The Tycoon God of Online Gaming
Chapter 188: Departure

Chapter 188: Chapter 188: Departure

"Bao’er, I actually knew your parents." Seeing Bao’er deeply engrossed in her meal, Chu You chose this moment to speak, the little girl had been rather hesitant around him, and to reduce this barrier, he had decided to take advantage of his knowledge from his past life and approach the topic through her parents.

As expected, hearing Chu You’s words, Bao’er, who was engrossed in her meal, lifted her head, her large, innocent eyes silently staring at him.

His face still held the soft smile, "Your mother, Dugu Mengting, once took care of me for a while. At that time, I was even younger than you are now." Unless Bao’er had personally told him in her past life that her mother had taken care of him for a while, he would not have been able to recall the somewhat blurry name of the woman in his memory—so that woman was Bao’er’s mother.

"Ah? Really?" Bao’er was somewhat shocked. She hadn’t expected that the young leader before her had such a history with her mother.

Chu You nodded, "Of course, and you were brought here by my parents. The main reason for my visit was actually to see you." Chu You casually explained why he had been staring at Bao’er earlier.

Hearing that he had come specifically to see her, Bao’er suddenly felt something she hadn’t felt in a long time, and a word sprung to mind: warmth...

Is this what warmth feels like? She hadn’t felt it for such a long time. Furthermore, it turned out that he was the son of her aunt and uncle. Without any reason, Bao’er felt a sense of closeness towards Chu You.

"Then, where are aunt and uncle? How come they haven’t come? I haven’t seen them for more than two years," Bao’er softly said, with reminiscence and longing in her eyes, clearly recalling something.

Not expecting Bao’er to remember his parents, Chu You felt a touch of happiness. He noticed that she had become less resistant towards him, now able to engage in normal conversation rather than the previous exchange of questions and answers.

"They are with your parents," Although his parents had only died a few years ago in this life, as a person reborn, he had been mourning for twelve years. So, Chu You stated this without much emotion, or perhaps without any at all.

"Ah? Auntie and uncle, they..." Bao’er was visibly shocked by the sudden news. With wide watery eyes, she stared at Chu You, her delicate face full of disbelief.

Obviously, Bao’er had not yet received the news of Chu You’s parents’ deaths.

When she saw Chu You nod in confirmation, moisture quickly gathered in her eyes. She immediately lowered her head, evidently struggling to control her emotions, but the tears fell like pearls, her silent crying was heart-wrenching.

"What’s wrong? Don’t cry." Chu You was taken aback by this sudden turn of events. As Bao’er had been at the orphanage since she was three years old, she shouldn’t have been so deeply affected by the news of his parents. He swiftly reached for a tissue from beside the tray.

"So, so Bao’er will never see them again." Her little nose had turned red, and she was sniffling. Chu You gently patted Bao’er’s back while handing her the tissue.

"Yes, but why is Bao’er so sad?"

"They used to visit us every year, and they would also visit Bao’er. Bao’er misses them."

Chu You’s eyes darkened. He had not expected that his parents would do this every year. No wonder Bao’er had such affection for them.

"That’s all right, don’t cry. From now on, I’ll come to see you often." He had intended to call himself ’uncle’, but he quickly reconsidered. He was only 21. Wouldn’t it be too old-fashioned to call himself uncle, too out of place? Even though psychologically, he was old enough to be Bao’er’s elder, in reality, he was still essentially a student. He just couldn’t use that kind of address.

"Don’t call me president either, just call me brother!" Chu You’s voice was warm and comforting.

"Oh," Bao’er wiped her teary eyes and responded with a single syllable.

At this moment, Chu You picked up a black bag from the side and placed it on the table. He took out two small boxes from inside, filled with milk cakes.

Chu You knew, in her previous life, Bao’er’s favorite food was this type of cake: Sahara cake.

"Bao’er, this is a gift from your brother."

Seeing the exquisite food in Chu You’s hands, Bao’er looked surprised, and her face became even more sorrowful, "...Auntie and uncle used to bring me this as a gift, how did you know?"

So, you love to eat this because of my parents? Chu You understood now.

"Okay, don’t ask anymore, let’s taste the cake." Bao’er was clearly unable to eat her meal given her current state, so let her eat the cake.

"Can I... can I eat it when I get back?" When Bao’er was handed the beautifully packed box, she looked at Chu You with hopeful eyes and asked with a pleading tone.

"Of course, this is yours. You’re free to eat it however you want." Then Chu You took another white sealed box from the black bag, with a picture on top.

"Is this... a phone?" Bao’er instantly recognized what was contained within the box. Despite her eyes still being tearful, she questioned Chu You.

Chu You nodded as he opened the box, "Yes, it’s also a gift for Bao’er. You can call or text me during your break, but unless it’s an emergency, don’t use it any other time. Can you do that?" He finished speaking and inserted the SIM card into the phone.

"Oh... why are you being so kind to me?"

"Because I’m returning a favour!" Chu You gave her a mysterious smile, "Enough about this; explore it during your break, and give me a call before you go to bed tonight." After saying this, He packed everything back into the black bag and handed it to Bao’er.

Without a word, Bao’er accepted the black bag. When she saw Chu You stand up to leave, she unexpectedly said, "Bao’er would really like to see where Uncle and Auntie are buried, is that okay?" After saying this, she got up as well.

"Of course, but it’ll have to be next time. Big brother will take you there," Having said this, Chu You lightly brushed away the strands of hair that stuck to Bao’er’s face from her tears.

In response, Bao’er slightly lowered her head without any resistance, her beautiful eyes seemed to focus on something.

The two spent the longest time at the dining table; by their departure, the cafeteria was almost empty.

Chu You took Bao’er’s small hand, and they both started walking towards the cafeteria’s exit. However, as they were crossing a corridor near the entrance, Chu You suddenly turned his head, he had sensed someone watching them from the corner of his eye.

In the corner of the corridor, a middle-aged man wearing glasses was watching them. He quickly looked away when he noticed Chu You looking at him.

Following that, Chu You and Bao’er, who was holding the black bag, walked down the stairs where a group of people were gathered—these were the managers of the orphanage and people from the headquarters such as Old Xiang.

Liu Lao and other managers of the orphanage were the first to look at Bao’er. Seeing the state of her face, they were all shocked. It seemed like she had been crying not too long ago, what was going on? And why was she carrying a black bag?

The managers and others all looked confused.