The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 340 - 0340 An Unconventional Chu Ge

Chapter 340: Chapter 0340 An Unconventional Chu Ge

Failing to get Chu Ge, the Tang Family’s State felt stifled and unable to vent his frustration, appearing sullen throughout the entire banquet.

On Chu Ge’s part, after meeting with Shen Congwen, he smiled and asked, "Has Mr. Shen delivered the gift to Mr. Tang?"

Shen Congwen awkwardly shook his head, "Not yet."

Given his status, if he directly handed the gift to those errand runners below, they surely wouldn’t present it to the Old Master, and might even discard it.

But what he brought was top-notch Earth Ganoderma. He felt that Chu Ge was quite right; if the two families could reconcile, it would surely lead to a win-win situation, beneficial for both families and no harm done.

But, whether it was the Shen Family or the Tang Family, someone had to lower their head first. However, his grandfather was a stubborn old man, and no matter how much he tried, he refused to agree.

Attending the Old Master’s birthday banquet was done in secret, with the aim of gauging the Tang Family’s response first.

Yet, halfway through the banquet, he had no opportunity to approach Mr. Tang.

Just now, when Mr. Chu was with Mr. Tang, he thought to take the chance to step forward, but was blocked by the Tang Family’s people again.

They suspected that he harbored ill intentions toward Mr. Tang and Mr. Chu.

Shen Congwen felt wronged. With his negligible strength, he could hardly harm anyone, let alone Mr. Chu, who had defeated Tang Batian. Attempting anything against him would be suicidal.

Chu Ge saw his dejected look and gently patted his shoulder, "The Old Master has retired to his resting room due to health reasons, I’ll take you there."

Just before, Chu Ge was publicly announced by Mr. Tang as the honored guest of the Tang Family, so now, no one should stop him if he were to escort Shen Congwen.

They made their way without obstruction until they reached the resting room, only to be blocked by the bodyguards at the door.

"Mr. Chu, I’m sorry, but the Shen Family and dogs are not allowed to come within half a step of our Old Master."

The corner of Shen Congwen’s mouth twitched as he stood there silent, instead giving Chu Ge an embarrassed smile, "How about I entrust the gift to Mr. Chu, and you can bring it in for me?"

Not allowed within, not just against the Old Master, but all of Tang Family’s shops, and in their Shen Family, a similar decree was in place, barring the Tang Family and dogs from entry.

With a mischievous arch to his brows, Chu Ge barely smiled, the mirth not reaching his eyes, "Go and announce my arrival then. Say Chu Ge has come, bringing along Shen Congwen. You can see if the Old Master lets us in or not."

Chu Ge looked confidently at the bodyguard, seemingly certain that the Old Master would agree.

The bodyguard didn’t dare offend Chu Ge and reluctantly turned to report. Soon, he returned with a somewhat strange look on his face. He glanced at Chu Ge, then at Shen Congwen, and finally nodded slowly, "You may enter."

Shen Congwen, surprised, followed Chu Ge’s steps into the resting room.

At that moment, only the Old Master and Tang Xin were in the resting room, engaged in a conversation. Seeing Chu Ge and Shen Congwen approaching, Mr. Tang’s smile gradually faded away, and Tang Xin also obediently sat to the side.

"Mr. Tang, happy birthday," Shen Congwen respectfully bowed slightly to Mr. Tang.

Mr. Tang nodded and grunted, "That old immortal actually let you attend my birthday banquet, quite the curious matter."

A flash of embarrassment crossed Shen Congwen’s face. He chuckled nervously, then placed the gift next to Mr. Tang’s left hand, "This is the Earth Ganoderma specially cultivated by the Shen Family, second-level quality, hard to come by on the market. A small token, please accept it with kindness, Mr. Tang."

Tang Haowan’s eyes flashed with surprise, increasingly puzzled as he looked at Shen Congwen, wondering when that old immortal had become so generous?

It didn’t take long for him to realize what was happening. The corners of Tang Haowan’s mouth lifted in a slight smile, "Congwen, you didn’t come here to attend this old man’s birthday banquet just for the sake of it, did your grandfather not know?"

Shen Congwen was stunned; he thought he had been acting naturally, but he was still discovered by Mr. Tang.

Tang Haowan just knew from Shen Congwen’s expression that he had guessed correctly.

With a snort, he said, "You attending my birthday banquet is already a curiosity enough, and even brought such a valuable gift, surely not the old immortal’s idea. We have been at odds for so many years; we understand each other’s temperaments, so it’s not hard to guess."

Shen Congwen coughed lightly, standing there, silent.

Tang Haowan sighed deeply, "Thinking back, old immortal and I have known each other since we were young, we even struggled together. But as we walked along, our interests and ambitions slowly diverged, leading to disagreements. Once, the two of us could discuss a trifling matter until midnight, but eventually, it became nothing but quarrels."

Perhaps it was age speaking, but Tang Haowan seemed to be quite talkative at the moment.

His gaze fixed on Shen Congwen, he quite liked this young man, who lacked any of the old immortal’s flaws. Though hot-headed and sometimes impulsive, he was young after all—who hasn’t been rash? When he was young, he had more than his share of impulsive moments.

If not for his rigid relationship with the Shen Family’s old immortal, he might not have been able to resist matching Shen Congwen with Tang Xin.

Unfortunately, fate is often cruel.

Chu Ge stood quietly to the side, observing. Although he wasn’t certain what exactly had happened between the Tang and Shen families to cause such a strained relationship, he sensed that Mr. Tang didn’t truly hate the Shen Family.

Chu Ge gave Shen Congwen a look, indicating that he should seize the opportunity to broach the subject, but Shen Congwen shook his head at him.

Right now, Mr. Tang was simply reminiscing about the past, which was different from forgiving the past deeds of Shen Congwen’s grandfather—these could not be equated.

Chu Ge frowned slightly, but after all, it was a private matter between the two families. The extent of an outsider’s role was to help Shen Congwen establish a connection; the rest was not his concern.

Nangong Man Sha was quite surprised as she watched Chu Ge. Today, she encountered another side of Chu Ge—spirited and a bit... cheeky.

Tang Xin, too, looked at Chu Ge with the same grateful gaze, but inadvertently met Nangong Man Sha’s eyes, causing both to pause briefly before smiling knowingly at each other.

Tang Haowan exhaled, "Ah, truly old age makes one ramble. Let’s not dwell on those past matters. Instead, let’s talk about you, Congwen; you’re here to celebrate my birthday, bringing such a valuable gift, surely you didn’t come just to visit this old man, did you?"

Shen Congwen’s heart pounded; indeed, the older ginger is the spicier, and Mr. Tang was shrewd enough to guess everything.

He scratched his head, somewhat sheepishly, "Actually, my visit today is for..."