Song Yansheng really didn’t expect Gu Zheng to return so early.
He checked the time, it was only one thirty. Didn’t they agree on the phone that he would come back in the afternoon?
For this reason, he specifically instructed Yao Ziwan to send Ye Mingmei back to the Song Mansion by two o’clock, thinking to himself that when Gu Zheng said afternoon, it would at least be after three...
Unexpectedly, he was back by one thirty, clearly rushing back in the middle of the day!
Due to their work relationship, Song Yansheng and Gu Zheng hadn’t met many times. Now that he was at his house, Song naturally needed to return.
He simultaneously called Yao Ziwan, asking her to send Ye Mingmei back to the Song Mansion.
Yao Ziwan seemed a bit troubled on the other end, and Song Yansheng roughly guessed that Ye Mingmei, being nimble and deft, wouldn’t easily leave if she chose not to, and Yao Ziwan would have no way to handle her!
He said to Yao Ziwan, "Tell her that her Boss Gu is here to pick her up, and she must return to the Song Mansion before two o’clock, or she’ll be grounded for a day for every minute she’s late!"
After the call, Song Yansheng took Shi Nuan back. When preparing to pack some scrambled eggs with tomatoes, he found none.
Shi Nuan unabashedly said she threw them away.
It was so bad, why keep it?
Song Yansheng said, "Nuannuan threw away my scrambled eggs with tomatoes, so now you owe me one! We’ll find some time for you to make it for me again!"
Shi Nuan was embarrassed, but didn’t want to be always pinched by Song Yansheng, and said, "Sure... Do you still want the sweet one, Second Uncle?"
Seeing the man not replying, Shi Nuan felt a wave of triumph and said, "Alright, Second Uncle, let’s go!"
Then she nonchalantly walked ahead.
The man glanced at the girl’s delicate and charming side profile and eventually gave a helpless smile, really not knowing what to do with her. fre(e)webnove.l.c.om
They returned to the Song Mansion about forty minutes later, and Aunt Hui greeted them as they got out of the car.
Seeing a black jeep parked in the yard, Song Yansheng knew Gu Zheng was there.
However, he didn’t seem to see Yao Ziwan’s car, nor did he encounter it on the way back.
"Mingmei hasn’t returned yet?" Song Yansheng asked.
Aunt Hui replied, "Not yet. Mr. Gu is sitting alone in the living room, his face doesn’t look good, and he hasn’t touched the tea I served him. I asked if he had lunch and he didn’t answer... not sure who he’s angry with!"
Song Yansheng chuckled lightly, Gu Zheng isn’t angry; he’s clearly worried about that girl Mingmei. He probably can’t do anything until he sees her face!
Song Yansheng walked with Shi Nuan in the direction of the main hall, not very fast, accommodating Shi Nuan, with Aunt Hui following behind.
After covering some distance, they finally reached the main hall, and Song Yansheng took the first step, with Shi Nuan following behind.
Then, Shi Nuan saw a man sitting on the couch in the living room.
How to say it, upon first seeing Gu Zheng, Shi Nuan was somewhat... surprised!
From Ye Mingmei’s words before, Shi Nuan knew Gu Zheng was a military man, and it wasn’t like she hadn’t seen soldiers before.
And the man before her now, very young, dressed in an impressive iron-gray Zhongshan suit, with spotless and crisp collar and cuffs, tightly buttoned, and matching trousers, sitting on the sofa with a straight waist and upright posture.
And his face, unexpectedly fair against the typical tan or darker complexion of soldiers, with just one side profile visible, it was clear he was a stunningly handsome man...
Shi Nuan secretly inhaled, indeed, birds of a feather flock together!
Song Yansheng’s friends, each one more... impeccable than the last!