eurekapd Chapter 289 Sudden Changes
Chapter 289 Sudden Changes
The horses were frightened, and the driver's terrified screams were heard from outside: "Get out of the way."
The two people in the carriage were swaying from side to side as the horses galloped.
Her body moved east and west, and her arms and legs bumped into the carriage from time to time. It was quite painful to hit the wooden carriage hard. Sun wanted to catch Li Ruolan, but he couldn't.
The horse was obviously frightened and was galloping all the way, completely out of the driver's control. Screams of pedestrians and vendors on the roadside could be heard from time to time.
In the end, the driver was thrown off the horse, and the horse ran even more recklessly. The street they were walking on was a main road with many vendors doing business on both sides.
Many stalls were knocked crooked by the horses, and pedestrians on the road were so scared that they screamed and cursed, asking whose carriage was this that was running so fast.
The coachman who was thrown off the carriage was frightened out of his wits. He was the one Si Chengxu specially assigned to Li Xiaoxiao's family. When such a thing happened to him, he immediately contacted Si Er as quickly as possible.
Li Xiaoxiao was busy and having fun here, and Zhou Lingfei also came to help. She said she was helping, but she was just here to join in the fun. She was a real rich lady, and she only did business for money.
It's not like Li Xiaoxiao who does it herself. Li Xiaoxiao started her career in this field, so naturally she doesn't think there's anything wrong. But for Zhou Lingfei, it's like showing up in public. Being among so many noble ladies in the capital, being known by others would be considered a joke.
I followed behind Li Xiaoxiao and watched her busying around. I was a little envious, because as a young lady there were many things she could not do. People are like this, the more they cannot do something, the more they yearn for it.
While she was busy, Zhou Lingfei noticed Gu Feiyan coming. Her eyes immediately lit up and she reached out and forcefully pulled Li Xiaoxiao's clothes in front of her, her voice unable to conceal her excitement.
"Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao, Gu Feiyan is here."
Hearing Zhou Lingfei's voice, Li Xiaoxiao turned around and looked at her carefully, with a teasing look in her eyes: "I'm running a business, he's a customer, he can come if he wants, look how excited you are."
"You silly girl, you're talking nonsense." Zhou Lingfei immediately became unhappy when she heard that. She pouted her lips and pretended to be unhappy.
"Okay, I'm talking nonsense. How about you come with me to welcome the distinguished guest? I was just wondering why I suddenly felt like my humble home is shining. Oh, it turns out that Gu Feiyan is here." Li Xiaoxiao suddenly realized and spoke in an extremely exaggerated manner.
Zhou Lingfei blushed, stretched out her little claws to Li Xiaoxiao's waist, grabbed her flesh and twisted it half a circle: "Be careful, I will force you to bloom."
"Ms. Zhou, please spare my life. I won't dare to do it again." Li Xiaoxiao raised his hands consciously, and I surrendered.
"Look at you, you don't look like a lady from a noble family at all. Let's see if you can get married in the future." Seeing Li Xiaoxiao like this, Zhou Lingfei burst out laughing.
"Okay, I won't marry, but you get married first. With Ling Fei's talent and appearance, the man she wants to marry must be an official above the rank of Grand Secretary, otherwise she is not worthy of him." Li Xiaoxiao said seriously.
"I don't want to play with you anymore." The Grand Secretary of the Palace, wasn't he talking about Gu Feiyan? Zhou Lingfei felt angry, funny, yet sweet at the same time.
There are some things that cannot be told to family members, but she can tell Li Xiaoxiao without restraint, such as the fact that she likes Gu Feiyan.
Before Li Xiaoxiao could go over to greet them, Gu Feiyan came over. Seeing Zhou Lingfei was there, he greeted her with a smile.
"What a coincidence!" Zhou Lingfei's face turned slightly red, and she pinched the corner of Li Xiaoxiao's clothes nervously.
"Well, I stopped by to take a look." Gu Feiyan said and turned to look at Li Xiaoxiao.
"Are there enough people? Do you need my help?"
"Enough, enough. I'm busy right now. Let Lingfei take you to the private room on the second floor. I'll go upstairs later." While Li Xiaoxiao was speaking, he winked at Zhou Lingfei.
Zhou Lingfei quickly understood the meaning of her words, and her face suddenly turned even redder. Whenever she faced Gu Feiyan, she would blush unconsciously, and even her speech became incoherent.
"Mr. Gu, please come with me." It was called a private room, but in fact it was the room that Li Xiaoxiao prepared for himself for office and dining. That room was not open to the public. As one of the shareholders, Zhou Lingfei naturally knew about it.
Zhou Lingfei thought that they would be the only two of them in the private room soon and she couldn't be so shy anymore. She immediately let go of Li Xiaoxiao's clothes, held her head high and chest out, held up the hem of her clothes with both hands, and walked in front to lead the way.
Seeing that Zhou Lingfei had already gone upstairs, Gu Feiyan swallowed the words of refusal that were stuck in his throat. Even if they were in a restaurant, they were two alone in a private room, which might be bad for the girl's reputation.
But then she remembered that Li Xiaoxiao said she would be here soon, so she walked up and followed him.
By the time he reached the private room, Zhou Lingfei had already poured him tea and asked the waiter to bring two plates of snacks.
The two of them sat face to face like this, and no one spoke for a while. Zhou Lingfei's eyes were flustered, and her hands under the table kept twisting the handkerchief in her hands.
In fact, she and Gu Feiyan had not met very often, just a few times in recent times, and they had never met face to face like today. She felt sweat on her palms.
The atmosphere was awkward for a moment, and finally Zhou Lingfei spoke first. She quietly raised her head, glanced at him, and then quickly lowered her head: "What have you been busy with recently, Mr. Gu?"
"Nothing much. I deal with official business every day, teach Chinese, read and play chess, and write and paint in my spare time." Gu Feiyan took a sip of tea. It was his favorite Longjing tea, and it tasted good.
"Wouldn't that be very boring?" Zhou Lingfei's tender and gentle voice sounded again, soft and pleasant.
"It's not boring. I feel it's good this way." Gu Feiyan disagreed and put the teacup back on the table.
"Huawen is a very smart kid." Zhou Lingfei tried to find a topic to talk about.
"Yes, he is a good student, smart and studious, just like his sister." Speaking of his favorite student, Gu Feiyan's eyes flashed with joy.
At first, he wanted to get close to Li Xiaoxiao and discuss chess with her. Now he really likes Li Huawen. If he can achieve something in his studies in the future, he, as her teacher, will also be proud of it.
"I think the young lady is the smartest one. She supports her whole family on her own and is so successful in running a shop. I admire her the most." When talking about Li Xiaoxiao, Zhou Lingfei's eyes were full of admiration.
"Indeed, she is an outstanding woman. There are many men who cannot be compared with her. She is brave, resourceful, and talented."