How can Ah Jiu's matters be considered stealing?

Restaurant.

Since Uncle Fu was hospitalized, the original restaurant remained unchanged.

The slightly empty restaurant stirred a sense of epicness deep within Young Master Fei.

"All men are mortal. Misfortunes arise from the blue-haired, and death comes from too much life."

It seemed today was destined to fulfill this prophecy.

He hoped he wouldn't throw up too badly later.

Gu Xiyue smiled, sat beside him, spread out the lunchbox, and arranged the contents one by one. She gently blew on the congee and pushed it towards him.

"Eat up."

Fortunately, heaven had not abandoned Young Master Fei.

At this moment, a voice rang out. Jiang Anran had returned, interrupting Gu Xiyue's coercive posture.

"Young Master, is that a new dog? Hello, Miss Gu."

Jiang Anran greeted Gu Xiyue and went into the kitchen wearing an apron.

It was one crisis after another.

Gu Xiyue's breakfast crisis had not yet passed, and now Jiang Anran had added another complication. He wondered what her reaction would be to yesterday's incident.

Young Master Fei, with a look of tragic grandeur on his face, forced a happy smile. "Xiyue, it's getting late. Your company must be very busy. Don't let me delay the group's affairs."

"It's fine, I'll go after you've eaten. There's still time."

"Uh, didn't you say last time that the company was negotiating a big contract? You must be very busy?"

"This... Alright, but you have to finish eating!" Gu Xiyue hesitated for a moment, but decided company matters should come first, as they were not to be trifled with.

Besides, she instinctively felt uncomfortable being around Jiang Anran.

"Of course. This is your homemade breakfast of love. How could I not lick it clean?"

Young Master Fei sent her away with a fawning smile.

Simp, simp, aren't they just meant to serve goddesses? Make the goddess feel comfortable.

Watching Gu Xiyue leave, Young Master Fei breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had thought quickly and used an excuse to get rid of her.

Today was safe.

However, he had just mentioned the company contract. Judging by Gu Xiyue's reaction, the email he sent yesterday seemed to have no effect?

Did she know but not care?

Or did she not see it?

Based on his deductions, Gu Xiyue wouldn't be indifferent if she knew; she would definitely investigate.

It was more likely that she hadn't seen it.

Was she too busy to notice?

Or was there a reason she couldn't see it?

The business secretary was responsible for managing her emails.

If the business secretary wanted to hide an unimportant email, Gu Xiyue would certainly not find out.

Could it be that the business secretary responsible for sending and receiving emails had also been bribed?

Young Master Fei didn't think it was impossible. The original book didn't specify which high-level company executives had betrayed them under duress or bribery.

Apart from a few obvious clowns, the rest were background characters, nameless and faceless.

Moreover, even if the business secretary wasn't bribed by those people, they might have been coerced or tempted by these traitors.

This was also not impossible.

Although he watched Gu Xiyue continue to fall into the quagmire, he temporarily had no perfect solution.

One that could resolve this crisis and also increase his favorability with Ye Chen.

Sending an email before was the most perfect method. Using Ye Chen's name, he, who couldn't show his face, wouldn't have to appear, and she, who couldn't reveal herself, wouldn't have to either.

Based on the identity of Fei Yangyao, she couldn't say anything.

The identity was wrong.

If the favorability gained from breaking the scam was added to himself, it would be over.

He didn't think much of it yesterday, but today he realized this matter was a bit tricky.

Even if he couldn't do it in Ye Chen's name, he absolutely couldn't do it in Fei Yangyao's name.

He would send another email today to see the situation. If there was still no change by then, he would have to take some risks or accept lower returns.

With this thought, he decided on his plan.

"Hungry~"

A Jiu, who had just been lying down and napping, was already awake. Sometime earlier, she had sat beside him, gazing longingly at the kitchen.

The Golden Retriever that had appeared out of nowhere was nestled in her arms.

