After being dumped, I turned around and married my ex-boyfriend's younger brother.

Chapter 233 Playing Chess

"you……"

Grandpa Gu met Su Yiran's ambiguous smile and said, "It's just a small matter, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"..."

Hearing his words, Su Yiran raised an eyebrow, a bad feeling welling up in her heart. Her mind raced, trying to recall what good things Gu Yanli had brought back during this time.

After thinking it over, I realized that I've been busy lately and haven't heard anything good that Gu Yanli has brought back.

“I’m not biased towards outsiders, so there are some things you don’t need to say.”

This was a wolf's den for Su Yiran; staying there for even a second longer would be dangerous.

"My son is still waiting for me at home. If you don't have anything else important to do, I'll head back now."

Su Yiran got up and walked out.

"Wait a minute."

Grandpa Gu stopped her immediately, "I remember Ayan has a piece of land to the north, it's been abandoned. Think of a way, I want to build a fishpond there..."

"..."

Su Yiran took a deep breath.

This time they're asking for an exorbitant amount.

Before, they only wanted some rare items, but now they want land?

What do you mean it's abandoned? Don't think she doesn't know. That area is a development zone, where every inch of land is precious.

"Grandpa, that won't do."

Su Yiran shook her head. "I'm saving it for An'an to build an amusement park. I trust you won't fight with a little kid for it."

"Such a large piece of land to build an amusement park?"

Grandpa Gu suddenly became serious, "You're being too wasteful. Children shouldn't be spoiled like this."

"If you think building a fishpond is a waste, then building an amusement park for An'an is a waste? Your intentions are too obvious. I'm leaving!"

Su Yiran waved her hand and left.

What she just said to Old Master Gu was probably half true and half false.

That piece of land was indeed meant for An'an, but he hadn't decided what to do with it. Little did he know that before An'an had even grown up, he had already caught the eye of Old Master Gu.

After leaving Old Master Gu's place, Su Yiran went straight to the art gallery.

She hasn't come for quite some time.

There were more unfamiliar faces.

"Sister Yiran is here."

When the HR lady saw Su Yiran, she immediately put down her work and led someone towards her. "This is your assistant, Liu Ying."

"Hello, Sister Yiran, my name is Liu Ying."

The girl humbly offered to take care of her.

"assistant?"

Su Yiran was stunned, nodded slightly, and glanced at the girl standing to the side. "Didn't I tell you to hire an assistant?"

The HR representative said, "Sister Ran asked us to hire someone. She said you're working too hard by yourself, and it would be easier to find someone to help you out."

"……Oh."

Su Yiran nodded. "Where is she? Is she in her office?"

"No, Sister Ran hasn't come these past few days. She said she had something to do at home."

Something happened at home?

not necessarily.

At most, she just has something on her own.

Su Yiran smiled and glanced at the little girl in front of her. "You, come in with me."

"Okay, Sister Yiran."

Liu Ying followed closely behind Su Yiran into the office.

Having an assistant at the end of the day makes a real difference compared to not having one.

It will make things much easier.

Su Yiran was busy processing documents and lost track of time. When she looked up again, it was already dark.

I glanced at the time; it was already nine o'clock.

The lights outside the office were still on.

Su Yiran pinched the bridge of her nose, packed her things to leave, and only when she went outside did she realize that Liu Ying was still there.

"It's been a long time since we left work, why haven't you left yet?"

Su Yiran frowned as she looked at her.

Liu Ying explained, "I haven't finished my work yet, and I want to finish it before I leave."

Su Yiran glanced at the thick stack of documents on the table. "How long are you going to work on this? There's no rush. Our gallery doesn't encourage overtime. Hurry up and pack up, it's time to go home."

"I'm fine, Sister Yiran. I'm new here, and there are many things I'm not familiar with yet, I..."

"Are you out of your mind? It's after get off work hours now. If you're not familiar with it, you can learn it tomorrow. Others get their jobs right on time, and you're eager to work overtime?"

Su Yiran frowned. "It's not safe for a girl to go home alone at night. Take a taxi and bring it over for reimbursement tomorrow."

With that, she left the gallery.

Gu Yanli was waiting outside. When he saw her come out, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up. He took her hand and asked, "Why are you so late? What were you talking about inside?"

"They hired an assistant for me, but the message hadn't even been sent off yet. I told her to hurry up and leave work, which took a while."

Su Yiran said, "She seems to be quite honest and cheerful. So far, I'm quite satisfied with her."

"As long as you're satisfied."

Gu Yanli rubbed her head, put his arm around her waist, and got into the car.

"Mom said that An'an was very well-behaved today. She didn't cry or fuss. She ate her fill and then slept. After waking up, she played and was very happy."

"I took An'an for a check-up today. She's gained half a pound and grown two centimeters. All her indicators are good."

"..."

Gu Yanli talked about An'an the whole way.

Since returning to Kyoto, An'an has been in much better condition and is noticeably easier to take care of than before.

Dad has been in Kyoto lately and visits An'an from time to time.

Although Gu Yanli understood his father, he was still uneasy and avoided seeing him whenever possible.

There was even one time when his father was downstairs and Gu Yanli was upstairs, and he didn't dare to go downstairs.

Su Yiran had never seen Gu Yanli so cowardly. "Come downstairs with me. Do you mean you're never going to see each other again?"

"I'm not going down."

Gu Yanli refused to come downstairs no matter what.

"..."

Su Yiran patiently looked at him, "What's wrong? He's not some monster, he's not going to eat you up, is he? Didn't you..."

"Last time was last time, this time is this time, it's different."

Gu Yanli explained.

"I don't care, if you don't go down to see my dad today, don't step into my room tonight!"

"..."

Threaten him?

Ha, is he so easily threatened?

Just ridiculous.

But finally.

He went down anyway.

As always, Su's father didn't give him a friendly look, and just kept teasing An'an.

Gu Yanli tried to start a conversation, "Dad, what are your hobbies? Do you like playing chess? Can we play a game?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yiran looked up at Gu Yanli in shock and shook her head at him.

But the man's attention wasn't on her, and no matter how she hinted, he wouldn't see it.

"it is good."

After taking a deep look at Gu Yanli, Dad nodded.

The two sets are over.

Dad won almost instantly.

Gu Yanli chimed in, "Dad, you're really good at chess. Can you teach me?"

"I can't teach you."

After saying that, Dad got up and left without even eating.

Su Yiran quickly followed, "Dad, are you angry?"

"No."

Su Yiran explained, "Dad, Ayan doesn't know anything. Please don't hold it against him, okay?"