271: Chapter 271: Late Night Date 271: Chapter 271: Late Night Date Inside the private room of the Gold-plated Club.
Gu Beiyan, Wan Muqi, and Xiao Si, three people were sitting there.
Gu Beiyan was discharged from the hospital in the afternoon, and to celebrate his discharge, Xiao Si organized this gathering.
Jiang Yan and Lu Zhiyang had gone back half an hour earlier.
One went back to accompany his son, the other to accompany his wife.
The remaining three, being bachelors with no one at home to accompany, just had to stay on.
“Have you not managed to win over Nurse Jiang yet?” Wan Muqi looked at Xiao Si, asking curiously.
Speaking of Jiang Huai, Xiao Si also felt a headache, he could handle any difficult problems but women, especially Jiang Huai.
Xiao Si didn’t speak, instead, he picked up half a glass of wine from the table and drank it all in one gulp.
Wan Muqi raised his eyebrows and chuckled, “Is this a heartbreak?
Were you rejected?”
“She never seriously interacts with me.” Xiao Si remembered Jiang Huai’s attitude towards him, and felt frustrated, as if he had done something terribly wrong to her, every time she saw him she would avoid him, and if she couldn’t avoid him, she would ignore him as if he didn’t exist.
Wan Muqi clicked his tongue, “You have finally met your match, how rare.”
At this moment, Gu Beiyan, who had been distracted all night, finally showed some reaction.
His phone made a sound, the notification tone of a WeChat message.
Wan Muqi, hearing the sound, saw him quickly pick up the phone, then open it, and then, he saw Gu Beiyan’s face, which had been gloomy all night, finally brighten up.
He saw him smiling foolishly at his phone, not knowing what he was laughing at.
Gu Beiyan stared at a message sent by some girl on WeChat, though it was only a word “okay,” but he understood its meaning.
This girl really didn’t make him wait long, nor in vain.
Just as Wan Muqi and Xiao Si were about to lean over to see what was happening, Gu Beiyan quickly put away his phone.
Xiao Si glanced at him, “Hey Gu, do you have secrets that us brothers can’t see?”
Gu Beiyan couldn’t be bothered with him, he put away his phone and stood up.
He looked down, with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, at the two men, “Every person has secrets.”
“You two carry on, I’m going home to wash up and sleep.”
With that, he left the private room.
Xiao Si watched his departing figure and glanced at Wan Muqi, “What’s up with him?
Did he take the wrong medication?
He actually said he’s going home to bathe and sleep; am I hallucinating?”
According to Gu Beiyan’s character, unless it’s the dead of night, he wouldn’t go home, this sudden change is very bizarre.
…
After Jiang You sent the message, she put down her phone, just about to sleep when her phone rang, startling her.
Seeing the caller was Gu Beiyan, she took a deep breath before answering.
“Hello, why are you calling me?”
At this moment, sitting in his car, Gu Beiyan, feeling tickled by her voice, was gently touched as if by a feather.
Then he thought of the little girl’s rosy, tender lips, his Adam’s apple bobbing.
Jiang You waited for a while but didn’t hear any response from the other end of the phone, she confusedly called out, “Beiyan, are you there?”
Gu Beiyan returned to his senses, “I am.”
Jiang You suddenly found his voice a bit ear-warming and pleasant; she never felt this way before.
“Why aren’t you talking then?” she muttered.
Right after she finished speaking, a man’s deep and magnetic voice came through the phone, “I’m thinking of you.”
Across the phone screen, Jiang You embarrassingly felt her face turning red because of these four words.
She covered her cheeks with her hands, feeling so hot…
She never thought she would be blushing because of Gu Beiyan one day.
“Why aren’t you talking?
Feeling shy?”
“How could I possibly be shy!”
For Jiang You, it’s always been her mouth that’s the toughest, “I just haven’t figured out what to reply yet.”
Gu Beiyan smiled meaningfully and didn’t continue to expose her, after all, it took him quite an effort to win her over, it would be a pity if he annoyed her and she ran away.
Then, the two of them chatted sporadically.
It was her first time having a serious romantic relationship; her last relationship didn’t even count as one, it was more like her unrequited love.
She felt a bit nervous, but also an indescribable sweetness and joy, even anticipation—it was just a magically wonderful feeling that couldn’t be expressed in words.
“Right, we can’t tell my brother about this first,” Jiang You remembered the most crucial point.
Gu Beiyan paused for a moment, frowned, “Am I something to be ashamed of?”
His tone carried a hint of grievance, which Jiang You picked up on.
She said, “Do you want my brother to beat you up?
I’ll tell him when the time is right, just not now.”
She could guarantee one hundred percent that if her real brother knew about this now, he would definitely break her legs.
“If you want us to break up just after getting together, you can go tell my brother right now,” Jiang You added.
Gu Beiyan: “…”
Actually, he really didn’t want that!
