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Chapter 926 - 923: Not Brave Enough

Chapter 926: Chapter 923: Not Brave Enough

After a moment, Tong Xiaohua burst out laughing with a "pfft."

"You’re so stingy!" Tong Xiaohua chastised him with a laugh, served herself a bowl of soup, and then sat down next to him.

Yan Bo ignored her, lowering his eyes to drink his soup.

"Alright, sorry! I’ll never say thank you to you again, is that okay?"

Yan Bo raised his eyelids to glance at her and said indifferently, "It doesn’t matter if you say it. If you say it, then I’ll say it, if you don’t, then I won’t!"

Tong Xiaohua struggled to hold back her laughter, coughed twice, lowered her head, took a couple of sips of soup, and only after she managed to suppress her laughter did she ask him.

"Yan Bo, is it that you’re having trouble at work? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Although, given the scale and momentum of Yanhuang Group, the likelihood that they needed her help wasn’t great, but if he really did need her, she was capable of helping him, and that was the truth.

Yan Bo looked at her again with a cool gaze, this sarcastic version of Yan Bo really took Tong Xiaohua by surprise.

Could it be that he was upset because she insisted on not going home with him to meet his parents and just sent a gift instead?

"Yan Bo, do you think I’m not brave enough?"

Yan Bo was taken aback, put down the soup bowl, and turned to look at her intently.

He had to admit, in addition to being dissatisfied with her being too polite to him, he was also somewhat upset that she was unwilling to go home with him.

Of course, rationally speaking, he knew he shouldn’t be angry, but he cared too much about this relationship and always wanted to quickly settle all the uncertainties.

Because he was very aware that, in fact, relationships are the least capable of withstanding the tests of time and familial affection.

Especially after his elder brother, Yan Yuan, had spoken to him that way, Yan Bo vaguely had a premonition that he and Tong Xiaohua might have a tough battle ahead.

And the sooner he started this tough battle, the greater his chances of victory would be.

That night at the resort, he had agreed to give her a little time, but over the next two days, he’d been thinking about how to persuade her to go home with him on Friday.

So, when he received her gift, he indeed felt unhappy, but now, seeing her distressed look, he couldn’t continue to pressure her to do things she didn’t want to do.

"Xiao Hua, sorry, I was too impatient. Let’s eat!"

She was only eighteen; he couldn’t expect her to have a heart as strong and endurance as him.

In some ways, perhaps, bringing her home later might even be better for her.

After coming to this realization, Yan Bo quickly reverted to his usual considerate and gentle manner.

...

On Friday, Yan Bo briefed Di Xu on work matters and, after having lunch, hurried to the airport with his luggage.

The flight was delayed by nearly an hour, and by the time the plane landed at Beijing Airport, it was almost seven in the evening.

Originally, he hadn’t told his family he would be coming home today, but whether it was Di Xu or Miss Guo, the secretary, who betrayed him, someone was there to greet him as soon as he exited the gates with his luggage.

"Third Young Master!"

The uncle who came up to take his luggage was Old Liu, the Yan Family’s driver.

"Uncle Liu, who asked you to pick me up?" Yan Bo figured it must have been his elder brother.

"It was Grandfather Yan." Uncle Liu honestly replied.

"How did my father know I was coming home today? Did he check the flights?"

Yan Bo believed in his father’s capabilities; if his father wanted to know something, there was hardly anything that could be kept from him.

However, his father probably wouldn’t go through the trouble for such a trivial matter.

"No, it was the Eldest Young Master who called to tell us,"

Just as I thought!

So other than the flight details, did elder brother mention anything to our parents?

Yan Bo returned home with his questions and at the dinner table, whether it was Yan Dad, Yan Zhong, or Yan Mom, they all just took care of him by serving him dishes and urging him to drink more soup and eat more meat; no one brought up the matter of his girlfriend.

But that wasn’t surprising. He was only twenty years old, and even if his parents wished for grandchildren, they wouldn’t rush him, especially since he had an elder brother and a sister above him.

Even if his elder brother did mention his love life to them, they would probably think he was still too young and it might just be a fling that should not be taken seriously.

Having thought that through, Yan Bo breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he really wanted to bring Tong Xiaohua home soon and make clear his attitude and determination to his family,

Tong Xiaohua was not yet ready to face his family with him, which meant she wasn’t firm on being with him and him alone, so naturally, he did not want his family to know about her too soon.

After all, he too feared that his traditionally minded parents would try to put an end to their relationship.

"Mom, where do you plan to host the birthday banquet this year?"

In the past, whether it was Dad’s or Mom’s birthday party, it was always held in our family’s courtyard.

But with no signs of preparation at home, it looked like they must have booked somewhere outside for this year’s celebration.

"Hmm, the sanatorium has a place suitable for banquets, and your father said the air there is good and the space is large. Plus, with you and your brother not around, your father just entrusted the manager there with everything."

Yan Bo nodded in agreement, "The sanatorium in the western hills, right? The environment there is really nice, hosting it there is indeed better than doing it in our courtyard."

After dinner, Yan Bo went back to his room and brought out two beautifully wrapped boxes.

"Mom, this is the birthday gift I’m giving you."

Because they had to entertain guests the next day, Yan Bo, like in previous years as a son, decided to present his gift a night earlier.

Yan Mom happily accepted the gift box, "Thank you, Xiao Bo."

"Mom, open it and see if you like it!" Yan Bo sat down next to Yan Mom.

Yan Mom glanced at the other gift box he was still holding, "Why are there two? Is it a double gift this year?"

Yan Bo looked down at the gift box in his hand and nodded towards the one his mother was holding, "Mom, you open this one first and see if you like it."

Yan Mom playfully scolded him with a chuckle, "You kid, trying to give mom a surprise again, aren’t you?"

Yan Bo smiled without answering, as he had made up his mind to wait until his mother opened one before giving her the other.

Yan Mom opened the box and took out a string of glowing translucent jade bead bracelets.

"Wow! Xiao Bo, where did you find such a string of high-quality jade bead bracelets?"

Yan Bo put his arm around his mother’s shoulder, "Mom, tell me first, do you like it?"

Actually, from the sparkle in Yan Mom’s eyes, Yan Bo could tell that his mother adored the jade bead bracelet.

"I love it, I love it, but this must have cost quite a bit, right?"

Yan Bo hadn’t spent a penny of the family’s money since he was fourteen or fifteen, although he knew his son was very smart, Yan Mom always worried about him facing hardships.

"Mom, it’s not that expensive!"

Yan Mom gave him a stern look, "Don’t kid with me, I’m not blind, can’t I tell if it’s valuable or not? Your company just started, and you need money for everything, there’s no need to spend so much on this bracelet."

Yan Bo bragged a bit to his mom, "Don’t worry, mom, this was won from a gamble on stones. It didn’t cost much."