Chapter 882: Donst ruin Qi geges affairs (2/2)

Although the Three-Way Black Market was Cloud Realm Continent’s largest, that didn’t refer to size. The so called “large” came from the size of the business dealings there. The prices of the goods exchanged within a day was equal to ten days’ worth of revenue in an entire prefecture. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that they possessed wealth equal to entire nations. Ning Cheng arranged for Gu Qishao’s group to stay at Cloud Realm Trade Consortium’s headquarters there: the most luxurious palace of the black markets.

Bai Yuqiao was quickly locked up by the guards while Gu Qishao and Mu Linger lived on either side of her. Once Ning Cheng left, Mu Linger went to find Gu Qishao right away.

“Qi gege, why are you coming to a place like this? This is Ning Cheng’s turf!” she muttered.

Gu Qishao reclined comfortably on his lounge chaise as he shut his eyes to rest. Rushing about the entire trip had tired him out.

“Qi gege…” Mu Linger tugged at his sleeve, so Gu Qishao elegantly raised his hand towards her.

“Help Qi gege massage this.”

Mu Linger didn’t refuse him at all, but happily took his hand and began to massage it gently. Still, she didn’t forget to remind him, “Qi gege, this is Ning Cheng’s turf.”

“So what if it is?” Gu Qishao asked lazily.

Mu Linger didn’t know how to answer. After some thought, she jumped straight to the point. “Qi gege, do you suspect Ning Cheng of something?”

Gu Qishao’s eyelids fluttered open. “Even you can tell?”

He had long started suspecting Ning Cheng. If a stupid lass like Mu Linger even noticed, then wouldn’t Ning Cheng have realized long ago?

Mu Linger grew very serious. “Qi gege, I’ve long noticed, but Ning Cheng hasn’t, because he doesn’t understand you like I do.”

Gu Qishao arched his brow at Mu Linger, uncertain whether to laugh or cry. “What do you understand about me?”

It was hard for Mu Linger to list specifics when put on the spot. “In any case, I just do. I bet you have to be suspecting Ning Cheng of something, right?”

Gu Qishao hooked a finger to gesture her to come closer. She scooted over without a word, then backed off slightly to give them some space.

In a low voice, Gu Qishao murmured, “Lass, since you can tell, then keep up the act. If you expose us and ruin Qi gege’s affairs...hehe.” He laughed drily a few times, before warning her, “Qi gege won’t have the end of it with you!”

But Mu Linger only giggled. “Linger doesn’t want an end of it with Qi gege either. Not for the rest of my life.”

Gu Qishao gave a start, which made Mu Linger’s smile stiffen on her face. She realized she’d been too happy and blurted out her inner feelings. But very soon, Gu Qishao recovered and chuckled. “Not bad, you’ve learned to flirt. Hehe, looks like your big sister doesn’t need to worry about not marrying you off.”

Seeing Qi gege’s bewitching smile and bright eyes, Mu Linger narrowly avoided blurting out her feelings again. Linger won’t marry anyone except Qi gege. But in the end, she didn’t say a word. Not because she didn’t dare, but because she was afraid...afraid that she’d give him an excuse to refuse her clearly if she did. There was plenty of love in the world that feared being exposed--not from lack of courage, but from fear of losing all chances in the future.

Qi gege, Linger will wait until you’re older, until you can’t run away, until nobody else wants you anymore, until you die! Linger has to live well, has to live a second longer than you. If we can’t share the same quilt while we’re alive, then let’s share the same coffin after we die!

Qi gege, Linger doesn’t even know how much I love you.

Her pain and joy mixed in her heart as Mu Linger smiled. She had already learned to smile just like Gu Qishao, carefree and brilliant whenever she wanted.

“Qi gege, just what do you suspect about Ning Cheng? Has he bullied my big sister?” Mu Linger asked.

“That letter’s been tampered with,” Gu Qishao murmured back.

“How could that be?” Mu Linger was startled.

“Poison lass told us to interrogate Bai Yuqiao and find a way to rescue Gu Beiyue. She didn’t say anything about helping Ning Cheng deal with Bai Yanqing,” Gu Qishao said. Despite spending his days chuckling and acting out, his heart was shrewd. Even the tiniest clues wouldn’t escape his eyes. If Han Yunxi hadn’t left private instructions for him and Mu Linger before she left, then the faked letter would have really tricked him. But Han Yunxi had already left them her words, so how could Ning Cheng ever hope to cheat them?

What Han Yunxi worried about the most was Gu Beiyue, but the letter she’d “sent” them talked about three completely separated things. It also stressed that they were to help Ning Cheng deal with Bai Yanqing.

It couldn’t be anything but a fake.