Shen Boyuan comforted: "Don't worry, you can take your time thinking about it. Of course, I'm old and sometimes may not have the same topics to talk about as you youngsters. If you have anything going on, you can also discuss it with your younger brother."
Shen Yu nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
"Sister Tang, don't worry. If anyone bullies you, I'll beat them up!"
As he said this, he waved his not very strong arms.
Shen Tang thought to herself that if he really wanted to hit someone, she could easily overpower him herself.
With his skinny arms and legs, she reckoned she could take him out in just a few moves.
But she had to give her little brother some face, so Shen Tang smiled and played along: "Yeah, I'll take you to beat someone up tomorrow."
Shen Yu was taken aback. "You're not serious, are you Sister Tang?"
"I'm joking."
Shen Tang sighed. How could she bear to beat up Gu Huaian?
She really was heartbroken and still felt bitter inside, but the truth was that it wasn't entirely Gu Huaian's fault either. He had only erred in keeping it hidden from her all this time.
And it was just so awkward...
Thinking about all the naughty thoughts she used to entertain about him that he now knew about, Shen Tang couldn't help curling her toes tightly.
She really didn't want to see him right now.
Seeing Shen Tang's face flashing through various colors, Shen Yu and Shen Boyuan exchanged a glance without saying anything.
Shen Boyuan patted Shen Yu on the shoulder and mouthed: "Take good care of your sister, or I'll skin you alive!"
Shen Yu: "..."
What a scumbag dad!
Now that he had a niece, he didn't even want his own son anymore!
He took advantage of the fact that Shen Boyuan couldn't scold him in front of Shen Tang by rolling his eyes dramatically and pulling down his lower eyelids.
Shen Boyuan: "..."
I really went too easy on him.
Does he think he'll never get a beating again?
Coming back to her senses, Shen Tang saw that her uncle had already left and Shen Yu was dozing off beside her.
"You're feeling sleepy already so early?"
"It's not early, sister. Look at what time it is."
When Shen Tang checked her phone, she realized it was already nighttime. There were many messages on WeChat. She opened it up and saw that Gu Huaian had only sent one message. The rest were from Cen Songbai and Fu Junsheng, those two fools.
[Gu Huaian: Tang, I'm sorry. I didn't say anything before because I didn't know how to bring it up.
At first, I just thought it was very interesting. Then I accidentally discovered your secret and found out you don't belong to this world.
I don't know when it started, but I had already fallen in love with knowing things about how cute you are that only I know about.
I did think about telling you, but I was afraid that once you knew, you would choose to leave me.
Ultimately, things got to where they are today because I hid things from you. I will find a way to get the master to resolve this problem.]
Shen Tang did not reply. Instead, she opened Cen Songbai's WeChat and took a look.
[Brother-in-law, did you and Brother Gu have a falling out?]
[Brother Gu drank a lot and smoked so many cigarettes. [Image.jpg] [Image.jpg]]
When Shen Tang enlarged the images, there were over a dozen bottles visible. There was also a candid shot of a haggard-looking Gu Huaian that looked nothing like his usual self.
Even looking awful, he was still so handsome.
Catching herself thinking this way, Shen Tang scolded herself harshly for a second.
Shen Tang ah Shen Tang, you really are a sucker for good looks. You're hopeless.
[Sister-in-law, when are you coming back?]
[OMG! Brother Gu looks like he wants to become a monk! He's having people look for very spiritual temples and Taoist abbeys!]
[Sister-in-law....]
Shen Tang felt this person was a duck that had cultivated into a spirit. How could he talk so much?
When she opened up Fu Junsheng's WeChat, it was barely any different from Cen Songbai's.
However, unlike Cen Songbai, he didn't ask when Shen Tang was coming back. He just carefully wrote down everything Gu Huaian said and forwarded it to her, adding: [Sister-in-law, I stand staunchly on your side. Brother Gu must have done something wrong. Don't worry. From now on, I'll be your insider and tell you about all of Brother Gu's comings and goings.]
Shen Tang: "..."
To be honest, she was a little dubious about trusting him.
What if Fu Junsheng were to say the same kinds of things to Gu Huaian about her?
It wasn't entirely impossible.
After thinking about it for a bit, she typed up a reply and sent it over.
[Alright, I'll play some ranked matches with you later.]
[Fu Junsheng: Thank you sister-in-law! Let's secretly duo without Cen Songbai. He feeds too much. If it weren't for him last time, we wouldn't have lost with just one hand!]
Shen Tang: "..."
Was it possible they were evenly matched and not that far apart in skill level? Then stop with the pot calling the kettle black.
[Hopeless Romantic Monkey: Sure]
On the other side, just as Shen Tang expected, as soon as the message was sent, Fu Junsheng happily slapped his thighs and exclaimed, "Hahaha! I knew it. Sister-in-law truly loves me!"
Right after he said this, he felt the temperature around him drop.
He quickly changed his words: "What I meant is that sister-in-law truly takes me as her little brother."
Only then did Gu Huaian withdraw his gaze. He couldn't help asking: "Did she...mention me?"
Fu Junsheng briskly shook his head. "No."
Beside them, Cen Songbai was green with envy and hatred. He took a look at his phone and saw that sister-in-law indeed didn't reply to him. Was it that she didn't like him?
But right then, an emoji got sent over.
Even though there were no words, it was still a reply!
Cen Songbai was also excitedly running circles around the sofa.
"Ahhhh! Sister-in-law replied to me too!"
After making two rounds, he stopped in front of Gu Huaian and blurted out: "Brother Gu, sister-in-law replied to you too right? Did she say when she's coming back?"
Fu Junsheng: "..."
Inner OS: Where does this guy get off calling me stupid? Isn't he way dumber than me!?
Gu Huaian's hand paused. Looking at the empty chat window, his heart sank.
But being not deleted or blocked was also good news.
Gu Huaian turned off his phone screen and got up saying: "I'm going back to my room first. You guys take it easy."
He had to thoroughly look into how to get rid of this mind reading ability.
He had a feeling that until the mind reading went away, Tang wouldn't come back.
So the most important thing right now was finding the most famous temples, Taoist abbeys and masters nationwide.
On the other side, Cen Assistant had just gotten off from overtime work at the company when he received this request.
Cen Assistant wanted to curse out loud. He opened up his phone and took a look at the balance inside that could easily last him half a lifetime. Instantly, he became perfectly calm and peaceful.
[Of course, Boss Gu!]
But he was rather curious why Boss Gu would suddenly ask for these things.
Could it be related to compatibility fortune-telling or something?
Could it be good news is approaching?
Cen Assistant pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, mouth turning up at the corners. As the matchmaker here, wouldn't he then get to receive red packets?