Su Mingyu looked at him, seeing no sign of complaint on his face. She asked in a bit of confusion, "You've been locked up without explanation for a whole day. Aren't you angry?"
July grinned, "Angry! Why not? But I know you just want to figure out my identity. This is also a kind of recognition for me. If you didn't recognize me, why would you bother to check my background?"
As he said, July forced a smile and leaned in front of Su Mingyu. "Now that you've let me out, it proves my identity has been verified, right? So can you take me as your apprentice now?"
Looking into those innocent and clear eyes, Su Mingyu couldn't help but rub her forehead.
A cold - blooded agent from the 21st century was now being asked to take such an innocent kid as an apprentice.
Su Mingyu really didn't know what she could teach him.
Seeing that Su Mingyu was quite entangled, July immediately raised three fingers and swore to the sky, "Master, don't worry. I will never tell anyone about you and this young master."
"I won't cause you any trouble either. I'll only learn what you teach me. If you don't want to teach something, I won't ask you a single question about it."
He had already started calling her "master" even before she had agreed, which gave Su Mingyu a bit of a headache.
Seeing that Su Mingyu remained silent for a long time, Gu Ruobai suddenly spoke up, "It's not impossible for her to take you as her apprentice, but I have a condition."
Before hearing Gu Ruobai's condition, July nodded in a hurry, "No matter what the condition is, I can agree to it, except for asking me for silver or taking my life."
Since he was so straightforward, Gu Ruobai didn't beat around the bush. "She can take you as her apprentice, but you have to help her manage one of her shops."
July frowned in confusion. "Isn't there Sister Xiamian in Sinnan Pavilion? Why do you still need me?"
Gu Ruobai glanced sideways at Su Mingyu and then continued, "Not this shop. It's another one."
"That shop hasn't officially opened yet. After everything is ready, I'll let you take charge of it. And I don't mean for you to guard that shop for the rest of your life."
Gu Ruobai paused, then his dark eyes turned cold. Looking down at July, he said, "At least for five years. How about it?"
"Five years?"
July was stunned. He bit his fingernail with his lower jaw. After thinking for a long while, he suddenly stood up, nodded at Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai, and said, "Five years it is. As long as I can help our shop return to its former peak, it's nothing to work for you for five years!"
Su Mingyu looked at him helplessly. "What do you mean by that? Do you think I'll let you manage my shop for free?"
"Is... isn't it?" Hearing this, July was rather incredulous. "Since you're going to pay me, why did you choose me?"
Su Mingyu stepped forward and pinched his lower jaw, forcing him to look up at her. "Because you're smart enough, you don't have much brute force, and most importantly, I can fully control you."
The implication was that he was easy to use and harmless.
July wasn't annoyed at being evaluated like this. He just looked at Su Mingyu seriously with his clear eyes. "Then you have to teach me all your knowledge without reservation."
Su Mingyu had thought this guy would be disgusted with her for saying such things.
Unexpectedly, he knew how to seize the opportunity.
Su Mingyu nodded. "Of course that's no problem. But whether you can learn it or not is up to you."
July was so excited that he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Su Mingyu. "July pays respects to master."
Then he poured a cup of tea from the table and handed it to Su Mingyu. "Drink this tea for apprenticeship, and you'll be my master from now on."
Su Mingyu sighed silently, took the tea from July and took a sip. "Alright. Since we've reached an agreement, you can go back now. We'll start your lessons tomorrow."
Knowing that Su Mingyu and Gu Ruobai had something to talk about, July didn't disturb them. He just gave them a sly smile. "In that case, I won't bother you."
After saying that, he ran out in a flash. Looking at his speeding back, Su Mingyu sighed helplessly and rolled her eyes at Gu Ruobai. "You're really good at helping me."
Gu Ruobai took it as a compliment. "Having a trustworthy person to help you hold the fort is easier than you running back and forth all the time, isn't it?"
The logic was sound, but Su Mingyu was still a bit upset that someone else had made the decision for her. She suddenly perked up, leaned in front of Gu Ruobai, and smiled charmingly with her thin lips slightly curled.
"Since you're so worried about me, how about lending Mu Yi to me?"
Gu Ruobai nodded without even raising his eyelids. "If you really want him, why not?"
Seeing Gu Ruobai being so straightforward, Su Mingyu wilted. "Forget it. Mu Yi is your right - hand man. If I take him away, won't you be short of an important assistant?"
Moreover, it was still unknown whether Mu Yi would be willing to go with her. She didn't want to take the risk. What if he went with her reluctantly and then stabbed her in the back?
Knowing that Su Mingyu was just joking, Gu Ruobai smiled helplessly. "If you really need my help, I'm of course willing to support you whole - heartedly, but I know what you're thinking... Right?"
Su Mingyu pouted. "You see things so clearly. I'm starting to feel a bit scared."
Su Mingyu of course knew that if she let Gu Ruobai help her, she would surely achieve twice the result with half the effort.
But for such a small matter, Su Mingyu didn't want Gu Ruobai to do everything for her. She still wanted to build her own team with her own strength.
After all, in the 21st century, Su Mingyu had always been enslaved by others. So in this era, she also wanted to experience what it was like to be the master.
It was just this small "Wu Wang" for now, but Su Mingyu believed that with her own strength, she would eventually make "Wu Wang" as powerful as the organization she had served in the 21st century.
Looking at Su Mingyu's expression, Gu Ruobai knew she had already made a decision.
Curling his lips, Gu Ruobai's eyes were full of admiration. He understood Su Mingyu's ambition and of course wanted to fulfill it.
Moreover, Gu Ruobai was even more eager to see how far Su Mingyu could go on her own in this chaotic capital city without his help.
"What's there to be scared of? I won't hurt you."