Chapter 56 - 53: Use a Bit of Wisdom When Employing People

A new day, Qiao Yuxian got up to wash, checked the time, and left her room, promptly blocking Gu Yanjing at his bedroom door. "Hey!" Qiao Yuxian saw his door open and immediately jumped in front of him. Gu Yanjing looked at her suddenly appearing. Lips reddish and teeth bright, smiling brightly. After a few seconds, he asked, "Going jogging?" Qiao Yuxian’s smile froze: "Ahem, I-I haven’t woken up yet, just got up to say hi to you. I’ll head back first..." Saying this, she was about to turn back. But Gu Yanjing grabbed her back collar, and she took a step back inside, turned around, and looked up at Gu Yanjing. "I don’t want to run," Qiao Yuxian said. "Still want me to release someone?" Gu Yanjing looked down at her. "You’re actually threatening me with this?" Qiao Yuxian puffed up her cheeks, obviously dissatisfied. "Hmm." Gu Yanjing responded lightly. Qiao Yuxian’s expression grew fiercer. The two stared at each other for two seconds, and finally, Qiao Yuxian conceded to Gu Yanjing, negotiating: "Then I’ll run with you, and you can’t use this to threaten me with anything else." "Hmm." Gu Yanjing said. "Run and then release the person." Qiao Yuxian said again. "Hmm." Gu Yanjing replied. "Then let’s go." Qiao Yuxian immediately brightened, pulling Gu Yanjing’s sleeve and heading downstairs. Actually, Qiao Yuxian’s physical fitness wasn’t bad; she could easily keep up with Gu Yanjing for the entire run. But she couldn’t resist slacking off. On the last lap, she refused to run anymore, making Gu Yanjing pull her along. Eventually, Gu Yanjing ran one lap carrying weight, then walked another lap carrying weight. "I’m really too tired." Qiao Yuxian said, tugging on his sleeve. "You’ll get used to it." Although Gu Yanjing was panting, his voice was steady. "Get used to it?!" Qiao Yuxian was startled, "I don’t want to get used to it, I can’t get used to it, I won’t be able to wake up." Gu Yanjing tilted his head to glance at her without speaking. The two strolled around, and their sweat started to cool off a bit. Gu Yanjing took her directly to the gym villa in the backyard. "Didn’t you say to release the person after running?" Qiao Yuxian held onto Gu Yanjing, preventing him from going further, "Why is there an additional project?" "He’s inside." Gu Yanjing said coolly. Qiao Yuxian’s grip on him loosened: "Oh, he’s inside. Then let’s hurry up, let’s go." The backyard villa, which Qiao Yuxian had been to before, had two floors in total, all filled with gym equipment. But today she discovered a new world, there were two underground levels. The entrance was somewhat concealed. Qiao Yuxian followed Gu Yanjing downstairs, having just worked up a sweat, she instantly cooled off. Before Qiao Yuxian moved into Fenglin Villa, besides Gu Yanjing occasionally sleeping there if he stayed out late for social engagements, its main use was for holding people. This place wasn’t as tightly guarded as Gu Yanjing’s original residence; people needed for "baiting them out" were generally brought here. Qiao Yuxian followed Gu Yanjing to the second basement level, and after moving a bit further inside, she saw Yuan Wei being confined. He sat on the ground with his back to the door, head lowered, seeming to be contemplating his actions. Qiao Yuxian looked at his round back of the head through the glass, feeling a bit sorry for him. Gu Yanjing opened the door, and hearing the door, Yuan Wei abruptly looked towards the entrance. Face full of hostility, as if ready to strike at any moment. But he suddenly locked eyes with Qiao Yuxian. In that instant, his expression blanked out, mind seeming to freeze. Qiao Yuxian quietly looked at his bewildered expression, saying nothing. Yuan Wei was already about twenty-one or two, over six feet tall, but had a baby face that always made people think he was a teenager, almost like a minor. "Sis." After a while, he called out dazedly. Qiao Yuxian walked in, "Thought you wouldn’t recognize me anymore." "Sis! Why are you here! Have you been captured too!" Yuan Wei immediately stood up, came to her, nervously saying, "Is it because you came to rescue me, how could you be captured! Is that Gu really this formidable! Not even you could beat him!" Qiao Yuxian: "... First, tell me how you ended up here." "He beat me up." Yuan Wei pointed at Gu Yanjing at the door. Gu Yanjing looked at him expressionlessly. Qiao Yuxian pushed Yuan Wei’s pointing hand down: "Don’t point. Why did he beat you?" Yuan Wei hesitated, looked at Gu Yanjing, then pulled Qiao Yuxian’s arm, taking her to the innermost part of the room. Gu Yanjing’s eyes fell on his hand, squinting slightly. "He met with Feng Chuanbai last night." Yuan Wei whispered to Qiao Yuxian. "And then?" Qiao Yuxian asked. "Then I went and disrupted them." Yuan Wei said, raising his eyebrows, wearing an expression awaiting to be commended, "I disrupted them and planned to run, but who knew that Gu was so formidable." "Oh—so that’s how it is." Qiao Yuxian nodded with a smile and then knocked on his head, her expression turning serious, "You’ve grown skills, haven’t you! Now you don’t tell me anything, right!" Yuan Wei clutched the spot he was hit, looking baffled: "Sis, you said you wanted to focus on school, and for anything else, we should make our own decisions." Gu Yanjing listened to their conversation at the doorway. "I said for small things, make your own decisions." Qiao Yuxian was somewhat exasperated, "Why did Liu Zhou know to report, and you didn’t? I told Liu Zhou to make sure you all don’t mess up!" "Liu Zhou doesn’t have control over me." Yuan Wei said. "Oh, so you have your reasons." Qiao Yuxian said. Yuan Wei said nothing, looking defiant. Qiao Yuxian took a deep breath, her head buzzing: "You disrupted them, can you beat Gu Yanjing? Instead, you ended up getting yourself caught." Yuan Wei’s defiant expression weakened a bit. "And I still have to come to rescue you." "But you ended up here too." Yuan Wei said. "I’m here to take you away." Qiao Yuxian said, hands on her hips. Yuan Wei’s eyes brightened: "You defeated Gu Yanjing?" "Always thinking about fighting." Qiao Yuxian said. "What else?" Yuan Wei looked at her, and after a few seconds, his eyes widened, lips quivering, "Sis, you didn’t seduce him, did you." Qiao Yuxian closed her eyes briefly, then opened them, rolling up her sleeves. Seeing her actions, Yuan Wei backed up a step, admitting fault: "Sis, I’m sorry. I know I was wrong. Next time something happens, I’ll definitely tell you, won’t act on my own." Qiao Yuxian ignored him. Yuan Wei backed up another step: "Sis, sis, sis! Calm down, calm down." Qiao Yuxian finished rolling her sleeves, hands on her hips: "If you know you’re wrong, then follow me quietly." "Oh." Yuan Wei lowered his head and followed behind her. Qiao Yuxian walked beside Gu Yanjing, "He really didn’t do it on purpose." Yuan Wei looked up and glared at Gu Yanjing. Gu Yanjing glanced at him indifferently, turning to Qiao Yuxian, "Use someone smarter." Yuan Wei’s eyes widened like saucers, what does that mean! Was he being called stupid! Qiao Yuxian raised her eyebrows with a grin: "I think he’s way smarter than Shang Chen." Gu Yanjing: "......" Seeing he couldn’t refute, Qiao Yuxian laughed again. Just then, having arrived at the villa’s living room, Shang Chen inexplicably sneezed twice. He rubbed his nose, thinking: Who’s cursing me?!