Chapter 150: These Two Days Are Inconvenient (First Snippet)

Tan Songhai also wore a deeply embarrassed expression. Seeing everyone staring at him with looks of utter disbelief, he had no choice but to stand up and wait a moment before finally speaking.

"Everyone, we are all old companions here, and even the younger ones are not outsiders. I will speak plainly: Silver Dragon will sooner or later belong to Dongzi and Xue'er, so I won't say much more about that. Now Dongzi wants to go out and make his own way, intending to rebuild the Chu Family, and as an elder, I cannot hold him back. After all, even if I tied him by my side, if they aren't happy, making all the money in the world has no meaning. Furthermore, I have no way to disagree with Dongzi's reasoning; even I feel he is doing the right thing. He is a young man with ambition. Therefore, I have decided to let go."

Tan Songhai's voice grew louder. "Everyone present knows that the Chu Family ran into trouble a few years ago, but very few know that the current Silver Dragon actually survived by drawing nourishment from the Chu Family. Without the Chu Family, Silver Dragon would have ceased to exist long ago. This was because a few years ago, my investment miscalculation led to a foreign fund swallowing up a massive amount of capital. Everyone only knows that the hole was later patched, but very few know how it was patched, right? That money was provided by the Chu Family during their most difficult circumstances, and that was precisely what accelerated the decline of the Chu Family. Yet yesterday, when I explicitly stated my intention to rename Silver Dragon to the Chu Family, Dongzi refused again. He asked me, if we were in his shoes, what would we do? I was left speechless. Therefore, I hope everyone here can understand today."

Tan Songhai looked somewhat desolate, a sight that almost made Chu Dong's heart soften.

Despite the reluctance, everyone fell silent, and Chu Dong's resignation was passed in silence.

Truthfully, the resignation of an acting president did not even need the board of directors' approval; it wasn't as though a new president was being appointed. Doing this was simply Chu Dong's way of showing respect. Having spoken his mind, even if everyone felt somewhat unhappy, they accepted it, saving his future father-in-law any further difficulty. Having completed this task, Chu Dong felt much lighter at heart. Politely declining everyone's offers of financial backing, Chu Dong took Tan Xue back to the villa in the development zone. Having lived here for quite some time, he had grown somewhat accustomed to it. Although it wasn't his own property, he felt a strong attachment to it. Tan Xue even wanted to buy it, but Chu Dong vetoed the idea. They could buy a place later if they had the chance; the interior decoration of this place wasn't quite to his liking, and besides, with money, anything could be accomplished.

Even though Chu Dong had now resigned from his position at Silver Dragon, his surface net worth exceeded one hundred million, so this little bit of money meant nothing to him. It was just that the house wasn't new, and buying a secondhand home didn't feel quite right to him.

"Alright, we need to hold a meeting." Chu Dong sat on the sofa in the villa's living room holding a cup of coffee, striking a big-boss pose toward Tan Xue, Li Youlan, and little Yu'er. "Based on the current situation, our stay in this villa has come to an end. Looking at the time, it's almost time to go to Beijing. Once we leave at the end of the month, we won't need this place anymore. I'm pretty much prepared on my end; I just don't know how things are over in Beijing. If there are any changes, it'll save me some trouble..."

"Whose side is going to change?" Tan Xue interrupted Chu Dong. "Brother Dong, your task is to go home with Lanlan and bring her back safely. If you let someone else snatch her away, don't bother coming back."

"Brother-in-law, I'm rooting for you," little Yu'er cheered Chu Dong on.

"My standards aren't high; just don't make too much of a fool of yourself, and heaven be praised," Li Youlan clearly still didn't have high hopes for Chu Dong. Although this kid had displayed some miraculous traits, he was always unsettling. Her old man had told her that several of those people were exceptionally outstanding; if Chu Dong remained so carefree and slick, it was truly hard to say he wouldn't be wiped out the moment they met.

"What are you talking about? Me? So gentle and refined, dashing and debonair, witty and astute, loved by everyone and adored by all..." Chu Dong certainly wouldn't allow anyone to blaspheme his capabilities like that, and quickly defended himself.

"Right, even dog-dung moss looks exceptionally vibrant when it sees you." Still needing a favor from him, she couldn't keep opposing him endlessly, so Li Youlan tossed out a sarcastic remark, grabbed Tan Xue, and bolted, otherwise the argument would never end.

"How is that any way to talk?" Chu Dong shouted at Li Youlan's retreating back. Seeing that no one paid him any mind, he sat pouting on the sofa. "I shouldn't have agreed so early; they simply don't take me seriously at all."

Seeing little Yu'er giggling secretly, Chu Dong felt he had lost all face. He pointed upstairs, his voice not loud, but his momentum thoroughly arrogant. "Get down here right now, or I'll squash you like a bug! You little girl actually dare to disgust me? Back in the day when I was peeing against the wind, you were still playing with mud..."

"Brother-in-law, mind the artistic expression of your language," little Yu'er patted Chu Dong's shoulder very solemnly. "I'm going upstairs. You carry on."

With no one else left, the massive living room was down to just Chu Dong alone. His coffee had gone cold; Chu Dong drained it in large gulps, then stormed upstairs to sleep in a huff.

With the New Year fast approaching, Li Youlan began bustling about the trip back to Beijing. Tan Xue volunteered to accompany Li Youlan shopping, while Chu Dong deliberately avoided the two sisters who took every chance to strike blows at his ego. Even when accompanying little Yu'er to study the dry and boring subjects of math, physics, and chemistry, he firmly refused to go out with them. Tan Xue and Li Youlan bought plenty of gifts, returning every day laden with large bags and small parcels, sorting them out one by one while whispering instructions: this is for grandpa, that is for dad...

