Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Secrets (2)

He gritted his teeth, "Don’t worry about that, I—" Before he could finish, as he turned his head back, he saw her already unlocking and getting out of the car.

The security guard of the residential compound came over and helped her carry the rather heavy box of books upstairs, while Gu Nuan pulled her own lighter suitcase.

The windows of the BMW rolled down, and the car horn honked at the sight of her retreating figure.

Gu Nuan turned her head back, only to meet his cunning, calculating eyes leaning against the car window, smiling slyly at her as if to say, "I’ve made a comeback."

This man!

Gu Nuan couldn’t help but frown in her heart.

She had no choice but to walk over, bow her head, and see what he wanted to do.

"You seem to not be completely deaf, Mrs. Xiao. Considering how well you play your part, I think our cooperation henceforth will be even more exciting," he said to her.

As he said these words to her, he didn’t just move his lips toward her, but also blew a soft breeze toward one of her ears, "You know, I won’t tell anyone your secret, including — I’ve already told my brothers that you can read lips."

She was severely deaf, not completely deaf, and her hearing was not the same in both ears. Even her parents didn’t know this.

Over the years, so many people had been intimately involved with her, yet it was this stranger who managed to see through her secret in just a few days, surpassing those who had spent countless days and nights with her. Now that she thought about it, earlier in the private room, and on other occasions, this man had deliberately made close gestures to her, which were in fact probes toward her ears.

"Do you know why? Because those people don’t care about you as much as I do. That includes the man who supposedly was your close childhood friend for ten years," he continued.

Confronted with that smug, almost exultant face, it really was quite punchable. Yet, in the end, Gu Nuan didn’t really feel upset.

"I’m glad you are clever, Mr. Xiao, that will be beneficial for our further collaboration. The smarter my partner is, the more advantageous it is for me," she said.

So, this woman’s tongue was formidable. He had always prided himself on making others bite the dust with his remarks, but in front of her, he had yet to taste victory.

"Let me know when you’re ready. You want to get rich quick, right?" he asked lazily, raising an eyebrow, though his eyes did not exhibit the carefree indifference his demeanor suggested.

Gu Nuan replied coolly, "You’re right to think that way."

Having said that, she turned around, pulled her luggage, and walked straight ahead without any intention of looking back.

Xiao Yebai touched his chin with his finger and kept watching her retreating back. He had not expected her final answer to be so clear-cut and certain.

Her response was so resolute it made it clear that she was fully prepared to be very wealthy.

In fact, if one thought about it, Gu Nuan’s determination to study finance and her relentless pursuit of money had been evident from the start.

Unlike Wa Zicong, she had never intended to marry into wealth; had this man not approached her, Gu Nuan would never have considered such a plan.

She wanted to become very, very rich—

*

Gu Family

Madame Qiu was visiting the Gu family again, bringing with her the consulting fee to be paid to Gu Nuan.

Gu Nuan’s mother poured a cup of tea for Madame Qiu, and as she reached to take her daughter’s remuneration, Madame Qiu suddenly recoiled her hand and gave a secretive tug at her lips.

"Previously, I might not have interacted much with Gu Nuan, but now it seems, this child is truly a promising talent," said Madame Qiu.

Gu Nuan’s mother didn’t think she was praising her daughter and asked, "What happened?"

Spit it out if you have something to say.

Madame Qiu, pressured by Gu Nuan’s mother’s attitude, blurted out everything in one breath, "The child is quite greedy for money, unlike you and her dad. Considering she helped me, I thought about it and just happened to know a wealthy friend. His wife died right before the new year, and he’s looking for a young one. What if I matchmake for Gu Nuan?"

Gu Nuan’s mother was so angry she could barely speak straight, "Pah! If not for her father, would Gu Nuan be willing to help you? Do you think we care about your filthy money?!"

"That’s the right way to put it. Because your family doesn’t care about money, you ended up selling your child for it, didn’t you?"

A bolt of lightning seemed to strike Gu Nuan’s mother’s heart, and with wide-eyed shock and pointing at Madame Qiu, she demanded, "You, you— Did her father tell you?"

"I’m only thinking of what’s best for Gu Nuan. The child is too greedy for money. Look at her, swindling a hundred thousand yuan in consultant fees from her own relatives. If you spread that outside, nobody would believe it. So, after thinking it over, I’m left with one possibility. Did she find out about the thing you did years ago, selling the child, her brother’s matter?"

Gu Nuan’s mother’s mind was in a whirl, stars clouding her vision. Seeing Madame Qiu sitting there composed and unconcerned, she understood that this secret had probably been revealed by her father to Madame Qiu a long time ago during their numerous attempts to borrow money.

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