Chapter 559: Chapter 559

The person hurriedly responded upon hearing this, only to belatedly realize what Gu Xicheng was referring to. They couldn’t help but open their mouth wide in disbelief and, after a long pause, it seemed like they finally found their voice and asked, "Mr. Gu, are you saying... Lu Jingchen’s wife is in Night City?"

Isn’t Lu Jingchen single? When did he get married? How come they were not aware of it?

Moreover, they had always heard that Lu Jingchen disliked the proximity of the opposite sex.

"Mr. Gu, when did Lu Jingchen get married?" The CEO of a certain company couldn’t help but directly voice the question that was in his mind.

Lu Jingchen’s influence in An City is immense. If he had really gotten married, there should have been some kind of buzz, but apart from a piece of news some time ago about Lu Jingchen being forced into marriage on the street, they hadn’t seen any other news about him, let alone any scandal.

Gu Xicheng poured himself another glass of water and glanced indifferently at the CEO, his lips curling up in a meaningful smile as he said in an even tone, "He has just registered for marriage, and he will probably hold a wedding banquet before long, so when the time comes, just remember to give him a sizable red envelope!"

Everyone naturally nodded in agreement, "Of course, we will definitely prepare a generous gift for Lu Jingchen’s red envelope."

Gu Xicheng smiled without saying a word, but slightly furrowed his brows as he looked at the girl on stage who was still a bit nervous. Suddenly recalling something, he took out his phone and dialed Lin Musen’s number.

However, just after the phone rang twice, it was abruptly hung up.

Gu Xicheng looked at the hung-up call, his eyes narrowing, and he dialed again only to be cut off once more.

It wasn’t until the third time, when Gu Xicheng resolved that if Lin Musen dared to hang up on him again, he would go over there and beat him up, that the call was finally answered.

It was obvious from the other end of the phone that Lin Musen had just been woken up and was extremely irritable, his voice almost grinding with anger, "Gu Xicheng, you’d better have a convincing reason for waking me up, or don’t expect to wrap up that case with our company anytime soon!"

Gu Xicheng’s previously displeased mood suddenly lifted a bit. Smiling slightly, he said straight away, "What time is it that you’re sleeping already? Sleep what sleep, come out and have fun!"

Lin Musen was angry, feeling an urge to smash his phone, he roared, "I’ve just come back from the airport, haven’t slept for a day and a night, have fun my *ss! Speak if you have something to say, fart if you have to, if it’s not important, you’d better be ready for the consequences, because I’m really freaking tired!"

He was truly exhausted. He had taken a flight at 6:30 AM and went to the company, by the time he had returned home and got into bed, it was already 7:30 AM. He always had difficulty falling asleep, and now that he was so tired and had just managed to doze off, he was woken up by a phone call from the fearless Gu Xicheng.

Gu Xicheng was in an incredibly good mood, he lifted the glass of wine poured for him by someone nearby and finished it. While Lin Musen was on the verge of blowing his top, Gu Xicheng leisurely moved on to the main topic, "I have something to ask you!"

"Speak!" Lin Musen struggled to suppress his rage as he spoke through gritted teeth!

From the tone, Gu Xicheng felt that if what he was about to say wasn’t important enough to disturb Lin Musen’s sleep, he would probably be dismantled and reassembled.

Glancing at Song Qiao on the stage below, Gu Xicheng placed his wine glass on the coffee table and asked, "Is Song Qiao in great need of money?"

He had previously investigated Song Qiao and knew that she definitely wasn’t the kind of woman who frequented clubs like Night City. Therefore, the only reason must be that she is in dire need of money at the moment.

Although what Lu Jingchen had in abundance was money, Song Qiao’s first impression to him was that she was definitely not a greedy person.

Moreover, a girl like Song Qiao made him very certain that she would not easily use someone else’s money, let alone trouble others.

Therefore, it is very likely that Song Qiao is in need of money and that she came to Night City in order to earn it faster.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before Lin Musen finally asked, "Where are you now?"

"At Night City’s bar!"

Lin Musen lay on the bed with his eyes slightly closed. He stretched out his hand to rub his temple and, after a while, finally spoke, "I saw Song Qiao at the hospital when I accompanied my mother for her checkup!"

"Is she sick?" Gu Xicheng blurted out.

"No!" Lin Musen immediately denied, saying, "It’s not Song Qiao who is ill, but her grandfather has a heart condition and is hospitalized. It seems that he needs surgery recently!"

