When Old Su Tou said that, Ye Li's face immediately turned red, evidently, Old Su Tou had gotten the wrong idea.

However, just as Ye Li was about to explain, Old Su Tou saw her face flush, and his frown deepened further, thinking he had guessed right. He shook his head in disappointment and started rambling.

"Little Ye Li, let me tell you, these days, those second-generation rich are terrible. Several girls from our orphanage have been ruined by those good-for-nothing hooligans. You must be very careful. That young man hasn't mistreated you, has he?"

Ye Li's face turned even redder. She had been the one who wanted to get involved with Chu Ge, but Chu Ge hadn't even touched her. Regardless of whether Chu Ge was a second-generation rich or not, such behavior already speaks volumes about his character.

Seeing Old Su Tou seemed like he wanted to say more, Ye Li quickly shook her head and explained, "Mr. Su, it's not what you think. Brother Chu is a good person, the best person I've ever met in my life."

"Sigh! You silly girl, why won't you listen? Do you really think my eyes are failing me? I'm telling you, these old eyes of mine are sharp! I could tell at a glance that he's no good. What kind of spell has he cast on you? I just mentioned him, and you're already defending him?"

Old Su Tou sighed, shook his head, and said, glaring in displeasure.

Seeing Old Su Tou getting angry, Ye Li quickly added, "Mr. Su, Brother Chu is really a good person. The 50,000 yuan I brought the other day was donated by him to our orphanage. He just didn't want to disclose his name."

Hearing Ye Li say this, Old Su Tou was slightly taken aback, "What? That money was from him? That young man is generous, but that doesn't mean he's a good person. Maybe he just wanted to show off in front of you to make you like him more."

This time, Ye Li was really a bit upset. She didn't expect that even after she said so, Old Su Tou was still so stubborn. Even though she knew Old Su Tou was looking out for her, hearing someone malign Chu Ge made her feel worse than if someone had spoken ill of her.

Facing Old Su Tou's stubborn look, Ye Li shook her head vigorously, "Mr. Su, Brother Chu isn't the kind of person you think he is. He also came from our orphanage. How can you twist someone's good deeds into having ulterior motives? If Brother Chu heard this, how heartbroken he would be!"

Old Su Tou was again taken aback. He looked at Chu Ge through the window and suddenly realized a vague familiarity, "What? He also came from our orphanage? What's his name?"

"His name is Chu Ge."

Old Su Tou blinked, his old face suddenly filled with a surprised expression, "Say it again? What's his name?"

"Chu Ge, Chu as in 'wind', Ge as in 'song'.

Upon hearing these words clearly, Old Su slapped the table in the receiving room, grabbed a stick usually used for hitting mice, and charged out with it. His speed was not that of someone in their fifties or sixties, but more like a young man brimming with vigor.

This time, it was Ye Li's turn to be stunned. She couldn't have foreseen that after clearing up the misunderstanding, Mr. Su should be thanking Chu Ge. Why was he reacting like this?

"Mr. Su, where are you going? Mr. Su?"

However, despite her calling out several times, Old Su Tou didn't pay her any attention. He just left her with his back and stormed off with the stick toward Chu Ge.

"Good for you, Chu Ge, you rascal! Watch me teach you a lesson!"

Chu Ge was lost in memories of his childhood when he suddenly heard Old Su Tou's voice. Following the sound, he saw Old Su Tou blowing his beard, staring fiercely, and holding a stick aggressively.

Chu Ge's mouth turned up into a smile, one filled with so many emotions. He knew Old Su Tou would react this way.

"Pa-pa-pa-pa"

The stick hit Chu Ge's backside multiple times. While it would have been easy for someone like Chu Ge to dodge, he didn't. He stood there obediently, letting each strike land without missing.

"Mr. Su! What are you doing? Why are you hitting him!" Ye Li ran over in a panic, shouting in reproach and urgency.

"Grandpa Su! Did he bully you? We'll help you hit him!"

The group of children in the playground saw this scene and immediately rushed over. Although they didn't know what happened, they didn't care. The orphanage was their home, and in their eyes, if Old Su Tou hit someone, that person must be a bad guy.

But just as a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy was about to kick Chu Ge, he was smacked back by Old Su Tou's stick. Old Su Tou glared, "What are you meddling for!"

Old Su Tou's voice was so loud that it startled the kids into standing still, looking at Old Su Tou, then at Chu Ge, and then freezing in place.

Ye Li also couldn't quite understand, instinctively standing aside, unsure what role Old Man Su was playing.

"You kid... you kid... are you stupid! I used to want to beat you, and you'd run faster than a rabbit. How come as you grow up, you regress more and more, why didn't you dodge this time?"

