Chapter 1760: Unlucky Heiress (27)

System: "Host, I have a feeling there's an even higher-tier card. Probably a lifetime card with free garbage collection. I bet that's what he really wanted to give you. But he's afraid of causing misunderstandings, so he's taking things slowly, approaching you step by step and waiting until everything develops naturally."

That man always acted cautiously, planning every move carefully.

Fortunately, he had met Host. She could pretend not to understand anything. With someone else, who would ever realize his little schemes?

Chen Xian and Zhao Wen also knew Tao Yu. He was Tang Guo's brother's friend, had helped her before, and was the founder of the Garbage Classification Master app.

Instantly, the couple's opinion of him improved.

In their eyes, a young man who kept up with the times like this was truly outstanding.

When they learned he had gifted them a Garbage VIP Gold Card, they insisted that today's snacks were on the house. And if he came again in the future, they would give him a discount.

Actually, given their personalities, they might even have offered free meals. But since Tao Yu clearly wasn't short of money, saying "free" might make him uncomfortable. Offering a discount seemed more appropriate.

In front of the couple, Tao Yu behaved exceptionally well.

They chatted happily about all sorts of topics. No matter what they talked about, he always had something to contribute.

In short, in the eyes of the couple, he was a remarkably fine young man.

The system clicked its tongue.

So he's trying to win over Host's adoptive parents first. Still as clever as ever.

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Time soon reached Friday.

Tomorrow would be Saturday, and Saturday evening was the banquet the Tang family had organized to officially announce Tang Guo's return.

On Friday afternoon, Tang Yi unexpectedly arrived at the snack shop with several of her friends.

Originally, she had simply been craving the food there. After studying all week, she had arranged with her friends to eat there on Friday since there would be a gathering on Saturday.

She had never expected to run into Tang Guo.

At the same time, she suddenly remembered where she had first seen Tang Guo.

It had been here.

At this very snack shop.

If she wasn't mistaken, Tang Guo had probably been recognized and brought back because her parents had come here to eat and noticed that Tang Guo resembled the younger version of Mother Tang.

Yes.

She had gone back and looked through old photographs.

Tang Guo looked seventy percent like Mother Tang when she was young.

When Tang Yi realized this, her feelings became incredibly complicated.

A thought surfaced in her mind:

If I hadn't insisted on coming to this shop, would Mom and Dad have never met Tang Guo?

If they hadn't met her, they wouldn't have found her.

And if they hadn't found her… I would have remained their only daughter forever.

Suddenly, the delicious snacks no longer had any flavor.

It was because of her own greed and love of food that things had turned out this way.

She hated herself a little.

Tang Guo was originally her parents' daughter.

Yet she was actually thinking such thoughts.

Tang Guo noticed Tang Yi's absent-minded expression.

Neither she nor Tang Kui had ever done anything excessive toward Tang Yi.

Yet Tang Yi was struggling, regretting, and tormenting herself because of her own imagination.

It seemed that she was indeed about to walk the same old path again.

"Xiaoyi, what's wrong? Does the food taste strange?"

Hearing Tang Guo's question, Tang Yi quickly shook her head.

"No, no… it's delicious."

But her smile was somewhat forced.