The Priceless Husband's Invitation

Standing in front of the office desk, Modong felt uneasy, stealing a glance at Gu Xiao, who was poring over the materials, his gaze unwavering.

Previously, Mr. Gu had dismissed the documents as insufficiently detailed, flinging them to the floor before walking away.

He had reviewed this set over and over again, yet had not made any remarks.

Would they satisfy him?!

Just as Modong was anxiously contemplating this, he suddenly heard Gu Xiao put down the materials with a "snap" and say icily, "Is this it?"

Modong flinched.

My god, how could he call this 'is this it'? These were already as detailed as possible.

But clearly, their boss was still not content.

Fortunately, Modong had a backup plan ready.

Taking two steps forward, Modong bowed his head and presented another set of documents to Gu Xiao.

When the folder was opened, the first page displayed photographs of two girls.

The girl on the left had a fair complexion with a pair of black, oversized glasses, looking clean and refined like the girl next door.

In the picture on the right was a woman, relatively more mature-looking, with sharp, short hair, a defiant glint in her eye, and a cold expression, almost as though she was challenging something.

"The reason we couldn't find any information on Qin Youbei's movements that day is because of these two," Modong explained.

Pointing to the girl with glasses, he continued, "Her name is Lin Jiujiu, Qin Youbei's classmate and roommate, a senior in the computer science department at A University. She looks ordinary and has an unremarkable personality, but she is a well-known hacker god named J on the internet, who has broken records several times at hacker contests. It was she who hacked into the hotel's surveillance system that day, which is why we found no footage of Qin Youbei."

He then pointed to the girl with short hair: "This is Ouyang Xiaojun, the assistant to Qin Youbei's older brother. She's not as simple as she appears; she's a famous racecar driver. She won the Granja Viana 500 karting championship at the age of 16 and quickly rose to fame in the European Renault series races. But, at the age of 20, she suddenly disappeared. The reason Qin Youbei could leave the hotel so swiftly was because of her."

A hacker.

A racecar driver.

What about her, Qin Youbei… What role did she play among the three? Gu Xiao's fingers lightly tapped on the table, "That's all?"

Sweating, Modong quickly added, "According to our investigation, a significant antique was lost from the hotel that day, which seems to be the doing of Miss Qin."

He had told everything he knew; if his boss asked further, he genuinely had nothing left to offer.

Bowing his head, Modong waited, but there was no response.

Were it not for the occasional tapping on the table, Modong might have thought that his boss had already left.

Suddenly, he heard Gu Xiao's cold voice state, "It seems that this time, you haven't been idle."

Modong was first startled, then relieved: Could this... perhaps be considered a compliment... So he must have passed the test.

However, their boss seldom praised anyone, and when he did, it usually meant that someone was in for trouble.

The corner of Gu Xiao's mouth twitched slightly, and a faint, cold laugh emerged, "We need to change the locks on the main door."

Modong was baffled, clueless as to why they were suddenly talking about changing the door locks... but he did not ask further and promptly left.

Gu Xiao leaned back in his chair, exuding an air of aloof elegance and languid ease.

His gaze shifted outside the window; it was night, the trees quivered in the wind, their leaves dancing and rustling, creating a chilling and somber atmosphere.

Gu Xiao's fingers gently stroked his chin as his expressionless eyes brimmed with an icy allure.