Looking at Chu Ge, Old Man Su tapped on the ground with his cane, his voice somewhat trembling, as he spoke.

"It's not that I've grown up and you're old, I'm just afraid you'll hurt your back?" Chu Ge chuckled, scratching his head.

"You little rascal, you really are, really are... you've gotten so tall!"

Looking at Chu Ge with that smiling face, Old Man Su started to tear up, but these weren't tears of sadness, they were tears of joy.

"Dean Yu! Sister Li! Chu Ge is back! Everyone come out quickly, settle your scores and grievances!" Slapping Chu Ge on the head, Old Man Su then shouted loudly.

Seeing Old Man Su shouting like this, the kids on the playground and Ye Li were even more puzzled, while Chu Ge broke into a cold sweat, his nostalgia dissipating quite a bit, and said awkwardly, "Uncle Su, do I really make you all hate me that much? Do you have to announce it so dramatically?"

"Nonsense, you still have the nerve to say that? Didn't you mix chili powder in my tobacco, draw circles around the eyes of the dean's dog, secretly set off firecrackers in the kitchen to scare Aunt Li, and get into fights outside, causing havoc in the orphanage when you were chased back here? You rascal, I've kept track of every single one of your misdeeds!"

Hearing Old Man Su say this, Ye Li couldn't help but chuckle. She never thought Chu Ge had so much "glorious" history.

Although she had stayed here too, she was young at the time, quiet by nature, and with hundreds of kids in the orphanage, she didn't know Chu Ge back then.

The other kids looked at Chu Ge in surprise, their eyes filled with admiration, thinking to themselves that this big brother is really daring!

The gatekeeper Old Man Su, Aunt Li from the cafeteria, and Dean Yu Jingsong—this orphanage's three chiefs—had all been messed with by him! He's practically an idol, truly remarkable!

Even with Chu Ge's thick skin, he couldn't help but blush a bit at this moment. Coughing dryly, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out, and handed it to Old Man Su, "Uh, Uncle Su, with so many younger brothers and sisters watching, give me some face, alright? Let's not bring up those old accounts."

Old Man Su smoked the cigarette Chu Ge lit for him, poking at Chu Ge's forehead angrily with his finger, "You rascal, it's been six years and three and a half months since you left the orphanage, right? Do you have any conscience? Don't you know to come back and see us?"

Chu Ge let out an embarrassed laugh, scratching his head again. Although he had come back once, it was from a distance, and Old Man Su and the others didn't know.

Old Man Su scolded Chu Ge a few more times, and then Dean Yu Jingsong and Aunt Li from the cafeteria also arrived at the playground. Upon seeing Chu Ge, they were equally surprised and delighted, scolding him while patting him all over, their eyes slightly red.

Aunt Li from the cafeteria was a woman in her forties, a bit plump, looking fierce but actually warm-hearted.

Dean Yu Jingsong, despite his righteous name, was a skinny old man, with messy hair, a goatee, looking rather sleazy when not smiling, and even sleazier when he did.

Originally, Ye Li intended to come here to tutor the kids, but from the current situation, it seemed that almost all the kids were focused on Chu Ge, stunned by his "glorious" history, and her lesson appeared to be doomed.

Just when Ye Li felt a bit helpless, Dean Yu Jingsong clearly realized this too and took Chu Ge to the dean's office to reminisce.

After all, having had one Chu Ge causing him enough headaches, he didn't want other kids to imitate Chu Ge, turning the orphanage upside down again.

"Chu Ge, seeing you like this, you're doing well, huh? I couldn't recognize you at first in that suit. Is that Audi at the gate yours? What have you been up to all these years? Will you stay in Lidu or go somewhere else? I heard the 50,000 yuan Ye Li sent was actually your donation?"

Entering the dean's office, Yu Jingsong asked several questions in one go. Although seeing Chu Ge gave him headaches back then, after Chu Ge left, he often missed the days when Chu Ge was around, always hoping this troublemaker would come back someday.

Chu Ge chuckled, "I'm driving for the chairwoman of the Tianjiao Group now, that car is hers. I've just been messing around these years, as for where I'll be, I can't say for sure right now. That 50,000 yuan wasn't my donation, where would I get that kind of money, it was from a friend who wants to remain anonymous."

Yu Jingsong showed a "just as I thought" expression, saying, "I figured, with your knack for causing trouble, it'd be good enough if you grew up safe and sound, how could you possibly do that well?"

Chu Ge let out an embarrassed laugh, took out a cigarette, but just when he was about to hand one to Yu Jingsong, Yu Jingsong asked him a question.

Even though he had been mentally prepared, his heart couldn't help but tighten, his fingers subconsciously loosened, and the cigarette fell to the ground with a "plop".

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