How to Tame a God and the Lucky Beasts-Chapter 164 - 165: Grandfather

The events that followed were predictable.

The junior jumped off the top floor.

Fortunately, she was rescued in time, and her life was not in danger.

The incident had a significant impact at the school at the time, and Zhang Yue, as one of the people involved, was punished and expelled.

Zhang Yue was sent abroad by her father, with the public reason being that the family was immigrating due to work reasons.

Zhang Yue didn’t tell Shi Mu about these details, and the matter was covered up by her father, turning big matters into small ones and small ones into nothing, making it long untraceable.

Meanwhile, Shi Mu was still smugly satisfied, but was then thrown into hell by a call from Zhao Tianyu.

"Shi Mu, I can’t protect you anymore. You’re being terminated from the company."

Shi Mu, who had been enjoying a fine wine, suddenly stood up, too shocked to worry about the expensive wine that had been knocked to the floor.

"President Zhao? What do you mean?"

"What do I mean?! Can’t you understand?! Fine, to put it simply, you’re fired! Do you get it now?"

Zhao Tianyu on the other end of the phone was also very angry.

He couldn’t understand why his luck had been so bad recently.

Ever since Ruan Xingwen severed ties with Tianyu, Zhao Tianyu felt he had been down on his luck.

Everything at work and in life was a mess.

Just yesterday he had listened to Shi Mu’s nonsense and terminated the contracts of Yuan Xin and the other two.

Then today, the collaboration talks fell through.

In the end, it was someone from the collaborating party, who was relatively familiar with him, who leaked the information that an artist under his company, Shi Mu, had offended someone, and they had no choice but to comply with higher orders.

As for who was offended, the other party didn’t say.

But Zhao Tianyu knew exactly who it was.

Last night Shi Mu and Zhang Yue were the first to leave the gathering.

Those two were the only outsiders at the dinner, naturally feeling uncomfortable, so they left early.

Before leaving, Shi Mu had arranged everything, carrying the joy of a conspiracy about to succeed, and went home.

On the way home, Shi Mu couldn’t wait to tell Zhao Tianyu about all this.

Zhao Tianyu felt these little schemes were useless and didn’t pay much attention to him, making a few perfunctory remarks before hanging up the phone.

Who knew that what seemed like a "small affair" in their eyes actually touched someone’s bottom line.

If Shi Mu’s drugs were used on Yu Xiaozhe himself, then the result would have been as Shi Mu estimated. Over the years, many had tried to use such methods to achieve certain benefits, and Yu Xiaozhe didn’t bother with them at all.

Shi Mu’s mistake was targeting Ruan Xingwen.

To Yu Xiaozhe, Ruan Xingwen was akin to a weakness.

Knowing Ruan Xingwen was shy, Yu Xiaozhe proactively left the suite.

The first thing he did after coming out was contact the blond man who had come earlier to check on Ruan Xingwen.

"Hello."

Yu Xiaozhe stood in the booth next to the suite, gazing at the scenery outside, and spoke in a calm tone:

"I’m looking for Shangguan Yi."

"Alright, please hold on."

It wasn’t long before Shangguan Yi’s characteristic playful voice came through the receiver.

"Who is it?"

"It’s me."

"Oh, Old Yu, what’s up?"

"How are the test results?"

"Oh, they’ve been tested. Similar to the stuff that appeared before. But it’s a modified version with less addiction potential, though it could greatly aid in accelerating the human blood circulation in certain aspects."

Originally, when mentioning business, Shangguan Yi’s tone became a bit more serious, but by the end, it turned playful again.

"Hey, Old Yu, not to make assumptions, but you could resist such a rare opportunity? Be honest with me, don’t shy away from seeking help, are you perhaps that way..."

Yu Xiaozhe couldn’t be bothered with him and asked what areas needed attention.

"Not much to worry about, it was used in small quantities, and the body can metabolize it autonomously."

Yu Xiaozhe unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression relaxed.

"Contact Xiao Jing and inform him about the drug."

"Aye aye, I’ve already mentioned it, Xiao Jing has started an investigation."

"Alright. Hanging up."

Yu Xiaozhe immediately hung up the phone after speaking, cutting off the words Shangguan Yi hadn’t yet spoken on the other end.

"Damn, who could stand your personality, really!"

Shangguan Yi mumbled to himself as he was hung up on, and Fang Wenjing, who was passing by, didn’t mind, having been accustomed to Shangguan Yi’s scatterbrained behavior.

Now he had more important matters to investigate, leaving him with no time to deal with the erratic Shangguan Yi.

Leaving behind a sentence: "I’m off, bye," he walked away briskly without turning back.

"Hey! You!"

Watching Fang Wenjing’s back, Shangguan Yi angrily hit the table, heading towards the lab.

The equipment was still more lovable! Hmph!

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After hanging up Shangguan Yi’s call, Yu Xiaozhe dialed another number.

Soon, the call was answered by a voice that was old yet full of vigor:

"Xiao Ze, it’s rare for you to come looking for this old man so early, has something happened?"

"Grandfather, sorry to disturb you."

Yu Xiaozhe’s voice softened a lot as he kindly asked,

"Grandfather, have you had breakfast?"

Mr. Gu chuckled heartily twice, understanding his grandson well, knowing that coming to him this early surely meant there was something on his mind.

"I’ve eaten! Alright, let’s skip the pleasantries between us grandpas, tell me, what’s going on?"

"I couldn’t hide it from Grandfather. I’d like to borrow someone from you."

"Oh? Who is it?"

"Aunt Xu."

Mr. Gu was truly surprised this time.

Aunt Xu, Xu Fang, had been with the Gu family for decades, not only excellent in cooking but also exceptional in making healing soups.

Originally, Mr. Gu wanted Aunt Xu to go to Jade City to take care of Yu Xiaozhe, but was refused by Yu Xiaozhe.

Now that Yu Xiaozhe himself was asking for Aunt Xu...

Mr. Gu stroked his beard, his snowy white eyebrows slightly raised, sensing there must be something going on.

So, the old man deliberately hesitated a moment:

"Well..."

Yu Xiaozhe, understanding his grandfather, upon hearing Mr. Gu’s words, replied in a slightly regretful tone,

"Then forget it, I’ll look for someone else suitable."

This made Mr. Gu anxious and he hurriedly stopped him,

"Hey! Don’t rush! Young man, why so hasty! I didn’t say it wasn’t possible!"

"Thank you, Grandfather."

Hearing his grandson’s cheerful tone, Mr. Gu then realized he had been played by this boy again.

"You rascal, getting more and more mischievous, even tricking your grandfather!"

Yu Xiaozhe’s lips curled slightly, clearly having jested with his grandfather, and lightened his own mood.

"Grandfather, please see when it’s convenient, I’ll send someone to pick Aunt Xu up."

Mr. Gu thought for a moment and replied:

"No need for that, I’ll tell Aunt Xu in a while to arrange her own matters," he continued thoughtfully, "and once she’s done, I’ll have someone send her over to you."

Yu Xiaozhe pondered for a moment:

"That’s fine. Then, Grandfather, I’ll get back to work, please take care of your health."

Mr. Gu knew how heavy the burdens his grandson carried were, felt a deep pity, yet realized he couldn’t do much more. Ensuring that Yu Xiaozhe doesn’t have to worry about him was his greatest help to Yu Xiaozhe.

"Go on, you also have to take care of yourself!"

"Yes, I understand, Grandfather, you too."

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Yu Xiaozhe’s childhood wasn’t exactly happy, but it wasn’t entirely tragic either.

He possessed wealth unattainable to many even after a lifetime of struggle, yet he lacked parental love.