The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker-Chapter 595 - 559

After dinner, the six of them headed to the tea room on the second floor.

Chu Zhengran rummaged for a long time before he finally found a tea cake he was satisfied with. Without any hesitation, he tore it open, broke off a piece, and started making tea.

Lin Huai Shu showed no reserve either and went to the wine cellar to grab two bottles of wine.

Qin Xia joined him for a drink.

Qiao Yuxian and Qiao Lech were drinking milk.

In the end, it was Gu Yanjing and Chu Zhengran who ended up drinking tea.

"I knew you’d drink with me," Chu Zhengran poured a cup for him.

Gu Yanjing glanced at him and said, "I just can’t bear for you to drink my family’s tea all by yourself."

"You’re such a hypocrite," Chu Zhengran laughed.

Gu Yanjing ignored him and tasted the tea.

"How is it?" Chu Zhengran asked.

Gu Yanjing set down the cup and said indifferently, "Not brewed well."

"Tsk," Chu Zhengran also tried a sip and said, "You’re just nitpicking."

Gu Yanjing shot him a look but said nothing.

Chu Zhengran chuckled softly and after a while asked, "How’s your mood with all the recent project snatching going on?"

"Not bad," Gu Yanjing replied calmly.

Chu Zhengran chuckled again.

"The trending topics lately are all about the Gu Group," Lin Huai Shu said, coming over with his wine glass. "It’s quite lively."

"Even the trending news about my suspected relationship was overshadowed," Qin Xia said.

"You guys are kind of covering for each other," Qiao Yuxian commented.

Qin Xia sighed and said, "Gives me the feeling like I’m about to fade out."

"It’s just that the stuff with brother-in-law is too big," Qiao Lech said. "You’re still very popular. The news about your relationship stirred my group chats into a frenzy."

"You’re such a good sister. Did you say anything for me in those chats?" Qin Xia patted Qiao Lech’s face. "You must carry a lot of weight in those groups, right?"

"Of course," Qiao Lech said.

"What did you say?" Qin Xia asked curiously.

"Uh..." Qiao Lech slowly scooted closer to Qiao Yuxian and after a pause said, "I said... I said you seem to prefer women. There’s video evidence."

The more Qiao Lech talked, the quieter her voice became.

Qiao Yuxian tried to hold back her laughter.

Qin Xia looked at Qiao Lech.

Qiao Lech avoided her gaze and continued softly, "And everyone pretty much believed it."

Chu Zhengran looked at Qin Xia.

No wonder, recently he kept seeing clips of Qin Xia with various women at film sets and all sorts of gala events.

Lin Huai Shu burst out laughing.

"Little sister," Qin Xia’s mischievous hands reached for Qiao Lech, "If I liked women, I’d put you on my bed first."

Qiao Lech dodged towards Qiao Yuxian.

Qiao Yuxian grabbed Qin Xia’s wrist to stop her from touching Qiao Lech.

Qin Xia wrestled with her for a bit, then held Qiao Yuxian’s hand, caressing it and saying playfully, "Putting you on my bed works too, heh heh. So tender, must be tasty."

Qiao Yuxian clenched her fist and said amicably, "My fist is tender too, want a bite?"

Qin Xia promptly let go of her hand and said, "No thanks, doesn’t look that delicious."

Chu Zhengran looked at them and began to change the subject to rescue the ladies.

Otherwise, such talk of putting someone else’s wife or girlfriend on one’s bed in front of their husband and boyfriend could easily end in assassination.

"Now everyone’s online is saying the Gu Group might be done for," Chu Zhengran said.

"Just lost two projects, that’s all," Lin Huai Shu said. "Even if ten more are lost, the Gu Group would still be fine. Little sister-in-law, don’t worry, Yanjing has plenty of money to burn through for generations."

"What does she have to worry about," Qin Xia said. "Isn’t it because she snatched the Gu Group’s projects?"

Qiao Yuxian glanced at Gu Yanjing and started to smile.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you two communicating about over there?" Lin Huai Shu called out. "What, is this foreplay part of your marital game?"

Gu Yanjing shot him a sharp look.

Lin Huai Shu chuckled and said, "Alright, whoever earns the money, it’s all in your family anyway."

"The outside world is in an uproar," Qin Xia said, "Turns out, it’s just a little trick between the married couple."

"What’s the situation over on Gu Linhai’s end now?" Chu Zhengran asked.

"Not too clear," Qiao Yuxian said. "Yunzhong Building’s dealings with that end are purely business."

"Should be quite pleased," Chu Zhengran said. "Qian’an Group has partnered with Yunzhong Building."

Qiao Yuxian chuckled, leaning against Qiao Lech and said, "Probably. Everything is proceeding according to Gu Linhai’s plan. The recognition banquet is also getting closer."

"See you all at the recognition banquet then," Lin Huai Shu raised his wine glass.

Qiao Yuxian clinked her glass with his and said, "Then we’ll be standing on opposite sides."

"Looking forward to it," Lin Huai Shu said.

Qiao Yuxian smiled.

Chu Zhengran asked again, "Any news on Meng Qian’s end?"

"No," Gu Yanjing said. "Gu Linhai remains wary of her. She doesn’t know much, though she’s been trying to gather some things recently, but none of it is very useful."

"The search continues," Qiao Yuxian added.

"How about on Gu Yao’s side?" Qin Xia asked.

Suddenly, the room fell silent.

No major progress had been made on Gu Yao’s side.

The recognition banquet was drawing near, and there was still no solution concerning Gu Yao.

If no progress was made soon.

Qiao Yuxian really planned to make a scene at the recognition banquet.

"Pretty much," in the midst of the silence, Gu Yanjing suddenly spoke up.

Everyone looked at him.

"What?" Lin Huai Shu asked.

Qiao Yuxian looked at him in surprise.

It was one thing for others not to know.

But she slept next to him every night and didn’t know a thing.

Gu Yanjing looked at Qiao Yuxian and said, "In just a couple of days, I’ll have results for you."

"Yanjing, you’re quietly doing big things," Lin Huai Shu said.

"Look at Miss Qiao’s expression, she didn’t know either," Chu Zhengran said.

Qiao Yuxian sighed softly, "Heartbroken."

Gu Yanjing turned his head towards Chu Zhengran, his eyes sharp as knives. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Chu Zhengran looked at him and leisurely sipped his tea, "This tea wasn’t brewed well, makes my words a bit careless."

Qin Xia rolled her eyes, thinking: A bunch of vengeful men.

Qiao Yuxian gave Gu Yanjing a gentle smile.

On the surface, Mr. Gu remained calm, but inside, he shivered a little.

"Seems like I won’t have to go fight," Qiao Yuxian said.

"Hm," Gu Yanjing replied.

Qiao Yuxian glanced at him, then turned to gulp down her milk.

"If Gu Linhai is targeting the Gu Group, it won’t be as simple as snatching two projects," Qin Xia was still a bit worried about this matter.

Gu Linhai wasn’t easy to deal with, largely because of the people hidden behind him.

The ones hidden behind them might also be watching their every move.

While they plotted to make Gu Linhai trip,

Qin Xia was also worried Gu Linhai would bring them down with him.

"There was a body found on the Gu Group’s property," Qiao Yuxian said. "They want to make use of this matter."

Lin Huai Shu’s eyes widened.

Gu Yanjing looked at Qiao Yuxian.

Chu Zhengran pondered and said, "The dealings of dumping a body on Gu Group’s land was orchestrated by Gu Yicheng. Gu Yao’s people have always known. They wouldn’t have been planning this from that early on, right?"