After dinner, they sat on the living room sofas to let their food settle. Aunt Sun prepared some desserts and fruit, then returned to the servants' quarters to rest after cleaning up the kitchen.
Gu Shen Ci was just thinking about finding a chance to ask what was going on when his phone vibrated a few times. He opened it and saw that he had been added to a new group chat named Incredible Ability Group (4).
Gu Shen Ci sent a "?" [What is this group? What is it for?]
Gu Shuoyan spoke up. [Shen Ci, didn't you have questions? We just made this group. Whatever you do, don't let our little brother know.]
[Why?]
Gu Jiangfeng sent a message. [Shen Ci, judging by your expression, you can hear Zhiyue's thoughts too, right?]
[Don't tell me you can all...]
Zhao Wanling: [That's right, we can all hear him. Your oldest brother is the only one we're still unsure about, but I think he must be able to hear him too.]
Gu Shuoyan: [We haven't told our little brother about this. Be careful not to let anything slip, Shen Ci. From now on, we'll discuss any questions in this group.]
Gu Shen Ci: [OK.]
Zhao Wanling reminded him, [Shen Ci, be careful about what Zhiyue mentioned. Tomorrow, the moment that person posts the video, you need to deal with it as quickly as possible.]
[What if that person suddenly decides not to post it? Relax.]
[Shen Ci, you really don't understand.] Gu Shuoyan explained, [Not a single future event our little brother and that system called Xiao Jiu have talked about has failed to happen. Uncle sending a mole to bid on Dad's tender-thank goodness we believed our little brother, or the company would have lost a huge amount of money.]
Gu Shen Ci seized on the key point. [Uncle bid on Dad's tender? Why would he do that?]
Gu Jiangfeng said, [We'll explain that later. For now, just remember one thing: your uncle has become our family's lifelong enemy.]
Gu Shuoyan added, [Gu Jiangli teamed up with several rival companies to set our company up. If it weren't for our little brother, we would have fallen into his trap long ago. In the end, he even destroyed our family and got us killed. Shen Ci, don't be nice to him anymore.]
[All right, I'll remember. I never thought our uncle, who seemed so good to us, would turn out to be that kind of person.]
Zhao Wanling: [You can know someone's face without knowing their heart. Be careful when dealing with your uncle from now on.]
Gu Zhiyue pulled out a tissue and wiped his hands clean. "Dad, Mom, I'm going back to my room."
Zhao Wanling nodded. "All right, go ahead."
Gu Jiangfeng said, "Get some rest early tonight. Don't stay up gaming with your third brother until one or two again."
Gu Zhiyue scratched his head with a sheepish smile. "Got it. I'll head upstairs, then. You should all get some rest early too."
Gu Shen Ci had just given him several electronic concert tickets, and the dates happened to fall around the Mid-Autumn Festival. He would post on Moments to ask whether anyone wanted to go to the concert with him.
Gu Zhiyue took a screenshot of the electronic tickets, covered the important information, and posted it on Moments with the caption: Who wants to go to a concert together over the Mid-Autumn Festival? Sign up, everyone!
Within minutes, it had dozens of likes, mostly from friends he had known at school, though they had rarely kept in touch after graduating from high school.
Luo Yunhe commented, [A concert? I really want to experience one, but the doctor said my body can't handle somewhere that intensely stimulating. What a shame. (Sad yellow face)]
Gu Zhiyue replied, [I'll record a video for you.]
[These tickets are so hard to get. Young Master Gu, I'll pay double-no! Triple! Could you sell me one?]
Gu Zhiyue looked at the name. Why don't I remember this person?
Xiao Jiu reminded him, [She's the Second Miss Su you added at the arcade the last time you went out with Gu Shuoyan.]
Oh~ So it's her.
Gu Zhiyue replied, [Talking money would be tacky. If you'd like one, Second Miss Su, I'll give you a ticket. We can go together.]
Watching the likes and comments update every minute, Gu Zhiyue couldn't help marveling, My second brother really is a superstar. His popularity is astounding.
Xing Yisheng rested one hand on the desk, slowly tapping his fingers against its surface, while holding his phone in the other. The screen was open to Gu Zhiyue's profile.
[Xing Yisheng, are you free over the Mid-Autumn Festival? I have a few concert tickets and wanted to invite you to go with me. It's on the nineteenth of next month.]
Xing Yisheng typed quickly on the screen, deleted what he had written, and typed another line. After pausing for two or three seconds, he tapped send. [Aren't you looking for people to go with you on Moments? Why ask me separately?]
Gu Zhiyue replied very quickly. [I saved one for you. All the others have been snapped up on Moments. So, are you free?]
The corners of Xing Yisheng's lips lifted slightly. [The company has time off for the Mid-Autumn Festival, so perhaps. Though I can't guarantee something won't come up that requires overtime.]
[Okay, I'll hold on to your ticket for now. If you don't have time to go, I'll give it to someone else then.]
Xing Yisheng replied with an "Okay," put down his phone, and opened the document beside him again to study it carefully. Only when the time on his phone changed to 21:00 did he leave his office and the company.
After getting into the back seat, Xing Yisheng tiredly raised a hand to rub between his brows. "Let's go home."
The driver nodded, started the engine, and pressed the accelerator, setting the car in motion.
Xing Yisheng opened his phone again. The Mid-Autumn Festival was on the eighteenth of next month, but his schedule was already full. The proposal for the collaboration with the Gu Family had yet to be finalized, but...
Looking at those few messages on GreenChat, Xing Yisheng kept feeling as though he would be guilty if he didn't go.
Xing Yisheng was silent for several seconds before calling his secretary. "Clear my schedule for the eighteenth and nineteenth of next month. I have other plans."
"Of course. I'll adjust it right away and give you the new work schedule tomorrow, boss."
"All right." Xing Yisheng ended the call and, as if compelled by some unseen force, opened Gu Zhiyue's Moments again. The likes and comments had both passed 99+, and all the tickets had already been given away.
The latest comment was from the Gu Family's second young master.
[Everyone, these are all the tickets I have. I'll try to get my assistant to save a few more next time.]
The discussion below looked utterly uninteresting. Most of Gu Zhiyue's former classmates were expressing their surprise that he was actually Gu Shen Ci's younger brother.
Xing Yisheng turned off his phone, leaned his head against the seat back, and closed his eyes to rest. "Wake me when we arrive."
"Yes, boss."
In a villa somewhere, a girl wearing a black A-line skirt was sitting cross-legged on her bed when she suddenly jumped up and bounced several times.
"I'm so happy, so happy! I finally got a ticket to my idol's concert!"
After a few jumps, she grew tired and lay down again. "I really should bow down to my past self for adding him on GreenChat. Otherwise, I would've missed such a rare opportunity. Ah! Concert! Wait for me!"
"No." The girl got off the bed, walked over to the desk, and turned on her computer. "I have to move everything scheduled for that day to another time. No one is getting in the way of me going to this concert. No! One!"
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