He moved his thumb away, slightly pursing his lips as he stared at his phone. He waited five minutes, but no other call came. Song Xuanhe exhaled slightly. He didn’t know if he was disappointed or glad. He then turned off his phone’s screen and lied back down onto the bed.
【Why didn’t you pick up the bigshot’s call?】The System asked. 31Hdm9
【Is this a scene I have to act out?】Song Xuanhe had already known that the System would ask about this. His tone was very calm.
The System was taken aback. It then said：【No.】
【Since it’s not a scene I have to act, then you Systems don’t have to meddle with how I handle it.】After saying this, Song Xuanhe shut his eyes. He grabbed the blanket underneath him and rolled over. He then scrunched up the blanket and held it in his arms, one leg pressing down on it. He seemed to be preparing to sleep.
The System also watched over Xiao Yuanmu, who didn’t seem normal. The other was sitting on a bench inside the hospital calmly. The System could see that Song Xuanhe obviously didn’t want to talk about this anymore. When it thought about his bad mood just now, it swallowed its doubt and warning back down. It didn’t detect any abnormalities in the data, so the System figured that it had probably sensed something incorrectly. 4rc31w
*
It was once again the weekend. Song Xuanhe finally decided to have a meal with Guan Zhi. It was just that Wei Chen had also come with.
When he sat down at the table, Song Xuanhe felt a bit out of it. Two of Xiao Yuanmu’s future pursuers were sitting in front of him, and they were all eating together.
“What are you thinking about?” Wei Chen was very perceptive. He had felt it the moment Song Xuanhe’s eyes had fallen on him. He didn’t know why, but although Song Xuanhe’s gaze on him and Guan Zhi seemed pretty normal, he still felt like something was off. 1sQTgW
Despite having been caught staring, Song Xuanhe didn’t feel guilty in the least. He leaned back in his chair, appearing carefree, and said, “I didn’t expect for you and Guan Zhi to be related.”
“We’re cousins.” Guan Zhi, who had been looking at the menu, looked up. “But, my mom and his mom are half-sisters. They have different mothers. Therefore, we don’t see each other often.”
Guan Zhi’s words made it apparent that he didn’t really want to be associated with Wei Chen. Song Xuanhe couldn’t help but glance at Wei Chen’s expression. The corner of Wei Chen’s lips was slightly raised, and he looked like he hadn’t even heard what Guan Zhi had said. However, when he noticed Song Xuanhe’s gaze, he nodded slightly. “He’s right.”
They were cousins who seemed not too close to the point where they even seemed to dislike each other quite a bit. No wonder the book had never mentioned their relationship. Neither of them seemed like they wanted to mention it either. UEjIlw
When he recalled the indifferent way Wei Chen had introduced Guan Zhi last time as well as the expressions of concealed surprise—especially from Zhou Nan—from the other people, Song Xuanhe felt like he could probably guess why.
After Guan Zhi had ordered their food, he handed the menu over to the waiter and looked up. “Song Xuanhe, have you ever had millet fish from Liangbei? Its meat is very delicious and tender. It’s a really good fish to have filleted.”
Song Xuanhe had eaten it before. Back then, when he had seen it online, he had ordered his people to get it imported from Liangbei. All other fish he had ever eaten were nothing compared to the dish Xiao Yuanmu had made out of this fish.
“I’ve had it before as Sichuan boiled fish.” When he recalled how it had tasted, Song Xuanhe subconsciously pursed his lips. He said, “Delicious and fragrant.” rEsjOL
“You actually used millet fish to make Sichaun boiled fish?” Guan Zhi widened his eyes. “If the chef here heard this, he’d curse you for wasting it.”
“It’s fine as long as it tastes good.” Because of that boiled fish, Song Xuanhe couldn’t help but think about the other dishes Xiao Yuanmu had made. When he didn’t think about it, it was fine. But now that he was thinking about it, his mouth began to salivate. When he thought about how he hadn’t had Xiao Yuanmu’s food in such a long time, he started to feel unwell.
Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.
“I think Xuanhe’s right.” There was a slight smile on Wei Chen’s lips. His voice was bright and lively, carrying a casual and careless tone. “With ingredients, as long as you carefully choose for quality, it’ll taste good. There’s no need to be such a stickler in how it should be prepared.”
Song Xuanhe glanced at Wei Chen, who had chimed in. He didn’t reply to his words. Guan Zhi also didn’t pay Wei Chen any attention. The two of them continued to talk about other dishes. Meanwhile, Wei Chen continued to sit there, not embarrassed in the least. He seemed quite happy and at ease. 8jXtx0
At the end of the meal, Wei Chen said, “Did you ask about the data you said you’d help Qian Ping inquire about yet?”
Song Xuanhe suddenly recalled this matter when Wei Chen mentioned it out of the blue. He shook his head. “Uncle’s been abroad, taking part in some secret seminar. Communication is limited in that they can contact outside, but we can’t contact them. I plan to ask him when he comes back.”
Wei Chen nodded. He was silent for a while before asking, “Are you really not interested in the medical robots project?”
Song Xuanhe looked up. Although Wei Chen was smiling, it didn’t reach his eyes. The corner of his own lips quirked up, and he asked back, “Why should I be interested?” qLXaZ7
“I don’t believe that you can’t see what great prospects the robotics industry will have in the future.” Wei Chen took a sip of wine and continued in a flat tone, “Or, is it that you think that it’s enough to just be second-in-command of the Song Group?”
“Of course not.” Song Xuanhe sat up, expression turning serious. When he saw Wei Chen and Guan Zhi’s eyes fall on him, he barked out a laugh. He then leaned back onto his chair and said, “I don’t even want to be second-in-command. My family has enough money for me to squander for the rest of my life. Why should I bother with other things?”
“So, you’re completely at ease, handing the entire Song Group over to your older brother?” Wei Chen’s expression was calm and indifferent. His bright and clear voice made it sound like he wasn’t trying to sow dissension between the brothers. “Do you think that Song Xuanlin is a good older brother who will take care of his younger brother?”
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Song Xuanhe was slightly startled. He really hadn’t heard about this before. After warning Guo Tao, he hadn’t paid any more attention to Song Jiabao. He hadn’t thought that Guo Tao would be so efficient as to have already kicked Song Jiabao out of the company.
Wei Chen didn’t say anything more. However, Song Xuanhe knew what he had been implying. Now that Song Jiabao had been forced to leave his company, he would definitely want to settle scores with him. Meanwhile, Song Xuanlin knew that their cousin and his younger brother weren’t on good terms. There was little chance that he didn’t know how Song Xuanhe had humiliated Song Jiabao at that opening reception. And yet, he was cooperating with his cousin. Why?
“Did you come with Guan Zhi today to tell me this?” Song Xuanhe raised a brow, gazing at the other inquisitively. TmWVIH
When Guan Zhi heard this, he snorted. “He was insistent on coming with me. He had even said that I’d be fooled by you, because I’m young and have just become an adult. He had said that he didn’t feel reassured.”
Song Xuanhe looked at Wei Chen. The other’s expression was calm. When their eyes met, the other smiled as if saying, Think what you will.\n