Kasi put the weapon back into the display case and bowed to Gu Jin, "Breakfast is ready. You may have it first."

"Alright—"

When An Mingji got up and went downstairs, he learned from Kasi that his grand-aunt had taken a private plane back to Italy, and Gu Jin had also gone out after having breakfast.

Gu Jin’s involvement with the Li Family was due to a call from Qiu Qianghai, who said that Omo needed to entertain foreign partners, and for the next couple of days, he needed to personally host them.

Night Paradise needed her assistance as well.

Since Gu Jin had time, she didn’t refuse and personally went to Night Paradise.

After a busy day, she found out that the former owner of Night Paradise was an American named Jacob.

He was no longer in Hua Country, and all matters regarding Night Paradise were handed over to his subordinates for transition.

In the following two days, Gu Jin was out early and back late, not only taking over Night Paradise but also acquiring a batch of high-quality attendants.

Most of the excellent staff previously selected by Night Paradise were found and brought back. They were all fluent in various languages and had good service experience.

The interior of Night Paradise, which had been dormant for a year, remained intact.

Gu Jin made a few harmless modifications.

She discussed with Qiu Qianghai about maintaining Night Paradise as a high-end entertainment venue in Beijing, catering only to the upper class, even slightly increasing the expenditures.

Even though Night Paradise had changed hands and was reopening, its prestige would only rise, not diminish.

With a focus on perfection, the renovation of Night Paradise in the following month was extensive and cost significant financial resources.

As for the shares of Night Paradise, Gu Jin and Qiu Qianghai each held half.

However, in name, Qiu Qianghai was the sole manager.

...

Time slowly passed by.

The school enrollment season arrived.

Gu Jin and An Mingji went to register at Shengshi Academy and Beijing No.1 Middle School, respectively.

This time, An Mingji and Gu Minmin were at the same school.

He was a first-year high school student, and Gu Minmin was a third-year student.

Since arriving in Beijing, Gu Minmin had been living with her brother, Gu Jiajie, who had a driver pick her up every day.

After meeting Gu Minmin, An Mingji was quite surprised and felt she had changed.

The pair of eyes that were once clear and bright now showed resilience, and her aura had changed. She was no longer soft, nor did she have her previous shyness and straightforward, common demeanor.

After returning home, An Mingji brought up this curiosity at the dinner table. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Gu Jin smiled with lips closed, "I forgot to tell you. After Brother Jie brought her to Beijing, because he was too busy with work to look after her and afraid she might be bullied, he had someone send her to the military to toughen her up and learn some self-defense.

It’s been about two months since we last saw the girl, and it looks like she’s gained something. Brother Jie’s arrangement isn’t bad."

An Mingji thought to himself that she hadn’t just gained a little; she’d changed completely, like a different person.

"Young Master, Miss Gu, the eel soup is ready."

Kasi placed two bowls of soup she was holding in front of Gu Jin and An Mingji.

"Kasi, why don’t you sit down and join us?" Gu Jin suggested.

"That’s against the rules."

Kasi declined, bowed to the two of them, and went back into the kitchen.

She had been at this house for over a month, always dutiful, never overstepping her boundaries.

During this past month, Kasi had handled Gu Jin and An Mingji’s three meals a day and all the housework, big and small.

What’s more, around Zone A of the Left Bank Water Pavilion, where they lived, over thirty bodyguards from the Darwin Family resided.

Overnight, in some unknown way, they managed to buy ten houses at once.