Chapter 96: Love God’s Eye
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During this lunch, Sun Zhuobai, for the first time, ate two bowls of rice without his usual pickiness. His goal was to make An Bu envious and jealous.
An Bu didn’t expose him and let him show off. However, she secretly reminded the assistant to prepare some hawthorn tea or edible aloe vera juice for him to aid digestion. Sun Zhuobai usually had a small appetite, and eating too much at once would surely make him uncomfortable later. Luckily, his affluent background provided a variety of nutritional supplements to regulate his body anytime.
After finishing lunch and taking a short nap, Sun Zhuobai eagerly went to find An Bu at 2:00 p.m. to fulfill his promise during working hours.
“It’s working hours now. You should fulfill your promise, right?” He had a triumphant expression.
“Sure, what do you want me to do?” An Bu asked nonchalantly.
“Humph, I’ll make you know the consequences of offending this young master.” Sun Zhuobai pointed at her, ordering, “First, I want you to learn to bark like a dog.”
“Learn to bark like a dog? For how long?” An Bu looked at him with a hint of sympathy. It took him so long to come up with this idea?
Sun Zhuobai was taken aback; his reaction wasn’t right! Learning to bark like a dog would be humiliating, right? Why was she so indifferent?
“I want you to bark like a dog for 15 minutes!” he declared.
“Alright.” An Bu stood up, checked the time, and said, “Let’s start with a slow jog for the training this afternoon, set for 15 minutes.”
Sun Zhuobai widened his eyes, “I told you to learn to bark like a dog. Didn’t you hear me?”
“I heard you.” An Bu walked to a treadmill, set the time, and said, “Come over, I’ll jog with you.”
Sun Zhuobai walked over with a thud, “Didn’t we agree that you’d let me do whatever I want? Are you trying to back out?”
“Training and learning to bark like a dog are not mutually exclusive.”
“Did I agree to training?” Sun Zhuobai was displeased with her taking the initiative.
“Then, do you want mr to learn to bark like a dog or not?”
“I do!”
“Then let’s train.”
Sun Zhuobai: “…” D*mn it, I really want to kill her!
To hear An Bu bark like a dog, Sun Zhuobai obediently got on the treadmill. He endured 15 minutes of jogging!
An Bu got on another treadmill and jogged with Sun Zhuobai. Tang Dou and Xian Xiang were on standby, the assistant and the bodyguards were observing.
“I’ve started running; can you start barking like a dog now?” Sun Zhuobai jogged, glaring at An Bu.
“Wait a moment; let me choose an energetic background music first.”
Sun Zhuobai was shocked, “You need background music for learning to bark like a dog?!”
An Bu cast him a sidelong glance, “Of course, do you think barking like a dog is easy?”
Sun Zhuobai: “…” All three views have collapsed.
“Alright, this one. ‘Little Apple,’ let’s go.” She clicked play, and the music started. An Bu, following the rhythm, began to bark, “Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof…”
The rhythmic barking echoed in the gym.
Sun Zhuobai’s legs went weak, almost slipping off the treadmill.
Everyone present burst into laughter, struggling to hold back their amusement.
“Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof, woof…”
D*mn it, they also wanted to bark along. It was simply infectious!
Sun Zhuobai’s mouth twitched continuously. After enduring for a long time, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter. The rhythm of jogging had unknowingly turned into the rhythm of “Little Apple.”
Watching An Bu’s carefree barking, everyone admired her as if she were performing a magic trick. Even learning to bark like a dog was done with such a fresh and refined style!
The 15 minutes passed quickly in the barking, and Sun Zhuobai, sweaty from jogging, felt physically exhausted but surprisingly spirited. He felt like he could go for another 15 minutes.
“Alright, take a 10-minute break,” An Bu instructed, asking Guo Xiaotong to prepare a glass of sugar water for Sun Zhuobai to replenish his energy.
While sipping the sugar water, Sun Zhuobai stole glances at An Bu, realizing how powerful this woman was. Just a rendition of “Little Apple” had him kneeling, and conventional tricks wouldn’t work on her!
For the rest of the training, Sun Zhuobai, as if opening the door to mischief, came up with various silly ideas. An Bu, in response, always found ways to make him cooperate with the training.
Others watched the entire process, thoroughly enjoying their antics. When Sun Zhuobai finally realized what was happening, he had exceeded the training quota for the day.
“Ah ah ah—” Watching An Bu triumphantly leave, Sun Zhuobai returned to his room alone and howled to the sky.
After venting, he informed the assistant, “Call that woman and tell her not to come tomorrow; she’s fired!”
He wanted to make that woman know who the boss was! How dare she go against the boss? She wouldn’t even get a penny of salary!
However, after he fired her, he felt some regret, sensing that he might have missed out on something extraordinary…
On the other side, a bodyguard was reporting to Sun Zhuobai’s father, giving a detailed account of the day’s training. At the end, he added, “Young Master just fired that girl.”
Father Sun said, “Hmm, have Little Guo rehire her. Raise her hourly wage to 400, in my name.”
“Okay, boss, I’ll take care of it.”
…
On the way home, An Bu received a notice of dismissal from Guo Xiaotong. When she returned home, she received another notice from Guo Xiaotong, offering her a raise and a special appointment. In just one day, she went from being a servant of the little prince to being appointed as a special envoy by the imperial brush.
“Did something happy happen?” Jian Ningxuan couldn’t help asking as he saw An Bu laughing while looking at her phone.
