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Chapter 835 - 832: Dare to Go to My House?

Chapter 835: Chapter 832: Dare to Go to My House?

She wasn’t one to hide her emotions; feeling a fire inside, she lifted her foot and kicked over.

Yan Bo clearly saw her every move, yet he didn’t dodge or flinch, letting her land a solid kick on his shin.

Tong Xiaohua was slightly stunned. She hadn’t expected him not to dodge!

After all, wasn’t evading an instinctive reaction when attacked?

"Why didn’t you dodge!"

She asked sullenly, her eyes glaring into his, throwing flames.

Although the smile on Yan Bo’s face faded slightly, he showed no annoyance or displeasure.

"If I had dodged, what if you had fallen?"

Tong Xiaohua bit her teeth and glared at him fiercely.

"I’m not that fragile!"

Yan Bo curved his lips, "I know!"

Before Tong Xiaohua could respond, he added, "I’m not that fragile either!"

Only then did Tong Xiaohua realize, both in action and in speech, she seemed to be constantly at a disadvantage.

Thinking this way, she felt a bit discouraged.

"What do you want?" she asked with irritation.

When Yan Bo heard her question, he gestured for her to wait a moment, then turned back to his car, opened the back seat door, took out a bag, returned, and pushed the bag towards her.

"These are for you!"

Tong Xiaohua had been receiving his flowers and gifts these past few days, and although they were just small gifts, it still felt improper to keep accepting them.

"I don’t want it!"

There’s an old saying: unwarranted reward is not deserved. She couldn’t even count as a friend to him, so how could she keep accepting his gifts without appearing insatiable?

Besides, her family was rich and she could buy whatever she wanted on her own; she didn’t need him to come around and show off.

Seeing her not even glance at the bag, but rather stand with her arms crossed, huffing at him, Yan Bo found it amusing yet dared not laugh out loud.

"Take it. Aren’t you studying business administration? These are some books I read while studying abroad; they’re quite practical. I even made quite a few notes in them, all inside. Along with the business administration ones, there are also two books related to financial management. See if they’re of any use to you!"

Tong Xiaohua was slightly surprised. He had come all this way and lay in wait just to give her a few old books?

That’s not logical!

But upon further consideration of his behavior recently, he seemed like the type of person who would indeed do such a foolish thing.

Unable to resist the curiosity inside, Tong Xiaohua leaned in slightly to peek into the bag.

Indeed, it contained several thick books as he had said, looking like they had been flipped through countless times.

So, he hadn’t lied to her?

Tong Xiaohua scoffed, "Why are you giving me these? When I go to school, I’m just getting by. I don’t even want to look at my current textbooks, let alone your old books."

Yan Bo wanted to laugh even more; he clenched his fist and covered his mouth with a light cough, trying his best to keep a serious face.

"If that’s the case, you should accept these books even more. That way, at the very least, you’ll appear quite proper in the eyes of Uncle Tong."

Yan Bo knew that although her grades weren’t exceptionally brilliant, it boiled down to her spending too much time following her dad around and not having much time to dedicate to her studies.

But in fact, she was more earnest in her pursuit of knowledge than many students nowadays.

It’s like how she goes to school now, claiming she’s just getting by, but that’s nothing more than a lie.

If he wasn’t mistaken, when she did something, she’d either not do it at all, or do it seriously once she started, never just muddling through life for some delusional reason.

Tong Xiaohua lifted her gaze and silently met his eyes for a few seconds, then reached out and took the bag.

Without even looking at what was in the bag besides the books, she turned around, opened the car door, and threw the bag into the back seat.

Yan Bo was about to say something when Tong Xiaohua turned to him, giving him a resentful glance, then reluctantly said, "Let’s go, I’ll treat you to a meal."

Yan Bo was elated inside, but he only showed a faint smile on his face.

"Sure, where to?"

Tong Xiaohua had already slid back into the car, pointed towards Tong Village, and said, "My house, dare you?"

Dare! How could I not dare? Not to mention your house, I’d dare climb a mountain of swords or plunge into a sea of flames if you’re the one asking!

Yan Bo replied in his heart but out loud, he said, "With you there, there’s nothing I’d fear!"

Tong Xiaohua was glad she was already hungry because otherwise, the remnants in her stomach would surely have been vomited out from disgust.

Tong Xiaohua touched the goosebumps on her arm, turned her face away from him again, and slowly raised the car window.

Yan Bo cheerfully returned to his own car, started the engine, and followed Tong Xiaohua’s car into Tong Village.

The hour he spent waiting, it seemed, was very much worthwhile.

Initially, he had planned to deliver the books and leave, after all, his previous attempt to probe her had failed, indicating she had no special thoughts about him.

Therefore, she didn’t even bother responding to him.

Yet unexpectedly, she suddenly invited him for a meal. Perhaps, she was driven mad by his persistence?

So, she must have wanted to invite him for a meal to clear things up and disconnect their ties, right?

Admittedly, although Yan Bo had never been in love, his understanding of Tong Xiaohua’s psyche was extremely accurate.

Yes, the reason Tong Xiaohua wanted to invite him for a meal was that she didn’t want to owe him anything – she planned to use one meal to cancel out the gifts he had sent her recently.

The two cars stopped one after the other at the gate of the Tong Family Mansion, the two occupants each with their own schemes as they got out of their vehicles.

"Your house is really big!"

Yan Bo carried the bag of books he brought for Tong Xiaohua in one hand and the new textbooks she received today in the other, following her into the mansion.

Tong Xiaohua turned her head and glared at him, "You talk as if you’re from a slum!"

Given his attire and demeanor, his family background couldn’t possibly be poor, and thinking about the expressions his father and Uncle Ming had when they talked about him the other day, his family must be very well-off.

Having spent so much time alongside her eldest brother, Tong Xiaohua knew all too well there were very few people in L City whom her father regarded warily.

However, even though Yan Bo, the third young master of the Yan Family, is very much his own man, he currently doesn’t even own a house.

"I do live in the slums, actually. My residence is right next to the office, a rented two-bedroom apartment, a pretty small unit."

It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford a mansion or a villa, but as he was in the entrepreneurial phase, he wouldn’t irresponsibly spend even one yuan.

Not just his residence, but even his car was only a mid-range one – as long as it had adequate safety features, that was OK, all about practicality first and foremost.

However, these weren’t things he intended to share with Tong Xiaohua.

At least, for now, the nature of his relationship with her wasn’t suitable for such topics of conversation.

Tong Xiaohua paused for a moment, giving him a skeptical look from top to bottom, clearly disbelieving his words.

Could a Young Master, whose clothing alone cost tens of thousands, really be living in a rented apartment?