Gu Jueye remained silent, and Ji Qingqing's smile faltered.
Bai Qianmo didn't pay attention to Ji Qingqing's thoughts and suddenly turned her head to ask, "What parchment scroll?"
Gu Jueye gave Yuan You a look. Yuan You put down his chopsticks, took out a tissue to wipe his hands and mouth, and then opened the briefcase behind the chair and took out the A4 printout.
"Miss Bai, take a look."
Bai Qianmo reached out and took it. When she saw the contents and pictures on the paper, her pupils contracted slightly.
Everyone's eyes were on her, but Bai Qianmo's gaze was focused on studying the text on the parchment scroll.
"You know her?" Gu Jueye asked Bai Qianmo.
“I don’t recognize the writing on this, but there’s one character I’ve seen elsewhere, and the pattern here, this spiral shape, is similar to the card from that day…” Bai Qianmo didn’t finish her sentence and glanced at Gu Jueye.
The two looked at each other, and Gu Jueye nodded knowingly.
Ji Miao put down his chopsticks and asked excitedly, "Miss Bai, which word on this do you recognize?"
Bai Qianmo pointed to the first character of the third line of the parchment scroll: "This character is pronounced SU, similar to the Chinese character '宿'. Although I don't know what the contents of this parchment scroll are about, I guess it should be an astronomical chart describing the relationship between celestial phenomena in the universe."
Ji Qingqing glanced at Bai Qianmo, her eyes filled with mockery.
“Miss Bai, since you don’t know the text on it, you’d better not make wild guesses. This parchment scroll is crucial to my father and the Duke’s research. Your nonsense will affect them.”
"Qingqing!" Ji Miao glared at Ji Qingqing warningly.
"I didn't say anything wrong!" Ji Qingqing retorted defiantly.
Gu Jueye shot a pair of cold eyes at Ji Qingqing: "Is this a drinking table?"
Ji Qingqing trembled under Gu Jueye's glare, and subconsciously followed his train of thought, nodding in agreement.
"Since it's a dinner table, a place for free speech, not a research institute, why do we need to be so formal about what we say?"
"My lord, I'm worried she'll distract you," Ji Qingqing explained anxiously.
Gu Jueye curled his lips and scoffed, "You mean to say that I'm easily influenced by others?"
Ji Qingqing panicked as Gu Jueye bombarded her with questions.
"I...I didn't, I was just...just worried about you..."
"No need for Miss Ji to worry, my girlfriend will be jealous." As he said this, Gu Jueye looked at the girl beside him with affection.
Bai Qianmo chuckled softly and glanced indifferently at Ji Qingqing.
At this moment, Ji Qingqing's face turned pale from Gu Jueye's rebuke. She bit her lip lightly, looking innocent and aggrieved.
As it turns out, Sir is a master at rejecting women, and his girlfriend seems to be relegated to the sidelines.
Ji Miao felt utterly humiliated and said coldly to Qin Jian, "Qin Jian, you should take Qingqing home first."
"Dad..." Ji Qingqing was unwilling, her eyes filled with tears, and she couldn't help but look at Gu Jueye.
Ji Mu didn't soften his stance this time: "Go back immediately!"
Ji Qingqing was startled by Ji Miao's gaze. From childhood to adulthood, her father had always treated her with gentleness and affection, never daring to say a harsh word to her. This was the first time she had ever seen him so cold.
"Qingqing, let's go first."
Ji Qingqing bit her lip, glanced at Bai Qianmo with resentment, and then got up and hurriedly ran out.
Qin Jian greeted Ji Miao and hurriedly chased after him.
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