noffsinger Chapter 110 On Fraud, Who Can Beat You, Gu Huaizhou!
Chapter 110 On Fraud, Who Can Beat You, Gu Huaizhou!
The current abbot of Longyang Taoist Temple is also surnamed Li. He is an orphan adopted by Li Xiaobao and his name is Li Dongzao.
Because Li Xiaobao found him in a wasteland by the roadside when he went down the mountain to pick winter dates.
Li Dongzao, a Taoist priest, was over fifty years old and as strong as an ox. He didn't look like a Taoist priest at all, but rather like a hermit master who practiced martial arts.
Upon seeing Gu Wentao and his entourage arrive, he stepped forward to greet them and said politely, "Mr. Gu, Mr. Huaizhou, thank you for coming to send off our master on his final journey."
"A vegetarian meal has been prepared in the vegetarian restaurant. Please come in."
Longyang Taoist Temple belongs to the Zhengyi sect, and Taoist priests are allowed to eat meat and marry and have children.
On the first and fifteenth of each lunar month, the birthday of the patriarch, and when performing rituals, one must eat vegetarian food.
Therefore, Longyang Taoist Temple only prepared a vegetarian meal.
When believers come to burn incense, they usually eat vegetarian food.
But strangely enough, even though they are both vegetarian, the vegetarian food in Buddhist and Taoist temples tastes better than that outside.
At least that's what Li Xi thinks.
Of course, this was her thought before she saw Gu Zhen.
When she discovered that Gu Zhen and Gu Huaizhou were suspected to be the same person, she suddenly felt that the shredded lettuce in the dish had turned into wire.
Those were all poking into the esophagus.
Zhou Zui noticed that Li Xi's expression was strange, and he asked worriedly, "Yun Ge, what's wrong?"
Li Xi shook her head. "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about something."
Li Xi picked up a piece of food from the table with her chopsticks and was about to put it in her mouth when Lin Qiu and Zhou Zui stopped her at the same time.
They both looked at Li Xi with strange expressions, pointed to what was on her chopsticks, and reminded her, "Li Xi, that's a piece of toilet paper you're holding..."
It was the scrap paper that Li Xi had used to wipe her mouth earlier.
Li Xi suddenly came to her senses, put down her chopsticks and said, "Excuse me, I need to go to the restroom."
Seeing Gu Wentao lead Gu Huaizhou into the vegetarian restaurant through the main entrance, Li Xi quickly grabbed her phone and quietly slipped out through the side door.
She went to the restroom, turned on the tap, filled a bowl with ice water, and splashed it on her face, not caring whether it would ruin her makeup.
Depend on!
Is Gu Zhen the same as Gu Huaizhou?
Li Xi always felt that this matter was quite absurd.
Li Xi opened WeChat, found Gu Zhen's WeChat account pinned to the top of her contact list, and quickly sent him a message: [Professor Gu, where are you?]
Gu Zhen didn't reply to her.
Also.
Gu Zhen should be with Grandpa Gu right now, talking to the Taoist priest and those important figures from the Dongzhou government.
Li Xi slapped his face a few more times, then pulled out an ordinary mask from his bag, put it on, and returned to the vegetarian restaurant.
Seeing that Li Xi had gone to the restroom and even changed her look, Lin Qiu found it strange and asked, "Why are you still wearing a mask?"
Li Xi said in a serious tone, "My constitution is a bit special. I easily get hives when it's cold. It's probably because of the strong wind on the mountain that I got a rash on the corner of my mouth."
"Tsk." Lin Qiu laughed at her, "Only rich women can get this kind of 'rich man's disease'."
Zhou Zui corrected Lin Qiu: "Everyone's constitution is different. There are many children from ordinary families who suffer from all kinds of strange diseases."
Lin Qiu clicked his tongue and pointed at Zhou Zui, saying, "Mr. Zhou, you're too serious. Are you just as serious when you're filming a movie?"
