Everyone in the dining room seemed to have been struck by invisible lightning and were toasted. Song Qingli's words were extremely powerful.
Xu Hao was so scared that his legs went soft and his stiff body fell to the ground. Uncle Jin had an interesting look on his face and the maidservants' eyes were round and wide.
Gu Zechuan was the only one who stood out. A sly smile flashed across his calm face. The dining room seemed silent, but in reality, everyone was holding their breath and their hearts were trembling.
Song Qingli had already thought it through. Even if Gu Zechuan didn't agree, she would climb into his bed tonight no matter what. She thought that a half-paralyzed person like him wouldn't be able to cause much of a commotion.
He had promised to catch the thief but he hasn't done anything. Now that he was personally involved, he would be forced to do something.
"Sure." The man's gentle voice sounded as if he had agreed to a normal matter, completely unaware of how inappropriate it was.
The girl was in a daze for a moment. She raised her eyes and couldn't help but look at Gu Zechuan again. His black eyes under his long eyelashes were shimmering as if they had just met and his lips were slightly pursed. All of these were paired with a white shirt.
It was so strange.
The man sat in front of the table and easily peeled an egg with his bare hands. Then, he placed it on a plate and slowly pushed it in front of the girl. "You should have more protein."
Song Qingli poked the soft meat in her mouth with the tip of her tongue and looked at the egg on her plate in confusion. She held the spoon in her hand and gently stirred the congee inside her bowl.
If it weren't for what happened in her past life, Song Qingli would have thought that he was sincere in planning to spend the rest of his life with her.
The young girl realized where her thoughts were headed and hurriedly stopped her train of thought.
What nonsense was she thinking?
Gu Zechuan was definitely not a man who was interested in love. In his past life, he had such a high status but there hasn't been a single woman by his side.
Song Qingli didn't think that she would become that special woman.
She only believed that Gu Zechuan would not put on an act with a woman who did not benefit him at all.
Gu Zechuan stared at her face, which alternated between flushing and turning pale. Seeing that she was not moving, he said, "Why aren't you eating?"
The young girl came back to her senses, relaxed her brows, and smiled at him. "I don't like eggs."
Song Qingli pushed the egg back to him. She ate a few mouthfuls of porridge and put down the spoon. She wiped her mouth with a tablecloth and deliberately avoided his gaze.
He asked the young girl, "Does Qingli not like eggs or does she not like to have eggs I peeled?"
"Second young master Gu really has a fragile heart. I just don't like eating eggs."
"Alright then. In the future, eggs shall not be seen on the table."
Uncle Jin wiped the sweat off his forehead. "I'll note that down."
Song Qingli felt that the atmosphere in the dining room wasn't quite right. She was wondering if it was because she didn't eat the eggs that Gu Zechuan peeled for her.
But, it was just an egg. What was the big deal about it? She was just a woman who was trying to curry favor with others. As the future boss of A city, why would Gu Zechuan care?
Gu Zechuan didn't even touch his chopsticks and said, "I'm full already."
He turned around and left, leaving behind a room full of confused and helpless people. Uncle Jin once again showed that constipated expression.
The man disappeared from Song Qingli's peripheral vision. She got up and stuffed the peeled egg into her mouth.
The people in the dining room stared at the girl's cheeks.
Didn't she say that she didn't like eggs?
The girl looked at the rest of them who were staring at her with various expressions on their faces and replied vaguely with a smile, "It's a waste to just throw it away."
"!!!!"
If only they knew how hard it was to even have just one egg during the five difficult years of her previous life. The young girl would never allow such wastage for no reason.
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Gu Zechuan hesitated at the door of the studio for a long time before he pushed the door open and entered.
The windows in the studio were made of iron, in the shape of an arch. On the window sill was a bright red begonia flower and the base of it was the color of old ginger.
This was an art studio that belonged to his mother. In the past, she liked to lock herself up here to paint. There were many paintings that she had painted over the years.
Ever since his mother passed away, Gu Zechuan rarely came into this room.
The man picked up the spray bottle and watered the begonia flowers, his dark eyes looking lonely.
"Mother, I've already planted all the Begonia flowers you left behind. The gardener said that they would only be alive for 3 years at most so I bought lots of foreign seeds, used them for grafting and transplantation, and now, their lives will be extended up to five years."
The man continued speaking of some idle matters.
"I shouldn't have been tempted, but after you left, I became more and more used to scheming. Ever since big brother set up the trap and crippled me, I've been hiding my abilities.
"All these years, I've used your dowry to earn quite a bit of money. I had planned to find a kind woman to be your daughter-in-law but who knew that your smart son would end up getting deceived?
"She was just using her connections to climb up to a higher position while a cripple like me can only be her stepping stone.
"But recently, mother, I seem to have made a mistake."
The man's gaze was attracted by the scene downstairs.
A young girl appeared downstairs. She was wearing a white t-shirt and shorts that she preferred wearing at home and her black hair was casually tied to the back. She didn't care about how she looked. The young girl's skin was fair and the orange light of the rising sun was attracted to her body. She was sitting on the swing in the backyard, swinging her little feet with a novel in her hand.
As she flipped through the pages, she smiled shyly.
Gu Zechuan watched quietly for a few minutes before he heard footsteps behind him. Xu Hao dragged his broken body and walked over slowly. He opened his mouth with great effort to speak, "Second ... Second master, the first young master's assistant, Jiang Chen, was caught for embezzling funds from Hotel Shenghua ...He jumped and is now... dead."
"I've just sent Master Gu the accounts that you asked me to check before, and the first young master immediately took action."
Gu Zechuan held a small shovel in his hand and loosened the soil for the begonia flowers. Then, he watered them and took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands. His dark eyes looked out the window and he said calmly, "So this is why he wanted to kill me."
"Second master, are you saying that the first young master was the one who set up the car accident?" Xu Hao was getting worked up as he asked. After all, his current situation was all due to that damn accident.
Xu Hao asked, "How did he know that we've been checking the accounts? We've investigated this matter in secret and we used our own people. There are no moles amongst us."
Gu Zechuan's gaze shifted to the girl's long legs who was sitting downstairs. There were still large and small cuts on them. The man's jaw tightened and his voice was cold. "Since big brother likes to play dirty, then we'll play dirty."
"Understood. I'll send someone to keep an eye on the casino. Once the first young master goes there, I'll inform you immediately."
Gu Zechuan looked away from the girl downstairs and moved his wheelchair outside. "Have a good rest, I'll go personally."
Xu Hao followed behind the second young master with difficulty. Just as he was about to say something, Xu Hao noticed how he was crippled and suddenly felt discouraged. It was better for him to recuperate. He was afraid that with his current speed, he would even be slower than the second young master.
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Golden Crow Casino.
It wasn't unusual for a casino to appear in City A, a place that was full of money and luxury. However, no one in the country dared to set up such a big casino.
Those who could enter the casino were bosses with a net worth of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. They were people who weren't short on money. The daily income of the casino was beyond the imaginations of ordinary people.
The entrance fee for them was one million Yuan each. They were not allowed to bring any electronic devices and the entrance inspection was very strict.
It was rumored that they even had to take off their underpants for inspection when entering the Golden Crow Casino.