Glancing at a happily eating Gu Mengmeng, Su Baiâs heart was breaking. If the boss found out they were conspiring... He would surely be doomed!
How had he ended up in this mess...
"What?" Gu Liancheng laughed in disbelief, "She wants me to apologize? Does Gu Mengmeng know what sheâs talking about?"
Sweating, Su Bai tried to explain, "Mr. Gu, Iâve been telling her the same thing too. Nobody ever asked Mr. Gu to apologize before... But maybe this once, you could just apologize to her? Miss Mengmeng has been skipping meals and this isnât good. Sheâs still a child, how could you let her starve...?"
"Let her starve! Tell Sister-in-law Lian not to cook anything for her until she apologizes. So, she doesnât want to eat, huh? Then let her starve! Letâs see how long she lasts."
Not allowing Su Bai to say another word, he hung up the phone.
A little girl, he surely wouldnât lose to her!
Letâs see how long she can go on starving!
Sheâd definitely come begging for forgiveness by nightfall. The little glutton, how long can she starve for? Skipping two meals is already her limit.
Su Bai looked at Gu Mengmeng, "Miss Mengmeng, listen..."
"Ugh! That stubborn Mr. Gu! Let me finish eating first."
"Miss Mengmeng, this isnât going to work. You canât threaten Mr. Gu like this. He wonât be fooled by your act. When he sees everything tonight, your cover will be blown."
"Right... This doesnât seem authentic at all... Mr. Gu doesnât believe me..." Gu Mengmeng sat cross-legged, deep in thought.
Should she really starve herself?
She didnât want to, starving was so unbearable!
Mr. Gu was truly heartless! She had already âstarvedâ through two meals, and he still wouldnât agree to her demands!
"Then... then I wonât have dinner. I need to make this more believable, only then will Mr. Gu trust me."
Su Bai said, "Miss Mengmeng, even if you want to eat now, you canât. Mr. Gu has given the order not to feed you."
"Hmph! Then I wonât eat!" Gu Mengmeng pouted, her arms crossed in annoyance. "That annoying Mr. Gu! His stubbornness is why his wife left him in the first place! He deserves to be single for life, unable to find a wife!"
"Uh..." Su Bai chuckled nervously, "Well, thereâs no need to go that far. If Mr. Gu canât find a wife, Miss Mengmeng, you wonât have a mother for life."
"Whatâs the big deal, I have Mommy! Hey, Big White, can you take me to Elevenâs place? Mr. Gu doesnât love me anymore, Iâm so fed up with him."
Su Bai took a step back, "No, no, no... Definitely not..."
Gu Mengmeng called Eleven but received no answer.
Darn, Eleven...Why wonât you answer my call...
...
At this time, Eleven was having dinner at a restaurant with Shang Jingyang, having left his phone at the office, so he couldnât pick up Mengmengâs call.
"Qianxun, why did you run away?"
"Brother... I have my reasons for not marrying you."
"What reasons? I can understand and accept any reason!" He said casually, "If itâs about that child."
"Thatâs one of them."
"So, do you feel that weâve grown apart over the past decade?"
Shang Jingyang wasnât blind. He could see that Qianxun was now deeply resentful of them. She still had a little affection for him, but it wasnât as strong as before. The last time in the hospital, when he softly stroked her forehead, she abruptly pulled away.
He realized that she wasnât that same little girl who would run into his arms and cry whenever she was scared or wronged.
His Qianxun had grown up.