Chapter 123
Jiang Nuo: “?”
Jiang Nuo wanted to return the phone to Gu Jiangkuo and ask him about the island purchase, but Gu Jiangkuo refused to take it - Mr. Gu was still obsessed with investigating the "little goblin".
And there have been many new discoveries. There is no need to mention that bastard Yu Min. President Gu has already written him down in the "retaliation notebook". That brat Rong Yi is not to be feared. He has not appeared in Nuonuo's mobile phone address book so far. But what's the matter with this Wei Sizu?
There is a photo with Nuonuo in his circle of friends. There are two heavily made-up fairies standing on the left and right of Nuonuo. It is obvious that they are not serious people!
then--
Jiang Nuo asked hesitantly: "Did you buy me a gift..."
Gu Jiangkuo held up his phone and demanded, with the tone of a wife catching her cheating husband, "Who is this? And who is this?"
Jiang Nuo: “……!!”
I was careless.
Mr. Jiang originally thought that he was innocent and had nothing to fear, and that his phone would be safe even if it was checked. Who could have imagined that he would be caught with evidence?
"Da Jiang, let me explain. This was a game set up by President Wei last night. He signed a gambling agreement with the investors. Wei Sizu called all the people. I didn't touch them at all..."
"I won't listen!" Gu Jiangkuo protested harshly, his voice heavy with anger. "I don't care! The photos have already been posted! And why is Yu Min dating you behind my back again?"
Jiang Nuo: “…”
A dinner party with so many people can't be considered a 'date', right?
At this moment, Mr. Jiang suddenly understood why those scumbags would say such inhumane words as "There's nothing I can do if you want to think so". He really wanted to say it now.
However, his target was not a delicate girl who could vent her anger by simply throwing things around, but a strong man who was nearly 1.9 meters tall. If he was allowed to vent his anger to the fullest, he would easily tear down the house.
——Although he believed that Gu Jiangkuo was not the kind of person who could not control his emotions.
But it is more prudent to appease the jealous person with a conciliatory policy.
Young Master Jiang took a deep breath, dragging his body, which was sore from a night of fighting, and softened his voice, saying, "Brother, listen to my explanation."
Mr. Gu, who had gathered all his strength and was about to accuse the second wave, said: "..."
"Okay, then explain." Gu Jiangkuo lost his strength and looked at Jiang Nuo eagerly. His eyes darkened and he emphasized reservedly, "I'm not that easy to coax."
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After more than two hours of "coaxing", Jiang Nuo was almost exhausted and said with his last breath: "Can you listen to my explanation this time?"
Gu Jiangkuo diligently massaged his waist and legs: "Nuonuo, talk."
"Yu Min showed up because he's one of the actual investors behind this gambling agreement," Jiang Nuo said. "As you know, with the central bank adjusting interest rates, wealth management rates are falling across the country. Naturally, Jiang's Financial's ability to attract deposits is not as strong as before. The project department did propose bringing in some small real estate companies willing to offer high returns, but the lessons learned from the previous P2P collapse are fresh in our minds. I've worked hard to get this wealth management product back on track—and yet, some of those P2P users still haven't matured, so I have to keep the reserve funds to return them... Can't we touch that money?"
Gu Jiangkuo was inexplicably informed of the company's difficulties. He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he just responded and continued to massage his boyfriend's legs silently.
Jiang Nuo continued, "Not only that, the land in the old city—the one you participated in before—hasn't started pre-sales yet, and the bank is still owed money. And we need to invest a large amount of money later. Jiang's capital pool is really tight."
"so?"
"So we didn't have the money to invest in Xingxu Real Estate's second round of financing. And as you know Xingxu's situation, it's indeed continuing to expand. Mr. Yu suddenly came to our rescue, and I suspected he might have ulterior motives."
Gu Jiangkuo agreed deeply: "Yu Min is not a good person. He is like a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken. He suddenly shows his affection. He is either a traitor or a thief!"
"..." Jiang Nuo, "However, I personally organized several rounds of contract verification and evaluation. I feel that this bet has a great chance of a win-win situation. The investors certainly hope that everyone is happy. No one would invest with the intention of losing money."
Gu Jiangkuo curled his lips silently and did not express his opinion.
He did not participate in the evaluation and review, and without investigation, he had no right to speak. But out of a man's intuition, he felt that Yu had bad intentions. He suddenly cooperated with Nuonuo and played the game of helping others in times of need. There must be something fishy going on!
"...As for those, uh, male PR guys," Jiang Nuo said slowly, "they were all arranged by Wei Sizu."
Gu Jiangkuo paused in his massage and pricked up his ears.
Jiang Nuo: "I didn't even touch the people he called, and I didn't even drink their toasts. I was talking about business the whole time. If you don't believe me, I can swear. If I tell a lie, let the sky thunder..."
He didn't say the word "split" in the end. After all, he didn't remember whether he had drunk with them. However, at a time like this, shouldn't the other person stop him and say with heartache, "Don't make such a cruel oath"?
