An Old Man and a Young Man

Xu Guoyuan looked at Ye Yuan for a full dozen seconds and realized the kid had not taken the bait.

So, somewhat awkwardly, he picked up some scrambled eggs with tomatoes and began chewing.

"Xiao Yuan had Xu Hang call you over today because I have a secret to tell you."

After taking a bite of food, Xu Guoyuan spoke with an inscrutable expression.

"Old Xu, stop right there. I don't want to hear any secrets from you."

Ye Yuan hurriedly cut Old Xu off before he could continue.

This greatly surprised Xu Guoyuan.

Didn't young people all have a sense of curiosity? How was Ye Yuan so unwilling to play by the rules?

"Aren't you curious about what I want to say?"

Xu Guoyuan asked with a strange look on his face.

"I know that there's always a price to pay for hearing secrets from you.

I might not be able to afford that price.

Please spare me, old man. Can't you see I'm injured this time?"

As he spoke, Ye Yuan pointed at his injured thigh.

Xu Guoyuan scrutinized Ye Yuan's wound with puzzled eyes. He had already...

Yet the more this was the case, the more suspicious Xu Guoyuan became.

It could be said that he had never stopped investigating Ye Yuan.

Thus, he could be considered one of the people in the world who knew Ye Yuan best.

Even Ye Yuan's parents might not know more about him than Xu Guoyuan did.

The deeper Xu Guoyuan's understanding of Ye Yuan became, the less he believed the kid could be injured so easily at sea.

Hadn't this guy survived a plane crash in the Pacific Ocean last time, then secretly made it back in less than three days?

If this guy were so easily injured, he should