CHAPTER 69: HIGHLIGHT MOMENT

Old Bai’s words were really a buzzkill, but they conveniently left Chi Yu at a loss for words.

Crucially, Old Bai wasn’t sure if he had heard wrong and reached out to pat Dao An on the shoulder, "Did you hear a crow caw just now?"

Dao An was busy and focused earlier, ignoring other noises, and he replied to Old Bai, "I didn’t hear it, you misheard."

Old Bai wondered, "Then I probably misheard."

Just then, Gu Yuan’s voice rang out, "Old Bai, you didn’t mishear, there is indeed an annoying crow cawing."

Chi Yu: "..."

During the wait, Gu Yuan didn’t stay idle and was dealing with some business on her phone.

Whenever Gu Yuan was busy with work, Chi Yu would usually avoid disturbing her, as he did now, looking out from the bridge—

The banks of the stream were covered with wildflowers.

Most were buttercups with four yellow petals, growing abundantly in clusters by the river. And then there was the knotweed, which at a glance resembled foxtail grass.

On the opposite bank, in the wetland, there was a patch of golden cypress.

Chi Yu was tempted and moved to go under the bridge from the other end.

Gu Yuan didn’t care where Chi Yu went; she found a spot to sit down and had just opened a spreadsheet when her WeChat buzzed twice, indicating a friend request.

This was her personal WeChat, and the people who could add her were no ordinary acquaintances.

She opened it to take a look.

Someone named [Spring] was requesting to add her as a friend.

That name was certainly festive and full of spring vibes.

However, there was no note, nor was there a business card recommendation, so Gu Yuan ignored it and exited to continue looking at the spreadsheet.

Once she finished browsing the spreadsheet, the tires were almost changed. Dao An came over, wiping his hands, and said to Gu Yuan, "President Gu, it’s done, we can leave now."

Gu Yuan put away her phone; just as she stood up, her phone rang again with an incoming call.

The area code showed: Yanjing.

Gu Yuan pondered for two seconds, recalling the recent WeChat friend request, and answered the phone, "Hello."

The caller said, "This is Yu Rujin."

The caller continued, "Please accept my WeChat friend request; I’ve been waiting for a long time."

Then the call ended.

’Beep beep beep beep beep beep’

Gu Yuan was silent for a moment, "..."

It must be the Quan Family Matriarch.

Because in Gu Yuan’s memory, the only person named Yu Rujin was the Quan Family Matriarch, especially since she had just given the elderly lady her contact information, and here she was, already adding her on WeChat.

The elderly lady was indeed vigorous despite her age.

Gu Yuan hadn’t seen the Quan Family Matriarch in a long time; the last meeting was at a rough stone auction years ago, where the wealthy lady spent lavishly to acquire a rough stone, which later yielded a spectacular ice-type Purple Jade, causing a sensation in the stone world.

Gu Yuan was present then and witnessed that highlight moment firsthand.

She reopened WeChat and accepted the friend request from [Spring].

Once successfully added as a friend, the phone buzzed twice and then a message came through.

[Spring]: Phone calls affect my communication, please don’t mind.

A few seconds later—

Gu Yuan replied: I don’t mind.

Gu Yuan’s WeChat name was just her name, and this was a new account with only a few friends. Her profile picture was simple, just a random shot of a tabby cat used as the avatar.

Above the chat box, it showed that the other party was typing...

Gu Yuan waited a while, seeing ’the other party is typing...’ appear and disappear intermittently, not knowing if words were being typed and then deleted, or if a long message was being composed.

She turned off the screen, opened the car door, preparing to get in.