Hmph, even if it’s a piece of trash, it’s our clan’s trash. How can we let another girl randomly take it?
Qiu Honglai unconsciously looked around her when she heard her question, a hesitant expression appearing on her face. “I wish to talk to Ah Zu about these things in private, talking about them here might not be too… good.”
“Oh…” The surrounding men revealed a knowing expression. Did they even have to guess what a man and woman did in private in the middle of the night?
Chu Hongcai had finally picked up the broken pieces of his heart with great difficulty, only for it to be crushed ruthlessly once more by the ambiguous laughter all around him.
His rationality told him that he would be hurt less if he left earlier, yet he just couldn’t let go of his emotions. He felt like giving that beautiful woman a few more looks was still a good thing.
Qin Wanru forcefully restrained her rage. “Our Chu clan has always done things in a straightforward manner. How could we have anything that cannot be spoken out in the open? Just what kind of matter is it?!”
Qiu Honglei blinked her eyes, saying in an innocent manner, “But I am not someone from the Chu clan.”
Those large, flickering eyes drew everyone’s pity.
Qin Wanru’s breathing stopped. This damn vixen… if I was a man, I really wouldn’t be able to say much as a rebuttal.
When she was just about to flare up, Qiu Honglei changed the topic. “But what I wish to talk about doesn’t need to be hidden from the young miss. Could we find a quiet place to talk?”
Even though she was responding to Qin Wanru’s question, she still focused most of her attention on Chu Chuyan.
She was previously a bit discontent as to Chu Chuyan being the publicly acknowledged number one beauty. She merely attributed it to her being the duke’s precious daughter.
But now that they’ve met, she couldn’t pick a single flaw no matter how high she set her standards.
She was cool and elegant. What made her even more envious was that she naturally gave off a type of aloof and transcendent quality. This was something that she had always lacked.
She released a deep sigh inside. She couldn’t help but have a bit of inelegance from staying in a place like Immortal Abode, a place filled with men for so long.
While Qiu Honglei was sizing her up, Chu Chuyan was doing the same.
When she first heard that Zu An and Immortal Abode’s courtesan queen were close, even though she seemed a bit displeased on the surface, deep down, she didn’t care much at all.
She had absolute confidence in herself among her age range, regardless of whether it was her appearance or her appearance.
No matter how much people boasted about Qiu Honglei in Brightmoon City, she merely dismissed it all with a laugh.
But when she personally saw this exceptionally beautiful woman before her, she suddenly felt a bit of regret. Did she make a mistake in letting Zu An get close to this woman?
Zu An who was watching this with amusement from the side suddenly felt chills run down his back. He immediately looked all around him.
What the heck? This place isn’t even windy?
Qin Wanru looked around. There were indeed too many people that gathered here. Even though the Chu clan’s guards were usually loyal, it was still possible for others to have planted a few spies.
“Then we’ll go inside first!” She turned around to leave after coldly saying this. He pulled her husband that was staring blankly with her.
“Thank you Madam~” Qiu Honglei smiled. She indicated for her servants to wait outside, and then she lifted her dress, following them inside.
Qin Wanru thought what are you thanking me for? Suddenly, her expression froze, because she realized something.
From a certain perspective, didn’t she let her in the door?[1]
This fox demon really was terribly cunning!
But when she gave this girl a look and saw that her expression didn’t change at all, Qin Wanru couldn’t help but wonder if she was overthinking things.
When their group entered the study, Qin Wanru chased everyone else out. Only then did she look at her and say, “Now can you talk?”
Qiu Honglei smiled. She looked at Zu An next to her and said, “Ah Zu, I heard that you were rushing about everywhere today. Were you looking for that Wang clan’s young master?”
Zu An nodded. “How did you know? That was indeed what I was doing, but I didn’t see a single trace of him.”
Qin Wanru frowned, a bit unhappy that they were leaking such important intelligence to an outsider. If this leaked out and Wang Fu found out, wouldn’t he run over and start another disturbance?
But it was already too late to stop him now. At worst, should they just detain Qiu Honglei here to prevent the secret from leaving?
Hmph, the men in this household might be too happy if I do that.
Qiu Honglei said, “I actually have some news regarding young master Wang on my end. I wanted to let you know since this might be important for you.”
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Meanwhile, on Whale Gang’s side, the young female gang boss asked the same question. “I really wonder where the stockade master is keeping Wang Yuanlong.”
Chen Xuan’s expression became cold. “What is the gang boss’ intention by asking this question?”
The young lady said with a smile, “There is no need for the stockade master to feel so nervous. The entire city is definitely searching for Wang Yuanlong right now. If the stockade master isn’t overseeing things in the town and he is found, wouldn’t our deal be ruined?”
“There is no need for the gang boss to feel worry. We obviously wouldn’t be discovered,” Chen Xuan said proudly.
“Then that’s good.” That young lady suddenly changed the topic. “By the way, I heard that the stockade master wishes to kill someone named Zu An?”
1. Letting someone through the door can also mean join one’s husband’s household upon marriage