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Chapter 691: We’re Better Than Them
Chapter 691: We’re Better Than Them
Chapter 691: We’re Better Than Them
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Gu Jin’s eyelids twitched, a foreboding sensation creeping over her.
As anticipated, her apprehensions materialized when she glanced at her phone to see Xiao Yize’s name flashing on the screen.
Intent on maintaining her facade of indifference, Gu Jin nonchalantly ignored the call.
However, Feng Jue’s playful remark pierced through the silence, “Why don’t you answer? Is there something going on between you and Xiao Yize that you’re hiding from your sister and me?”
Gu Yang stifled a chuckle, subtly tugging at Feng Jue’s shirt corner, a silent warning that such jests might incur their elder sister’s wrath.
Unfazed by Gu Yang’s gesture, Feng Jue locked eyes with Gu Jin, his demeanor provocative.
Gu Jin cast him a cold glance before reluctantly answering the call. “What do you want?”
Though Gu Jin’s phone wasn’t on speaker, the surrounding environment was quiet, and the phone’s volume was sufficiently high. Given their status as Mutant Warriors, they could discern the voice on the other end clearly.
Xiao Yize wasted no time in asserting his dominance. “Miss Gu, it appears that Devon Katie’s associates have been apprehended for collecting personal information about you and your sister.”
Gu Jin: “Thank you, I understand.”
‘Can I hang up now?’
Xiao Yize had no intention of ending the call. “Miss Gu, your sister is like family to me. There’s no need for formalities.”
“By the way, what would you like for lunch tomorrow? I’ll make a reservation in advance.”
“A lunch date?” Feng Jue couldn’t help but interject with a playful click of his tongue.
Gu Yang’s eyes sparkled with curiosity.
“Up to you.”
Though Gu Jin’s cheeks flushed under their probing gazes, she maintained her icy demeanor as she ended the call.
Feng Jue chuckled, “Why the blush? If you fancy him, just go for it. Gu Jin, when did you become so bashful?”
He hoped Gu Jin would seize the opportunity to be with Xiao Yize and spare him and his sister from their incessant matchmaking!
Gu Jin hesitated for a moment.
Observing that Gu Yang and Feng Jue had relinquished their hold on each other’s hands, she swiftly pulled Gu Yang into her room, her expression frigid as she shut the door behind her, leaving Feng Jue with a single command: “Leave.”
She had nearly been swayed by this manipulative mongrel.
Feng Jue’s smile faltered.
Damn it, he had been too careless.
Gu Yang was taken aback. “Sister?”
“Sit,” Gu Jin instructed, rolling the computer chair toward her.
Glancing at the closed door behind her, where the small blood bank was stationed, Gu Yang hesitated.
“Xiao Yize informed me about the situation. Both the Bass family and the Katie family are Western aristocrats with formidable influence.”
Gu Jin obstructed her view and gently pressed her shoulders, urging her to take a seat. Despite the gentleness in her cold phoenix eyes, there lingered an air of authority.
Her tone softened, but her words remained authoritative. “But Yangyang, whether it’s the Katie family or the Bass family, if you find them disagreeable, you need not tolerate them. We stand slightly above them.”
Gu Yang was momentarily stunned.
Was Big Shot Sister implying that she need not show mercy to those who provoke her? Was she insinuating her unwavering support if anything were to happen?
Observing Gu Yang’s dazed expression, Gu Jin couldn’t resist tousling her hair affectionately. “Hmm? Are you all ears?”
Gu Yang nodded eagerly, her eyes gleaming. “I heard you loud and clear! Thank you, Sister!”
“Do you fancy the spices from the Bass family?” Gu Jin inquired, noticing the sizable stack of spice essential oils in Feng Jue’s arms.
Recalling how Feng Jue had previously adorned a perfume room for her with a batch of spices and essential oils from the Bass family, Gu Jin made the connection.
Gu Yang nodded in affirmation. “Ruan Meng gifted them to me. The Bass family is interested in collaborating with Sister’s Good.”
“Got it,” Gu Jin responded softly.
While she understood the circumstances at the Ruan family, she disapproved of Ruan Meng’s demeanor towards Gu Yang.
Hence, she had instructed the manager of Good Beauty Salon to subtly convey to Ruan Meng that if she wished to collaborate with Good, she ought to ingratiate herself with Gu Yang.