C3 Who Would Dare?

“Are you all right, little girl?”

The man’s voice was deep and magnetic.

“I’m fine.” Feeling defeated, Yan Xiaosui couldn’t help but stamp a foot and wail, “Someone stole my sausage!”

She was so overcome with her emotions that her cheeks puffed up. Her little onyx eyes glistened with unshed tears.

Fu Yunjian was taken aback by the oddly alluring kid.

Stranger yet, was the fact that it was the first time he had seen this girl, but she managed to tug at his heartstrings, like she was a long-lost part of himself.

When she choked out a sob, he felt his heart ache.

His piercing gaze made Yan Xiaosui a little comfortable, so she stopped crying.

Only then did she realize that this uncle was very good-looking. In fact, he was more handsome than any of the men she had tried to set her mother up on a blind date with.

Perhaps the only drawback was his demeanor—his lips were pressed into a thin line, and he looked very serious and aloof.

But Yan Xiaosui was unfazed. “Uncle, you’re very handsome!” So much so that he was practically made for her gorgeous Mommy.

Fu Yunjian’s lips curled into a faint smile.

He wiped the tears from the girl’s eyes and took out a box of peach cakes from the gift bag he was carrying. “I don’t have any sausages, but I can give you these. Don’t cry anymore, okay?”

His assistant, who had been standing a few feet behind him, looked utterly bewildered.

His boss was a cold and untouchable person. Fu Yunjian didn’t really like children, except for the Little Master. And yet, he had taken the time to comfort this little girl despite his busy schedule.

Although, the little girl was admittedly very adorable.

Just then, one of the bodyguards spoke into the assistant’s headset. The latter immediately relayed the message to Fu Yunjian. “Sir, we have found Little Master. He is currently in the car.”

“Goodbye, little girl.” The man patted Yan Xiaosui’s head and soon left with his assistant.

Not long after they were gone, Yan Shu appeared next to her daughter.

“What are you doing, Sui?” Yan Shu glanced at the familiar box of peach cakes and smiled. “Didn’t you say that you’re tired of eating this? How come you bought an entire box?”

When she fled overseas five years ago, she barely had enough to feed herself and her baby. In a bid to make some money, she had sold her grandmother’s secret recipe to a food company.

She never thought it would be such a big hit. Now, the pastry was sold all over the world. Yan Shu was already making bank from the annual dividends alone.

“A handsome uncle gave this to me,” Yan Xiaosui replied before throwing herself at her mother’s leg. “Mommy!” she bawled. “Just now, some stupid kid snatched away my precious sausage!”

“Aren’t you the big boss everywhere you go? Who would dare to steal from you?”

“It’s true!” Yan Xiaosui insisted as Yan Shu picked her up and placed her on top of the suitcase again. “The next time I see him, I’ll definitely beat him up!”

Yan Shu just smiled and shook her head.

City Y was vast. Yan Xiaosui would probably never see her nemesis again.

The next morning, Yan Shu left for Pearl Hotel, but not before instructing her daughter to stay at home and behave.

The Pearl Hotel was one of the five-star hotels in the city.

The reason she had decided to join the establishment was that she had seen the array of rare condiments in the hotel’s kitchen. This allowed their chefs to cook various dishes from different cuisines.

After arriving at the Pearl Hotel, Yan Shu changed into her manager uniform and set to the business of getting to know her colleagues.

Her hair was combed neatly into a bun and encased in a mesh, making her exquisite features all the more striking. She carried her uniform in an imposing manner, but she was obviously too young for the position and was therefore met with weird stares.

Some of the staff were already busy discussing her.

“She looks like she’s only 25 or 26, how did she become the manager?”

“Did she buy the position? That can’t be, right?”

“I heard that the first thing she did this morning was to go to Director Zhao’s office.”

Without missing a beat, Yan Shu strode toward them and flashed them a smile. “If you want to gossip, then do it in the washroom or the storeroom. Don’t do it during work hours. And especially not in front of your superior. You will be deducted five points for this month.”