Chapter 472 - Gathering (2/2)

“If the pastry they produce is novel enough and the taste unique enough, then I think they’ll last longer than the previous company had.” There was a trace of cold indifference to Su Li’s expression.

Xiao Luo could not decide if he should laugh or cry; he thought this woman was a little too confident. “Oh, I see. Hmm, let’s finish up our breakfast.”

As he spoke, he picked up his chopsticks and snagged a sunny-side-up to munch on.

“Why are you suddenly asking me all these questions?” Su Li asked, somewhat puzzled.

“No reason in particular. I’m just curious.”

Xiao Luo changed the topic. “I’m just wondering why you got me to work at Shen Qingyan’s company when you have Sumir under your name.”

Su Li’s face morphed into an expression of displeasure when she heard what he said. “Do you want people to think of you as a sugar baby?”

She was livid. So, this man was still hung up over her company—what an unambitious and useless man he was! Why could he not start up a booming business of his own and stand on his own two feet as a decent man should?

“Enough of all that, let’s eat!” Xiao Luo chuckled awkwardly as he continued eating.

“Mommy, but Daddy and I both love sugar. Being a sugar baby is nice, and much better than being a bitter baby,” Su Xiaobei pitched in, blinking innocently at the two of them.

Xiao Luo almost spat out his mouthful of food. He stroked her little head as he corrected, “Darling, next time you can say that Daddy is a sweet baby if you want, not a ‘sugar baby.’ Do you understand?”

“Daddy, isn’t a sugar baby the same thing as a sweet baby?” The child could not comprehend.

“Eh…no, no it isn’t,” Xiao Luo replied, giving her a mock look of anxiety as he waved his hands about in disavowal.

Su Xiaobei scratched her head and had confusion written all over her little face.

“A sugar baby is a sugar baby, and a sweet baby is a sweet baby. The first one has a bad meaning that degrades the person you’re talking about, and the other refers to babies like you,” Xiao Luo explained.

“Pft~.”

Su Li could not help but giggle as she watched him seriously explain the difference to Su Xiaobei. When Xiao Luo looked over, she quickly stopped laughing and regained her usual cold edge.

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Xiao Luo headed out in the evening, but only because Guan Tong invited him for a gathering.

The two of them used to be classmates and were now colleagues, in name, at least, so there was no reason for Xiao Luo not to allocate some time for him. Besides, he had wanted to head out for some fresh air anyway.

He quickly drove to the pin location that Guan Tong had sent him. Immediately, Xiao Luo caught sight of Guan Tong standing outside the bar. The man was dressed rather fashionably this time. Though he had a thick waist and was quite plump, dressing up a little made him look rather dashing.

“Xiao Luo, you b*stard, you’re late!” Guan Tong ranted as he immediately headed over to greet Xiao Luo when he spotted him.

Xiao Luo knew this was just how he spoke, and the man was not really cursing at him at all. He looked up and saw the bar in front of them. “You didn’t call me down here to go bar hopping with you, did you?”

“You b*stard, why else would I be standing here if not to bar-hop?”

Guan Tong smacked Xiao Luo’s chest, then said, “You’re all chummy with Old Zhang and he’s quite the experienced man himself, so both of you must have gone round picking up girls at bars regularly. Stop playing dumb with me.”

“…”

Xiao Luo was speechless. In all honesty, he did have a good relationship with Zhang Dashan, but he did not indulge himself with the other man’s sordid interests.