When it came time to book tickets, Chu Dong emerged and stubbornly refused to take a plane, his attitude completely unshakeable.

"No way, absolutely not. That thing is way too unsafe."

"Nonsense, the accident rate for airplanes is the lowest. If you don't believe me, search the internet; there's data to prove it." Li Youlan was used to comfort and didn't want to waste a huge amount of time on the road.

"That may be," Chu Dong nodded in concession. "But the fatality rate is also the highest. Look here, even if a train derails, when does it wipe everyone out? Car crashes that send everyone to the netherworld are also rare. If a plane crashes, the few who survive are called miracles—miracles, understand?"

"Coward, I never imagined you'd be afraid of death to this extent. And you call yourself a real man?" Li Youlan looked at Chu Dong with extreme disdain and turned her head away, ignoring him.

"This isn't about being afraid of death or not; it's about whether it's worth it or not." Chu Dong never yielded to anyone in theoretical debates. "Choking to death on a bowl of rice can be considered dying for a worthy cause, because replenishing energy is a major matter. Dying of exhaustion from playing mahjong is a bit harder for people to accept, isn't it?"

"Shut up. Are you going to take the plane or not?" Li Youlan wasn't entirely unwilling to strike back at his crooked logic, but she knew that would only invite an even fiercer barrage from Chu Dong, so she asked him straight to the point.

"Not taking it, absolutely not. There's no room for discussion on this." Back when he traveled to and from the United States, Chu Dong would rather take a cruise ship than set foot on a plane; his fear of heights was something only he knew about.

"Are you staging an uprising?" Seeing that things had reached an impasse, Tan Xue had no choice but to step in.

"Don't threaten me. This time, not only am I staging an uprising, but if you force me onto a plane, I'm fully capable of starting a revolution." Chu Dong wouldn't give face to anyone.

"Brother Dong, just humor Lanlan this once." Seeing that tough tactics wouldn't work, Tan Xue switched to softness, sitting down beside Chu Dong and leaning close to whisper, "If you agree, I'll sleep with you tonight..."

"Really?" His eyes widening to the size of saucers, Chu Dong was tempted. For the longest time, Tan Xue's attitude toward him had shifted dramatically, but she had never been this proactive before. The last time they got heavily drunk, they had already shared a bed, but due to unexpected circumstances, absolutely nothing happened. Could it be that this time there was actually a chance?

"When have I ever gone back on my word? Besides, have you ever seen me fail to keep a promise?" Seeing that she had made an opening, Tan Xue's voice grew even more tender.

Swallowing hard, Chu Dong surrendered with zero backbone. "Well... one day won't cut it, at least three days."

"Three days it is, but you have to promise to handle things brilliantly this time." Tan Xue raised her small hand.

"Deal, it's a bargain." Chu Dong high-fived Tan Xue, feeling utterly wonderful inside. Normally, little Yu'er wasn't too bad, but Li Youlan constantly monopolized Tan Xue, leaving him with zero opportunities to get close. This time, his wish was finally going to be fulfilled.

Chu Dong ate an extra bowl of rice at dinner because he felt that might guarantee a bit of physical stamina. Feeling overwhelmingly elated in his heart, by not even eight o'clock he obediently went to wash up, humming a little tune while brushing his teeth and admiring himself endlessly in the mirror. If his hair hadn't been cut so short that he couldn't change it, he would have even wanted to switch his crew cut to a slicked-back style.

Little Yu'er had no idea what was going on. Seeing Chu Dong acting this way, she chased after him with a thermometer, insisting on checking if he had a high fever and was delirious. As a result, she was spun around, caught by Chu Dong, and given a fierce kiss, leaving her forehead smeared with toothpaste foam.

When joyous occasions befall a person, their spirit soars. Chu Dong felt that this upcoming bridal night was arriving a bit too abruptly. Filled with a joy so intense he had nowhere to vent it, after dinner he not only changed the duvet cover, but meticulously smoothed out the large bed six whole times.

Feeling that time was crawling, and looking at Tan Xue in her alluring, tender-pink pajamas, Chu Dong felt an itch in his heart as if a kitten's claws were scratching at it, driving him half-mad. Hampered by the presence of Li Youlan and little Yu'er, he had to forcibly suppress himself—an agonizing sensation indeed.

Enduring until it finally hit ten o'clock, Chu Dong glanced sideways at the three beauties still watching television and gave Tan Xue a pointed look. "I'm going to sleep first. You guys turn in early too."

He deliberately emphasized the word "sleep" to catch Tan Xue's attention, then headed upstairs, looking back every few steps.

Remarkably, Tan Xue actually kept her word. Not long after Chu Dong returned to his room, she walked in with her head lowered, her pretty face flushed with shyness—a sight that made Chu Dong's heart surge even more tumultuously.

"Xue'er, I actually took two showers today, just waiting for you to come." Chu Dong chuckled stupidly.

"Brother Dong, I knew you were good to me." Acting thoroughly docile, Tan Xue kicked off her small slippers, climbed onto the bed, and lay down beside Chu Dong. Sniffing the quilt with her little nose, she gave Chu Dong a sweet smile. "It smells really good, I just like this."

"I like it too..." Chu Dong pulled Tan Xue into a tight embrace, kissed her slender neck, and slid his hand forward, only to find his wandering fingers intercepted by Tan Xue's small hand.

"Brother Dong..." Though her mind was already wandering in a haze of passion, at the critical moment Tan Xue still caught Chu Dong's trespassing claws and whispered a sentence that instantly extinguished his enthusiasm: "Brother Dong, I... I'm not convenient these couple of days..."

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