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Chapter 974 - 971: Sorry! Sorry!

Chapter 974: Chapter 971: Sorry! Sorry!

Clearly, she had taken his casual assent last night seriously, so she bought medicine early in the morning and brought it to him.

Yet, although it was obviously out of deep concern, why had it become such a thorny situation, like dealing with a hedgehog?

Tong Xiaohua glared at him, ignored him, and continued to sulk on her own.

Seeing that she was ignoring him, Yan Bo looked inward, remained silent, and just quietly sat there, waiting for Tong Xiaohua to speak.

After all, he still didn’t know why she was angry. If he were to say something wrong and touch a nerve, what should he do?

After stewing in her anger for a while, Tong Xiaohua rolled her eyes at him again and spoke in a rough voice, "Out with it. What big thing have you been hiding from me recently?"

Yan Bo instinctively wanted to deny it, but being as clever as he was, he quickly reviewed her unusual behavior and immediately thought of something else.

Although it seemed somewhat unlikely, it wasn’t impossible.

Just as Yan Bo was hesitating about whether to come clean in hopes of leniency, Tong Xiaohua could no longer hold back and suddenly stood up. "I’m leaving!"

Panicked, Yan Bo chased after her within a few strides and grabbed her arm.

"Xiao Hua, don’t be like this. I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you whatever you want to know," he pleaded.

Tong Xiaohua looked at him sideways, huffing, "Don’t ask me what I want to know. Ask yourself what you want me to know, okay?"

Yan Bo, at a loss for words, could only hasten to pull her back by half-embracing and half-pushing her.

She must be so angry because she knew about the issues with Yanhuang Real Estate’s capital chain. As for where she got the information, that remained unknown.

However, the most important thing at the moment was not to figure out the source of the information but to extinguish the fire in her heart.

"Xiao Hua, please sit down. I’ll pour you a glass of water to calm down," he offered.

Yan Bo tried to buy himself some time to sort out the events of the past few days and to think of how to diffuse Tong Xiaohua’s anger more quickly.

To tell the truth, making her angry was never his intention.

He had always believed that he could resolve the situation himself and that there was no need to trouble Tong Xiaohua unnecessarily.

"No need, I already had a big glass at the company just now," she replied huffily, indirectly revealing that Di Xu might have been the source of her information.

Yan Bo had no choice but to sit down next to her. This time, Tong Xiaohua did not insist on him taking a seat across from her.

"Xiao Hua, the company has indeed encountered some problems recently, but I’m trying to solve them," he confessed.

Tong Xiaohua, unable to maintain her patience, snorted coldly, "Are they about to be resolved?"

Yan Bo paused for a moment, then honestly shook his head. "Not yet, but I’ve always thought I could solve them, which is why I’ve never told you."

Tong Xiaohua stared at him, "Didn’t I tell you before that if you have financial troubles, I can help? But you just had to..."

As she spoke, she somehow couldn’t continue. Tears welled up in her eyes.

To be honest, she really was furious earlier.

Many thoughts had crossed her mind, fearing he didn’t tell her because he was worried the Tong Family’s reputation would tarnish the name of Yanhuang.

She also feared he hadn’t told her because he wanted to draw a line between them.

Either reason was distressing for her.

Yan Bo saw her eyes were red and panicked, quickly stretching out his arms to embrace her. No matter how much she struggled, he refused to let go.

She was an extremely stubborn person. The usual weeping and wailing that were common among other girls rarely occurred with her.

Therefore, he knew that she was in great discomfort. In other words, it was his deliberate concealment that had upset her deeply.

"Xiao Hua, I’m sorry! Really, I truly thought I could solve the problem before I told you. It wasn’t for any other reason."

While Yan Bo was speaking, his hands were clumsily stroking her back. "I’m sorry, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have kept it from you."

The usually calm and gentle Yan Bo was now completely disheveled due to Tong Xiaohua.

Muttering apologies under his breath, his hands never stopped comforting Tong Xiaohua.

After struggling in his arms for a while, Tong Xiaohua gradually calmed down. After a long moment, she pushed him away, looking up at him with reddened eyes that still held a trace of resentment and anger.

"Yan Bo, we agreed to face everything together, but you..." Tong Xiaohua’s voice choked, and she took a deep breath through her nose before continuing, "But you, you never really treated me as one of your own. Your company might collapse because of this funding issue, and yet, you’d rather drown your sorrows in wine than mention it to me. Even if I can’t help you, simply talking to me about it would have made me feel better! But you said nothing..."

Tong Xiaohua knew she was still young. In terms of handling situations or capability, she was no match for Yan Bo.

But even so, would it have killed him to just say a word to her?

Seeing her so distressed, Yan Bo felt terrible too. Normally eloquent, he found himself at a loss for what to say either to comfort her or defend himself.

All he could do was whisper "I’m sorry" over and over, gently running his fingers through her hair, hoping it might lessen her suffering even a little.

"Yan Bo, do you see me only as a little porcelain doll that needs to be pampered and protected?"

Tong Xiaohua’s accusing eyes were fixed firmly on Yan Bo.

Yan Bo sighed soundlessly. Only now did he realize how much his pretense had misled her.

He moved his face closer, rubbing his cheek against hers.

"Xiao Hua, it’s not like what you’re thinking. Really, I just didn’t expect my father to be so ruthless!"

Indeed, he had underestimated his father’s ruthlessness, thinking it was just a warning and that he would still leave him a way out no matter what.

But after being indirectly turned down by the private bank’s CEO last night, Yan Bo finally understood that his father intended to drive him into a corner this time.

Unless he complied with his father’s wishes and broke up with Tong Xiaohua, the restrictions on his funding wouldn’t be lifted.

Or perhaps, his father even prepared for the worst-case scenario, that he failed with his investments in L City and had no choice but to return to Capital City in the end.

All these things, Yan Bo really didn’t want to tell Tong Xiaohua before today.

But now, seeing how heartbroken Tong Xiaohua was, Yan Bo wavered.

"Your father? This has something to do with your father?" Tong Xiaohua was completely unaware of the details, and was very surprised, momentarily forgetting her anger.

Yan Bo didn’t plan to continue hiding either. As Tong Xiaohua had said, since they had prepared to face the future together, many more events, big and small, would certainly occur.

If he hurt her this time and could coax her back, what about next time?

"Yes, this is a warning from my father to me, he wants me to bow and compromise."

With Yan Bo being so candid, Tong Xiaohua was no fool; she quickly understood everything.

"So what are you planning to do?" Tong Xiaohua asked anxiously.