This girl’s background is also strange, her motives impure. Chuyan’s condition is still poor. Bringing this girl back really isn’t a sensible choice.
He ignored her attempts at manipulation and said, “How about this, why don’t the two of us just book a room?”
“Book a room? What does that mean?” Qiu Honglei was confused.
“It’s the same thing as finding a room in an inn. I’ll find you a set of clothes and you’ll just change into them.” Zu An explained with a deadly earnest expression.
“That’s alright. I can’t help but feel like you are suggesting something fishy.” Qiu Honglei said with a smile.
Right at this time, clamoring sounded from the distance. Many people rushed over with torches in hand.
“They seem to be people from Immortal Abode.” Qiu Honglei gave them a look, feeling a bit of hesitation.
“Perfect, going back with them will make me feel at ease too.” Zu An said with a smile.
“But I don’t want anyone other than the young master to see my current appearance!” Qiu Honglei looked at him with large and pitiful eyes.
Zu An inwardly praised her formidable powers. This woman really didn’t let a single opportunity to tempt him go! She was a true queen of this field!
He removed his jacket and wrapped it around her. When he got closer, he was able to further smell her enchanting fragrance. “This should be enough.”
His jacket was extremely long. He was also taller than her to begin with, so it could completely cover her from impure eyes.
Qiu Honglei tightened the robes around her, her expression a bit complicated as she said, “Does the young master know how much of a commotion my current appearance will create?”
Zu An said with a chuckle, “Didn’t you already plan to marry me? Then you can just take this chance to proclaim that you are already taken. Wouldn’t that do?”
Qiu Honglei stared blankly. She didn’t expect the other party to throw her schemes right back at her. She couldn’t think of anything in response.
“I’m leaving first!” Zu An waved his hand. Only when they brought up Chu clan did he remember that Chu Chuyan’s frost needed to be personally adjusted every day. These first few days were especially important. If a few treatments were missing, the frost might easily rebound and cause even more harm.
As such, he immediately had his heart set on speeding home.
Feeling that he was in a hurry to leave, Qiu Honglei couldn’t help but stop him. “Ah Zu~”
Zu An had just begun to leave. He turned around when he heard this. “What’s wrong?”
Qiu Honglei’s expression was full of complaints. “Do you hate me? Why are you in such a rush to leave?”
“I have something urgent to take care of. I’ll meet with the lady again another time!” Zu An waved his hand towards her, and then his figure disappeared under the night sky.
…
Soon afterwards, Brothel Keeper Hua brought a large group of guards and rushed over. “Honglei, are you alright?”
“I’m fine.” Qiu Honglei shook her head, a bit absent-minded as she looked in the direction Zu An disappeared into.
Hua Weimian wanted to say something else, but when she saw the men’s jacket on her, her expression couldn’t help but change slightly. She immediately shouted out orders. “All of you are not permitted to speak about today’s matters to anyone. If I hear even a single rumor, I don’t care who it is that leaked it out, all of you will be beaten to death.”
Those guards shivered inwardly. They immediately nodded in acknowledgment.
This place wasn’t too far from Immortal Abode. Their group quickly escorted Qiu Honglei back.
When she returned to her room, a maid had already prepared a tub of warm water. Qiu Honglei removed her drenched jacket, revealing a stunning figure that would make any man go crazy. She then slowly entered the bathtub.
While bathing in the warm water, she reached out a snow white jade-like arm. Zu An’s jacket hanging on the screen flew into her hands. After she moved her hands through the pockets, she couldn’t hold back a snort. “That fellow really is a miser, not even bringing a single banknote with him.”
Even though she didn’t find any bank notes, she found a pretty conch.
“Yi~” With her knowledge, she naturally knew that this thing could store music.
Soon afterwards, that classic God of Gambling BGM sounded!
Qiu Honglei felt as if her blood even began to boil. Only after a long time passed did she release a long sigh. “Stinky Ah Zu, you still insist that you didn’t create that ‘Smiling, Proud Wanderer’. You really love lying.”
Right at this time, a light sound could be heard from the window.
Qiu Honglei’s expression changed, hurriedly covering her body with Zu An’s outfit. She shot that figure on the other side of the screen a fierce look. “Who told you to come in?”
“I only came out of worry for junior sister’s safety… I didn’t expect you to be bathing.” Gu Yueyi’s voice sounded. Even though this was what he said, he didn’t have any intentions of stopping his steps.
It was to the extent where sounds of him swallowing his saliva could even be heard.
Qiu Honglei’s expression grew cold. With a movement of her hand, a delicate bamboo pole lifted a small and exquisite lantern, appearing out of thin air. Under the bright yellow light, Gu Yueyi discovered with alarm that he couldn’t move at all.