mo said before.
Did she already know something?
Tan Mo thought: Of course it’s because this is a task issued by the system and there is money to be made.
But it was impossible to tell him.
Tan Mo said nonsense seriously: "I have my own plans."
Lu Xingjian: What a mysterious boss! She must have noticed something.
Tan Mo added, "I think we should send a spy to Bo Yanli."
Lu Xingjian was so frightened that a mouthful of rice got stuck in his throat and he suddenly started coughing.
"What?"
"And I already have a choice."
"who?"
Of course it’s Nangong Lie.
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