Zhutian: I have been happy to be a father since I was a child.

May 4th, 7:15 p.m.

In a hotpot restaurant, the "Shenmao Three Musketeers", Tao Wuji, Hu Yue and Cheng Jiayuan, who have been busy with their work for more than a month, gathered together to share each other's recent situation.

Cheng Jiayuan didn't go to the audit department, but he didn't know much about Hu Yue's current situation, because Su Jianren used his connections to transfer him to the branch's corporate department. This was not surprising, after all, according to the bank's regulations, direct relatives could not work in the same branch, and if they were discovered, there would inevitably be some trouble.

And in this case, Hu Yue didn't know why she didn't like to talk to him recently, so how could he know Hu Yue's recent situation? Therefore, he was most active in tonight's dinner.

He was set up to be upright, even his master was killed, how could he fall in love with someone else? However, he did not bring his girlfriend Tian Xiaohui with him.

The reason is very simple. Tian Xiaohui is an employee of Yuanzhou Trust, and her cousin Shen Jing is Xie Zhiyuan's wife. Therefore, he really cannot fully trust this girlfriend and joke about his future and ideals.

In fact, he found that Tian Xiaohui had changed a lot, which made him feel a little strange.

This is not surprising.

Again, people will change due to the environment.

At home, she is deeply influenced by her mother who loves to trade stocks. Outside, she is taught by her good cousin and is nurtured by an environment where there are no poor people around. How could she not change?

During this period, she mentioned buying a house more frequently. Although she did not let Tao Wuji bear the cost alone, such a change was still unusual.

But it's normal.

Nowadays, when most women get married, they require the man to have a house, or even to pay for it in full. Can’t Tian Xiaohui refuse that?

She is a local of Shanghai and is willing to share the burden. Isn’t that good enough?

Tao Wuji also thought she was very nice. But the problem was that he was really short of money. Not to mention a down payment of 2 million, even 200,000 was not even within his reach. What should he do? In short, it was very troublesome.

Tao Wuji asked casually: "Thanks to Zhao Xing, I was able to go to the Audit Department. I heard recently that he was often targeted by Li Xing, is that true?"

Cheng Jiayuan said drunkenly, "No one is targeting you, right? Everyone says that they don't interfere with each other. Since they had a fight at the meeting last year, there has been no conflict until now. My dad said that they reached a settlement privately. Zhao Xing gained face, but lost substance. His position as the second-in-command in the branch has been weakened a lot. There's nothing we can do about it. He's the second-in-command. It's normal that he can't win."

Tao Wuji sighed: "I think it's best for Zhao Xing to be the top leader, because he will never abuse his power for personal gain!"

Hu Yue immediately agreed: "I feel the same way. Zhao Xing is indeed a good person, better than Li Xing."

She spoke these words from the heart.

Brother Tao is now her godfather, and his relationship with her is even closer than the relationship between her and the "old uncle" Wu Xianlong in the original novel.

It should be noted that Brother Tao transferred her to the Public Affairs Department before he recognized her as his goddaughter. He had no intention of seeking her filial piety and it also had nothing to do with "abusing power for personal gain."

With Cheng Jiayuan's ability, he could work in the public affairs department, so why couldn't she? Her ability was only strong, not weak.

Unfortunately, Cheng Jiayuan didn't know that she was Brother Tao's goddaughter, so he stepped on the landmine accurately and said with a nonchalant look: "Who can say for sure? They were all good people before the accident."

It's normal for him to say that.

After all, what kind of character is his father, Su Jianren? His lack of ability does not mean that he does not have much knowledge.

Hu Yue was a little unhappy: "Zhao Xing encouraged you, but you doubted him? It's not right for you to say that!"

Then he said with some guilt: "Why did he transfer me to the public affairs department? I am not his daughter, and I don't have the money to give him a gift."

Although she did feel guilty, there was nothing wrong with what she said.

That night half a month ago, it was her deliberate seduction.

She deliberately drank more and pretended to be drunk so that Brother Tao could take her home. After they got home, she started to pester him and wouldn't let him leave. Finally, she was impulsive and did that thing, which brought them closer.

So she was the one who lacked love, and Brother Tao was innocent. He was just drunk and forgot that he had a girlfriend. It was not his fault.

Although he does have a strong absolute memory ability, alcohol has caused this ability to fail, tactically fail! This is no different from tactical deafness, tactical blindness, or even tactical sheep. There is no need to be surprised.

