He Zhang sat with He Xin in the garden. He Zhang spoke first.
"Won't you reconsider the marriage?"
"This Gu Sheng is far too restless. Look how little time has passed, and he's been stirring up trouble all along. Now he's offended the Guo Family again. Who knows how this will end?"
"Even if he gets through this unscathed, he'll get into serious trouble sooner or later. The news hasn't been announced yet. If you change your mind, there's still time."
"Once you're at the gambling table, the worst thing you can do is hesitate," He Xin said, shaking his head slightly.
He understood Gu Sheng far better than He Zhang did. It really was too late for him to change his mind now.
With someone like Gu Sheng, your best option was to keep your distance. Once you'd agreed to something with him, there was no turning back.
If he went back on his word at noon, gunmen would be at his door that evening.
"As for the Guo Family, let him handle it himself. Climbing to this position in such a short time... aren't you underestimating him?"
Seeing that He Xin had considerable confidence in Gu Sheng, He Zhang said no more.
Meanwhile, He Qing and Gu Sheng were sitting in an ice room in Causeway Bay. It wasn't a large shop, and He Qing had been the one to ask him to meet her there.
"I came here a few times when I was little. After all these years, it's still open." He Qing sat there eating her red bean ice in small bites.
Today, He Qing wore a white sleeveless top and a blue floral skirt. Although her clothes weren't particularly formal, she still looked completely out of place sitting in the shop.
Her bearing simply