Chapter 418: 418, Seventh Master Gu

Looking down, Gu Haohao was standing by the table, looking up with a little face, smiling so her eyes curved. “Sister, I want to go to the restroom. Can you go with me?”

The little girl was sweet and pretty, her voice also soft and sweet, which instantly warmed Su Wanwan’s heart.

“Sure.” She got up, took the little girl’s hand, and they left the box to go to the ladies’ restroom.

Just as she pushed the door open, a strange noise reached her ears before she could even speak.

Su Wanwan felt like her brain was exploding. She immediately turned around, pulled the little girl out, and closed the door.

Dear God!

This is way too explicit, isn’t it?

They were simply shameless!

Doing it blatantly in the restroom?

One thing’s to do it, but why aren’t they discreet?

Making so much noise, were they afraid people wouldn’t hear?

“What was that lady doing just now?” As expected, Haohao started asking questions.

Su Wanwan was experiencing such a strange situation for the first time.

Her face flushing with embarrassment, she struggled to explain. “Well, it’s nothing, that lady…she must be dealing with something. Don’t think too much about it.”

“Was she being bullied by a bad guy?” Haohao asked, tilting her little head, looking concerned.

“Er…” Su Wanwan felt a headache coming on.

Haohao was only thirteen this year, an age quite… awkward. Half-knowing, half- not. This wasn’t something you could glaze over with a boy, let alone a girl-

just as she was fretting over this, Haohao’s hand slipped from hers.

“I’m going to tell Brother An!” With that, the little girl turned and began running back.

“Haohao!” Su Wanwan hurried to catchup, but as she rounded the corner, a figure abruptly appeared from the other end of the corridor.

“Wanwan.”

Su Wanwan stopped, “Bai Ruwei? What are you doing here?”

Bai Ruwei, in a white dress and delicate makeup, had her cellphone in one hand. With the other, she tookSu Wanwan’s wrist. “Wanwan, don’t go.”

“What’s wrong?”

Bai Ruwei glanced nervously at the restroom. “Just don’t go, okay?”

Su Wanwan frowned, “Do you know them?”

Bai Ruwei didn’t deny it and nodded. “Yes, so can you do me a favor, please?”

Her grip tightened as if she feared Su Wanwan would leave.

Su Wanwan didn’t understand yet. “What do you mean? How can I help you?” “The people inside are Xia Jiani.” Bai Ruwei lowered her voice and whispered, “She and that Mister Zhou have been in there a while, but nobody dares to disturb them. I’ve been waiting here, waiting to take photos of them and send them to reporters.”

But it seemed that there was no need now because the little girl had undoubtedly run off to call for help.

The people who were with Su Wanwan were either Huo Jingshen or his friends, all of them esteemed figures of affluence in Nancheng.

In this way, she wouldn’t have to lift a finger to have things blown out of proportion.

She had been looking for an opportunity like this evening, and she slipped something into their drinks when their box was crowded with people…

Just then, the sound of rapid footsteps echoed from the corridor.

Su Wanwan turned to see Gu Huai’an approach.

If, a moment earlier in the room, he seemed like a gentle and harmless noble, now he looked like a completely different person.

His features tight, he looked serious and intimidating, a noticeable frost lining his eyes.

Servers trailed behind him, followed by the security guards of the manor, an overbearing sight.

But at this moment, Bai Ruwei suddenly let go and bolted.

GuHuai’an’s command sounded, “Kick the door down, get them out!”

No sooner had his words fallen than the guards charged in.

Immediately, a series of door-banging sounds came from the restroom accompanied by a man’s roars and a woman’s shrill screams.

“Who’s there?”

“Shit!”

“Who are you?”

“Let go!”

“Let me go!”

“Bastard, don’t touch me!”

“Ah ah ah ah ah…”

Both the man and the woman were dragged out.

Since the door was abruptly kicked down, both of them were flustered and disoriented.

The man was slightly better off.

Xia Jiani was in a much worse state. She could only desperately cover herself and keep her head down, terrified of being recognized.

