Without even lifting her head, Gu Mang continued calmly eating her meal as she gave them Lin Shuang’s WeChat handle. "LS, one followed by eight zeroes." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
"Even her WeChat handle sounds so rich." Qin Fang slapped the table in awe when he heard that, leaving everyone dumbfounded by his foolish actions.
He Yidu, meanwhile, was quite surprised that Gu Mang would so readily give him Lin Shuang’s contact information. He took out his phone to search for the aforementioned WeChat handle and Lin Shuang’s profile picture appeared at once. Her profile picture was just a black square, but unlike Gu Mang’s, it had the letter ’Y’ on it. He requested to add her as a friend and even sent a message stating his name and intention.
Almost immediately, Gu Mang’s phone vibrated. There was no need to even guess who it was. There was a message from Lin Shuang that read, [???] Gu Mang ignored it, but she received another message from her soon after.
[Lin Shuang: Gu Mang, are you trying to get me into a marriage alliance?]
Lu Chengzhou, who was sitting next to Gu Mang, smirked when he saw the message. Lifting his chin in He Yidu’s direction, he said, "Pay her a higher salary."
"Of course," answered He Yidu as he pushed his gold-rimmed glasses up.
Gu Mang relayed the message to Lin Shuang, typing at a leisurely pace. [Name your price.]
While others might not know who Shen Xie’s secret helper was, there was no way Lin Shuang did not know. She sent a bland reply, stating, [You’re playing with fire, boss.]
Gu Mang lifted an eyebrow. [Do as you deem fit.]
Lin Shuang did not accept He Yidu’s friend request right away. She was still considering it. The group of men continued chatting about business matters, although it was mostly just He Yidu and Qin Fang talking with Lu Yī agreeing with what they said. Lu Chengzhou, on the other hand, only joined in every now and then.
When they were almost done with their meal, they leaned back against their seats. Their conversation was about Gu Mang now.
"Sis-in-law, did you know that your university also invited He Yidu to Welcome Night? He’s an alumnus of your university’s finance school." Smiling, Qin Fang asked, "Will you be performing that day? We’ll all go there to support you."
Gu Mang stretched her arms out and placed her wrists on the table as she continued playing a game on her phone with one hand. "No."
The mention of Welcome Night reminded He Yidu of who he had met at the entrance of the restaurant earlier. He placed his teacup down and looked up to say, "I ran into Master Bi and the second daughter of Country K’s president at the entrance earlier."
Because Master Bi was from Jijing Island, even Old Master He and Old Master Qin had to pay their respects to him, even more so for the youngsters like He Yidu and Qin Fang. They dared not tarry him at all. The maestro had been in the capital for some time now, so a few families had paid him a visit and hosted banquets for him out of hospitality. Basically, anyone with prominence in the capital had already met him.
It was not at all surprising to see An An together with Master Bi, since she was his student. Hence, Qin Fang could not help but find it strange that his friend would specifically mention the maestro to them. "What’s the big deal about running into him when we’ve already met him at the banquets our families have hosted for him?"
He Yidu shifted his gaze to Gu Mang, however, which confused Qin Fang even more. "Why are you looking at our sister-in-law?"
He Yidu said, "Sister Mang, your sister and your uncle’s family were together with them. Master Bi appeared to be quite respectful toward them."
Upon hearing that, Lu Chengzhou, as well as Gu Mang who was in the middle of playing her mobile game, looked up. Qin Fang narrowed his eyes. "What’s up with the Lei family? Looks like Gu Yin’s network has become quite extensive after going to Country K, seeing how she’s on good terms with the president’s family and Master Bi."
"From what I gleaned from their conversation, I think Master Bi intends to make Gu Yin his disciple." He Yidu had been quite surprised when he first heard this piece of news.
"His disciple?!" Qin Fang could not believe his ears. "Can she play the piano very well?"
So far, Master Bi had only taken in two students, namely Shen Qianzi and An An, so Qin Fang could not understand why he wanted Gu Yin as his third student.
He Yidu explained, "Word has it that Master Bi had wanted to make Gu Yin his student when he heard her play the piano two years ago, but her parents didn’t agree to it because of her studies. After meeting her again in Country K, he mentioned the apprenticeship again."
Qin Fang turned to look at Gu Mang. "Did you know about this, Sister Mang?"
"No," replied Gu Mang. She never asked what was going on in the family since she was not interested in such matters.
Lu Yī, however, looked at Gu Mang weirdly. Just two week ago, Butler Lu told me that Miss Gu played the piano very well and that she might be the student that Master Bi was coveting. How did it turn out to be her young sister instead?
The others’ expressions turned wry at that. Qin Fang hesitantly said, "Sis-in-law, I think you’ll take back your words once you find out how formidable Jijing Island is." Doesn’t she know Huo Zhi? Does she not know how fearsome Jijing Island is?
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