Jiang Nuo glanced at Mr. Gu, who suddenly increased the force of rubbing his legs. He held his breath and finally changed his words, "If I tell a lie, I will never have sex again in my life—"
Before Young Master Jiang could even utter the word "life", his mouth was covered.
"?"
"No, no," Gu Jiangkuo said hurriedly, "There's no need to swear such a vicious oath. I believe you."
Jiang Nuo: “………………”
Young Master Jiang rolled his eyes almost to the sky, and laughed out loud: "Gu Dajiang, you are really something."
Mr. Gu chuckled, then picked up the slender, snow-white leg he was massaging and gave it a loud kiss. He said, "Actually, I know you definitely wouldn't do that. That Wei guy and the other CEOs are all hugging each other, and you're deliberately keeping your distance from those two little devils. Besides, I trust your character."
Jiang Nuo: “?”
"Then you just now——"
Gu Jiangkuo answered quietly in his heart: Can there be any additional benefits otherwise?
But he said seriously, "Because I think Wei Sizu is not a good person, you should avoid associating with such bad friends in the future."
“…” Jiang Nuo choked.
What's with that feeling of being controlled by my wife and not being allowed to go out with my drinking buddies?
However, he knew that Wei Sizu was unreliable. Mr. Jiang sighed, "We are business partners. Sometimes there is nothing we can do. But I promise you, next time he sets up a scheme like this, I..."
Mr. Jiang was at a loss for words for a long time, and finally said tactfully, "I will still keep myself clean like I did this time!"
Gu Jiangkuo: “…”
Fortunately, Gu Jiangkuo didn't continue to pester me. He snorted and took the initiative to change the subject: "Are you asking about the gifts I brought? It was too late last night and I didn't have time to take them out. They are all in the box. If you want to see them, I'll go get them now."
After saying that, without waiting for Jiang Nuo to answer, Gu Jiangkuo jumped out of bed, casually put on a long nightgown, slipped on slippers, and strode out of the bedroom at a brisk pace.
"..." Young Master Jiang was a little envious of this physical strength.
This person really doesn't seem to know how to get tired, and always seems to be fully charged.
A moment later, Gu Jiangkuo brought in a cup of hot coffee. Jiang Nuo didn't see the gift and was about to ask about it when the coffee was already handed to him.
That's fine, he just needs some coffee to wake himself up.
A unique aroma, a blend of floral and sweet tropical fruit, filled her nose. Jiang Nuo took a sip and her eyes narrowed. "Gesha coffee, how did you know I like this? This quality is hard to find."
Gu Jiangkuo didn't understand any of this. He just remembered that Nuonuo liked to drink coffee, so he asked someone to buy him expensive coffee from a rare estate called... Gu Jiangkuo said as if reciting a text, "It's from the Emerald Estate in Panama. Is it good? If you like, drink more. I bought a suitcase."
Jiang Nuo: “?”
Jiang Nuo laughed and said, "At this year's auction, the coffee from this estate was sold for $320 a pound. Who would buy it by the suitcase?"
Gu Jiangkuo thought to himself: As expected of a young master who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he really knows how to enjoy life and knows the ins and outs of any kind of coffee.
But he was still very happy to get the affirmation, and said eagerly: "How much can it be expensive? How much does that estate produce every year? I will buy it all. It's rare that you like it."
Jiang Nuo really likes Gu Cujing's clumsy but sincere attitude of always presenting good things to him. Compared to this, it seems that being jealous occasionally is forgivable?
"Great." Young Master Jiang said with a smile, "Mr. Gu has made a fortune? He bought all the coffee for over $300 a pound."
Gu Jiangkuo had already prepared a lot of things to say, and wanted to share them with his boyfriend - mainly, he wanted to share his invincible heroic spirit in front of his boyfriend.
So, Jiang Nuo drank coffee and listened to Gu Jiangkuo's detailed report on the battle situation in Nanyang these days: how to successfully obtain the 2% equity, how to fight with Old Man Gu, how to lure Gu Xin into corruption... How Old Man Gu wanted to reveal his identity, but was rejected by Gu Jiangkuo, so that now everyone in the small circle of wealthy families in Nanyang knows that the Gu family has adopted a grandson, but they don't know the specific origins.
The only rumor among the people is that he is Uncle Gu's son and Gu Xin's brother.
Because there is no official certification, rumors are just rumors, but they can temporarily solve Mr. Gu’s urgent problem - the old man’s lifelong reputation is temporarily saved.
Hearing this, Jiang Nuo felt really sorry for Gu Jiangkuo. He knew that this was the thing Gu Jiangkuo could not tolerate the most. Although he rarely heard him mention it, from his grandmother's memories and Gu Jiangkuo's occasional words, Jiang Nuo could understand how deep the relationship between him and his father was. How could he tolerate that Grandpa Gu was still whitewashing the situation and was unwilling to acknowledge the existence of Gu Jiangkuo's father?
Jiang Nuo knew that Gu Jiangkuo was forbearing, and that one day he would clear his name and that of his father. However, he wondered if he had succeeded in his previous life. At least, in the year Jiang Nuo died, it seemed he hadn't. In this life, many things had changed. Jiang Nuo believed that with Gu Jiangkuo's cautious approach, that day would come sooner or later.
