In The Wake of Silent Promises Chapter 8

The phone call was quite powerful and Graham Gu was also woken up.

After he woke up, he still felt a little ridiculous, especially after looking at the alarm clock time on the bedside table, his face became even uglier.

Graham Gu was not the kind of person who slept soundly. He usually stayed awake most of the night and could not fall asleep again after 4 or 5 in the morning. This was the first time that he slept until almost 9 o'clock with someone by his side.

The little nephew sat cross-legged beside him, his nightgown rolled up a little, revealing very white and thin legs, like dew-stained branches by the river. I don't know who he was talking to at the moment, and his voice was a little unusual.

"Can the deposit be refunded...Yes, I want to refund..."

He made an appointment with the clerk and hung up the phone. Turning his head, he met the man's gaze, and he looked like a pitiful little white flower again.

Graham Gu heard the words "Vacheron Constantin" and "reservation" from the phone.

"Why withdraw?"

Smith Du whispered: "I have no money."

The man frowned, leaned against the head of the bed, and pursed his lips. Smith Du lowered his head, looking a little depressed, and said slowly: "Besides, it may not be necessary."

Graham Gu took a cigarette from the cigarette box on the bedside.

"You want a watch?"

Smith Du smiled, but his expression was not very good, and the smile was forced out from the corners of his mouth.

"No," he said vaguely, "just...giving it away."

Graham Gu’s brows were locked even tighter.

Smith Du threw a few ambiguous words at him, and then his eyes couldn't help but drift towards Mr. Gu. The man was like a magnet, sucking him tightly.

He didn't stay in Graham Gu's house for long and soon left, saying that he was going to work.

Graham Gu asked the driver to take him there, "Let's follow him today."

"No thanks," Smith Du waved his hand quickly, "I have to go to several places, I don't want to bother the driver..."

The driver was a middle-aged man, not young at all. His child was about to take the college entrance examination, so he was not much older than Smith Du.

He smiled and said, "It's okay if you want to go to a few places. I'll take you there."

Smith Du finally agreed this time.

Since he traveled through time, this was the first time he went to work seriously according to the original owner's schedule. He went to four places to work in one day, and his schedule was full, working from morning to midnight. The driver who sent him was also surprised to see how much work he had in a day. On the way, he couldn't help but say: "Is it so hard? --- Is this how you usually live?"

In fact, Mr. Du spent most of his time finding fun for himself and never went to any classes. At this moment, he responded as a matter of course, smiling shyly, "Yeah."

7777 gave him an exclamation mark to represent protest.

Du Yun stopped pretending not to notice and continued to smile, "This is life."

The driver felt nervous, thinking about his own son who had never done any housework at home, let alone working outside. The contrast was so strong that he felt a little sad.

He sent Smith Du back home. The young man jumped out of the car and waved at him with squinting eyes, "Goodbye, big brother."

She looks well-behaved and obedient, and as tender as almond tofu.

He knew that these exaggerated truths would reach Mr. Gu's ears tonight.

Smith Du: "Hehehe..."

The upright system got goosebumps from his laughter.

Smith Du asked for the deposit for the watch back and lay at home counting the money.

It felt good to have money in hand. Smith Du flipped through the thick stack of bills, thinking, "What should I buy?"

He decided, "Buy something that stands out."

Two days later, Smith Du, holding his new phone and carrying his new pad, ran into Marcus Xiao who was looking for him downstairs.

Marcus Xiao was dressed very elegantly, from head to toe. He saw Smith Du and waved at him with a smile, "Ah Qing."

Young Master Du: d@mn, it seems like I should just throw him into the trash can.

He supported his acting skills, a hint of joy appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he waved at the scumbag from a distance: "Pingnan!"

Du Yun stopped and ran over, "Why are you here?"

Marcus Xiao naturally came to get the watch.

He had already dated a boy according to the routine in the past two days, and was ready to show off his real watch in front of the boy to consolidate his image as a tall, rich and handsome man. But after waiting here and there, Oliver Chen just sent him good morning and good night greetings every day, and occasionally asked about his health, but never mentioned the gift of a watch.

