novellhall Chapter 1576 - 1533
Chapter 1576 - 1533
"Alright, alright, fortunately Lady Chu didn’t blame you, otherwise you’d be in trouble. Go to work!"
"Well, boss, are you saying you don’t want to fire me then?"
"Do you want to be fired?"
Before the boss could speak, strategy number thirty-six: sneak away!"
Although there was a bit of an awkward encounter in the morning, it didn’t dampen her cheerful mood. The clock pointed to quarter past five, and she finally finished up. Luckily, she didn’t have to work overtime for too long, packed up her things, and got ready to leave!
Arriving downstairs, she found the entrance crowded with people. Colleagues were chatting about something, and her naturally sociable nature assumed something exciting had happened to cause such a buzz. After struggling to squeeze in, the atmosphere felt tense, and she wanted to slip away quietly, but there were too many people. Suddenly, someone shoved her, causing her to stagger forward a few steps. She raised her head and greeted the person opposite, "Hello, big brother!"
"Lady Mu, Lady Chu would like to see you!" said the unfamiliar man.
This time she wisely followed him quietly into the car. "Big brother, I’m really sorry about earlier, I truly apologize."
"..."
Ignoring her, she sat silently in the car, feeling awkward after being snubbed by the strange man. Should she send Chu Ge a message?
"Where are you?" she clicked send.
...
Chu Ge was in his thoughts when suddenly someone interrupted him. That person patted Chu Ge’s shoulder and said, "Mr. Chu, why are you standing at the school gate in a daze?"
The newcomer was the office director who had been in touch with Chu Ge before. He smiled at Chu Ge, "I saw you standing here from afar, why don’t you go inside?"
Chu Ge smiled, "It’s nothing, I just suddenly thought of something."
The office director looked at the banner hung at the school entrance and sighed lightly, "Another graduation season is upon us. It always makes people feel a bit sentimental."
The two stood there quietly, neither initiating conversation.
At this moment, Shen Yaoyao was walking out with her drawing board, and from afar, she saw Chu Ge standing at the entrance.
She hadn’t seen Chu Ge for a while.
Just as she was about to approach him, a figure blocked her path.
"Yaoyao."
Nangong Yunhai looked at her with a smile.
Shen Yaoyao was somewhat speechless, "Why are you everywhere?"
"Yaoyao, don’t say that. We had an agreement before, remember?"
Nangong Yunhai chuckled.
"What agreement? I don’t remember."
Shen Yaoyao coughed lightly, "Well...I forgot."
She truly forgot, but she really didn’t want to attend the event. Rumor had it that this time it was a family gathering with many attendees. She and Nangong Yunhai were just pretending, not really getting involved. Going there served no purpose. If she really went and rumors spread, she’d be in deep trouble!
"What are you thinking about?" Nangong Yunhai asked, noticing Shen Yaoyao’s distracted look.
Shen Yaoyao shook her head slightly, "Nothing, really. Just saw Chu Ge."
Nangong Yunhai was taken aback, turned his head, and saw Chu Ge standing there, chatting with the office director.
"Perfect, we can invite Mr. Chu to join us."
Nangong Yunhai suggested, "Mr. Chu is quite close with our family."
Shen Yaoyao looked at him curiously, "You said Mr. Chu is close with your family?"
"Yes, Mr. Chu helped cure my grandfather’s illness and even uncovered the traitor among us."
Shen Yaoyao wasn’t aware of this and hadn’t heard anyone mention it. No one had told her.
"Let’s go greet him," Nangong Yunhai proposed to Shen Yaoyao.
Originally, Shen Yaoyao was wondering how to approach Chu Ge. Now Nangong Yunhai conveniently gave her an excuse.
Chu Ge was standing there, and from a distance, he saw Shen Yaoyao and Nangong Yunhai approaching. He subtly furrowed his brow.
These two had interacted before. They were on good terms with Chu Ge, so he generally tried to keep his distance during casual interactions.
"Mr. Chu," Nangong Yunhai greeted respectfully.
Chu Ge nodded slightly with a smile, acknowledging them.
"What brings Mr. Chu here?"
Nangong Yunhai inquired curiously.
Chu Ge shook his head slightly, "Just passing by and thought I’d stop and have a look."
"Would Mr. Chu be available later?"
"What’s up?"
"Well, our Nangong family is hosting a dinner tonight, and I wanted to invite Mr. Chu to join us. Honestly, my grandfather really misses you."
Nangong Yunhai sighed, "Previously, my sister usually extended these invitations, but now..."
Ever since Nangong Man Sha’s situation remained uncertain, it felt like a heavy burden on everyone.
"Since it’s a family dinner, I’ll pass."
Chu Ge gently declined.
"But I’ve already told my grandfather..."
Following behind Nangong Yunhai, upon hearing him, Shen Yaoyao’s lips twitched. This guy always spoke so boldly! Likely, it was a spur-of-the-moment decision.
Chu Ge looked at him hesitantly, opened his mouth, about to say something, but suddenly Shen Yaoyao interjected, "Mr. Chu, just go. They’ve extended such a warm invitation."
"Yeah, let’s go together."
Nangong Yunhai really wanted to bring Chu Ge back. Lately, Chu Ge hadn’t visited their place often, and each time he called, he couldn’t get through. Reflecting on this, Nangong Yunhai curiously asked Chu Ge, "Mr. Chu, have you changed your phone number? Why can’t I get through each time I call?"
Chu Ge paused for a few seconds, then affirmed, "Yes, I have."
The office director silently observed, surprised to see Chu Ge knew Nangong Yunhai. The Nangong family was a major shareholder of their school.
Finally, the office director’s phone rang. He smiled awkwardly at them and then excused himself to take the call.
Having no excuse to decline, Chu Ge agreed to Nangong Yunhai’s invitation, and thus, the three of them went to the Nangong family together.
What Chu Ge hadn’t expected was that Jian Chunqiu would also be attending.
Upon entering, he saw Jian Chunqiu sitting on the couch. Jian Chunqiu glanced at Chu Ge without much surprise.
Jian Chunqiu gestured for Chu Ge to sit beside him, and Chu Ge casually joined him.
Old Master Nangong greeted Chu Ge with a smile, "Mr. Chu, it’s been a while since you last visited."
Chu Ge nodded with a hint of apology, "I’ve been quite busy lately and haven’t had the time."
"No worries, I understand you’re busy, so I’m not complaining. But I’m genuinely glad you came today."