Love? The Reborn Me Just Wants to Obtain Rewards
Chapter 424 - 196: Intimidating Stick_3

Chapter 424: Chapter 196: Intimidating Stick_3

"Zuo doesn’t easily shed blood; you’re an exception. Come on, tell Uncle, how did you manage to talk with him?"

Su Huai was momentarily at a loss whether to cry or laugh.

Jeez, fooling Zuo Zongcai into showing up makes you this happy? What breed of dog are you?

"Cough cough!"

Su Huai coughed lightly, glancing sideways: "Shouldn’t we go see Gu Jiuyue first?"

That meant ’now’s not a good time, we’ll talk when I’m free.’

Gu Tongshu got the hint and signaled to Andy, "Please invite Yueyue down. Let her spend some time with her classmates."

It wasn’t long before Miss Gu was helped downstairs.

She wasn’t so ill that she needed a wheelchair but still looked quite weak... With her hand over her mouth and moving slowly, she resembled Lin Daiyu.

"Ah! Yueyue, your complexion is so pale!"

"Are you okay?"

"Come here, sit down and let me take a look at you!"

The girls immediately gathered around, watching her settle down on a sun lounger, then forming a circle and chattering away.

"I’m fine now,"

Gu Jiuyue looked around the circle, her gaze pausing on Su Huai’s face for a moment, and replied cheerfully, "Thank you all for coming to see me."

Huang Mengting really had no filter; she just went and spilled the beans.

"It was the class monitor’s suggestion, he kept beating around the bush wanting to see you, making me the front man, as if I wouldn’t know?"

Gu Jiuyue’s eyes curved up, stealing another glance at Su Huai, mouth curving in a smile.

"Thank you, everyone, I know you all care about me."

"Of course, we missed you!"

The girls excitedly started chatting, leaving Su Huai, Song Yao, and Gu Tongshu to sit awkwardly apart from the group.

Song Yao looked anxious, rubbing his hands together nonstop, his eyes darting around.

He thought: Should you really be saying that out loud? In front of her father, no less, mumbling how much the class monitor misses her... Huang Mengting, what were you thinking?!

The kid was generally well-behaved, but little did he know, neither Su Huai nor Gu Tongshu paid much attention to that revelation.

Gu Tongshu had guessed it long ago; he would’ve stopped it if he could.

As for Su Huai, he didn’t care—I’m already here, am I scared you’d find out?!

The two exchanged looks and smiled, one deep and introspective, the other polite, but neither spoke, letting the atmosphere slide towards awkwardness and stiffness.

But actually... it wasn’t so stiff.

Silence is something to be feared and felt uncomfortable with, leading naturally to an awkward and stiff atmosphere.

But if you don’t care or, in other words, have thick enough skin, it’s the others who end up feeling awkward.

As it happened, both men had thick skins and seemed able to sit in silence with a smile forever.

So, in the end, it was only young Song who couldn’t take it and made an escape: "I...I’m going to go see them too... Huai, Gu, you guys talk!"

Once he left, Gu Tongshu finally leaned back comfortably, propping up his legs, camouflaging the gleam in his eyes with his eyelids drooping.

"Talk?"

Su Huai continued to express his deference: "Gu, it would be my honor to have your guidance."

"Ha!"

Gu Tongshu scoffed, corner of his mouth twitching: "Interesting, you don’t seem like the type who would get scared... "

Su Huai blinked profusely, eyes full of clear sincerity: "I have only respect for you, but it seems you might have some misunderstandings about me..."

Disgusting!

What breed of dog are you?!

Gu Tongshu had seen his share of shameless people, but Su Huai was a rare specimen at his daughter’s age.

Nevertheless, Mr. Gu, having weathered many storms, wasn’t in a rush to confront Su Huai.

In the end, he just chuckled lightly, eyes lifting: "Really? Have you ever considered how to resolve these misunderstandings?"

"I have,"

Su Huai nodded, his expression becoming somewhat serious.

Then, just as Gu Tongshu was about to listen carefully to his thoughts, Gou Huai declared as if taking an oath, "I will strive to be good to Gugu, to take care of her and accompany her more attentively. In doing so, I believe you will eventually recognize the real me and change your opinion!"

Silence.

In that small corner of the living room, complete stillness settled.

Gu Tongshu’s eyes widened, his mouth slightly ajar, staring straight at Su Huai, his mind filled with gibberish.