The Ice King's Little Trouble Maker

Chapter 392 - 362: Lu Mengyi Has Arrived

Ji Xiaoxiao originally said she would stay a night at Jingyu Garden, but to avoid Gu Yicheng, she ended up staying for more than a week.But during that week, it was as if she was invisible in Jingyu Garden.

No one saw her at meals, and she was rarely seen in general.

Gu Yanjing only saw her once on the night she arrived, and hadn’t seen her since.

If not for knowing that Qiao Yuxian accompanied her for a while every night, he would have thought Ji Xiaoxiao had already left.

Staying so many days wasn’t for free; every day she bought things for Qiao Yuxian.

In a place like Jingyu Garden, she definitely couldn’t afford the rent, so she could only buy things for Qiao Yuxian every day.

Qiao Yuxian also understood her "invisibility" every day was for a reason.

Firstly, she was genuinely afraid of Gu Yanjing.

Secondly, she felt her identity wasn’t suitable to wander around Jingyu Garden all day.

A woman going through a divorce with Gu Yanjing’s brother, not yet finalized.

It’s fine if Qiao Yuxian is home alone.

But with Gu Yanjing around, she felt it was inappropriate to keep appearing.

So she played disappearing.

During the day, while they went to work, she strolled the garden, eating meals at different times from them.

In the evenings and weekends when they’re home, she stayed in her room and didn’t go out.

For meals, she troubled them to deliver to her.

If this weren’t the one place Gu Yicheng wouldn’t dare to come.

Ji Xiaoxiao certainly wouldn’t be here.

Every day she’d complain to Qiao Yuxian that she was getting stir-crazy.

Early Saturday morning, Qiao Yuxian woke up groggily to find that Gu Yanjing was already out of bed.

She lay in bed for a while, letting her limbs awaken, then sat up and dozed a bit while sitting.

It wasn’t until her phone beeped twice that she opened her eyes and glanced at it.

Ji Xiaoxiao had sent her a message.

[Why are you still sleeping?! Won’t your head flatten from sleeping too much? Truly someone simple with no thoughts sleeps a lot.]

[Wake up! I heard from Aunt Qin that Lu Mengyi is here and has been for over half an hour, and you’re still not up.]

Qiao Yuxian woke up a bit more, replied: [Awake.]

After replying, she got out of bed to wash up and put on some loungewear.

Another half hour passed before she came out of her room and went downstairs to Ji Xiaoxiao’s room.

"I thought you vanished," Ji Xiaoxiao said.

Qiao Yuxian entered her room, sat on the sofa, and asked, "Have you eaten?"

"Yes," Ji Xiaoxiao said, "During breakfast, I heard Aunt Qin say Lu Mengyi came. Seriously, why aren’t you worried at all?"

"What’s there to worry about," Qiao Yuxian said, "It’s a meeting between friends."

Ji Xiaoxiao opened her mouth, seeing she really wasn’t worried, then said, "Alright. This is for you, it’s really good."

It was a face cream.

Qiao Yuxian took it and looked at it, then said, "You really don’t need to pay rent."

"I can’t live comfortably without paying," Ji Xiaoxiao said.

"Gu Yanjing is the head of the Gu Family; he is responsible for everything concerning the Gu Family. Unless you think he only holds the status and authority of the Gu Family without caring for other matters? Moreover, Gu Yicheng is his brother, and it’s Gu Yicheng who wronged you. The Gu Family has the responsibility to take care of you and compensate you," Qiao Yuxian said, "Unless... Gu Yicheng no longer bears the Gu name in the future."

"Gu Yicheng is Gu Yicheng, and you are you," Ji Xiaoxiao said.

Qiao Yuxian had been trying to convince her these days to no avail, so she asked, "How much money do you have left? Is it enough?"

They chatted every day,

And through these chats, it was known Ji Xiaoxiao’s parents didn’t support her divorce, and even stopped her card for it.

She didn’t want to use the card Gu Yicheng gave her either.

She wanted to go out to work, but Gu Yicheng was like a stalker, preventing her from working.

Money only going out with none coming in, and every day she bought him things.

"Money will always be there," Ji Xiaoxiao said. "Being settled and assured is most important now. Just accept it, or I can’t stay here and will end up being harassed by Gu Yicheng, and I’d definitely go crazy."

"Alright then," Qiao Yuxian said, "I’m going to eat, do you want some?"

"You go ahead," Ji Xiaoxiao said. "I want to sleep a bit more."

"Be careful your head doesn’t flatten," Qiao Yuxian teased. "Truly someone simple with few thoughts sleeps a lot."

Ji Xiaoxiao: "......You’re so unforgiving."

Qiao Yuxian gave her a look, and with a mischievous air, walked out.

...

After having breakfast downstairs, Qiao Yuxian took a bottle of yogurt from the fridge.

She then took a plate of fruit to the conference room on the third floor.

At the door of the conference room, she knocked, waited two seconds before opening the door, poking her head in.

Everyone inside the conference room looked at her.

Qiao Yuxian smiled at them and asked, "Is it convenient for me to come in?"

Gu Yanjing got up and walked to her, taking the fruit plate from her hands: "When did you wake up?"

"A while ago," Qiao Yuxian said, "I had breakfast. What are you discussing?"

Gu Yanjing led her inside: "Come and listen in."

Su Qi and Meng Yan were both there.

Lu Mengyi and Shang Yue were there as well.

Gu Yanjing placed the fruit plate on the table and pulled a chair beside him.

However, Qiao Yuxian sat beside Lu Mengyi instead.

Gu Yanjing watched her.

Qiao Yuxian looked at Lu Mengyi: "Hello again."

Lu Mengyi smiled at her: "Yes. Hello again."

Su Qi and Meng Yan watched as their Mr. Gu pushed the chair beside him back and sat down.

The conference table was very long.

Gu Yanjing, Su Qi, and the rest were seated on one side.

Lu Mengyi, Shang Yue, and others were seated on the opposite side.

Originally, Lu Mengyi was not directly across from Gu Yanjing. Now with Qiao Yuxian seated, she was right opposite Gu Yanjing.

Qiao Yuxian held a yogurt bottle, seeing there were always fruits and snacks on the table, she nudged the plate she’d just set down closer to herself, taking a grape to eat.

She was preparing to sit quietly on the side and listen.

Gu Yanjing waited for her to swallow the grape before handing her a document before she reached for a new grape.

Qiao Yuxian took it and looked at it.

Her relaxed expression instantly turned serious.

The document was a forensic report.

And the name on the report was the girl who had gone missing during the New Year at Jing University. The note on the side confirmed it was the missing girl.

She flipped through it and asked, "When did this happen?"

"The night before last," Gu Yanjing answered.

Su Qi quickly added, "The police have sealed the news, it was Miss Lu who conducted the autopsy, and the report has basically been completed today."

He meant that the report had now been released.

So Miss Lu was here to deliver these reports.

Qiao Yuxian glanced at Gu Yanjing, feeling puzzled why he needed to know this.

Gu Yanjing said, "The place where the body was found was the land just bought by the Gu Group."

Since it happened on Gu Group’s premises, Gu Yanjing surely needed to pay extra attention.

Listening to him, Qiao Yuxian slightly furrowed her brows.

Something felt off.