Ji Cong'an took out his phone and replied smugly.

The eldest son of the Ji family: "Isn't the girl who ate with the Duke incredibly beautiful, with incredibly white, straight, and long legs?"

The head of the Jiang family: "Yes, the kind of beauty that amazes your soul at first glance, but it's too cold."

The Du family matriarch said, "The Duke is always picky. Can my sister-in-law put up with him?"

The head of the Ji family: "Completely under their thumb."

The Du family matriarch: "Oh, Lord Duke, you certainly have that ability!"

Ji Cong'an coughed once, his handsome eyebrows raised.

The head of the Ji family: "What I mean is, the Duke is completely under our control!"

Jiang family leader: "..."

Old Master Du: "..."

The Xie family patriarch: "..."

Everyone fell silent.

Ji Cong'an felt that his words had stunned a whole group of fools!

So awesome!

At this time

A perpetually gray profile picture flashed up.

Lord: "Are you all very free?"

The group chat fell into complete silence.

In reality, several mobile phones fell to the ground with a whoosh.

Holy crap, what's going on?

The Duke, who never uses WeChat, is actually online?

Gu Jueye stared at Ji Cong'an's message on WeChat: "What I mean is, Lord Jue is completely under your thumb."

His deep eyes trembled slightly, and the corners of his lips curved into a smile.

Is it wrong to spoil your wife?

Tsk, a bunch of single dogs!

*

Back to the restaurant

Gu Jueye raised his clear eyes slightly and looked at the figure in front of the French window, his eyes and brows radiating a soft light.

The girl sat quietly on the soft leather sofa, her legs casually crossed, toes pointing upwards, her small, fair feet playfully swinging.

A fair arm rested gently on the table, its well-defined fingers idly toying with the glass in front of it.

Her beautiful eyes were slightly lowered, her curled eyelashes fluttered gently, and the afternoon sunlight shone on her face, making her extremely beautiful!

My throat suddenly felt dry.

Gu Jueye tugged at his shirt collar and casually unbuttoned a button.

Seeing Gu Jueye walk over, Bai Qianmo sat up slightly.

"Mr. Gu, when I went to pay the bill, the cashier said you had already paid."

Gu Jueye frowned slightly: "I have an annual card here, they probably just swiped that card!"

The implication was that he didn't pay the bill.

Bai Qianmo felt somewhat relieved.

She didn't want to have too much involvement with Gu Jueye; their meeting was purely accidental.

So, the umbrella must be returned, the meal must be treated, and then everything will be settled!

Gu Jueye glanced at Bai Qianmo and saw that Bai Qianmo's brows were slightly furrowed, as if she was deep in thought.

"Mr. Gu, would it be convenient for us to add each other on WeChat? I'll transfer the money to you later."

She didn't have any cash with her and originally wanted to just scan the code to return it to Gu Jueye, but then she thought it would be impolite.

With a slight darkening in his clear eyes, Gu Jueye picked up the water glass in front of him and took a casual sip.

"Can!"

After saying that, he took out his phone, unlocked it, opened WeChat, and handed it to Bai Qianmo.

Bai Qianmo's clear eyes flashed, a hint of surprise passing through them.

She thought he would refuse outright.

They'll at least say a few polite words.

After all, men care about their pride, so once they've already paid, it's not appropriate for them to ask for the money back.

However, this did suit her wishes.

After adding each other on WeChat, Bai Qianmo transferred the money on the spot.

Gu Jueye didn't even lift his eyelids when he heard the notification sound from WeChat.

After dinner

Gu Jueye drove Bai Qianmo back to the Bai family home.

"Mr. Gu, please wait a moment while I get your umbrella." Bai Qianmo unbuckled her seatbelt and prepared to get out of the car.

Just then, Gu Jueye's phone rang.

Gu Jueye glanced at Bai Qianmo, then took out his phone to answer the call.

He didn't know what was said on the other end, but he gave a soft "Mmm" and said, "I'll be right back."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Jueye looked apologetically at Bai Qianmo: "Miss Bai, something came up at the lab and I need to get back as soon as possible. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid the umbrella will have to stay with you for now."

What a coincidence!

She's already at my doorstep; actually, she could have delivered it in just five minutes.

But judging from his appearance, it seemed that something important was waiting for him to go back and deal with.

His job is special, and five minutes is extremely precious to him.

Bai Qianmo was silent for a moment, then her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly: "Alright then, I'll personally deliver it to you another day."

Why does it feel like I owe more and more money after just one meal?

I haven't returned the umbrella, and I still owe them a meal...

Fortunately, I was able to pay back the money for the meal.

*

Research Lab

Yuan You hung up the phone, and Ji Cong'an walked around from behind him to stand in front of him.

"Was that called for the Duke?"

Yuan You nodded: "My boss just sent me a WeChat message asking me to call him at this time. It's really strange, my boss never uses WeChat."

Before making the call, he suspected that his boss's phone might have been stolen.

Ji Cong'an's eyes darted around, and he said, "Why did the Duke suddenly come online? The Duke is acting strangely abnormally all day."

However, the thought of his sister-in-law by his side made everything he did seem normal.

Jianhe Restaurant

After seeing Gu Jueye and Bai Qianmo off, Jiang Nanyan walked slowly to the front desk with one hand in his pocket.

He smiled at the young and beautiful cashier at the front desk and asked, "What did you say when Miss Bai wanted to pay the bill?"

The receptionist replied with a smile, "I followed the boss's instructions exactly, word for word!"

Jiangnan Yan raised an eyebrow slightly: "This month's bonus will be doubled!"

"Thank you, boss!" The receptionist beamed with joy.

I simply explained the boss's point, and I earned double the bonus this month.

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