The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 652, you just lost all your teeth (first update)
Lazily staying in bed till noon, Gu Xinuo was awakened by hunger.
After washing up, without changing her pajamas, she went downstairs with her hair all messy and sleepily looked around.
"Achen, I’m hungry."
"Big Boss Chu, cook for me."
"Chu Chen, I want to eat."
After several calls with no response, only silence answered her.
Gu Xinuo’s brows slightly furrowed, wondering where he had gone off to.
Picking up her phone, just as she was about to make a call, there was a slight noise from the direction of the French windows.
"Woken up by hunger?"
A magnetic voice came from beside her and as Gu Xinuo turned to look, she met his smiling eyes and coldly snorted, "It’s all your fault, pah, so unrestrained."
Chu Chen chuckled lightly, threw the phone on the sofa, and reached out to embrace her, "What do you want to eat? I’ll make it for you."
"Sweet and sour pork ribs, braised big prawns," Gu Xinuo unapologetically ordered.
Chu Chen nodded, kissed her forehead, and said, "I made sandwiches. Go eat some to fill your stomach first."
After speaking, he let go of her and headed toward the kitchen.
"Is there something going on with headquarters?" Gu Xinuo followed behind him, recalling that he had just come in with his phone, guessing that he must have been outside taking a call.
"Qin Yi got a call. He said that Mo Lingling has been constantly harassing him with calls." Chu Chen had previously given Mo Lingling a mobile number which actually belonged to Qin Yi. Now, Mo Lingling was calling Qin Yi every three days, almost driving him to a point where he wanted to strangle her.
Gu Xinuo was curious, "What’s the situation? Tell me about it."
"It’s all because of that night." Mentioning Mo Lingling, Chu Chen couldn’t hide his disdain, "She likely wants to use that incident as leverage to make me take responsibility for her."
"Haha."
Gu Xinuo pursed her lips and smiled, took a sandwich and bit into it, "Mo Lingling thinks that it was you with her that night. She must be feeling pretty good about herself now."
Chu Chen curled his lips, "Just disgust me, why don’t you?"
"I don’t eat carrots, don’t put them in." Seeing him pick up a carrot to cut, Gu Xinuo wrinkled her small face in displeasure.
Carrots taste weird and even a bit fishy, absolutely disgusting.
Ji Mingqian can’t stand even a touch of bitter melon, and she can’t stand even a touch of carrot. Not to mention eating them, the sight alone made her uncomfortable.
The corner of Chu Chen’s mouth quirked up, "Being picky isn’t good."
"You’re clearly doing this out of spite," Gu Xinuo frowned and grabbed the carrot to throw it into the trash can.
Grinding her teeth, she threatened darkly, "If you dare to cook carrots, you won’t be allowed into the bedroom tonight."
It’s obvious he doesn’t even like carrots himself, yet he dares to call her picky.
Chu Chen looked down at the carrots sacrificed to the trash can, and a hearty laugh escaped his lips, "Why are you still acting like a child?"
"Laugh it up, you’re the one acting like a child," Gu Xinuo gave him an eye roll and turned to walk toward the living room.
...
Country F
The sky was misty, as if brewing a heavy rainstorm.
Yet, the opera stage in the courtyard continued to sound with the melody of traditional music, the intricately winding tunes quite enchanting to the ears.
Under the stage, Old Master Mo sat in a rocking chair, his callused large hands fiddling with the jade beads.
The collision of two beads produced a crisp sound.
Suddenly, he closed his fingers, setting the jade beads down on the table.
"Has Gu Yunxing’s invitation been sent everywhere else?" Old Master Mo picked up a teacup, lifted the lid, and steam curled into the air.
"I heard that even Li Mochan received an invitation, as did Chu Chen," replied the housekeeper with a slightly bowed head, neither servile nor overbearing.
"As to whether they will attend or not, that remains unclear."
"Gu Yunxing’s auction always features a final showstopper, and after being off the radar for so long last year, the scale of this event is somewhat interesting," Master Mo said slowly, savoring his tea and letting out an indeterminate cold laugh.
"Have someone send an invitation to Mo Yuan and tell him to attend with Mo Yu."
That girl Ye Jiuliang always likes to join in the fun. With the auction being such a large-scale event this time, it’s to be expected that she would definitely be there to join the buzz.
The butler did not dare to ask more questions, only responding with a "Yes."
"Speak your mind, there’s no outsider here." Seeing his hesitation, Master Mo said in an indifferent tone.
With permission granted, the butler voiced his concern, "Master, if Ye Jiuliang also goes to the auction, and by chance, she encounters Mo Yuan, then..."
He stopped short, saying no more.
"So what if they meet? Who do you think could recognize the other?" Master Mo said with a scoff, a disdainful coldness flashing in his eyes.
"After all these years, Mo Yuan can only ever be Mo Yuan," a puppet forever serving the Mo Family.
The butler bowed his head, choosing not to speak again.
"How are things going with Mo Lingling?" Master Mo changed the subject as the tea in his cup was gradually reaching its end.
"The latest news is that Mo Lingling claims she has secret information related to the K organization. However, she wants to negotiate a deal with us," replied the butler.
Upon hearing this, Master Mo let out a mocking laugh.
A little girl dares to negotiate with him.
Truly ignorant of her own insignificance.
"What deal?"
The butler said, "She wants us to help her eliminate Gu Xinuo and reclaim the inheritance her grandfather left for her under her name."
An inheritance?
Master Mo narrowed his eyes, filled with scorn.
If she really believed any sweet talk, she’d believe it all.
No wonder Mo Tian favored Ye Jiuliang and the other four more. This Mo Lingling truly was the epitome of stupidity.
"Agree to her terms, on the condition that she turns over everything she knows. If she refuses, then apply some pressure to force her to speak," instructed Master Mo.
A little girl thinks she can turn the world upside down.
The butler said, "I understand."
Master Mo picked up the jade beads again, playing with them as he listened to the opera on stage, unconcernedly nodding his head to the rhythm.
...
"And my lollipops," Ye Jiuliang said, sitting cross-legged on the bed, pulling out a handful of candies from her bag and throwing them into the suitcase.
Li Mochan chuckled softly, taking a small bag to pack the candies into.
"Eat any more and you’ll have no teeth left."
"Your teeth are the ones falling out," retorted Ye Jiuliang. The candies she made herself contained little sugar and were not cloying at all.
Li Mochan finished packing his clothes then took her hat out of the wardrobe, "Do you need to bring the hat?"
"Yes."
"You mean no?" Li Mochan asked, deliberately mischievously.
Ye Jiuliang gave him an annoyed glare and picked up her fluffy slippers to throw at his feet, "Li Mochan, are you doing this on purpose?"
Having successfully irritated her, Li Mochan was amused, and while holding back laughter, he reminded, "Remember the prenatal education."
"Just wait until this game of Fight the Landlord is over, and I’ll see how I deal with you," Ye Jiuliang warned, focused on playing her cards on the tablet.
Was he now less important than a game of Fight the Landlord?
Li Mochan’s eyebrows lifted slightly as he walked around the suitcase on the floor towards her.
Feeling him approach, Ye Jiuliang rolled over to the other side to avoid being caught.
"Li Mochan, I’m winning a lot in this game; don’t distract me," she warned playfully.