Zhou Zui said, "They are generally quite easy to talk to."
What does 'normal' mean?
When all the actors in a production crew deliver solid performances, it's considered average.
If an actor in a production crew got in through connections, and their anger manifests as shouting and glaring, and their sadness manifests as pounding their chest and stamping their feet, then they will become a "roaring man."
The vegetarian restaurant is divided into two parts, an inner and an outer section.
The outside is where ordinary pilgrims eat their meals, while the inside is where pilgrims of high status eat their meals.
Gu Wentao and the leaders of Dongzhou were speaking inside.
Lin Qiu glanced into the inner cubicle and whispered, "I'm really lucky today. I didn't expect to run into Old Master Gu."
"I heard that this old man Gu rarely shows his face, and the heir of the Gu family rarely leaves the house."
"As expected of Master Li, he was highly respected and possessed profound cultivation. Only after his ascension could he alarm the important figures in this city."
Zhou Zui suddenly said, "The relationship between the Gu family grandfather and grandson and Master Li is unusual."
Seeing that Zhou Zui seemed to know some inside information, Li Xi asked him, "How is it different?"
Zhou Zui said, "I am an orphan. When I was in junior high school, I had nowhere to go during holidays, so I would go to Longyang Taoist Temple to stay for a while."
“I know Master Li.”
Because he had received help from Longyang Taoist Temple, he was able to earn money after he grew up, so he came here every month to burn incense and donate to the temple.
"No wonder you come here every month." Lin Qiu suddenly realized.
Zhou Zui glanced around and saw that no one was paying attention to them.
He then lowered his voice and asked Li Xi and the other woman, "You must have heard about the Gu family kidnapping case, right?"
Lin Qiu didn't know much, but he had heard of it. "I know."
Li Xi remained silent.
Zhou Zui said, "That year, four members of the Gu family were kidnapped, but only Gu Huaizhou was rescued."
"After he was rescued, he reportedly went insane, talking nonsense, as if he had lost his soul, and almost died."
One day, Master Li went to the mountainside and came back with a thin young man by his side.
That's Gu Huaizhou.
"Gu Huaizhou stayed at the Longyang Taoist Temple for three months before leaving."
"Master Li has done a great favor for the Gu family. Now that he has passed away, those two will definitely come to say goodbye."
Li Xi hadn't expected that Gu Huaizhou and Master Li had such a connection. No wonder that socially anxious person would endure discomfort to see Master Li off.
hum!
Li Xi's phone suddenly buzzed.
She opened WeChat and saw Gu Zhen's reply: "A respected elder has passed away, and I am attending his funeral."
Quite honest.
Li Xi: [Please accept my condolences.]
Real hammer!
Gu Zhen really is Gu Huaizhou!
Li Xi typed a sentence quickly: Gu Huaizhou, why did you hide your identity from me?
After Li Xi finished editing the text, she was about to click send when she suddenly heard Lin Qiu say, "Gu Huaizhou is out!"
Li Xi was startled and instinctively placed her phone face down on the table, looking up towards the door of the cubicle.
Sure enough, the tall, slender man walked out of the vegetarian restaurant with his phone in his hand.
He walked to the pomegranate tree in the yard, picked up his phone, and whispered something.
hum-
Li Xi's phone rang.
She unlocked her phone and saw a five-second voice message from Gu Zhen.
With so many people around, Li Xi didn't listen and simply pretended not to see anything.
After dinner, Lin Qiu went home first.
Li Xi and Zhou Zui stayed on the mountain all night.
After daybreak, Li Xi paid her respects at Master Li's coffin. As she left the mourning hall, she asked Zhou Zui, "When will Director Zhou come down the mountain?"
Zhou Zui looked at the mourning hall and said, "I will go back after the Taoist priest is buried."
"Miss Li Xi, let's add each other on WeChat. I'll arrange to meet you in person when I get back to the city to discuss things in detail."
