Oh, dear! Fish me again

Thursday, October 10, 11 a.m.

Tang Yuechi, the young head of the Tang family and a sought-after elite figure in City A, appeared in a low-key manner in an old residential area.

The man in a neat suit got out of the back seat of the car with his head lowered and adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose.

He told the driver to wait at the door and walked in slowly.

Bauhinia Villa is one of the earliest wealthy areas in City A. In the past, only high-ranking officials and nobles were qualified to live there.

It has been too long now and times have changed.

Half of the households in the villa area have moved away, and among the remaining residents, most are elderly people in their fifties. The atmosphere is deserted and depressed.

Thirteen years ago, Tang Yuechi was led in along this road and walked into the villa that he had only seen in calendar pictures.

*

At that time, the head of the Tang family was seriously ill and his only daughter was accidentally lost, so he spread the news that he wanted to find a suitable boy among his relatives to adopt.

Tang Yuechi will always remember that day when he was wearing old trousers that exposed his ankles and standing awkwardly in the yard of the villa which was planted with beautiful roses.

In front of him stood a dozen little boys carved out of gold and jade, each one looking smarter and more lovable than the other.

Compared to these children, he was just an orphan whose parents died early and lived with his aunt. Strictly speaking, he had no blood relationship with the Tang family at all, and he was just accompanying his two cousins ​​that day.

Moreover, he is already thirteen years old. He is too old to be tamed and is the least likely to be chosen.

In his thirteen years of life, luck had never come to Tang Yuechi, but that day he was abnormally taken care of.

His adoptive father came out in his home pajamas, his face was very pale, but he was still the most handsome person he had ever seen.

After a casual look around, his adoptive father chose him.

After two years of living together and teaching him carefully, the man finally handed over the entire Tang family to him.

Therefore, Tang Yuechi never dared to slack off and put all his energy into the Tang family's business.

Still single.

...

Today is his adoptive father's birthday. Every year on this day, Tang Yuechi would return to this old house and stay alone for a while.

He went around the villa in front as he did in previous years, but saw a girl by the wall of the old house.

The walls of the old villas were all built very high. She stood on the edge of the flower bed, tiptoed and tried to peek into the wall.

Tang Yuechi walked over and spoke in a deep voice,

"Who are you looking for?"

The girl by the wall was startled and turned around suddenly.

Her waist-length hair spread out like a shower, revealing a face that was enough to amaze everyone.

A slight ripple appeared on Tang Yuechi's originally calm face, because the face in front of him was surprisingly similar to the adoptive father in his memory.

"ah..."

The girl panicked and lost her balance, falling backwards.

Tang Yuechi subconsciously moved forward and took the person into his arms.

*

After a dizzying moment, Tang Shu finally stood firm and immediately withdrew from the man's arms in shame.

She raised her eyes cautiously and looked at him quietly.

Men and boys are two different concepts, with obvious differences in both body shape and temperament.

The man in front of him was wearing a white shirt and black trousers, with his suit jacket casually draped over his arm. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and he looked like an elite.

His black hair was combed back neatly, but a strand of it was left between his eyebrows, adding a touch of evil charm to his steadiness.

He has sharp facial features, deep eyes, and a pair of silver-framed glasses on his nose.

Although he is not old, he is very powerful.

Tang Shu's face gradually turned red, and she softly accused him.

"Uncle, you scared me..."

The man's face darkened and he asked again,

"Who are you looking for?"

"I'm not looking for anyone... I'm just taking a look..."

Tang Shu thought about it and asked him uncertainly, "Is this uncle's house?"

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but his face seemed to have become even darker.

"Ah."

With a cold attitude, it was clear that he didn't want to get involved with her, and the man walked straight towards the iron gate.

Tang Shu bit her lip and hurriedly chased after him.

"Anything else?" The man frowned.

Tang Shu's eyes turned red with anxiety. She finally mustered up the courage to ask him,

"Can I...can I come to your house?"

*

Tang Yuechi adjusted his glasses and looked up and down at the girl in front of him.

She was wearing the school uniform of No. 1 Middle School. She looked no more than eighteen or nineteen years old. She was very smart and pretty without being vulgar.

but.....

Are young girls nowadays so open-minded?

"do not mean that!"

She obviously realized that what she said was ambiguous, and she quickly explained to him with a red face.

"I just want to go into your house and take a look. I have no other intentions, uncle. I am not a thief..."

Oh... I thought I was mistaken for a thief... I'm pretty innocent...

Tang Yuechi's patience was inexplicably good today. He asked her,

"reason."

The girl looked up in confusion, and without any warning, her nose suddenly wrinkled and she started crying.

She wiped her tears with her hands, but they still kept flowing.

"I'm sorry uncle, I'm not pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy... I just felt like crying for no reason when I saw this house... I was supposed to go to school today, but somehow I ended up here..."

Seeing that Tang Yuechi didn't respond, the girl hurriedly ran to the wall, took out her wallet from her schoolbag, and handed it to him.

"Uncle, if you are worried, I will give you my ID card and student ID card..."

Tang Yuechi has been in the business world for many years and is very good at judging people.

The girl in front of him had no bad intentions.

Her face was full of apologies for causing him trouble, her eyes were wide open but she just couldn't stop crying.

He took the wallet and casually opened it and took a look.

Ok?

"Your name is Tang Shu? Are you from South City?"

The girl nodded immediately and looked up at him eagerly, looking both obedient and pitiful.

Tang Yuechi didn't know what he was thinking of. He opened the rusty iron door and stepped aside.

"...Go in."

*

Tang Shu entered the gate but did not rush to the villa in front.

She glanced around and walked towards the abandoned flower bed in the corner.

The flower garden had been abandoned for many years, with only dead vines and weeds half a person tall left on the ground.

Tang Shu stood by the side for a while, then ran into the weeds, stopped at one place, squatted down and pulled away all the grass.

A little garden elf with a pointy hat appeared from inside.

Due to the passage of time, the elf has completely faded, but it is still intact.

She hesitantly opened the base and pulled out a long key.

Tang Yuechi's eyes flashed and he walked over.

That was the key to the main building of the villa, and he didn't even know there was another key hidden here.

Tang Shu lowered her head and stared at the key, then suddenly stood up, turned around and looked at Tang Yuechi.

Her face was covered with tears, her eyes were unfocused,

Crying and speaking,

"dad...."

After saying that, he fell backwards.

*

dad?

Tang Yuechi's expression finally changed, and he stepped forward to catch Tang Shu.

He certainly wouldn't be so stupid as to think that the person calling "Dad" was actually referring to himself.

He frowned and looked at the unconscious Tang Shu in his arms, then remembered something.

Suddenly he lowered his head, turned Tang Shu's body around, and lifted the hem of her shirt at the back of her waist.

There is a small blue mole on the waist.