Bo Nianyao stared at her.
Gu Anxi stretched. "Dad Bo, it’s getting late. Good night."
"Wait a mont," Bo Nianyao stopped her.
He pointed to a bowl of rock sugar water beside him. "Your Mom Bo left this for you. She said you should drink it before bed. Gallivanting out in this blazing sun with a bunch of old n... Aren’t you afraid of getting heatstroke?"
Gu Anxi obediently picked it up and finished it in small sips. "Thank you, Mom Bo and Dad Bo."
Bo Nianyao smiled. "Go on to bed."
Gu Anxi nodded and returned to the Orchid Room.
However, she didn’t go to sleep imdiately. Instead, she opened her laptop and worked late into the night.
She had been developing a little gadget recently. If she succeeded, she could really knock Bo Qing down a peg or two. Although victory would ultimately be theirs, she couldn’t let them get too complacent right now.
Under the desk lamp, Gu Anxi was engrossed in precise calculations. Finally, she inserted a USB drive.
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. The system announced, "Installation complete. Detection complete. System has automatically infiltrated the target’s system and can alter their attack vectors at any ti."
Gu Anxi’s fingers flew across the keyboard, rapidly typing several more commands, and a map appeared on the screen.
She moved the cursor around until it finally landed on a specific location.
It was none other than the Dark’s lair.
The system automatically issued an instruction: "Upon detection of an enemy attack, automatically execute counterasures."
Gu Anxi stretched again, thoroughly satisfied. A glance at the clock told her it was already three in the morning.
She skipped her shower and fell straight into bed.
「」
She didn’t wake up until nine the next morning. The first thing she did was reach for her phone, where she saw several ssages from her uncle.
She bolted upright with a start, rapping her head—
How could I have just fallen asleep like that?
The ssages from Bo Xichen were likely related to her activities the previous night. He ntioned he was preparing to return after the first experint concluded. Gu Anxi read the ssages several tis before calling him.
Bo Xichen answered imdiately, his voice slightly hoarse. "Awake?"
Gu Anxi humd in affirmation, her voice a little soft. "Is everything going smoothly on your end?"
Bo Xichen chuckled. "With my wife helping, of course, it’s going smoothly."
Little Sweetie stamred, "You... you found out?"
He smiled. "I just happened to see it."
If he hadn’t known her usual password, he wouldn’t have been able to get in.
Gu Anxi waited for a lecture that never ca, then asked softly, "Don’t you... disapprove?"
"There’s nothing to disapprove of," his voice was very gentle.
Relieved, she murmured an "oh," then quickly added, "Uncle, don’t you feel like we’ve beco a bit distant?"
They had only been married for a few days, yet the newlywed excitent had vanished, making them feel like an old married couple already. Was there so little enchantress by his side?
Bo Xichen laughed. "Distant? How so?"
He paused for a mont, then said, "There are several people here with . Are you sure you want to say more right now?"
"Never mind!" she said hastily and hung up, her face slightly flushed.
She missed her Uncle! She missed him terribly!
Gu Anxi got up, had breakfast, and then went to the company. Mrs. Bo imdiately started grumbling that Gu Anxi didn’t take care of her health, working herself to the bone for those ingrates in the Bo Family.
Bo Nianyao looked helpless, while Little Sweetie snickered secretly.
Mrs. Bo snorted. "Am I wrong? Look what we got after decades of devotion. The Old Master has truly gone too far."
She turned to Bo Nianyao. "Anyway, I don’t care anymore. Take all the family’s money and assets out right now and put them under Anxi’s na. Let them keep the empty title of the Bo Family."
Bo Nianyao glanced at Gu Anxi.
Little Sweetie, having finished the last sip of her soy milk, comforted Mrs. Bo, "Don’t worry, Mom Bo. The Bo Family won’t be lost."
Mrs. Bo laughed and chided affectionately, "I know you’ve always been the most capable one."
After Gu Anxi left, Bo Nianyao asked, "Does that an I, your husband, am not capable?"
Mrs. Bo snorted. "The two youngsters are the ones busy with everything, both inside and outside the house. You’re just here enjoying a life of leisure. How can you even say that?"
Bo Nianyao rubbed his nose.
Mrs. Bo’s tone softened. "I know you don’t want to have a complete falling out with the Old Master. And I know you’re even more concerned about ensuring the two children still have a lifeline if things go south. But you saw Bo Qing yesterday. Do you think he’d ever let Anxi go?"
Mrs. Bo continued, "We both know Anxi’s temperant. She’s willing to be close to soone as open-minded as King Jingyao, and they all get along very well. He dotes on her like a true sister or daughter. But Bo Qing? If he were capable of being open-minded, things wouldn’t have reached this state. And Anxi would never yield. Can’t you see that?"
Bo Nianyao sighed. "Yes."
Mrs. Bo’s voice grew tense. "Tonight, everything will depend on the Chu Family’s stance. I heard there’ll be news from South Africa at the banquet tonight, specifically to send a warning to the people of Beicheng. I reckon once that bombshell drops, these people will be scared out of their wits. Then, they’ll have no choice but to be at Bo Qing’s beck and call."
Bo Nianyao hesitated for a mont. "I think Anxi will find a way."
Mrs. Bo glared at him. "See? You’re pinning your hopes on Anxi again. She’s not omnipotent, you know. Can she decide where that bombshell lands? Of course not! Bo Qing will decide where it hits."
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