Chapter 15: Chapter 15 Crisp and Ruthless
Chi Gui didn’t hesitate and directly let Fu Si give him a ride.
Xing Gu and a few others had been stealthily following the whole time and were quite impressed.
“Mr. Fu’s move is pretty slick! He entered Professor Chi’s room openly!”
“Speaking of which, he still doesn’t know Professor Chi’s identity, does he?”
“Then he… also doesn’t know… that Professor Chi has actually recognized him already, right?”
As this question was raised, sudden silence filled the car.
Xing Gu and his team were highly efficient and managed to renovate the house in Qinfang Garden overnight, according to the blueprints Chi Gui had provided them.
The walls of the room had all been freshly repainted with the newest materials air-shipped from Capital City, harmless to humans, ready for immediate occupancy.
Besides the walls, the flooring and furniture were all specially ordered from Capital City.
Unless one was a researcher in the related field, the special features of the house were not discernible.
As Fu Si entered with a mannequin, he was immediately struck by how inviting the space felt.
Though the house wasn’t large, it was decorated just right, visually comforting and imagining living there seemed quite comfortable.
“The renovation is fantastic,” Fu Si complimented generously.
“Thank you,” Chi Gui responded, coming in with other small items, her voice very calm.
Fu Si turned to look at her. “Did you design this yourself?”
She set down her things. “It’s been hard work. You can go now.”
Her tone was very neat and ruthless.
Fu Si grinned. “Won’t you offer me a cup of water?”
Chi Gui was exceptionally honest in her reply. “I haven’t bought a water dispenser yet.”
With no reason to stay, he could only regretfully leave. For original chapters go to NoveI★Fire.net
After sending off Fu Si, Chi Gui meticulously cleaned and sterilized the surgical knives she had bought, and organized the other items well into the afternoon.
She tidied up the bedroom a bit before getting up to leave.
Xing Gu and his team had already found a place to hide, capable of protecting Chi Gui at any moment without any hint of their presence, completely unintrusive to her life.
Seeing Chi Gui descend the stairs now, Xing Gu approached her and asked, “Are you returning to the Chi Family home?”
“Hmm,” Chi Gui nodded.
Another bodyguard quickly drove a car over.
It was just overnight, yet they had switched to an exceptionally ordinary taxi.
Whether parked in the yard or used to transport Chi Gui, it wouldn’t attract attention.
Chi Gui got into the car and immediately noticed that the window glass had been replaced with military-grade bulletproof glass.
She couldn’t understand the other modifications, but they must have been changed as well.
When she returned to the Chi Family home, she just happened to meet Chi Chang Jing.
Chi Chang Jing seeing Chi Gui alighting from the taxi, the expression in his eyes deepened.
It seemed that last time this girl wasn’t lying and just had luck hitching a luxury car.
Realizing Chi Gui had no special connections, Chi Chang Jing’s tone became somewhat condescending. “Don’t run around outside all the time, stay at home and learn some manners from your mother, to avoid being ridiculed at social gatherings.”
Chi Gui didn’t have a fondness for the people from the Chi Family, but she was well-mannered and wouldn’t ignore someone no matter how pointless their talk was.
Chi Gui spoke politely. “Why should I attend a banquet?”
She had little interest in social events.
Rather than wasting several hours at a banquet, she preferred to discuss the complex issues of neurosurgery with her colleagues.
When she was in Capital City, everyone knew her disposition, and although the Four Great Families sent her invitations every time, they let her absent herself each time.
Chi Chang Jing was momentarily choked by her matter-of-fact question and took a moment before saying, “Banquets are an important way for prestigious families to network and foster relationships. It’s okay if you haven’t experienced this before, you’ll understand in time.”
He glanced at Chi Gui and added, “Plus, you are a daughter of the Chi Family; of course, you must form good relations with the children from other families to build connections for the Chi Family.”
“Oh.” Chi Gui’s voice was faint, her dark almond-shaped eyes staring ahead, casually asking, “Does Chi Yan have to do the same?”