Marcus Xiao calculated that Oliver Chen should have paid the balance in the past two days, and he should have received the watch by then.

He said, "Miss me?"

Young Master Du smiled at him slowly.

"think."

Even in my dreams I want to chop your two taels of meat into dumpling filling.

The two chatted for a long time, but Smith Du still didn't mention the watch. Marcus Xiao couldn't stand it anymore and asked with a smile: "Ah Qing, do you remember what day it is today?"

Smith Du pretended not to understand and asked, "What day is it?"

"One hundred-day anniversary." Marcus Xiao took out a braided red rope bracelet with a little golden pig on it from his pocket. Young Master Du had sharp eyes and he could tell at a glance that the thing was gold-plated and would not cost more than five yuan if sold on the street.

Marcus Xiao continued, "Do you like it? Stretch out your hand and I'll put it on you."

He put the bracelet on Smith Du's hand and adjusted the position.

"This is pure gold. I asked a master to bless you with peace and safety. Wear it carefully in the future."

Smith Du reached out and touched the little golden pig, tears welling up in his eyes. He said: "Pingnan..."

The smile on Marcus Xiao's face did not fade, but a little impatience was rising in his heart.

Why hasn’t Oliver Chen taken out his watch yet?

Seeing that the topic was being changed again, Marcus Xiao finally couldn't hold back and said, "Ah Qing, do you have anything to give me?"

The young man was startled for a moment, then blinked and remembered something, "Oh, yes."

A few months ago, Marcus Xiao had mentioned that watch to Oliver Chen many times. The one he always wore was said to be a gift from his ex-boyfriend. Oliver Chen felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this, and he was determined to give Marcus Xiao a watch, and he chose the one that Marcus Xiao liked the most.

Both of them knew about this matter. Marcus Xiao also saw the deposit receipt in the young man's wallet.

He was extremely sure of what he was about to get, but he still asked: "Really? Let me guess, is it something that is full of Ah Qing's love?"

Smith Du said with absolute certainty: "Yes."

The scumbag spread out his palm with affection.

"Take it out quickly------"

So Young Master Du searched his pockets for a long time, and finally placed a hard stone in Marcus Xiao's palm.

Marcus Xiao: "......"

What's this?

"I originally wanted to give you a watch, the one you liked before," Smith Du said embarrassedly, "but after thinking about it, I still don't want to give you the same thing that my ex-boyfriend gave me..."

Marcus Xiao's face turned green.

"I just happened to find this stone," Smith Du raised his head, his eyes sparkling, "This is the stone on the temple's threshold. I don't know how much incense ash it has received. The masters in the temple have also blessed it. They all say it is very effective and can be used to make wishes! Do you like it? I have a rope. Let me put it on your neck now?"

The face of the person opposite turned pale and blue, as if a color palette had been overturned.

He pursed his lips tightly and said, "Ah Qing!"

"My gift is original, isn't it?" Smith Du was still laughing. "Pingnan, you are so rich, you must have a watch. Isn't it just a Vacheron Constantin? How can it be as precious as this stone?"

"......"

Marcus Xiao's chest felt like it had been punched by someone, and it gave him a headache.

Isn’t it just, a piece, of Vacheron Constantin???

He couldn't believe it.

But he had said these words before, so his chest heaved for a long time without being able to refute the young man. In the end, he had to squeeze the stone tightly, and his whole palm was shaking with pain.

"......Aqing is right."

His gaze slowly turned to the young man, and finally noticed the new tablet in his hand.

Everything Marcus Xiao sees now looks like a Vacheron Constantin. God knows if this is the money that was supposed to be used to buy a watch. "Why did you suddenly think of buying a tablet?"

Smith Du thought, what's the matter? I have to report to you when I spend my own money, right? "I have to make PPT for work, and it's inconvenient without a computer."

