Gu Xijiu stood in front of the window and smiled vaguely. Then, she picked up a vermilion fruit and said, "This fruit tastes good! We just need to consume it. Why would we inquire about its origin? Don't you think so, your honor?"
Apparently, Gu Xijiu did not want him to inquire about her identity and origins. This was not uncommon, as there were many others who did not want to reveal their identities too…
He took a glance at Gu Xijiu again. She was standing there, though her height was as short as a kid's and her face was unremarkable, she looked calm but she actually had the virtue and mettle that suggests a peerlessly well-known sword hidden in an unsuspecting sheath, looking common but with a menacingly sharp blade that must not be treated impertinently.
Rong Che laughed, "You are right! I am sorry if this may come off as rude, but I’d like to have you as a friend if I could have the pleasure?"
Gu Xijiu took a cup of tea and simply rejected, "No!"
"Ah?" Rong Che was stunned, which was uncommon for him.
He was rejected! He practically got rejected!
He seemed to be friendly with his smile, but he was not close to many people and seldom made new friends. It took him awhile for him to take the initiative today, but alas, he actually got rejected!
Rong Che was angry for a moment and could not help but to touch his nose. Other than fuming with anger, he felt rather odd and curious simultaneously.
"Why? Do you feel that I am not worthy to be your friend?"
Gu Xijiu replied indifferently, "A person becomes your friend with actions, not by mere words. Friendship emphasizes sincerity and willingness to sacrifice for each other! As we just got acquainted, I don’t know much about you, hence, how would you understand me? How can you just say "Let’s be friends" to be friends when we haven’t gotten to know each other yet? Even if I agree to your request, then we are only casual acquaintances, not actual friends."
Rong Che, "…" This point of view was new to the eighth prince but it was indeed incisive!
Initially, he was just slightly curious about her, hence, he said so because he wanted to know more. He even wanted to condescend when he said that.
Nonetheless, he now respected her after he heard her reply.
He now felt even more committed to wanting to be her friend; the determination flashed through his eyes, "Yes, you are right, but I do believe that we are going to be friends one day!"
Gu Xijiu smiled vaguely without a word.
The world of a killer is dark and friendless, with only clients, preys, and acquaintances…
She used to count only one friend as her true friend, who she was willing to sacrifice for and even wanted to marry, but, she got a nasty stab in return! What desperation and a reminder it was!
As the shadow of Long Xi flashed through her mind, the corner of her mouth turned slightly upwards as she took a cup of tea from the desk and gulped it down.
The murderer, Gu Xijiu had died. In this life, she wanted to live only for herself and would not let anyone be her burden.
When she was muttering while leaning against the guardrail, some noises from downstairs were heard, indicating that some guests had just arrived. She looked down and squinted her eyes!
There were three people - a man and two ladies.
Gu Xijiu knew the three of them, as they were her worthless husband-to-be, Rong Yan, and her two sisters, Gu Tianqing and Gu Tianyi.
As a group of pretty boys and girls always catches one's eye, they had attracted attention from most people as soon as they entered.
From an insignificant nobody, Rong Yan had just become a somebody. He was enjoying the limelight, hence, many VIPs and high-rank officials sitting on the first floor knew of him and greeted him.
Rong Yan looked worried at first, but he looked better and was pleased with himself when he was receiving much flattery from the people. The Gu sisters were standing by his side and felt honored too.
"What a coincidence, they are here too! We had just met them a few days ago and now we are seeing them again." Rong Che came over and stood by her side, while his hand seemed to be yearning to be placed on her shoulder.
He was so close to her that she could smell the light vanilla essence.
Therefore, Gu Xijiu slightly slanted her body and Rong Che did not manage to put his hand on her shoulder.
"Sir, are you misremembering? When did we meet them before?" Gu Xijiu frowned; her face was baffled.
Rong Che was still doubting Gu Xijiu, hence, he tried to tempt her with surprise.
When Gu Xijiu said so, he tried to think logically and it seemed that this little brother was indeed not Ms. Gu Xijiu from Mansion Gu…
He retreated his hand and laughed dissolutely, "Oh, I think I misremembered, please do forgive me. Little brother, do you recognize these three people?"
Gu Xijiu said lazily while partially leaning, "Yes, I do recognize him. He is the twelfth prince. As he is always out publicly, I’ve seen him once or twice before."
What she said was true. Furthermore, Rong Che could not see any loopholes in her words and thus, he was not doubting her anymore.
"Little brother, what’s your name? I'm certain you can tell me your name at least, right?"
"Ren Mosheng." Gu Xijiu told him the nickname when she was a killer.
The name 'Mosheng' had also the same pronunciation as the word 'unfamiliar' in Mandarin, hence, she was unfamiliar with anyone, as if she was not part of this world.
"What a cool yet elegant name. It suits you indeed."
After they talked for a little, Rong Yan brought the two ladies with him to the second floor. As the rooms on the second floor were separated, the three did not see Rong Che and Gu Xijiu, as they were led into another room.
The two ladies seemed to be dissatisfied with the room and were complaining and murmuring to each other, that the room was not exquisite enough. It could definitely not match the status of Rong Yan, as a prince being held in favor.
When Gu Xijiu had just arrived, she had been observing the whole area and roughly understood the layout of the place.
She knew that the size of the rooms on the second floor was different. The room where she was, belonged to the middle ranks and thus, the room size was only moderately big. On the other hand, the room that Rong Yan entered belonged to the low ranks on the second floor, and though it was not the smallest, it was still rather small in comparison.
From the two Gu ladies' complaints, Gu Xijiu got to know that Rong Yan got the smallest room this entire time, and today was a day where he came here for the first time after he was held in special favor, hence, he was arranged to a slightly larger room.
Though his status was raised, it was apparently not up to the two ladies’ expectations. Therefore, their murmurs got even louder and louder.
Gu Tianqing was still better because she was much more calculative. Therefore, she was soft-spoken and occasionally exaggerated a tad bit but it was just nice to further provoke anger in the rest.
Her fifth elder sister, Gu Tianyi was aggressive and sarcastic. All her words were blunt and harsh.
Gu Xijiu did not want to listen to their nonsense but unwillingly, she heard the whole thing and the corner of her lip slightly upturned. This auction house was a place filled with many unknown masters and VIPs, yet Rong Yan, who was just being held in favor, was regarded with such high-profile and was not afraid at all that, what he did could probably giving a hard time to others...
She did not manage to finish her thought process when she heard an indifferent voice, "Twelfth brother, are you disliking it because of the size of the room? How about switching the room with mine?" That voice was light but was cold, like ice-cold water flowing through one’s heart.
The original word of ‘mine’ here, actually meant 'ben gong’, which is a Chinese honorific referring to the speaker himself as the eldest prince when speaking to a person or an audience of lower rank or status. Nonetheless, it is normally used by an empress or a high-ranking consort.
Gu Xijiu was slightly shocked!
Ben gong? Was he the eldest prince?
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