"But the master specifically named two people!" The man was on the verge of tears.
Gu Sisi tugged at Huo Cheng's arm and whispered, "It's okay. Anyway, they can't do anything to us, right?"
Gu Sisi knew Huo Cheng's concerns. She also thought the people in front of them were a bit strange.
"Yes, yes. This lady is quite right," the leader said with a forced smile.
In the end, both of them followed. Along the way, Huo Cheng held Gu Sisi tightly.
To liven up the atmosphere, the man who had been speaking before even kept telling jokes, but neither of them could manage a real laugh.
Huo Cheng was preoccupied, trying to figure out the current situation, while Gu Sisi thought the jokes were just not funny.
She felt like she was freezing from these corny jokes.
"Once upon a time, there was a person named Xiaoming. Then Xiaoming said, 'Ah?' " The man stifled a laugh, then burst out laughing and continued, "Let me tell another one!"
"No, no need," Gu Sisi resisted with all her might, but the man was completely lost in his own world and kept talking.
"..."
After a while, Gu Sisi stared blank - faced at the driver who showed no reaction at all. She finally understood why he could be so calm.
She was truly speechless from the bottom of her heart.
When the car stopped, Gu Sisi opened her eyes in surprise. She was about to be rescued. She was so happy!
Huo Cheng led her out of the car. Only then did Gu Sisi take a closer look at the mansion.
Countless flower clusters surrounded the house. It was like a palace, with European - style architecture. It was obviously a place of great wealth. Different from Huo Cheng's house, it was extremely luxurious.
"Please come in." As soon as they got out of the car, the man who had been telling corny jokes immediately straightened his face and seriously led them in, as if he had changed into a different person.
A portly old man walked out of the main hall. Looking at them, he shook his walking stick.
In a booming voice, he said, "You've finally come."
He glanced at the man who had led them in and shook his head, as if blaming him for being late.
The man trembled and lowered his head even more.
"Grandpa, I'm here," a girl came out from inside. Her face looked a bit pale. She hugged the old man and acted coquettishly.
"Good, good. I've brought these people here."
!!
Gu Sisi and Huo Cheng glanced at each other. Both were confused.
The girl looked at them, nodded, seemingly uninterested, and said, "Well, actually, I wanted to thank you guys specifically, but Grandpa insisted on inviting you home, so it might seem a bit abrupt. Please don't mind."
"Thank us for what?" Gu Sisi was even more confused.
The grandpa immediately darkened his face. The girl whispered, "It was in the bar yesterday."
Gu Sisi's eyes lit up. She sized up the girl in front of her. So she was the one who got drunk yesterday.
"I told you not to go, but you insisted. If it weren't for these people saving you, I think my heart disease would have been scared out of me!" The grandpa was obviously angry and stabbed the walking stick hard on the ground.
The girl quickly soothed him, "Sorry, Grandpa. I won't dare to do it again."
"Humph!" The grandpa turned around and left.
The girl scratched her head and smiled apologetically at them. "Come on in quickly!"
The interior was almost the same as the exterior, also in a European - style palace fashion. There were large and bright chandeliers, and gorgeous paintings covered the walls.
After listening to the introduction, Gu Sisi finally understood the situation.
It turned out that the girl had always been a bit rebellious. Her parents had rarely taken care of her since she was a child. They were used to traveling abroad, so it was almost her grandpa who had raised her.
Yesterday, her identity was discovered from her bag and registered, so her grandpa immediately found out. He was really frightened.
"So I'm grounded," the girl whispered.
"Show the guests around properly!" the grandpa shouted. After listening to someone's report, he left with his walking stick.
The girl looked up at the grandpa walking away and complained, "He's going to work again, and he still grounds me."
Gu Sisi didn't know how to react to the family affairs. She forced a smile. "It's for your own good!"
"Maybe," the girl said listlessly.
Huo Cheng had been following Gu Sisi like a statue. After answering a phone call, he said to her, "I still have something to do. I have to leave first."
"Ah?" Both of them were surprised.
The girl frowned. "Is it inconvenient to stay?"
"It's work - related."
"Okay then," Gu Sisi nodded. "You can go first."
The girl also knew that work matters couldn't be delayed when they were urgent. She waved her hand. "All right. Don't worry. I'll send your wife back safely."
At this, the girl smiled slyly. She had already seen their relationship.
"Thank you," Huo Cheng said seriously, then turned around and left with his phone.
Gu Sisi was hearing this title for the first time.
Your wife?
Why did she feel both shy and a bit disgusted?
It was already afternoon when they got back to the hotel.
Gu Sisi pushed open the door and found Huo Cheng sitting on the sofa looking at his laptop.
She tiptoed in, not wanting to disturb him. After she sat down.
"Did you have a good time?" Huo Cheng's fingers were still flying on the keyboard, and his eyes were fixed on the computer, but he had already noticed her movements.
Gu Sisi was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, I did."
There was no more conversation. Huo Cheng's fingers were still moving quickly, and his eyes were filled with the reflection of the computer screen.
Had he been busy for so long?
Gu Sisi was a bit curious.
"Is it work from back home that you need to deal with?" After all, they had been away for quite a while, so this assumption was reasonable.
Huo Cheng was still busy. He said indifferently, "No. It's about the latest local bidding. There's been an accident that needs to be dealt with."
Gu Sisi didn't expect Huo Cheng to answer so in - detail.
"An accident? Is it serious?"
"Not really. There's just an unexpected competitor, which has increased the difficulty of the work."
"Okay~" Gu Sisi didn't quite understand. Seeing Huo Cheng so busy, she quietly created a quiet space.
Half an hour later, Huo Cheng put down the computer, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and leaned back on the sofa.
"Are you tired? Let me rub your shoulders," Gu Sisi asked gently.
Gu Sisi thought she was being unusually considerate, maybe because she saw how busy Huo Cheng was and felt empathetic.
Huo Cheng closed his eyes. "Okay."
There were some good things he wouldn't refuse.
Gu Sisi squeezed Huo Cheng's shoulders hard and sometimes tapped them. After doing her best, she gritted her teeth and asked, "Is it okay?"
"Yeah," Huo Cheng sighed comfortably. "A bit harder would be better."
"Okay." Gu Sisi increased the strength. After finding the right force, out of boredom, she asked, "So is the matter from before resolved?"
"No."
Gu Sisi stopped. She was surprised that there was a problem Huo Cheng couldn't solve.
"We can only try our best to perfect our own plan. The choice is in the hands of the client."
Gu Sisi thought for a while. "Then what do you mean by having a strong competitor?"
Wasn't the chance the same for everyone before a choice was made?