GBP Chapter 228 Could it be... that Ji Momo can't wait any longer?
Chapter 228 Could it be... that Ji Momo can't wait any longer?
Yu Yuetong took a deep breath, trying to keep herself calm: "Ji Momo just called me."
Qin Reng frowned even more: "Why did she call you?"
“She invited me to her birthday banquet tomorrow,” Yu Yuetong said, staring into Qin Reng’s eyes, “and said some very meaningful things.”
Qin Reng's expression changed slightly. After a moment of silence, he handed the document in his hand to Yu Yuetong: "This is the guest list for the birthday banquet. Take a look."
Yu Yuetong took the document and quickly glanced through it. Sure enough, she saw Ji Momo's name on the list.
"What do you want me to do?" She looked up at Qin Reng.
Qin Reng sat down beside her, his voice low: "At tomorrow's birthday banquet, try to stay by my side and don't go out alone."
Yu Yuetong nodded, then narrowed her eyes suspiciously: "Are you hiding something from me?"
Qin Reng sighed and reached out to ruffle her hair: "Knowing too much about some things is not good for you."
Yu Yuetong slapped his hand away and glared at him angrily: "Qin Reng! We've swapped bodies now. If anything happens to you, I won't survive either!"
Seeing her puffed-up face, Qin Reng's lips curled up slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile: "Alright, I won't mind telling you."
He paused, as if organizing his thoughts: "Grandpa's birthday banquet is ostensibly a celebration of his birthday, but in reality, he wants to announce my identity in public and officially let me take over the company."
Yu Yuetong paused for a moment, then suddenly realized: "So, Ji Momo wants to..."
“She wants everyone to know that there’s something going on between us,” Qin Reng sneered, “so as to disrupt things and prevent me from taking over the company smoothly.”
Yu Yuetong frowned: "Why would she do this? What good would it do you?"
A cold glint flashed in Qin Reng's eyes: "Her real purpose is to use me to get rid of Qin Yu."
Yu Yuetong gasped. She finally understood just how turbulent the undercurrents were hidden behind this seemingly simple birthday banquet.
"So... what are you planning to do?" she asked worriedly.
Qin Reng stood up, walked to the French windows, and turned his back to Yu Yuetong: "I've already made arrangements, so you don't need to worry."
Looking at his tall, straight back, Yu Yuetong felt a strange unease welling up inside her. She had a feeling that things weren't so simple.
Just then, her phone vibrated again; it was still that unfamiliar number.
Yu Yuetong answered the phone, and Ji Momo's charming voice came through: "Miss Yu, see you tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, Yu Yuetong scratched her hair in frustration, a sense of powerlessness washing over her. She knew a storm was brewing, and she seemed to have already been caught in it.
Yu Yuetong stared at the unfamiliar number on her phone screen, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the surface. Outside the study's floor-to-ceiling windows, the twilight spread like dripping ink across the glass, blurring the outlines of the distant neon lights.
"What mischievous idea are you thinking of now?" Qin Reng appeared behind her without her noticing, his warm breath brushing against her ear.
Yu Yuetong flinched, nearly dropping her phone. She glared at the face so close to hers, annoyed. "Can you please stop appearing out of nowhere?"
Qin Reng leaned against the table with his arms crossed, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "Who was so nervous just now that they forgot to breathe?"
Yu Yuetong choked. This person really knew how to bring up the most sensitive topics. She simply slammed her phone on the coffee table and stared up at the ceiling: "Ji Momo is too strange. Every word she says is like a poisoned knife."
"Even a knife can become dull." Qin Reng casually picked up a financial magazine and flipped through it. "For tomorrow's birthday banquet, just treat her like she's not there."
"Air?" Yu Yuetong turned her head sharply. "She came with a purpose! If she really succeeds..."
"You won't succeed." Qin Reng interrupted her, his slender fingers drawing a sharp arc on the magazine. "I've already had my assistant arrange it. Someone will 'accidentally' bump into her before the birthday banquet begins."
Yu Yuetong was stunned. That was a really cunning move. She blinked, "What if she doesn't fall for it?"
Qin Reng chuckled lightly, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes: "Then let's see if she has the guts to attend the banquet alone."
Yu Yuetong felt a cold sweat break out on her back. How could a woman like Ji Momo be so easily fooled? She suddenly remembered the bizarre car accident that afternoon, and a chill ran down her spine.
"Wait," she suddenly grabbed Qin Reng's wrist, "was the car accident also related to Ji Momo?"
Qin Reng's pupils contracted slightly, then returned to normal. He took Yu Yuetong's hand in his own and gently scratched her palm with his fingertips: "Don't make wild guesses, focus on preparing for the birthday banquet."
Yu Yuetong's heart skipped a beat at his sudden act of intimacy, and she quickly pulled her hand back and took a half-step back. This man is truly a cunning old fox in sheep's clothing!
"Fine," she pouted, "but you have to promise me that no matter what happens tomorrow, you won't act impulsively."
Qin Reng raised an eyebrow: "What? Afraid I'll use your body to fight someone?"
Yu Yuetong rolled her eyes at him without any politeness: "I'm afraid you'll ruin my health! Then we'll both be finished!"
Qin Reng was amused by her and reached out to ruffle her hair: "Don't worry, even if it means risking my life, I will protect your body first."
Yu Yuetong slapped his hand away, but a vague unease crept into her heart. The more confident Qin Reng was, the more uncertain she felt. Ji Momo was like a time bomb; no one knew when she would explode.
As night fell, Yu Yuetong tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. Moonlight filtered through the sheer curtains, casting dappled shadows on the floor. Frustrated, she scratched her hair, got up, and went out onto the balcony.
A night breeze carrying damp air rushed towards her face, and the neon lights of the Lu family building in the distance flickered among the clouds, resembling the eyes of some kind of giant beast. Yu Yuetong took a deep breath, trying to dispel the gloom in her heart, but suddenly heard a faint sound coming from downstairs.
She suddenly leaned over the railing and peered down. In the dim light of the streetlamp, she could vaguely see two dark figures flash by in the garden.
Yu Yuetong's heart sank, and she instinctively clenched her fists.
Could it be... that Ji Momo can't wait any longer?
Yu Yuetong crouched low and tiptoed to the top of the stairs, holding her breath as she peered down. The floor-to-ceiling windows of the lobby below reflected the soft moonlight, and sure enough, a familiar figure was curled up in the living room, which should have been empty—Ji Momo.
She was wearing a champagne-colored halter dress, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin. At this moment, she was facing away from Yu Yuetong, seemingly holding something in her hand and fiddling with it on the coffee table.
Yu Yuetong's heart suddenly raced, and a chill ran up her spine. What was this woman up to, sneaking into her house in the middle of the night?