When Li Xingzhu saw that Gu Yun was ignoring him, he fell silent.
Gu Yun had already fallen asleep when Li Xingzhu suddenly opened his eyes.
Once Gu Yun was sound asleep, Li Xingzhu quietly got out of bed and took his phone out onto the balcony.
The balcony was some distance from the room. Li Xingzhu unlocked his phone, opened his contacts, and dialed the number at the top.
"President Xiao."
"Yes, I've finished what you asked me to do."
"All right. I'll keep observing tomorrow."
After hanging up, Li Xingzhu returned to bed and turned to face Gu Yun.
He reached out with his right hand, stopping just a centimeter from Gu Yun's face. His hand hovered there for several seconds before he lowered it again.
Li Xingzhu watched him, his slightly narrowed, alluring eyes unreadable, as though he were suppressing something deep within them.
"Jingchen, how did you meet Chen?" Yao Ting asked cautiously.
"At a teahouse," Lin Jingchen answered with a smile.
"Oh! How romantic!" Bai Chichi, who had always given good-looking people special treatment, chimed in from beside them.
Yao Ting immediately turned and gave Bai Chichi a light, admonishing tap on the head. "Behave yourself."
After being scolded, Bai Chichi could only sit quietly to the side and listen.
After that question, Yao Ting and the others stopped asking about their relationship.
They simply chatted about everyday things.
Yao Ting had been pleased with this young man from the moment Lin Jingchen walked through the door.
An evening of conversation only strengthened that impression. Bai Chen being with Lin Jingchen was far better than being with that man named Fang Ye.
Meanwhile, Bai An sat in a chair, studying Bai Chen.
His expression was very stern.
Bai Chen barely dared to meet