Chapter 8 - An Outstanding Man

But how could a girl run faster than a car? When the car drove past her, Gu Nianbin looked back at her through the window. The little girl stood blankly at the roadside, and she was chewing her fingers! She was too old to do such a thing! What a freak!

Xiaoding was quite puzzled. “It was a strange thing. Why did she run away?”

Gu Nianbin didn’t speak, but he caressed his forehead and smiled. Seeing the smile from the rear-view mirror, Xiaoding was startled. The young master rarely smiled. What happened today? Maybe the blind date was a success?

Gu Shanshan bounced out of the house and said, “Thank God, you’re finally back. Mom has been nagging all afternoon.”

“You deserve that. You were away from home too often these days.” Gu Nianbin mounted the steps leisurely.

“Come on! She was nagging at you.” Gu Shanshan took Gu Nianbin’s arm and walked alongside him into the house. “What concerns her most is whether your blind date with Miss Xia is a success,” she said.

As soon as they entered the house, Fang Yaru looked eagerly at his son and asked, “How about the girl you met today? Tell Mom. Is she the right girl for you?”

“I’ve told you on the phone, haven’t I?” Gu Nianbin sat down and took the hot tea from a maid. After a sip of the tea, he answered, “Not bad. I don’t dislike her.”

“Does she like you?” Fang Yaru immediately asked.

“Oh, Mom. So many girls are longing for marrying into a family like ours. How could she not like my brother?”

Fang Yaru glanced at her daughter and said, “Are you taking her as one of those superficial girls who just want to marry a rich man?”

Gu Shanshan said with a smile, “I was just going to say the most important thing, that is she wouldn’t dislike such an outstanding man as my brother, unless she was blind.”

“That’s more like it.” Fang Yaru looked at her son with a smile. “Then you need to be more active,” she said, ” ask her out for a dinner or movie. How about I making a date for you?”

“No, thank you. Mom, don’t bother about it. I know what I’m going to do.”

“You are saying that again.” Fang Yaru glared at him. “You failed in every previous blind date. If you screw it up this time, I won’t forgive you. I know you are still waiting for the girl of the Xia family. I treated her so well when she was a child, but it turned out she doesn’t deserve you….”

“That’s enough. You’re going too far.” Gu Guangxian, who had been silent all the time interrupted her lightly. “Let’s have dinner now.”

Fang Yaru also knew that she shouldn’t have said those words. How could she know nothing about the thoughts of her son? She didn’t mention it before because she didn’t want to upset him, but Gu Nianbin had been tortured by unrequited love for so many years. Seeing that had always made her heartbroken. Today, she had had enough and couldn’t help nagging him.

No one mentioned the blind date at the dinner table. Gu Nianbin briefed his father on the latest situation of the Gu’s company. Gu Guangxian nodded with satisfaction, and said, “You’ve done a good job, Nianbin. You are doing better than me. It has proved a correct decision to hand over the company to you. But as you know, we have a large family. It’s not easy to take care of every family member. Conflicts are unavoidable. But as the old saying goes, be lenient wherever possible. Be careful not to cause disharmony. After all, were are kindred of the same clan.”

“I see.” Gu Nianbin nodded. He actually thought it was more difficult to deal with family conflicts than business affairs. He was a cold fish who never put on a smile when dealing with his uncles and cousins. They didn’t dare to be presumptuous in front of him, but often complained to his father secretly. Gu Guangxian was susceptible to influence from others and easily believed what they said. Therefore, he always tried to put them under his protection. There were several times when Gu Nianbin wanted to “clean the house” by kicking them out of the company, but he gave up the idea in the end, mainly for fear of over-reaction from his father, who had a heart condition.