Gu Qingtong listened to her complaint, initially feeling somewhat indignant. But when she heard Lü Guo’s words and imagined the scene, she couldn’t help but laugh: “Pfft.”
“Young miss, you’re still laughing.”
Gu Qingtong had to suppress her laughter: “I don’t know where Ruan Niang went. Without her, I have nowhere to turn.”
“Ruan Niang is probably out buying rouge and powder.”
“Mm.” Gu Qingtong had something on her mind and couldn’t sit still in the room, so she stood up, “Lü Guo, come walk with me.”
“It’s almost time for lunch. The young miss still wants to go out?”
Gu Qingtong touched her stomach: “I seem to be a bit hungry.”
“Then let’s eat lunch before going out.”
“No, Lü Guo. I just received a reward today, so let’s go out and eat, treat ourselves.”
“Treat ourselves?”
“Let’s go.” Gu Qingtong had already walked out, pausing halfway to look at Luo Xue’s tightly closed door, “Luo Xue is definitely still with Master Li Le. We’ll go by ourselves.”
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Gu Qingtong remembered the Zhu Qing Yue Restaurant she had visited before but didn’t get to eat anything good. Now she was finally craving it. She arrived at Zhu Qing Yue, and the waiter skillfully led her to a private room. Gu Qingtong casually ordered a few dishes and had Lü Guo sit down, sipping tea slowly.
“Knock, knock…”
“Someone’s knocking?” Lü Guo was surprised and opened the door, discovering it was the young master of the Jiang family. She was momentarily stunned. But Jiang Shangheng had already entered, and Gu Qingtong quickly stood up.
“Young Master Jiang?”
Jiang Shangheng’s face was stern, pointing at Lü Guo: “You, go out.”
Lü Guo didn’t dare to refuse but looked to Gu Qingtong for guidance. Gu Qingtong guessed his purpose was related to the marriage contract and knew Lü Guo shouldn’t hear it, so she nodded: “Lü Guo, go outside and keep watch. Don’t let anyone in.”
“Yes.” Lü Guo glanced at Jiang Shangheng in surprise and bowed out.
Gu Qingtong smiled slightly, but that wasn’t the point. She had no feelings for him, and he probably didn’t have any for her either.
