Chapter 17
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Qin Zhi 'ai dialed the Gu Mansion's number and was answered after two rings. Nanny Zhang's voice came through the phone. "Hello, this is the Gu Mansion."
Qin Zhi 'ai greeted Nanny Zhang before getting to the point. "Is Grandpa there?"
"Old Master? He's at home. He just finished his lunch break. I'll go get him. " After Nanny Zhang finished speaking, Qin Zhi 'ai heard the sound of footsteps fading away from the other end of the phone. Then, she vaguely heard the conversation between Nanny Zhang and Old Master Gu. "It's Young Madam."
After a while, Old Master Gu's voice came through the phone. "Xiaokou."
Even though Qin Zhi 'ai had been using the identity of Liang Doukou for more than a month, whenever someone called her "Miss Liang" or "Xiaokou," she would always be slow to realize that they were calling her.
This time, Qin Zhi 'ai was no exception. After Old Master Gu called her "Xiaokou" for a while, she came back to her senses and hurriedly replied, "Grandpa."
Then, she went straight to the point. "Grandpa, Yusheng just called me and said that there's a charity party tonight. You asked me to go with him."
After a pause, Qin Zhi 'ai continued, "Grandpa, I'm really sorry, but I'm flying to the United States tomorrow. I have a job there, so I might not be able to attend tonight's charity party."
On the other end of the phone, Old Master Gu was silent for a long time before saying, "Xiaokou, did Yusheng tell you not to come?"
"No, Grandpa, it was really a coincidence …" Qin Zhi 'ai tried to make her voice sound like a spoiled child. "Besides, the job was set a long time ago. Grandpa, you can see it on the news. Even if I wanted to use my job to trick you, I wouldn't be able to."
Old Master Gu chuckled at Qin Zhi 'ai's words. "If you have a job, of course you have to do it first. I'm just afraid that Gu Yusheng is being silly and caused you to have an argument again."
After hanging up, Qin Zhi 'ai went upstairs to pack her luggage.
She really didn't lie to Old Master Gu. There really was a job in the United States the day after tomorrow, but the flight was booked for the next day.
After packing, Qin Zhi 'ai called Liang Doukou's agent and asked her to change her flight ticket to today. Then she dragged her suitcase downstairs.
Before she left, she didn't forget to tell the housekeeper to call Gu Yusheng to tell him that she had work to do and that he wouldn't be picking her up that night. At the same time, she didn't forget to remind the housekeeper to tell Gu Yusheng that she had already talked to her grandfather.
When the housekeeper called, Gu Yusheng was sitting in his bright and spacious office, reading documents.
He didn't even glance at the phone screen. He smoothly signed the document with one hand and swiped the screen with the other to answer the call. He raised the phone to his ear.
"Mr. Gu, it was Miss who asked me to call you …"
When Gu Yusheng heard the word "Miss," he frowned slightly with obvious disgust flashing in his eyes. He snorted angrily through his nose.
On the other end of the phone, the housekeeper was so scared that her hands trembled. Following Qin Zhi 'ai's instructions, she said in a trembling voice, "… Miss said that she has work to do and needs to fly to the United States. She won't be able to attend the charity party tonight, so you don't need to pick her up."
Gu Yusheng stopped flipping through the documents.
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