The Mad Heiress Played Innocent, and the Third Master Fell Hard - Chapter 45

Yu Guiwan propped her face up with her hand, casually watching the bustling traffic outside the hot pot restaurant.

Hearing his question, she glanced at him sideways before lazily replying, “I just happened to run into him.”

She didn’t mention anything else.

Maybe they’re just too lazy to mention it.

Jiang Yuhuai hummed in agreement. “You like hot pot?”

“good.”

Hot pot is convenient.

Even the worst-tasting ingredients can be cooked in a pot and then scooped out to eat.

She has always hated trouble.

Jiang Yuhuai chuckled and took a sip of cola. “Then let’s eat at home next time?”

After a long while, she finally turned her gaze away from the scenery and hummed in agreement.

At this moment, Gu Yingwei returned after paying.

She was holding her phone, and her walking posture seemed a bit stiff, which was quite noticeable.

Jiang Dong and Jiangxi were used to this kind of reaction.

Wang Shengye looked at it curiously for a few more moments before looking away.

When Yu Guiwan saw her return, she asked, “Have you paid the bill?”

Gu Yingwei didn’t dare to look at Jiang Yuhuai at all, and stiffly replied, “Payment.”

Yu Guiwan nodded and stood up.

The group walked out of the hot pot restaurant.

It was already dark outside, and the heat in the air was much less intense than during the day.

But suddenly leaving a hot pot restaurant still feels a bit strange.

Yu Guiwan’s brow twitched slightly, but perhaps because she was full, she wasn’t very irritable.

She turned to look at Gu Yingwei beside her and asked politely, “How are you getting home? Shall we take you?”

Gu Yingwei seemed to have been stimulated by something, and shook her head and waved her hands violently, “No…no need, I can go back by myself.”

She dared not let Third Master Jiang send her back.

Yu Guiwan paused for a moment, then glanced coolly at the man beside her who had somehow taken her hand.

She nodded. “Okay, be careful.”

Jiang Dong had already driven his car over sometime earlier.

After she finished speaking, she turned around and got into the car.

Jiang Yuhuai held onto the roof of the car and waited until she was seated before bending down to get in.

The car door closed slowly.

Gu Yingwei watched the vehicle gradually disappear from sight.

After a long while, she finally let out a huge sigh of relief.

Damn, that’s terrifying.

She kept waiting until the driver came to pick her up.

Sitting in the car, after she had calmed down, she belatedly realized what had happened.

She not only ate hotpot with Third Master Jiang, but practically treated him to it.

Gu Yingwei’s expression was very complicated.

…

Inside the train carriage.

The streetlights cast dappled shadows as they passed by.

Yu Guiwan leaned back lazily in the passenger seat.

Jiang Yuhuai looked at her obedient face and felt a softening, and the corners of his mouth curved up.

He asked, “Isn’t Ono coming back with us?”

Just as he was about to leave, Wang Shengye slipped away immediately.

Yu Guiwan exclaimed, “I found him a place, but he said it’s more convenient for him to live outside.”

Tanyuan is nice, but it’s still a bit far from the city center.

Jiang Yuhuai nodded, “If you don’t like living here, just tell me and I’ll have someone find you another place.”

He had previously investigated and found that Grandma Wang and Wang Shengye lived on subsidies and money sent by the Yu family.

Now that Yu Guiwan has completely broken ties with the Yu family and has left the Wang family, the Yu family will naturally stop depositing money into her account.

Their lives must be quite difficult.

Upon hearing this, Yu Guiwan paused for a moment, then said, “He… seems to be quite comfortable here.”

Jiang Yuhuai nodded and didn’t ask any further questions.

…

On the other side.

Gu Yingwei returned to the Gu family.

She collapsed onto the sofa as if all her strength had left her.

She has none of the airs of a wealthy family’s daughter.

She lay on the sofa and asked the maid to pour her a glass of ice water.

Gu Jinyu didn’t go to the company today. He had just come down from a meeting in the study when he saw this scene.

He frowned. “What’s wrong? Did you get bullied outside?”

This wasn’t something he asked casually.

In the past few days, the Gu Group has appeared calm on the surface, but undercurrents are surging beneath.

The head of the Gu family is already overwhelmed with dealings with those shareholders and partners.

Gu Jinyu was no exception.

This is the price they paid for offending Master Jiang.

Fortunately, Third Master Jiang did not make a move.

They could at least prolong their lives and recuperate.

After some time, things will probably get better.

Even so, the Gu family will have to be extremely cautious and discreet in the capital from now on.

Gu Yingwei glanced at her brother and sat up.

She pursed her lips and said, “Brother, I have something I want to tell you.”

Gu Jinyu nodded. “Go ahead.”

He held a cup in his hand and took a sip of water.

“I had dinner with Master Jiang today.”

“puff–“

Gu Yingwei: “…”

This was the first time Gu Jinyu had ever lost his composure like this.

He turned his head in surprise. “What did you just say?”

Gu Yingwei paused for a moment, then repeated herself.

Gu Jinyu stared at her intently for a long while.

“Did I hear that right?”

Gu Yingwei sighed, “When I went shopping this afternoon, I was harassed by a few people from small families in the mall. It was… Young Master Jiang’s wife who helped me out of the predicament.”

She said she was tired, took a sip of ice water, grabbed a cushion and casually hugged it to her chest, and continued, “Then, we went shopping together, and I even helped her pick out some gifts for Master Jiang.”

“Then, I asked if I could treat her to a meal to apologize for what happened last time, and Mrs. Jiang agreed.”

“As a result, while we were eating, Young Master Jiang arrived, so we ended up having a meal together.”

She hugged a cushion and rested her chin on it, saying, “This hot pot meal was on me.”

Gu Jinyu has completely lost control of his facial expressions.

Even the Gu family’s servants saw that their usually elegant young master had a look of astonishment and ferocity on his face.

Gu Yingwei swallowed hard, silently raised her hand, poked her brother’s face, and reminded him, “Brother, control your expression.”

Gu Jinyu brushed her hand away, put the cup down, and looked at her with a serious expression.

“Is everything you just said true?”

“Could it be false?” Gu Yingwei paused before saying, “Actually, I think I misunderstood Madam Jiang. She doesn’t seem to be as… as the rumors say…”

He didn’t even utter the word “idiot”.

After all, someone like her who can repay evil with kindness for those who have hurt her in the past is not foolish at all.

Gu Jinyu frowned, seemingly lost in thought.

After a long pause, he finally asked, “Did Young Master Jiang say anything during dinner?”

Gu Yingwei shook her head. “No, after dinner, Madam Jiang asked me if I wanted her to take me back, but I didn’t dare let them, so I came back by myself.”

After listening for a long time, Gu Jinyu finally spoke, “This time, the Gu family… should be considered to have turned misfortune into blessing.”

He looked at his sister with a complicated expression, “If you ever have the chance to see Madam Jiang again in the future, try your best to befriend her.”

Perhaps, for the Gu family, this is a case of surviving a great calamity and being blessed with good fortune.

Gu Yingwei paused for a few seconds without answering the question.

A cute face appeared in my mind.

If possible, she didn’t want to befriend her with ulterior motives.