Such deep thoughts.

Quan Jin, this simple little rabbit, is no match for his Fifth Uncle.

Gu Yuan silently felt sorry for Quan Jin for a few seconds, and at the same time marveled that Quan Jin, who didn’t hang around her, couldn’t even compare to half of Chi Yu’s brain.

"Fifth Uncle, does it have to be today? Can’t it be another day?" Quan Jin lamented.

He was frustrated that his Fifth Uncle issued opinions without his consent and arranged for him to go to Hai City, not even giving him a chance to refuse.

Quan Yin poured the second brew of tea for the two of them and after setting down the tea sea, he said, "If not in the afternoon, is the evening free? This project has been delayed by me for some time, already postponed for too long."

Quan Jin sneered, saying, "That’s because you delayed it yourself, Fifth Uncle, it has nothing to do with me."

Quan Yin frowned at him, "Seems you’ve forgotten, let me remind you now, your ex-wife, Gu Yuan..."

The person mentioned suddenly looked up and stared ahead.

But Quan Yin didn’t look at her, instead, he continued speaking to Quan Jin, "The cooperation with Junshan Group, I’ve been following it up all along. The origin of this cooperation was because of you, your coldness and heartlessness towards Gu Yuan caused so much harm. Mother wanted to make it up to Gu Yuan. If I hadn’t helped smooth things over, could you have handled it? Where were you then?"

The constant questioning left Quan Jin speechless.

The debt to his ex-wife listed out like crimes.

Made Quan Jin feel deeply uncomfortable.

He coldly retorted, "Isn’t Fifth Uncle notorious for always standing by and watching things unrelated to himself? Why intervene this time, does Fifth Uncle want me to say it out to remind you?!"

Speaking of being aggressive.

Quan Jin is no less than Quan Yin in this respect.

As Quan Jin had expected, Quan Yin was momentarily choked, but after all, Quan Yin had been around for a few more years than Quan Jin, how could he be easily swayed by just a few words from Quan Jin?

"If you wish to embarrass this Miss Gu by your side, go ahead and continue, I’m sure the Miss Gu next to you would love to hear more in detail," Quan Yin said nonchalantly.

Quan Jin: "..."

Quan Yin said, "This trip to Hai City won’t take long, it’s both an experience and a learning opportunity. At your age, you should have accomplished something by now. I’m doing this for your own good."

Quan Jin finally agreed, "Fine, I’ll go."

He compromised.

After all, as a younger generation, he doesn’t have as much say in the Quan Family as the uncles do.

Uncle and nephew, each taking a step back.

Quan Jin stepped back his piece, "I’ll handle this and come back, so please, Fifth Uncle, don’t bring this up again."

Regretting countless times in his heart that he should never have come, Quan Jin rued.

Quan Yin’s demeanor returned to its original gentleness, "How nice if you did this earlier, had to have an argument with me, let Miss Gu see a joke."

Quan Jin glanced at the small woman beside him.

She’d been sitting quietly, drinking tea, listening to his and his Fifth Uncle’s conversation all along, without interjecting, lowering her presence.

Uncomfortable, after the third brew of tea, Quan Jin left with Gu Yuan.

"Won’t disturb Fifth Uncle’s leisurely mood, we’ll leave first," announced Quan Jin before leaving, fulfilling his manners.

Quan Yin responded with a grunt and said to Gu Yuan standing beside Quan Jin, "Miss Gu, until we meet again."

No overly offensive gaze, just said ’until we meet again,’ then withdrew his gaze, lingering no longer.

Leaving Huaxie Garden, Quan Jin’s face wasn’t looking any better.

Gu Yuan stood by his side, watching his cold face as if someone had owed him a lot of money and couldn’t get it back, both cold and smelly, his mood assumed to be extremely bad.

"Angry?" She knowingly asked.

Quan Jin was mad at Quan Yin, also mad at himself, naturally wouldn’t vent his anger on the small woman next to him, so he asked, "Do you think my Fifth Uncle seems like a good person?"

This remark was...

Gu Yuan couldn’t help but laugh, "Was your Fifth Uncle once a bandit and later reformed?"

"Close to what you said."

"Can’t tell at all," she replied.

A trace of different color flickered across Quan Jin’s face.

He pulled her closer to himself and felt reassured, "He’s even more nagging than my dad, meddling with me left and right, making me feel really unpleasant. I still need to convince myself that he’s an elder, that’s the way it should be."

"You’ll get used to it, your Fifth Uncle’s teachings aren’t wrong; you shouldn’t be wasting your time like this," Gu Yuan, having a different perspective, this time agreed with Quan Yin’s words.

Quan Jin stared into Gu Yuan’s eyes, "You and my Fifth Uncle get along well."

Gu Yuan didn’t notice the different color in Quan Jin’s eyes, she replied, "Not really, it was just the first time meeting him after all."