"Mr. Gu, breakfast is ready."
As soon as he stepped out, Butler Chen appeared from somewhere.
Gu Wancheng nodded in acknowledgment.
"When did he leave?"
There was no need to specify who he meant. Butler Chen still wore a polite smile. "Sir left at seven thirty."
"Sir has already had breakfast. You don't need to worry."
Gu Wancheng said, "...Okay."
Who was worried! I shouldn't have asked.
"That little delicate wife of yours is about to go on a show. Aren't you worried?"
Lu Keran sat sprawled across from Bo Yizhou, turning a teacup this way and that in his hand.
Bo Yizhou gave him a look as though he were an idiot. "He's not a child."
A little delicate wife? Gu Wancheng?
"He looks pretty delicate to me."
Lu Keran muttered, only to receive a deadly glare from across the table. He immediately backed down.
"Okay, okay, I'll stop."
"Aren't you going to announce it?" Lu Keran couldn't understand it. With all the Bo Family's influence, why wouldn't they announce it? What if that little wife and son of his got bullied? From what he had investigated, that minor celebrity called Jiang Yu wasn't one to behave himself.
"It's not time yet. I'll keep an eye on things."
Lu Keran looked thoughtful, then realization dawned. "I get it. You're going to play the pig to eat the tiger."
Bo Yizhou said, "..."
He truly had nothing to say. "Anything else?" If not, get lost.
Catching his meaning, Lu Keran snorted, put on his sunglasses to look cool, flipped him the middle finger, and got up to leave.
He turned to Zhong Wuyan when he needed something and Xia Yingchun when he didn't. He'd better not come asking for help next time.
After he left, Bo Yizhou sighed and rubbed between his brows.
Knock, knock.
"Come in."
"President Bo, here's the information on Xingyuan Entertainment." Li Xiao placed a file in front of him.
Bo Yizhou nodded and glanced at him, signaling that he could leave.
After stepping out, Li Xiao quietly closed the door without making a sound.
Bo Yizhou picked up the file and flipped through a few pages before setting it aside to take home to Gu Wancheng that evening.
Inside Xingyuan Entertainment, Jiang Yu frowned as he scrolled through his phone. Beside him, Li Jie earnestly urged, "Put on a better act when you go on the show tomorrow. I know you don't like children, but this child is different. He's a child of the Su Family."
Jiang Yu looked utterly unconcerned and replied perfunctorily, "Got it."
A wave of irritation swept over Li Jie, and the words spilled out. "What are you doing? Anyway, I've already told you. If you upset the Su Family's young master, the person backing you might not protect you."
Jiang Yu's face instantly darkened. He stood up and slammed his hand on the desk. "Do you not want this job anymore? Who the hell do you think you are? One word from me, and you won't be able to get any work. What gives you the right to stand here telling me what to do?"
Li Jie laughed in anger, his chest heaving. "Yes, I have no right. Don't come to me when something goes wrong."
With that, he strode out and slammed the door behind him.
The people passing the doorway jumped in fright. Seeing Li Jie emerge from Jiang Yu's office with a thunderous expression, they quickly turned away and pretended they hadn't seen him.
It was obvious that Jiang Yu disliked this manager, but no one knew why he didn't replace him. All he had to do was ask, and the company would definitely give him someone else. It was truly strange.
Jiang Yu stood where he was, his face ashen and his head lowered, no one knowing what he was thinking.
After a long while, he moved. He sat back down, picked up his phone, and did something on it expressionlessly, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.
News that the two had parted on bad terms again spread throughout the company. Everyone discussed it, though they were used to it by now.
"Ugh, what happened this time?"
"Day after day. Doesn't he get tired of it?"
"I bet Li Jie has something on him. That's why he won't let him go."
"What a psycho."
"Shh, don't let him hear you. You know how petty he is."
"It's true, though."
"All right, all right. The boss is coming. Break it up."
Everyone shut their mouths, returned to their seats, and started working.
"You know perfectly well that he's a lunatic!" After leaving, Li Jie walked to a deserted corner and answered a call, swearing furiously into his phone.
After saying his piece, Li Jie listened with a gloomy expression.
The person on the other end seemed to say something, and Li Jie's emotions settled.
"I'll do as you say. I hope you'll keep your word."
"Of course."
The person on the other end laughed. They were using a voice changer, making it impossible to tell whether they were male or female.
"What should I do next?" Li Jie had calmed down completely. His hands kept moving as he straightened his wrinkled clothes, and his face showed no trace of his earlier agitation.
"You don't have to do anything. Do whatever you like. He'll court death all on his own."
Li Jie asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
"Exactly what I said."
Beep, beep-
The other person hung up immediately after speaking, giving him no chance to respond. Li Jie put away his phone and calmly left the corner.
Back in his office, Li Jie turned on his computer and rested his hands on the keyboard without moving for a long time. The screen reflected someone behind him. It was Luo Feichang, sneaking closer. Li Jie rolled his eyes, his face a picture of speechlessness.
"Hey!" Luo Feichang suddenly clapped him on the shoulder, trying to give him a fright.
Li Jie shrugged his hand off. "What do you want?"
Luo Feichang didn't mind having his hand shaken off. He pulled over a nearby chair and sat down.
Eager for gossip, he said, "I heard you got into another fight with him?"
His face all but said, Come on, tell me everything.
The corner of Li Jie's mouth twitched. "You're really too much. Can you stop being so nosy?"
Luo Feichang raised a finger and wagged it in front of him, shaking his head as he said, "At this lousy job, gossip is the only thing that can soothe my shitty mood at work."
Li Jie pressed a hand to his forehead and shook his head helplessly. "You know what Jiang Yu is like. He's too self-centered. He thinks everything will go his way. On that variety show, apart from the amateur whose identity still hasn't been dug up and Chu Yi'an, who isn't in the entertainment industry, who's not a bigger name than him?"
"True. He won't turn back until he hits a wall. Actually, he won't turn back even after he hits it."
"He doesn't like children. I'm worried he won't get along with the Su Family's young master."
"Who cares? Let him court death. It'll affect you, but it won't be that bad."
Li Jie gave a dry laugh. "I'm worried he'll drag me down with him. Right now, we're still grasshoppers tied to the same string."
Luo Feichang curled his lip, his face full of disdain. "Relax, relax. He's got a little cunning, but not much."
Li Jie frowned. "I have a bad feeling."
"All right, enough about him. Is your mom doing okay?"
Li Jie froze and didn't speak for a long while. Luo Feichang's heart lurched. "Don't tell me..."
"What are you thinking? My mom's doing fine. They've already found a kidney donor."
At that, Luo Feichang immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said through gritted teeth, "Could you not take such a long pause when you talk? Do you know how scary that was? I'm glad they found one. Just tell me if you need anything. Dinner's on me tonight."
Warmth filled Li Jie's heart, and he answered softly.
"All right, I have to get back."
"Mm."