In addition, Yu Min actually guessed the company name "NUO", which is the pinyin of "glutinous".
Hearing Gu Jiangkuo's admission, Jiang Nuo's heartbeat inexplicably quickened: "...Why did you choose this name?"
Jiang Nuo had originally thought he'd get a romantic explanation like "because I love you" or "because I miss you." Unexpectedly, Mr. Gu—who owned a well-known short-selling firm and a full 2% of Nanyang Gu's shares, and was now the true 'Mr. Gu'—said as a matter of course, "Because I have to pay you a salary in the future."
Jiang Nuo: “?”
Gu Jiangkuo: "A good man must hand over his salary. Isn't that a basic requirement? It's a pity that I can't let the old man find out that I'm taking advantage of my position as a manager of the casino's big clients to secretly eavesdrop on their inside information and profit for myself. This company has nothing to do with me in name only, and of course I can't openly say it's related to you. So I can only use your name for now, and then transfer it to you along with the shares of the Gu Group in the future."
Jiang Nuo: "..." Very good, it's quite romantic.
No wonder Yu Min couldn't find the actual controlling shareholder of this short-selling institution after searching for a long time.
However, despite what he said, President Jiang didn't intend to take Gu Jiangkuo's shares for nothing, nor did he take it seriously. Instead, he asked, "No other gifts?"
Gu Jiangkuo: “No more.”
Jiang Nuo looked at him suspiciously, but ultimately said nothing, "Okay."
"Nuonuo, what's wrong with you? If there's anything you like or want, just tell me directly!"
However, the answer he got was a figure covered with a quilt: "I'm sleepy."
"……oh."
Five minutes later, Gu Jiangkuo tried to talk to her boyfriend but to no avail, so she had to pick up her own phone and check it angrily to see if there was any important work news. As soon as she unlocked it, she found several unread messages. Looking at the time, it was the "couple trust time" when he and Nuonuo checked each other's phones.
Huh? Didn't Nuonuo read his message?
Gu Jiangkuo opened the backstage and found that Jiang Nuo seemed to have been reading financial news at that time.
Gu Jiangkuo: “…”
Well, the mood is a bit complicated. Nuonuo trusts him so much! But, as a result, Nuonuo can't see the conversations he usually has with his friends about his wife's beauty and the one-sided displays of affection!
Gu Jiangkuo opened WeChat with a feeling of being touched but lost. Then, a chill ran down his spine. It was over!!! He understood why Nuonuo had suddenly ignored him!!!
The procedures for buying the island have finally been completed!
No wonder Nuonuo just asked him if he had any other gifts!
It clearly says "Island for my wife" on it. Could it be that Nuonuo thinks that he is giving this island to someone else?
From last night till now, Jiang Nuo had consumed too much energy. He lay down for a while and was about to fall asleep when he felt a strong force shaking his shoulders.
“…?”
Jiang Nuo felt like he was about to be shaken to pieces, "Gu Dajiang, what are you doing..."
Then I heard the other person say in a loud voice, "Nuonuo! That island is a gift from me! It was originally a birthday present for you... When you had your birthday this year, I was still in Southeast Asia and didn't come back to be with you. So, the first thing I did when my company received the money was to buy you a gift. The paperwork took a long time to complete, so I didn't tell you!"
"...I know. Stop shaking. I'm going to vomit."
Gu Jiangkuo finally stopped, carefully helped his boyfriend up, and held him in his arms. He asked nervously, "Nuonuo, did you misunderstand?"
"..." What else could Jiang Nuo say? He was afraid that if he said something there would be a misunderstanding and he would be strangled to death on the spot by this guy. Gu Jiangkuo's muscles seemed to be stronger. How could he be so strong when hugging people?
"No—please let go a little, I can hardly breathe—I like it very much," Jiang Nuo said. "What made you think of buying an island in Fiji for me?"
When talking about this, Gu Jiangkuo couldn't help but feel proud of his own wit.
This was the first birthday present he gave to Nuonuo - although it was a few months late, it had to be unique enough.
Giving him a car definitely won’t work, Nuonuo just gave him one.
Giving a house as a gift is too vulgar, Nuonuo will definitely not like it.
Giving diamonds is too feminine, Nuonuo will definitely not wear them.
"Didn't you say before that you wanted to go on vacation with me? This island is 80,000 square meters. I plan to turn it into a resort, with water houses, sand houses, and villas. It's just the two of us on the entire island, so we can do whatever we want... uh, vacation however we want."
Although they can take a 'vacation' at home, Jiang Xiaomi still lives here. In such a big villa, the two of them can only enjoy happiness in the bedroom... It's still not comfortable enough.
At the same time, Jiang Xiaomi, a classmate downstairs, sneezed inexplicably.
He rubbed his nose and muttered, "Who's cursing me behind my back in broad daylight?" He then looked towards the master bedroom on the third floor and continued to mutter, "Sure enough, it's been a whole day and I still haven't seen my brother. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk."
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