Su Mingyu wrinkled her nose. "I wonder how wonderful Ye Weiguang's expression will be if Qingfeng can find out that Su Mingyu bought a human head to play a prank on me."
Gu Ruobai raised an eyebrow and looked at Su Mingyu. "It's not difficult if you really want him to find out. All I need to do is send someone to give Qingfeng a tip."
After all, Qingfeng was Ye Weiguang's man. As long as they threw him a little bait, he would surely find out something.
Su Mingyu narrowed her eyes and thought for a while. "Your men must be very careful. Don't let Ye Weiguang notice anything."
Ye Weiguang already disliked her very much. If he found out that she had colluded with Gu Ruobai to set him up, he would definitely never accept her again.
Gu Ruobai nodded in understanding. "Do you doubt that my men can't handle such a simple task?"
Su Mingyu waved her hand. "Of course not. I'm just being cautious. After all, things have come this far. It would be a great loss if something went wrong because of such a small matter."
Gu Ruobai knew that well. He had only said that to tease Su Mingyu. He didn't expect her to take it so seriously. It seemed that Su Mingyu really wanted to be accepted by Ye Weiguang.
Looking at Su Mingyu suspiciously, Gu Ruobai raised an eyebrow and asked, "Weren't you uninterested in your maternal family's affairs before? Why are you so enthusiastic this time?"
"It's not that I was uninterested before. I just never found a good opportunity to get close to them." Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "After all, the incident back then was so big, and the relationship between the two families was so tense. If I rashly tried to get close to Ye Weiguang, it would surely arouse his suspicion."
Actually, Su Mingyu hadn't planned to get close to Ye Weiguang at first. But after Gu Ruobai's reminder, she remembered that the original owner of this body had lacked family affection.
Since she had taken over this body and would live on behalf of Su Mingyu in this world, she couldn't be as alone as she was in the 21st century. Having a few family members and feeling the warmth of a family was what Su Mingyu in this world should have.
"Ye Weiguang really dislikes me." Su Mingyu was truly surprised by Ye Weiguang's attitude.
Although Ye Mengdie and Ye Weiguang had quarreled fiercely back then, no matter what, she, as their granddaughter, was innocent. But Ye Weiguang had even taken his anger out on her and didn't allow her to call him grandfather. She could only call him Lord Ye.
Hearing Su Mingyu's doubts, Gu Ruobai smiled. "Actually, the main problem back then was Su Zhengyi. He was like a trouble - maker. Otherwise, their relationship wouldn't have become so bad."
"Ye Mengdie was so determined when she left the Ye family. It's reasonable for Ye Weiguang to dislike you too, because Ye Mengdie once said that she wouldn't let you recognize him as your grandfather."
Su Mingyu clicked her tongue. "I didn't expect Ye Mengdie, a woman, to go so far for a scumbag like Su Zhengyi."
"She was just blinded by Su Zhengyi's sweet words." A look of disdain flashed across Gu Ruobai's eyes.
"He not only uses women but also doesn't cherish them after getting what he wants. Such a man is a disgrace to men."
Seeing Gu Ruobai's disdainful expression, Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow, smiled, stepped forward, and looked up at him. Her clear eyes sparkled like stars. "So, our Prince Ruixian disdains using women. Then why did you set a trap for me when we first met?"
Gu Ruobai coughed lightly, looked away awkwardly, and then whispered, "As long as I can achieve my goal, I don't care who I use."
"But..." Gu Ruobai suddenly turned his face and stared directly at Su Mingyu with his deep eyes. A hint of tenderness rippled in his eyes. "I regret what I did to you back then. If I had been honest from the beginning, maybe you would have relied on me more."
Facing Gu Ruobai's sudden affectionate look, Su Mingyu blushed. She bit her lips and stammered for a while, "Actually... I think I already rely on you a lot."
In the 21st century, she would never have let someone else handle things like getting close to the target.
But now, she had not only let Gu Ruobai arrange everything but also followed his plan without fully knowing the details.
This was something she would never have done in the 21st century, but now Su Mingyu was willing to trust Gu Ruobai.
This was already a great progress for Su Mingyu.
Gu Ruobai also knew that Su Mingyu had a strong defense in her heart, so he didn't force her. He just smiled faintly and nodded. "It doesn't matter. I know. I can wait until you fully trust me and are willing to tell me all your secrets."
Su Mingyu bit her lower lip and said nothing. The air in the tea garden was extremely peaceful.
Just then, Mu Yi walked in from outside. "My lord."
Gu Ruobai nodded, signaling him to speak.
"We've verified the identity of that Qi Yue we caught before. He is indeed the young master of that cloth shop."
Mu Yi frowned as he spoke. "I've also investigated. Their family really doesn't have much silver. It would be very difficult for them to come up with so much money."
Gu Ruobai nodded to show that he understood. "Go and bring him to me now."
Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai glanced at each other. Su Mingyu asked, "Do you really want me to take him in?"
"If you don't want to, just let him go." Gu Ruobai shrugged, looking calm. "I just saw that he has been pestering you. Maybe he is a useful person."
Using Qi Yue's admiration for her to recruit him could be a simple and quick way to find a loyal subordinate.
Su Mingyu sighed silently. "Forget it. Let's talk when he comes. I just find him a bit annoying."
She really didn't like dealing with someone as persistent as Qi Yue.
After a while, Qi Yue was dragged in by Mu Yi, who was holding his collar.
Qi Yue glanced at Su Mingyu and then at Gu Ruobai. A glint of excitement flashed in his eyes. "Have you verified my identity?"
At first, when he was locked up, Qi Yue had been a bit unhappy and even wanted to escape.
But soon he found that Gu Ruobai had just locked him up and had been treating him well, providing him with good food and drinks.
He would get whatever he asked for. So Qi Yue soon realized that Gu Ruobai might just want to verify his identity.
So now, instead of being angry, Qi Yue even had a bit of fondness for Gu Ruobai. He really liked a man as generous as Gu Ruobai.