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Chapter 379 - 176: Formal Meeting, Hello_2

Chapter 379: Chapter 176: Formal Meeting, Hello_2

Su Huai didn’t recognize what model or year the Maybach was, but it felt more low-key than he had expected.

Yes, that’s right, given Gu Tongshu’s wealth, riding in a Mercedes Maybach was indeed very low-key.

So where was the arrogance?

Su Huai, puzzled, scanned and scanned until he saw the license plate and finally had an epiphany.

Capital City A·80518!

Zhang Yaowen, fearing that Su Huai was too young to understand the intricacies, specifically explained to him, "He doesn’t deserve to hang that license plate at all!

When the 92-series license plates began to be issued, the transportation department specifically reserved the Capital City A80, 81, 82 sequences for use by the Central Office, the State Administration, and so on.

In the early years, the Capital City A80 was on administrative vehicles above the level of vice-minister, while plates like Capital City A88888 were released to the public.

So Capital City A8 isn’t impressive, but A80 is impressive, commanding respect wherever it goes.

Of course, times have changed now and it’s not really useful anymore, but he just loves showing off.

When Gu Tongshu got his hands on that license plate in the year 2000, oh how arrogant he was, driving without ever rolling up the windows, wearing sunglasses with his elbow propped up by the window in dead winter, always thinking he was Capital City’s Tony Leung, when in fact he was more like a Yu Hua..."

Pfft!

Zhang Yaowen almost made Su Huai crack up, too damn funny.

Full of sour grapes and not hiding it at all, plus his vivid and colorful description had a bit of a Guo Degang flavor, he must have listened to a lot of cross-talk.

"Mhm, mhm, mhm!"

Su Huai nodded desperately, biting his lip to hold back the laughter, not daring to make eye contact.

Old Zhang would basically be on par with Chen Nuanhan.

Old Gu naturally matches up with Gu Jiuyue.

Zhang Yaowen, who always wants to clash with Gu Tongshu, with a resentful and disgruntled air, truly resembles Chen Nuanhan.

One can only say, even the smartest people have obstacles they can’t overcome, and a grudge doesn’t reason.

...

The second floor arrived quickly, and the moment Zhang Yaowen knocked on the door, he instantly became respectful.

"Mr. Wang, it’s little Zhang here to scrounge a meal, hope I’m not disturbing!"

"Would you have come if it were a disturbance?"

Old Man Wang wasn’t very cordial, but it was evident that he was quite familiar with Zhang Yaowen.

After waiting for their conversation to end, Su Huai quickly and dutifully bowed, "Professor Wang, I’ve come to see Gu, and sorry for troubling you and Professor Cheng again."

"Oh?!"

Old Man Wang’s eyes widened, scrutinizing Su Huai with surprise, from head to toe, left to right... confusion written all over his face.

Strange, how did he suddenly become so polite today?

The eminent academician immediately raised his guard and decisively sidestepped, "Come in, come in, why block the doorway? Yueyue, Su Huai’s here!"

The way he raised his vigilance by keeping his distance indicated what kind of standing he had in the house...

Pitiful, really.

In the modest living room, Gu Jiuyue who was reading by the window looked up immediately at the sound, about to get up and go out to greet him, then suddenly remembering, she glanced back at her father.

Gu Tongshu, holding a teacup about to take a sip, froze mid-air.

A slight tremor in his hand, the twitching at the corner of his eye, his expression quickly turned ugly.

The little puppy!

Have you chased me all the way to my door?!

However, the anger only lasted a moment, leaking just a hint, as Mr. Gu’s self-control was still strong; he couldn’t let his little cotton-padded jacket know he still harbored hatred for the puppy.

So, Gu Tongshu put down his teacup and stood up with feigned surprise, "Eh? Little Su is here? My dear daughter, when did you invite him? Why didn’t you give daddy a heads up?"

His acting was Oscar-worthy, even Gu Jiuyue didn’t notice anything particularly amiss.

Well, the previous shock was understandable, given the unpleasant history and Gu’s pride, feeling a bit awkward inside was somewhat excusable.

Gu Jiuyue nodded in satisfaction, "I didn’t specifically invite him, just let him know I was back."

Gu Tongshu didn’t believe a word and laughed dryly, "Haha, Little Su really cares about you, he’s quite considerate..."

"Mhm, mhm."

Gu Jiuyue responded perfunctorily and happily walked out of the living room.

"Su Huai, you’re here?"

Watching his daughter’s retreating figure, Gu Tongshu clenched his teeth hard, his cheeks bulging.

But he could only endure.

Whew...

He exhaled a long breath of stale air, smiled with a forced grin, and felt his facial muscles stiffening, so he quickly rubbed them with his hand.

No, he must not let his darling daughter be sad, he’ll bear with it just a bit longer!

Gu Tongshu steeled himself and headed to the living room door to wait for the puppy’s arrival.

However, when Su Huai came around from the outside, at the first eye contact between the two, Gu Tongshu’s defenses were again breached.

It’s hard to explain exactly what kind of look they exchanged, the kind of feelings it brought to both parties.

From Su Huai’s perspective, he responded to Gu Jiuyue and then immediately turned his head, shifting his gaze to Gu Tongshu.

At the moment of the gaze collision, Su Huai subtly curled the corner of his mouth, raised his eyebrows slightly, exuding a relaxed air and a superior posture that wasn’t at all surprised.

Gu Tongshu immediately understood: Indeed, you damn puppy knew who I was all along, recognized me the moment you acted!

Despite his suspicions, it wasn’t until now that he was finally certain.

The eyes can convey a lot of information, and together with micro-expressions, there could be no mistake.

But this still wasn’t the point; Gu Tongshu was prepared for this, what really enraged him was the lack of any apologetic expression in Su Huai’s eyes, his composed firmness, an unyielding direct stare.

What was this?

It was a challenge!

So Gu Tongshu’s look was cold.

His face wore a smile, courteous with a tinge of warmth, reserved yet polite, very much in line with his usual demeanor.

But only Su Huai, facing him, could detect the icy cold at the bottom of Mr. Gu’s eyes, not hatred, but sheer hostility.