Chapter 400

Xu Tian's eye twitched slightly, and he thought to himself: Does a little boy really have such great power? Seeing him makes Yun Shadow Master and Zhanxing Nü and the others act like mice seeing a cat.

Just after Yun Shuying finished speaking, a calm, slightly childish voice came from the other end of the video call.

"Don't be anxious, I didn't call to rush you."

"Ah? You didn't?"

Yun Shuying was slightly stunned, and then an extreme sense of unease welled up in her heart.

"Then why did you call me?"

"Can't I call you if there's nothing wrong?" The little boy's tone remained cold.

Even without seeing his appearance, Xu Tian could imagine the expression on the little guy's face at this moment; if he had to describe it specifically, it would probably be similar to Tang Bingyan when she was a child.

If this little boy weren't Yun Shuying's nephew, Xu Tian would even suspect that the other party was Tang Bingyan's son, because the little boy's behavior was simply too similar to Tang Bingyan's—he was practically a carbon copy of her.

"Are you the only one by your side right now?" The little boy saw that there was only Yun Shuying on the other side of the lens and raised an eyebrow as he asked.

"No, I'm with your aunts," Yun Shuying replied, not understanding why he asked.

"Oh."

The little boy nodded, and then there was nothing more to say.

Following that, an awkward silence filled the air.

The little boy didn't speak, and Yun Shuying didn't open her mouth either; the two of them just kept the video call going while staring at each other, neither making a sound.

After a full minute had passed, the little boy on the other side finally spoke again: "How is the weather over there?"

"The weather?"

Yun Shuying was shocked upon hearing this and quickly said: "It's not great, and I'm not in Huaxia right now, so even if you came over, you wouldn't be able to find me..."

"Don't be nervous, I didn't say I was going to Huaxia to find you right now," the little boy said indifferently. "Can't I care about you?"

"You can, of course you can!"

Yun Shuying nodded quickly, but thought to herself: When have you ever cared about me?

She didn't believe for a second that this little ancestor at home was calling her because he truly wanted to care about her; there must be some conspiracy behind this.

Seeing that Yun Shuying would be on the phone for a long time, Xu Tian gestured to her, signaling that he was going out for a moment, and then turned and walked out of the room.

He was returning to Huaxia tomorrow, and he still had some matters to discuss with Bai Lu and the others.

And just as he was walking out, he accidentally entered the frame and was captured by the camera on Yun Shuying's phone, which also happened to let the little boy on the other end of the call see a fleeting figure.

A flash of brightness appeared in the little boy's otherwise emotionless black eyes, and then he heard Yun Shuying say: "Auntie has time to chat with you today, you can care about me however you like."

"You're perfectly fine, what is there to care about? Instead of spending time chatting with me, you'd be better off thinking about how to find my mom and dad."

After saying this, the little boy decisively cut off the call.

Yun Shuying: "..."

This little ancestor must be specifically sent to torment her!

At the same time, Jiang Yan in the hotel room was also reporting the progress in Pawa to Gu Beicheng.

"Gu Xiansheng... I am very sorry, things were messed up this time..."

Jiang Yan was somewhat apprehensive; they had originally planned that even if the credit for photographing the precious artifacts this time was snatched away by Xu Tian, he would not receive recognition from the group's high-level management.

But who could have imagined that the set of Song Dynasty blue-and-white porcelain that Gu Beicheng had previously selected was simply a replica by a Qing Dynasty craftsman, and was not at all sufficient to serve as the treasure of the Jiangcheng Museum.

And what made them even more incredulous was that Xu Tian had bought a cart of broken porcelain at random, and inside it appeared a Western Zhou pottery jar; this was an antique with a higher value than Song Dynasty porcelain, and it was even more qualified to be the treasure of the museum.

Now everyone in the group knew that Xu Tian had brought back a precious Western Zhou pottery jar from Pawa, and they also knew that the set of Song Dynasty blue-and-white porcelain that Gu Beicheng had previously selected was actually a replica made by a Qing Dynasty craftsman.

Now the employees were all feeling lingering fear; if it had really been Gu Beicheng sent to Pawa this time, and he had brought back that set of Qing Dynasty replica porcelain, the Tang Group would likely not only have suffered heavy losses, but would also have had no way to explain it to the high-level officials of the Ministry of Culture.

Although everyone knew that in the antique business, besides experience, luck was also a very important part, and no one dared to be 100% sure that the antiques they found were genuine, Xu Tian had completed such an important task beautifully on his first try; even if it was just beginner's luck, it was enough to make everyone change their opinion of him.

Jiang Yan knew this was a dangerous signal, but he was powerless; he couldn't just smash that Western Zhou pottery jar to frame Xu Tian. One had to know that the Tang family's secret guards were not just there to eat and do nothing, and if he were caught, it would even implicate Gu Beicheng.

"How is it that this pretty boy Xu Tian is so lucky every time?" Qiao Mu, who was beside Gu Beicheng, complained unconvinced.

"It's just that he stumbled into a big bargain by accident; it can't be counted as good luck," Jiang Yan said with a gloomy face. "He was at his wit's end at the time and had no choice but to choose that batch of broken porcelain; who could have imagined that a rare antique was truly hidden in that batch?"

Gu Beicheng listened to Jiang Yan's report with an expressionless face, a cold light flashing in the depths of his eyes.

This was originally a great opportunity for him to suppress Xu Tian, but it had once again allowed him to show off in front of the group; even someone as calm as Gu Beicheng could not help but feel a ripple in his heart.

Qiao Mu had been observing Gu Beicheng's expression, and seeing anger appear in his eyes at this moment, he carefully opened his mouth to say: "Gu Xiansheng, there is actually something I have wanted to say for a long time..."

"What is it?" Gu Beicheng turned his head and glanced at Qiao Mu.

Qiao Mu felt flustered under his gaze, but he still bit the bullet and said: "Gu Xiansheng, you are just too much of a gentleman, unlike that pretty boy Xu Tian who uses sweet talk to please President Tang."

"Clearly you and President Tang are a match made in heaven, childhood sweethearts, yet you let Xu Tian seize the opportunity for no reason; isn't it because you have always been managing the company for President Tang that you let that kid take advantage of the situation!"

"So according to your view, I should now abandon these tasks for the group and surround Yanyan every day like a cowherd to compete for favor?"

"Jiang Zong, what nonsense are you spouting? Gu Xiansheng is the dignified successor of the Gu family and is destined to achieve great things; naturally, he must put all his heart into his career. How can he be like that pretty boy Xu Tian and put all his energy into pleasing women?"

"Jiang Zong, you misunderstood. I wasn't asking Gu Xiansheng to learn from Xu Tian, but rather I feel that Gu Xiansheng is usually busy sharing President Tang's worries and has neglected her needs in other areas."

No matter what, President Tang is still a woman, and naturally, she needs a man by her side to show concern and please her. When Gu Xiansheng is working conscientiously to handle official business for President Tang, what is that pretty boy Xu Tian doing? He is accompanying President Tang for fun; over time, President Tang will naturally be biased toward him!"