Chapter 1921 - 67: Pranks

The sudden silence was the most unnerving.

Just as Meng Fan’s fingertips touched his chin, he abruptly stopped at her words, his starry eyes gazing into hers with a playful smile curling at his lips.

Gu Yunbo felt a bit guilty under his gaze, not daring to meet his eyes, she pretended to survey the surroundings.

Gao Jinglin knew they were doomed the moment Gu Yunbo said she’d massage him. In his whole life, he had never seen anyone daring to take advantage of the Young Chairman, and anyone who did hadn’t been recognizable even to their own parents after the beating they’d receive.

No way, he had to protect Sister Bo.

"Sister Bo!" Gao Jinglin patted Gu Yunbo’s shoulder, saying loudly, "Quit chatting, it’s your turn to draw a tile."

"Oh, oh!" Gu Yunbo discreetly gave Gao Jinglin an appreciative look, and the latter grinned smugly. Little did they realize, their interactions seemed like playful flirtation to others, prompting those unaware of the situation to tease, thinking Gu Yunbo was Gao Jinglin’s girlfriend.

As a result, Meng Fan’s face turned instantly dark. Since when did the woman he kept become someone else’s girlfriend?

Standing in place, Chen Yingjie felt the repeated presence of lethal intent. He keenly observed the surroundings and instinctively moved a bit further from Meng Fan. Retreating to Xu Qigang’s side, he whispered, "Deputy Team Leader, don’t you feel it’s dangerous?"

"Yes!" Xu Qigang nodded solemnly, "In the future, stay away from that Gu Yunbo."

"Why?"

"For your own good."

Now Chen Yingjie was more confused. Why did everything the Deputy Team Leader say go over his head?

Seeing his bewildered expression, Xu Qigang lightly smacked him on the head, "Because someone wouldn’t like it."

"Oh, oh, oh..." In truth, he still didn’t understand, but he would resolutely follow the Deputy Team Leader’s orders.

Xu Qigang wanted to say more, but familiar folks came over to greet him, leaving him no time to further explain to Chen Yingjie.

"Let’s play, let’s play." Someone feeling strangely guilty sat back down and invited the other three players to continue.

The other three sat in their chairs, simultaneously exchanging glances between Meng Fan and Gu Yunbo, then continued to pretend they saw nothing and resumed playing.

Gu Yunbo was skilled at playing cards. Not only could she play well, but she was also adept at cheating. After the mahjong wall was reset and the game restarted, she abandoned her strident moves, playing obediently while silently praying, wishing the Young Chairman would leave quickly. His overwhelming presence was terrifying her.

The main issue was that with him standing behind her, she didn’t dare to cheat! Her living expenses for the next half year were at stake here, and if she lost, she’d be left with nothing for a year, let alone six months.

Unfortunately, God didn’t hear Gu Yunbo’s hopes. Meng Fan remained standing behind her, arms crossed, watching intently.

Her hand trembled as she played a tile. She intended to discard an Eight Wan but ended up playing a Fa Cai instead.

"Got it, pay up, pay up." Xiao Yanjing across the table beamed with a wide smile.

They were playing a payout game, where the discarder pays, and if someone wins on a self-draw, all three others pay. Xiao Yanjing, with seven or eight flowers in front of him, was due quite a bit of cash even though the stakes weren’t high.

Reluctantly paying up, Gu Yunbo felt her heart ache to death, wishing she could stand up and chase Meng Fan away.

"Young Chairman, please sit, no need to stand!" Now it got worse; not only did he not leave, but someone without insight hurriedly offered a seat, inviting Meng Fan to sit down.

Grinding her teeth secretly, Gu Yunbo wished she could bite to death the person who brought the chair, hoping Meng Fan wouldn’t sit. Don’t sit, you are the Young Chairman, meant to stand nobly amidst the clouds, not idly spectate others playing mahjong!

This really didn’t match his demeanor and image.