Chapter 21.1 - The crab has entered the steamer.
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Cen Simiao did not speak anymore but just took a glance at him.
In the end, it was Gu Yu who took her away. The two people were at a stalemate when Gu Yu came over, his eyes full of doubt. He didn’t say anything extra but just curved the corner of his lips and spouted a few polite words.
An Zeru changed to a different expression and became more polite. Before they left, he even took care to remind them, "Drive carefully on the road."
Cen Simiao didn't bother to look back at him and completely regarded it as if she didn’t hear anything.
After she opened the door, just as she was about to get in the car, she found that Wu Yunrui was already sitting inside. She stopped her movements, then stood by the door with a smile on her lips and looked up at Gu Yu.
Gu Yu was stunned. He didn't know what she was planning to do. Just as he was just about to speak, he suddenly saw the coldness in her expression as she asked indifferently, "When did the family’s car become a taxi?"
As soon as her words came out, Wu Yunrui’s expression turned particularly ugly. She clenched her hands and forced out a smile. "The driver who sent me here had an emergency at home come up, so I allowed him to go home first. It just so happened that Gu Yu said that he could send me back."
Cen Simiao took a glance at her, then took out her phone from her clutch.
Gu Yu knew that she would be miffed, but he didn't expect her to be so merciless. This kind of thing had happened before as well, but Cen Simiao had been very easy to coax and had never reacted like this.
He couldn’t get upset at her and could only bear his displeasure, coaxing in a low voice, "Let's go back first. We are still here at the An family’s, it wouldn’t be good for you to lose your temper right now."
Cen Simiao’s head was still lowered as she tapped on her phone.
Gu Yu couldn’t help but furrow his brows and pursed his thin lips. "There are a lot of people here, you can't lose the face of the Gu family here."
These words were especially awkward to hear. Gu Yu's existence in Gu's family was already the most disgraceful thing for the family. Cen Simiao raised her eyes. Besides, how were there still a lot of people here? Majority of them have already left for a while. She turned off the phone’s screen.
Just as she was about to speak, she heard the door open on the other side. Wu Yunrui looked apologetic as she softly whispered, "It's all my fault, causing you two, brother and sister, to be upset. I'll just take a taxi back on my own.”
Gu Yu became driven, "No need, you get back in the car. I’ve had to trouble you today, so how can I let you go home by yourself?"
Hearing his words, Cen Simiao raised her eyebrows, looked at him, and said, "Perfect, I had just called a car over for you two. You can just go wait by the door. Don't worry, I’ve already paid the money."
With that, she picked up the tail of her dress and got in the car. As she reached out for the door, she turned her head and said to them, "I've been so spoiled since childhood that I can't be in a car with so many people."
"——Peng." And the door closed.
Cen Simiao curved her eyes, "Shifu[1], let's go."
By the time Gu Yu got home, it was already very late. He had something weighing on his mind this entire time so his brows never had an opportunity to unfurrow. Standing downstairs, he looked up towards Cen Simiao's door.
Having paused for a bit, he still walked over to knock.
No one answered. So he tentatively called out twice, but it was still very quiet. Gu Yu pursed his lips as he returned to his room. The next morning, he deliberately stayed home and didn’t go to the company, waiting until nine o'clock.
He pretended to be nonchalant as he questioned, "Why is Xichen still not up yet? It already can’t be considered early..."
The auntie[2] who was cleaning was taken aback, she then immediately smiled and responded, "Miss has already left for a while. Recently, she has been getting up quite early."
Gu Yu's posture stiffened in an instant and only asked a while later, "What has she been busy with?"
The rag in the auntie’s hand never stilled as she replied, "I wouldn’t know about Miss’s matters, but from looking, she seemed to have been quite busy."
On her side, Cen Simiao was determined to get a promotion and a raise, so she continued to struggle.
The journey of an internship was particularly difficult. Having endured this period of time, after the polishing by the company's predecessors, she could now finally sign a formal full-time contract.
Doing so, she would no longer be able to hide the fact that she has entered the company from Gu Yu anymore.
Her resume would definitely end up in front of him.
And this was precisely what Cen Simiao was looking forward to. During a break, she got a cup of coffee and sipped it while taking a break in the company lounge. Suddenly, she saw Lu Mi come in, so she smiled and said a ‘hello’.
This was the first time they have run into each other since the interview.
Lu Mi obviously didn’t recognize her. After recovering from the stun, the corners of his lips quirked up, and he was all smiles. "It's really such an honor for such a beautiful woman to join the company."
This person’s mouth must really be full of honey. Cen Simiao raised her eyes, her expression serious. "No, it’s the company’s blessing to have such a responsible person like Manager yourself."
Lu Mi was stunned by her attitude. Then he immediately nodded and said with a smile, "I don't dare claim to be responsible. Maybe you should change it to a different word."
Cen Simiao was puzzled.
He poured a cup of the coffee and walked out. "If you were to say ‘capable’, that I can still accept."
Cen Simiao narrowed her eyes. It seems that Lu MI had already been planning to start a new business for a while. According to the original development, he would resign and start his own business from scratch after Gu Yu became the largest shareholder in the company.
It was just a pity that it would take him quite a long time.
Suddenly, her cell phone rang.
She pursed her lips. "Ge."
The opposite side was truly trying to suppress his anger, his voice sounded wrong as he asked, "Why didn’t you tell me first if you were going to come to the company?"
Cen Simiao hung up the phone.
And directly took the elevator to his office.
[1] ‘Shifu’ is a general way to address drivers in Chinese; it’s really either this or directly calling them ‘driver’ or by name. Can also apply to other technical positions that depend on skill or expertise like plumbers.
[2] Not a biological auntie. ‘Auntie/Uncle’ is just a polite way to refer to older females/males that one is rather close to.
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