TVLMS 8

“What if I refuse to complete the task?” This was the first question Gu Xiyu asked after listening.

The automatic answer popped out again.

[If the host refuses to complete the system’s missions or tasks, the host will be treated as a rebel, and a certain degree of punishment will be given.]

“…”

This task was completely different from what he had expected and Gu Xiyu had a headache.

He felt that he was more suitable for a straightforward task that only needed him to lift a knife and eliminate the enemy.

He turned his head and glanced at Ji Chen, who was beside him. The other party was staring forward with one hand against his chin as if he were slightly surprised.

“This is the old man’s decision. You can’t change this fact no matter how much you talk about it. Lawyer, please continue.” Lin Fangru’s voice was not very loud, but its majesty as the madam of the house interrupted everyone’s discussion.

Apart from disbelief in Ji Zixuan’s ability, the opposing sides were also deliberately unhappy, making things difficult due to the psychological imbalance. Now that the goal had been achieved and Lin Fangru looked like she would get angry if they continued speaking, they temporarily quieted down.

Gu Xiyu listened to the properties given to Ji Yan’s other children and grandchildren, including the mansion that was left to Lin Fangru.

Ji Chen was the only one left.

Ji Chen only got five million yuan and a small courtyard separated from the main house was his inheritance. In addition, there was the condition that he get married. If he was still single, he probably wouldn’t have gotten a single penny.

Even Ji Yan’s little granddaughter, who was just a few years old, got several hundred million yuan and a piece of land as a dowry after she turns 21. Not forgetting that it will increase in value in the later period.

Five million yuan was not a small amount, but for a large family worth tens of billions, it was nothing but a glass of water from the ocean. Ji Chen was Ji Yan’s biological son, after all, his discrimination was so blatantly obvious.

But this was someone else’s family affair. Gu Xiyu was not qualified to advise.

Ji Chen was very calm as he received strange glances from the people in the hall. He even started to send messages with his mobile phone, which was probably a work matter.

But perhaps others could not see it, but Gu Xiyu could somewhat detect the darkness in Ji Chen’s eyes.

Rather than sadness, it was more like frustration and being on the verge of breaking.

Gu Xiyu suddenly asked, “Ji Chen, are you short of money?”

Ji Chen stopped tapping his finger on the phone screen and asked, “What gave you that illusion?”

“Since there is no shortage, there is no need to care about the charity given by others.”

Gu Xiyu said this with his eyes still on the noisy Ji family. Even the tone of his voice was particularly light.

This was the first time Ji Chen noticed that no matter whether Gu Xiyu’s mood was good or bad, there was always a touch of gentleness in his eyes.

It wasn’t gentleness towards an individual, but more like… his attitude towards life and the world.

“Money earned with your own hands is more fulfilling, isn’t it?” Gu Xiyu turned, and their eyes met. Ji Chen subconsciously looked into Gu Xiyu’s gentle eyes, and an unspeakable familiarity suddenly flashed in his heart. He was so startled that his hand trembled, and he accidentally sent out the unedited message.

He lowered his head and looked at the conversation between him and Jin Ke.

Assistant Jin: [I just received news that Mr. Andrei had a conflict with Mr. Gu’s father’s company. He is a very cautious person, and if he misunderstands and thinks you have a cooperative relationship with the Gu family, he might refuse the deal. It is better to deal with the Gu family now that you and Mr. Gu have obtained the certificate. Shall we follow the plan mentioned before? ]

Ji Chen looked at the message he had just accidentally sent and clicked delete.

Jin Ke’s message suddenly popped out: [Okay. ]

[’Assistant Jin deleted a message.’]

C: [I will make different plans for the Gu family. First, suppress the news of my marriage with Gu Xiyu. When the contract is signed, it’ll be too late for Mr. Andrei to regret it. ]

Assistant Jin: [Okay.]

Ji Chen quit the chat page. He tried to figure out the weird feeling that had arisen in his heart just now, but he couldn’t find it again.

The lawyer in the hall had finished reading Ji Yan’s will and was packing up his things. Lin Fangru also stood up with the support of Sister Liu and was talking to Ji Zixuan next to her. Ji Zixuan’s expression was very serious, and it could be seen that he didn’t really want to be in power directly. A certain kind of pressure from such a decision was unavoidable.

Gu Xiyu was no longer next to him. He had disappeared in the blink of an eye, and Ji Chen didn’t know where he went.

“May I borrow the kitchen?” When Gu Xiyu went to the kitchen, there was only one servant who was busy near the sink.

She just glanced at him once, then turned her gaze back: “Please feel free, but don’t break things.”

Gu Xiyu had never coaxed anyone since he was born, but the system’s task was straightforward; as long as he could make the target happy, the task was done.

And to make the target happy, shouldn’t he start with what he likes?

The messy information about Ji Chen that the system sent that day finally came into use. Gu Xiyu learned from the information that Ji Chen liked to drink coffee-like beverages, but the requirements were particularly high.

It would seem too insincere to go and buy a cup, so in order to ensure that the task can be completed, he decided to make a cup himself.

Gu Xiyu’s days at the bureau were relatively leisurely. Generally, he didn’t need to do anything unless something major happened, so he had a lot of time to study other things.

For example, he liked to use his free time to make himself some drinks and sweets, or to research new dishes on impulse. His heart feels calmer when he concentrates on these things, and being immersed in that atmosphere was a way for him to relieve stress.

