coobybook Chapter 416 The Playboy's Divorced Woman 12
Chapter 416 The Playboy's Divorced Woman 12
Cai Yue played with an injury and won applause even before the game started.
Even so, the proper procedures still had to be followed. If Cai Yue didn't want to get married, she could only fight, but it was obvious that she couldn't win.
Even though this person on stage had already gone through several rounds of elimination, he still managed to win completely against Cai Yue.
As Cai Yue fell, someone was already rushing to help her up.
It was at this moment that Gu Shenbai appeared on the other side of the platform.
However, he didn't go up immediately; it's unclear who he was talking to.
Xie Qingyu couldn't see clearly, but she could roughly guess that someone else was going to play.
Their movements on the side were quite obvious, and not only Xie Qingyu saw them, but even Granny Lai saw them.
She looked closely and was shocked.
She glanced up at Xie Qingyu, unsure if Xie Qingyu had seen her.
"Young Madam, I... I need to go out for a bit." Granny Lai clutched her stomach.
Seeing this, Xie Qingyu naturally told her to hurry up and asked if she should get a doctor to take a look.
"I just ate too fast and accidentally got a stomachache. It can't be this serious." Granny Lai said, getting up and walking outside.
Xie Qingyu didn't stop her, but Tao Hong, who was standing to the side, looked a little anxious.
Xie Qingyu watched Granny Lai's hurried departure, then turned her gaze to the platform not far away.
Cai Yue had already stepped down from the platform.
Cai Kun was so protective of his sister that he almost couldn't resist going up to her.
However, the Cai family clearly still cared about his career and refused to let him take the position no matter what.
So Cai Kun could only look towards Gu Shenbai.
Not long after, one of the people next to Gu Shenbai stepped forward and stood on the platform.
Gu Shenbai, who was standing to the side, did not go down either, but just stood there watching.
The person on the platform must also be a young master from some family. He looked somewhat inferior and couldn't match the aura he exuded. Plus, he was forced to go up there, so the outcome was self-evident.
However, Xie Qingyu's attention was no longer on the stage at this moment.
She had already seen Granny Lai, who had just gone out, now appear at the edge of the arena.
She couldn't speak to Gu Shenbai, but the servants beside Gu Shenbai had already seen her and quickly reminded Gu Shenbai.
Gu Shenbai was still paying attention to the situation on the stage when a servant reminded him that he had seen Granny Lai. He walked over to Granny Lai and said something to her.
Xie Qingyu could see Gu Shenbai glancing in their direction.
After saying a few more words, Granny Lai glanced over in this direction and then quickly left the crowd.
The person on stage has changed again.
Unlike before, this time even though two people had already gone up, Gu Shenbai still hadn't appeared on stage.
Xie Qingyu could guess what Granny Lai was saying to Gu Shenbai, but she didn't know if he would still go on stage.
Granny Lai returned quickly.
Having served the First Madam for so long, even knowing that Xie Qingyu might have seen her figure just now, she wasn't very nervous when she returned, as if she had just gone to the outhouse and come back.
Xie Qingyu pretended not to have seen her appear over there.
"An hour is almost up. It seems victory should belong to this man. I don't think anyone can beat him," Xie Qingyu said, taking a sip of tea.
Granny Lai stared intently in that direction, echoing Xie Qingyu's words, "This servant thinks it should be this one."
The last incense stick over there has already burned halfway. If no one who can defeat him goes up now, this should be the one to go.
"It seems there's no suspense anymore, let's go." Xie Qingyu stood up.
Xie Qingyu said she was leaving, and even if they didn't see the end, Granny Lai and Tao Hong wouldn't say anything. They packed their things and followed behind Xie Qingyu to leave.
The maidservant who was left outside the door saw them come out and hurriedly went to call the Gu family's carriage in the alley outside to come to the restaurant.
However, on the way out of the restaurant, I encountered someone who shouldn't have been there.
"What are you doing here?" Xie Qingyu saw Gu Shenbai, who was accompanied by a servant, stepping in from outside when she arrived on the first floor. The two met right there.
Xie Qingyu's opinion is that it doesn't matter whether Gu Shenbai steps onto the stage today or not.
She saw Gu Shenbai disappear for a while when she was upstairs, and thought he had gone to prepare for going on stage. Who knew he would appear here.
Of course, Xie Qingyu knows who delivered the message.
When Granny Lai saw Gu Shenbai, her face lit up with a bright smile.
Although he appeared serious on the surface, he had already figured out how to report this matter to his wife when he got back.
"I've come to visit your restaurant. Are you here to take a look or to have a meal?" Gu Shenbai asked Xie Qingyu naturally as he walked up to her.
"I came to take a look since I had nothing to do, and I saw that there was a martial arts contest to find a husband, so I watched it from up there for a while," Xie Qingyu said.
When asked about this, Gu Shenbai was quite frank, saying, "As you saw, it was Cai Yue holding a martial arts contest to choose a husband."
As Gu Shenbai spoke, the two of them went out the door and pointed to the arena outside. "I was watching from there too. I didn't expect you to know how to find a good spot. The view from here is definitely better, and there's food and drink too."
Xie Qingyu glanced at him, "It looks like the person on stage is going to win."
"Yes, the one above is from Zonglin Escort Agency. In a way, they're the ones who caused trouble. The Cai family never expected that someone from another escort agency would win."
"What do you mean by 'unexpected'? Did they have someone they had chosen beforehand, or did Miss Cai Yue have someone she liked and didn't win today?" Xie Qingyu asked calmly.
Gu Shenbai paused for a moment and shook his head. "There shouldn't be any. I just don't want the other escort agency to win. They're still looking for someone to go on stage. Unfortunately, the Cai family's skilled fighters have already gone on stage before and can't go again. Brother Cai is looking for other people to help."
"Help?" Xie Qingyu looked puzzled.
Gu Shenbai was patient this time and explained, "It means that we just randomly find someone to go up and beat this person, and we may not necessarily marry Cai Yue to this person later."
"How can it be done so casually? Such a martial arts contest to choose a husband must be reported to the government in advance, and the winner and loser will be recorded. If she doesn't marry him later, Cai Yue's reputation will be ruined."
Xie Qingyu left the carriage waiting where it was, and she and Gu Shenbai walked out of the restaurant and chatted on the street.
Both of them are good-looking, and Gu Shenbai is often out and about and has a great reputation. Many people know him and are naturally curious about him and Xie Qingyu being together.
Even without knowing Xie Qingyu's identity, one could guess which noble lady she was.
"That's true, but they don't want Cai Yue to marry into that family either."
"Husband, your martial arts skills are quite good, aren't they? Didn't you go up and help?"