Chapter 448 Contacting Gu Shixi

Chapter 448 Contacting Gu Shixi

"Do you have Jiang Yu and the others' phones?" Lu Er asked.

Huo Sinian opened the drawer: "Here."

Lu Er: "He's a bit suspicious right now, and he'll most likely call them to test them. Should you find someone to impersonate him?"

Huo Sinian: "There's no need, we already did it."

Given Zhizhou's temperament.

Knowing the number, one can probably also guess what the person looks like.

Having someone impersonate him will only make him suspicious of his side.

“If you go out with him these next few days, and he doesn’t want you to go with him, then secretly follow him.” Huo Sinian felt that things were getting out of his control. “Find out who he met.”

Young Master Lu: "No problem."

Young Master Lu: "What about Gu Shixi?"

Huo Sinian pinched the bridge of his nose.

That place is a ticking time bomb.

After a moment's thought, he said, word by word, "The only way is to find a way to smear him and make him think that Gu Shixi is a person who cannot be trusted."

Huo Zhizhou has already called Gu Shixi, added him as a friend, and started a video call.

"Huo Er?!" Gu Shixi's eyes lit up in the video. "It really is you! Didn't they say you had amnesia? How come you're alright? Were you acting to fool them?"

Huo Zhizhou looked at the vibrant people in the video.

Now I finally understand why I felt something was off with Lu Yi before.

There was an invisible distance between him and me.

Unlike the idiot in front of me.

"Hello?" Gu Shixi saw that he wasn't moving, so she waved her phone. "Is it lagging? This lousy network..."

Huo Zhizhou: "No card. Where are you now?"

“Abroad.” Gu Shixi thought he hadn’t lost his memory, and rambled on and on, “Let me tell you, your brother is such a jerk, he got me into this godforsaken place and I can’t get back. You need to tell my dad to let me go back.”

Huo Zhizhou wasn't listening at all.

Upon hearing the first two words, a phrase immediately popped into his head: "Distant water cannot quench a nearby fire."

"I'm sorry, I really do have amnesia now, I don't remember anything from before." He spoke, his face full of aloofness. "Do you have Si Ning's phone number?"

Gu Shixi nodded: "Yes."

Huo Zhizhou: "Give it to me."

Gu Shixi immediately posted it.

Huo Zhizhou saved it without hesitation. During this time, he investigated many things, but he couldn't find any contact information for Si Ning. It was as if she had disappeared into thin air.

Huo Zhizhou: "Where is she?"

Gu Shixi: "Haicheng, I guess."

Gu Shixi: "How do you know her?"

Didn't you lose your memory?

Huo Zhizhou: "Jiang Ruan told me that you are my friends and trustworthy."

A string of question marks appeared on Gu Shixi's forehead.

Before he could ask anything more, Huo Zhizhou said he was hanging up and cut off the call.

Gu Shixi: "?"

Gu Shixi: "!!!"

Gu Shixi's emotions were like a rollercoaster.

It took him about ten minutes to process what had just happened before he hurriedly called Si Ning and recounted the events vividly. At the end, fearing she might turn Huo Zhizhou away, he even pleaded for him: "Why don't you give him a chance? If he doesn't listen, you can kick him out."

Si Ning: "..."

Si Ning didn't answer and hung up the phone directly.

Apart from Jiang Ruan and Si Ning, the others did not sleep very well that night.

Huo Sinian wondered if it was a mistake to let Huo Zhizhou go to find Jiang Ruan, but after thinking it over, he realized that if he stopped him from going, other unexpected things might happen.

Lu Er was thinking about Qiao Anran.

Without realizing it, he began to envy Huo Zhizhou and Jiang Ruan's relationship.

As for the person involved, Huo Zhizhou.

He was organizing the clues from the day in his room.

Although he only went to Jiang Ruan's house for a meal, he discovered a lot of things. For example, through his interactions with Jiang Ruan, he could roughly guess that she both rejected him and secretly liked him.

His probing.

Both have results.

——

The night passed quickly.

Jiang Ruan finished processing what happened the night before when she woke up the next day, and it didn't cause her too much trouble. After breakfast, she took Sui Sui to school. After finishing her work, she planned to go find Si Ning, but she received a call from Chi Qian's mother.

