Moses rose from the sofa, his gaze sweeping over her bare ankles showing beneath her dress hem before quickly averting his eyes, "I just got back from outside and saw you weren’t here, so I waited. I didn’t startle you, did I?"
"Of course not," Gan Yuan stepped into the foyer, slipping into her comfortable slippers, and walked up to him, "Did everything go smoothly?"
"Hmm," Moses nodded, "What about you?"
"Smith, that old fox..." Gan Yuan hummed softly, then took a sip of water to her lips, "He’s still there, pretending to be ignorant. I’ve already issued the invitation in front of all the guests. Even if he’s reluctant, he has no choice but to come!"
Moses smiled, his glance seeming casual as it swept across her face.
"I heard... Huangfu Jue also attended the banquet?"
A tightness gripped Gan Yuan’s heart.
He got the news so quickly?
Did Jessica say something to him, or...
"Hmm!" she responded lightly, "We talked for a while."
The matter was already common knowledge, and she couldn’t hide it.
Lifting her hand, she pinched the hair clip that was holding her hair and pretended to arrange her hair to avoid Moses’s gaze.
Moses moved to her side, and as he approached, Gan Yuan felt a wave of nervousness. Her fingers slipped, the hair clip tangled in her hair, and after a few futile attempts to untangle it, she simply pulled on it with force.
Moses reached out, his fingertips touching hers. Gan Yuan immediately withdrew her hand and after assessing the situation, he quickly unwound the hair caught in the clip and helped her remove it.
She smiled at him, shook her head gently, and her smooth, long hair cascaded down instantly.
In mid-air, a faint scent wafted through.
Moses couldn’t help but take a deep breath, his fingertips lightly catching the strand of hair that slid across his hand, gently caressing her silky locks with his fingers.
Gan Yuan’s brows knitted slightly as she noticed his actions in the mirror.
When they were together, she was young and saw him as nothing more than a brother. She was always affectionate towards him without any distinction, even before she met Huangfu Jue, never realizing anything inappropriate in that.
Seeing Moses again this time, it seemed his feelings for her had changed dramatically, those feelings... were no longer within the bounds of kinship.
She turned slightly, subtly withdrawing her hair from between his fingers.
As the strand of hair slipped from between his fingers, Moses withdrew his hand.
"What did you two talk about?"
"The child!" Gan Tang walked to the French window, "I need to find a lawyer to regain custody of Gan Tang. I can’t wait that long."
On the way back, she had already thought it through – this was the best reason. Between them now, the only thing they could discuss was the child.
This connection could also give her enough reason to interact with Huangfu Jue.
Moses was shrewd, and she had to be very careful not to let him detect anything unusual.
Moses nodded, "I will arrange a lawyer for you."
Gan Yuan turned around, "Is there anything else, Brother Moses?"
Moses turned and left her room. Watching the door close securely behind him, Gan Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After leaving Gan Yuan’s room, Moses did not immediately return to his own guest room, but instead went to Jessica’s door and knocked.
"Sir?" Seeing Moses standing outside, Jessica hurried to open the door for him, "Do you have any instructions?"