Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At noon, Shu Pan was busy drawing when her phone rang.
It was an unknown number. She frowned. Could it be a scam call?
As soon as she picked up, Joyâs tender voice sounded.
âMommy, guess who it is.â Joy gave Shu Pan a riddle.
âWho are you? You must have dialed the wrong number.â Shu Pan pretended not to recognize Joyâs voice.
âSilly Mommy, itâs Joy.â Joy laughed.
âJoy, whose phone are you using?â Shu Pan saw that the unknown number didnât look like Gu Shaotingâs.
âAn uncleâs phone.â Joy replied.
âWhy do you have another uncleâs phone? Whereâs Uncle Gu?â Shu Pan asked in confusion.
âThe two uncles are talking.â Joy answered honestly.
âAre you happy today?â Shu Pan asked.
âYes. Uncle Gu is amazing. Everyone must listen to him.â
âThatâs good. Letâs go home tonight. Iâll pick you up after work, okay?â Shu Pan said opportunistically.
âSure,â Joy agreed readily.
âMommy, do you want to have lunch with us?â Joy remembered what Uncle Gu asked her to do.
Shu Panâs heart raced at the thought of Gu Shaotingâs burning gaze.
âSorry Mommy canât. Iâll eat with you tonight. I still have work at noon.â Shu Pan comforted Joy. She knew that the little girl would be unhappy.
âOh, alright then.â Disappointment was obvious in Joyâs voice.
Shu Pan coaxed her for a bit before she hung up.
In Gu Shaotingâs office, Gu Shaoting was having a discussion with He Ming. Joy used He Mingâs phone to call her mother.
When the two adults were almost done talking, Joy put down the phone.
âUncle Gu, Mommy said sheâs busy and wonât be joining us for lunch.â Joy said unhappily.
âMommyâs boss is a villain. He doesnât let Mommy out for lunch and gives Mommy so much work to do.â Joy said angrily.
Gu Shaoting was speechless. He didnât know how he landed in the crossfire. He never asked his employees to work so hard that they couldnât even have lunch.
âYour mommy is probably busy with something else. Everyone gets to eat and rest at noon.â Gu Shaoting tried to correct her mistake with a four-year-old child.
The little girl was still displeased.
Gu Shaotingâs dark eyes below his straight eyebrows showed a trace of helplessness, but he still maintained a smile in front of Joy and said warmly,
âThen Uncle Gu will treat you to a feast.â
The little girlâs eyes lit up the moment she heard the word âfeastâ.
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Shu Pan had a simple lunch with Tang Wei at the company cafeteria. Tang Wei still pestered her about what happened in the morning but Shu Pan ignored her.
âShu Pan, when do you think Iâll meet my Mr. Right?â Tang Wei asked deflatedly while stirring the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks.
âSoon. Donât worry.â Shu Pan felt that Tang Wei was a little gossipy but she was kind and friendly, and God would treat her well.
She used to complain about fate and the world too, but she got through it in the end.
Life was like this. When God closed a door, He would open a window for you.
They dove back into work after lunch and were busy until past 5 p.m.
Shu Pan looked at the time. She should leave soon.
She planned to go grocery shopping at the market after work. She wanted to cook a delicious meal..