Chapter 184 - 184 184 Theres Really None of This

Chapter 184: Chapter 184 There’s Really None of This! Chapter 184: Chapter 184 There’s Really None of This! Gu Qiaoqiao chuckled coldly to herself.

Wishful thinking!

She couldn’t be bothered to speak with Gu Jiansheng, whose eyes sparkled so eagerly before her. Instead, she shifted her clear gaze slightly and smiled, “Since he’s not here, then let’s forget about it.”

Without hesitation, she turned around and walked away.

Gu Jiansheng panicked.

He hadn’t expected to encounter the girl who’d been on his mind since yesterday in his own shop.

Even though he knew that the handsome man beside her might be her husband or boyfriend, he couldn’t hide the flutter in his heart.

He knew there were four words to describe what he was feeling.

It was love at first sight.

Yes, that’s right. He found it laughable even to himself.

But what could he do? It happened so unexpectedly.

He had thought perhaps he’d never see her again in his lifetime, and the memory would fade away with time. Who would have thought that after just one day, they would meet again?

Could this be fate?

He hurried forward a few steps, still smiling, “Miss Gu, you must be looking for Zhang Yi for a reason. Can you tell me? If I could help you, wouldn’t that be even better?”

Gu Qiaoqiao thought to herself that this man was the Old Patriarch’s grandson; perhaps he might know something about the Red Spirit Jade Marrow.

Yet she didn’t want others to know she needed the Red Spirit Jade Marrow.

She decisively shook her head, “No, it’s nothing. I’m sorry, I have to go.”

Having said that, she continued towards the door.

Gu Jiansheng, however, was unexpectedly persistent, “Miss Gu, I guess you certainly want to buy something from Manager Zhang. I dare to say, what we have here, others may not have; what others have, we definitely have here.”

That confident?

Quite self-assured.

Gu Qiaoqiao stopped in her tracks, arched an eyebrow, and asked, “Are you saying that your place has the most comprehensive collection?”

“Yes, that’s the idea,” Gu Jiansheng said with earnest conviction.

“I heard from my grandmother that the best jade in the world is called Imperial Green. She once said she saw a piece of Imperial Green weighing dozens of pounds, supposedly so green it almost seemed to ooze oil. Do you have that here?”

Gu Qiaoqiao made this up off the top of her head.

Gu Jiansheng took her seriously, blinked, and actually nodded, “It’s just a matter of a few dozen pounds; we certainly have that.”

The staff members nearby almost stumbled and fell over.

My dear second young master.

“Just a few dozen pounds,” you say—as if it were mere pebbles.

Found everywhere.

A piece the size of a fist could already be the treasure of the shop.

It’s maddening. This second young master knows nothing about gemstones.

I really don’t understand how the Old Patriarch could have such a grandson.

Watching Gu Jiansheng’s questioning gaze, he glanced at the two patrons on the other side, absorbed in watching the carving, and eased his worries slightly.

It’s better when you don’t speak. No one would know, and Yubao Square’s reputation wouldn’t suffer. But now that you’ve opened your mouth, this is truly embarrassing.

He forced a dry smile, “Third Shopkeeper, we really don’t have anything that weighs dozens of pounds.”

Gu Jiansheng’s face turned a bit red. He stealthily glanced at Gu Qiaoqiao and said with embarrassment, “Actually, to be honest, I’ve only been here for a few days. I haven’t even started learning the ropes. But go ahead, name something else, and maybe we’ll have it.”

Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes flickered. What was Gu Jiansheng trying to do?

She casually spoke again, “All right, then do you have Red Spirit Jade Marrow here?”

“Red Spirit Jade Marrow?” Gu Jiansheng blinked. Why did she keep asking about things he was unfamiliar with? He turned his head to continue looking at the same staff member, “Do we have that?”

“We really don’t have that one!” the staff member answered promptly.

Moreover, his knowledge was quite expansive, nearly memorizing the variety of existing gemstones like the back of his hand, yet he had never heard of anything called Red Spirit Jade Marrow; thus, he guessed the young girl had made it up on the spot.

Only a fool would take it seriously.

The waiter’s eyes shifted, could it be that this young master had taken a liking to that girl?

Possibly.

But everyone talked about him in private, saying he was very proud and aloof.

Gu Qiaoqiao smiled faintly, regretfully saying, “You see, I mentioned two, and neither was available.”

After she finished, she didn’t wait for Gu Jiansheng to speak but quickly walked away.

This time, Gu Jiansheng didn’t stop her.

He just stood there dumbly, watching Gu Qiaoqiao’s figure until it disappeared at the gate.

Then, he slapped his head in annoyance; he had forgotten to ask for Miss Gu’s phone number.

After thinking it over, he thought that when Zhang Yi returned, she might come again, and it wouldn’t be too late to ask for her number then.

And in his mind, the thought of the Red Spirit Jade Marrow she had mentioned kept surfacing.

Although he could never seem to remember these gemstone facts, he knew that Yubao Square had the most complete and extensive collection of gemstones.

He thought, if he could find that Red Spirit Jade Marrow that Miss Gu spoke of, would it allow them to become friends?

With this thought, he headed excitedly towards the back.

At that moment, a middle-aged man wearing a peaked cap watched Gu Qiaoqiao walk towards the public bus and then glanced back at the gate of Yubao Square.

He turned and headed towards a phone booth.

Meanwhile, Ning Wanru from North Mountain Villa’s complexion turned pale with anger.

This Gu Qiaoqiao really couldn’t stay put, having run off to Yubao Square again, and she had even spoken with Jiansheng for such a long time.

This wretch!

Just like Lady Yu.

She ordered Steward Wu, “Call Gu Jiansheng to me, immediately, right now!”

Back in the back hall, Gu Jiansheng finally settled down to look through the gemstone materials his father had found for him.

In fact, he didn’t like the gemstone business at all.

He had absolutely no interest in it.

His dream since childhood was to become a photographer, to travel all over Da Jiang and capture images that nobody else could.

Not to be stuck in an old, musty antique shop.

But he had to take over Yubao Square; it was his father’s absolute command.

His elder brother has entered politics, and as the second son in the family, with his younger brother still being too young, this responsibility fell onto him.

However, he didn’t like his grandfather, who was lying in the hospital— recalling a childhood memory at Gu Garden, he had found a jade carving on a table and tried to pick it up, curious. It turned out to be too heavy, he couldn’t hold on, and it smashed to pieces on the floor.

His grandfather responded by slapping him so hard he lost teeth.

Ever since then, he had detested jade.

However, it wouldn’t be a bad thing if he could help Miss Gu find that something called Red Spirit Jade Marrow.

Before he managed to read a few pages, a waiter ran over, panting and urgently said, “Second young master, Steward Wu from North Mountain Villa called, asking you to go to North Mountain Villa immediately, right now!”

“Immediately, right now?” Gu Jiansheng sprang to his feet.

The waiter nodded vigorously.

Could it be that his grandmother had an accident?

With that thought, Gu Jiansheng hesitated no more and quickly ran out the front door.

Soon, he was driving rapidly onwards.

After breaking several traffic lights on his way to North Mountain Villa, upon seeing his still majestic and dignified grandmother, a sweaty, panting Gu Jiansheng froze and muttered, “Grandmother, you’re all right?”