58. Poor acting skills
Yu Chun's repentance was sincere, genuine, and heartfelt.
After Chu Xiao dropped a bomb and turned to leave, Yu Chun did indeed keep her eyes open in the darkness until dawn.
He was genuinely scared.
Even a wealthy idler like Yu Chun, who had never been involved in the family business, understood what the Jianbing Group meant.
To outsiders, it is just a wealthy business giant, but only those in the industry who have actually dealt with Jianbing Group know just how terrifying this behemoth really is!
Those who once provoked the Jianbing Group have long since disappeared into some unknown corner.
In the food industry, Jianbing Group is undoubtedly the king.
Below it are six major groups: cold noodles, fried chicken, fried skewers, spicy hot pot, ramen, and barbecue.
But Yu Chun clearly remembers that twenty years ago, there should have been seven names on this list.
The missing seventh giant was none other than the once-dominant hot pot group.
This century-old, multi-billion-dollar company collapsed within a year simply because it offended the Jianbing Group!
The group's chairman fled overseas in a panic, but was still pursued globally by the pancake group. Ultimately, burdened with billions in debt, he jumped from the fourteenth floor...
Thinking of this, Yu Chun shuddered.
He was just spreading some ridiculous little rumors; the pancake company wouldn't go so far as to completely destroy his rival...
Thinking of all the "dirt" on the pancake company that was trending on social media, Yu Chun quickly contacted the head of the online trolls he had hired, only to receive a message that sent chills down his spine.
The head of the online trolls told Yu Chun that they hadn't released the other damaging information.
"At least three independent IP clusters were detected operating synchronously."
Yu Chun's heart skipped a beat.
"It means—"
"That means that besides your deal, there are at least three other groups of people pushing things along."
Yu Chun was so angry that she jumped out of bed.
He's being used as a pawn!
Regardless of who he's taking the blame for, he probably can't afford to offend the person who's willing to take the blame for him.
Yu Chun paced anxiously around the room like a headless fly.
She walked from the head of the bed to the foot of the bed, and then from the foot of the bed back to the head of the bed. After circling around his king-size bed 250 times, Yu Chun unintentionally ended up in front of the dressing mirror in the walk-in closet.
The boy in the mirror had fair skin, a straight nose, and raven-white eyelashes. His dark, bright eyes were glistening with moisture, and his full lips gleamed alluringly in the dim light.
"You're so handsome!"
"How can there be such a perfect man as you in this world!"
Yu Chun was captivated by her reflection in the mirror, and for a brief moment, she forgot all her troubles.
As Yu Chun stared at him, she suddenly realized that she wasn't the only one who was obsessed with his appearance!
The thought that Chu Xiao had made a special trip over in the middle of the night rekindled Yu Chun's hope.
He remembered that Chu Xiao really liked his face.
Even when he was hospitalized, Chu Xiao personally came to apply medicine to his face every day.
Yu Chun's dark, bright eyes darted around.
Maybe if he begged Chu Xiao, the pancake company would let him and the Yu family off the hook?
Just based on that face, Chu Xiao couldn't just stand by and watch him die... right?
...
After waiting anxiously all night, Yu Chun began pacing back and forth at the guest room door at seven in the morning.
He not only had no appetite for breakfast, but he also had no interest in playing on his phone. The number of missed calls had increased from 1 to 14, but Yu Chun didn't care at all.
He just stared mechanically at the closed, dark brown wooden door, wandering aimlessly until nine in the morning.
As dawn broke and the room remained silent, he finally couldn't resist and tentatively turned the doorknob—
I didn't expect it to open so easily with just a twist!
Yu Chun was stunned.
As the owner of this house, he naturally had keys to all the rooms, so even if Chu Xiao locked the doors, he could still find a way to get in.
But Chu Xiao actually didn't lock the door!
This discovery made Yu Chun's heart race and a secret thrill rise in her chest.
Doesn't an unsecured door imply that he can come and go as he pleases?
Letting him come and go as he pleases is a sign of trust, isn't it?
Isn't trusting him the same as being close to him?