"it is good."
After adding each other on WeChat, Li Xi quietly left, only to run into Gu Han, the butler, who had come to deliver something, outside the Taoist temple gate.
But Li Xi was wearing a mask, so Gu Han didn't recognize her.
When Gu Han saw Du Yusheng come out to greet him, he handed the down jacket to Du Yusheng and then said, "It's cold up in the mountains, please take good care of Huaizhou, Steward Du."
"As you know, he's been staying on the island these past few days receiving psychological counseling from Dr. Ying. His mental state becomes unstable when he's sick, so he can't afford to catch a cold at this critical juncture."
Du Yusheng, holding the clothes, said, "Don't worry, the old man is watching over us constantly. How could Huaizhou possibly get sick?"
"That's good."
Hearing these words, Li Xi felt somewhat worried.
Gu Zhen wasn't on a business trip?
Instead, they hid on the island to receive psychological counseling?
Has he not yet recovered from the trauma of that kidnapping incident?
Behind him, Gu Han turned to leave, but saw a figure in front of him that looked exactly like Miss Li Xi. He tentatively called out, "...Miss Li Xi?"
Li Xi didn't stop and got into a ride-hailing car.
Seeing that the girl had no reaction, Gu Han's slightly pale eyebrows twitched slightly, and he muttered suspiciously, "Could it be that I mistook her for someone else?"
Then he realized that if Miss Li Xi came to the Taoist temple, Huai Zhou would definitely know.
It seems I really have admitted my mistake.
*
Taoist priest Li Dabao was buried two days later.
Gu Zhen did not return to Lanting Apartment until late at night five days later.
It was around 2 a.m. when Li Xi was working late into the night and was a little hungry, but there was no food at home, so he ordered takeout.
Hearing the doorbell ring, Li Xi assumed it was the apartment's bodyguard coming upstairs to deliver takeout.
She didn't wear slippers; she went to pick up her takeout wearing only her fluffy socks.
"Who is it!"
Li Xi habitually asked a question first, and then hid behind the video surveillance screen to check the situation.
Then she heard her boyfriend's voice, who had disappeared for 11 days: "Xixi, it's me."
The scammers are back!
Li Xi pretended not to recognize the other person's voice and deliberately used a name she had never heard before: "Is this Mr. Gong Jin?"
Outside the door, Gu Zhen's smiling eyes suddenly turned lifeless when he heard the name 'Gong Jin'.
Mr. Gong Jin?
He'd only been gone 11 days, and Li Xi had already found another man?
Not hearing a reply from the person outside the door, Li Xi hid behind the door and deliberately asked in a nervous and shy tone, "Is this Mr. Gong Jin from the Nanyang Club?"
Nanyang Clubhouse?
In the middle of the night, Li Xi ordered a male prostitute from a club in Nanyang.
Gu Zhen's eyes were filled with a raging storm.
He had the urge to turn around, leave the apartment, storm the Nanyang Club, and drag out that gigolo named 'Gong Jin' so that he could never provide such services again for the rest of his life.
But Gu Zhen calmed down in an instant.
The apartment building's entrance door is equipped not only with a peephole but also with external video surveillance, with the monitor screen installed on the wall in the entryway.
Standing inside, Li Xi could observe the situation outside from every angle.
She's deliberately teasing me!
Realizing that Li Xi was playing a trick on him, a hint of a smile finally appeared in Gu Zhen's eyes.
He cleared his throat, and when he spoke again, his voice had become the magnetic voice that the male models at the club longed for: "Miss Li, good evening."
"I am Gong Jin, a male model from Nanyang Club, employee number 2301."
"You placed an order for a male model's late-night in-home service on the 'Late Night Chat' platform two hours ago. I have arrived. Please open the door, Ms. Li."
Li Xi: "..."
Her expression froze for a moment.
Gu Zhen knew she was teasing him.
This scammer really knows how to change his voice!
