Chapter 80: Request at the Door
Gu Xueying only felt a heat spreading from her ears to her whole body. She wanted to struggle, but the other party controlled her more forcefully.
Just when she felt she was about to suffocate to death, Gu Yuji suddenly let go of her hand.
Gu Xueying retorted with red eyes: "I don't know what you are talking about. I never thought of provoking you."
"Yeah?"
Gu Xueying wanted to continue to refute, but was stared at by Gu Yuji. She was so scared that she swallowed the words back and lowered her head to avoid his sight. Just when Gu Xueying thought that she would be stared at by him, Gu Yuji suddenly laughed, and then Gu Xueying felt a warm touch on her forehead.
"Bad guy, you want her not to come back, so what price are you willing to pay?"
"I..." Gu Xueying didn't know for a moment whether Gu Yuji was really willing to help her.
Gu Yuji didn't seem to be in a hurry either, and said, "Take your time to think about it."
Gu Xueying was gently pulled aside by him.
The door opened and closed, and she was the only one left in the room.
Gu Yuji had clearly left the room, but Gu Xueying could still feel the lingering scent of sandalwood at her nose.
She stood there for a long time before she finally regained her strength. She looked at the cloakroom not far away. There were gorgeous clothes and jewelry in it. Any one of her clothes might be worth as much as an ordinary person would earn in his or her lifetime.
Gu Xueying reached out and pinched the necklace pendant around her neck.
This necklace was a birthday gift from Gu Yuji to her. It was said to be handmade. The pendant was two little people with long hair, a man and a woman. One had a bird on his head and the other had a pottery jar on his head.
Gu Xueying had no idea what the pattern on the pendant meant and could only attribute it to the artist's peculiar taste.
She didn't like the necklace and was afraid of Gu Yuji.
But what she feared more was: “I don’t want to live a life of poverty.”
There was no one listening in the room anymore, and the low whispers gradually faded into the air.
Xu Youyou was unaware of the storm in the Gu family. She sent Zhao Menglian away and thought she could have some peace and quiet for a while. However, she did not expect a guest to come to her door in person.
"Mr. Lu? You're back from Gansu Province so soon?" Xu Youyou asked.
Lu Jingyao said, "I followed your travel guide and traveled for five days, but I couldn't squeeze out more time. Company matters don't wait, so I had to return to Shanghai early."
Xu Youyou knew that he was a very busy man, unlike herself, who was an idler who made money by picking up bargains. A hint of sympathy suddenly flashed in her eyes.
Lu Jingyao rarely comes empty-handed when he visits someone, and this time he brought a gift, a set of four treasures of the study.
Xu Youyou frowned slightly, not understanding how the news that she was learning calligraphy reached Lu Jingyao's ears. She couldn't help but suspect that there was a traitor in the family.
Lu Jingyao explained, "I also learned calligraphy from Teacher Zhang, and I happened to run into him downstairs. He mentioned you and praised you for being very talented even though you started late. I didn't expect that we would become brothers and sisters from the same school."
Lu Jingyao didn't lie. This was such a coincidence that he found it unbelievable.
Of course, if Lu Jingyao didn’t have a house in this building, he would never have had the chance to meet Teacher Zhang.
Xu Youyou felt relieved and said, "I couldn't understand the beauty of calligraphy before, but I recently got a new collection and finally understood its beauty."
Lu Jingyao's eyes lit up and he asked, "Can I take a look?"
Xu Youyou did not refuse. After all, if this letter from Zeng Gong were to be auctioned in the future, Lu Jingyao might be one of the bidders.
"The words are refined and delicate, the writing is coherent, fluent and graceful, unique and majestic. It is truly a masterpiece that will be passed down through the ages." Lu Jingyao praised repeatedly.
Xu Youyou felt similarly as he did, but due to her cultural level, she was not as fluent in expressing these words of praise as he was.