Marcus Xiao was quite unhappy, as if he was spending his own money. He frowned and said, "Why are you..."

Before he could finish his sentence, his latest mobile phone started to play a song. Marcus Xiao answered the call, and his expression suddenly froze. Without saying anything else, he walked away to answer the call under the shade of the tree over there.

"What are you two doing here?"

"Where can I get money?" He lowered his voice even more. "I don't have any money! Don't listen to their nonsense!"

......

"Why are you listening to nonsense?" Father Xiao said loudly, "Gouzi told me when he came back from work that what you are wearing on your hand is a stewed egg. It's worth hundreds of thousands of yuan. If you have that much money, why don't you use it to marry your brother and build a house? Why don't you use it to honor your parents?"

What? Marcus Xiao thought to himself, that’s all fake!

But Oliver Chen was standing not far away, so he couldn't say it directly, and just said impatiently: "I'll tell you when I get back."

He hung up the phone.

Smith Du came over and asked, "Pingnan, who's calling?"

Marcus Xiao said vaguely: "A manager who wants me to invest in their project. Their project prospects are not very good, I don't want to invest, nothing else."

Du Yun paused and said "oh", as if he didn't take it to heart. The scumbag breathed a sigh of relief.

That night, Du Yun stopped at the construction site and found a fellow villager of Marcus Xiao, and gave him a handful of money. If you don't take the money, you're a fool. That man quit his job that night and went home. He exaggerated and said to Marcus Xiao's parents: "Marcus Xiao drives a nice car now, and lives in a very big house. I think he made a fortune outside. Look, he's very stylish!"

He took out the photos he took, and when Marcus Xiao's parents saw how well he looked dressed, they couldn't help but be amazed.

"Tell me, how much does this cost?"

The fellow said: "This is the brand. Do you know these letters? One shirt costs tens of thousands!"

Oh my goodness, a piece of clothing costs tens of thousands?

That's amazing!

"The cell phone is almost 10,000 yuan," the fellow villager pointed, "Why don't you two enjoy a little happiness?"

Yes, Marcus Xiao’s parents were also wondering, how come their son has so much money while they don’t get any benefit at all?

"No," the old lady said, "I have to go to the city to have a look. I can't let some b*t*h take my money away!"

In this respect, she was exactly the same as Marcus Xiao. She immediately appropriated all the money to be her own and protected it like a hen protecting her eggs.

The old man was so angry that he was shaking and yelling, "Buy tickets! Buy tickets now!"

The fellow villager enthusiastically helped them buy the tickets and then informed Smith Du of the ticket information. Du Songsong had a plan in mind, thinking about the excitement in the next two days, and his brows immediately relaxed.

Marcus Xiao would never have thought that the pretentious act did not fool him, but instead fooled his parents.

Du Songsong was lying on the bed and almost laughed out loud.

As he laughed, he couldn't help sighing and kept muttering about Mr. Gu over and over again.

【I wonder what Mr. Gu is doing? 】

His face turned red, his eyes wandered, [Want to take a shower? ]

7777: [......]

Smith Du discussed with it, [Well, twenty-eight...]

The system was very hard-hearted and refused outright, "Host, please don't have any more wishful thinking. I will never broadcast live for you."

Du Yun paused with a look of regret on his face.

[Twenty-eight, come on, if you come like this, I will tell you a joke. It's very pornographic and violent, not suitable for you to listen to!]

Upon hearing this, 7777 sneered and said slowly: [I forgot to inform the host comrade that the Mosaic system has officially started to be used.]

【......】

What?

[From now on, all uncivilized words will be blocked. Each blocking will trigger an automatic education. The content of the education is "Introduction to the Basic Principles of Marxism", which lasts for 45 minutes. I hope that the host comrade will work hard to improve his own ideological and moral cultivation, enrich his spiritual world, and avoid mentioning such words again. ]

Smith Du: [.......d@mn! ]

It’s over. Doesn’t this mean that his cheating tool has been confiscated?