War of Roses: The Proud Tycoon，Please Surrender!-Chapter 388: Women Are a Strange Species

Tang Yuxiu went to handle the discharge procedures.

Gu Yan and Xue Xianglan each held one of the two children as they left the hospital.

Gu Xiaobao and Gu Xiaonian were very lively, especially knowing that Gu Yan was fine, they became even more talkative.

Gu Xiaonian talked even more, while Gu Xiaobao was relatively better.

He always felt that, as a little man, he couldn’t be more talkative than Gu Xiaonian.

He aspired to be a cultured, charming, and gentlemanly man, even as a little boy.

A great ambition, Little Comrade Gu Xiaobao still needs to keep working hard.

The group planned to have breakfast together, with Xiang Linghao joining them too.

They dined at a fairly upscale restaurant next to the hospital.

During the meal, Wang Qi called Gu Yan, who answered, and Wang Qi said, "Can you come to the Tang Family’s party tonight? If you’re not feeling well, just wait for the next one."

Gu Yan looked up at Tang Yuxiu, who was paying attention to serving porridge and wiping mouths for Gu Xiaobao and Gu Xiaonian, and responded directly, "No need, I’ll be there tonight. After all, it’s our first collaboration, and we have to put on a good show. I’m fine now, just discharged and having breakfast."

Wang Qi paused and said, "Actually, I thought you were fine. I wasn’t asking for your sake, but because of our big boss!"

Gu Yan, "...What do you mean?"

"You know our big boss is Tang Yuxiu, right? Your kids’ dad! Heaven knows how worried he is about you. You’ve just been discharged today, and he’s already making you attend a party tonight. Even if he doesn’t make you do anything physically demanding, he’ll give me a death glare, and I’ll end up being accused of abusing you and get fired by him."

Gu Yan listened, eyebrows raised in surprise, glanced at Tang Yuxiu, and asked in a low voice, "Is he really... that ruthless?"

Wang Qi answered, "You’ve either forgotten or don’t know. You see him as gentle and considerate, but it’s all an illusion! An illusion, you know! You used to criticize him, but you don’t remember that now, and I won’t remind you more. Just make sure you tell Tang Yuxiu at the party that you insisted on coming; it wasn’t me who informed you."

Gu Yan, "...Wang Qi, President Wang, aren’t we good friends? You say Tang Yuxiu is so ruthless and pin it all on me? If he’s really that worried about me, wouldn’t he ’kill’ me if I went to the party myself? How can you have no loyalty!"

Wang Qi awkwardly coughed and said, "Rest assured, he won’t ’kill’ you. After all, you’re his precious thing he got back. At most... he’ll just give you the cold shoulder, no big deal. But for me, it’s different. I have no relationship with him—wait, he is my boss, controls my life and death, and my husband’s! My husband and I rely on this job to support our family, to have kids, buy baby formula, buy a house, marry or provide a dowry. We need money for all that! We can’t lose this job, Gu Yan, my dear Gu Yan, you’re a boss now, and you’ll be my boss’ wife in the future. You need to empathize with us subordinates!"

Gu Yan, "..." was extremely speechless...

Listening to such a pitiful story, one might really think their life is difficult.

Wang Qi and You Shuyang, one is a top international assistant, with a salary of five million a year! The other is a very famous general manager in the industry, also a musician, earning almost five million a year as well.

And that’s not counting year-end bonuses and various other bonuses.

Even if only one of them earned, it would be enough—they’re considered rich!

What more do they want!

Pity her instead; even as the founder of the studio, earning around one or two million a year is pretty good!

She, as a boss, doesn’t even earn as much as they do as employees; she might as well go work for someone else.

"Wang Qi, you’re really good at scheming!"

"Hehe, Gu Yan, it’s settled then. Don’t be late for tonight’s party. I still have work, so I won’t chat with you now. Enjoy your breakfast, bye-bye."

With that, Wang Qi quickly hung up, leaving Gu Yan in ongoing speechlessness.

Damn, are they really good friends? Gu Yan seriously doubted, as if she was being pushed into a pit of fire.

After putting away her phone, Gu Yan sneaked a glance at Tang Yuxiu, suddenly feeling guilty.

This feeling was awful, even though she hadn’t done anything wrong.

Gu Yan haphazardly finished her breakfast and said she would take the two kids home.

Tang Yuxiu immediately offered, "Let me drive you."

Gu Yan sincerely wanted to refuse, but with Xue Xianglan and Xiang Linghao there, and since he had stayed by her side for a day and night, she couldn’t bear to refuse.

"Okay, thank you."

Upon hearing this, Tang Yuxiu gave her a deep look, said nothing, called for the waiter to settle the bill, and walked out.

Gu Yan felt baffled; did she do something wrong? Why did it feel like Tang Yuxiu suddenly wasn’t very happy?

Xue Xianglan looked at Gu Yan, sighed helplessly, "Gu Yan, no one likes to hear you say thank you politely or apologize distantly."

Gu Yan, "..."

Her pig brain, always forgetting these taboos.

Now it’s worse, feeling more difficult to face Tang Yuxiu.

This dumb brain can’t remember past things, let alone current ones!

Gu Yan helplessly pressed her lips, "I’ll try to remember next time..."

"Let’s go."

The group left the restaurant, Tang Yuxiu had already gone to the hospital parking lot to get the car, Xue Xianglan and Xiang Linghao also didn’t bother them and went back to the hospital first.

Gu Yan took the two kids to wait by the roadside, bowing her head and kicking the ground idly, feeling somewhat frustrated.

Gu Xiaobao and Gu Xiaonian exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion on each other’s faces.

They couldn’t understand the adult world, things suddenly seemed a little off.

Tang Yuxiu soon drove the car over, and Gu Xiaobao and Gu Xiaonian obediently opened the backseat door and climbed in.

Gu Yan helped them close the door and sat in the front passenger seat herself.

Earlier, Tang Yuxiu would have certainly gotten out to open the car door for her himself. This time, perhaps because her earlier ’thanks’ upset him, he couldn’t be bothered with her anymore.

Previously, Gu Yan had thought it best not to talk with Tang Yuxiu to avoid more awkwardness.

But now, as he really wasn’t talking to her, she felt a bit disappointed, sighing inwardly.

Women are truly strange creatures!