Gu Sheng had just left a few minutes ago when the sheriff rushed over in a flurry.
As soon as he entered the private room, he started looking for Gu Sheng’s presence, but he didn’t see the face matching the one in the phone photo.
"Where’s the person?!"
He asked the officer named Gavin.
"Where did he go? Is he alright? Has the chief arrived?"
"No, he’s fine, and the chief hasn’t arrived yet." At this moment, the officer’s legs had turned to jelly from fear.
"As long as he’s alright, that’s good." Hearing that Gu Sheng was fine, the sheriff heaved a sigh of relief.
Then he pointed at the officer and cursed, "We just had a meeting a few days ago about strict control, and you still dare to stir up trouble. Of all people to mess with, you choose someone from the Gu Family in the Capital City! You’ve got some nerve."
The Gu Family in the Capital City?
Cheng Xia and the dozen or so classmates couldn’t help but widen their eyes upon hearing the mention of the Gu Family from the Capital City.
Even though they were abroad and didn’t know much about the major families in the Capital City, they had at least heard a bit—these were people you couldn’t afford to offend.
Previously, whenever discussions turned to traveling to the Capital City, online searches for tourist spots in the Capital always turned up comments warning of one thing: "Don’t mess with the Three Surnames."
And what are the "Three Surnames," you ask? Of course, they are the Jun, Gu, and Shangguan surnames.
Of course, the Shangguan surname is not so terrifying; after all, they are a military family with a reputation to uphold and would not act recklessly.
Mentioning the Gu Family might not sound unusual, given how many people bear the surname Gu. But when you talk about the Gu Family in the Capital City, there is only one Gu Family you could be referring to.
This Gu Yao is really quite... low-key.
She really is running a pharmacy...
"The Gu Family? Which Gu Family?" The officer really didn’t know and had no idea.
"You don’t need to know. The chief will personally tell you in a while."
With just one sentence, the sheriff had sentenced him to death.
If he could, he would rather personally strangle this troublemaker.
The streets of the United Kingdom at night were not deserted but somewhat quiet.
Most of the people walking on the streets were taking a stroll at night.
Gu Sheng, carrying Gu Yao on his back, walked along the sidewalk. The warm amber street lamps stretched their shadows long, making it a scene that felt heartwarming for some inexplicable reason.
"...Second Brother, I can walk by myself now; my foot doesn’t hurt anymore."
Just moments ago, when leaving the KTV, maybe because Gu Sheng still had a fire burning inside him, he walked a bit fast with her in tow. Exiting the KTV, she accidentally twisted her foot, but it wasn’t really sprained, just a bit painful at first.
"Let me carry you; it’s been a long time since I last carried you."
The last time he carried her was before Shangguan Yu appeared, and that was years ago...
Gu Yao pursed her lips. Though feeling a bit uneasy, she still obediently let Gu Sheng carry her.
"Second Brother, are you angry with me?"
Gu Yao was referring to not informing Gu Sheng beforehand that she was going to the KTV with her classmates. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novｅlfire.net
She knew that Gu Sheng definitely didn’t like her going to such places.
"...Next time you go, let me know in advance. Don’t go with those shady male classmates; a girl needs to protect herself."
In reality, Gu Sheng wanted to tell her not to go anymore, but he feared Gu Yao might be unhappy.
And whether Gu Yao told him in advance or not didn’t really matter to Gu Sheng; he could always find her.
He just wanted an attitude from Gu Yao.
"I won’t go anymore. Actually, I didn’t want to go tonight either, but they insisted on dragging me along. Just as I was about to go home, that girl..."
Gu Yao pouted and didn’t continue.