Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 727 - 722 Stop pretending! Hypocritical man!

Chapter 727: 722 Stop pretending! Hypocritical man!

At that moment, Gu Chen didn’t say anything else.

Since the conversation had reached this point, there was no need to continue further.

As for the matter of Xiong Qianyang forever owing him a favor.

Gu Chen didn’t take it too seriously.

From Old Yuan’s words, it wasn’t hard to discern that favors were indeed troublesome.

Especially within this chamber of commerce, where favors were more important than money.

But once favors were equated with money, they represented interests.

Where there were interests, there was a battlefield, a place of deception and guile.

Gu Chen had no desire for such an environment.

So at this time, Gu Chen would rather withdraw completely than entangle himself in all these complexities.

The two of them arrived outside the hotel just like that.

Once outside the hotel, Old Yuan hugged Gu Chen tightly.

"Brother, thank you for your trust. Not joining this chamber of commerce is definitely the most correct decision you’ve made in your life," he said earnestly to Gu Chen.

At that moment, he spoke very seriously.

"When I saw how seriously you were considering just now, I thought you were about to agree."

Old Yuan breathed a sigh of relief as he said this.

It felt as if he had watched Gu Chen escape a calamity, and he even seemed a bit scared afterward.

"By the way, why didn’t you agree to him just now? I thought the conditions he offered were quite good. Most people simply can’t resist; usually, he can bewitch someone with just a few words," Old Yuan asked, not understanding.

Gu Chen smiled dismissively upon hearing this.

Then he said, "Did you forget what I just said?

I still want to create my own chamber of commerce. How could I possibly join his?"

After Gu Chen said this, Old Yuan thought he was just making a joke.

So he laughed.

But when he saw how serious Gu Chen was.

He knew Gu Chen was not joking.

Old Yuan was somewhat dazed.

He felt he no longer understood Gu Chen as well as he thought.

Gu Chen was more complex than he had imagined, and his thoughts were not something ordinary people could keep up with.

"Are you serious? Are you really planning to establish a chamber of commerce?" Old Yuan asked even more earnestly.

"Of course. After today, my ideas are even clearer. I do think a chamber of commerce is quite necessary," Gu Chen replied.

After he finished speaking, Old Yuan was momentarily stunned.

Then, quite seriously, he said to Gu Chen,

"Brother, no matter what you do, I will support you.

If you need me, just say the word.

Actually, I can feel that if you joined my chamber of commerce, the benefits would become immediately apparent.

Your assets might increase tenfold in an instant, and the road ahead of you would likely be smooth sailing, but in the long run, if this chamber of commerce were to become a restraint for you forever..."

Old Yuan spoke frankly.

He understood Gu Chen quite well.

He knew Gu Chen’s character and his business practices.

If he were to speak candidly, he felt Gu Chen truly had the qualifications to join the chamber of commerce.

And after joining, Gu Chen would immediately reap the benefits.

But he also understood this merchant very well.

And for that very reason, he chose not to let Gu Chen join.

"Don’t worry, I understand. I won’t be so reckless," Gu Chen assured him.

Gu Chen laughed casually at this moment.

Seeing Gu Chen like this, Old Yuan didn’t say anything more.

Just as the two of them were about to leave,

suddenly, a figure appeared in front of Gu Chen.

It was none other than the woman from before.

Gu Chen didn’t understand why she had appeared again at this time.

"Let’s go, I’ll give you a massage,"

the woman said without any unnecessary words, speaking directly to Gu Chen.

I was so bamboozled by what I heard.

"Massage?"

It was only then that Gu Chen suddenly remembered the wager from earlier.

"Why haven’t you forgotten it? I thought you had already left; I said that was just a joke. I don’t really need any massage,"

Gu Chen said to her very seriously.

He hadn’t expected the woman to take it so seriously.

Wagers like these were usually made in jest.

Gu Chen had not anticipated

that the woman would actually still be here waiting for him in earnest.

"I am someone who keeps my promises, and I hope you do as well,"

she said to Gu Chen.

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen felt a bit stumped.

It made it sound as though he was the one who broke his word.

Old Yuan chuckled, then said, "Miss, you are truly a courageous person. In my whole life I admire those with integrity the most. If there’s an opportunity; we could collaborate."

"Bro, why don’t you just accompany the lady for a meal, take a walk outside. You haven’t been to Haicheng before. Stroll around here, it’s just right to get a head start understanding the place if your company decides to move here. I’ll head back to the hotel first,"

said Old Yuan, who seemed to understand everything all of a sudden, and then he left.

His departure left Gu Chen even more at a loss.

For a moment, Gu Chen didn’t even know what to say.

"Alright, your friend has gone; stop pretending,"

the woman said to Gu Chen with utmost seriousness.

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen furrowed his brow.

"Pretending what?"

He couldn’t fathom what the woman’s train of thought was.

How was he pretending? He hadn’t said anything at all.

"I just knew it—men like you always enjoy being hypocritical. If you want something, just say it; if you don’t, then say you don’t. Why pretend to be reluctant? You’ve probably already booked the hotel, right?"

"But let me tell you, when I say massage, I mean massage. Don’t think too much into it,"

the woman said to Gu Chen very seriously, as if she understood him all too well.

No, to be more precise, as if she understood men too well.

At that moment, Gu Chen was at a loss for words.

There was a feeling that whatever he said would be wrong.

"You’re really overthinking this.

If you insist on doing this, let’s change it up—how about we go around Haicheng? You drive."

Gu Chen sighed helplessly and then said to her.

Upon hearing this, she furrowed her brow,

as if she didn’t expect Gu Chen to suddenly propose a different punishment.

"Are you sure? I’m telling you now, it’s just for two hours. After two hours are up, I’ll leave straight away—even if by then we’re on the highway, I’ll kick you out,"

she said to Gu Chen at that time.

The feeling was as if she wanted to cut off all ties with Gu Chen, maintaining a relationship only within these two hours.