Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 88 - 89: Do You Know Sun Hao?

Chapter 88: Chapter 89: Do You Know Sun Hao?

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"Yeah, yeah, let’s eat, come on, Xue, try this."

Liu Yuan quickly agreed and at the same time lifted his chopsticks to pick up a piece of delicious-looking chicken for Chen Xue.

"Enough, enough, it’s fine now, really, what kind of person is this, not reasonable at all."

Chen Xue wanted to say something else, but seeing her father glaring at her, she could only pout unwillingly and then started eating fiercely, as if trying to vent all her frustration on the food.

"Um, Young Master Xiao, I’m really sorry, I’ve spoiled Xue too much. She speaks quite unrestrainedly, I hope you don’t mind."

Seeing his daughter backing down, Chen Jianguo’s expression relaxed slightly, and he turned his head with an apologetic face to Xiao Yi.

"No worries, I think Xue’s blunt manner is quite good. And Uncle Chen, please stop calling me ’Young Master Xiao’ every time. I’m really not any young master. Just call me Xiao Yi, otherwise, I always feel a bit uncomfortable."

Xiao Yi looked at Chen Jianguo’s cautious demeanor and couldn’t help but smile wryly to himself. He simply put down his chopsticks, taking this chance to express his thoughts.

During the time he interacted with Chen Jianguo, what he couldn’t stand the most were Chen Jianguo’s caution, restraint, and politeness. Sometimes, he felt even Liu Yuan was more natural around him.

Although he knew that Jianguo Group was actually backed by substantial capital from the old man, and Chen Jianguo genuinely respected the old man and sincerely treated him like a young master, he really wasn’t accustomed to being called ’young master’ so frequently, nor being treated like one. He was just an orphan picked up and raised by the old man. He hadn’t led a life of luxury as a young master; in fact, his life wasn’t even as good as that of ordinary people’s, who at least didn’t have to stand in the cold at the age of seven for failing to recite a poem and spend the whole night without sleep.

"Exactly, all this ’young master’ this and that, it sounds awful, sounds like no good person at all."

Chen Xue nodded vigorously in agreement. Her favorable impression of Xiao Yi was rapidly increasing. In fact, she had already sensed from her father’s attitude towards Xiao Yi that his background might really be extraordinary, resembling that of some prestigious young master. She also understood why her father had sent him to save her, how he had so effortlessly taken her away from those bad guys who seemed quite afraid of him, likely due to his status.

In her circle and environment, though she had been raised under her father’s supervision and educated by him, and Chen Jianguo had tried his best to keep her away from those societal circles and not send her to any noble schools, thus preventing her from developing certain extravagant habits, she still understood some basic rules of that circle.

For Xiao Yi, who appeared only a few years older than her, she felt very close, completely unlike those other young masters she had encountered before.

"This..."

Chen Jianguo gave his daughter a stern look, then looked somewhat awkwardly at Xiao Yi. Seeing Xiao Yi’s sincere expression, he finally said, "Okay then, Uncle Chen is imposing too much."

"It’s not imposing at all, you’re my elder naturally. This makes everyone more comfortable."

Xiao Yi smiled, knowing that Chen Jianguo’s reserved nature couldn’t be changed in a moment. He didn’t press further; it was enough that the awkward use of ’Young Master’ was dropped.

After some conversation, attention quickly returned to the tableful of aromatic dishes. Upon tasting it, the three famished individuals were almost instantaneously enchanted by the delicious food, forgetting to converse as they swept through the dishes like a gust of wind sweeping fallen leaves, especially Chen Xue, whose wolfing down of food was not an overstatement. Chen Jianguo and Liu Yuan, although trying to maintain their composure, couldn’t control their stomachs, and their hands kept automatically serving food into their bowls, unbeknownst to their minds.

The entire table of food was wiped clean in less than ten minutes.

After the meal, Liu Yuan automatically and conscientiously started cleaning up. This time, Xiao Yi did not stand on ceremony; setting down his utensils, he said to Chen Jianguo, "Uncle Chen, do you have a moment? Let’s discuss something upstairs."

"Okay, Xue, you watch some TV here for a while."

Chen Jianguo knew that Xiao Yi wanted to discuss the earlier incident, nodded, told his daughter, and followed Xiao Yi upstairs.

"Hmm."

Chen Xue, rubbing her full belly, was savoring the taste of the meal and wiping her mouth. Hearing her father’s words, she nodded obediently and said nothing. Though pampered by her father from a young age and usually quite casual and willful in front of him, she was not a girl without sensibility. She never disturbed or disrupted when her father had serious matters to discuss. Occasionally, she would make a cup of hot tea for the uncles, always discreetly retreating afterward, not interfering with the adults’ discussions.

Therefore, she was highly regarded amongst Chen Jianguo’s friends.

All who had come to Chen Jianguo’s house to discuss affairs couldn’t help praising her sensible nature.

Moreover, she wasn’t foolish; she knew that Xiao Yi calling her father upstairs must relate to her abduction. They must have avoided discussing it in front of her because they didn’t want to affect her. She also understood that knowing too much about the adults’ complicated matters was useless for her. Even if she wanted to help her father, she couldn’t; it would only cause more trouble. She believed her father would certainly handle these matters well.

"Xiao... Yi, you called me upstairs to discuss tonight’s incident, didn’t you?"

Following Xiao Yi to the upstairs study, Chen Jianguo immediately began with a serious expression.

"Yes, Uncle Chen, do you know Sun Hao?"

Xiao Yi nodded and turned to look at Chen Jianguo.

"Sun Hao? Was it he who abducted Xue today?"

Chen Jianguo’s expression changed abruptly, recalling that during the recounting of the abduction, his daughter mentioned hearing the kidnappers repeatedly mention Brother Hao and that she was ultimately taken to see Brother Hao before Xiao Yi rescued her; he immediately confirmed his own question.