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Chapter 571: 571 First Snow and Love

 

 

After the meal, Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu rested in the private room for a while and talked about the chip. Zhuang Liu kept looking at his phone and typing replies.

Tan Rou thought that Zhuang Liu was very busy, so she said, “If Third Brother has something urgent, then let’s go back first.”

“No.” Zhuang Liu put down his phone. “The scenery outside is pretty good.

Rourou, do you want to take a look?”

“Sure.” Tan Rou felt that it was still early and she could enjoy the scenery for a while longer.

Outside was a field of plum trees. The red and white plums were in full bloom, adding a lot of color to this solemn winter. Between the red and white plum blossoms, there were a few green plum blossoms scattered around. Green plum blossoms were very rare, and it was a very lucky thing to see them.

“Rourou, do you want to see the snow?” Zhuang Liu hooked Tan Rou’s pinky and asked gently in her ear.

Tan Rou looked at the clear sky outside and then looked at the weather forecast on her phone. She asked in confusion, “There’s no forecast for snow in the Capital these few days. Does Third Brother want to go somewhere else to see the snow?”

Zhuang Liu nodded gently. “1 mean, do you want to see the snow now?”

Tan Rou said, “Even if I want to, there won’t be snow now.”

“As long as Xiao Rou wants to see it, there will be snow.” Zhuang Liu held Tan Rou’s hand and pointed out the window. “Rourou, I want to watch the first snowfall with you.”

As if a magic spell had worked, snowflakes began to fall outside. The snowflakes fell on the plum blossoms, adding a romantic color to the entire plum forest.

“Wow, it’s really snowing!” Tan Rou pressed her face against the window. “Is it artificial snow?”

Zhuang Liu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Rourou, don’t mention artificial snow in such a romantic atmosphere.”

Tan Rou smiled. “It’s beautiful! I love it!”

Zhuang Liu clenched his fists. “Rourou, you liked the snow 1 prepared for you. What about me? Do you like me?”

Tan Rou didn’t even think about it and answered directly, “Of course.”

Zhuang Liu was delighted. “Then, does this mean we’re together now?”

“All?” Tan Rou flinched. “1 mean, I like you, but I don’t mean that we have to be together. If 1 had to explain, it would be that I admire you.”

“No love? Rourou, don’t you have feelings for me?” Zhuang Liu asked.

“Yes.” Tan Rou did not want to lie to Zhuang Liu. “1 do have some feelings for Third Brother, but I don’t want to be in a relationship now. Can you wait until I go to university?”

Zhuang Liu’s eyes were filled with loneliness. “1 also wanted to wait until Rourou went to university before confessing, but you’re such an outstanding young lady. I’m afraid that you won’t like me when you meet someone else.”

Tan Rou could guarantee that she would like Zhuang Liu, but she wasn’t Zhuang Liu, so she couldn’t understand Zhuang Liu’s worry about losing her.

“I…” Tan Rou hesitated.

Zhuang Liu took out a velvet box from his pocket. Inside was a pair of hexagonal snowflake hairpins. “Rourou, this is the first snow we’ve watched together. Would you be willing to watch every first snow of the winter with me for the rest of your life?”

Tan Rou’s heart was suddenly struck by something. Her eyes felt a little uncomfortable, as if she was about to cry.

“Rourou, since you don’t have an answer for me, 1 would then ask you again next year.” Zhuang Liu closed the box dejectedly and handed it to Tan Rou. “But, this is still a gift that I’ve prepared for you. This hair clip is called ‘First Snow and Love’. It’s specially designed for you.”

After Tan Rou took the box, she opened it again and raised her eyebrows.

“Aren’t you going to help me put it on? If you put it on, I’ll give you a chance.”

Zhuang Liu’s heart raced. “Really?”

Tan Rou tilted her head and leaned against the window. “Well, lead the way! You’re my boyfriend now!”

Zhuang Liu’s voice trembled. “Sure, my dearest!”

He solemnly put on the snowflake hair clip for Tan Rou. Although the hair clip was not the most beautiful, it was a gift he had personally made for today’s confession.

“Xiao Rou, do you know why I confessed at first snow?” Zhuang Liu stroked Tan Rou’s hair and asked happily.

“Why?” Tan Rou didn’t know.

“Because the first snow is the most romantic day, the most suitable day to confess.” Zhuang Liu said.

“But this is artificial snow.” Tan Rou said.

“It’s alright.” Zhuang Liu planted a gentle kiss on Tan Rou’s forehead. “We should be in control of our own happiness. We shouldn’t leave it up to god.”

Tan Rou felt that this sentence was very reasonable. Whether it was love or life, everything should be in one’s own hands..

Chapter 572: 572 Blame

 

 

Xiao Mo had been waiting outside in the corridor, lie knew what Zhuang Liu had planned today, so he had to cooperate perfectly with Zhuang Liu. Otherwise, he would be in big trouble if he messed up Third Young Master Zhuang’s confession.

Zhuang Liu had arranged for him to prepare for the artificial snowfall outside. He did not dare to slack off at all. He wore a large cotton jacket and watched the snow in the cold wind. Although the snow scene was beautiful, no one watched it with him!

Xiao Mo had always wanted to find a partner and have a relationship, but he was so busy that he didn’t have time to date. He was slightly older than Zhuang Liu. Zhuang Liu had already found his true love, but he had never held a girl’s hand. Just thinking about it made him feel miserable.

