Chapter 45: 042 The intrinsic hostility between Gu Wanzhou and Rao Shiyun
 

As for Li Zhiyan, this child,

Li Meifeng was still quite fond of him, after all, Li Zhiyan had helped her out a great deal in the past.

“Mmm.”

“Okay, we’ll go and see the kid together at that time.”

Li Meifeng continued, “How about tomorrow? I’m free tomorrow, and I’ll call Gu Wanzhou.”

“Are you available tomorrow?”

“We all like this child, it would be nice to all go together to give a red envelope.”

“Mmm, okay, I’ll come to your office then.”

Rao Shiyun’s heart wasn’t quite set on going with Gu Wanzhou.

Li Meifeng contemplated the matter concerning Gu Wanzhou.

She felt somewhat worried.

“Oh right, there’s another thing. The internet cafe the kid bought is in a terrible location, and the former owner seems to have been unable to keep it running. Gu Wanzhou came to me to ask if I had friends who ran internet cafes, looking for ways to revive the place.”

“It seems like the kid might be in trouble.”

Gu Wanzhou was quite worried, for though the kid was talented,

he was practically clueless when it came to business.

The location is crucial for an internet cafe, and it was clear Li Zhiyan had made a misstep. He might lose all his savings.

“I’ll also make some calls to see if any of my friends run internet cafes, and if I can help Xiao Yan, I will.”

After hanging up the phone, she felt somewhat dazed. What was up with her? She and Gu Wanzhou used to be best friends.

But now she was starting to feel hostility towards her.

Could it be, because of what Li Meifeng said just now?

Did she really want to be with Li Zhiyan?

Thinking back to when Li Meifeng asked her to choose between her husband and the child, she felt her heart might have stopped for a moment.

Things seemed to be heading in an unsettling direction.

“I can’t keep having wild thoughts…”

“Better to think of ways to help the kid make his internet cafe successful.”

Rao Shiyun knew that she and her husband shared twenty years of emotions, and they were discussing remarriage at the end of the year. Fantasizing was truly unfair to her husband and son.

Still, her heart felt uneasy.

Thinking about Gu Wanzhou made her heart ache.

Why did Li Zhiyan inform Gu Wanzhou about the internet cafe purchase instead of her?

Could it be that in his heart, Gu Wanzhou’s importance surpassed her own?

After a long while, she dialed Li Zhiyan’s phone number.

Their contact had actually reduced a bit recently, due to the incident under the willow tree.

It often echoed in Rao Shiyun’s mind.

Making it hard for her to forget, it would resurface every time she spoke with Li Zhiyan.

She even taught Li Zhiyan how to kiss and to find her tongue.

Thinking about it was embarrassing.

“Hello, Auntie Rao.”

The voice of Li Zhiyan, appearing to have just woken up, then spoke.

Rao Shiyun then asked, “Xiao Yan, did I wake you up?”

“No, Auntie Rao, I dozed off for a bit, it doesn’t matter, I’m young with plenty of energy.”

Rao Shiyun remembered how energetically Li Zhiyan had searched for her tongue.

He certainly had plenty of vigor.

“I heard you opened an internet cafe.”

“Yes, Auntie Rao, how did you know?”

Li Zhiyan was surprised; as far as he knew, only Gu Wanzhou was aware of it.

“Aunt Gu mentioned it, if Gu Wanzhou hadn’t told me, how long were you planning to keep it a secret from me?”

At this point, Li Zhiyan also realized, Auntie Rao was feeling jealous.

“Auntie Rao, it’s not that I didn’t tell you, I haven’t told anyone.”

“Then how would Aunt Gu know about it?”

“Auntie Rao, because the previous owner of the internet cafe was Aunt Gu’s cousin, she was present when I bought it.”

“So she found out first.”

Lying in bed, Rao Shiyun felt a sense of relief wash over her, it seemed she had been overthinking it.

Li Zhiyan had not deliberately informed Gu Wanzhou alone. At least Gu Wanzhou’s place in his heart wasn’t so special. Even though he was pursuing Gu Wanzhou, it was unlikely she would agree to a relationship with him.

“Mmm, I see, Auntie, I’ve heard that your internet cafe is not in a great location.”

Sitting upright on his bed, Li Zhiyan felt a warm feeling inside. An auntie is better than a young girl, they always think about one’s troubles and how to help resolve them.

While young girls are thinking about how to extract money and wring out one’s value.

“Yes, it’s true, but don’t worry, Auntie, I have ways to fix it.”

Rao Shiyun felt that Li Zhiyan was probably just putting on a brave face; after all, young kids always act tough in front of their elders, so she didn’t call him out.

“Good, Xiao Yan, get some rest soon, your Aunt Li and I will visit your internet cafe tomorrow.”

“Okay, Auntie Rao, you rest well too.”

After ending the call with Li Zhiyan, Rao Shiyun was in good spirits. It seemed that the kid wasn’t as she had imagined, showing extra affection towards Gu Wanzhou and telling only her about the internet cafe.

“Rao Shiyun, oh Rao Shiyun, what’s gotten into you? Could it be that you’re really falling for a child?”

A sense of guilt surfaced.

She felt she had truly wronged her husband. Not only had she kissed a kid 24 years her junior, but she seemed to have developed some different feelings for him.

…

The next day, Li Zhiyan powered up the system and saw that the marketing was starting to show results.

The system had created a complete recharge bonus and check-in system for internet time.