Yan Qing lowered his head. He knew Mu Yichen's next goal very well. The moment Gu Shiyao was rescued, someone had already passed the news to him.

He guessed that Mu Yichen might take this opportunity to destroy Boss Wei's lair in one fell swoop.

He went to the pier in disguise last night, hiding in the dark, and saw plainclothes people appearing on the pier. Sure enough, he guessed it right.

Yan Qing knew very well that last night would be a fierce battle, and he couldn't let anything happen to Mu Yichen. If anything happened to Mu Yichen last night, Boss Gu would definitely be worried.

Yan Qing made no secret of his true intentions. Even if he didn't say it now, Mu Yichen could guess a lot.

He said straightforwardly: "I do this all for the sake of my boss."

Mu Yichen's expression turned cold and his eyes were like daggers: "Yan Qing, do you want to take advantage of Boss Gu?"

Yan Qing asked back: "Do you think it's possible? I just regard Boss Gu as my best friend. When we first met, I thought she was very kind and I wanted to be nice to her."

Mu Yichen frowned. He seemed to be testing the authenticity of Yan Qing's words: "I have never asked Boss Gu about his life experience. Could it be that she is your long-lost relative?"

Yan Qing smiled slowly. His parents died young and he had no relatives. There was only Uncle Yu who followed him. It could be said that except for Uncle Yu, he had no relatives.

He felt that Mu Yichen thought about this matter too complicatedly, and he sighed: "Overseer, you think too much. I will only regard Boss Gu as my friend in this life."

A smile appeared on Mu Yichen's handsome face. He lowered his head, picked up a big orange from the bamboo basket, and threw it on Yan Qing's bed.

"You can have a good rest. You don't have to come down to see me off."

Yan Qing: "..."

Just throw him an orange and that's it?

He is so good!

……

Gu Shiyao returned to Yueji Cheongsam Shop. She checked the accounts of the recent period and found that a lot of money had been made in the account.

Her eyebrows were picturesque and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised. She looked around and found that the business in the store was very good.

Suddenly, something came to her mind.

Some time ago, Mu Yichen spent a lot of money to buy Junhuahua. She thought about it, walked to the place where the phone was installed, and called Xu Jingzhi.

When Xu Jingzhi received Gu Shiyao's call, he felt it was incredible.

He was the first to speak: "Boss Gu, you were shocked yesterday. It's all because I asked you to take the first step yesterday. If we had stayed together, what happened next might not have happened."

Gu Shiyao had already accepted all this. She was indeed frightened yesterday, but after Mu Yichen's comfort, she quickly calmed down her emotions.

A bright smile appeared in her eyes: "I'm much better now. I called you today because I wanted you to do me a favor."

Xu Jingzhi was confused. Boss Gu could have asked Mu Yichen for help when she asked him for help, but why she didn't ask Mu Yichen instead of him, he couldn't understand.

He was not sure what Gu Shiyao was going to do, so he asked curiously: "Boss Gu, what help do you want from me?"

Gu Shiyao glanced at the other people in the store. Her voice was low, but enough for the other party on the phone to hear clearly.

"I want to ask you to help me find a store. I want to open a restaurant. Don't tell Mu Yichen about this. I want to give him a surprise."

Open a restaurant?

Xu Jingzhi was surprised that Boss Gu dared to try anything. Opening a restaurant has always been what men should do. He was a little doubtful whether Boss Gu could open a restaurant.

Xu Jingzhi thought about it and decided not to dampen Gu Shiyao's enthusiasm. Mu Yichen had plenty of money, so Boss Gu shouldn't have much problem spending some of his money.

He nodded and said, "I'll look for it for you, but you may not be able to find it in a short time. You have to know this."

Gu Shiyao has great faith in Xu Jingzhi's ability to do things. Xu Jingzhi bought Yueji from others at a high price before, and now the restaurant's storefront will definitely not be a problem for him.

She smiled and said, "Xu Jingzhi, thank you. I'll treat you to dinner when everything is done."

"it is good."

Gu Shiyao had nothing else to do for the time being. She chatted with Xu Jingzhi on the phone for a few minutes and then hung up the phone.

The second shopkeeper came over. He had a kind face and the same smile as always. His smile always gave people a sense of intimacy no matter when and where.

His voice was low and he asked tentatively: "Shopkeeper, are we going to change careers?"

Gu Shiyao laughed, her eyes were clear and bright, and as soon as the second shopkeeper came over, she guessed what he wanted to say with her keen intuition.

She smiled and said: "You have the sharpest ears in our store. You have to pay more attention to the cheongsam store. When the hotel is sold, I will ask Awen to manage it."

