After the divorce, I became a mountain god

Startled by the sudden noise, Chen Shishi quickly backed away.

After Xu Bo'an took his phone out of his pocket, he saw that it was Zhao Yuntao calling, so he pressed the answer button. Then he heard Zhao Yuntao say in a teasing tone on the other end of the phone, "What is our CEO Xu busy with?"

After hearing Zhao Yuntao's strange accent, Xu Bo'an said to Zhao Yuntao on the other end of the phone, "What kind of question is that? What can you do so late at night? Of course, you sleep!"

At this moment, Chen Shishi, who was standing to the side, saw Xu Bo'an talking to her while holding that incomprehensible object. She recovered from the shock she had just experienced. Although she was very curious to see the Mountain God talking to that thing and could vaguely hear other people's voices on the other end of the phone, Chen Shishi wisely did not interrupt Xu Bo'an.

On the other end of the phone, Zhao Yuntao grinned mischievously at Xu Bo'an and said, "Sleeping? With whom?"

Upon hearing Zhao Yuntao's question, Xu Bo'an replied irritably, "Why are you asking that? You know I'm a single dog, who could I possibly sleep with?"

After hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Zhao Yuntao grinned mischievously and said to Xu Bo'an on the phone, "Mr. Xu, are you sure what you're saying is true?"

Xu Bo'an said to Zhao Yuntao on the other end of the phone, "Of course it's true. Everyone's pretty sleepy this late at night. Do you think I'd joke with you? But speaking of which, I feel like you're talking to me strangely today. Did you take the wrong medicine?"

Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Zhao Yuntao laughed and said, "No way! Why would I take medicine randomly when I have such a wonderful day?"

When Zhao Yuntao called, he spoke in a strange tone or laughed and joked, so it seemed the kid didn't have anything important to say. Xu Bo'an said to Zhao Yuntao on the other end of the phone, "Oh, you kid, you've been rambling on for ages. Did you call me for something? If not, that's enough! I need to rest!"

Zhao Yuntao said to Xu Bo'an, "Mr. Xu, why are you in such a hurry? Open your curtains and look downstairs!"

Xu Bo'an saw that Chen Shishi was admiring a calligraphy and painting some distance away from the living room. After confirming that no one would see her even if he opened the curtains, he said to Zhao Yuntao on the other end of the phone, "Why would I open the curtains so late at night? What are you up to?"

Zhao Yuntao said, "Just open it, there's a surprise!"

Xu Bo'an said, "You prepared this for me?"

As Xu Bo'an spoke, he opened the curtains and saw Zhao Yuntao standing downstairs, smiling at him and waving.

Xu Bo'an quickly drew the curtains, thinking that the kid's tone was strange when he called him today. Most likely, the kid had seen Chen Shishi wrapping the curtains around him. But could he admit to something like that? Absolutely not!

Zhao Yuntao saw Xu Bo'an open the curtains and was grinning as he greeted him, but less than two seconds later Xu Bo'an closed the curtains.

Zhao Yuntao said to Xu Bo'an on the phone, "Mr. Xu, why are you in such a hurry to draw the curtains? Are you hiding a mistress and afraid I'll see her?"

Although Xu Bo'an couldn't be sure whether Zhao Yuntao had seen Chen Shishi's stunning face clearly, the only thing he was certain of was that even if Zhao Yuntao had seen it, Xu Bo'an would never admit it.

Xu Bo'an said, "You called me so late at night just to chat idly and talk nonsense. This isn't a golden house, so how can you say I'm keeping a mistress here? Instead, why are you wandering around outside in the middle of the night instead of going home to sleep? Aren't you afraid of scaring people?"

Zhao Yuntian said, "My dear Mr. Xu, are you bewitched by a beauty? It's only a little past nine o'clock at night, isn't it? Isn't it normal to go for a walk after dinner to digest your food?"

Xu Bo'an said to Zhao Yuntao on the phone, "Then you can go digest your food. Why are you calling me? Honestly, fine, that's all for now! Bye!"

After Xu Bo'an finished speaking, he was about to hang up the phone when Zhao Yuntao on the other end panicked and quickly said to Xu Bo'an, "You can't hang up! If you do, you'll lose our bet!"