“I encounter happy things every day. The happiest thing is coming home to pet my cat master.” An Bu jumped into Jian Ningxuan’s warm embrace, her vitality value rising!
Jian Ningxuan lowered his head and sniffed around her neck, saying in a deep voice, “There’s a strange smell on you.”
“Is there?” An Bu quickly stepped back and smelled herself. It couldn’t be the smell of a corpse, could it?
“It’s the scent of another male.” Jian Ningxuan pointed out directly.
An Bu: “… You can tell that too?”
“Mm.” He could smell it very clearly, the sweaty odor of another male. He wouldn’t be mistaken.
“Then I’ll take a shower.” An Bu turned and walked towards the room. Jian Ningxuan followed closely, taking long strides.
When An Bu was ready to change into clean clothes, he was already waiting in the bathroom.
An Bu, holding her clothes, looked at him. “… The cat master has become more and more proactive lately.”
Jian Ningxuan said, “I learned a set of massage techniques. Want to try?”
“Yes!”
The shameless old corpse was pulled into the bathroom by the seductive cat master, enjoying a two-hour full-body “massage” service…
Having a delicious late-night snack in bed in the middle of the night, An Bu felt that her life was complete, and she just wanted to pretend to be a corpse.
Early the next morning, after An Bu finished washing up, she came to the kitchen, planning to make a cup of juice. She glanced up and saw Jianjian, who at some unknown time sneaked into the kitchen, crouching by a basin, looking at the large-footed prawn inside.
“Jianjian, what are you looking at?” An Bu reached out and poked the large-footed prawn in the basin.
Jianjian lightly jumped, landing on the back of one of the large-footed prawns. Imitating An Bu’s movements, it used a tentacle to poke at it. The large-footed prawn swayed a bit, looking listless.
“Are you trying to make friends?” An Bu felt that Jianjian’s fish tank was indeed a bit lonely. Besides Jianjian, there were no other living creatures. After thinking for a moment, she asked, “Which one do you like? I’ll give it to you as a consort.”
Jianjian raised a tentacle, pointing at the one under it.
“Okay.” An Bu picked up that large-footed prawn and, together with Jianjian, put it into the fish tank.
Once the large-footed prawn entered the fish tank, it immediately came to life, rapidly swaying its thin legs and swimming around in the water.
Jianjian crouched on a coral reef, quietly watching its performance. After a short while, its body gradually changed, turning into the shape of a shrimp. After a few tens of seconds, it returned to its original appearance. It then began to transform again, playing happily.
An Bu didn’t watch it anymore, drank a glass of juice, and hurried off to work.
Sun Zhuobai woke up very early, but he laid in bed without getting up. He had already fired that woman, and today’s training had become dull.
While daydreaming, he suddenly heard a knock on the door, followed by the voice of his assistant, Guo Xiaotong, “Young Master, are you awake? Miss An has already arrived.”
What? Miss An? Wasn’t she fired?
Sun Zhuobai immediately turned over and got up. His face, which was originally bored, seemed to be injected with vitality, shining brightly.
Alright, even though she had been fired, she dared to come to work!
Sun Zhuobai brushed his teeth, washed his face, changed his clothes, and then with an expression of questioning, he rushed out of the room, arriving at the top floor lobby. At a glance, he saw An Bu sitting on the sofa drinking tea.
“Who let you come?” Sun Zhuobai looked down at her, “Don’t you know you’ve been fired?”
“Mr. Sun, why did you fire me?” An Bu asked with a smile.
“Because you defied your superiors, didn’t follow orders, and acted recklessly.” Sun Zhuobai listed her crimes.
“It’s my negligence. I’m really sorry.”
Seeing her admit her mistake, Sun Zhuobai changed his tone, “As long as you promise not to oppose me in the future, I can reluctantly let you come back to work.”
“Thank you, but no need.”
“I’m giving you a chance, and you’re still refusing?” Sun Zhuobai felt that this woman really didn’t know how to appreciate kindness!
“No.” An Bu smiled, “I have been hired by your father. For the next six days, I will be your exclusive training partner. I will be in your care, Young Master Sun.”
Sun Zhuobai stared at her in disbelief.
An Bu stood up, patted his shoulder, “Young Master Sun, I now have the Shangfang Sword in my hand. Are you ready for the training?”
“Ah ah ah—” D*mn it!
The enjoyable training started again…
“Boss, I managed to photograph that pair of antique rings you asked for.” Fengche called to inform Jian Ningxuan of the good news.
A glint of excitement flashed in Jian Ningxuan’s eyes as he asked, “It has been hard, when are you coming back?”
“The day after tomorrow. There are still some procedures to be done here.”
“Well, be careful on the way.”
“Hey?” Fengche was puzzled, “Aren’t you going to ask about the transaction price?”
“It doesn’t matter how much.”
Fengche was speechless, “Being rich is willful. I’ll report it anyway. The transaction price is 21.8 million.”
“Okay, got it.” Jian Ningxuan replied nonchalantly, then opened a picture. On it was a pair of male and female rings. In the middle of the rings was a large sapphire, surrounded by eighteen small silver diamonds. The design was antique, exquisite, and unparalleled. It was said to be an engagement token of a duke and his wife more than two hundred years ago, known as the “Love God’s Eye,” witnessing their fifty years of love.
Jian Ningxuan accidentally came across this pair of rings while abroad and immediately decided to buy them, formally proposing to An Bu.
Although they had only known each other for a little over a year, he couldn’t wait to make her his wife.
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