What was even worse was that he still had to witness Zhuang Liu and Tan Rou’s love. For example, now, Zhuang Liu and Tan Rou came out of the room intimately. Their faces were full of happy smiles, which meant that they were already a couple.

Xiao Mo was greatly affected by the happiness of others, and his heart ached. He kept asking himself why he didn’t have a partner yet.

“Has Assistant Xiao been frozen silly?” Tan Rou called out to Xiao Mo, “Do you want to go inside to warm up?”

Xiao Mo looked at Zhuang Liu and Tan Rou with envy. “Thank you for your concern, Miss Tan Rou. I’m not cold.”

Tan Rou laughed. “Assistant Xiao Te is really interesting.”

Zhuang Liu said,” Xiao Mo, go and drive the car over. Turn up the heater in the car. It’ll help.”

Xiao Mo immediately got back to work. “Alright, please wait a moment.”

Tan Rou replied, “Xiao Mo looks lonely.”

Zhuang Liu also felt that it was time for Xiao Mo to find a partner. “Give him a few days off after the New Year. Let him go on a blind date and find a partner.”

“If you have any good candidates, you can introduce them to Xiao Mo.” Tan Rou agreed.

Zhuang Liu didn’t have anyone in mind but he felt that his mother would have one instead. “I’ll tell my mother when 1 go back. There should be many girls suitable for Xiao Mo here.”

When Xiao Mo came over, Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu were both staring at him, making him panic. He thought he had done something wrong.

Xiao Mo drove the car to the main gate of the Tao family manor. Foreign cars couldn’t enter the Tao family manor without permission. Besides, Tan Rou could walk by herself. There was no need for Xiao Mo to drive the car in, lest some people started talking nonsense.

Even so, Tao Yue saw her because she was watching the door from upstairs. She knew that Tan Rou hadn’t come back, so she had been watching her since lunch. The weather was so cold, but she didn’t mind the cold weather even though she had the windows open.

Tao Yue thought Tan Rou was in a white car, but she came back in a black car. When she saw Tan Rou, she had already gotten out of the car. Tao Yue hurriedly ran downstairs and rushed to the gate.

Zhuang Liu had already left, and they agreed to meet again tomorrow.

Tan Rou came back happily, but her mood wasn’t so good when she saw Tao Yue.

“Eldest cousin, why are you back so late?” Tao Yue looked behind Tan Rou and saw a black car flash by. “Didn’t you get picked up by a white car this morning?

Why did it become another car? Who’s the person who came to pick you up?”

Tan Rou glanced at Tao Yue and said coldly, “Are you the ‘Hundred Thousand Whys’? Why are there so many questions?”

Tao Yue smiled. “I’m just curious.”

“Don’t be so curious.” Tan Rou walked into the manor.

“Why did you become a judge?” Tao Yue asked suddenly.

“Do you have any objections?” Tan Rou stopped and turned around.

“Why didn’t you tell me you were going to be a judge?” Tao Yue asked angrily. “If I knew you were a judge, I wouldn’t have played so badly!”

“You mean you didn’t play well because of me?” Tan Rou mocked. “If you don’t have the ability and mentality, you should not participate in the competition. There were so many contestants, but why was it only you that didn’t perform well? You can’t say that I was the one who affected you.”

Tao Yue was furious when she thought of this. She pushed all the blame onto Tan Rou. “It’s your fault. If you hadn’t suddenly appeared, I wouldn’t have made so many mistakes because 1 was nervous!”

Tan Rou could only shake her head in response to Tao Yue’s accusation. “If you didn’t complete the performance well due to your poor mentality, don’t blame others for your mistakes..”

 

Chapter 573: 573 To Find Who It Was

 

 

Tao Yue still felt that it was all Tan Rou’s fault. “You were squinting at that time. Why did you open your eyes when it was my turn? Are you trying to scare me?”

“Are you delusional?” Tan Rou asked. “Why do you feel that others want to harm you? I’ve seen every contestant when they come on stage. Do 1 want to scare them all? Even if you guys don’t find it boring, I do.”

Tao Yue was so angry that she couldn’t speak. She had performed so badly today that she didn’t even dare to go home. The main culprit for her poor performance was Tan Rou, but she had gone out to play as if nothing had happened. Now, she was even mocking her. She really couldn’t take it lying down.

“Is there anything else?” Tan Rou looked at her. “If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving.”

Then, she left without looking at Tao Yue’s reaction.

Tao Yue knew that it was useless to ask further. Tan Rou wouldn’t tell her, so she decided to find the answer herself.

Although there were no surveillance cameras installed in the Tao family’s manor, there were many surveillance cameras installed outside. It could be said that there were no blind spots. After Tan Rou left, Tao Yue walked into the security room.

The security guard was very surprised. “Miss Yue, what’s the matter?”

This was the first time he had seen Tao Yue step into the security room after being a security guard for so many years.

As soon as Tao Yue entered the room, she asked the security guards to check the surveillance cameras. “Hurry up and show me the videos from 9:00 to 9:15 this morning and the last 20 minutes.”

Although the security guard didn’t understand what Tao Yue was trying to do, Tao Yue was the Second Miss. She didn’t need to explain anything to him. Since Second Miss wanted to see it, he could only show the surveillance footage to Tao Yue.

Tao Yue stared at the surveillance camera for more than half an hour. From dawn until the sun set, she turned it over and over several times, but she did not see any other vehicles other than the Tao family’s car appear at the gate. “How is that possible?” Tao Yue dragged the mouse impatiently. “There was a white car at the entrance this morning! How could it have disappeared?”