When Xu Bo'an heard Zhao Yuntao mention the word "bet," he remembered that he and Zhao Yuntao had indeed made a bet before. Xu Bo'an remembered that it was because Zhao Yuntao said that Bai Susu liked him, but Xu Bo'an did not think so, and the two made a bet because of this in the heat of the moment.

The bet between him and Zhao Yuntao was that if Zhao Yuntao won, Xu Bo'an would give Zhao Yuntao a prized collectible item as a gift, while if Xu Bo'an won, Zhao Yuntao would have to work as Xu Bo'an's free male nanny for a year, the kind of nanny who could be summoned and dismissed at will.

Although Xu Bo'an wasn't short of collectibles, he couldn't easily admit defeat in a bet. He said to Zhao Yuntao on the other end of the phone, "If you won't let me hang up, then just say what you want to say, brother. Stop joking around like that!"

Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Zhao Yuntao quickly got straight to the point and said to Xu Bo'an, "Then I'll be frank, don't be shy. Just now, when I was taking a walk and happened to be downstairs from your building, I suddenly saw a beautiful figure through the window, and she was dressed in ancient costume. I must say, Mr. Xu, you really know how to have fun. Playing cosplay with a beauty late at night, you really know how to enjoy yourself!"

After hearing Zhao Yuntao's words, Xu Bo'an confirmed that Zhao Yuntao had indeed seen Chen Shishi by the window. However, Xu Bo'an wasn't flustered. Regardless of whether Zhao Yuntao had seen Chen Shishi's face clearly or not, as long as he insisted that Zhao Yuntao had misjudged, and since Chen Shishi was from the Bonsai World, he could put her there and wouldn't be able to find her even if he searched his entire room. In that case, Zhao Yuntao wouldn't be able to do anything to him.

Xu Bo'an calmly and composedly said to Zhao Yuntao on the other end of the phone, "Zhao Yuntao, I think you're just bored and have nothing better to do. Spying on someone's house late at night, that's not very ethical!" Zhao Yuntao replied, "What do you mean by spying? Okay, this is all legal and compliant. I just happened to see it by accident. You guys can play around, but to play around right up to the window and even open the curtains? I never expected our Boss Xu to be so cunning! Hahaha..."

Xu Bo'an said, "What are you talking about? What cosplay? I live alone. Who am I supposed to play with?"

Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Zhao Yuntao quickly retorted, "I saw it clearly downstairs at your house just now. It was obviously a beautiful woman, and you even grabbed her. As for what you did afterward, I have no idea. Don't try to fool me!"

Hearing Zhao Yuntao's description, it seems that the kid really did see what was happening inside through the glass window.

Xu Bo'an would never admit it, of course, but Zhao Yuntao did see that he wasn't alone at home. If he said that he was the only one at home, given Zhao Yuntao's personality, he would definitely ask him to get to the bottom of it.

So Xu Bo'an casually made up a story to Zhao Yuntao on the other end of the phone: "Oh, I see. The person you just saw was just a mannequin I bought online!"

Zhao Yuntao said, "How could that be? A mannequin would wear ancient costumes, and what I saw through the window was clearly a person! How could it be a mannequin? Besides, what use would you have for buying a mannequin? Don't try to fool me!"

Xu Bo'an casually made up a story: "A lot of people have been asking me to make clothes lately, so of course I need to use the mannequins. I was just doing ancient costume makeup on the mannequin when I accidentally knocked it over. I quickly helped it up, but you, you conspicuous person, saw it and have been teasing me ever since!"

Standing in front of Xu Bo'an's building, Zhao Yuntao, somewhat skeptical after hearing Xu Bo'an's words, scratched his head and said to Xu Bo'an on the phone, "Are you telling the truth? Can you guarantee that person isn't Bai Susu?"

Xu Bo'an chuckled upon hearing Zhao Yuntao's words. It turned out that this guy had been rambling on and on without ever really seeing who the other person was. He was just slowly trying to trick him into revealing his true identity. It has to be said that Zhao Yuntao is quite cunning and shrewd; no wonder he's good at running an auction house.