Seeing Hu Yue was unhappy, Cheng Jiayuan immediately changed his words and said with a smile: "Yes! I was wrong. Zhao Xing is a good man. I shouldn't doubt him."

As he spoke, he started to diligently fill the goddess's cup of Coke.

Hu Yue sighed inwardly and wanted to reject this courtesy outright, but damn Cheng Jiayuan was too clingy.

There is no way this guy would give up on her unless she found a boyfriend.

She thought in a troubled way: "This is really a headache. I'll call my godfather after dinner and ask him to come up with a good idea for me when he's free!"

After adding Coke to Hu Yue's glass, Cheng Jiayuan smiled and added beer to Tao Wuji's glass.

Tao Wuji was also a little unhappy.

After all, he made progress thanks to Brother Tao's recommendation. Cheng Jiayuan casually thought that Brother Tao also had problems, which was undoubtedly speaking ill of him.

Moreover, who is the person who might have a problem? It is obviously Cheng Jiayuan and his father Su Jianren. What about Zhao Xing, an ordinary person who was born in a test-taking family? He has been making a living by his own ability for decades. What's wrong with that? Why is he being suspected without reason?

It really disgusts him to see a poor student like Cheng Jiayuan, who can only rely on connections, talking nonsense here.

Of course, he also understood that Cheng Jiayuan did not mean that. It was just that his words were wrong, not his attitude, so he did not care. After the beer was full, he raised his glass and suggested that they drink together.

Cheng Jiayuan and Hu Yue naturally responded positively.

In a sense, Hu Yue is indeed loyal.

Although she was very close to her godfather, putting that matter aside, it did not prevent her from continuing to like Tao Wuji.

It is the same in the original novel. She and Wu Xianlong are family members who support each other. Even though they are so close that they got the same tattoo, she still likes Tao Wuji very much.

Under Brother Tao's education, she is rapidly approaching the original work and can clearly distinguish between wooing and love. If Li Sen and others want to deal with Brother Tao one day, she might take the initiative to set up a beauty trap, and hand over all the relevant evidence to Brother Tao in his confused eyes of being cuckolded.

She is just that awesome. The change in her character in the show undoubtedly removed one of her biggest highlights.

After eating for another twenty minutes, under Tao Wuji's guidance, the three of them turned their conversation to him and Tian Xiaohui.

Tao Wuji told them how he met Tian Xiaohui, his feelings for her and his expectations for the future. His purpose was naturally to persuade Hu Yue not to love him anymore.

To be honest, he and Tian Xiaohui did have a deep relationship. During college, he went to the study room alone to study and suddenly developed appendicitis. His condition was very serious, but he had no way to ask for help.

If Tian Xiaohui, a poor student, had not cram for the exam and also sneaked away to study, and discovered him in time and called an ambulance, he would most likely have died.

Such deep love mixed with the gratitude for saving her life moved Hu Yue so much that she even shed tears.

Cheng Jiayuan was also very moved. While envying Tao Wuji, he also wondered if he suddenly got this kind of disease, would Hu Yue suddenly appear and save him, and then they would date? In short, he wanted to be a licking dog, and he knew how to be lewd.

Half past eight.

The dinner is over.

As expected, Cheng Jiayuan got drunk again.

But you can still walk with someone's help.

Tao Wuji really wanted to give Hu Yue the chance to send him home, but he didn't know how to say it out loud.

After all, he told the story of his love with Tian Xiaohui, just to make Hu Yue let go of her obsession with him, but he couldn't be so impatient to push her to Cheng Jiayuan tonight like throwing away garbage.

Besides, Hu Yue wasn't drinking tonight, and obviously she had other things to do, so we couldn't trouble her.

He had drunk quite a bit himself, so he naturally couldn't drive Cheng Jiayuan's Q5 himself, so he found a designated driver to take the two brothers to the bachelor apartment he rented.

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When Q5 merged into the traffic flow, another car stopped next to Hu Yue.

It will be light to moderate rain today.

Hu Yue gently lifted the hem of her skirt, blushed, sat in the passenger seat, closed the door, and called out softly like the anime version of Xia Shu.

The car was well soundproofed, with the only sound being the raindrops hitting the windows, creating an atmosphere of a world for only two of us.

Chen Tao smiled as he drove and gave Hu Yue the concern she wanted: "It's a rare holiday, why don't you go out for a trip?"

Hu Yue whispered, "Traveling alone is boring."

She was not a shy person, but the old man in front of her had crossed the line with her at her initiative, and it had only been a short time, so she was inevitably a little uncomfortable. At least she had to show some discomfort on purpose, otherwise wouldn't she become a vulgar and bad woman?

