Chapter 69: Chapter 067: The Girl Named Tao Yun
Within the villa, the tree-lined roads were occasionally filled with the chirping of birds, and colorful butterflies fluttered continuously among the flower bushes to the sides. At the end of May, it was the perfect time to enjoy the vibrant scene of spring.
At the crossroads, the motorcade slowly turned around the fountain ahead, moving at a steady and comfortable pace.
Meanwhile, in the backseat of the Rolls-Royce, Tao Yun, with his delicate youthful face, was flushed with nervousness and anxiety.
With a hint of a smile in his eyes, Chu Mo slightly raised his eyebrows. In the cramped space of the car, after smelling the faint fragrance emanating from the other person, Chu Mo said with a smile,
"What is this scent? It\'s a bit of mint and seems like jasmine too... quite pleasant."
With her face just two fists\' distance away from him and blushing pink, the shy girl, Tao Yun, intertwined her delicate and fair fingers as she replied softly,
"It\'s Zhou Yuanyuan\'s \'Wings of Bee\' Huachun perfume from Guerlain, a globally limited edition. A 100ML bottle costs ninety-nine thousand RMB, and only a lady from a distinguished family like Zhou Yuanyuan can afford it. I definitely can\'t afford it; it\'s borrowed from Zhou Yuanyuan. It smells of the fragrance of nature, very nice, isn\'t it?"
Chu Mo nodded, and just as they spoke, the motorcade had already slowly stopped in front of Villa Number One\'s doorway.
The butler Danny, having been notified, was waiting with four maidservants on either side of the entrance. As soon as the car stopped, the diligent middle-aged butler already gently opened Chu Mo\'s car door.
Chu Mo, wearing black leather shoes, stepped out softly from the back seat, and on the other side, helped by the maidservants, a beautiful young girl in a snow-white dress, blossoming like a youthful flower, also alighted gracefully.
As she walked up to his side, Chu Mo briefly surveyed the demure and shy beauty next to him, then strode toward the villa\'s living room.
"Mr. Chu, lunch is ready. Shall we eat now?"
The voice of the butler Danny came from beside him. Chu Mo nodded.
Having been hungry for a while, Chu Mo changed his shoes in the living room before heading directly to the dining room.
As for Tao Yun, she kept her head down and followed closely by his side.
In the elegant and understated dining room, where a table that could accommodate over a dozen people was set, eighteen exquisite dishes were beautifully arranged in front of them. Taking his seat at the head of the table, Chu Mo casually pointed to the chair beside him and said with a smile,
"You probably haven\'t eaten either. Let\'s talk after the meal. Try this glutinous rice purple sweet potato cake; it\'s quite good."
Once Tao Yun had taken her seat, the four maids stood to the left and right, and without further ado, Chu Mo picked up his bowl and chopsticks and began to eat heartily.
The skill of the villa\'s chef was truly top-notch; otherwise, it wouldn\'t justify the tens of thousands paid in salary each month. Each of the eighteen dishes in front of him was absolutely exquisite and delicious.
Chu Mo relished his meal, but the obviously preoccupied Tao Yun found it somewhat tasteless.
A few minutes later, after gulping down the seafood soup from his bowl, Chu Mo set down his bowl and chopsticks, took the napkin offered by the maid, wiped his mouth, and stood up saying,
"Let\'s go. There\'s a lounge on the third floor; we\'ll talk there."
Exiting the dining room, feeling too full and wanting to digest, Chu Mo this time decided not to take the elevator but honestly climbed up to the third floor using the stairs.
The entire third floor spanned seven to eight hundred square meters, with just a bedroom that included a bathroom, a small lounge, and a walk-in closet measuring over one hundred thirty square meters. Opposite the luxurious home cinema, there was even an indoor swimming pool six meters long and three meters wide.
He went directly to the study, and then lazily sat down in a comfortable chair. After the maid served the fragrant tea and left, only Chu Mo and the girl in front of him remained on the entire third floor.
It was not until this moment that the youthful girl with a babyface and a proud figure finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Speak, what is it that you need from me?"
Chu Mo didn\'t smoke, otherwise, he would have really liked to light a cigarette and puff away at this moment.
The study was not very large, but it was also around thirty to forty square meters. The huge bookshelf near the wall was filled with all kinds of books, from historical biographies to poetry and essays, everything was available. On the desk in front of him, Chu Mo\'s Alienware laptop was placed.
From the initial restraint to slowly making up her mind to be calm, especially after the girl\'s gaze took a turn around the luxurious three-storied space, Tao Yun took a deep breath, apparently having reached a conclusion:
"On my last birthday, when we played Truth or Dare at the KTV, I remember asking you, brother Chu, whether you had any thoughts about me. Your answer was affirmative, and I want to know if that answer was sincere."
So it was indeed so.
Although Chu Mo already had a suspicion in the car earlier, when reality actually happened, there was still a feeling of unreality at the bottom of his heart.
He glanced at the proud figure of the girl in front of him, and it was undeniable that among all the girls Chu Mo knew, only Zhan Bingxue could match up to the girl in front of him.
But if you really compared them, in the end, it\'s likely that this girl with the youthful face had an even better figure.
As the belle of the Music Academy\'s Financial Management Department, Tao Yun had a stunningly beautiful face, the kind that many men could call a goddess.
It was just that during the previous few meetings, she always had Zhou Yuanyuan, a girl with an incredible level of beauty, by her side. In the presence of Zhou Yuanyuan\'s enchanting looks, her own radiance was completely overshadowed, which is why others overlooked her beauty.
Now, seen alone, the girl in front of him had a breathtaking beauty that certainly did not lose out to Zhan Bingxue.
Underneath her white dress, that delicate skin seemed as if it would ooze water if pinched.
"I am a man, so naturally, I would have a reaction to beautiful girls, but I am curious why you would choose me. You should know that I can\'t give you any promises."
It seemed that she had made up her mind, and without the previous shyness and nervousness, the girl, emanating a faint fragrance of flowers, said earnestly:
"It\'s very simple because I am a girl, and I am also interested in handsome and wealthy men!"
When she saw Chu Mo\'s scrutinizing gaze, she paused slightly and finally took a deep breath. With a trace of forlornness in her eyes, Tao Yun said softly:
"Actually, the reason is quite simple and there\'s nothing unspeakable about it.
I don\'t want to keep borrowing other people\'s perfume. I don\'t want to always go to luxury goods stores with them and watch them shop to their heart\'s content while I return empty-handed.
I don\'t want to be the one who doesn\'t pay whenever a group of close friends dine out at an expensive restaurant. I don\'t want them trying to accommodate my feelings by deliberately accompanying me to look at cheaper clothes... I don\'t want... there\'s too much, and I have my pride too..."
As her faint words fell, she suddenly lifted her cheeks and gently pursed her lips. Tao Yun, with a lost look, murmured:
"You once asked Yuan Yuan if she had a boyfriend. You must care about that a lot. I can also tell you proudly that this is my first time too.
I want to fight for a good future for myself. Let\'s make a deal. You give me what I want, and I\'ll give you what you want."
"It\'s fair, isn\'t it?"