Only An Yiqing, even as a life-or-death friend, could not be let go!
"You stop right there! Gu Yelin, you stop right there!" As she watched Gu Yelin’s departing figure, Qin Jia stomped her foot in annoyance and hurried to catch up.
"You stand still!" A deep male voice rang out, and a middle-aged man around fifty years old stepped out from the crowd.
"Dad!" Qin Jia turned her head and called out displeasedly to the middle-aged man, "Gu Yelin, he..."
"What about him!" Before Qin Jia could finish, the middle-aged man frowned and reprimanded her in a low voice, "Don’t you realize the occasion? Let’s talk back at home!"
Qin Jia’s dark pupils flickered, a trace of reluctance flashing in her eyes, but she dared not say anything more and obediently followed the middle-aged man away.
"Wow! I just remembered who An Yiqing is!" After Qin Jia left, a surprised shout suddenly came from the dazed crowd, "She, she’s that God Doctor An who has been the talk of Xuandu City!"
"What?! God Doctor An?!"
"My goodness! How could I have forgotten about this! God Doctor An seems to indeed own a jade stone shop!"
"Really? She’s too young for that, isn’t she?!"
As the crowd recovered from their stupor, they erupted into discussion upon hearing this news. Rumors had it that God Doctor An was mysterious and low-profile; everyone knew she was from the Medicine Sect, but other information was sparse.
Bai Yiming did not join the crowd’s discussion; he watched the two figures that had disappeared at the banquet hall’s entrance, his eyes filled with bitterness.
Had he ultimately arrived too late?
It’s not yet certain whose home the flower will fall into!
Bai Yiming tilted his head back and drained the red wine from his glass in one gulp, revealing an enchantingly seductive smile.
After the charity dinner ended, three astonishing pieces of news quickly swept through Xuandu City.
Gu Yelin, Third Young Master Gu, always cold-hearted and unloving, had last night showered extraordinary affection on a stunningly beautiful girl and declared that in this life, she would be the only one for him!
This girl who could turn the firmest steel into soft putty was none other than An Yiqing, the recent protagonist of Xuandu City’s gossip!
She was not only the hot proprietor of the Yuyuanzhai but also the rumored mysterious and low-profile God Doctor An from the Medicine Sect!
With these pieces of news coming out, the previous rumors were instantly shattered. It was a joke, after all - which woman would forgo such an outstanding man as General Gu, only to court disaster by getting involved with her own subordinate?!
"Hahaha! Well done, my boy!" Elder Gu, Gu Zhongyi, sat on the sofa, laughing heartily as Father Gu, Gu Weijun, described the events animatedly, twirling his mustache.
"I never expected this kid to be so quietly efficient. On the matter of pursuing a wife, he seems to have inherited some of my flair." Gu Weijun touched his chin somewhat narcissistically, silently calculating how soon he could expect a grandchild.
"Hmph! Your son is much better than you!" Old Master Gu glanced at Gu Weijun with disdain and huffed scornfully, sounding quite aggrieved, "Not only is your son skilled at wooing his wife, but he’s even better at keeping secrets. I haven’t even met my granddaughter-in-law yet!"
"Err..." Gu Weijun, upon hearing this, chuckled nervously with a guilty conscience, not daring to say anything more. In this household, the only one who dared to stir trouble under Elder Gu’s nose was his treasured son; even as a father, he had to keep a low profile in front of the old man.
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"Jia, you were simply too reckless yesterday!"
In the quiet study, Old Master Qin, Qin Dingshan, sat in the principal seat, looking dissatisfied at Qin Jia standing before him.
"Grandfather! Gu Yelin is mine!" Qin Jia pouted discontentedly, jealousy filling her eyes as she recalled the events of the previous night.