Grey Wolf and Castle were both cunning, and so were Tu Mie and Hidden Void Taoist, weren’t they?
Seeing these two guys say that, Hidden Void Taoist immediately understood their meaning and chuckled, "So you want me to probe just how many cards Yang Yu’s got up his sleeve, right?"
Tu Mie looked at Hidden Void Taoist expressionlessly, "That’s what I’m thinking too. It’s up to you whether you want to make a move or not. If you want to earn those two billion US dollars on your own, naturally you have to take the risk. Otherwise, we’ll all make our move together."
"I’m different from you guys. You all make your moves personally, truly fighting tooth and nail, while I, just need to strike from the shadows," Hidden Void Taoist chuckled, "And even if I slip up, it’s okay, as Yang Yu certainly won’t be able to find me. So, let me pave the way for you guys first, ha ha!"
That evening, at Yang Yu’s house.
The Ito siblings, Ye Yu, Little Zhuchen, Yi Xuanji, Bai Xuefeng, Sun Yurou, and Yao Yuqian gathered together, looking at the table full of delicious dishes, their mouths watering.
But none of them made a move, because Yang Yu was still cooking the last dish.
Mr. Sun Sr. didn’t come, because he felt his motives weren’t pure and was too embarrassed to come over, so he stayed in the villa that used to belong to Rena. Now, it is where Sun Yurou and Bai Xuefeng live.
The Ito siblings and Ye Yu were living in another villa, while Yao Yuqian and Little Zhuchen continued to stay at Yang Yu’s house to help take care of things.
"The last dish, spicy chopped chili fish head, coming up!" Yang Yu brought the last plate to the table, and now all dishes were served, "Let’s eat, don’t be shy!"
Yang Yu had gathered so many people today because he wanted them to get to know each other.
The Ito siblings, Ye Yu, and Yi Xuanji had only arrived recently and needed to get acquainted.
Just as everyone was ready to start eating, someone else walked in from outside: "It smells so good! Seems like I’ve arrived right on time!"
"Xia Yu?" Yang Yu was somewhat surprised, "How come you’re here?"
"My grandmother is all right now. Thank you, Yang Yu," Xia Yu thanked Yang Yu sincerely, "Now that my grandmother has recovered, I naturally have to honor the agreement between you and me..."
"Take off that Human Skin Mask of yours. I don’t really like looking at it," Yi Xuanji said bluntly, speaking without inhibition.
After thinking it over, Xia Yu took off her Human Skin Mask.
Then, everyone was stunned.
"This... this... she can even be compared with Mr. Yang’s fiancée, Shen Silin!"
"No wonder she needs to wear a Human Skin Mask, otherwise she’d charm men to death."
Yi Xuanji glanced at a certain part of Ito Kiko, then back at Xia Yu, and sighed, "I can’t compete with others in development or in looks, no wonder Yang Yu doesn’t even bother to glance at me."
"Ha ha..." Everyone couldn’t help but laugh, bursting into laughter.
Yang Yu gave Yi Xuanji a glance, "Less talking, let’s eat! Xia Yu, have a seat, just in time."
The group began to devour the meal, thoroughly enjoying themselves.
"It really tastes amazing!" Yi Xuanji picked up a piece of fried pork rib, and her eyes lit up, "I’ve never had such delicious ribs before!"
"The fish head is also good!"
"Kung Pao chicken is truly a heavenly delight!"
"Don’t fight over it, I picked it first!"
"I don’t care, whoever picks it gets to have it!"
Most of the people at this table are girls, but they eat like a bunch of gluttons, sweeping through the dishes in a free-for-all, eating as if they were fighting.
Yang Yu was caught between laughter and tears, not even knowing how to urge them to slow down and could only watch them scramble.
Fortunately, these girls were all quite considerate of little Zhu Chen, with each of them placing their first grabbed bite into his bowl.
Looking at the plethora of dishes before him, little Zhu Chen wept with emotion, "Thank you, all the sisters, brothers, aunts, wuuu..."
"Little Zhu Chen, be good, don’t cry," Yang Yu soothed in a gentle voice, "From now on, with so many sisters, brothers, and aunts by your side, your Uncle Yang will also stay with you, we are all your family."
"Woof woof..." The little white dog also barked a few times, and Yang Yu laughed, "Ah Bai says, he’s also part of your family."
"Mmm-hmm," little Zhu Chen nodded, saying nothing further and quietly eating his meal.
Seeing everyone feeling a bit emotional, Yang Yu addressed them, "Don’t just stand there, keep eating, it’s not every day that I have time to cook for everyone..."
A large group of girls started up again, battling with their chopsticks, having a ball: "Mine!"
After having their fill of food and drinks, everyone went their separate ways, and Xia Yu once again sat down with Yang Yu at the teahouse on the rooftop.
"Miss Xia, you really didn’t have to come yourself," Yang Yu said as he rinsed the tea leaves with water, "If you truly want to help me, just give me a hand with money and connections when I need it."
"That’s not what you really think," Xia Yu said, looking intently at Yang Yu, "I’ve been keeping an eye on you all this time. Your business has expanded a bit too quickly—finance, entertainment, construction, pharmaceuticals, you’re involved in all of it, but you don’t have many people you can use."
"You’re aware of that," Yang Yu said with a slight smile, focusing on making the tea, "And then?"
"I’m well-traveled and have a bit of knowledge in every field; I can be of help to you in the early stages," Xia Yu said with a touch of helplessness, "You obviously need people, but you don’t want me to stay. I can only guess it’s for that reason."
Yang Yu looked earnestly at Xia Yu: "What reason?"
"You’re afraid your fiancée will misunderstand," Xia Yu stated, "Is that it?"
"Indeed, having a conversation with a woman too smart really puts a lot of pressure on me," Yang Yu sighed resignedly, "So, Ms. Xia Yu, could you please return to Yanjing?"
"I see you seem to lack a bit of confidence," Xia Yu said, staring right back at Yang Yu, as if seeing through his heart, "You’ve probably done something you shouldn’t have in regards to women recently, hence your particular caution, right?"
Yang Yu’s hand trembled, and the teacup dropped onto the table, spilling tea all over it.
"I actually guessed right!" Xia Yu huffed, "With all these beautiful girls in your house and you’re not chasing them away, but you’re particularly trying to send me off, it seems you do think highly of me! I don’t care, if you don’t keep me here, I’ll go straight to Shen Silin..."
"Please, please, please," Yang Yu hastily said, "You can stay, but could you live at Yu Rou’s place, is that okay?"
"To live with the Sun family girl," Xia Yu blinked, seemingly pondering something, "I didn’t see your fake girlfriend Rena tonight, where is she?"
"She recovered her memory and left," Yang Yu spread his hands helplessly, "It’s just as well, I really didn’t want to have a confrontation with her."
"Oh, I get it now," Xia Yu smiled slightly, "She’s the woman who made you lose your self-control."