She played the video from the afternoon and watched it frame by frame. She still couldn’t even see the black car that sent Tan Rou back.

The security guard looked at the mouse that Tao Yue was throwing around. “Second Miss, please be gentle. You have to buy a new mouse if you break it.” Tao Yue glared at him. “Can’t you just buy a new mouse if it’s broken?”

The security guard was stunned. Second Miss’s tone was actually so aggressive. Wasn’t the Second Miss usually speaking in a soft voice? Tao Yue had always been kind. She often greeted the security guards and servants at home and gave them small gifts that she had made herself from time to time. However, he didn’t expect Tao Yue to have such an expression.

“Second Miss, what footage are you looking for? I’ll help you find it.” The security guard felt sorry for the mouse and computer.

Tao Yue didn’t want to stare at the screen anymore. Her eyes would hurt if she stared at it for too long.

“Alright, help me take a look.” Tao Yue rubbed her eyes. “Two cars with unfamiliar license plates, one white and one black. Help me look for them.”

After the security guards received the order, they also carefully searched for the two cars. However, after staring at the screen for more than half an hour, they still could not find the shadow of the unfamiliar car.

“Second Miss, are there really two cars? Could it be that you remembered wrongly?”

In the afternoon, he had heard from his colleagues who were watching the live broadcast of the piano competition that Tao Yue had won the last place in the finals of the piano competition. She might have been stimulated by this and become crazy.

“How could I remember wrongly?” Tao Yue said unhappily, “Just continue searching for it. There were definitely two cars. I must have remembered the wrong time. Just look through all of the footage.”

The security guard couldn’t object to Tao Yue’s order, so he had to continue watching the video for her.

In the greenhouse on the third floor of Yuanxi Manor, Tan Rou was typing on the keyboard. There was a small surveillance video on the top right corner of the computer screen. It was playing what had happened in the security room.

Tan Rou had already found out that Tao Yue had gone to the surveillance room. She had tampered with the original surveillance video before Tao Yue could. With the ability of Tao Yue and the security guards, it was impossible to retrieve the video.

“Heh.” Tan Rou chuckled and closed the video..

 

Chapter 574: 574 Blaming Others

 

 

Tao Yue had been watching the video in the surveillance room for the entire afternoon. She wasn’t the one watching the video. She was just playing with her phone. The security guard was the one watching the video. The security guards were miserable. They had never watched such a long video before. By the end, their eyes were blurry.

However, they still couldn’t find the two cars that Tao Yue mentioned. They all suspected that Tao Yue had made a mistake in the race and deliberately played with them. In the end, Tao Yue was called away by Second Aunt Tao. Second Aunt Tao asked her to have dinner.

After she left, the security guards started discussing.

“How can the young miss be such a person? I’ve always thought that she was very kind. 1 didn’t expect her to be so difficult to get along with.”

“You’re wrong. That’s not the Eldest Miss. Miss Yue is only the Second Miss. The real Eldest Miss should be Miss Rou.”

“I think Miss Rou is better. Although she looks cold, she’s actually very gentle. That day, I hurt my foot when I was carrying something, and Miss Rou even gave me ointment.”

“Actually, I always thought that Miss Yue was very good at pretending to be a good person. Although she was usually gentle, she was especially fierce in private. Once, I saw her lose her temper in the garden and kick a stray cat until it rolled around and almost died. After that, Old Madam asked who did it, but she didn’t admit it.”

After a discussion, the security guards came to a conclusion. Tao Yue was not as gentle and kind as she looked on the surface.

Tao Yue returned to the living room of the main residence with a face full of resentment. When she entered the living room, her expression changed. She had the same expression as before, as if nothing unhappy had happened. “Good evening!” Tao Yue greeted the maid warmly.

“Good evening, Second Miss!” The maid replied gently.”

Tao Yue hated to hear the title “Second Miss”, but there were so many people who liked to call her that. It was really annoying.

Hearing the maid call her Second Miss, Tao Yue didn’t say anything more and walked straight to the dining table.

The meal hadn’t officially started yet, so the family started chatting.

As they chatted, they brought up the topic of Tao Yue’s piano competition finals. Since that was the case, they couldn’t help but talk about Tao Yue’s results.

“I heard that you came in last in this morning’s competition, right?”Grandpa Tao’s expression was very serious.

Tao Yue lowered her head and answered him timidly,”Grandpa, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it.””

Grandpa Tao said,”You didn’t do it on purpose. Then you don’t have the ability to get good results?””

Tao Yue raised her head and hurriedly explained,” Grandpa, it’s not like that. I have the ability. It’s just that I didn’t perform well in today’s competition. If I had another chance, I would definitely enter the top three.””

“I’m not the organizer or a judge. It’s useless for you to tell me this.”Grandpa Tao said,”I’ve always heard from your mother that you play the piano so well. I didn’t expect you to play like this.” There were thirty people, and you were actually ranked last. You really don’t deserve such a good piano and piano teacher.”

Tao Yue was extremely upset after being criticized. She was also very angry. She could have achieved good results in today’s competition, but because of Tan Rou, everything was ruined.

“I’m sorry!” Tao Yue felt that she shouldn’t be the only one under pressure. She should let Tan Rou be scolded with her.” During the competition this morning, 1 was scared by the lobby sister. When the curtain was pulled open, my eldest cousin was sitting there. She didn’t tell me that she was a judge, otherwise…” “Humph!” Grandpa Tao became even angrier.” What do you mean? Could it be that you don’t have the ability to do so and still want your eldest cousin to cheat for you?”