"Hello, who is this?" Jiang Ruan said as she got into the car.

"It's me, I'm Chi Qian's mother," came Madam Tao's gentle voice.

Jiang Ruan was taken aback, then greeted her, "Oh, it's Aunt Tao. What can I do for you?"

"Are you busy right now?" Madam Tao hesitated, glancing upstairs. "Auntie has something she'd like you to help her with, it's about Qianqian."

Jiang Ruan: "Not very busy."

Mrs. Tao: "Then I'll book a restaurant, and we can meet at noon to talk."

Jiang Ruan did not refuse.

Having more friends in this circle means having more options.

At noon, she went to the restaurant that Madam Tao had booked. As soon as she entered, the restaurant manager led her to a private room. When Chi Qian, who was sitting with Madam Tao, saw her, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes: "The person my mother invited is you?"

Jiang Ruan nodded.

“This is a trap.” Chi Qian leaned back in her chair and casually looked at Madam Tao. “You really went to great lengths to get me to be with Xie Yi.”

Mrs. Tao: "Isn't this all for your own good?"

Chi Qian admired her newly done manicure and did not answer.

I've heard this kind of talk so many times, my ears are practically calloused.

In the next five minutes.

Jiang Ruan exchanged pleasantries with Madam Tao.

Seeing that her mother was not going to stop there, Chi Qian propped her head up with one hand and said in a teasing tone, "Ms. Tao, Jiang Ruan and I are of the same generation. Don't bring up your boring things to chat about."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Madam Tao pretended to hit her.

Chi Qian stood up and sat down next to Jiang Ruan, leaning her body slightly towards her, and whispered, "No matter what she says later, just let it go in one ear and out the other, don't pay any attention to it."

Jiang Ruan coughed lightly but did not answer.

As the dishes were served one after another, Madam Tao gradually got to the point during the meal: "Auntie called you here today because she wants you to persuade Qianqian to marry Xie Yi. You are her good friend, so your words carry more weight than mine."

A question mark appeared on Jiang Ruan's forehead.

Chi Qian smiled at her.

"I wouldn't have bothered you if things hadn't gotten to this serious point," Madam Tao said with a grave expression, clearly showing her genuine concern.

Jiang Ruan asked Chi Qian with her eyes what had happened.

Didn't they say before that as long as she was good friends with her and her father knew that she was useful even without a marriage alliance, they could avoid the marriage alliance with the Xie family?

How come now...

“My dad plans to arrange a marriage between Chi Jing and the Xie family.” Chi Qian explained the matter clearly, her tone so calm that it seemed she didn’t care at all. “My mom doesn’t want to see her illegitimate daughter get such a good marriage.”

"Would the Xie family agree?" Jiang Ruan asked.

Like Qin Mo, Xie Yi manages the family business and is the future head of the Xie family. Chi Jing's position is illegitimate; would someone of the Xie family's stature do something so foolish?

“Of course he won’t agree to this now,” Chi Qian explained to her step by step. “But since my dad has this idea, he will treat Chi Jing as his own daughter…”

Realizing there was something wrong with her words, she paused briefly before continuing, "Pack her up nicely and give her some benefits that seem good on the surface."

"As long as the benefits of the marriage are big enough, no one cares if she is an illegitimate child or not."

When he said these words, Ike Shallow remained very calm.

It's clear she doesn't care much about this.

“If her father really does that, it means that part of the family’s property and interests will be linked to those two illegitimate children.” Madam Tao only thought about her daughter. “Qianqian worked so hard to get what she wanted, why should they get it so easily?”

Chi Qian is the eldest daughter of the Chi family, so even if it's an arranged marriage, there's no need for any embellishment.

Chi Jing is different.

Without proper packaging, a marriage cannot be arranged.

Madam Tao and Chi Qian both saw it very clearly.

The difference is that Chi Qian doesn't care much about this, but Madam Tao cares a lot. She can't accept that her illegitimate daughter has something that Chi Qian doesn't, and she certainly won't allow her illegitimate daughter to marry so well.