The door to the private room had never been locked, but under normal circumstances, no one would have dared kick open Gu Sipei's door. Everyone inside was therefore caught off guard.
And when he recognized the newcomer's face, a flicker of surprise finally crossed Gu Sipei's otherwise unruffled eyes.
"Ji Yunhuai?" He frowned as he spoke the name, then glanced at Lu Xiaoxiao. In a flash, he grasped the crux of the matter. "She's your woman?"
"She isn't anyone's woman. She's Lu Xiaoxiao." Ji Yunhuai gave a short laugh and strode over to Lu Xiaoxiao. First, he caught her by the arm and hauled her up, then continued coldly, "I arranged to have dinner with her tonight, but she never showed up. When I finally found her, someone was forcing her to kneel. Can you give me a reasonable explanation for that, Mr. Gu?"
The man in black who had been forcing Lu Xiaoxiao to kneel had frozen the moment Ji Yunhuai appeared. After just one look into Ji Yunhuai's eyes, he had instinctively released her, allowing Ji Yunhuai to pull her up without any trouble.
The instant she was free, Lu Xiaoxiao stomped hard on the man's foot without hesitation and even rolled her eyes at him in defiance. But none of the men in black had any attention to spare for that now.
Having worked at Gu Sipei's side for years, the man naturally recognized Ji Yunhuai.
Back in the day, Young Master Ji had been high society's most notorious hell-raiser. No one could predict what he might decide to meddle in on a whim. Yet no matter how willful he was, Old Master Ji indulged him without restraint. To avoid clashing with the Ji Family, most people could only steer clear of him, afraid of inviting trouble.