Xie Jiuan held back and decided to deal with Ji Yunsheng later.
"You can stay at Huayan Tower. But judging from your appearance, you probably can't do much work. Your monthly pay may be a bit less."
Gu Jiangyue wasn't trying to deceive Ji Yunsheng when she said this. From the way he diagnosed Hexiang just now, Gu Jiangyue could tell that Ji Yunsheng knew medicine. But theirs was a place selling rouge, not a medical clinic. Keeping Ji Yunsheng wouldn't be of much use.
Moreover, Ji Yunsheng was dressed like a wealthy man. He could even get in touch with Xie Jiuan and dared to openly say that Xie Jiuan was lazy. Naturally, Gu Jiangyue categorized Ji Yunsheng as the young master of some noble family and thought he couldn't do much work.
Gu Jiangyue's guess was right. Ji Yunsheng really couldn't do much, and he was even a hundred times lazier than Xie Jiuan.
Hearing the conversation between Ji Yunsheng and Gu Jiangyue in the restaurant, Xie Jiuan couldn't help but worry about Gu Jiangyue. He decided to disguise himself as a black - clothed man and find Gu Jiangyue tonight, asking her to drive Ji Yunsheng away quickly.
Gu Jiangyue was already convinced by Ji Yunsheng's actions before Xie Jiuan could come to her.
As soon as Ji Yunsheng entered Huayan Tower, he acted as if he was the owner of the place. He looked around without any awareness of being a worker.
Even when Gu Jiangyue asked him to change his eye - catching and cumbersome clothes, Ji Yunsheng was extremely reluctant. He said with a wronged look that this clothes was very important to him, that he had developed a deep affection for it, and he even looked like he was ready to die for it.
Gu Jiangyue couldn't persuade him, so she had to let Ji Yunsheng run around in Huayan Tower like this. The silver ornaments on his body made tinkling sounds when they collided, making him look like a mascot.
However, Gu Jiangyue seemed to have discovered the use of this peacock - like Ji Yunsheng. Although he was a bit showy, he was good - looking. As long as he was in the store, the young ladies passing by Huayan Tower would keep looking back. Even after they had walked past, they would still turn around to take a look.
Ji Yunsheng also had a silver tongue. He could flatter the young ladies so much that they would unconsciously buy a lot of rouge. Therefore, Gu Jiangyue had high hopes for Ji Yunsheng and directly arranged him at the store entrance to attract customers.
Although Ji Yunsheng was dissatisfied, worried that he would get tired or tanned, he had taken Gu Jiangyue's silver, so he could only suppress his dissatisfaction.
Gu Jiangyue also tried to get some information about Xie Jiuan from Ji Yunsheng. But this man seemed to know Gu Jiangyue's purpose. Every time he answered evasively. Gu Jiangyue probed for a long time, but finally only got one piece of information from Ji Yunsheng.
Ji Yunsheng and Xie Jiuan were the most beautiful sight in the whole capital back then.
Then Ji Yunsheng talked about his appearance for an hour.
Gu Jiangyue wanted to kill him. She threatened to drive Ji Yunsheng out before he stopped. Otherwise, Gu Jiangyue felt that if she didn't interrupt him, Ji Yunsheng could probably talk for a few more hours.
The business of Huayan Tower wasn't affected at all because of Hexiang's incident. Instead, Ji Yunsheng became quite famous in the capital. With him around, Huayan Tower attracted a lot of customers. That's why Gu Jiangyue's attitude towards Ji Yunsheng softened.
But there were many stores in the capital with good treatment. Ji Yunsheng had so many skills, but he insisted on coming to Huayan Tower. Gu Jiangyue still thought there were many doubts. So when Ji Yunsheng was free, she probed for some information again.
Huayan Tower had taken in many homeless people and provided them with food and shelter, including Ji Yunsheng.
When Gu Jiangyue found Ji Yunsheng, he was chatting excitedly with the servant beside him while holding a rice bowl. When he saw Gu Jiangyue coming, he restrained himself.
Gu Jiangyue simply sent the others away and sat directly opposite Ji Yunsheng. Ji Yunsheng was already full. He put down the rice bowl, propped his face on his elbows on the table, and looked at Gu Jiangyue boredly.
"What's up? Do you have something to ask this young master?"
Gu Jiangyue knew that she couldn't beat around the bush when talking to Ji Yunsheng, because she would be led astray easily. So she went straight to the point.
"When are you leaving?"
The next moment, Gu Jiangyue regretted asking this question. She saw that Ji Yunsheng, who had been lying on the table nicely just now, suddenly bounced up and rushed to Gu Jiangyue's side.
"Are you going to drive me away so soon? You're so heartless. I've helped Huayan Tower so much. It's not even half a day, and your heart is made of iron."
Ji Yunsheng became more and more excited, as if he had suffered a great injustice. He began to complain about Gu Jiangyue's actions non - stop.
Gu Jiangyue had a headache. They had only known each other for a few hours. Why did Ji Yunsheng make her sound like a heartless person?
Just as Gu Jiangyue was about to interrupt Ji Yunsheng, he seemed to notice something. His ears twitched slightly. It seemed that he heard a familiar voice, and he directly grabbed Gu Jiangyue's hand.
Gu Jiangyue was a bit dazed, not knowing what Ji Yunsheng was up to. The next moment, she heard a familiar voice echoing in the room.
"What are you doing!"
Gu Jiangyue turned her head slightly and saw that behind Ji Yunsheng, Xie Jiuan, dressed in snow - white clothes, had come quietly.
After all, Ji Yunsheng had his back to Xie Jiuan just now, and Gu Jiangyue didn't suspect too much about Ji Yunsheng's sudden action. After all, in Gu Jiangyue's eyes, Ji Yunsheng was like a silly young master from a wealthy family.
When Gu Jiangyue saw Xie Jiuan, she first smiled awkwardly, and then explained the situation to Xie Jiuan. Only then did Xie Jiuan return to his usual calm.
Just like this, the "lazy" Xie Jiuan and the "self - reliant" Ji Yunsheng in Huayan Tower were sitting face to face. Xie Jiuan stared at Ji Yunsheng unkindly, while Ji Yunsheng looked at Xie Jiuan with a sly smile. Neither of them was willing to give in. Gu Jiangyue didn't understand what had happened between them and could only sit there helplessly.
But even if Gu Jiangyue didn't understand, she could tell that their relationship seemed to be in a state of being both enemies and friends.
The two just stared at each other. Xie Jiuan lost his patience first. But before he could do anything, Ji Yunsheng was like a startled rabbit. He shouted and tried to hide beside Gu Jiangyue.
Gu Jiangyue didn't want to get involved in the tense atmosphere between them, so she directly pushed Ji Yunsheng back.
Gu Jiangyue really couldn't stand it anymore. She hesitated and asked.
"Do you really know each other?"
"Yes."
"No."
The two voices came out almost at the same time.
Gu Jiangyue couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth. These two clearly knew each other, and their relationship was probably not ordinary.