Listening to Gu Xingruo’s words, Gu Zhiqi, who remembered that Gu Xingruo was also as poor as him, agreed.

Listening to their conversation, Jiang Hongyu, who was standing by, was dumbfounded. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Did he hear wrong?

4,990,000?

Are they sure it’s not 499 yuan or 4,999 yuan?

Or at least 499,000, he might grudgingly accept it.

His annual salary wasn’t even 4,990,000.

The most important thing is, their team’s poorest and stingiest leader... actually agreed?

Actually wants to spend 4,990,000 to buy a jade pendant?

You know, the most expensive things that the boss uses are his computer and phone.

Everything else...

Whether it’s clothes, pants, or shoes, they’re all from a group-buying site.

He suspected his boss had been cursed or something.

Gu Zhiqi stayed in the ward for a while, then Gu Xingruo started telling her to leave.

"With Jiang Hongyu here to take care of me, it’s fine. You go book a hotel and get some sleep."

It was already very late, and Gu Xingruo knew Gu Zhiqi well; on a usual day, she would have already been asleep by now.

Jiang Hongyu: ?

I’m taking care?

So, I’m not your sister, and you don’t care, huh?

"Ah Yu, please help escort my sister to a nearby hotel. It’s not safe for her to be out alone at night."

Hearing this, Jiang Hongyu immediately agreed.

In the dead of night, a young girl alone outside truly wasn’t safe.

Gu Zhiqi initially wanted to refuse, but both Gu Xingruo and Jiang Hongyu were adamant, so in the end, Jiang Hongyu escorted her downstairs.

Just as they reached the hospital’s exit, they realized Yun Sen hadn’t left yet.

Seeing Gu Zhiqi coming out of the hospital, Yun Sen waved at her, "Miss Gu."

Seeing this, Gu Zhiqi paused slightly, not expecting Yun Sen to still be there.

Jiang Hongyu noticed Yun Sen too.

He felt that the person waving at Gu Zhiqi looked familiar but couldn’t recall where he had seen him before.

Gu Zhiqi turned her head and said to Jiang Hongyu, "My friend is here to pick me up, I’ll leave my brother to you."

She didn’t plan to stay in the capital longer.

Nor was she certain if she would come back to see Gu Xingruo tomorrow.

Jiang Hongyu nonchalantly replied, "No need to be polite, with my close ties to the boss, taking care of him is what I should do."

And so, Gu Zhiqi got into Yun Sen’s car.

Inadvertently, Jiang Hongyu glanced at the car’s license plate number and noted it began with Emp. A.J.

Seeing this, Jiang Hongyu was momentarily stunned.

He remembered someone once telling him that any car with a license plate starting with Emp A.J belonged to the Ever Winning Army.

So, how does the boss’s sister know someone from the Ever Winning Army?

In a daze, Jiang Hongyu returned to the ward.

Seeing him come back so quickly, Gu Xingruo gently furrowed his brow, "Back so soon?"

Even if the hotel was close to the hospital, he shouldn’t be back so quickly.

Jiang Hongyu snapped back to reality and said to Gu Xingruo, "Your sister’s friend came and took her away."

Hearing this, Gu Xingruo’s brows remained slightly furrowed, but he wasn’t too surprised by her friend coming to pick her up.

His sister was so charming, having more friends was only natural.

But...

"Was it a guy or a girl? How old? Were they good-looking?" Gu Xingruo asked Jiang Hongyu a string of questions.

Jiang Hongyu fell silent, unable to recall all his questions, so he only answered two, "A guy, looks... above average."

But the aura was quite strong.

Hearing Jiang Hongyu’s response, Gu Xingruo’s eyebrows didn’t relax, but he didn’t say anything more.

Recalling the license plate he had seen earlier, Jiang Hongyu mentioned it to Gu Xingruo, "That person was driving a car from the Ever Winning Army."