"It’s me." At this moment, Xia Chuyi also saw the visitor—Guo Jiumin.

It must be said, Guo Jiumin is much more cunning than He Qing.

So Guo Jiumin’s "surprise" looked quite genuine, as if they really met by chance. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Young Madam Huo, what a coincidence!" Guo Jiumin said, "I never thought that my casual assistance would end up helping you!"

Coincidence?

Ha, it really is quite the coincidence.

However... for Xia Chuyi, at this juncture in time, no coincidence is truly coincidental.

Xia Chuyi is suspicious of anyone who suddenly appears before her.

However, since Guo Jiumin is part of the Guo family and somewhat prestigious, Xia Chuyi didn’t show any sign of suspicion.

"Thank you, Mr. Guo." Xia Chuyi said calmly and politely.

"Young Madam Huo, no need to be so formal." Upon hearing this, Guo Jiumin with his smiling face said, "I just happened to be eating here, saw someone causing trouble, and helped out..."

"I didn’t expect to save Young Madam Huo," Guo Jiumin said, "It seems like Mr. Guo and Young Madam Huo are truly destined to meet."

For some reason, Guo Jiumin’s words gave Xia Chuyi a rather uncomfortable feeling.

Besides the words, even Guo Jiumin’s gaze made Xia Chuyi uncomfortable.

How to put it?

The way Guo Jiumin looked at Xia Chuyi felt overly enthusiastic.

Such enthusiasm could be understood as a senior looking at a junior... after all, given Guo Jiumin’s age, although he’s not as old as Ou Zhenting and Huo Zhongcheng, he is much older than Xia Chuyi.

However, Xia Chuyi always felt Guo Jiumin’s gaze wasn’t that simple.

But if Xia Chuyi had to specify, she couldn’t quite articulate it.

In any case, this coincidental timing, coincidental event, and Guo Jiumin’s complex gaze all made Xia Chuyi wary.

Thus, Xia Chuyi did not acknowledge Guo Jiumin’s "truly destined" remark, simply smiled indifferently, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Guo, for your help."

"If Mayor Guo hadn’t appeared," Xia Chuyi said yesterday, "then dealing with these two thugs might have taken us some time."

As she spoke, Xia Chuyi took a bottle of pepper spray from her pocket and waved it in front of Guo Jiumin.

Although Guo Jiumin didn’t know exactly what Xia Chuyi had taken out.

But it was clear from Xia Chuyi’s words, even without Guo Jiumin, Xia Chuyi could handle it herself.

In other words, Xia Chuyi wasn’t intent on accepting the favor of the "rescue" Guo Jiumin claimed.

Guo Jiumin was not dumb, and clearly understood Xia Chuyi’s meaning.

However, Guo Jiumin didn’t seem to mind, he just said, "Haha, then that makes it even more coincidental!"

"Because if I had arrived a moment later, I wouldn’t have been able to assist Young Madam Huo, and Young Madam Huo wouldn’t owe me this favor, right?" Guo Jiumin said with a seemingly benevolent smile.

At this moment, even the director who was unfamiliar with Guo Jiumin noticed something was off.

This Mr. Guo... His attitude seems a bit peculiar?

As with Xia Chuyi’s perception, the director also felt Guo Jiumin’s gaze towards Xia Chuyi was abnormal.

"Thank you, Mr. Guo!" Although unable to discern the underlying situation, the director instinctively stood in front of Xia Chuyi and said to Mr. Guo, "I hope to have the chance to host and express my gratitude to you, Mr. Guo."