The Billionaire's Priceless Darling: 33 Days of the CEO's Pursuit - Chapter 138 - I Am His... Girlfriend 2

Rolling up the long chain, Gu Xiaoai left the dining room and headed upstairs.

As she passed through the Main Hall, the maid was holding a classic Western-style telephone, speaking politely, “I’m sorry, Mr. Li has instructed that all business-related calls are not to be returned to the Li Family villa… Oh… Chu’s General Manager? I’ll pass along the message…”

Gu Xiaoai froze mid-step on the staircase.

Chu’s General Manager?

That could only mean Chu Shixiu.

Why would he call the Li Family villa? Could it be about Yu Qun’s suicide? Had he figured out that Li Juefeng was behind it?

Without thinking, Gu Xiaoai dashed over and snatched the phone from the maid’s hand, her breath uneven as she blurted out, “Hello?”

But the voice on the other end wasn’t Chu Shixiu’s gentle tone. Instead, it was a middle-aged man’s voice. “Hello, this is the General Manager’s office at Chu International. Our General Manager would like to invite Mr. Li to dinner. This isn’t business-related.”

Suppressing the small pang of disappointment, Gu Xiaoai blinked in surprise and asked, “Dinner?”

Clearly, this was a trap set by Li Juefeng. Why would Chu Shixiu still invite him to dinner?

“Yes, could you kindly pass along the message… Uh, our General Manager would like to speak with you directly.”

After a brief shuffle of sounds on the other end, a soft, youthful male voice came through, one that seemed to tug at Gu Xiaoai’s heartstrings through the telephone line. “Hello, this is the General Manager of Chu.”

It was Chu Shixiu.

Hearing Chu Shixiu’s voice suddenly made Gu Xiaoai freeze, her heart pounding wildly. Without thinking, she asked, “Are you okay?”

“What?” Chu Shixiu sounded puzzled, as though he hadn’t heard her correctly.

Gu Xiaoai snapped back to reality, quickly correcting herself. “Nothing. I meant to ask about the tax evasion issue… It was a setup, wasn’t it?”

“…” There was a two-second pause before Chu Shixiu’s gentle voice came through again. “Miss, you’re not a maid at the Li Family, are you? You’re Mr. Li’s…?”

…

Even she knew her attempt at pretending to be a maid answering the phone was terrible.

She was Gu Xiaoai.

The Gu Xiaoai he had been searching for all along.

Chu Shixiu, did he know?

After a long silence, Gu Xiaoai finally forced out the words, stiff and awkward, “I’m his… girlfriend.”

She was Li Juefeng’s… mistress.

A mistress imprisoned in the Li Family villa.

“Alright.” Chu Shixiu’s tone remained calm, as if unaffected. “Miss, since you’re asking, you must know something. Please pass along a message to Mr. Li: E.S. and Chu International have always stayed out of each other’s way. He shouldn’t push things too far.”

“…” So he really did know that it was Li Juefeng who had framed him.

“As for the dinner invitation, forget it. That was my secretary acting on their own. Apologies for the disturbance.” Chu Shixiu’s voice was gentle, but there was an inexplicable firmness and trace of anger in his tone.