NOVEL NEXT Chapter 25: Daily "Good Morning"
Chapter 25: Daily “Good Morning”
In his previous life, after marrying Chu Hanting, Su Mu was forced to drop out of school due to the Su family’s schemes. His life afterward became a mess, and he lost contact with Gao Yang and others.
Once, he received a call from Gao Yang but didn’t answer, too ashamed to face old friends.
He later deeply regretted missing that call, because the next news he heard of Gao Yang was from the police, saying the phone’s owner had died and Su Mu was the last contact in Gao Yang’s phone.
Even during his twenty years of paralysis, this haunted him with guilt. If he had answered Gao Yang’s call that day, would the tragedy have been avoided?
Though police said Gao Yang died in a traffic accident, Su Mu always felt that answering the call might have created a butterfly effect, preventing Gao Yang from encountering that out-of-control truck at that moment.
Thus, Gao Yang’s death remained a thorn in Su Mu’s heart from his past life.
Now that he had a second chance, he was determined to protect his friend.
He clearly remembered the date of Gao Yang’s accident. This time, he would stop Gao Yang from going out that day no matter what.
As for Shang Guan Fan, Su Mu wasn’t clear about their connection. What could Gao Yang have done to make Shang Guan Fan hate him enough to try to dig up his grave?
Disturbing someone’s eternal rest must stem from tremendous hatred.
If so, he needed to warn Gao Yang to avoid provoking this person.
He had later overheard Liu Yu and Chu Hanting discussing how Shang Guan Fan had gone on a killing spree, nearly wiping out the Shang Guan family and Beijing’s Jiang family, asking Chu Hanting to talk him down.
Back then, he thought Chu Hanting’s friends were all mentally unstable and violent.
But now, he believed that as Hanting’s friend, there must be reasons behind such extreme actions.
Still, Shang Guan Fan remained dangerous, so he needed to warn Gao Yang to stay away.
Thinking about it, their paths probably crossed at the bar, as Gao Yang likely worked as a resident singer there in the previous life too.
Today was Thursday, and Gao Yang wasn’t here – their work schedules didn’t overlap.
Su Mu successfully completed his evening piano performance, receiving praise.
However, by the end, he hadn’t seen the person he hoped to meet.
Of course – how could such a workaholic frequent bars?
Su Mu wasn’t too disappointed. If pursuing him was this easy, he’d feel sorry for the Chu Hanting of his previous life.
As Su Mu was leaving, he brushed past Shang Guan Fan.
Neither stopped to acknowledge the other, both pretending not to recognize each other.
As Su Mu left the bar, Shang Guan Fan was greeted by the manager who had served Su Mu’s group earlier. “Boss, you’re here.”
“Any issues at the bar lately?” Shang Guan Fan came to check on operations.
After all, bars often had troublemakers – drunk fights were minor and handled by the manager, while major problems would be reported to Shang Guan Fan.
“No, everything’s normal,” Manager Wang replied with a smile.
Recalling the person who just passed by, Shang Guan Fan casually asked: “Has the bar hired new people?”
The manager, unsure why the boss would ask about hiring, worried he might be dissatisfied. “Yes, two third-year students from Beijing Drama Academy. These two…”
Shang Guan Fan interrupted, “That’s not important. Keep an eye on that piano player, make sure nothing happens to him in the bar.”
Manager Wang finally understood – the kid had backing. “Yes boss, don’t worry.” He was already thinking about giving him a raise.
Actually, Shang Guan Fan only mentioned this because he noticed Chu Hanting’s special interest in the kid. Since bars could be dangerous, he wanted to prevent any incidents that would bring Chu Hanting’s wrath.
Meanwhile, Su Mu immediately messaged Gao Yang after leaving: “Remember, the bar’s owner is a ruthless killer. Don’t provoke him.”
Fresh from his dorm shower, Gao Yang was confused by the message.
???
Why would he provoke his boss unless salary was withheld? But that seemed unlikely given the bar’s obvious profitability.
And what did “ruthless killer” mean? Had Su Mu witnessed the owner doing evil deeds?
What a good brother, looking out for him.
He got it – wherever the boss was, he wouldn’t be! He’d avoid him completely!!!
Much later, when Shang Guan Fan learned of this from Gao Yang, he nearly went to hack Su Mu to death with a machete. If Su Mu wasn’t Chu’s beloved, Shang Guan Fan would definitely have taken revenge.
The next few days passed routinely. Every morning, Su Mu still sent Chu Hanting “good morning” messages on WeChat.
Sometimes in different fonts, sometimes with cute emojis.
Though their interaction ended with Chu’s polite “morning” reply, Su Mu didn’t disturb his work further.
But Su Mu’s strategy was to infiltrate his life at every opportunity, making Chu Hanting gradually accustomed to his presence.
Saturday morning came. After exercising and breakfast, Su Mu dragged an adjustable lounge chair outside and sprawled on it lifelessly at the Su residence entrance.
The security guard quickly reported Su Mu’s behavior to the butler.
Butler Qin had already received orders from the Su parents – if Su Mu’s mail arrived today, they must intercept it immediately.
While Butler Qin didn’t understand what Su Mu was up to, the current situation made intercepting mail difficult.
“Young Master, what are you doing? You can tell me if something’s wrong. It doesn’t look good having you sitting at the entrance where people are coming and going.”
Su Mu didn’t know exactly when the mail would arrive, only that it should be today. That’s why he deliberately brought a lounge chair and was lying there like a lord.
Disturbed by the butler, he lazily lifted an eyelid. “The sunshine is nice. I like sunbathing. Is that any of your business?”
“Young Master, you can sunbathe inside too. If you’d like, I can prepare the backyard for you – it’ll be much more comfortable than the entrance.”
“I prefer the entrance. The air inside is too foul – it’s better out here.”
Being in the same space with those nauseating people had indeed been making Su Mu sick.
“Foul? How could that be? The servants spray air freshener daily. Young Master, let’s go back inside.”
The butler gestured for the security guards to physically move him.
The guards were paid by the Su family, and the butler’s words naturally represented the owners’ wishes. Considering this young master had no real power in the household, the guards hesitated only briefly before moving to drag Su Mu away.