Xu Bo'an said to Zhao Yuntao on the other end of the phone, "Why would I lie to you?"

Zhao Yuntao said, "Mr. Xu, we have a bet between us, and I need to get to the bottom of this. If I run into Bai Susu again, I will definitely ask her to verify this matter!"

Xu Bo'an said, "Go ahead and verify it however you want, I can't be bothered with you! That's it, you continue digesting, I have things to do!"

Zhao Yuntao regretted his words as soon as he finished speaking. He had already told Xu Bo'an that he was going to ask Bai Susu for confirmation. If Xu Bo'an and Bai Susu reconciled their statements, wouldn't he be at a disadvantage?
Thinking of this, Zhao Yuntao quickly said to Xu Bo'an on the phone, "No, this is a big deal. If the person I just saw was really Bai Susu, then I have won the bet and can get one of your valuable collectibles for free. I can't wait until I see Bai Susu again to ask her. I'm going to your house now to verify it!"

Zhao Yuntao is really persistent about this collectible. Xu Bo'an said, "You little rascal, I don't dare open the door for you so late at night. I'm afraid you have ulterior motives. Let's talk about it tomorrow. Alright, I'm busy and don't have time to deal with you. Bye!"

After Xu Bo'an finished speaking, he ignored Zhao Yuntao and hung up the phone. Zhao Yuntao, who was downstairs, heard the busy tone coming from the phone and reluctantly put his phone away.

Standing in front of Xu Bo'an's building, Zhao Yuntao muttered to himself, "My values ​​are perfectly normal. How could I possibly have designs on you? Really!"

Xu Bo'an's perfunctory remark and his abrupt hanging up only fueled Zhao Yuntao's curiosity. At this moment, Zhao Yuntao was certain that the person in Xu Bo'an's house was Bai Susu. He just needed to confirm it himself; only by seeing Xu Bo'an in person would that guy admit it.

Zhao Yuntao made up his mind to stay in front of Xu Bo'an's villa before 11 p.m. tonight. If no one came out before 11 p.m., it meant that the person had spent the night at Xu Bo'an's house. He would continue to stake out the door early tomorrow morning. This way, he would definitely catch Xu Bo'an red-handed. Once he caught him, he would have no way to deny it.

So Zhao Yuntao stopped wandering around and started walking back and forth in front of Xu Bo'an's villa, digesting his food while keeping an eye on the activity inside. He looked like a dedicated doorman hired by Xu Bo'an, very conscientious!
Zhao Yuntao waited until 11 p.m. without finding any movement inside Xu Bo'an's villa. Undeterred, he stayed in front of the villa for nearly an hour. When it was almost midnight and he still hadn't found anything, he finally walked back home, looking back every few steps.

Zhao Yuntao returned home a little after midnight. He had originally planned to just wander around the neighborhood to digest his food, but when he was about to go home, he discovered that someone was at Xu Bo'an's house. In order to get Xu Bo'an to confess, he decided to catch him red-handed. Unexpectedly, he ended up wandering around outside for four or five hours. Not only were his legs sore from exhaustion, but his stomach was also growling loudly.

Left with no other choice, Zhao Yuntao treated himself to a late-night snack. After eating and drinking his fill, he finally turned over his glass and went to bed.

Before going to bed, I set an alarm for myself to wake up very early the next day, at five o'clock sharp, for fear that I would miss anything happening at Xu Bo'an's house.

As soon as Xu Bo'an hung up the phone with Zhao Yuntao, Chen Shishi rushed to Xu Bo'an, blinking her extremely charming big eyes. Pointing to the phone in Xu Bo'an's hand, she asked him curiously, "Grandpa Mountain God, this little iron thing is so special! It can actually make you talk to people. It's amazing!"

Xu Bo'an looked at Chen Shishi and patiently explained to her, "This is not an ordinary piece of iron; it's a cell phone, a magical artifact used in our Immortal Realm to communicate with others!"

After hearing Xu Bo'an's explanation, Chen Shishi looked at him with surprise and asked, "So this magical artifact called a cell phone can communicate with any immortal?" (End of Chapter)