“That’s not what I meant!” “It’s just that the lobby sister didn’t tell me beforehand that she was a judge, so I was very nervous when 1 saw her.” Tao Yue said anxiously.”

“Don’t push the blame to others.”Grandpa Tao said seriously,” You’re the one who made a mistake because of your unstable mentality. You’re looking for your own problems. You don’t have the ability to do so, but you still talk big every day. Is this the attitude that a member of the Tao family should have?”

When Grandpa Tao was angry, no one in the family dared to say anything. Only Grandma Tao did not listen to Grandpa Tao.

“Xiao Rou, why didn’t you tell me that you were going to be a judge? I didn’t even take a photo of you.”” I don’t have any photos of you participating in the event,” Grandma Tao said regretfully.” You didn’t tell me when you went to the physics competition last time..””

 

Chapter 575: 575 Working With TR

 

 

Tan Ron replied, “I was also pulled to be a judge at the last minute.”

Mother Tao was very surprised ” Xiao Rou, you know how to play the piano?”

Tan Jing had learned it when she was young in the Tao family. They had even hired the best teachers to teach her. However, Tan Rou did not receive a good education in the Tan family and had never learned the piano. Therefore, Mother Tao had always thought that Tan Rou did not know how to play the piano and had never asked her about this.

Tao Zhi and his brothers rushed to say that Tan Rou could play the piano.

Tao Zhi quickly said, “Mom, you should listen to Xiao Rou play the piano. She’s very good at playing the piano. She’s better than many masters at home and abroad.”

Tao Zheng added on, “Even I, who doesn’t know how to appreciate music, was influenced by Rourou’s piano. 1 even listened to the piano music in my dreams at night.”

Although Tao Qi did not know how to describe it like his brothers, his expression was very direct. “Third Sister plays the piano very well. I enjoyed it!!”

Mother Tao rubbed her youngest son’s head and smiled. “Xiao Rou, you have to show me after dinner. Your brothers got to hear it but 1 didn’t. I’m sad that I’ve never heard you play before.”

“Alright, we’ll go after we’re done eating and resting.” Tan Rou agreed.

Tao Yue’s eyes were fixed on Tan Rou. It was Tan Rou who had stolen the honor that should have belonged to her. If it weren’t for Tan Rou, she would have won first place in the physics competition last time. She wouldn’t have been last in the piano finals this time.

Now that she saw the interaction between Tan Rou and Grandpa Tao and Grandma Tao, Tao Yue’s heart was filled with hatred. She had to take back everything that belonged to her!

After dinner, everyone sat in the hall and chatted. As they chatted, they talked about work.

“According to reliable sources, TR is preparing to launch a new robot and is planning to cooperate with outside shopping malls. This is one of the few projects that TR has cooperated with outside shopping malls. We have to seize this opportunity.” Grandpa Tao said, “Eldest, you’re back this time. You’ll be the one to negotiate this deal. You have to get this deal from TR!”

“I’ve also contacted CEO Hang of TR Company, but he’s very arrogant and basically doesn’t work with any private companies. I called him three times already. His attitude was okay, but didn’t sound like he would like to work with us.”

Second Uncle Tao added, “I’ve also interacted with President Hang. He’s very young and capable, but he’s not the boss of TR. He also said that he can’t decide on the matters for the robots; so if we want this cooperation, we have to put in more effort.”

Tan Rou didn’t say anything. She didn’t plan to expose her identity now, but since her family wanted this cooperation, she had no intention of giving it up to others.

“Let me try.” Tao Yue took the initiative to say, “I met Mr. Hang’s wife at the competition this afternoon. I talked to her for a while, and I might have left a good impression. I think I can try to communicate with her.”

“How’s your relationship with Mrs. Hang?” Second Uncle Tao asked.

“We had a nice conversation,” Tao Yue lied. “She even asked me if the necklace on my neck was a new model. I plan to give her a full set as a show of sincerity.”

Second Uncle Tao nodded and said, “Alright, you can go and get in touch with her. If you can build a good relationship with President Hang’s wife, it will be of great help to our work.”

Tan Rou had never heard of Qianqian being involved in Hang Wei’s business. Qianqian liked cooking and knew nothing about business. Moreover, she was very annoyed that people came to her for business matters.

“Isn’t President Hang’s wife not involved in business matters? And are you sure you’re close to Mrs. Hang?” Tan Rou looked at Tao Yue.

Everyone was silent for a moment before realizing this problem.

“Indeed.” Second Aunt Tao frowned. “I’ve met Mrs. Hang at the banquet before, but she doesn’t like to talk about business with others. She only likes to talk about culinary.”

The things that Qianqian liked touched the blind spots of the rich ladies in the capital. As all of them had nannies at home, there was no need to cook. The rich ladies were more willing to spend time studying flower arrangement and music.

“And if you approach Mrs. Hang because of business matters, Mrs. Hang will be very angry. Yue Yue, how long have you known Mrs. Hang?” Second Aunt Tao asked again. “Are the both of you good friends?”

Tao Yue couldn’t answer..

 

Chapter 576: 576 Where To

 

 

Grandpa Tao was even more dissatisfied when he saw Tao Yue boasting again. “I’ve already said it before. Don’t say anything that you can’t do. If you really have the ability, do it well and show it to others.”

