Chapter 1104: Chapter 1108 Too Shameful!

Qiao Zui had to retire from his mission severely injured, lamenting that his dream journey had come to an abrupt end.

But at the same time, he felt fortunate.

At the very least, Qiao Zui had come back alive.

In peacetime, the odds of an ordinary person surviving are hundreds of times higher than those performing special missions.

Retiring due to serious injuries was Qiao Zui’s misfortune.

However, for him and the grandfather, Qiao Zui coming back alive to marry and have children, and to live as an ordinary person, was their fortune.

He never wanted to see his father again, standing in front of the younger generation’s memorial hall, trembling all over, his eyes wide open, biting his teeth until they bled, yet refusing to let a single tear fall.

That was more painful than gouging his own heart out.

“I will!” Qiao Zui looked up at the sky, desperately holding back the tears in his eyes, but they still fell to the ground as he nodded.

Gu Junzhu patted him on the shoulder, “I will re-instruct the people around the old man to ensure nothing goes wrong. You should also talk with Mi Sheng, make sure she doesn’t slip up.”

Qiao Zui nodded, “Okay, I understand.”

Ye Xingbei held Gu Junzhu’s hand, offering silent comfort.

Gu Junzhu glanced at her and let out a soft sigh, shaking his head, “I’m okay.”

He had thought about hastening to have a child with Ye Xingbei to cheer up the grandfather.

Even if something happened, and the grandfather learned of Qiao Yi’s death, there’d still be something joyful to distract him.

But now… there was yet another thing they had to hide from the grandfather.

He smiled bitterly to himself.

Perhaps this is what it meant to be destined for great responsibility–endless mental toil and physical depletion.

With God testing him to this extent, the responsibility he would bear in the future had to be immensely heavy!

Qiao Zui, feeling embarrassed about crying in front of Ye Xingbei, found an excuse to run off.

Gu Junzhu and Ye Xingbei briefly set aside their messy concerns and played with Xiao Shumiao and Lingyue for a while, then left the residence for a well-known Western restaurant in Beijing.

Tonight, they were also tasked with matchmaking for Jingxue and Han Zuo.

Last night, when Jingxue spoke with Ye Xingbei, she was rubbing her hands with eagerness, full of fighting spirit, hoping to be of some help to Jingxue.

Today, she was listless and dispirited, utterly lacking enthusiasm.

However, regardless of her lack of enthusiasm, since they had promised Jingxue, they must fulfill it.

Besides, this morning Gu Junzhu and Han Zuo had also agreed; it would be far too irresponsible to stand them up last minute.

Fifth Lord of Gu and Ye Xingbei went for a check-up today and took another day off work.

Han Zuo was a diligent employee; when Gu Junzhu went to Gu Group to pick him up, he was still not done with his work.

They waited downstairs for half an hour before Vice President Han finally arrived.

When Han Zuo got into the car and greeted them, the car started.

Gu Junzhu lazily leaned back in his seat, clicking his tongue, “Vice President Han, you’ve become quite the big shot, making your boss wait downstairs for half an hour. Aside from you, I doubt there’s anyone else in Beijing who would.”

Han Zuo, expressionless, replied, “If it weren’t for a certain irresponsible boss dumping his work on me, why would I be working overtime? Last night I worked until 1:30 AM!”

The irresponsible boss, utterly unapologetic, counters, “Working overtime shows low work efficiency; not being able to complete the work within working hours and then wasting the company’s utilities after hours, it’s truly shameful.”

Han Zuo, “…”

He really wanted to steal back that fifty-year contract he had signed!