Chapter 355 : Green Plum Meets Wine 6 (1/2)

Three days later, Gu Yan suddenly called her out for a meal.

Shi Sheng didn’t really want to go. But since Gu Yan said this meal was very important, she could only get changed and leave the house.

The sky outside was completely overcast, looking like it was going to rain.

Shi Sheng hailed a taxi and told the driver to take her to the hotel.

Once she arrived, she found that it was actually hosting an antique auction.

Gu Yan was standing outside, waiting for her. Seeing Shi Sheng get off the taxi, he waved her over.

[Hidden Quest: The Boy Who Lost His Footing. Notice: This is a chain quest.]

Shi Sheng, “…”

‘This annoying mode again? I(lz) refuse! And what the fuck is with that title? What happened to all your lofty idiom-titles?

Hidden quest…’

Shi Sheng took a deep breath.

[Mission Target: Yu Jiu.]

‘Yu Jiu? Oh hey, that guy left a rather deep impression on Sheng Xia.’

Why? Because Sheng Xia was very scared of him.

Yu Jiu and Sheng Xia could count as childhood sweethearts. Their families had also been close.

But when Sheng Xia was 7, Yu Jiu left the country. Sheng Xia only later learned that it was because Yu Jiu’s mother had committed suicide.

Yu Jiu had always liked to bully Sheng Xia ever since they were young. And the latter had no way to tell the adults, so she became very afraid of him.

It had been eight years since Yu Jiu left the country…

Gu Yan brought Shi Sheng into the hotel. It was very crowded with people. They used the lift and got off at the tenth floor.

“Still remember your Uncle Yu?” Once they were out of the lift, Gu Yan asked Shi Sheng softly.

“En.” Shi Sheng’s gaze randomly roamed around.

“He and his son just returned from overseas not too long ago. They only just contacted me today, so he definitely knows…” Gu Yan was unable to continue, so he simply brought Shi Sheng into a private room that had been reserved.

It was a very large room. The first thing Shi Sheng saw upon entering was the boy seated on the sofa, his head lowered.

His posture was very casual. His fringe was rather long and covered his eyes.

“You’ve already grown so much Xiaoxia…” Shi Sheng didn’t have time to finish her examination, before the man who was seated at the table got up and enveloped her in a bear hug.

“*cough cough*…” Shi Sheng choked on her saliva.

‘Fuck! Gimme a chance to react, won’t ya?’

Yu Xingyun released Shi Sheng. “What is it? …Why did you start coughing?”

Shi Sheng, “…” ‘Choked on my own saliva…’

She waved her hands to express that she was fine while Gu Yan hurriedly handed her a cup of water, which she accepted and drank from.

She only discovered that something was off with the liquid once it had entered her mouth.

“Pfft—” ‘Wtf?! Which idiot poured white wine into a cup used for water?!’

The scent of alcohol immediately diffused into the air after Shi Sheng spat it out.

Gu Yan hurriedly grabbed a jug of water from the table and poured her some.

“Why is there wine in this cup?” Gu Yan frowned.

In hotels like this, they had rules for what type of drink to pour in which cup. And there was no way the waiter could’ve gotten it wrong.

Shi Sheng drank some water to rinse away to taste of alcohol from her mouth, her face red.

Yu Xingyun’s face though, was black.

“Yu Jiu!” He kicked the boy on the sofa.

The boy’s face had been hidden because his head was lowered. But the kick had caused him to lift it slightly, allowing Shi Sheng to realise he was actually asleep.

And if you asked Shi Sheng to describe the face with one word…it would be tender.