Tao Yue still wanted to persist. “Grandpa, 1 can try. Please give me a chance.” “Yue Yue, we can understand your good intentions, but you’re still young, and your thoughts are relatively simple. Some things aren’t as simple as you think. Mrs. Hang doesn’t like to get involved in CEO Hang’s business, and CEO Hang doesn’t like people bothering Mrs. Hang with business matters. If CEO Hang finds out that we’re looking for Mrs. Hang in private, he’ll blacklist us.” Grandpa Tao nodded.” We still can’t get in touch with CEO Hang through Mrs. Hang. Otherwise, if we get blacklisted by CEO Hang, we won’t have any chance of working together.”

After discussing for a long time, they still couldn’t come up with a suitable plan. Mr. Tao could only say, “I’ll go to the company tomorrow to take a look. I’ll try my best to discuss it with CEO Hang. 1 hope we can get this deal.” “What time will Dad go to the company tomorrow morning? I’m going out too. Daddy, can you give me a ride?” Tan Rou suddenly asked. She and Zhuang Liu had originally had plans to go out, but she was curious to see how long the meeting might be.

“Of course you can.” Mr. Tao was very happy to bring his daughter out.

When Tao Yue heard that Tan Rou was going out with Father Tao tomorrow, she suddenly became nervous. Where was Tan Rou going tomorrow? Was she going to the office?

“I’ll go can go along with you.” Tao Yue acted like the host, “Cousin, you may not be familiar with the capital, and Uncle, you’re busy with work. So, 1 should be the one bringing her around instead.”

Tan Rou knew what Tao Yue was thinking. “I don’t need to trouble you. My dad will take me for a ride. You should stay at home and practice the piano.”

Tao Yue’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot when it came to the piano. If Tan Rou hadn’t been a judge, she would have gotten good results.

“Enough!! All of you can talk about this later.” Grandma Tao didn’t want to listen to them talk about work here. “Didn’t Rourou say that she wanted to play the piano? Let’s go to the greenhouse and listen to Rourou play the piano.” Mother Tao was also looking forward to it. She held Tan Ron’s arm and said with a smile. “Xiao Rou, I have to listen to you play the piano today.”

Mr. Tao really wanted to go with them, but he still had to discuss the company’s business here.

In the warm greenhouse, a snow-white piano was placed among the flowers. There was a warm yellow light beside it, making the place seem warm and quiet.

Tan Rou sat in front of the piano and pressed her fingertips on the piano. Then, she began to play the music she had prepared for Mrs. Tao. This was a song about a mother. It was very soothing but not boring.

Mrs. Tao was intoxicated by the music and swayed along with it. At this moment, she felt that she was the happiest person in the world. As it was music that praised mothers, the women who were mothers present liked it very much. They surrounded Tan Rou and praised her for playing the piano so beautifully.

Second, Aunt Tao noticed that her daughter was in a bad mood, so she walked over to comfort her. “Yue Yue, it’s okay to lose once in a while. 1 believe that you have the skills and that you just didn’t perform well this time. No matter what results you get, I will always love listening to you play.”

Although Second Aunt Tao also felt that Tan Rou played beautifully, she still had to encourage her daughter first.

It was late, so they did not stay in the greenhouse for long. After playing the piano, they chatted for a while before returning to their own manors.

Tan Rou didn’t go with the others. She had her own manor, and only Aunt Zhou followed her. As they walked, Tan Rou suddenly heard footsteps other than hers and Aunt Zhou’s.

Aunt Zhou also noticed it. They turned around and saw Tao Yue following them.

Tan Rou walked back and questioned, “Why aren’t you going back to bed at night? Why are you following me? Are you trying to touch the things in my house again?

Tao Yue’s expression changed for a moment, and then she smiled and said, “Cousin, you’re worrying too much. I just wanted to say goodnight to you.”

Tan Rou didn’t believe that Tao Yue would be so kind. “You’re done now. You can leave now.”

Tao Yue frowned and told him her real purpose. “Where are you going tomorrow? I’m going out tomorrow too. Why don’t we go together?”

“It’s my freedom to go wherever I want. It has nothing to do with you.’Tan Rou turned around. “Don’t even think about following me. I don’t like people following me.”

With that, Tan Rou quickly returned to her manor..

 

Chapter 577: 577 Walk The Talk

 

 

Aunt Zhou stood in front of Tao Yue and said coldly, “It’s the Eldest Miss ‘private manor in front. If there’s nothing else, please head back.”

Tao Yue glared at Tan Rou and left angrily.

Tan Rou didn’t go far. She waited for Aunt Zhou at the entrance of the manor. The road was too dark at night. She was afraid that it would be inconvenient for Aunt Zhou to walk, so she turned on the flashlight on her phone.

Aunt Zhou’s heart warmed. She smiled and said, “Thank you for your concern, Eldest Miss.”

Tan Rou said, “This is what 1 should do. One more thing, you don’t have to get up tomorrow morning to prepare breakfast for me. I’ll be heading out tomorrow.”

Aunt Zhou never asked where Tan Rou was going. Her duty was to take good care of Tan Rou when she was at home.

After returning to her room, Tan Rou first called Hang Wei and told him that she would be there the next day. She also asked him to cancel that silly voice message.

Hang Wei was very happy that Tan Rou would be coming to the company. “Boss, what time will you come tomorrow? Do you want me to prepare lunch for you?”

