During dinner, the women gathered together again.
However, apart from Lan Ying and Qing Qing who were enjoying delicious food, the other four people had gloomy expressions and looked worried.
Lan Ying looked at the four of them with some confusion and asked curiously, "Aren't you hungry? Why aren't you eating? The chef put a lot of effort into today's food, it's delicious!"
Qingqing ate silently, without making any reaction.
"Lan Ying!" Hong Ling couldn't stand it any longer and shouted angrily.
Lan Ying pouted and silently put down her chopsticks. Qing Qing did the same, but even though she put down her chopsticks, her eyes were still fixed on the food on the plate. They knew that Hong Ling was about to give them a lecture.
"Lan Ying, do you know you've really gotten yourself into trouble this time!" Hong Ling said with a serious expression.
"What's wrong? I just said that Gu Liyan would host the show tomorrow as the seventh dancer. Don't worry, I'm not asking him to replace you as the number one dancer! Do you think I'd really send a man to perform?!" Lan Ying retorted.
"You..." Hong Ling said angrily, "Do you think others would think that way? Don't you know that the young prince of the Duan family has been watching me all along?"
Lan Ying curled her lip and said, "Those are your fans, what does it have to do with me? I can't shake your number one position. From now on, let's just eat and not talk about work, it's so annoying!"
After saying that, Lan Ying got up and left.
"Stop right there! Lan Ying. You're getting more and more outrageous!" Hong Ling slammed her hand on the table, stood up, turned around, and pointed at Lan Ying.
Lan Ying snorted coldly, completely ignoring Hong Ling, and pushed the door open to leave.
Hong Ling's chest heaved with anger. "That Lan Ying is absolutely outrageous!"
"Sister, calm down." Green Embroidery pulled her down to sit.
"But speaking of which, why is this girl so irritable today?" Cheng Xi felt something was off.
Huang Xi sighed, "She's been acting strangely ever since she came back. She hasn't mentioned the mission, so it seems like she failed again."
"Is it still the same mission? Won't she give up?" Green Embroidery asked doubtfully.
“That’s a knot in her heart. Only when she lets it go can she move forward,” Cheng Xi sighed and said.
"Forget it, let's think about how to handle tomorrow's hosting duties. If we really let Gu Liyan appear, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the young prince of the Duan family."
"I said..."
Suddenly, a discordant voice interrupted Hong Ling's words. The girls looked up at the sound and saw Gu Liyan standing at the door with a displeased expression, looking at them.
Finally, Gu Liyan's gaze fell on Hong Ling. "Don't you trust me at all? I was hired by the old man Chi Zui Weng, after all."
“Gu Liyan…” Hongling looked at Gu Liyan and said bitterly, “If it weren’t for you, how could we have ended up in this predicament! What makes you worthy of our trust?”
"Exactly, a lecherous scoundrel, a pretentious scoundrel!" Huang Xi stood up with his hands on his hips and said.
“We’ve never trusted men!” Cheng Xi said, pursing her lips.
"He's a troublemaker!" Green Embroidery sneered.
Gu Liyan looked helplessly at the women, his gaze finally settling on Qingqing. If she didn't trust him either, then should he really leave...?
Qingqing raised her head and met Gu Liyan's gaze. For some reason, the disappointment in his eyes made her feel a pang of heartache.
Thinking of how Gu Liyan had helped her out of that predicament, she subconsciously said thank you. She remembered his earlier words about becoming friends…
Should I trust him this once?
Qingqing gritted her teeth and slowly stood up, walking up to Gu Liyan. Gu Liyan looked pleased, as if he knew what she was going to do.
Qingqing turned to look at the group of women and said in sign language: I believe in him!
The women looked at Qingqing in surprise, not understanding why she stood up to speak for Gu Liyan.
Huang Xi immediately flew into a rage, pointing at Qing Qing and scolding her:
"Qingqing, you traitor! How could you side with outsiders!"
When Hongling heard Huang Xi speak, she hurriedly scolded and stopped her, "Third sister, shut up!"
When Huang Xi heard Hong Ling speak, she was so frightened that she quickly shut her mouth, but she glared fiercely at Qing Qing.
Hongling took a deep breath and calmly looked at Qingqing, speaking earnestly: "Qingqing, you've been at the Fengchen Restaurant for a while now, and you understand our rules. We never accept mediocre people, and you know how much effort it took for you to join us. If you make a mistake and choose the wrong person, you know what will happen to you and him!"
Qingqing glanced at Gu Liyan, then looked at Hongling: I know, I will leave with him!
Cheng Xi was stunned. "Qing Qing, you..."
Qingqing looked at Gu Liyan: If you dare to back down, I will kill you.
Everyone gasped; it was the first time they had ever seen Qing Qing utter such harsh words. All eyes turned to Gu Liyan.
Unexpectedly, Gu Liyan smiled slightly and said nonchalantly, "Alright, to die by your hand, I think it would be the luckiest thing that ever happened to me in this life!"
Qingqing glared at him coldly without saying anything.
Hong Ling looked at Gu Liyan and Qing Qing, nodded, and said:
"Alright, since that's the case, then let's follow the rules of the Wind and Dust Inn. As long as Gu Liyan can earn enough for five bowls of wine tomorrow, we will acknowledge you as the seventh dancer!"
"Five bowls of wine? Easy!" Gu Liyan said with a smile.
"Hmph, you'd better stop talking big!" Huang Xi said, pursing his lips.
Qingqing also frowned as she looked at Gu Liyan, her eyes filled not with doubt, but with worry.
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