"In the recent period, if you let Awen follow you to settle accounts, he will still know what is right and wrong when managing in the future."

The second shopkeeper was shocked and his eyes were full of disbelief. He gave the management of the restaurant to Awen. He felt that his shopkeeper might be stupid.

Although Awen is usually smart and a little clever, it is a restaurant, and it is not just a matter of being able to manage it.

Gu Shiyao was noncommittal. He didn't doubt anyone who doubted him, but he didn't doubt his employer. "Why, is Awen difficult to teach?"

The second shopkeeper shook his head. What he was worried about was not this matter, but the shopkeeper's decision to sell the restaurant. Are he sure he can make money?

He said calmly: "Awen is not difficult to teach, but if you asked him to manage the restaurant, is that what he can manage?"

The second shopkeeper is a prudent person and has a good business acumen, but Gu Shiyao feels that he has always been very accurate in judging people, and she understands his worries.

She looked calmly and said: "Why can't you take care of it? Second shopkeeper, you should go about your own business. I know this matter well."

The second shopkeeper nodded. He saw that Gu Shiyao was full of confidence and decisiveness. Although this matter was risky, he still wanted to believe in his shopkeeper's vision.

Gu Shiyao walked to the counter, found a drawing and thought about the layout of the restaurant.

****

That night, as soon as Gu Shiyao returned to the Governor's Mansion, he met Adjutant Zhang.

Adjutant Zhang walked out of the building, raised the corners of his mouth, and said hello to Gu Shiyao.

He looked at ease and walked slowly to Gu Shiyao, leaning sideways to talk to her: "Boss Gu, why didn't you tell the warlord about such a big thing as opening a restaurant?"

Gu Shiyao was inexplicably stunned. How could Adjutant Zhang know so quickly that she was going to open a restaurant? Xu Jingzhi had promised her not to tell anyone about it.

Who told Adjutant Zhang about this?

Gu Shiyao's eyes were complicated. She remembered that Mu Yichen once told her that he secretly sent someone to protect her. Could it be that the person who secretly protected her told Adjutant Zhang about the matter?

All this is just Gu Shiyao's conjecture.

She didn't want to tell anyone about opening a restaurant. The less people knew about it, the better, but she couldn't escape from Adjutant Zhang's eyes.

Gu Shiyao planned to explain the actual situation to Adjutant Zhang: "Adjutant Zhang, don't tell Mu Yichen about this. I actually want to give him a surprise."

Adjutant Zhang immediately understood that this was the love between the warlord and Boss Gu, so naturally he would not talk too much to tell the warlord. "Boss Gu, you can come to me if you encounter something that can't be solved. I can handle it for you without telling the governor."

Gu Shiyao nodded. Adjutant Zhang was more careful in his work, and he thought about some things very carefully.

Gu Shiyao is very independent and strong. Once she can solve the problem herself, she will not trouble others to do it.

"Then I'll thank Adjutant Zhang in advance. If you have time another day, I'll treat you to dinner."

Adjutant Zhang smiled. He accepted Boss Gu's verbal thanks. He didn't dare to let Boss Gu treat him to dinner.

If he went out to eat with Boss Gu and this matter came to the ears of the Overseer, wouldn't the Overseer be able to kill him?

He declined tactfully: "Boss Gu, there is no need to invite you to dinner. It is my duty, Lieutenant Zhang, to serve Boss Gu."

Gu Shiyao seemed to have noticed what he was thinking. It turned out that he was afraid of the military governor. She thought silently. Adjutant Zhang would definitely suffer if Mu Yichen, a jealous man, was jealous.

There was a smile in her eyes: "Okay, Adjutant Zhang, you go do your work first."

……

Soon, only two days later, Xu Jingzhi had already arranged the restaurant's storefront, and he made a special trip to the cheongsam shop to find Gu Shiyao.

The waiter Awen had a very nice look. As soon as Xu Jingzhi stopped the car, he quickly ran to the counter and whispered: "Shopkeeper, there is a gentleman looking for you."

Gu Shiyao raised his head, who was it that came to her at this point?

Xu Jingzhi walked into Yueji Cheongsam Shop. He was wearing a light-colored casual suit today, with a hint of a smile on his handsome face, which attracted people unconsciously.

Awen rolled his eyes and glanced at the other ladies buying cheongsam in the store. Their eyes were all fixed on Xu Jingzhi.

He couldn't help but murmur in a low voice: "The shopkeeper's peach blossoms are so prosperous."

