Mr. Gu's little darling is incredibly cool!

The man was Ling Qiao.

He snapped two photos in quick succession.

He looked at the photo on his phone for a moment and pursed his lips.

The changes seem quite significant.

She used to have a stronger aura than she does now; there was nothing she could hide, and she exuded arrogance both inside and out.

But she's different now. Judging from her appearance alone, you would definitely think she's easy to bully.

Only by going deep can one truly understand how terrifying it is.

Lingqiao stared at the photos for a while, then flipped to the second one.

However, Lingqiao was stunned when she saw this photo.

In the photo, Lu Qingyun seemed to sense someone behind her. She turned her head and glanced in this direction, her eyes filled with seven parts coldness and three parts languor.

The image froze at that moment.

She...she found out?

Their alertness remains as high as ever.

-

"what happened?"

Gu Jinming just noticed that Lu Qingyun paused for a second at the door.

Although it was a very subtle movement, Gu Jinming still noticed it.

"Someone is taking pictures of me."

She said yes, not just "it seems".

Gu Jinming lowered his eyes. "Tang Meng, go and investigate."

"Yes."

Tang Meng responded and turned to walk into the crowd.

Zhou Ming glanced at Lu Qingyun. He hadn't seen Lu Qingyun fight much and didn't know how skilled she was, but after hearing what she just said, he felt that she was overly vigilant.

The group entered the private room they had visited before. While Lu Qingyun and Yan Chou went to the door to talk, Zhou Ming lowered his voice and asked, "Master Jin, how come your wife is so familiar with Yan Chou?"

After Lu Qingyun left, Gu Jinming's gaze followed her outside.

"Perhaps the two know each other."

Zhou Ming: ...

Your words sound as if you're not answering at all.

Would they be so familiar with each other if they didn't know each other?

"You'll find out later."

Gu Jinming noticed Zhou Ming's speechlessness and, after Lu Qingyun and Yan Chou entered, slowly added a sentence.

Zhou Ming scratched his head in confusion, unable to understand what cryptic Gu Jinming was trying to say.

"Brother-in-law, Sister Yun and I are heading over now. See you after the semi-finals."

Yan Chou said to Gu Jinming.

For some reason, he now calls his brother-in-law with great ease.

Gu Jinming responded very readily.

Lu Qingyun took it all as an act and didn't even look at the two of them. She had already gone to get her black bag and pulled up her mask.

Zhou Ming glanced at Yan Chou: "Where are you and your sister-in-law going?"

"Go backstage, the competition is about to start, aren't you going?"

Yan Chou is quite strange.

"past."

But what does the start of the competition have to do with my sister-in-law?

Zhou Ming still didn't get it and followed them outside in a daze.

Not long after the others left, Tang Meng returned from outside.

"What was found?"

"They slipped away too quickly, and the security cameras at the entrance were destroyed, so we can't find anything about them."

Tang Meng frowned, his tone full of guilt.

Tang Meng hadn't even done this small thing well, and he originally thought that Gu Jinming would find him something else to do, but to his surprise, Gu Jinming didn't react at all.

"How's the investigation into the Weibo matter going?"

Tang Meng gets excited when this is mentioned.

"According to the IP locations found by the technical department, they are from the Shan and An families." Tang Meng paused, seemingly observing Gu Jinming's expression, before continuing, "The people behind this are Miss Shan and Miss An. Their SIM cards were probably broken, and their chat history was completely deleted. If needed, the technicians can recover it."

"Have the technicians restore it, and then send a copy to my email."

"Ok."

Tang Meng took out his phone and contacted the technicians, then told them about Gu Jinming's requirements.

The technicians said there was no problem and it would be restored immediately.

He put away his phone, glanced at Gu Jinming, pursed his lips slightly, and asked, "Mr. Jin, may I ask you a question?"

This matter has been puzzling him ever since he first came in.

If he doesn't get the answer out soon, Tang Meng might suffocate here.

Gu Jinming lazily lifted his eyelids: "Ask."

"Young Master Yan and Young Madam are getting so close... It's not what I'm thinking, is it?" Seemingly afraid that Gu Jinming would misunderstand, he quickly said, "I meant the judging panel, the kind of relationship we have as colleagues."

"You have a good eye."

"..."

I go!

Really?!

Tang Meng almost bit her tongue. "Master Jin, should we investigate the young mistress's identity again?"

After all, she is the largest shareholder of Han Shao's company, and not only that, she is also a young lady whom the manager of Chengyuan Mansion respects.

Any one of these identities would be considered groundbreaking, let alone her current role as a judge.

That's no ordinary judge, that's Bai Qing! The legendary Bai Qing who supposedly refined the Primordial Spirit-Replenishing Pill!

Tang Meng felt like he was about to explode.

Gu Jinming was a very considerate boss. He squinted and said lazily, "Why don't you go out and relax for a bit?"

Tang Meng nodded vigorously, then walked out like a lost soul.

It's not that he has poor comprehension; it's just that the impact Lu Qingyun has on people is so overwhelming that it's hard to process.

Even Gu Jinming wasn't surprised.

When he saw these Weibo posts, his first reaction was to check on Lu Qingyun, but she pretended not to see them, took her medical book, and went to bed. She pulled the covers over herself and had a rare good night's sleep.

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corridor.

Because the exam time was approaching, Zhou Ming walked out with Lu Qingyun and the others. The backstage area and the exam room were naturally separate. He assumed that Lu Qingyun had come along because she was curious about the venue, and she would occasionally tell him about the design of the venue along the way.

He was involved in the design of the venue, though not much, but he at least contributed some ideas.

Lu Qingyun found it interesting and would occasionally ask a few questions, which Zhou Ming answered one by one.

When they reached the fork in the road, Zhou Ming instinctively tried to lead Lu Qingyun toward the audience seats, but she was heading in the opposite direction.

"Hey? Sister-in-law, you've come to the wrong place. The audience seats are this way."

Zhou Ming grabbed Lu Qingyun's arm and pointed behind him.

"Huh? I'm not going to the stands?"

"Huh?" Zhou Ming blinked, looking a little confused. "Then where are you going, sister-in-law?"

Aside from going to the audience seats or the exam hall, my sister-in-law can't possibly participate in this semi-final, can she?

and many more!

It seems like there's some kind of powerful backer involved.

Zhou Ming finally realized what was going on. He looked at Lu Qingyun with a complicated expression. "No, could it be someone with powerful connections?"

Lu Qingyun raised an eyebrow and shrugged: "You got it right, but there's no reward."

Zhou Ming: ...

There was no reward, but there was a scare.

He turned his head away, not intending to look at the culprit who had left him bewildered.

So, is this what Master Jin meant when he said we'd find out soon?

Could the judge who sat with Yan Chou last time be his sister-in-law?

If so, then isn't sister-in-law Bai Qing?

Moreover, the sister-in-law is also very likely the one who made the Primordial Elixir.

I go!

Zhou Ming pinched his philtrum.

Yan Chou pulled him back, "Young man, snap out of it, the exam is about to start if you don't go in soon."

Zhou Ming blinked: "Let me catch my breath, this is a bit too much."

"I understand, I understand, my initial reaction was the same as yours."

Yan Chou felt a deep empathy for this.