After Bankruptcy, the Billionaire Asked Me to Marry Him!
Chapter 104: Eat Together, Sleep Together, Enter Together, Leave Together

Chapter 104: Chapter 104: Eat Together, Sleep Together, Enter Together, Leave Together

Dinner was set at a private dining restaurant.

Outside, the cold air was biting, but upon entering the restaurant, it was as if one had instantly stepped into a Suzhou-style garden, complete with pavilions, towers, bridges, and flowing water.

Under the night sky, the scenery was breathtakingly beautiful.

"People are coming..."

Ye Li heard someone say in the distance and looked up, just in time to see three men and one woman coming out of a private room.

Cheng Yanhuai, whom she had met before, was cheerful and loved to joke around.

Gu Lanqing was the heir to the Gu Family, and the beautiful woman in a black dress beside him was his wife, Tan Ningyan.

Ye Li had known about the couple for a long time.

The men couldn’t understand why Young Master Gu would be so devoted to a woman and marry early.

The women marveled at Sister Yan’s skills and desperately wanted to know how she managed to keep Young Master Gu so wholeheartedly devoted to only her.

Unfortunately, there were barriers in their social circle, and this couple was too far removed from them, entirely outside their social intersections.

Ye Li hadn’t expected to meet the famed couple today.

The man following at the end was dressed in a coffee-colored suit and had an outstanding appearance. His peach blossom eyes seemed to smile before he even spoke, giving off the impression of being very amiable.

"Lue Xizhou."

Fu Yanci introduced, "The profligate of the Lue Family."

On the way there, Ye Li had learned from Fu Yanci who she would be meeting tonight.

When it came to Lue Xizhou, Fu Yan’s words were filled with angry disdain.

Expecting to meet a man indulged in excessive pleasures, she was surprised to find the reality was nothing like she had imagined.

"Mr. Lue, hello!"

"Miss Ah Li, hello!"

Lue Xizhou’s greeting elicited several eye rolls.

Fu Yanci’s was the coldest of them all.

Unperturbed, Lue Xizhou looked at Ye Li and smiled, "Miss Ah Li, although I only got to know Uncle Fu in the past few years, during the years abroad, we ate, slept, came and went together; I got to know him very well. If you wish to know about his bright past or embarrassing mishaps, feel free to ask me. I won’t hold back any details."

All Ye Li could focus on was his saying "ate, slept, came and went together." She pursed her lips and smiled faintly, turning to look back at Fu Yanci.

The man’s face showed a rare helplessness, "Don’t believe him; a dog can’t spit out ivory!"

The group then surrounded Fu Yanci and Ye Li and entered the private room.

As soon as dinner was over, Tan Ningyan pulled Ye Li away, "Let those stinky men be, let’s go chat."

As she spoke, Tan Ningyan pinched Ye Li’s cheek, "At last, I have someone to keep me company. Before, I was the only woman here, listening to them talk about business and economics, have drinks or play mahjong; I was bored to death!"

Tan Ningyan, with her fair skin, beautiful appearance, and long legs, was a true lady of elegance.

Ye Li had been quite nervous before entering, but Tan Ningyan’s familiar manner instantly made it feel as if they had known each other before, relaxing her completely.

Fu Yan’s words, "I only like you," had been circling in her mind the whole evening. Thinking of Gu Lanqing and Fu Yanci’s childhood friendship, Ye Li whispered, "Sister Yan, how long have you and Young Master Gu been together? In your past gatherings, has Uncle Fu ever brought a female partner?"

Tan Ningyan was taken aback.

Clearly, the girl’s focus was on the latter part of the question.

"I’ve been with Gu Lanqing for five years. In these five years, the occasions I’ve met Uncle Fu are few and far between. However, he has never brought a female companion."

Even though Gu Lanqing was married, whenever he went out to socialize or attend banquets alone, young and beautiful girls would still bravely throw themselves at him.

That was even more the case for a man like Uncle Fu.

Her gaze sliding over Fu Yanci, Tan Ningyan smiled and asked, "Why, do you have some thoughts on your mind?"

Ye Li shook her head and after a while, said softly, "I just want to know, what kind of woman is Xiao Bao’s mother. Why didn’t Uncle Fu and she stay together?"

???

That was an overwhelming amount of information.

Tan Ningyan looked at the anxious Ye Li, then back at Uncle Fu, whose silhouette exuded calm self-possession and came to a bold conjecture.