She said that the voice she heard in Gu Huaizhou's small building at the Gu family manor last time was different from Gu Zhen's voice.
It turns out that Gu Huaizhou was even faking his voice when he was chatting with Xie Zheng!
No wonder.
Good guy.
The thought that the dignified heir of the Gu family was actually playing dumb made Li Xi feel secretly pleased.
Such an interesting scene, of course she had to record it for future reference, so that when she exposed this scoundrel's true colors, she could make him lose face!
Thinking of this, Li Xi quickly took out her phone, turned on the camera function, and asked the door, "What talents does Mr. Gong Jin have?"
Gu Zhen: "...What does Miss Li like?"
Li Xi then said, "As a qualified male model, one's height, physique, and accessories must all meet the standards."
"Is 188cm tall an unreasonable height?"
"Eight-pack abs isn't an exaggeration, is it?"
"Is 20cm for a little guy not too much?"
Gu Zhen: "..."
You're really not being polite.
Gu Zhen thought about it seriously for a moment, then introduced himself and said, "What a coincidence, I'm 189 cm tall and have eight-pack abs, and you, little brother... well, about the same."
Li Xi gasped.
Really?
"Can you sing?"
Gu Zhen: "I can sing."
"Can you dance?"
"It can jump."
Do you have an electric butt lifter?
Gu Zhen glanced back at his own backside, suppressing a laugh, and said, "Yes."
"Miss Li, may I go in?"
Li Xi then asked, "Did you bring all the equipment?"
Gu Zhen played along with her act, asking with a smile, "What kind of equipment do you need?"
"Whips, candles, clips, ultra-thin condoms..." Li Xi rattled off a list, finally asking Gu Zhen, "Did you bring everything?"
Gu Zhen took a deep breath.
His daughter Xixi is indeed quite the player.
"I've brought them all."
Upon hearing this, Li Xi opened the door.
A dark shadow flashed by, and the next second, Li Xi was roughly pressed against the wall by Gu Zhen.
A large hand cupped her jawline, and Gu Zhen lowered his head to kiss Li Xi's hot lips.
Li Xi responded hastily, not forgetting to find an opportunity to turn off her phone screen and hide it on the entryway cabinet behind her.
Gu Zhen suddenly picked up Li Xi and carried her straight to the bedroom. He placed Li Xi on her bed, supported himself with a pillow, and wrapped Li Xi in his arms and under his body.
Gu Zhen narrowed his dark eyes slightly, and said in a dangerously inscrutable tone, "I also need whips, candles, and small clips..."
"Is Xixi planning to use these things on male models, or is she planning to have male models use them on you?"
Gu Zhen's voice was hoarse.
Li Xi quietly swallowed, reminding Gu Zhen, "I'm still menstruating, it's not completely over yet..."
Gu Zhen was taken aback.
That's right. He was gone for 11 days. If you count the days, those were indeed the time when Li Xi was menstruating.
Gu Zhen felt somewhat regretful.
"No wonder you're so bold. You're just teasing me because you know I can't do anything to you?"
Gu Zhen took Li Xi's left hand and put it inside his sweater. "Feel it, do you have eight-pack abs?"
If you don't touch it, you might as well.
After Li Xizai carefully examined her abs, Gu Zhen suddenly grabbed her wrist and pushed it down.
"Don't we need to check the parts?"
Li Xifeng's eyes widened, and her cheeks flushed as if she were drunk.
"No..."
Before she could finish speaking, she sensed the presence of the accessory.
Li Xi: "..."
"We still need to check carefully." Gu Zhen lowered his head and gently bit her ear, saying with a half-smile, "I'm the male model you paid for and who comes to your door to provide services."
"You must check carefully and confirm that I match the information provided."
"Otherwise, this deal would be considered fraudulent."
Upon hearing the word "fraud," Li Xi couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
When it comes to fraud, who can match Gu Huaizhou's skills?