Xu Jingzhi walked to the counter and put his hand on the counter.

He smiled mischievously and exuded an unruly aura. Even though he was dressed casually, he had a unique demeanor in his movements.

Xu Jingzhi likes to be unrestrained, and he prefers to make friends. Today he was able to buy this restaurant because a friend he just met not long ago helped him.

Gu Shiyao looked at Xu Jingzhi carefully and realized that he was actually good-looking. She had not paid much attention to his appearance before.

Xu Jingzhi smiled and teased her humorously: "Boss Gu, please don't look at me like that. If Mu Yichen sees it, I won't be able to walk around with it."

Gu Shiyao smiled and spoke with a sense of confidence: "Such a thing won't happen. If he dares to touch you, I dare to touch him."

Xu Jingzhi raised his eyebrows. He took out a house deed from his pocket and pushed it in front of Gu Shiyao.

"Look at this house deed. Boss Gu, I've done all the things you asked me to do."

"This restaurant has three floors, and the space is quite spacious. I will take you to see the place later."

Gu Shiyao took the house deed from Xu Jingzhi, and she sincerely expressed her gratitude to Xu Jingzhi.

"Xu Jingzhi, thank you. Please tell me how much you spent on this restaurant. I will give you the money now."

To be honest, Xu Jingzhi never thought that he would be able to buy this restaurant so easily.

He originally thought it was a trap, but after paying the money, the property deed was delivered to him. At that moment, he felt that a big pie had really fallen from the sky and landed on him.

He didn't want to charge Gu Shiyao extra money. He told the truth: "The other party's asking price is very low. I never thought I would win this restaurant with such a small amount of money."

After speaking, Xu Jingzhi stretched out his finger and made a number.

Gu Shiyao understood what he meant. She debited a sum of money from Yueji's account and returned it to Xu Jingzhi on the spot.

Xu Jingzhi accepted the money and remembered that he had purchased Yueji's shop for Mu Yichen before, but he still hadn't given him the deed money.

To be honest, he didn't need the money. After all, Mu Yichen had helped him before, not to mention that he had told Boss Gu that as long as Boss Gu gave him a nice word, he wouldn't want the money from the house deed.

The two of them chatted away from each other across the counter.

After a while, Gu Shiyao called the second shopkeeper and went to visit the restaurant with Xu Jingzhi.

Many things in the restaurant are ready-made, you just need to buy some missing items.

Gu Shiyao is very satisfied with the layout of the restaurant. Its coordinates and location are good.

But she couldn't figure out why the owner of the restaurant sold this profitable restaurant at such a low price.

Unexpectedly, just a few days later, Gu Shiyao learned the exact answer.

……

……

After placing orders for the restaurant, two days later, the second shopkeeper walked to the backyard in a panic and found Gu Shiyao.

He had a serious look on his face, and he was always calm, but his tone of voice at this time also had a hint of anxiety.

"The shopkeeper is sorry, the restaurant we just purchased has been occupied by a group of soldiers, saying it will be used for military offices."

Gu Shiyao was inexplicably stunned for a moment, and she suddenly remembered what Xu Jingzhi had said to her.

She made a guess in her mind that the owner of the restaurant must have known that soldiers would occupy the restaurant in a few days, so he had no choice but to sell it at a low price.

She thought her guess was correct.

The second shopkeeper saw Gu Shiyao thinking deeply, and it seemed that she didn't know about it.

He continued: "They are all soldiers under the Overseer. Doesn't the Overseer know that you own this restaurant? How dare they occupy our restaurant so blatantly."

After Gu Shiyao heard what the second shopkeeper said, she found it funny. The restaurant she was about to open was occupied by a group of soldiers.

Is there no one behind them to bully her?

Gu Shiyao called Adjutant Zhang. During the call, she asked about Mu Yichen's movements.

Knowing that Mu Yichen was now at Mingyue Hotel, Gu Shiyao quickly called a rickshaw to Mingyue Hotel.

Thinking of the room number given to her by Adjutant Zhang, Gu Shiyao followed the room number one by one.

Soon, Gu Shiyao walked up to the second floor and found the so-called room No. 209.

The door of Room 209 was closed tightly. At this time, Gu Shiyao did not know that Mu Yichen was discussing something in the room.

She knocked on the door politely twice, but heard no sound coming from inside. She hesitated for a few seconds, slowly turned the doorknob, and pushed the door straight in.

In an instant, a man in a black suit held a gun to Gu Shiyao's forehead.

He pulled Gu Shiyao in with force and threatened in a low voice: "Don't make a sound and don't move."

(End of this chapter)

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