Jill, standing to the side, looked at Lisa's bright and beautiful face and saw a long-lost smile on her lips, and was slightly lost in thought for a moment.

"Young Miss, we have successfully made contact with Qin Lin. Now all we need to do is wait for the fish to take the bait."

"Jill, you've done a fantastic job this time. Tell me what you want, and I'll reward you handsomely."

Jill smiled and said, "It is my duty to stay by the young lady's side and share her burdens. The young lady has always taken good care of me, and I lack nothing."

"Hehe, remember this: as long as you work hard for me, I will never treat you unfairly."

“Yes!” Jill nodded respectfully.

*

Gu Jia

Qin Lin returned home, just as Gu Zhizhou returned from the army.

Qin Lin excitedly pulled Gu Zhizhou to sit down on the sofa.

"I have something to tell you."

"What's up? You seem to be in a good mood."

After Huo Zhaoyuan impersonated the Gu family's illegitimate son, the couple confirmed that Huo Zhaoyuan was not Gu Zhizhou's son. However, they learned that her husband had a girlfriend he deeply loved before their marriage, and that he had only married her because of pressure from his family.

Therefore, Qin Lin has been keeping her distance from Gu Zhizhou recently. She moved out of their bedroom before, but she hasn't moved back yet.

Gu Zhizhou noticed the rift between Qin Lin and him, and he tried to make amends, but their relationship has not improved recently.

I didn't expect to see her with a warm smile as soon as I got home today.

After days of heavy gloom, Gu Zhizhou finally smiled again at this moment because of his wife's change in attitude.

Qin Lin temporarily put aside the stalemate with Gu Zhizhou, because compared to the misunderstanding between the couple, her son's marriage was the most important thing to her right now.

"I went to get a beauty treatment today, and I ran into a thief as soon as I got to the entrance of the beauty salon..."

"You encountered a thief? Are you alright?" Gu Zhizhou immediately looked Qin Lin up and down.

Qin Lin stared at Gu Zhizhou for a moment, stunned. Seeing the man she knew so well looking at her nervously, all the resentment in her heart seemed to vanish in an instant.

"I...I'm fine, don't make a fuss, the thief isn't the main thing."

"It's good that you're alright. From now on, you should take two people with you when you go out. You're getting older, and if you encounter any emergencies, it's good to have someone to protect you so I can feel at ease. I'll find two suitable people for you as soon as possible."

Qin Lin glanced at him: "Old Gu, we've gone off-topic. Are you even listening to me anymore?"

Gu Zhizhou chuckled.

"Go ahead, I'm listening."

"The thief snatched my purse, and I quickly chased after him."

"You actually chased after it..."

"Hmph, I am the daughter of the Qin family. I have been training with the old man for several years since I was a child. It's just that the shoes I wore today are not very convenient. If I had worn flat shoes, that little thief would have been dealt with by me long ago."

"Heh, so from what you're saying, the thief was eventually caught?"

"Yes, a young girl appeared just in time. She was very agile and subdued the thief in no time. Coincidentally, she was also on her way to a beauty salon for a treatment. That girl was really beautiful; she was mixed-race. She had just returned from abroad and wasn't very familiar with the capital. To thank her, I took her to the beauty salon with me..."

Hearing this, Gu Zhizhou summarized the key points.

It seems the focus isn't on the thief, but rather on the little girl.

Why is she so excited about talking about a little girl...? Thinking of this, Gu Zhizhou immediately understood what Qin Lin meant.

"You're not thinking of hitting on Ah Ye again, are you?"

"Otherwise what? If such a wonderful girl could become Ah Ye's wife and my future daughter-in-law, I would be more than satisfied."

Gu Zhizhou frowned: "Wife, let me share my opinion. Although I'm not entirely satisfied with Bai Qianmo either, she's more reliable than a girl I've only met once. And it's clear that A-Ye really likes her."

"Hmph, my son is muddle-headed and can't see Bai Qianmo's true colors. If Bai Qianmo really enters the Gu family in the future, just watch, she will definitely cause chaos in the Gu family. As for this girl, I talked to her today. Her grandmother is a countess in Y country, and this girl graduated from the royal school of Y country. You are in politics, so you should know best that a child who can graduate from the royal school of Y country must have a family that is very powerful in the political and business circles of Y country. Such a background is a good match for our A-Ye."

Gu Zhizhou was slightly surprised when he heard about Lisa's background.

But he wasn't like Qin Lin. After all, he had seen all sorts of conspiracies and schemes, and when everything seemed too coincidental, he couldn't help but become suspicious.

"You encounter a thief, and it turns out that any random person on the street who picks on you is a descendant of a noble family from country Y, and the thief just happens to be on his way to a beauty salon. This encounter is more perfect than any movie."

"Are you doubting me?" Qin Lin frowned.

Gu Zhizhou said in a deep voice, "I feel that everything you encountered today was too coincidental. After all, we just went through the Huo Zhaoyuan incident, and foreign countries have been targeting our Gu family recently. So, it's best to be cautious when encountering people with suspicious identities."

Qin Lin calmed down and pondered for a while.

Upon closer reflection, it seems that Gu Zhizhou's suspicions are also valid.

From Huo Xiuxiu to Huo Zhaoyuan, the Huo family has been plotting against the Gu family one after another. This Lisa just happens to have returned from Y country, and the Huo family's stronghold is in Y country, so she should indeed be more cautious.

"Let's take a look first, but I think this girl looks very innocent and doesn't seem like a bad person."

"Observe the situation first and don't contact her first. If she is approaching you with an ulterior motive, she will definitely create opportunities to see you if you don't contact her first."

Qin Lin nodded: "Really, I thought I had found a good marriage for my son, but what you said has made me feel all uneasy."

Gu Zhizhou patted Qin Lin's hand and said, "You shouldn't have the heart to harm others, but you can't be without the heart to guard against others. After what happened with the old man, our family should be more careful when we come into contact with strangers."

Qin Lin glared angrily at Gu Zhizhou.

"Are you saying I'm stupid?"

"How could I dare? You're too naive. As your husband, I'm worried you'll be deceived."

Qin Lin couldn't help but laugh. After this conversation, it seemed that the knot in the couple's hearts had gradually been untied.