Chapter 223: Chapter 223: Narcissism is Also a Skill
Lu Yiyun spoke up, "Second Brother Tang is barely managing his own affairs right now; where would he have the time to gossip about Brother Tang’s matters."
As soon as these words were out, everyone keenly picked up on the gossipy undertone.
Gu Yan sighed silently in her heart. Today both Tang brothers couldn’t escape this group of people who looked decent but were actually more gossipy than entertainment reporters, stripping them bare!
Lu Fusheng said, "Spill what you know."
Lu Yiyun asked, "What’s in it for me?"
Lu Fusheng responded, "Nothing in it, but are you sure you can keep it to yourself?"
Lu Yiyun retorted, "I’m sure!"
Lu Fusheng suddenly changed his tune, "I’m suddenly not that interested in Second Young Master Tang’s gossip. Oh, here comes a beauty instead; the allure of a beauty is much greater."
Lu Yiyun, "..."
Others, "..."
Young Master Lu, can we believe what you’re saying?
Lu Yiyun, "Is the beauty as good-looking as the killer sister?"
Lu Fusheng, "...just shut up!"
Lu Yiyun smiled smugly in front of his phone; he hit Lu Fusheng’s sore spot, ready to make him bristle at any moment, huh.
Xue Jiarui asked, "By the way, what happened with Second Young Master Tang?"
Lu Yiyun said, "Last night when Second Brother Tang was taking me back, he ran into his sweetheart. It seemed like she misunderstood that there was something going on between him and me, and she left without saying a word, completely ignoring him. Second Brother Tang, being the quiet type, didn’t know to explain, and then he too said nothing and left with me."
Lu Yiyun couldn’t help but laugh as he spoke about this; those two are truly awkward to the core!
Xiang Linghao commented, "Seems like since Young Master Tang’s love life is going smoothly, it’s now time for Second Young Master Tang to have a hard time?"
Lu Fusheng said, "Ha, as if our Second Young Master Tang’s love life has ever been smooth."
Everyone fell silent. It really seemed to be the case.
Second Young Master Tang developed feelings six years ago, only to be separated for six years. The twists and turns in between have truly been difficult for him.
Gu Yan watched them talk and felt that Second Young Master Tang was quite pitiful too.
Xue Jiarui said, "Humph, that little old guy, serves him right."
After taking turns berating Tang Yuxiu, they moved on to Tang Mubei, unaware of it themselves, making Gu Yan feel a bit sympathetic for them.
So she kindly tapped the keyboard on her phone and sent out an ellipsis.
Then, there was a momentary silence in the group.
And after that, everyone exclaimed in unison, "Damn!"
Lu Fusheng said, "Tang Yuxiu, you are actually here!"
When did he get here? Could he have gone through the chat history?
You Shuyang was internally collapsing, caught red-handed once again while spilling gossip about the young master.
Lu Yiyun asked, "Brother Tang, how long have you been online?"
Gu Yan, under Tang Yuxiu’s username, replied, "I’ve been lurking all along."
Everyone, "..."
Xiang Linghao exclaimed, "Damn! Since when did you become so sneaky and composed!"
In the past, he would have jumped out to attack them long ago, not letting the conversation extend to Second Young Master Tang.
Gu Yan wanted to say that it was because she wasn’t Tang Yuxiu, but from the kitchen, Tang Yuxiu called her to eat.
So she didn’t even bother to reply, turned off her phone, and slowly strolled into the kitchen.
Meanwhile, the few in the group who hadn’t seen another reply from Tang Yuxiu for a while thought he was plotting how to retaliate against them, making them uneasy.
Little did they know that Young Master Tang had been cooking in the kitchen all along, unaware of what they had said...
Gu Yan walked into the dining room and saw neatly arranged plates on the table, even the dishes on top looked carefully arranged, delicate and tidy, with each piece of a vegetable having its own designated spot.
This was indeed in line with Young Master Tang’s personality.
However, Gu Yan was surprised that none of the dishes were burnt! They looked quite presentable, almost like how they should appear when bought!
It seemed the preparations Young Master Tang made in advance were useful after all.
So intelligence really does matter; even in the least skilled area of the kitchen, he learned faster than anyone else.
Gu Yan sat down, picked up her chopsticks, and took the first bite, then nodded in satisfaction, "Tastes good."
The texture and flavor of the dish were almost intact; Young Master Tang was truly versatile.
Upon hearing her approval and praise, Young Master Tang felt immensely proud, and the previous tension vanished, replaced by an indifferent facade, though he was quite pleased inside.
Gu Yan didn’t call him out on it and lavishly praised him, "Boss, your improvement is astonishing. From previously short-circuiting the villa’s electrics while cooking porridge to now being able to heat dishes without ruining them, I’m really impressed!"
Young Master Tang gave a snort of arrogance, "This is supposed to be really easy; it was an accident last time."
The proud Young Master Tang would never admit to being unable to do such tasks, even if it was his first attempt in life.
Gu Yan nodded along with his words, then asked, "Boss, how come your skills suddenly got so good?"
