Chapter 740 - Meeting Again After Six Years (5)
“So, you decided to let Lingtian stay because he went there together with you. He was good friends with Gu Lingsha, wasn’t he?” Zhou Zimo squinted at Mu Yuchen.
Mu Yuchen took a deep breath and nodded. “Mmm, back then, I knew that Lingtian was pretty close to Gu Lingsha and Qi Feng, and most people already know about Gu Lingsha and Qi Feng’s relationship by then. I assumed Gu Lingsha succumbed to her family’s pressure and agreed to stay with me. I told Lingtian everyone will be free after three months, and I asked him to trust me and stay with the Gu family on behalf of me as a part of an act for the media.”
“But Lingtian and Gu Lingsha didn’t stay through the full duration, did they?” Zhou Zimo roughly remembered the past.
“Nope, in fact, things were peaceful in the first two months, but I don’t know why Gu Lingsha insisted that Lingtian bring her back to the Mu residence to see me. Gu Qiwu approached my grandfather several times for me to marry Gu Lingsha immediately. I noticed there was something up with the Hui Gu Corporation and Qi Kai. Gu Qiwu might’ve been trying to put Gu Lingsha beside me as a spy. In turn, I agreed to marry Gu Lingsha so that I could get her under control and prevent her from doing anything behind my back. Apart from that, I could find out what they were up to through Gu Lingsha.”
“So, Gu Qiwu was desperate for Gu Lingsha to marry you for two reasons. Firstly because of the project with Qi Qiming, and secondly, to get help from Glory World to help him get past the financial crisis?” Zhou Zimo was surprised.
“It’s just a hypothesis. Gu Qiwu can be quite cunning. He’s much more difficult to deal with when compared to Qi Qiming.”
“What happened afterward? Why did Gu Lingsha elope with Qi Feng? What about Lingtian? Why did they do all that?”
“I don’t know. I’m dying to know the answers more than anybody else.” Mu Yuchen crossed his arms behind his head. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door just when he was about to continue talking.
“Come in.”
Zhou Zimo glanced at Mu Yuchen before looking at the door.
Li Si quickly came in with an invitation card in his hands. “Master!”
He stopped beside Mu Yuchen. “Gu Qiwu sent an invitation card over just now. He’s invited you to have dinner at the Hua Tian Hotel tonight. Look at this.”
Zhou Zimo raised his eyebrows in shock. “How did Gu Qiwu know you’re in City B? And he even found out where you’re staying? Moreover, he’s inviting you to dinner all of a sudden! From my impression, he seems to be…” He trailed off in thought.
Mu Yuchen took the invitation card and looked at it, smiling wryly before gazing up at the sky. “Great. I don’t have to visit him. Tell him to reschedule it for afternoon tea today in the coffee shop opposite. We’ll be heading back to City Z by 3.30p.m. and we’ll leave things here to Ah Bao. Get Ah Bao over here. I have some orders for him.”
“Yes, Master!”
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Within an hour after Li Si rescheduled, Gu Qiwu’s secretary called him to inform him that Gu Qiwu had already arrived.
Mu Yuchen went to the said coffee shop alone. The shop was totally empty as the whole place was booked. Mu Yuchen instantly saw him in the corner the moment he walked inside.
He wore a black suit and a pair of dark sunglasses while flipping through a newspaper. Although he gave off a quiet vibe, it was impossible to ignore his existence.
Similarly, Mu Yuchen could sense something deep within this man before him.
Gu Qiwu lowered his sunglasses slightly when he noticed Mu Yuchen had arrived. He gave Mu Yuchen a sharp glance before pushing his sunglasses back up and pointing at the seat opposite him. Coldly, he said, “It’s been six years. Long time no see, Ah Chen.”
“Long time no see, Uncle Gu.” Mu Yuchen sat down calmly, not losing out to Gu Qiwu at all in terms of aura.
The waiter soon came over with coffee and snacks.
Gu Qiwu put the newspaper aside as he looked at Mu Yuchen quietly. “I thought you wouldn’t come.”
“It’d be rude of me to turn down your warm invitation.” Mu Yuchen looked right into Gu Qiwu’s eyes.
Gu Qiwu returned the gaze with a slight smile. “It seems like I’ve underestimated you. I should’ve visited you since Shasha’s incident, but I didn’t want to cause any trouble for you. Do you know why?”
“Don’t tell me it’s because you’re considerate about the relationship between our families. I’m afraid that it doesn’t exist anymore in our generation. I’m sure you know that better than anyone else. Moreover, I feel that I should be the one to ask for an explanation from the Gu family. What do you think?” Mu Yuchen gave Gu Qiwu a cold smile as well.
“Explanation? You can’t blame us for that. You broke the rules first by cheating.”
“Why are you the one who makes the rules? Did you invite me out just to talk about the past?” Mu Yuchen’s tone turned solemn as he looked at Gu Qiwu intently.
Gu Qiwu chuckled. “What else do you think it might be? I only returned to City B this morning, and I saw that my wife got a pen from the auction yesterday. Shasha told me that it belongs to Lingtian. I’m sure that you’re in City B since that pen appeared at the auction. It’s been a really long time since we last saw each other, so I just wanted to meet up with you.”
“30 years ago, the Hui Gu Corporation heavily invested in Xiang She Residences in the north of City B, didn’t it?” Mu Yuchen did not reply and asked him a question instead.
Pausing for a moment, Gu Qiwu took off his sunglasses and looked at Mu Yuchen in surprise.