Since dogs can eat raw meat and raw bones, eating some raw porridge shouldn't be a problem, right?

He glanced at the breakfast that had already been opened and beckoned to the Golden Retriever, telling it to sit in his spot to eat: "Come here, little guy, sit here and eat."

After all, a promise is a promise. If he said the Golden Retriever would sit in his spot, it would sit in his spot.

As for eating the Golden Retriever's food?

Young Master Fei decided that from now on, the Golden Retriever could also eat the Master's meals together.

Yeah, no problem, he hadn't broken his promise.

"Go on, doggy! Go sit over there."

Unexpectedly, the creature seemed very resistant to Young Master Fei's spot, refusing to budge from its cozy position.

Fine, he'd raised a little ancestor.

After failing to hand it food and being ignored, Young Master Fei gave up on it.

It looked so good externally, with smooth fur and clear, bright eyes.

Why was it so clueless, unable to recognize its own Master?

No wonder it became a stray.

A promise, oh promise, it's not that I don't want to fulfill you, it's just that the guy isn't cooperating.

The Golden Retriever even slipped downstairs.

Could it be that it found him too annoying?

"A Jiu, how did I get back to bed last night?"

"Last night, you fell asleep on the sofa. Big sister said it's bad to sleep on the sofa, you'll get sick. A Jiu didn't want you to get sick, so she moved you to the bed."

"Then why are you wearing my clothes?"

"Later, after A Jiu took a bath, she had no clothes to wear... A Jiu is wrong, sob sob sob~ A Jiu shouldn't have stolen things, don't send A Jiu away~"

As she spoke, she lowered her head, fiddling with her fingers.

To Young Master Fei's surprise, as she spoke, tears welled up, and she began to cry softly out of fear.

"No, no, this isn't stealing, it's not stealing."

The verbal reassurance was ineffective, and Young Master Fei panicked.

This feeling was like when a child in kindergarten at home felt wronged; the adults reacted the same way.

He quickly crouched beside her, patting her head as he said, "Wearing clothes isn't stealing, it's not stealing."

Not to mention, her hair was quite nice to touch, soft and smooth, with a faint, pleasant scent.

"It's really not?" Her eyes were red, her lips pouted, and she looked utterly wronged.

"No! Stealing is when you don't plan to tell the Master about it. You weren't planning to tell me, were you?"

"I was!"

"Then it's fine, this isn't stealing, it's borrowing. How can A Jiu's actions be considered stealing?"

"Mhm, then A Jiu will report to you immediately! Last night after I took a bath, I took your clothes, this one, and this one." She broke into a smile through her tears, pointing with one finger at the top and another at the pants, reporting each item to Young Master Fei.

"Okay, I understand." Young Master Fei nodded earnestly, "You can wear them, I agree."

"Really!" Her eyes lit up, and she stared at him with her dark pupils for a good while before suddenly hugging him. "You're so nice." As she spoke, she rubbed her cheek against his.

"Alright, alright, you've given me enough friend zone cards, let go of me." Young Master Fei was struggling to breathe from the pressure of her embrace.

"What are friend zone cards?"

"What you just said is giving me friend zone cards."

"Then I want to give you lots and lots of friend zone cards!"

It wasn't bad staying with A Jiu; it was quite pleasant, like raising a child.

Young Master Fei indulged her hug for a while.

He didn't think much of it at first.

But as they hugged, he started to feel something was off.

"A Jiu, why are you so soft?"

"Because A Jiu isn't wearing anything, and you don't have that kind of clothing."

"..." Young Master Fei quickly pried her hands off, pushed her to a safe distance, and said, "I'll bring you some clothes back today."

"Mhm, then A Jiu will have clothes to wear and won't need to take yours."

"That's right, you're so smart." Young Master Fei lightly flicked her nose.

"Hee hee~ It tickles~" A Jiu giggled, tickled by his touch.