Elsewhere, Bai Ruwei stormed into the VIP room, “Bad news, bad news, something terrible has happened.”

In the room, Lin Yu put down her wine glass, looking impatient, “What are you shouting for, you country bumpkin? Can’t you see we’re drinking?”

It was some rich guy’s birthday today, who had reserved a VIP room.

Bai Ruwei knew that Xia Jiani was coming to hang out, and she had called Lin Yu relentlessly asking to join the festivities.

Lin Yu wasn’t excited about bringing her along.

Yet she had underestimated Bai Ruwei’s thick skin. Bai Ruwei kept calling her and begging her, claiming she just wanted to see the world.

Since they came from the same school, Lin Yu thought, let her come and see the gap between them. Maybe then she’d stop shamelessly trying to fit in. But Bai Ruwei ran out of the room after their first drink and now sped in with a scream.

“Xia Jiani was caught fooling around with Mr. Zhou in the restroom!”

Lin Yu froze instantly as Bai Ruwei’s words settled in, and the men and women in the box looked equally astonished.

The next second, everyone rushed out of the room.

No one does not like a good spectacle, especially involving the scandalous disasters of acquaintances.

The restroom entrance was crowded in no time.

Everyone knew people liked to fool around in clubs, but whenever something like this happened, most people just turned a blind eye. This was the first time someone had been caught red-handed.

Everyone was excited, brandishing their phones, taking photos or recording videos, and some even went live to increase their views.

Xia Jiani’s face flushed crimson. “Don’t film, no filming!”

The man, realizing how bad the situation was, tried to escape. Still, he was detained by the bodyguards.

Gu Huai’an’s voice was icy, “Who allowed you to disgrace yourselves in the restroom, dirtying the ears of my Gu family members.”

The man looked at him, “Who the hell are you? She’s my girlfriend, and we can do whatever we want in private – what’s that got to do with you?”

Damn, it was not the first time they had done this sort of thing in the bathroom. Why were they so unlucky this time to be caught red-handed…

Gu Huai’an’s eyes were icy and resolute as he commanded, “Take this pair of lovers to the police station.”

Upon hearing about going to the police station, Xia Jiani panicked, disregarding her dignity, she shrieked, “Do you know who I am? If you dare touch me, my dad will not let you go!”

“Your dad?” Gu Huai’an’s tone was indifferent, not even a flutter of his eyelashes.

“My dad is Xia Chengli!”

Upon hearing this name, Gu Huai’an squinted his eyes, “Even your dad has to address me as Uncle Seven, as for you, what should you call me?”

Xia Jiani was frightened, her face turned from red to white, “You… you are…”

Gu Huai’an didn’t want to waste any more time, he turned around, “Take them to the police station.”

The bodyguards stepped forward, each grabbing a person and led them away.

Su Wanwan had been standing among the onlookers, preparing to leave, when a familiar male hand suddenly grabbed her wrist.

Turning around, she saw Huo Jingshen looking at her with his head lowered, “Are you not leaving? Can’t get enough of the show?”

Su Wanwan: “…”

**

Back in the private room, Gu Haohao was eating dessert. Gu Huai’an sat next to her, but his mood was clearly affected.

After finishing his dessert, Gu Huai’an got up to leave.

Gu Haohao waved her little hand, “Sister, I’ll play with you again next time.”

“…Okay.” Su Wanwan was a little embarrassed.

As for Huo Jingshen, he didn’t ask anything. He just checked the time and drove Su Wanwan back to school right away.

The night passed without a word.

When Su Wanwan woke up the next day, she received a WeChat message from Bai Ruwei, just a few short phrases.

[Wanwan, thank you.]

When she opened up Weibo, indeed, news of Xia Jiani’s scandal had broken out.

Just as Bai Ruwei had said, the Xiao family had enjoyed a good reputation for generations. Her father was currently the head of Nancheng’s first land combat team. The sudden exposure of his daughter’s scandal was indeed a devastating blow.