His own brother, he surely understood, Jiang Yan could indeed do such a thing.
Jiang You thought for a moment and then comforted him, “Actually, it’s kind of fun this way, don’t you think it’s thrilling?”
Upon hearing this, Gu Beiyan felt both helpless and amused; the shy little girl from just now was now talking about thrills with him.
The next day.
“Did you win the lottery?
Why so happy?” Jiang Yan had seen Jiang You being rather down these past few days, but her mood today seemed pretty good.
“Brother, I’m always happy every day,” Jiang You didn’t take it to heart and replied with a playful smile: “Besides, with such a rich brother and sister-in-law, I don’t need to buy lottery tickets to make money.”
With that said, she turned her head to look at Su Baobao who was having breakfast beside her, “Right, baby?”
Su Baobao nodded in agreement.
Last night, Jiang You had told Su He about her and Gu Beiyan, and she asked her sister-in-law to keep it a secret, which she trusted Su He immensely to do.
Then Su He told her that her brother was taking Su Baobao to country F for a while.
That means her brother won’t have time to manage her, and she would be free for a while, at least not living under the watchful eyes of her own brother.
So, how could she not be happy?
She was very happy indeed.
The next morning, Jiang Yan took Su Baobao to the airport.
When Jiang You got up, it was just her left at home.
She quickly went back to her room to pack, planning to move back to the drama crew’s hotel.
But as she was carrying her luggage downstairs, she ran into Uncle Zhong.
“Miss Second, the young master said before he left that even if he isn’t home, you still have to stay here,” Uncle Zhong looked at her with a gentle and kind face.
Jiang You cunningly said, “Ah, Uncle Zhong, if you don’t tell and I don’t tell, my brother won’t know.
I can move back here before my brother comes back.”
Uncle Zhong gave her a smile, “Miss Second, as much as I want to help you, I really can’t make the decision on this matter.”
Jiang You asked, “What do you mean?”
Uncle Zhong explained, “Miss Second, the home surveillance is connected to the young master’s phone, he said before he left that if he doesn’t see you at home during the designated times, then before the young master returns, Miss Second, you have to stay at home, you’re not allowed to go anywhere, there will be someone to negotiate with the drama crew.”
Jiang You understood, she thought she was free, but in the end, she was just overthinking.
He’s ruthless enough!
Even when he’s not home, he still controls her!
Such a dog, truly the biggest stumbling block on her path to love!
In the end, she could only return the luggage back with frustration and bitterness.
Back in her room, she complained to Su He, and then sent a message to Gu Beiyan to vent her dissatisfaction with her own brother.
Gu Beiyan wasn’t surprised at all; if Jiang Yan wasn’t cautious, he wouldn’t be Jiang Yan.
Although Jiang Yan is usually strict with Jiang You, he sometimes indulges her, but he might not easily relent on this matter.
After finishing her tasks, Su He went to pick them up at the airport.
As soon as she arrived at the airport, the father and son had just disembarked.
She waited at the exit for a while and saw two figures, large and small, coming out, followed by Jiang Feng pushing two luggage carts.
As soon as Su Yimo saw Su He, she broke free from Jiang Yan’s grip and dashed towards Su He.
“Mummy~”
Returning to F country, Su Yimo didn’t feel out of place at all; after all, she was born here and had lived here for more than three years.
In the car, Su He glanced at the man, “Jiang You complained to me, saying you’ve come to F country but still reach your hands too long, asking me to keep you in check.”
The man, unfazed, said expressionlessly, “She thinks that just because I’m not there, she can do whatever she wants, which is a beautiful thought indeed.
She secretly met with old Gu that day, don’t think I know nothing about it.”
It wasn’t hard for him to guess Jiang You’s little schemes.
Caught between the couple, Su Baobao silently pricked up his ears and listened without a word.
That day, he was also involved; to be precise, he could be the mastermind, and Su He could at most be considered an accomplice for knowing but not reporting.
Hearing him say this, both mother and son fell silent.
Most importantly, Su He learned a secret she’d rather Jiang You hadn’t told her, making her feel somewhat guilty whenever facing Jiang Yan now.
Jiang Yan tilted his head to look at her, his eyes gentle, “Don’t worry about her matters; I have my plans.”
Seeing him say this, Su He changed the topic, “Has Lou Ziang not been found yet?”
Both Lou Ruozhi and Lou Guohui had been captured, but only Lou Ziang suddenly disappeared.
“Hmm.”
Not only Jiang Yan’s men were looking for him, but the police were also on the search.
After all, he was suspected of several premeditated murders, and the evidence was conclusive; he had become a wanted criminal.
Jiang Yan was looking for him just as a precaution; as for whether he was alive or dead, he didn’t care, but as long as Lou Ziang’s body wasn’t found, he wouldn’t let his guard down.
