Invitation

"Hey! You little brat, I’m your mother! Are you my mother, or am I yours? If you don’t listen to me, I’ll lock you at home and forbid you from going out. Come with me, now."

Chu Fanghua was getting angry too. She reached out to grab Chu Xin, but Chu Xin kept circling around Gu Sheng. Having practiced martial arts, Chu Xin was too quick for her to catch.

"Auntie! Auntie! Please calm down!"

Gu Sheng hurriedly blocked Chu Fanghua, then pulled Chu Xin out from behind him. "How about this, Auntie!

"It’s getting late. Why don’t we all go have dinner together? After dinner, I’ll persuade Chu Xin to go with you. How does that sound?"

"Okay~"

Chu Fanghua thought it over, glanced at Chu Xin clinging to Gu Sheng’s arm, and finally nodded.

"Yaya! Mengchen! Qinghe! Do you want to come too?"

Gu Sheng looked toward Le Erya and the other two, who were watching the show from the side. Lin Qinghe still wore her usual icy, glamorous expression, while Wu Mengchen had her arms folded as she watched the fun.

As for Le Erya, she looked as though she were smiling sweetly, but her little fists were already clenched. The way she sized up Gu Sheng was rather hostile.

"No~ thank you~"

Lin Qinghe was about to refuse, but Wu Mengchen agreed and even tugged at her hand, signaling that she should accept.

"Sure! I’d also like to see what kind of feast Little Gu is planning to treat Auntie to!"

Le Erya’s tone sounded a little strange as she spoke, enough to make people grind their teeth.

"It’s still early. Let’s wait a little longer!"

Gu Sheng said that with a smile, then smiled at Chu Fanghua. "Auntie, sorry to trouble you by waiting here with us. I happen to want to have a good talk with you too!"

"That works too~~"

For some reason, Chu Fanghua agreed. Then, almost subconsciously, she followed Gu Sheng and Chu Xin to a nearby lounge.

"Tap~ tap~ tap~"

A series of crisp footsteps came from outside. The first thing to enter their view was a pair of Sky-High Heels. Then Liu Daimei walked in, dressed fashionably and wearing casual sunglasses.

"Mei-jie!"

Chu Xin and Gu Sheng stood up at the same time. In the real world, Liu Daimei had the advantage over both Gu Sheng and Chu Xin in practically every aspect.

"Your clothes are all wrinkled, and you didn’t even straighten them out. What happened to you two? You went out to meet someone, so how did you end up at the police station?"

Liu Daimei walked up to Gu Sheng and reached out to straighten his wrinkled collar, completely ignoring the probing gazes surrounding them.

"I’ve already arranged dinner. Let’s go over there now!"

After straightening Gu Sheng’s clothes, Liu Daimei naturally linked her arm through his other arm. Then she turned toward Chu Xin and said with a smile, "Little Xin’er, you don’t mind sharing your boyfriend with your big sister, do you?"

"Mei-jie! You’re bullying me!"

Chu Xin lowered her head shyly, then introduced Chu Fanghua beside her. "Mom, this is my friend, Mei-jie!"

"Hello, Auntie. My name is Liu Daimei. I’m a good friend of Chu Xin and Gu Sheng, and I’m also this naughty boy’s boss now."

Liu Daimei removed her sunglasses and extended her hand to Chu Fanghua with a smile. "Auntie, you look so young. You don’t look like Little Xin’er’s mother at all! I think it would be more appropriate for me to call you Sister Fanghua!"

"Really?"

Women all loved being told they looked young, and Chu Fanghua was no exception.

Before long, Chu Fanghua and Liu Daimei had grown much closer. After some small talk and coquettish laughter, they were already addressing each other as sisters. "Little Mei, to be honest with you, this girl Xin has really caused me a lot of worry…"

"Hey, look! Their relationship is definitely not ordinary!"

Wu Mengchen suddenly poked Lin Qinghe. Seeing the puzzled look in Le Erya’s eyes, she pointed at Gu Sheng and said, "Look where that naughty boy’s hand is resting. Would you let an ordinary man put his hand there?"

"Mengchen, are you saying they have something going on?"

Le Erya’s expression shifted unpredictably. She already had an answer in her heart. Hadn’t Gu Sheng taken great liberties with her just now too? She refused to believe this brat was an honest man who only flirted ambiguously with her.

"It’s more complicated than just having something going on."

Wu Mengchen lowered her voice. "Do you remember who she looked at first when she came in?

"It was Gu Sheng. She smiled after seeing him, and it was a beautiful smile. And the way she straightened Gu Sheng’s clothes—she handled all those tiny details with practiced ease.

"What does that tell you? She does this often and knows Gu Sheng’s habits very well. Tell me, would that be an ordinary relationship?"

A look of understanding flashed through Lin Qinghe’s eyes, and her gaze at Liu Daimei became more scrutinizing. She remembered that this woman had also been present at the Public Cemetery last time.

"This little bastard!"

Le Erya cursed under her breath. Her gaze at Gu Sheng had become extremely hostile, as though she were looking at a scumbag. "Sure enough, you can’t believe a man’s sweet talk. When we were inside, he was still all lovey-dovey with me!

"But as soon as we got outside, he became completely unreliable. Could it be that this brat only played with me on a whim? If that’s really the case, then I’ve suffered a huge loss. My first kiss, too…"

"Xiao Ya! Xiao Ya!"

Le Erya’s thoughts were a complete mess. She did not even notice Wu Mengchen calling her.

"Uh~ Mengchen, what is it?"

Le Erya finally came to her senses and looked up at Wu Mengchen.

"What’s wrong? Why do you look so awful?"

Wu Mengchen looked at her worriedly. Le Erya was a precious talent now. Telekinesis was an extremely rare ability with immense potential, and both the public security system and national security department attached great importance to her future.

"It’s nothing. I just thought of something unpleasant."

Le Erya shook her head, cracking her knuckles as she glared menacingly at Gu Sheng. "This bastard is actually two-timing someone. I’m definitely going to teach him a lesson." There were still a few things she had not said aloud.

Gu Sheng was two-timing someone and was still planning to provoke her. What did he take her for? Little San? Little Four? Or perhaps a backup?

"You and him really have nothing going on~"

Wu Mengchen suddenly covered her mouth and giggled. Leaning down, she whispered into Le Erya’s ear, "The way you look right now is really suspicious!"

"Mengchen, how could you think that? How could there possibly be anything between us?"

Le Erya hurried to cover it up, but Wu Mengchen spotted the flaw and relentlessly questioned her. Unable to keep up in the end, Le Erya simply stopped answering and hid behind Lin Qinghe.

"Sister Qinghe, are you finished handing over the work over there?"

Gu Sheng suddenly turned around and smiled at Lin Qinghe and the other two, especially glancing at Le Erya as though he were trying to convey some message.

"It’s done. Little Gu, you’re treating us today, so you’d better put on a good show!"

Wu Mengchen linked arms with Lin Qinghe and pulled Le Erya over. Once Le Erya drew close, she gave Gu Sheng a fierce glare. It seemed he had already gotten her angry.

"Since everyone’s ready, let’s go!"

The group left the City Police Department and headed to the parking area. Liu Daimei drove one car with Chu Xin, Chu Fanghua, and Huang Anqi.

Gu Sheng got into Wu Mengchen’s car with Lin Qinghe and Le Erya. Wu Mengchen’s sports car was every bit as good as Liu Daimei’s. Gu Sheng had not expected her to be another little rich girl.