Gu Xicheng narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the girl on the stage, and asked, "Does it require a lot of money?"

"I heard that Song Qiao’s grandfather needs 500,000 for surgery!" He went to ask Song Qiao’s grandfather’s attending doctor about this. It just so happened that his own grandfather was also treated by that doctor, who, knowing his identity, naturally told him. Lin Musen then asked, "Is Song Qiao in Night City now?"

Gu Xicheng leaned back on the couch, surrounded by noisy sounds, but because they were in a private room with excellent soundproofing, it still seemed relatively quiet. The atmosphere below was already very lively, with many people even starting to wave their hands.

Gu Xicheng glanced down at the scene and responded with a grunt!

"Did you tell Jingchen?" The drowsiness vanished completely from Lin Musen as he sat up abruptly.

Taking a cup of water from the coffee table, Gu Xicheng played with the cup in his hand and said, "I’ve told him. You know, the surgery for Song Qiao’s grandfather, costing 500,000 — should I also mention it to Jingchen?"

Now that the two of them were married, if the old folks of the Lu Family found out that Lu Jingchen’s wife had come to work in a place like Night City for money, it would likely cause a fierce storm.

And the person who would suffer the most, naturally, was Song Qiao.

Although he had only met Song Qiao twice — no, including this time, it was three times.

But he still had a fairly good impression of Lu Jingchen’s wife, at least Song Qiao was not like those other women with ulterior motives who approached Lu Jingchen!

The business in Night City was booming, and with it being the weekend today, the number of visitors was particularly high. A glance around revealed young men and women, each wearing expensive clothing, making it clear that at the very least, these people were high-income white-collar workers from An City.

Song Qiao wasn’t performing as a hostess for the first time. During her school days, she had participated in school-organized evening parties, where she served as the hostess, gaining some experience from it.

However, this was her first time hosting in a nightclub, and what’s more, it was in front of these people, in one of the more famous bars in An City.

Perhaps because she was an unfamiliar face to the audience, it wasn’t long after she had gone on stage and introduced a few songs by the on-site bands that someone suggested she perform an act.

Some even brazenly requested she perform a striptease, causing Song Qiao, who was never thick-skinned, to turn pale. One person even offered 100,000 for her to do it. Content orıginally comes from 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝙣𝙚𝙩

One hundred thousand... It was a sum that Song Qiao very much needed. If she had that amount, it would cover a quarter of her grandfather’s surgery expenses.

Holding the microphone at the center of the stage, the spotlight hit her, and with her fair skin, combined with her naturally beautiful appearance and a delicate face, she stood there in a figure-hugging red sleeveless gown, exuding a queenly aura.

Picking up the microphone and placing it in front of her, she directly rejected the person’s request, "Sorry, I’m just a nightclub hostess, I don’t accept other performances!"

Although she was in need of money, she had her limits and would definitely not sell her body for money. Faced with some guests’ unreasonable demands, she naturally refused.

The audience looked at her with naked interest, and not a few laughed scornfully at her words, seemingly thinking that Song Qiao was joking.

After all, the people who work in Night City, especially as nightclub hostesses, how could they possibly remain clean?

Night City’s management was strict. Although these people really wanted the woman on the stage in their hands, against the man’s earlier request for Song Qiao to perform a striptease, most of them were very eager for Song Qiao to accept it.

Night City had a rule that if someone refused, they couldn’t be forced. If anyone really caused trouble, they could very likely have their Night City membership permanently revoked.

The requirements to spend in Night City weren’t high, but the status of a Night City member was highly coveted.

"Linyuan, isn’t that your pretty girl?" In a corner booth of the bar, a group of young people who appeared to be about the same age sat drinking and chatting. One of them saw Gu Linyuan returning and quickly spoke to him.

Gu Linyuan frowned slightly, not understanding what he meant, but just then, Song Qiao’s voice rang out, causing him to stiffen and stand still, suddenly turning around to gaze intensively at the girl in the red sleeveless gown under the spotlight on stage.

He had originally come to Night City with friends to discuss some matters, but had gone out to take a call from his mother, spending a good half hour to settle the conversation.

Therefore, he had missed Song Qiao’s arrival and presence on stage. On entering, he hadn’t even noticed Song Qiao on stage.

"Wait here for a moment!" The man’s expression immediately darkened as he instructed and then promptly strode toward the stage.