Chapter 155: Somewhat Interesting

After parting ways with Zhong Yunze, Antianfeng arrived at the house of an old friend.

In the morning, he came downstairs to have breakfast with his old friend. As soon as he reached the dining room, he heard his friend say, “Antianfeng, I heard you failed in Zilang!”

Antianfeng’s heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged. He angrily rebuked, “Nonsense!”

“Nonsense? I heard all about it. You went to help Old Zhong’s son, but ended up making things worse. Now the project has been taken over by a rival company!”

Antianfeng’s face turned red with embarrassment. He said, “Helping doesn’t necessarily mean success.”

He continued, “It’s not that I, Antianfeng, lack ability, but the opponent was too cunning. Even a deity descending from heaven couldn’t have resolved it!”

His old friend burst into laughter, filling the dining room with a cheerful atmosphere.

“You’re just bluffing. How could that company, with only a few people, possibly remain undetected?” Though he didn’t know the specific details, it didn’t stop him from mocking Antianfeng.

“I said it couldn’t be done, so it couldn’t. If anyone can uncover them, I’ll run around naked!” Antianfeng swore.

“Right, no one will investigate now anyway. And you’re only offering one million? Tsk tsk tsk.”

His friend’s words struck a chord with Antianfeng, who then changed his words: “If anyone can uncover them, I, Antianfeng, will run around naked!”

“Alright, you’re acting like a child. Why don’t you promise to marry your daughter to him?” His friend waved his hand, clearly enjoying himself.

“You wish!” Antianfeng laughed heartily as he sat down at the table and began eating breakfast.

They chatted from old times to the present, eventually moving on to topics like the household’s housekeeper.

At this moment, Antianfeng’s phone rang.

Seeing it was Zhong Yunze calling, Antianfeng turned on speakerphone and placed the phone beside him while continuing to spread jam on his bread.

“Uncle Antianfeng, we found it!” Zhong Yunze’s voice came from the phone.

“What did you find?” Antianfeng was momentarily stunned.

“It’s the inside—”

Before Zhong Yunze could finish, Antianfeng suddenly shouted, “Ouch!”

He threw his bread onto the floor.

“What’s wrong?” Zhong Yunze temporarily set aside the matter of the mole and expressed concern.

“Nothing, nothing at all. I just dropped my bread.” Antianfeng reached out, pretending to be calm as he turned off the speakerphone.

“Uncle Antianfeng, I’ve already—” Zhong Yunze was about to continue talking about the mole, but was interrupted again by Antianfeng.

“Wait a second. I’m busy now. I’ll call you back later.” With that, Antianfeng immediately hung up.

He sighed, proud of his quick thinking in cutting off Zhong Yunze in time.

However, his cleverness didn’t work.

His old friend grabbed Antianfeng’s hand: “Naked run!”

“What are you talking about? Naked run?” Antianfeng looked at his friend in confusion.

“Don’t think you can fool me. You said earlier that if someone found it out, you’d run around naked!” His friend had already guessed what Zhong Yunze was about to say.

“I said if someone found it out, but it hasn’t been found out yet!” Antianfeng tried to deceive.

“You still want to trick me? I’ll call Xiaoze right now.”

“No, no, no!” Antianfeng hurriedly stopped him. “I’ll treat you to some fun next time, okay?”

“I heard you have an island overseas?” His friend proposed terms.

“Fine, fine. How did you find out so quickly? I only bought that island not long ago!” Antianfeng complained.

Successfully extorting Antianfeng, his friend became curious again: “Call Xiaoze now. Let’s see how the problem you couldn’t solve in two weeks was suddenly resolved the moment you stopped getting involved.”

Antianfeng was also puzzled. He redialed Zhong Yunze’s number and asked for details.

After hearing Zhong Yunze’s explanation, Antianfeng and his friend were astonished.

“You’re saying that kid from yesterday morning solved it?” Antianfeng looked shocked. “Didn’t you say he was just there for show? Did you, boy, deceive even your Uncle Antianfeng with a ruse?”

“No, I really didn’t know. I was even more surprised than you when I heard the recording this morning!” Zhong Yunze hurriedly explained.

“Fascinating,” Antianfeng nodded. “Invite that older brother of yours. Let’s have a meal together.”

He wanted to ask Xia Yu in person how he managed to resolve in one day what had taken him two weeks.

“Okay,” Zhong Yunze agreed. “Also, Uncle Antianfeng, regarding what you mentioned last time, I feel I still need your guidance…”

“Hahaha, I’ve often told Old Zhong before to come back and work for me. Now it’s finally happening. Alright, I’ll arrange it with my subordinates. Someone will come to see you in a few days.”

“Thank you, Uncle Antianfeng.” Zhong Yunze sighed after hanging up.

Although the mole had been found and the rival company could be defeated with the recording to reclaim the project, he was tired.

The Antianfeng he admired only had such ability. Relying on himself alone, where could he lead the company?

It would be better to take it easy.

He thought again about Xia Yu. How exactly did he do it?

He had been too upset earlier to ask for details.

Now it would be awkward to go back and ask. He’d wait until tomorrow, and then invite him to meet Antianfeng together.

In fact, even if he went to ask now, he wouldn’t get much of an answer, because Xia Yu had already arrived at An Siyao’s place.

“Did anything happen yesterday?” He asked An Siyao.

“I said I wasn’t feeling well and left directly,” An Siyao replied.

“Glad to hear it’s nothing serious,” Xia Yu relaxed.

“Um, may I ask why you did such a thing?” An Siyao asked cautiously.

She was very puzzled about what Xia Yu had been doing recently.

Xia Yu pondered for a moment. Should he deceive An Siyao again, claim it’s classified information, or reveal a bit of the truth?

From the beginning until now, he had already deceived An Siyao many times.

Well, this time he’d just tell her it’s a secret.

According to habit, before speaking, Xia Yu reviewed what An Siyao had asked, and only then did he realize he had overlooked something.

These days, using the girl’s identity, he had been rallying students and suppressing enemies. Was this really what An Siyao wanted to do?

The character he had built and An Siyao’s inherent personality were so different. When he wasn’t around, how did An Siyao deal with those who believed in the persona he had created?

Wasn’t this disregard for her feelings, selfishly placing An Siyao exactly where he wanted her, just like that previous head maid?

But this mission was related to Xu Youxiang’s leg.

Xia Yu wanted to ask An Siyao specifically what she thought, but he felt he couldn’t really ask anything meaningful.

Just like when the head maid had An Siyao arranging flowers, painting, playing piano, and keeping a fixed schedule like a robot all day, she must have asked how An Siyao felt, and An Siyao must have given the answer the head maid wanted.

Next week, after coming to Yaoguang with Liu Manman, he’d observe things.

But before that, he could try asking.