Tan Rou thought about the time and said, “I’ll go during normal working hours. There’s no need to prepare lunch. I have my own arrangements. 1’11 bring someone over tomorrow. You have to entertain him well.”

Hang Wei thought that Tan Rou was bringing Zhuang Liu, so he snickered on the other end of the phone. “Boss, I understand. I’ll definitely arrange everything for you tomorrow.”

He didn’t expect the person who would be coming was actually someone important.

The next morning, Tan Rou left with Father Tao.

After getting into the car, Mr. Tao said happily. “Where would you be going? 1 can send you there directly.”

“Is Dad very busy with work today?” Tan Rou asked.

“Not really,” Mr. Tao replied. “I’m mainly going to a meeting today to see if they can come up with a good plan to cooperate with TR.”

Tan Rou nodded and fiddled with her phone. “Then, could you send me to a place before that? 1’11 set the GPS.”

“Let’s just head to where Rourou needs to go first.”

The driver followed the GPS for more than half an hour. He felt that this place was a little familiar, as if he had been here a few times.

“Hey, isn’t this the building of the headquarter of the TR Company? Why are we here?” The driver asked in confusion.

“Did I drive the wrong way?”

“You didn’t. This is my destination today.” Tan Rou instructed the driver to go to the arranged parking space. “Turn left and go to the underground parking lot. There will be a parking space reserved for us.”

The driver was very confused. “We don’t have access cards. We can’t enter the underground parking lot.”

The underground parking lot of TL was only accessible to internal employees or customers who had an appointment.

Tan Rou insisted, “Don’t worry. Just drive inside. We’ll be able to get in. This was because she had already informed Hang Wei in advance to record the license plate number of the car they were in today. Anyway, there would be many projects in the future, so it would be more convenient to record the license plate number earlier.

Father Tao then spoke up, “Just listen to Xiao Rou and drive in.”

This time, Tan Rou didn’t go through the main entrance. She took the internal elevator directly and arrived at Hang Wei’s office. Hang Wei was still waiting for her at the entrance when he received news that Tan Rou had already arrived at the office door. So he ran back in a hurry, and the leather shoes almost ran away.

Mr. Tao looked at Hang Wei’s office in a daze. Usually, he would have to make four or five calls to enter this place. He did not expect that he could enter so easily now.

Since Hang Wei was downstairs, Tan Rou deliberately waited at the office door for a while longer. She didn’t want to expose that she was the boss behind TR “Xiao Rou, what is going on? Do you know CEO Hang?” Mr. Tao asked Tan Rou at the office door.

“We spoke a little previously. President Hang was a guest at the finals of the physics competition, so we got to know each other then,” Tan Rou came up with a lie.

“There was also the robot program that Liu Xing had sold to the Meng family.”

Mr. Tao didn’t doubt this. He knew that his daughter was powerful. As the champion of the physics competition, it was normal for her to receive attention. Moreover, the Meng family’s robot program was created by Tan Rou. TR would not let go of the opportunity to cooperate with Tan Rou. Even if they did not cooperate now, they would cooperate in the future.

“I see. My daughter is indeed outstanding!” Mr. Tao praised.

Outstanding people wouldn’t go around showing off their excellence. Tao Yue and Tan Rou were the two extremes. Tao Yue always liked to show off before she did anything, but in the end, she couldn’t achieve much. However, Tan Rou liked to complete everything silently. She spoke less and did more..

 

Chapter 578: 578 Pleasant Cooperation

 

 

Hang Wei finally rushed back. When he saw Tan Rou and her father standing at the door, he hurriedly tidied his clothes and put on a solemn expression.

“President Tao, right? Nice to meet you.” Hang Wei smiled and extended his right hand. “It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Father Tao was very different from Hang Wei’s attitude towards him because Hang Wei was very young and very arrogant. Very few people could be treated so respectfully by Hang Wei. He had come a few times, but Hang Wei would always find an excuse to ask him to leave before he could say a few words.

“CEO Hang, nice to meet you!” Mr. Tao shook hands with Hang Wei enthusiastically.

Hang Wei invited them in. “Let’s talk inside. It’s quite cold outside.”

Tan Rou said, “I won’t go in. You guys can do the talking. It’s not appropriate for a child like me to interrupt.”

Hang Wei didn’t know what expression he should make when he found out the truth. Although Tan Rou was young, her ability had already defeated 90% of the humans in the world. She didn’t look like a child at all.

Hang Wei’s assistant even thoughtfully brought snacks for Tan Rou. “Boss… umm, please follow me to the lounge.”

Tan Rou followed behind her assistant obediently. “Dad, go ahead and talk about business. I’ll wait for you in the lounge.”

When Mr. Tao and Hang Wei entered the office, Tan Ron’s expression became serious. She said to her assistant, “There’s no need to go to the lounge. Go straight to the R & D department’s laboratory.”

The assistant brought Tan Rou to the laboratory. Tan Rou had been here a few times, and everyone in the laboratory knew her. As soon as she came over, they all stopped what they were doing and came to Boss to learn from her, hoping that their Boss could give them some pointers.

However, Tan Rou was very busy and rarely had the time to guide them. Every time, she came and left in a hurry.

An hour later, Tan Rou came out of the laboratory. Mr. Tao and Hang Wei were almost done with their business.

“Then, President Tao, this matter is settled.” Hang Wei smiled and said, “Once our company’s legal department drafts the contract, we’ll make an appointment to sign it.”

