Chapter 645: Chapter 645: Feeling Guilty Chapter 645: Chapter 645: Feeling Guilty Su Yunjin had discussed with Gu Ya about purchasing the shop, and the very next morning, she went to the market to look for one, to see if there was a suitable one.
If there was, she would buy it.
But today, Gu Ya needed to settle the accounts at the tavern, so he couldn’t accompany Su Yunjin to look for the shop. Originally, he was against Su Yunjin going to the market to look for a shop that day.
However, his little wife insisted on going to take a look today, so Gu Ya let her have her way. He let his little wife go to the market to take a look around first, and when the tavern was closed for the holidays, he would accompany her to look together.
The shop that Su Yunjin intended to buy was an ordinary one. The better shops were expensive, and Su Yunjin didn’t have enough silver on hand to afford them. For now, she would settle for a small one. After the purchase, she would still have half of her money left.
After wandering around the market for a while, Su Yunjin saw several shops for sale and inquired about the prices, only to find them all higher than she had anticipated.
She had estimated it would take about thirty taels of silver to buy a shop, and she would be willing to accept a little more, say, thirty-five taels.
Yet, the few shops that Su Yunjin had just inquired about were all asking for fifty taels to start. That was almost half more than Yunjin had estimated.
Of course, Su Yunjin wouldn’t buy hastily after asking the prices; she simply moved on. As she continued to walk, it seemed to her that there were a few more shops up ahead also for sale.
Delighted, Su Yunjin intended to ask about their prices, but before she could approach, it seemed like someone was calling out to her from behind.
Who was calling her? Instinctively turning around, Su Yunjin didn’t expect to see Young Master Chu and his entourage, who today were dressed quite casually.
The silk and satin purple robe made Young Master Chu look all the more distinguished.
When Young Master Chu’s attendant saw Su Yunjin turn around, his expression lit up with delight, “Miss Su, what are you doing here? The young master and I were just saying that we would go looking for you today!”
“Looking for me?” Su Yunjin was somewhat surprised. Why would Young Master Chu be looking for her without any business? Her heart skipped a beat as she thought about her lie to Manager Liu.
Could it be that Young Master Chu knew about it?
Did he know she had used his name to spout nonsense in front of Manager Liu? Su Yunjin felt somewhat embarrassed. The incident from yesterday, she hadn’t expected it to reach Young Master Chu’s ears today.
Indeed, there’s always a price to pay for the deeds one does.
A day hadn’t even passed, and the lie had been exposed. Su Yunjin felt a wave of guilt, yet Young Master Chu looked at her politely and spoke, “Miss Su, there is a tea house up ahead, and I have some matters to discuss with you today. Would you be willing to join me at the tea house for a chat?”
“Young Master Chu, may I ask what business you have with me?” Su Yunjin deliberately feigned ignorance, and, steeling her nerve, asked the question that was on her mind.
Young Master Chu didn’t beat around the bush.
He straightforwardly revealed to Su Yunjin, “Miss Su, I’ll be frank with you. The reason I am looking for you is in regard to the fruit wine. I would like to discuss this matter with you.”
“What? Fruit… wine?” Su Yunjin felt even guiltier. It was over! Truly, about the fruit wine! Could this be any more coincidental? It would have been enough for Young Master Chu to find out about her lie, but to be caught by him while she was simply out and about was too much. Su Yunjin wore an embarrassed expression, and though unaware of what Su Yunjin was thinking, Young Master Chu noticed something was off in her demeanor.
He ventured a careful inquiry.
“Miss Su, why do you seem so uneasy?” Su Yunjin’s face was a picture of guilt. Young Master Chu was puzzled as to why she seemed so unnerved upon seeing him.