"Miss Gu is even more beautiful in person than in the videos."
Lao Wu looked at Gu Ningyue and sincerely praised her.
Lao Qi was usually not very talkative, but since he didn’t show any signs of impatience with her, it proved that the usually reclusive him didn’t dislike her.
That was good enough, and Gu Ningyue was satisfied.
Just then, Gu Ningyue’s phone beeped.
Unlocking the screen, Gu Ningyue glanced at the ssage from Minghua Hotel and smiled lightly: "Let’s go grab sothing to eat! I know a nice restaurant, my treat!"
Lao Wu said: "How could we? We should let Xiao Lin take care of it."
Lin Ruixian paused as he was taking off his sunglasses, "I’ve told you not to call Xiao Lin, it sounds like a..."
Lao Qi: "Like what?"
Lin Ruixian didn’t speak, knowing Lao Qi was deliberately trying to get him to say those two words.
Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but deliberately say when she saw his helpless look: "I think the nickna is quite cute. Isn’t it all the rage now to have nas ending with ’zi’? Haha."
Lin Ruixian rubbed his tired eyes: "Do as you please! It’s pointless to resist anyway."
Gu Ningyue chuckled, got everyone into the car, and headed toward the restaurant she just reserved.
Lao Wu sat in the car, looking at the decorations inside with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Although they already knew Lin Ruixian had money, and naturally, his friends wouldn’t be anything short of wealthy or noble either.
But how co this girl’s tastes were exactly the sa as Gu Weiwei’s preferences from before?
Even the way the rabbits were placed was identical, making it hard not to think too much.
As they arrived at the hotel, Lin Ruixian glanced at the sign at the entrance and looked at Gu Ningyue again: "Are you sure you want to eat here?"
Gu Ningyue nodded with a smile: "Why? Are you scared?"
Lin Ruixian curled his lips, "What a joke, being scared?"
With that, Lin Ruixian stepped into Minghua Hotel.
Gu Ningyue followed behind Lao Wu and went in as well.
"Miss Gu, our manager has already prepared room 307 on the upper floor for you. Do you want it now or...?"
Gu Ningyue: "Now."
"Alright, please follow , everyone."
The group followed the attendant to the private room upstairs. Looking at the luxurious decor inside, Gu Ningyue couldn’t help but sigh. No wonder the noble ladies of A-City wanted to book this place for their banquets.
Even an ordinary room’s decor was eye-catching, not to ntion the halls ant for real banquets.
Thinking carefully, when she visited yesterday, she didn’t have ti to explore those banquet halls thoroughly.
She only glanced at a few parts, casually activated so of the surveillance sensors, and left. Looking back, she regretted not lingering a bit longer.
"That’s it!" Having decided on the dishes, Gu Ningyue handed the nu to the attendant.
Once the room door was closed, Lin Ruixian winked at Gu Ningyue: "You sure spent lavishly today! The cheapest dish is still five thousand eight hundred!"
Gu Ningyue looked at Lao Wu and Lao Qi’s faces, "No worries, you two have helped so much, how could I feel the pinch over this little money?"
Without them, who knows when the Blood Jade would have reached Lin Ruixian or herself?
Although she liked money, she only felt the sting over things she deed unworthy.
Moreover, being able to et soone she thought she’d never see again was joy enough.
"Miss Gu is quite generous, unlike him, who’s always penny-pinching." Lao Wu took a sip of tea and smiled at Lin Ruixian: "I used to think his family was poor, but he turned out to be A-City’s second generation of the rich!"
Lin Ruixian said: "My family may be wealthy, but it has nothing to do with . I’m actually very poor!"
Lao Wu chuckled, took a sip of tea, and stayed silent.
Seeing this, Gu Ningyue asked: "By the way, when you were in Y-City, was Lu Qingqing also there?"
Lin Ruixian nodded, "She seed to have arrived even earlier than us, but for so reason, never made a move to seize the Blood Jade."
Gu Ningyue said: "Perhaps because she didn’t have good help like you all around."
Without Yun Jin, Lu Qingqing might no longer find future endeavors as convenient as before.
As far as she knew, Lu Qingqing always trusted this man nad Yun Jin and had hardly ever considered finding other bodyguards besides him.
Now with this incident, not only did she lose a trusted aide, but also the money and the Blood Jade.
Lu Qingqing most likely regretted multiple tis not having a backup plan prepared earlier.
It goes to show that over-trusting soone can lead you into an abyss of no return.
Thinking of this, Gu Ningyue’s mind conjured the pure and innocent face of Ji Qianqian.
With the Blood Jade now in Lin Ruixian’s possession, this signifies that Ji Qianqian’s hope of returning to normalcy has been lost.
"What are you thinking about?" Lin Ruixian asked tentatively when he saw her smile fade.
Gu Ningyue nodded, not denying: "Perhaps it’s fate!"
Lin Ruixian smiled lightly, "If you feel bad, I can give you the Blood Jade now, and you can take it to Lu Qingqing. How does that sound?"
Gu Ningyue was taken aback: "Stop ssing around."
Considering that Lin Ruixian risked his life to retrieve it, there was no way she could just hand it over.
"At least you have a conscience." Lin Ruixian grinned.
He was just testing Gu Ningyue; if she hesitated even a bit, he probably wouldn’t have any more dealings with her until the Blood Jade was safely returned ho.
Soon, the dishes they ordered arrived one after another, and Gu Ningyue opened two bottles of red wine, serving each glass with a bit.
Watching her tilt her wrist, tapping her index finger slightly, Lao Qi turned and exchanged a glance with Lao Wu.
In their eyes, they quickly reached a consensus.
"Miss Gu’s habits are truly like those of soone we once knew, she even pours wine in the sa manner."
Gu Ningyue was startled, instantly realizing, and almost knocked over the bottle she had just placed down.
"Really? Rui Xian has ntioned it to , perhaps this is what you call fate!"
Lao Qi said suddenly as he looked at her: "Did Xiao Lin ever tell you he liked that girl?"
The air seed to freeze at this remark.
Lin Ruixian’s heart raced; he even forgot to breathe for a mont.
He cautiously glanced at Gu Ningyue, who didn’t appear surprised at all, so he gingerly chuckled: "He’s just teasing you! Don’t take it seriously!"
"Lao Qi, can’t you stop talking nonsense?"
Lao Qi, emotionless, looked at him: "I was just making a casual remark, she’s not even here, why are you so nervous?"
Gu Ningyue thought, it’s just a change of the facade!
I really want to see Lao Qi and Lao Wu’s expressions when they find out the truth; it would be intriguing.
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