Mr. Tao felt that this was not real at all. The contract that they had been negotiating for so long had actually been negotiated in just an hour.

“President Tao, do you have anything to add?” Hang Wei asked when he saw that Mr. Tao was in a daze.

“No, I haven’t.” Mr. Tao smiled. “CEO Hang’s arrangements are so perfect. I don’t have anything else to add.”

Tan Rou pretended that she had just come out of the lounge. “Dad, have you finished the business discussion?”

Father Tao smiled at his daughter. “It’s already been discussed. Now, it’s time to sign the contract.”

Hang Wei glanced at Tan Rou. In order to show his respect for the Tao family, he said, “How about this, President Tao? When the contract is drawn up, I’ll personally bring it to your company to sign it. What do you think?”

Mr. Tao didn’t dare to accept it. “CEO Hang, I’m so sorry. I think I should be the one signing the contract at your company.”

“President Tao, don’t decline.” Hang Wei said firmly, “It’s settled then.”

Tan Rou nodded at Hang Wei from somewhere Father Tao couldn’t see, indicating that he had done a good job.

Mr. Tao’s face was full of joy after leaving the TL company. Hong Wei not only agreed to cooperate with them, but also promised to give them an exclusive business. This batch of robots would not be authorized to any other mall except the Tao family’s mall.

“Daddy looks happy. Is it because the business deal is done?” Tan Rou asked with a smile.

“First, it’s because the business deal is done. Secondly, my daughter gave me a big surprise. Rourou, did you develop that new robot?”

“I guess I can’t hide anything from you.” Tan Rou nodded. “I was the one who developed the new robot from TR Company. It was improved on the basis of the robot from the Meng family. Don’t worry, as long as this batch of robots enters the market, the Meng family’s robot will never have a chance to appear again.”

“Thank you, Xiao Rou,” Father Tao said solemnly.

Tan Rou said, “Dad, this is something that I should do.”

She wanted to compensate her family, but her family did not lack anything, so she could only provide some convenience to her family in business.

Inside the TR company, Hang Wei was grinning from ear to ear as he held the new USB drive. “Our boss is really too strong. I wish I could be as strong as him.”

The assistant felt that President Hang was delusional. Not everyone had the IQ. of their Big Boss. At least, the others in their company did not and would not..

 

 

Chapter 579: 579 Surveillance

 

 

Mr. Tao was going to ask the driver to send Tan Ron back, but Tan Rou saw that it was still early, so she asked Zhuang Liu out.

“Dad, take me directly to the company.” Tan Rou said, “Third Brother and I will meet today.”

When Mr. Tao heard Zhuang Liu’s name, he was not too surprised because his wife had mentioned Zhuang Liu in front of him long ago. He also knew that his wife intended to matchmake her daughter and Zhuang Liu. Mr. Tao was also paying attention to it usually. He realized that Zhuang Liu was really a good person. He thought that his daughter would not suffer any losses if she were with him, so he followed his daughter’s preferences.

“Okay, come back early.” Mr. Tao instructed.

Zhuang Liu’s car was parked near the Tao family’s company. Tan Rou saw Zhuang Liu’s car as soon as she got out of the car. She said a few words to Father Tao before coming over to look for Zhuang Liu.

“Third Brother, Assistant Xiao, good morning!” Tan Rou greeted them.

“Miss Tan Rou looks very happy today,” Xiao Mo said.

Tan Rou smiled. “No, you’re mistaken.”

“Rourou, where do you want to go today?”

Tan Rou wasn’t unfamiliar with the capital and didn’t know where to have fun. Moreover, Zhuang Liu couldn’t go anywhere she wanted to go.

Under normal circumstances, couples would choose romantic places for dates, such as amusement parks or cinemas. However, Zhuang Liu was still in a wheelchair, and it was inconvenient for him to travel.

“I really want to go to the amusement park, but it’s not convenient for you to walk with your legs. When your legs are better, we’ll go to the amusement park and ride the Ferris wheel.” Tan Rou suggested.

Zhuang Liu smiled slightly and said dotingly, “Alright, I’ll listen to Rourou.”

Xiao Mo drove Zhuang Liu and Tan Rou to their destination. Suddenly, he saw a suspicious car in the rearview mirror.

“Third Young Master, it seems to be someone from the First Young Master’s side. I’ve seen that car’s license plate before,” Xiao Mo said. “Young Master used to ride in this car.”

Zhuang Liu said, “He must have been watching us long ago. 1 don’t know if they were watching the scene when I went to pick up Rourou.”

Tan Rou wasn’t worried. “It doesn’t matter even if they see me. They can’t just barge into my house and arrest me, right?”

Zhuang Liu chuckled. “Don’t worry, Zhuang Che doesn’t have the guts.”

Zhuang Che looked at the photos sent by his subordinates and said angrily, “What are these people doing? Why was this woman’s photo so blurry? Not only are you not clear, but you also don’t show your face. Did I spend so much money to let you guys film Zhuang Liu? Damn it, who was this woman?”

The third son of the Zhuang family came in from outside and happened to hear Zhuang Che’s words. He asked, “What woman?”

Zhuang Che showed the photo to his father. “It’s this woman. She often appears in the same place as Zhuang Liu, but he always protects her so carefully.”

“Humph!” The third son of the Zhuang family said disdainfully, “Only a celebrity would be wrapped up so tightly. Moreover, her eyes must be beautiful. One look and you can tell that it’s not natural beauty. She must be Zhuang Liu’s sugar baby. With Zhuang Liu’s appearance, only a small celebrity greedy for his money would be with him willingly.”

