Phi-Fic Chapter 166 A Fool Who Walked into a Trap
Chapter 166 A Fool Who Walked into a Trap
Gu Chen patted the sofa next to him. "Zhao Zhao, come here."
His expression was calm, yet it carried an indescribable...tenderness.
Wu Zhao's eyes flickered.
She walked over and sat down next to Gu Chen. On the coffee table in front of her was a plate of washed cherries.
"Is something on your mind?" Gu Chen put down the book in his hand and handed the fruit plate to her.
"No." Wu Zhao shook his head and casually picked up a cherry and put it in his mouth.
The sweet taste of cherries spread in her mouth, involuntarily reminding her of the fruity kiss before she left.
Seeing that she was unwilling to talk, Gu Chen said, "Eat something and get some rest. Don't you have to see guests tomorrow?"
“He Lanjue’s wife…” Wu Zhao said vaguely, biting on a cherry pit, “I suspect she is the White Envoy who met Shen Jiaojiao.”
However, her hands were perfectly normal, and Wu Zhao found no signs of concealment.
That's why she only suspected Bai Youran's identity.
Gu Chen sighed as he saw her with a cherry pit in her mouth.
He held out his palm in front of her. "Why don't you test her when you see her tomorrow? Is that why you're preoccupied?"
Wu Zhao glanced at the slender fingers in front of him, and after a while, spat the kernel in his mouth onto his hand.
Suddenly feeling a burning sensation in her ears, she cleared her throat and stood up: "I'm going to rest now, you should go to sleep early too."
Watching her retreating figure, Gu Chen withdrew his hand and reminded her, "Qingyao cooked some porridge for you. If you didn't eat dinner tonight, have some porridge before you go to sleep."
"Okay." Wu Zhao stretched as he walked.
After she closed the door, Gu Chen looked at Lan Yao, who had been waiting to the side.
"She saw Ye Linyan?"
Lan Yao nodded, "Yes, Patriarch. This subordinate Ye Linyan seems very strange... He seems very obsessed with Miss, but he is also full of calculations."
"I can't tell what he's thinking about the young lady, but that little snake next to him seems a bit strange..."
Snake? Gu Chen's lips twitched. "What is Zhao Zhao's attitude towards Ye Linyan?"
"It's hard to say." Lan Yao frowned and continued, "It's just that Miss mentioned a name when she looked at Ye Linyan..."
Gu Chen spoke: "Jun Wu."
The sound overlapped with Lan Yao's.
"Patriarch, you know this?" Lan Yao looked at him in surprise. "It is indeed this name. Miss seemed a little off when she said this name."
Lan Yao's expression turned somewhat strange. "He looks...very resentful, yet...nostalgic?"
Seemingly realizing that his description was a bit strange, Lan Yao added somewhat awkwardly, "It's just that Miss seems to have mixed feelings."
Gu Chen, however, curled the corners of his lips into a smile.
"You should go and rest too, you've worked hard today."
Seeing no sign of anger from him, Lan Yao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes, Patriarch."
Once he was alone in the living room, Gu Chen raised his hand and pressed it to his forehead.
A low chuckle echoed in the empty hall: "Zhao Zhao... you really can't remain indifferent to that face."
I just don't know if he's in a good or bad mood right now.
……
The following afternoon, He Lanjue brought Bai Youran to the Gu family's villa.
Lan Yao was arranged by Wu Zhao to meet Ji Weiyu in the morning, so Qing Yao was the one who received them.
After bringing the Lyon men in, he said, "Please wait a moment, I will go and invite the head of the family and the young lady down."
He Lanjue was tense after entering the villa. She carefully sat down and took two deep breaths.
Bai Youran, sitting next to him, couldn't help but laugh and said, "What's wrong? Even the famous Captain Helan gets nervous and scared sometimes?"
She teased her husband, then asked with some doubt, "But is there something you need to do by coming here specifically to visit Mr. Gu?"
"Hmm." Afraid of arousing her suspicion, Helan Jue simply nodded vaguely. "There are indeed some things that will be resolved soon."
Bai Youran noticed that Helan Jue's mood was a bit off, but she didn't think much of it.
She sat quietly beside him, occasionally picking up her teacup to take a sip.
After waiting for about twenty minutes, He Lanjue sensed that she was getting a little anxious.
"What's wrong?" he asked, tilting his head.
Bai Youran's expression wasn't good; she simply said, "I'm going to the restroom."
She stood up and saw Qingyao standing at the living room door, so she asked, "Excuse me, may I use the restroom?"
With a polite but distant smile, Qingyao said, "Of course, Miss Bai, this way please."
He pointed in a direction, then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Miss went to bed a little late last night and will probably need to take a longer nap during her afternoon rest. Please forgive me for keeping you waiting."
Perhaps because she was in a hurry to use the restroom, Bai Youran simply nodded hastily.
Then he quickly went into the guest restroom.
Qingyao stood still, adjusted his suit collar, and said in a low voice, "She went in."
He then looked at the somewhat nervous Helan Jue and asked, "Mr. Helan, are you planning to stay here and observe, or will you leave first?"
He Lanjue's expression changed drastically. He gritted his teeth and said, "I want to see, so I'm not leaving!"
"Alright, but... be prepared." With a sigh, Qingyao didn't try to persuade him any further.
He'd find out sooner or later anyway, so a little longer won't make a difference...
"Ahhh-"
"boom--!"
Screams and the sound of shattering glass rang out simultaneously.
Immediately afterwards, a disheveled figure rushed out, Bai Youran, soaking wet and pale-faced, clutching her arm.
The arm transformed into bone at a visible speed, and the flesh disappeared as quickly as if it had melted away.
After the entire arm had completely turned to bone, Wu Zhao appeared on the stairs on the second floor.
"Nice to meet you."
"The White Saint Envoy of the Witch Saint Cult..."
A playful smile played on her lips. "I never imagined you would grow your own flesh and blood to disguise this skeletal arm... If I hadn't thought of that disgusting lump of flesh at the auction, I would have been fooled by you."
If it weren't for the paper figure that came back with Gu Jiaxi in the morning, reminding her of what happened at the auction.
Wu Zhao was also unable to confirm Bai Youran's identity for the time being.
Looking at Bai Youran's ferocious appearance, Wu Zhao couldn't help but shake his head.
"You're really bold... to be so confident in your disguise and dare to come to my door."
Bai Youran's face was deathly pale, and she sneered, "What's there to be afraid of? I have my master's protection!"
"And you are nothing more than the most ordinary pawn in all of my lord's plans!"
"Wu Zhao, don't think you can get any information from me by exposing me. I will never betray my lord!"
Under Wu Zhao's silent gaze, Bai Youran suddenly heard Helan Jue's hoarse voice ask:
"Bai Youran, Wei Yu and I... did you do this?"
Upon hearing that name, Bai Youran's face twisted even more.
She screamed, "Ji Weiyu, it's Ji Weiyu again! I should have killed her back then!"
"He Lanjue, you are mine! Even if I altered your memories, why do you still call out Ji Weiyu's name when you're with me!"
"I hate her!"