She wanted to be a goddaughter more than a wife, and she had no intention of winning favor through abnormal behavior or even marrying her godfather.

Maybe others don’t believe it, but she just feels empty inside and lacks family affection, which Tao Wuji cannot give her.

That is to say, she not only needs the care from her godfather, but also a relationship with a man or a woman that she cares about, but she has not found the right person yet.

So the two emotions are different, but of course not contradictory, and you can have both.

This point must be explained clearly, otherwise it will be difficult to correctly understand the true relationship between her and Brother Tao, and the bond between the two will seem too abrupt.

In short, her growth background is derived from the original novel, and her personality also has certain similarities. However, in the play, she did not meet the "intimate old man" who made her heart beat, that is, Wu Xianlong, who has an additional son, Wu Xiaofei, compared to the original novel, so she failed to show her potential in this regard.

Now that she has met Brother Tao, this potential has been stimulated. She regards him as her godfather and is gradually moving closer to the girl in the original novel.

How does the original novel evaluate her?

She said that she would devote herself wholeheartedly to the person she loved, and even regarded herself as Wu Xianlong's elder sister, and developed a doting heart towards this old man. Therefore, she didn't care about that kind of thing at all and just regarded it as an accident.

One accident is an accident, but what about multiple accidents? They are all accidents. It will not affect or even change her need for affection from Brother Tao for the time being.

And Brother Tao certainly wouldn't let her play with other men to help him get to the top, so he smiled and suggested:

"Yueyue, I don't have to be as busy with work as before. When I'm free in a few days, I'll go out with you!"

These words showed that he had no interest in progress anymore and asked Hu Yue not to sell her body on her own initiative to help him get to the top.

Hu Yue was very happy when she heard that. She moved sideways and kissed him.

Whether the godfather will fulfill his promise and really accompany her on the trip is not important at all.

The next day, early in the morning, it was still drizzling outside.

The potted plants outside the windowsill are becoming more and more beautiful due to the rain, and they obviously like this kind of weather with alternating sunny and rainy weather.

Hu Yue didn't like it very much. Today was a holiday and he had someone to accompany him, so he just didn't bother to get up early.

So inevitably, the accident from last night happened again.

During the nap afterwards, she squeezed into Brother Tao's arms and talked about the signs she noticed last night:

"I can sense that Tao Wuji seems to care about Li Sen very much. He has been asking us for information. Do you think there is any situation with Li Sen?"

Chen Tao laughed and joked: "Of course Li Sen has problems. I have problems too, so how could he not have any? He has a mistress, and the child is already three years old."

Hu Yue said angrily, "Nonsense, you do have a girlfriend, but I'm not a mistress! I'm just a goddaughter, and something went wrong. I'm different from them."

Then he asked curiously, "Since you know he has problems, why don't you think of a way to get him out of office?"

Chen Tao rubbed him and educated him: "What happens after he is driven out of office? I will be the top leader? I am not interested in this. If someone more difficult to deal with comes along, I will be in even more trouble. So don't meddle in other people's business. Let them investigate on their own. Let them fight as they please. I will just watch the show."

Hu Yue hummed a few times, turned sideways and put her legs on him, and said with a smile:

"I always thought you were an old-fashioned person who didn't care about anything except work, and you were so cold and serious that it was hard to deal with someone. But I didn't expect you to be a normal human being with flesh and blood who gets tired of work. No, there are some things about you that aren't normal either."

Chen Tao smiled and asked, "What's wrong with me? I'm obviously a very normal man, it's just that my physical condition is better. Don't some athletes still have good physiques and abilities even after they are over 40? I'm normal, but you're a bit abnormal in that aspect."

Hu Yue immediately swore: "I am definitely not a pervert. I have always regarded you as my godfather. This is definitely not a perverted excuse for me to get close to you. I am serious about this. As long as you don't want to, I won't pester you."

"Why would I not want to? You can still call me godfather in the future. As for me, I will treat you as my goddaughter during the day and give you fatherly care and affection. At night, I will treat you as my mistress."

"It's daytime now too! So if something unexpected happens I'll be your mistress, and at other times I'll be your daughter. This is best."

“…”

There is no doubt that Hu Yue was the mistress until Chen Tao went to the airport to pick her up in the afternoon.

In the evening, Li Sen also brought his new friend Ms. Zhou to meet Xie Zhiyuan and have dinner together. It is said that the atmosphere was harmonious. (End of this chapter)