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Chapter 429: Chapter 198: Couple’s Number_2
"I have a junior who wants to discuss a business collaboration with your esteemed company. I haven’t inquired about the specifics, nor do I know if he’s just daydreaming. So, I’m merely facilitating a contact, and I hope your company could give him a chance to present his ideas. Mr. Si, would it be inconvenient to pass your number to him?"
"Not at all, not at all!"
Si Bohan hastily agreed, very proactively, while Gu Tongshu was not the least bit surprised.
Strictly speaking, there was no hierarchical relationship between them; Si Bohan didn’t need to act so lowly. However, when the social statuses of two individuals aren’t on the same level, the presence or absence of such a relationship ceases to matter.
What mattered was the decisive energy of Gu Tongshu, who could "decide" far too many things.
Hence, the issue that Su Huai saw as a nuisance was easily taken care of by Old Gu.
Ha, all that bootlicking was worth it~~~
Having hung up the phone, Old Gu came downstairs to find Su Huai, gesturing to him.
Su Huai immediately went over, respectfully asking, "Uncle Gu, do you have any instructions?"
Gu Tongshu felt his blood boil at the sight of his phony face but gently said, "I’ve already facilitated your meeting with Si Bohan, the CEO of L’Oréal China. You can arrange a visit when you’ve got time. By the way, what’s your phone number? I’ll forward it to him."
"Oh, thank you so much!"
Su Huai’s smile was so wide he couldn’t close his mouth, his teeth shining with the golden glow of gold coins.
After a thought, he didn’t give his original number but instead provided his main number: "15800888888. Could you please call me so I can also have your number?"
Gu Tongshu paused in his actions, his gaze sharply turning towards him: "What number?!"
What kind of memory?
With an inward scoff, Su Huai repeated it once more: "158,0088,8888."
With the breaks added, you should remember it now, right?
But Gu Tongshu simply pocketed his phone and turned around with a nod: "All right, I’ve got it. Go enjoy yourself."
Watching his retreating figure, Su Huai felt utterly baffled.
What now?
Middle-age crisis, much?
Back upstairs, Gu Tongshu, looking at the number on his phone screen, felt his cheeks twitch.
Passing by the suite outside the study, he waved his hand vigorously and his personal assistant Chu Yan immediately stepped forward: "Mr. Gu, do you need something?"
Gu Tongshu said frostily, "Get me a new phone number; I need to change my personal number."
Chu Yan froze: "Mr. Gu, may I ask why? Your relatives and friends will surely have questions..."
"The old number was too ostentatious and superficial."
Gu Tongshu kept a stern face, his teeth clenched: "Make the new number more low-key!"
"Certainly."
Chu Yan nodded, ready to take care of it, then remembered something else: "Do we need to change the couple’s number for the missus and the familial number for the young miss as well?"
Gu Tongshu massaged his temples forcefully, his head aching like hell.
After a long while, he waved his hand in defeat: "Go back for now; I’ll think about it some more."
"Alright."
Chu Yan asked nothing more and went quietly back to the suite.
Meanwhile, Su Huai gave a helpless shrug at Gu Jiuyue’s puzzled gaze: "I’ve been trying to make nice with Uncle Gu, wanted to add his number, but he seems reluctant to give it."
When it came to tattling, Gou Huai was the most professional.
You must understand that the purpose of tattling isn’t really to see Gu Tongshu punished, but to establish one’s own innocence and to keep standing on the moral high ground, indefinitely playing the victim.
True to form, Gu Jiuyue pouted adorably with her eyebrows cutely furrowed upon hearing this.
"He’s always been so petty; Huaihuai, don’t bother with him. Whatever you need, come to me, and I’ll take care of it!"
Su Huai didn’t hide his mischievous smile: "That’s not necessary. I just wanted you to stand up for me because, to be honest, I am also pretty petty~~~"
"Haha!"
Sharing the same spirit, Su Huai’s antics always brought joy to Gu Jiuyue.
She pulled out her phone, scrolled through her contacts, and showed Su Huai: "Old Gu’s number is really snobbish, but he won’t add you to his whitelist, so you can’t get through..."
Su Huai took a glance, and suddenly his scalp tingled.
What the hell?!
Old Gu’s personal number turned out to be...
158,8888,8888!
Stunned for a moment, Su Huai then broke into a wicked grin: So that’s why you’re upset, it’s because of this?
What’s the big deal with us having matching couple’s numbers!~~~
His face full of surprise, he dialed Gu Jiuyue’s number: "Isn’t this such an amazing coincidence? I got a new number for my venture, just check this out!"
Gu looked at the screen as the number 15800888888 popped up and exclaimed with a "Wow!" 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
"Dizzy, when did you buy this? Does it have to be such a coincidence?"
"Had it for a while, just got it from the mobile store, I only used it as a secondary number before, I really didn’t expect this..."
