A year flew by.

‘Ling Ling, is Hao Hao sleeping?’ Long Liu Bao asked.

‘Yes,’ Yuan Gun Gun said. ‘Bao Bao, where do you want to take me? If big brother Du comes home and doesn’t see me, he’ll be angry.’

‘Don’t you want to out?’ Long Liu Bao asked.

‘I want to go out,’ Yuan Gun Gun said.

‘Then let’s go,’ Long Liu Bao said. ‘We’ll come home early.’

Long Liu Bao thought making Hao Yan Che suffer another year was enough revenge on behalf of Yuan Gun Gun. Long Liu Bao decided to take Yuan Gun Gun to see Hao Yan Che that day.

‘Big brother Du will be angry if he finds out,’ Yuan Gun Gun said.

‘If you don’t want to go out today then we don’t need to be friends anymore,’ Long Liu Bao said.

Yuan Gun Gun smiled at Long Liu Bao and held her hand. Long Liu Bao took Yuan Gun Gun to Hao Yan’s company.

At Hao Yan’s company, Hao Yan Che didn’t know what the Long brothers were doing drinking wine in his office.

‘Che, why are you looking suspiciously at us?’ Long Liu Bao asked. ‘We promise when Bao Bao is here, we’ll leave.’

‘Why do you two need to meet her here?’ Hao Yan Che asked.

‘No reason,’ Long Liu Bo said. ‘We only want to show off our deep love.’

Hao Yan Che ignored the Long brothers, and continued to work.

Long Liu Lang looked at Hao Yan Che’s clueless face. Then Long Liu Lang looked at the clock on the wall, Long Liu Bao would arrive with a surprise for Hao Yan Che soon.

Downstairs in the lobby, Yuan Gun Gun was confused why Long Liu Bao took her to a work building.

‘Bao Bao, where are we?’ Yuan Gun Gun asked. ‘Why did you take me here? Didn’t you say you’re taking me out today?’

‘We’re meeting big brother Bo and big brother Lang upstairs then we’ll all go out together,’ Long Liu Bao said.

‘Bao Bao, this place…’ Yuan Gun Gun said.

Yuan Gun Gun felt like the building was familiar.

‘What about this place?’ Long Liu Bao prompted.

‘It’s a tall building,’ Yuan Gun Gun said. ‘How many floors does this building have?’

‘One hundred floors,’ Long Liu Bao said and sighed.

‘Bao Bao, where are we going later?’ Yuan Gun Gun asked.

‘Do you want to go to a pet cafe?’ Long Liu Bao asked.

‘Yes!’ Yuan Gun Gun said.

‘Then we should go upstairs,’ Long Liu Bao said.

Long Liu Bao and Yuan Gun Gun took an elevator to Hao Yan Che’s office.

A while later, one of Hao Yan Che’s secretaries announced Long Liu Bao and Yuan Gun Gun’s arrival.

‘CEO Hao, Miss Long and her friend are here to see you,’ the secretary said.

‘Let them in,’ Hao Yan Che said.

Long Liu Bao ran to the sofa, and she hugged the Long brothers. The Long brothers almost spilt wine on their clothes.

‘Bao Bao, you’re not a little girl anymore,’ Long Liu Bo said.

Long Liu Bao kissed the Long brothers cheeks. Then she went outside to bring Yuan Gun Gun into Hao Yan Che’s office.

‘Hello big brother Bo, big brother Lang,’ Yuan Gun Gun greeted.

Hao Yan Che let go of his pen. He thought he heard Yuan Gun Gun’s voice.

‘Big brother Che, this is my friend Na Liu Ling Yan,’ Long Liu Bao said. ‘Isn’t she loveable?’

Hao Yan Che looked at the face he dreamt of every night. Why did Yuan Gun Gun look too skinny? Did Yuan Gun Gun come back to be with him?

‘Ling Ling, do you remember who this man is?’ Long Liu Bao asked.

Hao Yan Che didn’t know what game Yuan Gun Gun and Long Liu Bao were playing.

‘I remember this man,’ Yuan Gun Gun said.

Hao Yan Che didn’t understand why Yuan Gun Gun needed to confirm she knew him.

‘He’s CEO Hao,’ Yuan Gun Gun said. ‘I’ve seen him on TV. I remembered he has violet eyes like Hao Hao.’

‘You’re right,’ Long Liu Bao said. ‘What else do you remember?’

‘I remembered I told big brother Du that CEO Hao looked like Hao Hao and big brother Du got angry,’ Yuan Gun Gun said.

‘Ling Ling, you remembered enough,’ Long Liu Bao said. ‘Let’s go to the pet cafe. Big brother Che, you can work in peace now. We’re leaving.’

‘Stop!’ Hao Yan Che said.

‘Big brother Che, what’s the matter?’ Long Liu Bao asked.

***

End of Chapter 175