Being close to him means treating him like one of your own, right?
Upon concluding that Chu Xiao considered him one of his own, Yu Chun's heart, which had been hanging in suspense all night, instantly felt half relieved.
The remaining half can only feel at ease after hearing Chu Xiao's promise in person.
He crept into the room.
The thick curtains blocked out the glaring sunlight, plunging the entire room into darkness.
Yu Chun squatted down beside the bed to observe carefully.
Chu Xiao's breathing was even and deep, indicating that he was still sound asleep.
He stared at Chu Xiao for a long time without realizing it, and suddenly noticed that Chu Xiao's jawline was sharper than when they last met!
This thin, sleeping face is becoming more and more like the outline of his father in his memory.
As if possessed, he took out his phone.
A burst of white light erupted in the darkness, and Chu Xiao's eyelashes trembled slightly.
Yu Chun was startled and shuddered. He cursed himself for being stupid and quickly held his breath as he left the room...
...
Chu Xiao felt that Yu Chun really didn't have any acting talent.
She looked down at the guy in front of her who was blinking frantically, opening his mouth wide and howling for a minute but couldn't squeeze out a single tear, and couldn't help but twitch her lips.
She had seen all sorts of desperate people in real life—hysterical, apathetic, laughing maniacally… they all behaved in every way, but she had never seen anyone as pretentious as Yu Chun.
Yu Chun couldn't even shed crocodile tears, which shows that he had no intention of repenting at all.
"0 points for acting."
She reached out and pinched Yu Chun's chin, manually shutting down her noisy mouth.
The world suddenly became much quieter.
However, Yu Chunye had done his homework and, seeing that the first trick of feigning helplessness had not worked, he immediately used the second trick—to fawn over her.
When Chu Xiao arrived at the restaurant, the same four dishes that appeared repeatedly on the table were indeed on the table.
The cold dish is drunken crab marinated in century-old Shaoxing wine.
The main dish is steamed grouper cooked over a low flame.
The vegetables are made from the tenderest three-inch bok choy hearts.
The soup is a stewed old duck soup with cordyceps flowers, simmered for 4 hours.
His gaze swept over the exquisitely packaged bag still lying on the table, where the three large, gold-embossed characters "Yunye Ferry" stood out prominently. Chu Xiao immediately recognized it as a well-known high-end restaurant on the financial street around the island in City A.
Quite coincidentally, Chu Xiao had eaten at this restaurant a week ago.
She remembered that these four dishes were not on the restaurant's menu at the time.
Chu Xiao frowned in thought.
Although she was lazy when she wrote the book and only wrote these four fixed dishes for all the dining scenes for two people, this time it is a restaurant reservation, not a family dinner.
She never expected that even restaurant orders would be affected; the world's setting correction power was even stronger than she had imagined!
However, Chu Xiao still wanted to find out how the world setting was modified, so she asked directly.
“When I went to Yunye Ferry last week, these four dishes were not on the menu. Is it a new menu?”
Yu Chun immediately put on a proud smile: "I saw that you really liked it at the Yu residence last time, so I specially asked the restaurant to make it the same way! Although the ingredients can't compare to those at home, it should still have a unique flavor?"
"..."
Chu Xiao had mixed feelings.
Unexpectedly, this was Yu Chun's personalized package.
So, does Yu Chun's behavior fall under the influence of world consciousness?
Yu Chun noticed that Chu Xiao didn't show any surprise on his face and seemed thoughtful.
Suddenly, something occurred to him, and he asked with feigned nonchalance, "Are you tired of this? Shall I order something else? Or what would you like to eat next time?"
Chu Xiao picked up a piece of bok choy with her chopsticks and put it into Yu Chun's mouth.
"Stop talking and let's eat."
Seeing that her little scheme had been exposed, Yu Chun, fearing that further probing would only annoy Chu Xiao, finally agreed to eat quietly.
But then, a barely audible noise came from the front door.
As the door opened, a dull thud echoed from the entryway as a leather shoe slammed into a display cabinet. An angry male voice preceded his arrival: "Yu Chun, you unfilial son—"
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