He started grinding the coffee step by step to make the latte. After a while, he turned to make the art, only to find that he was the only one left in the kitchen.

Just as Gu Xiyu picked up the small cup with milk foam, a person suddenly walked in from outside.

He glanced back and found that it was Fu Nian. He didn’t care about him, so he lowered his head and started to move.

However, Fu Nian walked to his side and spoke to him.

“I saw the love letter you stuffed in the album back then.”

Gu Xiyu’s hand shook. The little tiger design he had gradually formed on the surface of the latte was split in two.

He held the cup and paused for a few seconds before slowly placing it on the table without changing his expression.

……Fuck!

What love letter?

Seeing that Gu Xiyu didn’t look at him, but stared at the cup with a dazed and solemn expression, he quickly added: “Don’t worry, I’m not here to reject or criticize you.”

“Speaking of which, I was really surprised when I first discovered it. If I didn’t take out the handmade photo album you gave me that day and look through it carefully, I guess I wouldn’t have found the letter paper you tucked behind that photo in my entire life.”

Gu Xiyu’s face was expressionless, but his mood was turbulent.

Why did the original owner not mention that in the diary?

No wonder Fu Nian always had a strange expression on his face since this morning. During the meeting between the Ji family members, he kept glancing at him and Ji Chen from time to time. He originally thought that Fu Nian was helping Ji Zixuan by paying attention to the situation and attitude changes of future competitors, but he unexpectedly…it was because of this?

Gu Xiyu was in a huge shock. Fu Nian’s sudden confession made the kitchen falk into a weird and quiet atmosphere, then a crisp sound broke the embarrassment.

At the same time, this embarrassment was pushed to another peak.

Ji Chen leaned against the entrance of the kitchen and looked at them. He was eating a small pile of handmade biscuits covered with caramel. They looked thin and crisp and made crunchy sounds when they were stuffed into the mouth.

Gu Xiyu: “…”

How long has Ji Chen been standing there?

He pursed his lips and asked the system: “How much do you think he heard?”

The intelligent system, which usually didn’t know anything, gave an affirmative answer this time: [He heard it all.]

Ji Chen chuckled: “Go on, don’t care about me, I just happened to be passing by.”

Gu Xiyu’s head started to ache again.

Although he knew that nothing was going on between Ji Chen and him, outsiders didn’t know. And Ji Chen looked like a man who particularly loved his prestige. Even if he didn’t like him, could he bear the feeling of being cuckold?

As if to echo Gu Xiyu’s worry, the system’s automatic notification popped up in the next second.

[The target’s risk value is +10. The current risk value is 80.]

Gu Xiyu: “…”

The risk value hadn’t even increased when Ji Chen was slapped with the embarrassing inheritance.

Fortunately, Fu Nian was someone who knew how to handle things well. Ji Chen’s appearance temporarily interrupted his desire to have a good talk with Gu Xiyu about the issue. “If you have time to make an appointment, my contact information has not changed.”

Fu Nian left, and Ji Chen continued eating the little biscuits that he got from who knows where.

Gu Xiyu looked at the failed design of the latte. He was angry with Ji Chen’s soaring risk value, so he didn’t redo it. The other party walked to the table, and he pushed the latte to him: “Here. ”

“It turns out that you were in here for a long time making me this.” Ji Chen raised his eyebrows. He took a small bowl from the side and poured all the biscuits into his hand, then came back after washing his hands at the sink.

Gu Xiyu heard the sarcasm in his words, so he didn’t reply.

This Ji Chen was too ungrateful. After returning, he took the cup and glanced at Gu Xiyu, saying, “Let me guess, were you designing a pig or a dog?”

Gu Xiyu looked at him expressionlessly: “If you don’t want to drink, just throw it.”

Ji Chen took a sip and was somewhat surprised: “It’s quite delicious.”

Gu Xiyu didn’t reply again and spontaneously washed the cups.

Ji Chen looked at his gloomy back, and his mood improved a little bit, inexplicably and uncontrollably.

[The special task has been completed.]

The system’s automatic notification suddenly popped out, but before Gu Xiyu could celebrate, it added another sentence.

[The target’s risk value is -1. The current risk value is 79.]

Gu Xiyu: “?”

He scrubbed the cup so hard that people who didn’t know would think it was his enemy.

It’s okay even if his risk value becomes full, that way, he could just stab him to death.

“The five million your father gave you can be used for you and Xiyu’s wedding banquet. No matter what, you are a well-known person, so you can’t do things casually.” Before Ji Chen and Gu Xiyu left the Ji mansion, they received a reminder from Lin Fangru.

Gu Xiyu took the opportunity to look in the direction of the small courtyard. The servants of the Ji family had already begun to move Ji Chen’s things there.

“Okay.” Ji Chen promised readily and even helped Gu Xiyu open the door of the passenger seat in a gentlemanly manner.

Lin Fangru said with a stern face: “You can also bring him to the party at the Four Seasons hotel next weekend. It can be considered an introduction to those old acquaintances and also a “heads up.”

Ji Chen responded perfunctorily. Gu Xiyu was watching Lin Fangru walk to the door of the house when he happened to see Fu Nian talking to Ji Zixuan at the door, and he retracted his gaze without a trace.

“Where do you want to go?” Ji Chen broke the silence when the car was halfway through.

Gu Xiyu looked at the phone that had been turned off and replied, “Gu family’s place.”

There was a mess in the house waiting for him to deal with.