CHAPTER 196: ADD FRIENDS

Getting the answer, Ke Ting turned to Gui Xiaoxu and said, "Boss, it’s Bai Yansheng."

Gui Xiaoxu’s fingers paused on his keyboard when he heard Bai Yansheng’s name. Frowning slightly, he muttered, "It’s him again."

Sensing the shift in his mood, Ke Ting asked, "Should we deal with him, Boss?"

Gui Xiaoxu leaned back in his chair, and his slender fingers tapped slowly against the mahogany desk while he fell into deep thought.

"No. I want to see what he is after," he said after a short moment of thought.

He paused, then asked, "Has Miss Bai left Xi Yang City?"

Ke Ting nodded. "According to our intel, she left this morning with Yu Xiangyu. They are currently on a flight to the Yu family’s old mansion, located here in Shang Du City."

Listening to his report, Gui Xiaoxu pondered briefly. "Has Bai Group announced the new CEO?"

"Yes. It’s the second young master of the Hu family, Hu Chaoyang," Ke Ting replied.

Hearing this, Gui Xiaoxu remembered that the Hu family and the Gui family still had some business connections.

Knowing that Madam Hu spoiled her second son greatly, Gui Xiaoxu asked, "Has there been any movement from the Hu family since the Bai Group announced their new CEO?"

"Yes." Ke Ting opened his tablet and showed Madam Hu’s WeChat Moments to Gui Xiaoxu.

"Madam Hu posted this half an hour ago."

After reading the post, Gui Xiaoxu set the tablet down on the table and said, "Try to get the invitation for the Hu family’s welcome banquet. Also, inform Bai Yansheng that I will attend the welcome banquet."

Taking the tablet, Ke Ting nodded. "Yes, Boss. I will arrange it immediately."

After Ke Ting left the CEO’s office, Gui Xiaoxu glanced at his phone for a moment before picking it up and opening WeChat. For the first time, he posted a Moment and tagged Bai Hanyun.

[Waiting for your invitation.]

After making sure the post could only be seen by her, Gui Xiaoxu exited the app and returned to his work.

While everyone was watching what was happening at Bai Group, Yu Xiangyu’s private plane had just landed at Sheng Du City Airport.

Walking down the stairs, Bai Hanyun and the others followed Yu Xiangyu and his team through the VVIP exit route.

As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, rows of luxury cars were already waiting for them in the parking lot.

Opening the back door for Bai Hanyun, Yu Xiangyu said, "Miss Bai, please."

"Thank you."

After Bai Hanyun got in, Yu Xiangyu walked to the other side and entered the car.

Once everyone was on board, the cars pulled out of the parking lot and headed toward the Yu family’s old mansion in a villa district far from the bustling capital city.

Along the way, Bai Hanyun turned off airplane mode on her phone and saw a new WeChat notification. Curious, she opened it and saw that a stranger had tagged her in his status.

[Waiting for your invitation.]

Frowning slightly, Bai Hanyun tapped the profile picture. Seeing it only showed the back of a man’s body, she thought, ’Who is this? Why did he tag me in his WeChat Moment?’

After thinking for a while, she muttered, "No way... Is it him?"

Still unsure, she typed a reply in the comments section: [CEO Gui?]

After sending the comment, Bai Hanyun stared at her phone, patiently waiting for a response.

At the same time, Gui Xiaoxu’s phone buzzed.

Ding~!

Hearing the notification sound, he stopped working and checked his phone. Seeing that Bai Hanyun had replied to his post, the corners of Gui Xiaoxu’s lips curved upward slightly.

Without wasting time, he replied: [It’s me. Miss Bai, when will you invite me for a meal?]

Reading his reply, Bai Hanyun frowned and thought, ’As far as I know, there is no business connection between the Gui Group and the Bai Group. Aside from last night’s banquet, we have never even spoken to each other.’

’For a man as busy as him to contact me first... he must want something.’

Thinking about their conversation last night, Bai Hanyun’s gaze fell on Feng Xiyan’s jade pendant hanging from her waist.

Rubbing the smooth surface of the jade pendant, her eyes darkened. ’Is he after this jade pendant?’

Pausing for a moment, she held the jade pendant and thought, ’I need to find out what he wants and the origin of his jade pendant. If he has malicious intentions towards Feng Xiyan or me, then I need to find a way to deal with him without anyone knowing.’

Having made her decision, Bai Hanyun typed a reply: [When I have free time, I will contact your assistant.]

Reading her message, Gui Xiaoxu sent a friend request, then replied: [Miss Bai, there is no need to find my assistant. You can contact me directly.]

Staring at the friend request, Bai Hanyun sneered inwardly before accepting it.

Seeing that she had accepted his friend request, Gui Xiaoxu’s lips curved up once more, and he exited WeChat.

Meanwhile, sitting beside Bai Hanyun, Yu Xiangyu had seen everything.

After she ended the conversation with Gui Xiaoxu, Yu Xiangyu said, "Miss Bai, I just realized that we haven’t exchanged contact information."

Hearing this, Bai Hanyun paused, then opened WeChat and asked, "CEO Yu, would you like to add me as a friend?"

"Yes." Yu Xiangyu smiled, took out his phone, and added her. Glancing at her blank profile picture, he looked at Bai Hanyun thoughtfully before putting his phone away.

After adding each other on WeChat, Yu Xiangyu said, "Miss Bai, now that we are friends, feel free to contact me anytime."

Nodding at him, Bai Hanyun responded, "Alright. If I need your help, I will contact you."

While they were talking, the cars entered a luxurious villa area. Ten minutes later, the driver parked in front of a grand mansion.

As soon as they arrived, the steward stepped forward and opened the car door for Yu Xiangyu.