Chapter 890 No Temper, No Backbone
Gu Mian wasn’t interested in the gossip, but she did love playing cards, so she sat happily at the observation deck with her mobile phone, not bored at all.
Fang Hao and Li Hui were chatting and laughing as they also made their way to the observation deck.
Since someone was barbecuing, Fang Hao briskly waved for the waiter to bring up the already prepared mahjong table.
Gu Qibao and the others couldn’t help but be amazed; just how big was their addiction to cards?
But going out for fun meant finding one’s own pleasure, which wasn’t a bad thing.
Di Mingzhe and the others hadn’t come up yet, probably needing a while longer. Gu Qibao scanned around and realized it was indeed quite lively.
However, she noticed Di Mingjue and Di Mingchen whispering together, while Nangong Jin was quietly sitting by the barbecue, tending to it.
Gu Qibao puckered her lips and suddenly suggested, "Let’s go barbecue too."
After saying that, she tried to pull Di Jinxuan along, but Di Jinxuan refused, averting her gaze lightly, "It’s scorching over there, I don’t want to go."
Nangong Ran raised an eyebrow, "Xuanxuan, are you being a bit too delicate?"
"Not at all," Di Jinxuan made a face, "It really is very hot there, and why should we go if someone is barbecuing? At my home, the boys do the barbecuing for the girls to eat; I’m not lifting a finger."
That was true, Nangong Ran remembered that last time they had a barbecue, it was Di Mingchen who did the grilling for Di Jinxuan, so she didn’t say anything more.
But seeing Nangong Jin engrossed in barbecuing, she suddenly remarked, "Xuanxuan, my third brother is barbecuing for you, isn’t he?"
Gu Qibao got excited upon hearing this, immediately agreeing, "Definitely."
Di Jinxuan didn’t respond.
Nangong Ran was slightly displeased but also spoke earnestly, "I think my third brother is really nice, why can’t you give him a chance?"
Nangong Ran was so anxious she stomped her foot; she was genuinely in a hurry.
"Yeah," Gu Qibao also expressed her confusion, "I also think Jin-ge is really nice. Handsome, good-tempered, polite, and extra gentle, right? Xuanxuan, why can’t you see that?"
She was anxious, truly very anxious.
Nangong Ran immediately gave Gu Qibao a covert thumbs-up: Empire’s best sister.
Di Jinxuan huffed, "What good temper, gentle? That’s just attracting bees and butterflies; no temper means no backbone!"
Nangong Ran was stunned, then burst into laughter, "Xuanxuan, are you saying that a man from the underworld has no temper or backbone?"
Is it really appropriate to say that?
"Isn’t it?" Di Jinxuan’s face showed a hint of seriousness, contemptuously huffing, "That’s what I see, anyway."
Nangong Ran was speechless, and Gu Qibao was a bit speechless too, pursing her lips, "So having a temper and backbone means having to fight and argue over everything?"
Di Jinxuan stayed silent while Nangong Ran sighed deeply and laughed self-deprecatingly, "Yes, my third brother is quite pathetic; even I look down on him. But I know he has many scars, bullet wounds, knife wounds, countless over the past decade."
Nangong Ran looked up at Di Jinxuan then continued, "Do you know? Real backbone and temper are not for fighting and squabbling, they’re for protecting the things you want to protect. Does a man who abuses his family have temper and backbone? Would you accept that? And what about those hoodlums who get into fights every day, do they have temper and backbone that you like? If someone points a gun at your head and tells your man to kneel, and he refuses, is that having temper and backbone?"