"Me?" I can keep him in check? I don’t think so.
"Yes, Gu Yixuan is so arrogant and conceited, a man who looks down on everyone. But he’s only serious about you, so only you can keep him in check. You don’t know how anxious he was about you."
"The night you didn’t return, he had me mobilize all my men to look for you, and he searched for you himself all night. He told me to search every bar in W City and if I found you, to stop you."
Mo Ran was somewhat surprised; how did she not know about this?
The night she didn’t return must have been the night she met Ming Xue.
The next day when Gu Yixuan found her, he was furious, probably because he couldn’t find her all night.
Had Gu Yixuan started to care about her from that moment on?
Mo Ran didn’t know what she was feeling, nor what to think.
Yan Ruyu continued, "I’ve known Gu Yixuan for some years now, and when I first saw him, I didn’t see him as just a handsome man, unlike what others thought.
Instead, he gave me a sense of danger.
The subsequent events proved that he indeed is a dangerous man; he has a natural air of authority that makes those who follow him willing to give their lives for him.
Our Yan Family also has a significant standing in the underworld, do you know why we dare not touch him?"
Mo Ran shook her head, puzzled as well; Gu Yixuan seemed to have no apparent power, yet both the underworld and law-abiding world seemed to fear him. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ NoveI[F]ire.net
Yan Ruyu slowly smiled, "Because he has a life-and-death alliance with a mob boss in North America. When Gu Yixuan was young, he went to the United States, where he saved that person’s life."
"And with his high intelligence, he helped that person secure the top position in North America, effectively becoming that person’s chief strategist. Therefore, nobody dares to touch him; to do so would be to provoke that dangerous individual in North America."
Mo Ran had never known any of these things, it all sounded like something out of a novel.
"Even if he didn’t have a life-and-death alliance with the mob boss in North America, nobody would dare to mess with him easily. He’s involved in deals with many people and has access to a lot of information."
"To maintain a balance of power, nobody would be foolish enough to make a move on him. That’s why no one in W City dares to mess with him."
So that’s how it was. She had thought that no one dared to provoke him because he was rich. It turns out it’s not just about money—he also has significant influence.