Su He also knew that as long as Lou Ziang wasn’t found, he was like a ticking time bomb, possibly exploding at any moment.
But finding someone intentionally hiding was like looking for a needle in a haystack and required time.
Moreover, luring the snake out of its hole wasn’t very appealing to Lou Ziang.
He could abandon even Lou Ruozhi and Lou Guohui; nothing was more important than his own life in his heart.
Back home, after Jiang You finished her afternoon filming, Fei Yue came on time to take her back to Moon Gift Villa.
To be honest, Jiang You wanted to turn around and flee at the sight of her.
She was truly too naive, thinking that with her brother gone abroad, she would be free.
She forgot that her brother might not be here, but his men still were.
“Fei Yue, you actually didn’t need to come pick me up; I have my own car and know the way.
Besides, running back and forth like this, it’s too tiring for you.”
Fei Yue, unmoved and respectfully said, “Second Miss, this is my job, it’s not tiring.
Furthermore, Master specifically instructed subordinates to pick you up and bring you back, also for the sake of protecting your safety.”
Jiang You: “…”
Protect her safety?
She felt that this was just an excuse her brother made up on purpose, to keep an eye on her.
What danger could there be for her?
“Miss Jiang, it’s getting late, let’s head back,” Fei Yue said as she noticed Jiang You standing still, reminding her gently.
Jiang You looked at her, pouted, and made a face full of grievances.
Before Fei Yue could react, Jiang You hugged her arm tightly.
Fei Yue: “…”
“Miss Jiang, what is this?”
Fei Yue was stunned, momentarily unsure of what Jiang You was planning to do.
The assistant beside them silently observed the scene.
Among the subordinates around Jiang Yan, the one Jiang You feared the most was Fei Xu, who fortunately was currently abroad with her sister-in-law.
Fei Yue, on the other hand, was the easiest to talk to and not as cold.
“Fei Yue, I want to go shopping, not go home.
Could you please come with me?”
Clinging to her arm, Jiang You blinked and coquettishly pleaded.
“I always follow the same routine daily.
If I don’t go out for a walk, I’ll go crazy.
Please, do me a kindness and accompany me just this once.
Good Fei Yue, you are the best, just say yes.”
Fei Yue: “…”
After pondering for a moment, she still adhered to her principles, “Well, Miss Jiang, if you really want to go shopping, I need to ask Master for permission first.”
“There’s no need to ask!
My brother has just arrived in Country F, he must be meeting my sister-in-law right now.
If you go to him now, wouldn’t that disturb their reunion?” Jiang You quickly stopped her, “That’s not nice; you know my brother and sister-in-law can’t bear to be apart even for a day; he definitely won’t want to deal with such a trivial matter of mine.”
Her reason was sound and Fei Yue couldn’t rebut, just when Jiang You thought she was about to relent, she heard her say, “Then, Miss Jiang, let’s go back home first.
I’ll ask Master later, and we can go shopping tomorrow; missing one night won’t matter.”
Jiang You was speechless: “…”
She wanted to take back her earlier comment about Fei Yue being easy to talk to.
This was hardly being cooperative; this was outright stubbornness!
Meanwhile, outside the set, a Porsche Cayenne was parked.
The man inside the vehicle watched as Jiang You, with a puffed-up face, walked out followed by Fei Yue.
He was about to get out of the car, but then he quickly retracted his movement.
Jiang You, furious and not wanting to speak, naturally didn’t notice the familiar Porsche.
She bent down and climbed into the Maybach.
Fei Yue, trained professionally, was sensitive to her surroundings.
She looked up at the Porsche Cayenne and caught eye contact with Gu Beiyan’s profound gaze.
She suddenly remembered Master’s instructions before leaving, and recalled yesterday’s incident at the hospital; she had never been outsmarted before, but yesterday the young master had managed to outwit her, fortunately without any repercussions from Master.
She only glanced briefly before averting her gaze, then opened the driver’s side door, sat in, started the car, and drove off swiftly.
“Mr.
Gu, should we follow them?” Chen Zhe looked through the rear-view mirror at the man and asked.
Gu Beiyan gave him a look, “What, do you want to get beaten up?”
Hearing this, Chen Zhe pursed his lips and silently stopped talking.
He knew he wasn’t a match for Master’s men.
…
In the deep silence of the night, the entire Moon Gift Villa slipped into sleep mode, soundless, with only the gentle rustling of the breeze contributing to the tranquility.
Jiang You lay in bed, tossing and turning restlessly.
Suddenly, the screen of the mobile phone next to her lit up.
She picked it up and saw a WeChat message.
She opened it and saw a message from Gu Beiyan: “Come out.”
Jiang You thought her eyes were playing tricks on her.
She rubbed her eyes and looked again.
It was now half-past twelve.
Could he be outside Moon Gift Villa?
Without overthinking, she hastily got out of bed, changed her clothes, and sneaked out of her room.