The moment Gu Beichuan answered the call, Lin Xuan’s anxious voice came through.
“Mr. Gu, I’ve spotted Miss Su—she’s in Room 402 at the Nevernight Club!”
Lin Xuan was currently hiding in a corner, keeping his eyes fixed on the door of a private room while reporting in a hurry.
Shen Chengxuan was still thinking about how to console him when he saw Gu Beichuan suddenly rise to his feet and bolt out the door.
In an instant, everyone present was stunned.
“This… even a bathroom emergency wouldn’t be this urgent, right?” Shen Chengxuan stared blankly, wine glass in hand.
The others exchanged bewildered glances, and Zhao Yongxu, sitting closest to Shen Chengxuan, nudged him with his elbow.
“What’s going on?” The gossipy curiosity from moments ago instantly turned into concern.
This didn’t look right—it looked like a man who’d just been dumped.
But this wasn’t just anyone—this was Gu Beichuan!
The head of the capital’s premier family and the man in charge of the Gu Group—dumped?
He’d sooner die than believe it.
“How should I know?” Gu Beichuan’s state really did have the look of someone who’d been dumped.
Had the little spark of love been snuffed out before it even caught fire?
That would be truly tragic.
Shen Chengxuan admitted he could be a bit of a jerk, but this wasn’t the time to rub salt in a brother’s wound.
Today’s gathering was originally meant to celebrate Gu Beichuan finally getting a girlfriend, but it looked like the celebration toast was off the table—though a commiseration drink was still on the menu.
Still, he quickly set down his glass and hurried after him.
Seeing this, the others followed suit.
Before long, Gu Beichuan arrived at Room 402.
Lin Xuan rushed over to meet him, pointing at the door. “Mr. Gu, Miss Su is inside.”
Meanwhile, completely unaware inside the room, Su Yanyan was happily munching on fruit, one piece after another.
By now, she had gradually relaxed and no longer felt so flustered.
She wasn’t singing, so her mouth was entirely stuffed with fruit.
She had to admit, the Nevernight Club was truly top-notch—they even served cherries in the fruit platter.
She held one in each hand and had another stuffed in her mouth.
“So sweet.” She took a bite, and the sweetness filled her mouth, making Su Yanyan squint her eyes in bliss.
Jiaxin was really lucky—she’d won a Nevernight Club voucher from a one-yuan lucky draw on her livestream.
Just as she was still savoring the sweetness of the fruit, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open.
Su Yanyan instinctively looked up and saw a figure walking toward her through the dim light.
As the face gradually came into focus, Su Yanyan was so startled that the cherry in her hand dropped onto the table with a soft thud.
“B-Big… Uncle!”
The half-eaten cherry in her mouth made her words a little slurred.
The girl’s cheeks were puffed out, and her startled expression made her look like a little hamster caught stealing food—her wide, frightened eyes glistening with moisture, so adorable it could melt anyone’s heart.
His anger at the girl for leaving a note and sneaking off without saying goodbye instantly seemed to fade!
The other three were startled as well, and their enthusiastic singing came to an abrupt halt.
They watched in disbelief as that devastatingly handsome man walked step by step toward Su Yanyan.
Wu Jiaxin was the first to react, quickly pulling Su Yanyan behind her.
The other two snapped out of it as well and hurriedly shielded Su Yanyan.
“Y-Y-Y-You… what do you think you’re doing? I’m warning you, d-d-don’t you dare try anything! I-I-I-I’ll call the police!” Li Mengchen was trembling so badly that she nearly bit her tongue by the time she finished speaking.
Zhou Yun didn’t hesitate to pull out her phone, and just as she was about to dial, Su Yanyan finally snapped out of her shock.
She grabbed Zhou Yun’s hand. “Don’t call the police. This… this is… my uncle.”
Uncle!
Without the shouting from the karaoke, Su Yanyan’s voice was clearly heard by everyone.
Gu Beichuan heard it perfectly clearly as well.
The man’s gaze shifted slightly, his expression a bit unnatural.
“So he’s your uncle! You scared me to death!” Wu Jiaxin immediately let out a sigh of relief.
Zhou Yun looked a little puzzled but didn’t say anything.
Li Mengchen patted her chest, then quickly stood up and bowed to Gu Beichuan. “Hello, Uncle Su. We’re Yanyan’s roommates.”
The other two quickly followed suit. “Hello, Uncle Su!”
Su Yanyan…
Gu Beichuan…
Gu Beichuan didn’t say a word. He walked over to Su Yanyan in a few steps, grabbed the girl’s arm, pulled her up, and directly wrapped her in his arms.
“You’re injured and still running around?” Gu Beichuan had indeed been angry when he learned the girl had snuck away, though he didn’t know exactly what he was angry about.
But seeing the girl’s soft, gentle look, that anger instantly dissipated like smoke.
His tone softened as well.
Su Yanyan hadn’t expected the older man to suddenly hug her, and out of reflex, she hooked her arms around his neck.
Remembering that her roommates were still there, Su Yanyan felt flustered and anxious, but wouldn’t asking him to put her down right now be like protesting too much?
Afraid the others might catch on, Su Yanyan stopped struggling and just let him hold her.
Still, she suspected the older man was just using her not answering his calls as an excuse to scold her. That doctor’s medicine was really effective—the bruises were all gone. Otherwise, she’d have had to wear a mask out today.
Just as they were about to leave, Su Yanyan quickly turned back and said to the others, “Sorry, I have to go. You guys keep having fun.”
The roommates hadn’t expected to run into Su Yanyan’s family member at karaoke, and their hearts were racing. “Don’t worry about us. You go on back.”
She was definitely going to get a scolding when she got back!
At first, they’d all envied Su Yanyan for being a local who could go home anytime, but now not a single one of them envied her.
After Gu Beichuan left the private room, he instructed Lin Xuan to send a few membership cards to Su Yanyan’s roommates.
Consider it a token of thanks for them looking after Su Yanyan just now.
Wu Jiaxin and the others had lost the mood to sing and were planning to finish the fruit platter and head back.
But within a few minutes, a man in a suit pushed open the door and handed each of them a card.
Seeing the membership card worth a hundred thousand yuan, they nearly choked on the fruit in their mouths.
The ones who’d planned to finish the fruit platter didn’t dare touch it anymore. They grabbed their bags, tossed the cards on the table, and bolted.
Only after leaving the Nightless City did they let out a long breath.
Li Mengchen spoke up first. “Oh my god, Yanyan’s uncle is so handsome! Not just handsome—he really dotes on her! That was a princess carry, you know. Did you guys see the look in his eyes? So gentle! Ahhhh! I’m shipping them so hard.”
“Food you can eat carelessly, but ships you cannot board carelessly!” Wu Jiaxin tapped Li Mengchen on the head, then added, “And did you just ignore the ‘wealthy’ part? A hundred-thousand-yuan membership card, given away just like that—and three of them, that’s three hundred thousand! Are there really that many rich people in the capital?”
Wu Jiaxin clutched her chest in pain. A hundred-thousand-yuan membership card, and she had actually left it behind.
Which hand had she used to toss it away just now?
Wu Jiaxin raised her right hand and slapped it hard with her left. “Useless thing!”