Book 1: Maam You Have Been Uncovered

Chapter 196

 “Yeah, the others have matters to attend to.” Lu Zhaoying controlled the card and followed behind Ouyang Wei. They didn’t cooperate well but still won ultimately.

 Since the first time he played as a duo with Ouyang Wei, Lu Zhaoying already knew they didn’t have much chemistry.

He had lamented that Qin Ran played the supporting role very well.

 But now that he knew the truth…

 He exited after one round.

 Ouyang Wei said, “I heard from Cheng Mu last time that you are all in Shanghai?”

 “Yeah.” Lu Zhaoying originally wanted to start another round.

But he saw another red dot on the friend’s logo in the upper right corner of the game, so he went to click on it—

 [OST, QR requested to add you as a friend]

 Lu Zhaoying’s hand shook as he accepted the request.

“Wait a moment, I still have a friend coming.” Lu Zhaoying didn’t start immediately, but opened the friends’ page and invited Qin Ran to play as a trio with them.

 Qin Ran rejected him.

 Lu Zhaoying was thinking “Then why did you add me” when he saw a red dot in the mail area on the upper right corner of the game page.

 Something came to mind and Lu Zhaoying stared at the mail closely.

 His slender fingers moved the mouse slowly and he finally opened the email—

 [You have received three cards from your friend, OST, QR.]

 Lu Zhaoying’s hand shook as he opened the mail. Three God cards enlarged on the game interface, all lined up neatly.

 In the game, Ouyang Wei waited for a long time and still didn’t see Lu Zhaoying’s friend.

 She couldn’t help but ask softly, “Young Master Lu, is your friend still coming?”

 “Oh,” Lu Zhaoying responded and finally returned to his senses after a long while. “Ouyang, I will not fight anymore. Let’s play another time.”

 Then, he directly withdrew from the team.

 On the other side of the computer, Ouyang Wei frowned at Lu Zhaoying’s attitude.

 **

 At Yan Xi’s MV shooting location.

 He wasn’t the protagonist of the MV and only casually cooperated with a few shots for the plot.

The shooting location was a little secret, but even so, a few screams could be heard every so often, and some staff members would even scream excitedly in Yan Xi’s direction.

 The people around Yan Xi were already used to this.

 Yan Xi followed his staff for the shoot and the manager put his phone in his pocket.

 When Yan Xi saw Qin Ran’s message, his hand shook.

 This was Yan Xi’s private phone and the manager didn’t look at it.

 It was already one o’clock when Yan Xi finished shooting. The agent handed a long down jacket to him.

 “There should be no more shots anymore, the rest are of the two protagonists. If you’re in a hurry, we will be able to return to Beijing tonight…” The manager took out a book and explained to Yan Xi about the following schedules.

 Because of the shoot, Yan Xi only wore a shirt and was slowly putting on his down jacket with his eyes low.

His slender fingers carefully pulled the zipper up.

 He listened distractedly to the manager’s arrangement.

 “Where’s my phone?” He suddenly remembered something and looked at the manager.

The manager glanced at the book and already remembered most of the schedule, so he closed the book and stuffed it directly into his pocket. Then, he took out the mobile phone and gave it to him.

 He wasn’t surprised to know that Yan Xi was still waiting for Jiang Shanyi’s reply.

 He handed a mask and a pair of sunglasses to Yan Xi.

 While wearing the mask, Yan Xi clicked on the phone and saw a message on the lock screen page—

 [Address.]

Yan Xi paused in shock.

 He was probably frozen for two or three minutes.

He froze for so long that the manager thought something was wrong.

 The manager on the side was waiting for Yan Xi to put on the mask, but when he saw that he remained unmoving for a long time, he couldn’t help but turn around and raise an eyebrow. “Yan Xi?”

 “Ah,” Yan Xi responded and looked up at the manager. His dark eyes flashed brightly as he said, “The great master just asked for the address.”

**

 Gu Xichi’s manor.

 Cheng Juan finished several data specimens, and when he came down, he saw that Lu Zhaoying was alone while staring at the computer.

 Cheng Juan just stood on the staircase and leaned back. His eyes swept past the hall and saw no trace of anyone else.

 He raised his delicate brows and looked at Lu Zhaoying. “Where’s everyone?”

 Needless to say, Lu Zhaoying knew that Cheng Juan was specifically asking about Qin Ran, not Cheng Mu or Yang Fei.

 “Qin Ran went out to meet her friend, and Cheng Mu sent her.” Lu Zhaoying finally pulled his eyes away from the computer screen and turned to look at Cheng Juan. “Master Juan, does Qin Ran have other friends in Shanghai? She didn’t tell me when I asked and only said it was a friend. She was so secretive.”

She had also said she was meeting a friend last time.

 And it turned out to be Gu Xichi.

 He wondered who the friend this time was.

 Lu Zhaoying wondered if it would be a friend of Gu Xichi’s level as well?

 Hearing this, Cheng Juan took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth before glancing quietly at him.

 Lu Zhaoying turned his head back inexplicably. “You can call Cheng Mu and ask him.”

 **

 On the other side, Cheng Mu drove the car and used the navigation on his phone to arrive at the address Qin Ran had sent.

 After crossing a river, he arrived at the door of a quiet coffee shop.

 Cheng Mu glanced at it quietly and thought it looked like a dating spot.

 “Miss Qin, is this the right place?” He parked the car opposite and looked at Qin Ran through the rearview mirror.

 Qin Ran was originally leaning against the window, but she sat upright when the car stopped and looked around. Then, she reached out to open the door and cleared her throat when she got out of the car.

 She was wearing a white sweater and a black coat today. She reached out to pull the hat over to block the wind.

 This place was rather secluded and it was also Monday, so there were not many people around.

 Qin Ran walked to the waiter directly and paused before asking in a cold yet polite voice, “Hello, may I ask, where is room 12?”

 Before long, Qin Ran stopped by the door of room 12, raised her hand, and knocked.