Su Huai grinned like no good person ever would, his face full of insinuations, causing Gu Jiuyue to giggle non-stop too.
Once she had her fill of laughter, she asked, "By the way, why is your phone number so different from Uncle Gu’s?"
"I’m using my mom’s old number..."
Gu Jiuyue brushed off the topic and then lowered her voice, conspiratorially saying, "I bet that Mr. Gu is definitely thinking about changing to a new phone number~~~"
Su Huai instantly caught on and incited, "If he really changes it, you have to get that number and then we can secretly communicate!"
"Agreed!"
Gu Jiuyue found it too amusing, suddenly stood up with a "Hmph" and said, "I’m going to ask right now!"
And then...
She never came back.
Not long after, Gu Tongshu came downstairs with a dark face and apologized to everyone, "I’m sorry, classmates, Yueyue needs to rest now, but you can continue to have fun, the kitchen is preparing dinner, please make sure to have a meal here..."
He probably meant it sincerely, but no one was going to be that insensitive.
Representing the others, Huang Mengting stood up to take leave, "No trouble, Uncle Gu, we have to head back to school too, we can always have the meal when Yueyue is feeling better, how can we eat right now?"
Then, after a round of polite farewells, Gu Tongshu personally escorted everyone to the door and they said their goodbyes.
He didn’t specially engage Su Huai in conversation, and Su Huai didn’t flaunt his connection either, parting quite normally, like the standard classmates they were.
But both knew that their relationship had entered another stage, one that’s together but not in harmony, contending without breaking.
Gu Tongshu was a real badass in decoration, Su Huai was in a weaker position but had seized his only weakness.
Victory or defeat was no longer something that could be clearly determined in a short time.
Shortly after leaving West Mountain, Gu sent a message: "Mr. Gu refused to give it to me!"
Accompanied by a picture of a little girl with her hands on her hips, angry.
Haha!
So you actually asked? No wonder his face was so dark!
Gou Huai was over the moon, encouraging her, "No worries, keep at it with persistence, fight the long battle. If he won’t give you the phone number, he’s got to give you something else, right? We’ll think of something together then..."
You’re such a dog, what are you teaching here?
Gu Jiuyue, sharp as ever, saw through Su Huai’s intentions at a glance, yet she cheerfully played along, "Okay, tell me what you want, and I’ll make sure to demand it from him when the time comes!"
If I don’t marry her, it would be an injustice to the world!
Gou Huai was passionately excited for a while, but when his hormone levels finally dropped and he thought about her fragile physique that would break upon a touch or fall apart upon a tug, he realized he shouldn’t be impulsive.
So he replied, "Friends for life!"
Gu Jiuyue also responded, "Friends don’t talk about these things, focus on your startup, and I’ll wait for you to soar!"
Su Huai was touched beyond words, and silently vowed: Once I take off, I must take good care of her...
Four fingers held up for a long time, but he couldn’t think of anything exciting to do with her.
Forget it, if he had time, he might as well take her on a merry-go-round...
This wasn’t a brush-off; it was out of fear after seeing how she’d catch a cold even in the warm Hainan weather. With winter approaching in the Imperial Capital, how could Gou Huai dare to be reckless?
After the chat and putting away the phone, Gou Huai comfortably leaned back in his chair and started contemplating serious matters.
He had made inroads with L’Oréal, now he had to find a way to snatch the opportunity from Meiwan. It was better to act sooner rather than later, and preparations had to be thorough.
Unfortunately, he currently couldn’t find any relevant information, so he had to rely on his limited memory to push ahead.
Moreover, he hadn’t yet spun Gu Jiuyue’s Favorability Lucky Wheel which was at 90 points; who knew if it would help with the upcoming trip to the Magic Capital...
Finally, since he was going to the Magic Capital, was it possible to kickstart the Substitute Tycoon plan?
Although there were many things to handle, the threads were not tangled; Su Huai neatly sorted them out in his mind, maximizing the use of his ride.
The cub may not roar yet, but it’s already showing promising signs.
The talents and traits of the three perfect matches – Gu Jiuyue, Chen Nuanhan, and Pei Shuyu – had finally given birth to an aberration beyond common sense, poised to shake this era a little.
Ding Yi glanced stealthily at the young man’s profile in the passenger seat, and a ludicrous yet humorous thought suddenly sprung to mind: Yueyue and her father looked nothing alike, but in that moment, Su Huai strangely seemed to possess Mr. Gu’s demeanor.
Ha, am I going crazy?
She chuckled at herself, shaking her head to dismiss the absurd thought, and sank back to her own age, continuing to chatter excitedly with Huang Mengting.
The not-so-cold autumn wind blew through the girl’s long hair, with leaves twirling and falling past Su Huai’s side.
Deep autumn had arrived, bringing its stark stillness.