“But 1 keep feeling this female celebrity’s figure is a little familiar.” Zhuang Che stared at the woman in the photo. “I must have seen her somewhere before.”

“There are so many female celebrities attending all sorts of banquets. It’s normal for you to have seen her.” The third uncle of the Zhuang family did not mind. “Besides, do you think 1 don’t know you? As long as it was a good-looking woman, you would say that she looked familiar.”

Zhuang Che still felt that something was not right. “Dad, this woman looks really familiar.”

“That’s enough.” The third uncle of the Zhuang family did not want to listen to his nonsense. “Instead of worrying about Zhuang Liu hooking up with a small celebrity, why don’t you think about how to win your grandfather’s favor? After the new year, it would be his 8oth birthday. He would announce the next head of the Zhuang family at that time. Do you have the ability to kick Zhuang Liu out?”

Zhuang Che laughed mockingly, “Zhuang Liu is a cripple who is about to die. What tricks can he play?”

The third uncle of the Zhuang family was very dissatisfied with his son’s attitude. “But Zhuang Liu is not dead yet. We must not let our guard down!”

They still had to continue monitoring Zhuang Liu until the day he died..

 

Chapter 580: 580 Xiao Ron’s Effort

 

 

Hang Wei worked very quickly. The negotiations were completed on the first day, and the contract was drawn up the next morning. He personally brought the contract to Mr. Tao. Both parties were satisfied with the conditions offered by the other party, so they signed the contract readily.

Grandpa Tao couldn’t believe it when he heard the news. “Didn’t they say that CEO Hang of TR is very difficult to talk to? Why did he sign the contract so easily?”

Mr. Tao gave all the credit to Tan Rou. “This collaboration was only possible because of Rourou. She helped me contact CEO Hang of TR. When we got there, President Hang’s attitude was very harmonious, and his intention to cooperate was very obvious. If it weren’t for the fact that the contract wasn’t drafted properly today, the cooperation would probably have been completed today.” “Xiao Rou, you were involved?” Grandpa Tao asked in surprise, “How do you know CEO Hang?”

Tan Rou repeated the reason she told Father Tao. Then, she added, “Actually, my relationship with Mrs. Hang is not bad. She even gave me a piece of cake when I met her last?”

Hearing Tan Ron’s words, Tao Yue wished she could find a hole to hide in.

Grandpa Tao glanced at Tao Yue and said, “If you don’t have the ability next time, don’t just talk without thinking.”

Tao Yue pursed her lips and deliberately said, “I can’t believe the Eldest Cousin knows President Hang. Why didn’t you say so earlier? How much time and energy would they have wasted if they had to talk for so many days?”

“I just think it’s better to play it safe.” Tan Rou said softly. “Back then, 1 didn’t contact CEO Hang. If I went there rashly, it would definitely bring a lot of inconvenience to CEO Hang. Moreover, I don’t know if CEO Hang has any intention of cooperating. If he doesn’t, and we go over it directly, it will ruin our impression of CEO Hang. If CEO Hang has any activities in the future, he definitely won’t give it to us.”

“You didn’t even tell us that you knew President Hang. Wouldn’t that make Grandpa angry?” Tao Yue had to make Tan Rou unhappy.

“I just didn’t want to brag. Can’t we talk about it after the matter is settled?” Tan Rou smiled. “It would be laughable if I didn’t succeed after saying so much. I’m not your second cousin who dares to say that she knows Mrs. Hang just because she spoke to her a few times.”

“I just wanted to help.” Tao Yue blushed. “Besides, you could have revealed a little to everyone in advance. Why did you have to hide this completely?” “Enough!” Grandpa Tao knocked his chopsticks on the table a few times. “Don’t ever say things that you are unsure about in the future. Try not to do it, do you hear me?”

Grandpa Tao already had no good impression of Tao Yue at first, but now he dislikes her.

“Dad, don’t be angry.” Second Aunt Tao came out to smooth things over. “Yue Yue just wanted to do something for the family. She didn’t have any ill intentions.”

Tao Yue nodded with red eyes. “1 really want to help…”

Grandpa Tao didn’t want to see her crying at the dining table. “Stop talking. Hurry up and eat.”

Tao Yue couldn’t take another bite. She really couldn’t understand how Tan Rou knew CEO Hang. Tan Rou had only been back for a few days. How did she get to know President Hang and Mrs. Hang so quickly? She felt that Tan Rou must be bragging.

After dinner, the family should sit together and chat, but Tao Yue didn’t join them today. Second, Aunt Tao thought that Tao Yue was not in a good mood, so she did not stay any longer around these people.

Tao Yue was sitting on the swing. The flowers she had broken were on the ground.

“What are you thinking about?” Second Aunt Tao pushed the door open and entered. “Do you feel bad that you couldn’t help out at home today?”

Tao Yue was just jealous of Tan Rou, but since her mother had said so, she didn’t want to think about other reasons.

“Mom, I also want to help the family run their business like her cousin.” Tao Yue cried. “But today, not only did 1 fail to help, but 1 was also scolded by Grandpa. 1 was just sad that he’s mad at me.”

Second Aunt Tao wiped her tears and comforted her, “I know you want to help, but if you don’t have the ability, don’t force yourself.”

“Mom, do you still think that my eldest cousin is better than me?” Tao Yue asked..