vrcanaries Chapter 194 With that in mind, he had nothing left to worry about.
Chapter 194 With that in mind, he had nothing left to worry about.
The next day.
With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Bei Yan'an returned to the residence, but this time he entered through the main entrance.
Gu Meng did not refuse Bei Yan'an's invitation. After telling Jing Shu that she would be back for dinner that evening, she went out with Bei Yan'an.
Inside the carriage, Bei Yan'an hadn't expected Gu Meng to come out with him so easily; he had been prepared to be rebuffed...
"Where are we going?" Gu Meng lifted the curtain and asked Bei Yan'an.
"You'll know when you get there."
Bei Yan'an tried his best to soften his expression, but unfortunately, Gu Meng didn't even look at him.
Gu Meng was still wondering where this person would take her, but then...
Gu Meng stared at the still lake, utterly bored. "Is that all?"
You should at least invite some pretty girls to dance or something!
Bei Yan'an noticed that Gu Meng didn't like it, so he quickly took her to another place—Danqing Pavilion.
This place has a large collection of poetry, calligraphy, and paintings, making it a favorite spot for many young ladies and gentlemen from official families.
But as soon as Gu Meng came in, she wanted to leave. In fact, that's exactly what she did.
So many books! It brought back memories of my senior making her memorize them – it was terrifying!
"Could we go somewhere a little more relaxing and enjoyable?" Gu Meng finally couldn't help but ask.
Bei Yan'an nodded, "Okay..."
In the end, Bei Yan'an took Gu Meng to Jin Yi Trading Company. As the capital of a dynasty, Jin Yi Trading Company was extremely luxurious.
Bei Yan'an led Gu Meng inside. "The lower three floors are for ordinary people, containing all kinds of daily necessities. The middle three floors are for cultivators, containing pills, spiritual plants, and magical artifacts, which can be exchanged for spirit stones or other items of value. As for the upper two floors, one is a treasure vault, and the other is an auction house."
The person in charge on the first floor saw Bei Yan'an and wanted to come over to ask him something, but Bei Yan'an stopped him with a look.
After saying that, Bei Yan'an took out a black jade token and handed it to Gu Meng.
"What is this?" Gu Meng took the jade pendant, looked it over from side to side, but couldn't figure out what it was.
"This is the owner's token of Jin Yi Trading Company. From now on, this trading company is yours. If you find it troublesome, I can continue to manage it for you."
This is a gift that Bei Yan'an spent a long time thinking about last night before choosing it to give to Gu Meng.
He didn't know what Gu Meng liked, so he simply gave her the entire business, so that Gu Meng could always find something she liked.
"Huh?!" Gu Meng looked at Bei Yan'an in disbelief. "You're the owner of Jin Yi Trading Company?"
The merchant guild that's practically everywhere in the cultivation world—its owner is actually Bei Yan'an?!
Bei Yan'an nodded and led Gu Meng towards the second floor.
"I'm not good at politics, but I'm quite capable in business. I opened this trading company when I was young, and your great-grandfather helped me a lot back then..."
Bei Yan'an was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's not talk about that anymore. Anyway, it belongs to you now. You're still young, so it's best for you to focus on cultivation. I'll manage the trading company for you. With the token in your hand, you can take anything from the trading company, whether it's cultivation resources or spirit stones."
I've also found something that can break the illusion, but its owner is too stubborn and won't sell it to me directly; he insists on auctioning it off. But that's not a big problem; I'll just buy it at the auction the day after tomorrow.
Gu Meng put the jade pendant into her storage bracelet. "I'll come back the day after tomorrow to buy it."
“No need,” Bei Yan’an refused. “I’ll do it myself. I’ll also enter the illusion.”
Even if that thing exists, no one can guarantee that everything will be alright.
Aze has grown up, and he has eliminated all the hidden dangers in the court. He has lived up to his elder brother's expectations.
Jin Yi Trading Company was given to Gu Meng, which can be considered compensation for her. The trading company itself has a complete system, so even if something really happens to him, Gu Meng can manage it. At worst, there are still Venerable Ones and the others.
In this way, he had nothing to worry about.
He should now pay for the mistakes he made back then.
Gu Meng wanted to say something more, but Bei Yan'an had already changed the subject, "The second floor is where girls buy rouge and powder, as well as various clothes and hair accessories. Let's go in and take a look."
Gu Meng swallowed her words and walked into the second-floor area. Anyway, she was going to go there.
Gu Meng wasn't interested in cosmetics, after all, she resembled Bei Yan'an in appearance. Of course, another reason was that she was still young and didn't need them.
But Gu Meng really couldn't resist pretty clothes and beautiful hair accessories. She wandered back and forth among the clothes, taking a liking to quite a few styles.
Bei Yan'an saw that Gu Meng finally smiled, and a hint of amusement appeared in his eyes.
Thankfully, we didn't mess everything up.
Bei Yan'an quietly summoned the shopkeeper in charge of the second floor and asked her to write down all the clothing styles that Gu Meng had taken a second look at, and then find a weapon refiner to customize a magic robe exclusively for Gu Meng based on these styles.
His daughter, naturally, wanted the best of everything.
After looking at the clothes, Gu Meng turned and walked towards the hair accessories.
Gu Meng had seen Gu Yue sleeping in the ice; her mother was beautiful, but she had no hair ornaments. Now, her mother would soon awaken, and she needed to prepare a gift for her.
But there were so many pieces of jewelry here that Gu Meng was overwhelmed by the choices.
Just as Gu Meng was struggling to choose, a familiar figure came into view.
"Miss!" Gu Meng's eyes lit up, and she waved in Song Yuanyuan's direction.
Song Yuanyuan felt that the voice was very familiar; it was that little girl!
Song Yuanyuan turned around abruptly and looked in the direction from which the sound came. She was completely stunned by what she saw.
This time, Song Yuanyuan not only saw Gu Meng's face clearly, but also the Regent behind her.
Gu Meng walked over and saw Song Yuanyuan looking stunned. She thought that Song Yuanyuan didn't know who she was.
"Miss, it's me~ Butterfly Mask! Let me formally introduce myself, my name is Gu Meng!"
Song Yuanyuan glanced at Gu Meng, then at Bei Yan'an following behind her, as if finding her voice again, "You...he..."
Bei Yan'an hadn't expected to meet Song Yuanyuan here. Seeing that Gu Meng knew her, he explained, "She's my daughter."
"?!"
Song Yuanyuan was truly shocked. The Regent's daughter was already so grown up! Then why had she never heard of him getting married?!
Song Yuanyuan's gaze toward Bei Yan'an gradually changed, her voice tinged with resentment, "If Your Highness had said earlier that you were already taken, I wouldn't have had to secretly love you for so many years."
Moreover, they already had a child, yet there was absolutely no news about the mother and daughter. What does that tell us?
This shows that the regent did not give her any official status at all!
Who would have thought that the dignified Regent would be such a heartless and ungrateful person!