But every time she saw it, Xu Youyou couldn't stop admiring it. She had copied it privately before, but the result only allowed her to successfully feel the disparity in the world.
She had handled jade jewelry and heirloom porcelain in the past, and although she was stunned by the beauty of those treasures, she had never wanted to own them as much as she did when she saw this calligraphy. She was unwilling to sell the work.
"If one day Miss Xu wants to auction this painting, she must inform me in advance." Lu Jingyao was afraid of missing the auction.
Xu Youyou nodded: "Don't worry."
Although she particularly liked this calligraphy, she was still a worldly person after all. What she loved most was always money. Even though there were already many zeros in her account, she still felt it was not enough.
"I came here rashly today because I have a favor to ask. The assistant who has been my female companion is on vacation, and I can't find a suitable female companion for the time being. I hope you can come to my rescue and accompany me to the performance tomorrow night." Lu Jingyao said suddenly.
Xu Youyou looked at him in confusion. Compared to the prosperity of the upper class society, she still preferred to stay at home. After all, the few upper-class banquets in the past did not bring her many good memories.
"We're not in a foreign country, so why would you be in need of a female companion?"
Lu Jingyao lowered his head slightly, and followed Assistant Liu's instructions, saying with a hint of pity, "Besides you, I have almost no other female friends. Maybe my request is too presumptuous, and maybe you don't think of me as a friend."
Xu Youyou: ...
Xu Youyou felt as if there was a scent of tea lingering around her nose.
But for adults, using emotions to maintain interests seems to be a very normal thing. Xu Youyou thought that Lu Jingyao was a big client, and it was he who sent those Japanese people away for the previous big business. Since the other party had acted like this, it would seem particularly inhumane for her to refuse.
"Since you said so, how could I make things difficult for you?" Xu Youyou said politely.
She looked at Lu Jingyao and her eyes suddenly lit up.
"I don't know how to thank you." After making the request, Lu Jingyao left without going any further and inviting Xu Youyou to dinner.
The next morning, just as Xu Youyou got up, the housekeeper Sister Zhang said with a smile: "Boss, Mr. Lu invited a styling team to come to your house for the dinner tonight. Although they came early, Mr. Lu instructed in advance that they will only serve you all day, so you don't have to worry."
Xu Youyou nodded casually and asked, "Remember to treat them well."
Sister Zhang said, "Don't worry, I know my limits. But to be honest, Mr. Lu really thinks highly of you."
Xu Youyou is young and beautiful, and she and Lu Jingyao look like a perfect couple when standing together. Sister Zhang also hopes that the two of them can get married.
Xu Youyou shook her head and said, "He doesn't value me, but this dinner party."
She couldn't help but think of the dinner she attended abroad. It was said that the business deal she won was the most important transaction of the Lu Group in the past three years.
Xu Youyou still felt that Lu Jingyao was a businessman, just a businessman who spent money very generously.
Although she liked fancy clothes and jewelry, and couldn't help but think too much about these dazzling lights, she always reminded herself in her heart that she could afford these things herself, and she must not have any other thoughts about Lu Jingyao because of the filter of fancy things.
Xu Youyou met the styling team after finishing breakfast, but after listening to their self-introductions, she couldn't help but be surprised.
"Blue Feather Studio?"
Xiyu, the chief stylist of Lanyu Studio, said with a smile: "Miss Xu has also heard of us? It's really an honor for us."
Lan Yu Studio is the top styling team in the country and is said to be extremely difficult to hire. Xu Youyou shouldn't have known about them, but when Gu Xueying got married in her previous life, she wanted to ask Lan Yu Studio to create a unique look for her, but was rejected.
Gu Xueying was in a bad mood for many days because of this incident. It was not until her fiancé spent a lot of money to hire a top styling team from abroad that she began to smile again.
Xu Youyou didn't expect that she would meet this top team before a dinner party.
She became more and more certain in her heart: This dinner must be very important! (End of this chapter)
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