Chapter 855: His Eyes Are Only on Her

Chu Yao turned off the speakerphone and before handing the phone to Nan Jiaojiao, she hesitated and turned the speakerphone back on.

“Just listen like this.

If you’re going to say anything scandalous, let me hear it too.”

Nan Jiaojiao, unfazed, took the phone and said just two words, “It’s me.”

“Why didn’t you tell me before going to Shengyue Mansion?”

“It was sudden, just meeting Chu Yao.”

“I’ve been really busy lately.

Once I’m free, I’ll arrange something for you guys.”

Nan Jiaojiao replied, “Alright.”

“From now on, if anyone gives you trouble in Rongcheng City, just mention my name.

Half of the businesses here are mine, and even if they’re not, I’ll buy them and gift them to you if you’re interested.

Don’t be naive and bullied, just seeking help from elders.”

Nan Jiaojiao raised an eyebrow.

She’s not much younger than Lu Zhenzhen; is someone shamelessly assuming a senior status?

Nan Jiaojiao directly hung up the phone, tossing the cellphone back to Chu Yao.

This action surprised many present.

It seemed unexpected that someone would dare hang up Miss Lu’s call.

And apparently, Miss Lu wasn’t even angry.

Some curious ones started asking around, but after much inquiry, no one knew who Nan Jiaojiao was.

Her name had never been heard before; her identity was completely mysterious, almost as if she appeared out of thin air.

But one thing was certain, she wasn’t someone they could easily provoke.

Nan Jiaojiao didn’t feel uncomfortable, though the sensation of being watched was odd.

She nudged Chu Yao, “Go inside?”

“Let’s go.

I saved some food for you, and by the way, how does it feel to have the backing of someone powerful?”

Nan Jiaojiao found her crude, “Use another term.”

“Borrowing authority?”

Nan Jiaojiao seriously furrowed her brows, “That’s a bit tacky.”

Chu Yao racked her brains and came up with, “With strong backing, it’s easy to enjoy the shade, how about that?”

Nan Jiaojiao thought about it seriously and couldn’t come up with a better expression either, “It’s barely passable.”

Chu Yao lifted her arm, placed it around Nan Jiaojiao’s shoulder, and led her inside, asking as they walked, “That pipe was given to you by Elder Jiang, right?

I saw it in Mist Garden before and asked for it but he wouldn’t give it to me.

Yet he gifted it to you.

That’s such a pity.

Can you, a small smoker, really appreciate its elegance?

Let me have a puff.”

Nan Jiaojiao dodged, “I have a cleanliness fetish, no.”

“Just one puff!”

“Chu Yao, do you know what you look like right now?

Those famous courtesans in black and white photos reclining on divans smoking pipes.”

Chu Yao rolled her eyes, “Perhaps, but I’m wholesome.”

“…”

Nan Jiaojiao was instantly stumped, left without words.

In terms of shamelessness, Chu Yao really had her beat.

In the end, she didn’t protect it, and Chu Yao snatched it away.

If Nan Jiaojiao hadn’t stopped her, Chu Yao might have smoked half a bag tonight.

The two went in shoulder to shoulder, leaving behind a group of people dumbfounded, confused by the situation, eager to figure things out.

Yi Qinghuan felt very aggrieved.

“Brother Yan,” she wanted to complain to Bo Yanching, but he didn’t even spare her a glance.

Ever since Nan Jiaojiao appeared, the man’s eyes hadn’t left Nan Jiaojiao for a moment.

Yi Qinghuan sniffed slightly, and whispered, “Brother Chi…”

“I can’t help you,” Yaen Chi shrugged, “That’s Miss Lu.

You heard it earlier, half of Rongcheng City belongs to her.

If she wants, there’s nothing she can’t acquire.

I have just a little property under my name, and I don’t want it to get swallowed up by her.”

Yi Qinghuan suppressed her breathing, tightly clasping her hands together.