However, she quickly dismissed the idea; surely the daughter of a high-ranking official wouldn't have Stockholm syndrome.

The reason Bai Qiaoyin dared to disfigure her face was because she realized Lin Zixing didn't want to marry into the Fu family.

Fu Lingshu shouldn't be that foolish to fall in love with someone who ruined her appearance, right?

However, the arrival of this daughter of the Minister's family relieved Gu An'an's predicament. "Miss Fu, please come in."

Fu Lingshu nodded and stepped to Lin Zixing's table. "Manager Gu, may I sit here?"

Gu An'an was momentarily at a loss for words when asked this question.

Although it's not as spacious as the one next door, there are still quite a few empty tables.

There's no need to sit here.

Fu Lingshu could sit anywhere, but she chose this particular spot.

Whether it was because she was worried about losing face if Lin Zixing rejected her or for some other reason, she came to ask her again.

Gu An'an thought that this Miss Fu was indeed worthy of being a young lady from the capital. She didn't seem to suffer any losses when she was witty with other noble ladies.

Gu An'an smiled and said, "As long as Young Master Lin doesn't mind, there's no problem."

This look of disdain made Fu Lingshu glance at Gu An'an. The veil covered most of her face, but the expression in her eyes was unmistakable.

Gu An'an realized she had been careless after being looked at like that.

All they knew was that Bai Qiaoyin had ruined Fu Lingshu's face and that the latter held a grudge, but they had no idea that Fu Lingshu actually liked Lin Zixing.

Bringing this person here is probably just to cause trouble for Bai Qiaoyin, and it will also make things uneasy for us.

We were really careless.