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Tang Yuxiu’s eyes stiffened, then quickly recovered, "Of course, it’s because I’m highly intelligent. This kind of small matter is no challenge for me."
He certainly wouldn’t tell her that he had specially learned for an entire afternoon from You Shuyang to improve so rapidly.
That would be too embarrassing.
Gu Yan silently listened to him telling blatant lies with a straight face, even praising himself.
If she hadn’t just seen Assistant You’s revelations, she might have foolishly believed it was really due to Tang Yuxiu’s intelligence, where practice makes perfect, and he figured it out himself.
Young Master Tang, how could you deceive my feelings like this.
"Boss, can you not be narcissistic all the time?"
"Ha, stating a fact is also narcissism?" Tang Yuxiu retorted, "If that’s the case, narcissism is also a skill, so why should I be modest?"
Gu Yan, "..." You simply can’t hold a proper conversation with someone with such twisted logic.
Gu Yan’s stomach growled a few times, she glanced at the man opposite her, "I think we should eat."
Tang Yuxiu heard this and didn’t say more.
She had been tormented by him for almost a day and a night, except for when she was exhausted and sleeping when he fed her some water, she hadn’t eaten anything, she must be very hungry now.
So he mercifully waved his hand, "Eat."
Gu Yan, "..." Let’s just eat, better not talk to him, her heart can’t bear much more, and she certainly doesn’t want to start a fight with him.
Gu Yan silently chanted inwardly to hypnotize herself not to be bothered by him, while treating the food as if it were Tang Yuxiu’s annoying face, chewing it fiercely, not that someone was aware of it at all.
Even though Gu Yan was hungry, she didn’t eat much, and after not eating for so long, she didn’t intend to eat much more, otherwise her stomach wouldn’t be able to handle it.
When she finished eating, Tang Yuxiu was still slowly and elegantly dining, and once again she internally complained, even eating was so pretentious, are all wealthy people this rigid?
If Tang Yuxiu knew Miss Gu thought he ate pretentiously, who knows if he would get angry and punish her harshly in his own way.
"Boss, can you eat faster?" Gu Yan said.
Tang Yuxiu glanced at her coolly, "Why? Chewing well aids digestion."
Because it’s too pretentious! And it’s too slow! And you call yourself a man!
Of course, Gu Yan wouldn’t say it outright but simply stated, "Because I need to clean up the plates."
Such a good and justified reason.
Tang Yuxiu paused with his chopsticks, then continued to leisurely dine, saying, "No problem, you can sit in the living room watching TV or playing on your phone, I’ll handle the plates.
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Upon hearing this, Gu Yan’s eyes widened, looking incredulous.
Did she hear correctly? Young Master Tang not only personally helped heat up the food today but now also volunteer to clean the plates?
Did the sun rise in the west?
Gu Yan looked at him, cautiously asked, "Boss, do you have a fever?" Did you burn out your brain?
Tang Yuxiu looked at her seemingly indifferently, Gu Yan inexplicably shivered, her body trembled for no reason.
"Just this once today, if you don’t appreciate it, I won’t mind." Tang Yuxiu said calmly.
Gu Yan hastily shook her head, "Of course I appreciate it, Boss, feel free to eat slowly, clean slowly! I definitely won’t say a word again!"
Are you kidding, Tang Yuxiu rarely does any chores himself, how could she oppose or refuse?!
This doesn’t happen often, she must cherish it.
Besides, she still feels faint pain below, and her body still aches, not wanting to move at all.
All this is caused by the hateful man in front of her, since he volunteered to take on her tasks, she couldn’t wish for anything better.
Young Master Tang snorted and continued dining.
Gu Yan sensibly walked into the living room, comfortably half-laying on the sofa, closing her eyes a bit, continuing to play with Young Master Tang’s phone.
Since Gu Yan used Tang Yuxiu’s alias to send a message in the WeChat group, very few people talked. Naturally, there wasn’t anything interesting or related to her, so she exited and idly browsed Weibo.
Meanwhile, on the other side, after Gu Yan left the dining room and returned to the living room for a while, Young Master Tang put down his chopsticks.
Glancing back at the living room where Gu Yan was busily playing on her phone, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief, then got up to plunk the plates one by one into the kitchen.
All the food on the plates needed to be thrown away, Young Master Tang dumped them into the trash bin, which already contained various discarded meals.
Young Master Tang wasn’t going to let Gu Yan know that he managed to heat these meals by preparing several portions in advance. All the previous ones ended up wasted, filling the garbage bin.
Thus, no matter how high the intelligence, one needs hands-on practice; otherwise, it won’t yield the final outcome.
The cost of pride was that the esteemed Young Master Tang, who never did housework, was washing dishes himself for the first time in life.
Fortunately, he was smart enough to check how to wash dishes in advance, and it was much easier than cooking.
But Young Master Tang’s cleanliness obsession made it unbearably difficult for him to endure the grease on his hands, so he washed the dishes over and over again, until they gleamed brightly!
Only after confirming there was not a trace of grease left, did he kindly dry them and put them back on the dish rack.