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Chapter 839 - 836 Just Ordinary Friends (Three More)

Chapter 839: Chapter 836 Just Ordinary Friends (Three More)

Yan Bo felt a reluctance in his heart, yet he dared not show it.

Tong Xiaohua noticed his gaze and looked up to meet his eyes, unwilling to delve into the deep affection within them, she merely urged him, "Get in the car, don’t you still have things to attend to?"

She said this because he had received a call from his assistant after bidding farewell, promising to return to the company within half an hour.

"Okay, then I’ll leave first. My phone is on twenty-four hours a day, if you have any problems, you can contact me anytime. Or, if there’s anything you want me to bring back for you, you can also give me a call."

To an outsider, Yan Bo’s words might sound like something one would say to an old friend or a girlfriend.

However, having never been in a relationship, Tong Xiaohua didn’t think there was any special meaning in Yan Bo’s words and just nodded in response.

"All right, I got it."

It was only after watching Yan Bo get into his car that Tong Xiaohua turned and walked back into the mansion.

"Xiao Hua, I heard from Old Yuan that there was a handsome young man who had a meal at our house just now?"

Uncle Guan, who came out with a tray holding a bowl of simmered soup, looked around curiously.

"Uncle Guan, he’s already left. He said thank you for the hospitality and that the food was to his taste," Tong Xiaohua replied.

The middle-aged uncle in his forties showed a modest smile on his face.

"Really? I was afraid my cooking would embarrass our Xiao Hua!"

Tong Xiaohua laughed as she took the tray from his hands, "How could that be? Look, you’ve raised me to be plump and fair; no one dares to take me!"

Tong Xiaohua’s relationship with Uncle Guan was even closer than with Uncle Ming because her parents were not skilled in cooking, so all the meals for their family of three were always Uncle Guan’s responsibility. While the taste of his cooking might vary, the nutrition was always well taken care of.

"Who says no one wants our Xiao Hua? It’s your dad who has scared them all away, hasn’t he? Who was that young man just now, which family’s young master? Old Yuan said he was quite handsome!"

Carrying the tray toward the study room, Tong Xiaohua answered, "Uncle Guan, you think too much, he’s just a regular friend."

He had said that it’s too rash to talk about liking each other without truly knowing each other.

And it was such a statement that shook her.

She had never been in love, but she could feel his sincerity and respect from his words, as well as that subtle sense of being cherished.

Tong Xiaohua mused over the words Yan Bo had just said as she pushed open the door of the study with the tray in her hands.

The desk was covered with account books that Uncle Ming had sent over.

She had spent many days on these account books, yet had only gone through a few years’ worth.

There were parts she didn’t quite understand.

And in the parts she didn’t understand, she had drawn red lines with a pen and jotted down notes in a notebook.

She sat in the office for another two to three hours until, when she lifted her head to check the time, the clock was just about to strike eleven.

Turning her gaze back to the notebook, she saw the content recorded becoming increasingly voluminous and couldn’t help frowning.

She stared at the headache-inducing content for a moment then lifted her hand to rub her tense temples.

It seemed that she would need to ask Uncle Ming to hire an accountant soon to brush up on her knowledge of accounts.

With that thought, she had already picked up the phone.

"Uncle Ming, hire an accountant for me tomorrow, please."

"What, you’re thinking of letting someone else do the accounts?" Uncle Ming’s tone was extremely surprised.

For years, the Tong Family’s general accounts had been largely managed by Uncle Ming.

It was said that it used to be Tong’s mother who managed them, but as her health deteriorated, Tong’s father had handed the responsibility over to his close friend Teng Ming.

"Uncle Ming, you’ve misunderstood. I want to learn some financial knowledge, so please find me an accountant whose teaching schedule can accommodate mine."

The accounts she was looking at now, of course, weren’t done by Uncle Ming but by the accounting staff at the casino.

"I see... Okay, I’ll look for it tomorrow."

...

Yan Bo thought a week would be enough for this business trip, but to his surprise, it took him a full ten days to completely resolve all the hidden issues in S City.

On the evening of his return to L City, he received a call from Ling Qingyun.

"Third Young Master, Manager Xiao mentioned that there are two heavyweight boxers having a match at the boxing gym tonight, do you want to go watch?"

It was only then that Yan Bo remembered that he’d been so preoccupied with company matters and attending to things with Tong Xiaohua that he’d completely forgotten about Ling Qingyun and the rest of the youths from aristocratic families.

"Sure, what time?"

Yan Bo checked the time, it was just past six. He silently planned to call Tong Xiaohua later to see if she was free to have dinner together.

He hadn’t seen her for ten days and, honestly, he missed her.

However, they had agreed to be just ordinary friends and to take things slowly, so he restrained his chaotic heart, trying as much as possible to follow her pace, and didn’t dare to disturb her carelessly.

"The match starts at ten. We can eat together and then head over, that should work out just fine."

Ling Qingyun seemed to assume that Yan Bo would naturally join him for dinner.

After all, before this, they had dinner together almost every other night.

"Ling Young Master, I’m sorry, but I’ve already made dinner plans with someone else. See you at the boxing gym at ten," Yan Bo said.

Having been away from L City for so long, the person Yan Bo most wanted to see upon his return was Tong Xiaohua. He was someone who always followed his heart, so he directly turned down Ling Qingyun’s suggestion.

"I see... Well then, let’s drink together after the match," Ling Qingyun proposed.

"Sure, see you at ten!" Yan Bo agreed promptly, then just as promptly hung up the phone.

Gazing at the phone, Yan Bo silently organized his thoughts before dialing Tong Xiaohua’s number.

It has been so long since he met Tong Xiaohua, and this was the first time he was calling her.

Tong Xiaohua had never called him either.

Even though he had repeatedly told her during their dinner that she could call him anytime if there were any problems.

But for Tong Xiaohua, her feelings for him were indeed just at the level of ordinary friends. So even though she actually faced quite a few difficulties during these ten days, she didn’t think about reaching out to him.

In her eighteen years of life, she had only ever been accustomed to relying on her parents, as well as on Uncle Ming, Uncle Yuan, and Uncle Guan. She was wary of anyone else.

It wasn’t that she had any hostility towards Yan Bo; rather, it was almost an instinct.

"Hello, who is this?"

On the other end, Tong Xiaohua answered the unfamiliar number.

Because she had never taken his words—to call him anytime if there were problems—to heart, she hadn’t even saved his number.

"Xiao Hua, it’s me, Yan Bo."

Tong Xiaohua recognized his voice then, "Oh, it’s you! Are you back from your business trip?"

Yan Bo nearly cried from the emotion on his end.

She actually remembered that he had gone on a business trip. He had thought that she had completely forgotten about him.

"Yes, I just got back. How about coming out for dinner?"

Tong Xiaohua glanced at the pile of books in front of her and frowned, "No, I need to review my lessons."

"Reviewing lessons? Is there an exam coming up soon?" Yan Bo couldn’t help showing his surprise.

No wonder he was so surprised; the semester had only just begun, and university exams were usually not frequent. Most students wouldn’t review so earnestly until the finals were near.

"No, it’s a tutor I hired for myself!"

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