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Chapter 836 - 833: You can call me anytime (fourth update)

Chapter 836: Chapter 833: You can call me anytime (fourth update)

Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at by those aristocratic family children you hang out with?

Although she wasn’t one for comparison, the rich young masters around her seemed to live solely for it.

Who had more expensive accessories, who consumed higher-end drinks and food, who spent money more lavishly and quickly...

Yan Bo saw the doubt in her eyes crystal clear, "I’m really not lying to you, if you don’t believe me, you can visit anytime it’s convenient for you."

Tong Xiaohua glared at him again, "Like hell I’d be interested..."

Yan Bo remained silent, just looking at her with a smile and not speaking.

Right on the verge of being irritated by his smile again, she turned her head away resentfully and strode into the living room.

The butler heard the noise and came out, a bit surprised to see her, "Miss, you’re home early today?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Yan Bo who followed Tong Xiaohua in, "This young master, may I ask..."

Before Yan Bo could introduce himself, the butler recalled on his own, "Oh, I remember, you’re the third young master Yan, right?"

Yan Bo smiled at him and nodded, "Uncle, you have a good memory, I’m Yan Bo, and today I’ve had the audacity to come to your esteemed home for dinner."

Tong Xiaohua left Yan Bo with the butler and went to wash her face; when she came back, she saw Yan Bo sitting on the sofa drinking tea.

"Uncle Yuan, has dinner not started yet?" Tong Xiaohua shouted toward the kitchen.

After shouting, she sat down on a single-seat sofa, picked up the tea as if about to drink, then remembering something, she looked up at Yan Bo who was looking over and said.

"Our chef’s skills are mediocre, no complaints if the food isn’t tasty!"

Yan Bo couldn’t help but curl up his lips and smiled again, "I know, but Miss Tong, you needn’t worry, for someone who has lived abroad for several years eating only Western food, and has been eating takeout for over a month since returning home, all homemade meals are a delicacy."

Yan Bo was right, his demands on food were now very low.

Firstly, because he couldn’t cook.

Secondly, because he didn’t have the time to fuss over the taste of food.

Tong Xiaohua didn’t know any of this, and took it as him giving her an out; she snorted and said.

"Anyway, it doesn’t matter if it’s tasty or not, it’s just one meal. If you find it distasteful, just say it after you leave, not in front of me."

Yan Bo thought to himself, how bad could the chef’s skill be for such a person to repeatedly clarify this?

"Miss, dinner will be ready in about fifteen minutes or so. Are you hungry? Do you want some snacks first?"

Tong Xiaohua nodded, then immediately shook her head, "No, forget it, if I eat snacks now, I won’t have an appetite for dinner later."

The butler didn’t say much, just acknowledged and turned back to the kitchen.

Although Yan Bo was the guest, from the way the two of them sat in the living room, he seemed as comfortable as the host, while Tong Xiaohua, on the contrary, appeared as if she was visiting someone else’s home for the first time, uneasy and restless.

She and Yan Bo were essentially strangers, including today, they had only met three times.

The fact that a single woman and a single man were alone together in a room made her even more uneasy.

She didn’t plan on initiating a conversation with Yan Bo, so she picked up the TV remote control and turned on the television.

The TV was playing a commercial.

The ads she’d normally skip without a second thought, today, Tong Xiaohua seemed to watch with great interest.

Yan Bo didn’t initiate conversation, but his gaze never left her.

Seeing her holding her breath and staring at the television, Yan Bo finally relented and asked her,

"Do you have classes tomorrow?"

There was nothing special about this comment, just small talk to break the ice and start a conversation.

However, Tong Xiaohua turned her face to him, eyeing him at an angle.

"What do you want to do?"

She definitely did not want to return every day only to see him standing at the edge of the village. It seemed today was the day to make things clear to him.

Seeing the guarded look on her face, Yan Bo knew she had misunderstood.

"I don’t want to do anything, I was just asking casually," he explained.

After saying that, he gave her a deep look and added, "I’ll be going on a business trip tomorrow and probably won’t return until a week later."

Tong Xiaohua gave him an annoyed look for two seconds, then turned away, redirecting her gaze back to the television screen.

"Why are you telling me this? Go on your business trip if you have to, what’s it to me."

Yan Bo laughed, "I didn’t mean anything by it. The place I’m heading to for my business trip is renowned for its embroidery. I saw some in a private room at the Chess and Card Club last time, so I was wondering if there was anything you wanted. I could bring it back for you."

Tong Xiaohua held her tea cup with both hands, took a sip of her tea without looking up.

"All those are my mom’s doing, I don’t know about them."

Which meant, plainly, that she wasn’t interested.

Yan Bo, being the youngest child in his family, received not just strict education but also plenty of care and affection.

With his father’s status, Yan Bo had never experienced any snubs or cold treatment, whether at home or outside, since childhood.

To tell the truth, it was not an exaggeration to say that the most snubs and cold treatment he had ever received were probably from Tong Xiaohua.

But Yan Bo didn’t mind at all.

In his view, this was all part of Tong Xiaohua’s genuine disposition. Her willingness to show her true self to him was a sign that she didn’t have a bad impression of him in her heart.

And even if she did treat him with snubs and cold shoulders, wasn’t that normal?

After all, they had only known each other for a few days. It wasn’t even long enough to be considered friends, let alone to understand each other.

Besides, she came from such a family; if she didn’t have this guard up, she would have a hard time surviving in the Tong Family in the future.

Overall, their progress was smoother than he had anticipated, and the results were even more pronounced.

"Well, I’ll buy a couple of pieces to give to your Aunt when I am there. After all, I still want to ask her about the Chess and Card Club design," he proposed.

Tong Xiaohua didn’t respond, because she didn’t even know when her mother would come back. By the time her mother did, he had probably forgotten about it already.

Seeing that she didn’t respond, Yan Bo glanced at her, then at the books she had casually placed on the coffee table.

Among those books were ones she had just received and others he had just given her.

"By the way, did you take down my number? My major in school was the same as yours, so if you come across anything you don’t understand, you can call me anytime," he said.

Tong Xiaohua remained noncommittal towards his enthusiasm.

And Yan Bo, even with a soft rebuttal, was not at all discouraged.

In his eyes, pursuing a girl was the same as starting a company; it needed to be built up gradually.

A company needed to gather connections, capital, overall strength, and more—once all these aspects cumulated to a certain level, the company could ascend to a new developmental space.

Pursuing a girl required the accumulation of understanding and emotions—only when both sides built up enough understanding and feelings could they go from strangers to friends, and then evolve from friendship to a more intimate relationship.

Although he was quite fond of her, he had never expected to win her over instantly.

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