Black Lotus

Tang Lunxuan’s hands trembled in anger. He opened his mouth to curse him but didn’t know what to say. After a while, he only managed to say, “You! You this old scoundrel, how could I have fallen if it wasn’t because of you! You this old scoundrel, how could I have fallen if it wasn’t because of you!”

When he broke his glasses the last time, he felt very heartbroken. That was a limited edition that he has kept for a long time. And now, the new glasses that he just bought a while ago got broken by this guy again…

“Old scoundrel? Mr. Tang, are you confused? If I remember correctly, you are older, so I should be the little scoundrel. You wouldn’t have fallen if you weren’t trying to attack me, no? Mr. Tang, are you confused?”

“You… who told you to avoid it?”

“If I don’t avoid it, would you want me to just stand there and wait for your fist to come? What fallacy is this?”

Tang Lunxuan knew this was wrong in the first place and was too embarrassed to continue. His body trembled in anger.

“It’s late, I still have something to do at the company. Mr. Tang, see you next time.”

When he got to the door, he looked back at the man who was staring at his glasses and smiled.

“This unreasonable bastard! ”

The secretary finished making the coffee and came back to the office. Just as he was about to knock, he heard the angry roar from inside and the sound of the table being slammed. He couldn’t believe what he heard and quickly stepped back away from the office.

Until the coffee was brought back to the pantry, he still had a dull look. The two employees who were getting themselves water saw his expression and asked, “Secretary Wang, what’s the matter?”

“I think I just witnessed something unbelievable. Our dignified and polite boss just slammed the table and cursed.”

“What? Really? Who made our boss that mad? Who made our boss that mad?”

“It… it’s a member of the Gu Family Corporation.”

After the two heard that it was a person from the Gu Family Corporation, their faces changed, and could only be quiet and walk away.

Wen Niannan didn’t rush to get off after stopping the car. After unfastening his seat belt, he leaned back, looking at the brightly lit house in front with a trace of fatigue in his eyes. He raised his hands to cover his eyes and didn’t move for a long time.

Until he vaguely heard the voices of his mother and Aunt Lan coming from the villa, he exhaled slightly. He put the medicine bag from the side into his pocket and then opened the car door to get out.

Lu Yun was sitting in the living room and having a video call with a client from Nation F. They were discussing the progress of the project for next month. After hearing Wen Niannan’s voice, he looked back and then hung up with the other side after a few more words.

“Nian Nian, welcome back, are you hungry? I asked Aunt Lan to cook your favorite dishes and also stewed soup to help improve your health.”

“Okay, thank you mom.”

Lun Yun saw the strangeness on Wen Niannan’s face, and a complicated look flashed across his face, “Lu Yun, your father just called to discuss next year’s business project. We will have a video meeting soon. You should come and talk to your father.”

Wen Niannan was a little surprised, and he lowered his head, “Okay.”

Soon the video call went live, and the face that he hadn’t seen for a very long time appeared on the screen.

After they started calling, Wen Niannan’s father had been looking down at the information in his hand and didn’t notice Wen Niannan who just joined the meet.

Lu Yun looked at Wen Niannan and said, “Mr. Wen, Nian Nian is here too, and he has something to tell you.”

Wen Niannan’s hands beside his body tightened as he looked nervously at his father.

As he was flipping pages, Wen Niannan’s father’s hand stopped and looked up at the person. 

“Xiao Nian, how have you been recently? It seems that you have lost some weight.”

“I… I haven’t had a good appetite recently… so I ate a bit less.”

“You need to take care of yourself. The temperature has been dropping recently too, so make sure that you stay warm.”

“Yes, you should take care of yourself as well, father.”

Like before, they greeted each other by asking how they were doing. Soon, they fell silent. 

Wen Niannan’s father placed away the documents in his hands and said casually, “Xiao Nian, it has been a while. Take your cap off and let dad take a good look at you.”

Hearing that he needed to take off his hat, Wen Niannan put his hand on his cap and said, “No, I bought it since it’s getting colder… Do you think it looks good?”

Wen Niannan was not sure if his dad saw something odd, but he knew that he could not take off his cap, because it would make his father think that he was being used to exchange for the family’s fortune.

Lu Yun saw that things weren’t going well, she added, “It is pretty cold here. Just let him keep his cap.”

She then looked at Wen Niannan and said, “Nian Nian, do you want to take a nap? I’ll go wake you up after Aunt Lan gets the dinner ready.”

Wen Niannan looked at his dad on the screen and said, “Okay, I will go change first.”

Then, he left the living room and walked slowly upstairs. Along the way, he looked back at the computer. 

Lu Yun and Wen Niannan’s father discussed a little more about the business, and their tones returned to the normal seriousness. 

As soon as Wen Niannan went upstairs, he immediately saw Gu Yansheng waiting there with a darkened face.

Wen Niannan’s hand holding the railings tightened, and looked down as he walked past.

“Stop.”

Wen Niannan’s feet paused and stopped.

“What do you want?”

“Where did you go? And why did it take so long?” His tone was full of suspicion. 

Wen Niannan took a deep breath and turned around, “Am I someone’s slave? Why do I have to report everything I do?”

Then, he quickly returned to his room. Until the door was closed, Gu Yansheng finally reacted to the words.

How dare he talk to me like that… He doesn’t even mind pretending anymore.

Gu Yansheng was still puzzled about Wen Niannan’s change in attitude, but he returned to the study room in silence.

Translated by: Summit

Edited by: UnderTheMoon