Min Xin, of course, would not share this drink with him; seeing Zhou Yu again as he was leaving was already as difficult as scaling the heavens.
At that mont, Zhou Yu was seated in the living room of her private suite, with Gu Anxi accompanying her.
Zhou Yu asked softly, "Has Min Xin done many bad things?"
Gu Anxi smiled. "Not necessarily, but as long as Dark exists, Beicheng will never be at peace."
Dark wasn’t like other matters conducted out in the open. They could help Min Xin eliminate his opponents to obtain Jing. The Gu family had been devastated in the process.
Her survival, however, was an accident.
Zhou Yu lowered her face and said softly, "I knew long ago he wasn’t a good person, but... I never imagined he would... have ties to the legendary Dark."
She had heard about what happened to Anxi’s family. Looking up, she said softly, "Anxi, I’m so sorry."
Gu Anxi didn’t seem to mind. "It has nothing to do with you."
Besides, she had also used Zhou Yu. So, they were even.
Zhou Yu suddenly lowered her voice. "Be careful of that beauty, Song Jia. I t her a couple of tis when I was with him. She wasn’t like this then; she must be a formidable person."
Gu Anxi just humd. "We’ve clashed before."
She gave a light cough, looked around, then picked out a box from a pile of gifts and opened it.
Inside was a vase made of suet-white jade, incredibly large and lustrous—an extrely rare piece, and apparently, it had once been a royal artifact from a certain period.
Even soone like Zhou Yu was a little dumbfounded by it.
"I got it from Song Jia. She also goes by Hong Fu, is one of Min Xin’s subordinates, and is currently undercover in Dark," Gu Anxi explained softly. "She’s quite skilled."
Zhou Yu watched her dryly for a long mont before finally saying, "Is she just a little bit worse than you?"
"More than just ’a little bit’ worse. Several ’little bits’ worse, I’d say," the little imp said with great confidence.
Zhou Yu was instantly filled with envy, yet at the sa ti, she felt sowhat exhilarated. She had seen Song Jia a few tis, and the woman always seed to look at her with a hint of disdain. Now, knowing there was soone more formidable than Song Jia, she felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
After Gu Anxi stayed with her for a while longer, her older brother arrived, grabbing her by the ear. "You’re getting absolutely audacious, daring to provoke Min Xin to such an extent in this kind of situation!"
Needless to say, Zhou Yu would require doubled protection.
Gu Anxi looked at him but remained silent.
King Jingyao knew Zhou Yu was there and that Gu Anxi wouldn’t speak freely, so he led her into the study.
He sat down, lit a cigarette, and said, "It seems Min Xin is truly preparing to go against ."
From the mont Song Jia appeared, he understood Min Xin had made his choice.
Zhou Yu could delay him temporarily, but not forever.
Gu Anxi lowered her gaze. "Leave Song Jia to ."
Her brother glanced at her. "Getting ambitious, are we? Do you even know who she is?"
He pulled a file from the drawer and tossed it in front of her. "You have no idea what you’re up against!"
Gu Anxi took it and began to flip through it, then exclaid in admiration, "Jingchuan’s intelligence work is truly excellent."
Wang Jingchuan, standing nearby, rubbed his head. "You’re too kind, Miss Gu."
Gu Anxi smiled and continued reading. After she finished, she closed the file.
King Jingyao took a drag from his cigarette, eyeing her. "Well, what are your thoughts?"
Gu Anxi answered honestly, "She is indeed formidable. I’m a bit scared. Brother, you need to protect . If you really can’t handle Min Xin, then you’ll have to use your charm on Song Jia."
King Jingyao snapped, "Speak properly!"
Gu Anxi straightened up. "From this, I can tell that the person she truly wants to replace isn’t . I’m just an ordinary business prodigy. The position she aims to take is Zhou Yunchen’s."
In other words, Song Jia had returned to the country to compete with Zhou Yunchen.
"You’re not daft," King Jingyao finally said, giving her an appreciative look before slowly taking another drag of his cigarette. "What’s your take on it?"
The little imp yawned. "Like I said, win her over with your charm."
Her brother laughed and scolded, "You little scoundrel! Alright, alright. Go back with Xichen. I’m tired. At my age, you’re running ragged. And having Zhou Yu here is like keeping a ticking ti bomb."
Gu Anxi smiled. "Then I can take her with ."
King Jingyao rolled his eyes at her. "Forget it. Who knows what you’re scheming."
Sothing suddenly stirred in his heart, and he quietly observed this little scoundrel of the Wang Family. This little scoundrel seed to get along well with everyone, but those she truly considered her own were few. At least, Zhou Yu didn’t count as one of them right now; otherwise, Gu Anxi wouldn’t be scheming like this.
Gu Anxi, likely sensing his thoughts, smiled. "It’s not like that."
She even said, sowhat cruelly, "When it cos to fundantal principles of right and wrong, what can’t be sacrificed?"
She whispered again, "One day, if I must be sacrificed, please, don’t show any rcy."
A profound discomfort rose in King Jingyao’s heart, so intense it felt suffocating.
He spoke hoarsely, "How could that be?"
Gu Anxi just smiled, looking entirely unconcerned.
She was soone who had already lost her life once. She knew that if an organization like Dark spun out of control, it wouldn’t just be one or two lives lost... So, if necessary, she, Gu Anxi, would also have to be thrown into the breach.
After she left, King Jingyao remained seated, lost in deep thought.
Wang Jingchuan murmured, "Mr. Wang."
King Jingyao seed a bit dazed, then said softly, "Jingchuan, don’t you think Anxi truly resembles soone from the Bo Family?"
Wang Jingchuan sighed. "She does."
King Jingyao continued, "The powerful families of Beicheng have risen and fallen like tides, but only the Bo Family has stood strong for hundreds of years. There are reasons for that, and I know them. But... Jingchuan, I’d rather Anxi just live happily every day. This child is suited to a carefree life. It’s a bit infuriating when she plays pranks on others, but she’s so lively then."
Wang Jingchuan said softly, "You’re being overly sentintal, sir."
"Am I?" The magnate looked up, the corners of his eyes slightly moist.
After a mont, his voice choked. "Jingchuan, I regret it."
Wang Jingchuan moved closer. "What is it, sir?"
King Jingyao sighed. "I should have had Anxi as my daughter."
Damn it! Such a drama king 2.0!
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