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Chapter 575: Chapter 575: You’re Not Mad At Me, Right?
Tong Yao: ...
She had already lost all interest in life and didn’t even dare to look at Si Chen.
Gu Hongwei could do nothing but shake his head helplessly.
Guo Jinnian didn’t know why everyone became silent suddenly. She wasn’t used to this kind of atmosphere, so she tried to bring up a new topic. "Actually, the risky trip to E Country that failed wasn’t really an adventure compared to the trip Tong Yao took to the breeding farm last time."
Tong Yao: ...
Gu Hongwei: ...
Si Chen raised an eyebrow, not even a ripple of emotion on his face, and asked, "What kind of danger was it?"
Guo Jinnian let loose a flood of words, she couldn’t stop, and started to gush out the details. "That time, Tong Yao and Hu Dajie took Cheng Feng to the breeding farm. Halfway there, a storm blew in. Their car got stuck on the road in the deep of night. Around midnight, four burly men surrounded their car and attempted to smash the windows. But Tong Yao was smart. She simply opened the car door..."
Guo Jinnian described the entire event, making it sound even more thrilling than the actual occurrence. She left nothing out, even mentioning the three bowls of noodles. If it wasn’t Si Chen that was listening, Tong Yao would have praised Guo Jinnian for her storytelling. It was incredibly vivid, even more enthralling than a professional storyteller.
Si Chen, the clever old fox, even probed Guo Jinnian at every pause in her story, guiding her to continue speaking.
Stealing a glance at Si Chen, Tong Yao internally voiced her dismay. The more calm Si Chen appeared, the more anxious she felt. What should she do?
Now that Si Chen knew everything, Tong Yao feigned nonchalance, offering a faint smile. She picked up some meat with her chopsticks for Si Chen, "Ahchen, this dish is quite good, try it."
Si Chen took a bite of the food that Tong Yao had picked for him and said, "It’s indeed good."
Guo Jinnian followed in his praise, "Sister Zheng’s cooking skills are good. The dishes are delicious."
Gu Hongwei glanced at her, intending to tell her to speak less. However, considering that Guo Jinnian had already talked about everything that should and shouldn’t have been mentioned, he decided not to say anything.
Till they finished their meal, Si Chen’s expression didn’t change. After eating some fruit cut by Sister Zheng, he made a call to Fu Yiheng’s relatives, had a simple exchange, and then arranged to have breakfast together the next morning.
The meeting place was a restaurant on Nazar Road called "Listening to Ya Residence". It was said to be the highest graded restaurant for breakfast in Kyoto. Its layout and decoration were excellent, with various kinds of delicacies available. The average price per person was five yuan and you could eat any food inside.
It was similar to a buffet restaurant in the 21st century. But in this era, not just any one could afford breakfast costing five yuan. In some households, the family’s monthly living expenses did not even reach five yuan.
Even some families couldn’t afford to eat meat for the entire year.
Guo Jinnian and Gu Hongwei were taken aback. Several people going out for a meal would cost as much as a common person’s monthly salary.
However, they knew the saying ’nothing ventured, nothing gained’. If they succeeded this time, it wouldn’t matter if they went there for every meal.
Tong Yao, looking serious, sat on the sofa, discussing business plans with Gu Hongwei and Guo Jinnian. After they had exhausted all topics and she was nodding off, and yet reluctance to go to bed, Si Chen finally picked her up at half past eight and brought her back to their room.
Tong Yao lamented internally. She had kept so many things from Si Chen, and now he knew everything. He must be very angry...
Guo Jinnian found this strange. "Why do I feel as if when Dr. Si took Yaoyao into their room, Yaoyao seemed helpless, as though very resistant? Is it just my eyes playing tricks?"
Gu Hongwei looked at her, "Your eyes are not playing tricks on you. Yaoyao was considering a plan to import goods from E Country and about the incident at the breeding farm, she was afraid that Chen Ge would worry, so she kept it from him."
Guo Jinnian swallowed hard, "Really? Then what should we do about what I just spilled?"
She glanced at the closed room door, feeling a little worried. Her mouth was too big during dinner and it accidentally spilled.
Thinking about the incident where Tong Yao secretly kicked her under the table, Guo Jinnian slapped her mouth, "Will Dr. Si lose his temper with Yaoyao? Should we try to reason with Dr. Si?"
Gu Hongwei shook his head, "There’s no need. It’s best not to intervene in their marital affairs. Chen Ge cherishes Yaoyao, and won’t harm her. He will only scold her at most."
Gu Hongwei felt that it was best not to involve himself in other people’s marital affairs. He knew Si Chen well enough to believe that Si Chen would at most scold Tong Yao verbally and would never harm her.
On this point, he was not worried.
Guo Jinnian breathed a sigh of relief, slapped her mouth once again and reprimanded herself, "I was too talkative."
Gu Hongwei glanced at her and seemed a little uncomfortable. "We need to get up early tomorrow, so go to bed early!" He said.
After that, Gu Hongwei went to his study. Since the recent weather had gotten a little cooler, Tong Yao had had a single bed moved into the study for him.
Guo Jinnian rolled her eyes at Gu Hongwei’s back. She felt that Gu Hongwei was always trying to act deep and mysterious. He was not that old, but he was acting like an old fogey.
Thinking about it, Guo Jinnian also went back to her room. She had been tired these days and hadn’t rested well. She felt very exhausted now. Since they had to get up early tomorrow for the business meeting, she had to go to bed early tonight.
On the other side, Tong Yao, who had been carried to bed by Si Chen, was sitting on the edge of the bed facing Si Chen. Looking at Si Chen’s serious countenance, Tong Yao felt a bit guilty. She cleared her throat to explain.
"Ah Chen, actually, I was just being impulsive when I thought about importing goods from E Country. Hongwei immediately stopped me, and I backed off just in time. As the saying goes, the ability to correct one’s mistakes is the greatest virtue, right? You’re not mad at me, are you?"
Si Chen arched an eyebrow and asked back, "What do you think?"
Tong Yao hurriedly shook her head, blinking up at him with a cutesy expression. "I think you’re probably not."
Si Chen looked at her, amusement dancing in his eyes, "What about the incident at the breeding farm? How many more things are you hiding from me?"
Tong Yao hurriedly shook her head and raised her hand, "I swear, there’s nothing else. I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want you worrying."
Si Chen furrowed his eyebrows. "If you don’t tell me anything, do you think I won’t worry?"
Tong Yao quickly grabbed his hand. "Ah Chen, I promise. From now on, I’ll tell you everything. I won’t hide anything from you."
Si Chen stared at her with pursed lips. "What else?"
Tong Yao added, "I won’t engage in any dangerous business anymore."
Si Chen took a deep breath, his serious expression melting away, his gaze complicated. "What am I going to do with you?"
Si Chen knew all along that Tong Yao was venturesome and ambitious. He did not object to Tong Yao doing business, but he couldn’t accept her disregarding danger.
