Yu Tu's Anger

When Guo Lantai called Cen Muxiao, laughter and music filled the other end of the line. The atmosphere of the gathering was clearly in full swing.

"Hello? Who is this?"

Cen Muxiao's cold voice came through, clearly displeased by a call disrupting the mood.

"Sir, it's me, Guo Lantai."

"Wait."

Cen Muxiao lowered his voice slightly. After a brief pause, he spoke again. "Uncle Meng gave you this number?"

This was his private number, reserved for personal calls unrelated to work. The only people who knew it were close family members, and the only person Guo Lantai could have gotten it from was Uncle Meng.

From the way he spoke, Guo Lantai knew he had already left the private room. The background was no longer so noisy, and his voice came through more clearly.

"Mm. There's something I wanted to ask your opinion about."

"If there's something, spit it out."

Cen Muxiao had no patience for polite formalities and urged him on at once. The moment he stepped outside, he had caught sight of Song Anning looking his way, and he was afraid Song Anning might misunderstand something again.

Guo Lantai could practically picture the expression on his face. He silently curled his lip before obediently getting to the point. "Tomorrow, I'm going home..."

"Then go! You don't need to ask my permission!"

Cen Muxiao cut him off as soon as he heard that. This man was usually so restless—why was he acting meek now? He had not sold himself to the Cen family. Why did he need Cen Muxiao's consent to return to his own home?

He could go wherever he liked. Cen Muxiao could not be bothered to care. Asking him about it was completely unnecessary!

"No, I mean tomorrow is the day to return to my family after the wedding. I wanted to ask whether you could come with me?"

Guo Lantai was utterly speechless on this end, but he still said what needed to be said. Even though he already knew the answer, he did not mind making Cen Muxiao a little uncomfortable.

The moment Cen Muxiao heard the words "return to your family," he suddenly laughed. Then, with a faintly contemptuous chuckle, he said, "Heh, return to your family? Guo Lantai, do you really think you're some young bride? Let me remind you—aside from waiting for the final outcome, there's nothing else to our arrangement. If you want to take this seriously, then go put on your own little performance. I won't be accompanying you!"

Beep, beep, beep!

After rattling that off in one breath, Cen Muxiao hung up briskly before Guo Lantai could say another word. After thinking it over, he worried Guo Lantai might keep pestering him, so he decisively switched off his phone.

Hmph! Accompany him back to his parents' home? In his dreams!

Guo Lantai grinned as he listened to the busy tone. It was rare for that big pig trotter to say so much to him at once. He would probably need to gulp down a whole glass of water afterward to soothe his throat.

With that, Guo Lantai had nothing more to say. He would just wait until the next day and go home himself.

But he had barely ended the call when his phone started ringing again.

Guo Lantai picked it up and saw the caller ID. With an inward sigh, he thought, Speak of the devil. It was Yu Tu.

"Hello, Yu Tu!" he greeted first after answering.

"Tai Zi, where the hell are you?"

Yu Tu asked in a hushed voice, as if he were afraid someone on his end might overhear.

"Staying at home. Where else could I be?"

Guo Lantai lay comfortably back on his bed, planning to have a proper chat with his friend to pass the time.

But the moment Yu Tu heard that, he sounded ready to jump in agitation. "Damn! Tai Zi, at a time like this, you're still hiding out at home? Wait, do you mean the Cen family home?"

"Yeah. Where else did you think I'd be? What do you mean?"

Guo Lantai narrowed his eyes, suddenly seized by a bad feeling.

Sure enough, Yu Tu said something the very next second that nearly made him leap off the bed. "You can still sit obediently at home? I'm telling you, I just saw that guy you married. He brought that bastard who crashed the wedding yesterday out to have a good time. Are you coming over to catch them cheating? I'll block them for you!"

Oh, dear god! Guo Lantai cried inwardly. Then he immediately sat up in bed and solemnly urged, "Yu Tu, don't do anything rash!"

"Tai Zi, he's cuckolding you! How am I supposed to stay calm? I wanted to rush over and beat that asshole to death just now!"

As Yu Tu spoke, the sound of his knuckles cracking came from the other end. He had clearly been enraged.

At the wedding the day before, Yu Tu had attended as a guest from the Guo Family. When Song Anning appeared, Yu Tu had not understood what was going on. But when he sensed something was wrong, he had been the first to rush forward and stop Song Anning from continuing to play the violin. By the time he had roughly guessed what was happening and wanted to teach Song Anning a lesson, Song Anning had already been taken away by Cen Muxiao's people.

Who would have thought that only a day later, they would run into each other again? And Song Anning was actually with Cen Muxiao. The two had chatted and laughed as they entered Golden Pavilion, the playground of these wealthy young masters. Who knew what pleasures they were enjoying behind his friend's back in there?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. That was why he had called Guo Lantai. He could not let his friend remain in the dark.

Guo Lantai had not wanted to join in the excitement for fear of dragging Yu Tu into it. Who would have expected the situation to develop so differently? He had not even needed to arrange anything—Yu Tu had already gone there himself.

"Yu Tu, you're at Golden Pavilion too?"

"Yeah. My cousin came over, so I brought him out to broaden his horizons. I'm telling you, it's a good thing we came today. Otherwise, where would we catch those two shameless bastards?"

Yu Tu then asked, "So, Tai Zi, are you coming or not?"

Knowing Yu Tu's temperament, Guo Lantai feared he would not be able to stop him even if he tried. So he did not argue with him, but he still made a point of explaining, "You don't need to mind them. They're schoolmates, and plenty of people are having a gathering tonight. It's not what you think."

He added, "But I'll come find you right away. Since your cousin is here, I should at least show some hospitality. I'll treat tonight, all right? We can have a little get-together too!"

"Since when did you become so broad-minded?"

"What are you talking about? Don't you know exactly how big my heart is? It really isn't what you think, understand, brother?"

Guo Lantai answered with a smile, then his voice turned serious again as he reminded his friend, "Let me emphasize this once more—don't be rash. Don't forget, that man is Cen Muxiao. He's not someone you can afford to provoke!"

"Hmph! If it weren't for that, would I have needed to call and tell you? I'd have gone up there and beaten them already!"

Yu Tu replied gloomily. Small fry were easy to handle, but the King of Hell was hard to deal with. He was indeed deeply wary of Cen Muxiao. Whether he could win in a fight was another matter, but in business alone, Cen Muxiao could probably crush their family with a flick of his finger.

No matter how impulsive he was, he would not recklessly invite trouble for his family.

Still, he thought things would be different if Guo Lantai showed up. After all, he was Cen Muxiao's newlywed partner. If Cen Muxiao cared about appearances, he would naturally keep his distance from that green tea.

In truth, Yu Tu did not know much about the real circumstances behind the marriage alliance. But Guo Lantai's feelings for Cen Muxiao had never been hidden from him. He simply could not bear to see his friend get hurt.

Guo Lantai did not waste any more words. After giving his reminders, he got dressed and headed out.

Yu Tu might have his reservations and refrain from going after Song Anning, but Song Anning was no good person!

Yu Tu had stood up for him at the wedding, so Song Anning probably remembered him. Yu Tu, with his one-track mind, would not be able to withstand Song Anning's malicious provocation!