Su Mingyu rubbed her nose. "I don't regret it. I just feel it's a pity. It seems we'll have to stay here for a few days. We need to figure out who this Kang Zeyan is first. Otherwise, Mu Yi will have a hard time investigating outside."
"You still trust Mu Yi?" Gu Ruobai looked at Su Mingyu. When he asked this question, he seemed quite casual, but there was something in his eyes that didn't seem like a casual inquiry at all.
Su Mingyu nodded. "Did you see the look in Mei Qing's eyes when she walked in?"
"Mu Yi must have said something extremely important to Mei Qing. That's why Mei Qing looked on the verge of tears. Otherwise, given Mei Qing's hatred for me, she shouldn't have shown such an expression in front of me."
Gu Ruobai nodded. "Mu Yi has been with me the longest. So I want to trust him. But I won't easily trust someone who has betrayed me once. I've left special signals of the Dark Department along the way. Besides Mu Yi, there will be others coming."
"Tsk tsk tsk. Look at you. You're such a failure. So many people around you have betrayed you." Su Mingyu curled her lips, her eyes full of mockery.
Gu Ruobai reached out and pinched her nose. "It's all because you didn't let me deal with Mei Qing."
He should have nipped her inappropriate feelings in the bud when he first noticed something was wrong with Mei Qing.
But Su Mingyu wanted to save Mei Qing some face, and that's how this situation came about.
Su Mingyu knew that this incident was due to her soft - heartedness. So when faced with Gu Ruobai's words, she could only bite her lower lip and not respond.
Rarely seeing her so obedient, Gu Ruobai raised his eyebrows. Just as he was about to do something, there was a knock on the door.
Su Mingyu quickly pushed Gu Ruobai aside. Then she carefully approached the door and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"
"Miss Su, the master sent me to invite you to dinner." A maid's voice sounded.
Su Mingyu frowned in confusion. This Kang Zeyan was inviting her to dinner? It was probably a feast with malicious intentions!
Thinking this way, Su Mingyu still opened the door a crack. "Since it's Mr. Kang's kind invitation, I'll naturally go. Please wait a moment."
Su Mingyu closed the door, gave Gu Ruobai a look, and pointed outside. After getting Gu Ruobai's approval, she opened the door and walked out.
Following the maid to a pavilion in the courtyard, Su Mingyu glanced at the surrounding scenery. It looked very costly. "Mr. Kang, can I ask a question?"
Kang Zeyan was very generous. "Go ahead."
"Why do you wear a mask when your face is uninjured? Also, you said you captured me because of Gu Ruobai. What's the conflict between you and Gu Ruobai? Finally, what do you do? You're so wealthy. How could you build a mansion on the lake?"
Seemingly not expecting Su Mingyu to ask so many questions at once, Kang Zeyan was first stunned, then smiled imperceptibly. "Your questions are all to the point, but I can only answer two of them."
As if she had long known this would be the result, Su Mingyu curled her lips. "Go ahead."
"I wear a mask because I don't want to be recognized, but you're an exception." Kang Zeyan looked at Su Mingyu, the curve of his lips becoming more pronounced. "As for why I built this mansion here, it's naturally because I like it. I have the money, so I can build it wherever I want."
There was nothing wrong with this statement, but Su Mingyu still sensed something. "Mr. Kang is really good at changing concepts."
Su Mingyu pursed her lips. "You still haven't told me what you do."
"The rumor in the town says that Miss Su is very intelligent. Now that I've met you, it's true." Kang Zeyan took a sip of tea before saying, "What I do, I can't tell you for now."
"But I can guarantee that as long as you stay here obediently and don't have any other bad ideas, I can absolutely protect your safety."
Su Mingyu didn't even lift her eyelids. "Is this a warning?"
Kang Zeyan raised his eyebrows and looked at her, asking with a half - smile, "If Miss Su thinks so, then so be it. After all, you still rely on the antidote in my hand. You shouldn't have any other ideas."
"Do you mean Qingming?" Su Mingyu looked at him and sneered. "Does Mr. Kang really think it can control me?"
"Whether it can control you or not is not up to you or me. We have a long time ahead." Su Mingyu clearly heard the contempt in Kang Zeyan's words, but she didn't care.
Instead, she calmly picked up the food in front of her and started eating.
"Aren't you afraid that I've poisoned the food, Miss Su?" Seeing that Su Mingyu really dared to eat, Kang Zeyan was slightly stunned again.
Su Mingyu slowly wiped her mouth and countered, "I've even taken Qingming. Am I still afraid of your other poisons? Besides, didn't you just say you'd protect my safety? What's this? A man of no integrity?"
Kang Zeyan just wanted to tease Su Mingyu but was instead rendered speechless. He was magnanimous and didn't argue with Su Mingyu. He just shook his head lightly and said, "It seems Miss Su is really different from other women."
Su Mingyu had heard this kind of thing many times, and she didn't feel that there was any compliment in Kang Zeyan's tone.
"Mr. Kang, can I ask one more question?" Su Mingyu looked at Kang Zeyan curiously while eating.
"I didn't expect Miss Su to have so many questions." Kang Zeyan seemed a bit impatient.
Su Mingyu pretended not to notice and continued, "I heard from your maid that you like to eat fish?"
Before Kang Zeyan could answer, Su Mingyu continued, "If so, why isn't there any fish in today's dishes? Is it because Mr. Kang is considerate of me and asked the servants to prepare home - style dishes?"
Kang Zeyan didn't expect Su Mingyu's last question to be this. He was stunned for a moment, then coughed lightly. "Do I have to eat fish every meal just because I like it?"
As if she didn't sense Kang Zeyan's anger, Su Mingyu let out a long "oh" and then continued, "Well, I like rice, so I have to have it for every meal."
Saying this, Su Mingyu winked at Kang Zeyan. "If that's the case, can I go fishing? To be honest, fishing is my only hobby. Seeing so many fish in Mr. Kang's water makes me itch. I wonder if Mr. Kang would allow me to fish in your mansion?"
"Fish...ing?" Kang Zeyan was completely stunned this time. For a moment, he thought he had misheard.