In front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor of the Xu familyâs main hall, Xu Chengfeng was talking on the phone while looking at Zuo Yue, who was chatting and laughing with Little John outside for a long time.
âBoss, the people at the Russian border have started to get restless again. In the past half a month, there have been businessmen who have been killed by us at the Russian border. The number of casualties has already exceeded double digits, and it has been getting worse recently.â
âHave you found out what the other party is?â
âI think itâs the group of firearms thieves that we surrounded last time. They bribed those assassins and fugitives at the Russian border who had never been on our side. Because they couldnât resist our forces, they could only secretly kill people to attract your attention.â
Xu Chengfeng looked out of the window expressionlessly until Zuo Yue and John Junior had entered the main hall. He slowly turned around and said in a cold and deep voice,ââControl the situation around the Russian border. After I deal with a few projects here, Iâll go back and take a look.â
â Boss, youâre already in the process of clearing your name. Theyâre trying to force you to appear so that you wonât be able to clear your name. If you come backâ¦â
âIâm just going back to take a look. Donât make a fuss. They canât do anything to me.â
â.. Those people have probably found out about your movements. Iâm worried that if they donât find out that youâre back at this stage, theyâll turn their attention to the United States.â
Xu Chengfeng did not say anything else. After he hung up the phone, the door to the second floor suddenly opened.
Xu Yuan walked in.â Everyone from the John family is here. Zuo Yue and Little John have returned to the main hall. Letâs go down and have lunch together. Dad is resting in his room now. After all, youâre half the owner of the Xu family. Now that Dad isnât here, youâre the main owner of the Xu family. Itâs time for you to show up and have lunch together.ââ
âAlright.â Xu Chengfeng replied indifferently. Just as Xu Yuan was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly said,ââ Although Zuo Yue is already eighteen years old and no longer a child, if she has yet to have an accurate understanding of her personal feelings and has yet to meet the person she truly likes, youâd better not impose your subjective consciousness on her. That John Junior is not suitable for her.â
Xu Yuan was stunned for a moment. She turned to look at Xu Chengfeng and immediately smiled.âDid the little girl complain to you?â
Xu Chengfeng raised his eyebrows and did not answer.
âHey, that girl.â Xu Yuan smiled.â I was just joking with her. How could I bear to let my own daughter get married so early? Besides, Iâm not in a hurry if sheâs not married at the age of 28. Besides, sheâs only 18.â Little John is also a childish person. I saw that Zuo Yue seemed to have something on her mind after she came back this time, so I wanted to let the two children talk more together. I didnât think too much about it. It was Zuo Yue who thought too much.â
âThatâs good.â Xu Chengfengâs eyebrows twitched.â
âWhatâs wrong? Previously, she didnât even care about my daughter. She was already impatient to help me take care of her. How long has it been? Sheâs already concerned about my daughterâs relationship matters?âXu Yuan asked jokingly.
Xu Chengfeng raised his eyebrows.â Thereâs a child who is too clingy by my side. I canât completely look away from him as time passes. Itâs inevitable that I have to be more concerned about him.ââ
âThatâs true. Our Zuo Yue is so cute and beautiful. Even you, Chengfeng, must think that sheâs pretty cute, let alone other boys. The relationship between uncle and niece will slowly grow stronger.â
Xu Yuanâs original intention was to let him take care of Zuo Yue so that he could have a deeper relationship with his family and the Xu family. Now, it seemed that it was a little more effective.
Xu Chengfengâs lips curled up slightly because of her words. He snorted and said,ââYes, very cute.â
âSo what if sheâs cute? What are you snorting for?âXu Yuan smiled happily.â Letâs go. The dishes are probably already on the table. If you donât go now, your cute niece will go hungry.ââ
Xu Chengfeng did not comment on Xu Yuanâs inexplicable motherly love. Zuo Yueâs small appearance was reflected in his mind.
Cute?
She was clearly a hateful little girl.
*****
On the return trip the next day, Ainte didnât come to be the driver. It seemed that Ainte had something to do and had to stay in Los Angeles for the time being.
Hence, Xu Chengfeng was the one driving the car back while Zuo Yue was sitting in the passenger seat, sleeping and waking up intermittently.
It was mainly because she had run to her motherâs room to sleep last night. Her mother had hugged her and talked to her about her uncle, about his background, and about the mistakes that Grandpa had made more than twenty years ago.
That was why Zuo Yue did not sleep well last night. She had been sleeping non-stop ever since she got into the car.
Xu Chengfeng did not call her either. After sleeping for a long time, she opened her eyes and looked outside. Then, she turned to look at Xu Chengfeng, who was still focused on driving. She suddenly smiled and said,âUncle, are you tired? Do you want me to drive?â
âNo need,â Xu Chengfeng said lightly.
âAre you really not tired? I know how to drive. I have a driverâs license. Itâs in my bag, reallyâ¦â
âHow long has it been since you last drove?â
âWell, after I passed the test, I wanted something new. I secretly drove my dadâs car out in the Zuo familyâs room, but I only drove it for more than a month and never touched a car again until now.â
Xu Chengfeng looked ahead and said to her in a lukewarm voice,ââI can even avoid fatal gunshot wounds. After so many years of bloodshed, I finally managed to save my life. I donât want to die in your hands.â
Zuo Yue was speechless.
She immediately rolled her eyes at him.â Tsk, are you looking down on me? Even if I havenât driven for a long time, Iâm not a killer on the road. I got straight Aâs in all my exams back then.â
Xu Chengfeng did not pay any attention to the âRightsâ.
Seeing that he did not accompany her on such a boring topic, Zuo Yue felt bored even though she had slept enough. She picked up her phone and casually flipped through it. Suddenly, she turned to look at him.
Yesterday, John Junior said that when Xu Chengfeng sat next to her, he did not really watch the game.
Just because of this, she felt that his feelings for her werenât that distant, so she quietly turned her phone to him and secretly took a photo of him, wanting to save it.
âI deleted it.â
Just as she was about to turn off the phone screen with a smile, Xu Chengfengâs cold voice suddenly sounded.
Zuo Yue froze for a moment. She did not expect him to actually discover it. She immediately pursed her lips and said,ââI just randomly took a picture. I mainly wanted to take a picture of the scenery outside your car window. Youâre blocking my view.â
Xu Chengfeng frowned but did not say anything else. However, it was obvious that he did not like taking photos. He did not like it very much.
However, Zuo Yue was throwing a tantrum now. She found a photoshop software on her phone and opened Xu Chengfengâs photo. She deliberately began to make a bunch of cute little pictures on his cold face, put cat ears on his head, and made a mustache on his face.