Gu Wan’er was delighted—of course she wanted to talk with Xiao Luan. “Sure, President Gu.”
You agreed that fast? Am I really that unreserved?
Gu Wan’er opened the back door and smiled. “Miss Xiao.”
“Wan’er, see you tonight.”
“See you tonight.”
Gu Wan’er closed the car door, glanced at Yu Xiaoduo, said nothing, and went to drive.
Watching the car drive away, Yu Xiaoduo let out a long sigh. President Gu, take it easy—don’t actually go and win her over.
Yu Xiaoduo got into the car behind and had Li Wei drive him to the company.
On the second floor of the villa, Gu Yun’er pursed her red lips. Why did her sister let Yu Xiaoduo drive Sister Xiao? How strange.
Sitting in the car, Yu Xiaoduo rested with his eyes closed, feeling a bit tired today. Amitabha, God above, please forgive my sins. Honestly, I didn’t really want to—do you believe me?
Ding dong.
The WeChat notification startled Yu Xiaoduo. Do too many guilty things and you lose your confidence.
It was actually a message from Sister Bai.
“Sister Bai, still abroad? I miss you.” Yu Xiaoduo froze after sending it—why wouldn’t his hand listen to him? He’d typed it subconsciously. Had he forgotten being thrown into the frying pan by Sister Bai last night?
“Yeah, still here.”
Looking at Sister Bai’s message, Yu Xiaoduo was surprised. This didn’t seem like a small problem. If it were, she’d be back in a few days—it’s been over half a month already.
“You seem really troubled, Sister Bai. Not in a good mood either.” Yu Xiaoduo probed tentatively.
Bai Ji looked at the message, a slight smile appearing on her face. “You, don’t worry about me.”
“Sister Bai’s business is my business. And don’t underestimate me—maybe I can actually help.”
Bai Ji sent a voice message: “Hahaha, you’re my little happy pill.”
Yu Xiaoduo pouted. I’m your happy pill, and you still threw me into the oil cauldron and sent me to the animal realm? Sister Bai, that’s not very kind of you.
“Sister Bai, what trouble are you actually in? Is it dangerous?” Yu Xiaoduo asked curiously.
Bai Ji was silent for a moment. She hadn’t wanted to say anything, but keeping it bottled up was uncomfortable—and Gu Wan’er wasn’t an outsider.
Listening to Bai Ji’s voice message, Yu Xiaoduo was astonished. Sister Bai had said this was a small matter—how could this be called small? If it blew up, it would become an international dispute.
But Sister Bai was truly amazing. He admired women like her so much—righteous at heart, so captivating. He was going to be drawn to Sister Bai.
No, no, no—this was just Yun’er’s test for him.
“After hearing about Sister Bai’s situation, Wan’er, do you have any ideas?” Bai Ji asked teasingly.
Yu Xiaoduo felt depressed—that one boast had completely trapped him. “Sister Bai, don’t worry. I’ll figure something out for you.”
“Alright, I was just joking with you. Chatting with Wan’er has improved my mood quite a bit. Focus on your work—I still need to meet someone, so I’ll stop here.”
Putting down the phone, Yu Xiaoduo let out a heavy sigh. Sister Bai was such a good woman. He’d taken advantage of her, and now that she was in trouble, he had to find a way to help.
Who to ask for help—that was the question.
With these thoughts, Yu Xiaoduo arrived at the office and sat in Gu Wan’er’s boss chair.
Suddenly Yu Xiaoduo sat up straight, two words popping into his mind.
Little Uncle.
Wasn’t he making a name for himself abroad? From what Yu Xiaoduo knew of his little uncle, he was at least a big-shot level figure. He probably had a way to solve this. A phone call would tell.
Yu Xiaoduo took out his phone and paused. This matter needed Gu Wan’er to bring up—how could he, as a woman, explain it?
“Hey, Sister Bai’s in big trouble.” He dialed Gu Wan’er’s number and exclaimed, scaring her so much she nearly lost control of the car.
“What happened to Sister Bai?” Gu Wan’er asked anxiously. Even though it was mostly Yu Xiaoduo interacting with Sister Bai, Sister Bai had always been helping her. Now that Sister Bai was in trouble, how could she stand by?
“Is Xiao Luan in the car?”
“She’s already gotten off. I’m on my way back to the company now.”
“Sister Bai’s ship abroad has been detained.”
“What! Detained!” Gu Wan’er gasped. This was serious.
Yu Xiaoduo responded with a grave “Mm” and explained the situation, which got Gu Wan’er’s blood boiling. Sister Bai was her idol—such noble spirit was something she could hardly match.
“I’ll call Grandpa and ask if he has any ideas.”
“Wait—do you have a good relationship with your grandpa? This isn’t a small matter. It could affect you,” Yu Xiaoduo warned.
“I can’t worry about that right now. How could I not help Sister Bai?”
“Of course we have to help. Here’s what we’ll do—first call my little uncle and ask if he has any ideas.” Yu Xiaoduo felt he was the “main culprit” and couldn’t afford to waste Gu Wan’er’s resources.
Gu Wan’er was stunned. “Your little uncle?”
“Don’t ask so many questions for now. Just call and ask first.” Yu Xiaoduo hung up.
Gu Wan’er simply pulled over to the side of the road, scrolled through yesterday’s call log, quickly found the number, thought about what to say, and dialed.
The call connected after three rings, but Gu Wan’er heard loud electronic music—probably a bar or club, as expected.
“Xiaoduo, hold on.”
About half an hour later, Tang Long chuckled. “Calling your little uncle on your own initiative—must be bad news.”
Yu Xiaoduo’s little uncle guessed right. “Little Uncle, I’ve run into a bit of trouble and wanted to ask you about it.”
“Oh ho, so even you run into trouble? Tell me—even if you poked a hole in the sky, your little uncle would patch it up for you.”
Hearing this, Gu Wan’er felt the little uncle was bragging a bit. “I have a friend who’s run into trouble abroad.”
“You have a friend??” Tang Long sounded surprised.
“Yeah.”
“A woman?”
Gu Wan’er felt something was off about his tone but pressed on. “Uh, yeah.”
“Pretty? Slept with her yet?”
Gu Wan’er: “…”
“Little Uncle, just a friend. Friend. Friend.” Gu Wan’er emphasized heavily.
“Tsk. Would you ask your little uncle for help over an ordinary friend? Kid, I know exactly what color fart you’re about to let the moment you stick your butt up.”
Gu Wan’er was completely speechless.
“Fine, friend. Where is she, what did she do?”
“She’s in Puntamishu. Her cargo ship was seized by local customs.”
Tang Long immediately blurted, “Holy crap!”
“Huh?”
“You brat, don’t tell me you’re talking about Boss Bai.” Tang Long never would’ve expected this—someone actually speaking up for Boss Bai.
Gu Wan’er was stunned. How did Little Uncle know? “Yeah.”
“You’ve got some serious guts, courting Boss Bai. Aren’t you afraid of being hacked to pieces?” Tang Long clicked his tongue. When it came to picking up girls, his nephew really was something else.
“I told you, we’re friends.”
Tang Long tutted twice and said seriously, “Since you’re just friends, then your little uncle won’t beat around the bush—I can’t help.”
