Lin Zhibai raised an eyebrow slightly: "Sheng Xin has never been a problem."

"Of course, she will pay the price for her actions."

Gu's mother nodded, choosing to believe him.

Even if he doesn't handle Shengxin's matter well, the Gu family will have their own way of dealing with it.

"What do your parents think about your marriage?" Gu's mother then asked.

“My dad has no objections, and my mom… she can’t control me either,” Lin Zhibai replied.

Gu's mother's gaze was sharp: "From what I understand, that's not the case."

Lin Zhibai sat up straight and said seriously, "My mother has a misunderstanding about Sister Fanyan, but I will handle it."

Gu's mother nodded; the question she cared about most had finally been answered.

"The lobsters just arrived this afternoon." She personally served food to Lin Zhibai, the implication being clear: he had passed her test.

"Lobsters have shells, so be careful when you eat them." As for the rest, he'll have to figure that out himself.

For example, Gu Fanyan didn't seem to want to get too close to him.

Lin Zhibai took a bite and smiled slightly: "It tastes good. I'll go upstairs and call Sister Fanyan to come and eat with us."

Mrs. Gu smiled and hummed in agreement.

He was very familiar with the layout of the Gu family home.

However, it has been a while since my last visit here.

In the second-floor corridor, the faint scent of his familiar perfume wafted through the air.

A hint of longing and infatuation flickered in his eyes...

Arriving at Gu Fanyan's room, he turned the doorknob. The door wasn't locked, and the familiar yet unfamiliar room furnishings gradually came into view... His gaze soon found the figure he longed for most...

However, after scanning the room, I found it to be empty.

He searched inside and out, but couldn't find her.

"Young Master Lin?" The nanny came in, preparing to clean the room, not expecting him to be here.

"Where is the young lady?" he asked.

"They went out."

"They went out?"

The nanny remembered, "The young lady came up the side stairs and didn't go through the living room."

Lin Zhibai also remembered that there was indeed a side staircase on the third floor of this house.

She secretly went upstairs, intending to leave quietly.

Lin Zhibai pursed his lips, feeling a tightness in his chest, and his face darkened.

Suddenly, he came to the low cabinet and looked around for something.

The nanny asked in confusion, "Young Master Lin, what are you looking for?"

"It's alright," Lin Zhibai replied, turning to leave with a smile on his lips again.

The nanny was baffled. This young master Lin was so unpredictable, getting angry one minute and happy the next. His mood changed so quickly.

Gu Fanyan had already arrived at the fashion gala. She didn't want to appear at the gala, so her assistant found her a meeting room backstage.

"Miss Gu!" The host of the fashion gala, the editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine, rushed over immediately. "Thank you for gracing us with your presence. Why don't you go out for a couple of drinks?"

Gu Fanyan smiled and said, "I'm here on official business today."

"This hair clip is so pretty!" The editor-in-chief's eyes lit up when she looked at her hair. "It must be the latest model."

"It should be." Gu Fanyan then realized that she had forgotten to take off her hair clip.

“I’ll have Matt come over right away,” the editor-in-chief said. “Miss Gu will be going out for a couple of drinks later with the hair clip on; our magazine is going to be promoting a similar style.”

Gu Fanyan remained silent.

The editor-in-chief had indeed put in a lot of effort to make her meet with Matt this time, and she couldn't refuse the request.

Lin Zhibai has such a great eye for choosing styles.

Shortly after the female editor left, Matt arrived.

Gu Fanyan breathed a sigh of relief; she had finally met the real Might.

“It’s so hard to see you,” she said with emotion. “You won’t believe it, but I met your double a little over a month ago.”

She took out the photos she had taken at the resort.

Matt was also surprised that there was someone in the world who looked so much like him.

Then, his gaze lingered on Lin Zhibai's figure for a moment, "Young Master Lin...where did you find this person?"

Gu Fanyan shook her head; she didn't know either.

Matt's brow furrowed even deeper: "Why does Young Master Lin want to find someone to replace me? I clearly made an appointment with him to meet that night, and I even bought the plane tickets."

"But he suddenly called me and said the appointment was canceled."

Gu Fanyan gradually sensed that something was wrong.

She asked Matt, "Did Lin Zhibai say why he wanted to cancel the agreement?"

Matt recalled, "He said that someone wanted to meet me at the resort to discuss business, but he felt that the conditions for that person to cooperate with me were not yet ripe."

Gu Fanyan's heart sank. "Did he say who that person was?"

Matt shook his head. "He didn't go into details, but he seemed to know a lot about the other party, otherwise he wouldn't have said those things."

He then added, "Actually, I find it strange. Our brand intends to establish a presence in this city, and we welcome any established businesses that are interested in collaborating..."

"I said something like that to Young Master Lin, and his concerns are really strange..."

Gu Fanyan sat in the bustling banquet hall, but all she could think about were the words Matt had said.

If Lin Zhibai deliberately prevents her from meeting with Matt and hinders their cooperation, what benefit would he gain?

Just then, her phone rang; it was from an unknown number.

"Who is this?" she answered the phone.

"Sister Fanyan, it's me, Lin Leming." The other person's voice was urgent. "Sister Fanyan, don't hang up yet, let me finish."

"Those medicines really weren't mine, I don't know what happened!" Lin Leming was on the verge of tears. "You have to believe me..."

Gu Fanyan walked out of the banquet hall and found a quiet place before saying, "The drink you wanted me to drink was clearly problematic. Don't you find it ridiculous to say this now?"

"I'm not lying!" Lin Leming tried his best to explain, "Sister Fanyan, I'm being closely pursued by Lin Zhibai's men. I feel like he wants me dead!"

"Sister Fanyan, I really didn't do it. Can you help me explain to him and spare my life?"

Lin Zhibai?

"What does he want to do to you?" Gu Fanyan couldn't understand.

"I don't know either, I really don't know anything... Sister Fanyan, I can't tell you anymore. If I'm still alive, I'll call you again..."

Before I could finish speaking, the phone was hung up.

Gu Fanyan was stunned for a while until her assistant came to her side.

"Miss, many guests inside want to see you," the assistant said.

"I'm going home." Before leaving, Gu Fanyan said to her assistant, "Go and find out where Lin Leming got those drugs from that night at the villa."

The assistant nodded. Why did they suddenly need to check the medication again?

The Gu family's banquet had just ended.

As Gu's mother saw Lin Zhibai out of the living room, she asked, "What did Fanyan do tonight?"

"Mom, you can't ask him about my affairs." It was Gu Fanyan's voice that answered her.

She stood in the garden in the night, not far away.