Especially the man involved was also a well-known rich young man in Nancheng. After the two were taken to the police station, a certain drug component was even detected in Xia Jiani’s stomach.

The incident stirred up quite a stir on the internet.

Netizens even joked that it’s been one big show after another towards the end of the year, and that they didn’t need to watch any New Year movie anymore.

Mo Group.

Xiao Yebai watched this piece of scandalous news on his screen, his expression indifferent. His black eyes behind the lenses were like a deep ink sea – thick, profound and endless.

“Knock Knock Knock”, the door was knocked a few times.

“Mr. Xiao, here is the list of attendees for the anniversary celebration, including all branches. The list is all here.” Zhong Kai placed down the document, waiting for review.

Taking a glance at the list, Xiao Yebai’s voice rang out, “The marketing manager of the Haicheng branch?”

Caught off guard, Zhong Kai hastily said, “Do you mean Zhang Dechang, sir? Due to poor performance a while ago, he’s been transferred to the operations department.”

“Add him to the list.”

“Okay.” Although puzzled, Zhong Kai noted it down immediately, “Is there anything else, Mr. Xiao?”

Xiao Yebai said, “That’s all.”

“Alright, Mr. Xiao, I will arrange it now.”

**

At seven in the evening, Xiao Yebai drove back to the Mo Family’s old house.

Today was old Mr. Mo’s birthday. Because of his frail health, and his body couldn’t stand the abrupt cold weather, he didn’t want to go out for a grand celebration anymore in recent years.

They planned to only have a simple family dinner tonight.

When Xiao Yebai stepped into the hall, he noticed a few people already sitting in the living room. Besides the Mo family and mother and daughter of the Xu family, there was one additional guest.

Seeing Xiao Yebai, Xu Rui, who had been sitting next to Qu Yunyao, immediately stood up and greeted very respectfully, “Mr. Xiao.”

Xiao Yebai nodded indifferently, “Director Xu.”

“Yebai is back. Butler Shi, get the food ready.” Mo Yaoxiong got up, “Aunt Zhou, go callYiyi.”

Aunt Zhou wiped her hands, “Okay…”

“I’ll go.” Xiao Yebai said.

After hearing that, Mo Yaoxiong naturally nodded satisfactorily, “She said she was tired and wanted to sleep when she came back this afternoon. It’s already a few hours into her nap now. You’d better check on her. If she’s not feeling well, take her to the hospital.”

“Alright.”

Suddenly Xu Jing blurted out, “Could Yiyi be pregnant?”

Qu Yunyao was taken aback.

Is Mo Weiyi pregnant?

“She probably isn’t.” Xiao Yebai said indifferently, “I’m going to check on her first.”

“Okay.”

**

Southern Mansion, second floor bedroom.

Mo Weiyi was just trying to avoid talking and wasting time with those people, so she lied to Mo Yaoxiong about feeling sleepy and wanting to sleep. She had not expected to feel drowsy after lying on the couch and reading her English textbook for a while…

So when Xiao Yebai pushed open the door, he saw her sleeping soundly, leaning back on the couch, with an open English textbook in her hands.

He walked over to the couch and reached out his thin and fair fingers to pick up her English textbook.

Just as he was about to pull out the book…

“…” Mo Weiyi held that textbook tightly, “No…”

Xiao Yebai narrowed his eyes, he forcefully pulled the book out.

Mo Weiyi frowned slightly, but very soon, she fell asleep again.

His thin lips curved up slightly, so slightly that it appeared almost nonexistent.

Xiao Yebai stood there, flipping over the textbook.

The pages were filled with dense annotations made with a black pen. However, he wore a frown after reading only two lines.

It was written by a man.

Next to each English word, there was an annotation in Chinese pinyin.

It was the slowest way to learn English.

But there was no doubt, a lot of effort had been put into it.

Xiao Yebai turned two pages and then closed the textbook. His attractive black eyes under the lenses slowly moved back to the woman on the couch.