A lot more stores had been sold off by Gu Zongxiong and Ye Yunshu, which was how they were able to maintain their luxurious lifestyle.

  Gu Bailu knew that money was indispensable for anyone, with or without spiritual power.

  Now that she had stores, she could always make money once she hired the right managers.

  The store that she had taken from the second prince had been turned into a restaurant which sold the dishes that Prince Zi ate.

  But she had no access to Prince Zi’s food habits now, so few people would go to that restaurant.

  Hence, she had to start a new business.

  How she wished that money wasn’t a problem for her.

  Regretfully, she couldn’t take any of the gold and jewelry in the underwater palace, and could only let Feng Qingtian have them.

  Gu Bailu went to her last teahouse, which had a lot of customers. It was her only teahouse that was making a profit.

  The manager of the teahouse was a charming and gorgeous man.

  He was also the most important reason why the teahouse was doing well.

  After staring at him for a while, Gu Bailu found him much more alluring than most women.

  No wonder even a woman as ruthless as Ye Yunshu was attracted to him.

  However, the man was even sexier without clothes on.

  The man discovered her soon after Gu Bailu entered the teahouse. He greeted her in delight. “My lady, you’re here……”

  “The business is thriving. Nice job.”

  The gorgeous man said, “Let’s talk upstairs.”

  Gu Bailu followed him upstairs to a private room. She sat down and asked, “Has Ye Yunshu approached you in the last few days?”

  “Yes. She said that she would take me away from Pale Emperor City in a day or two. She wants to go to Heavenly Wind Empire. She said that her daughter is in a relationship with someone from a noble family in Heavenly Wind Empire,” said the man truthfully.

  Gu Bailu nodded in satisfaction. “Do you have the money she intercepted from my stores’ earnings?”

  “I’ll give it to you.” The man soon returned with a black box. “The deeds and everything are here. They’re all under my name, so she actually owns nothing.”

  “Well done.” Gu Bailu patted his shoulder. “It couldn’t have been easy to accompany that hideous woman. You can take those checks and have some fun with some beautiful girls or boys.”

  The man frowned slightly. “I don’t need them.”

  “Why? You’re not in love with that hideous woman, are you?” Gu Bailu didn’t think that he would be so stupid.

  “I want you.” The man pulled her into his arms.

  Gu Bailu pushed him away with one arm. “Don’t get any funny ideas. I was married.”

  “Aren’t you already divorced?” The man gave an attractive smile. “He wasn’t right for you.”

  Gu Bailu dropped her forehead into her hand. “You’re just a fox. Don’t cross the line.”

  She had given him a chance to become human, and he helped her bait Ye Yunshu. That was their deal.

  “I know you don’t want me because my body has been tarnished by that woman.” The man seemed hurt.

  “Well……” That was definitely a big reason.

  “I want to be with you. Why don’t you contract me? I think I can be useful.”


  407 PDA On Her Turf?

  Gu Bailu certainly knew that he could be useful; his charming face could enchant most women and even men in this world.

  Also, he had a different charm to Gu Yunjing. Gu Yunjing seemed otherworldly, while the fox belonged to the world of mortals and could be loved by men and women.

  In other words, he could be used on both men and women.

  However, Gu Bailu wasn’t interested in being a full-time pimp.

  It had only been on the spur of the moment when she asked him to deal with Ye Yunshu.

  “You’re unwilling? What can I do then?” The little fox was quite upset. He had run into the most beautiful woman after assuming human form. He had accepted the deal because he thought that she would take him in if he did a great job.

  Gu Bailu never expected the fox to have a crush on her.

  She thought for a moment before she said, “Being a contract beast isn’t simple. You’ll no longer be free.”

  “I don’t want to be free; I only want you.”

  Gu Bailu’s lips twitched. “Alright, let me be frank: I won’t contract you for now. You can help me manage my stores. What I currently need is manpower.”

  “Can I see you more often?”

  “Of course. You’ll be my man, and you can see me whenever you want.”

  The little fox smiled in delight.

  Gu Bailu scratched her head. What an innocent creature.

  She felt guilty, and wondered if it was a good idea to pull him into the treacherous world of human beings.

  “When will Ye Yunshu take you away?” Gu Bailu felt that she had to finish off Ye Yunshu as quickly as possible and save the innocent fox from the woman’s clutches.

  “She’ll be coming here tomorrow to take the money. She and her daughter are going to run away tomorrow night.”

  Gu Bailu raised an eyebrow. “Without Gu Zongxiong?”

  “She would rather take me at this point. Her husband is poor, old, and ugly. She doesn’t want to serve him anymore,” said the little fox unemotionally.

  “Okay, we’ll wait for her to come tomorrow,” said Gu Bailu in delight.

  She longed to see the shock on Ye Yunshu’s face when she lost everything that she had accumulated over her entire life.

  Would the woman go crazy?

  Noticing the evil smile on her face, the little fox smiled even more widely and grew even more fond of the lady.

  “Manager…… honorable guests are here. You should come.”

  The clerk called out to him despite knowing that he was with the lady, so the honorable guests had to be very important.

  “Who are they?” asked the little fox angrily. He would rather spend more time with his lady.

  “It’s Prince and Princess Zi. You should come out now. We can’t afford to piss them off.”

  Hearing the clerk’s voice, Gu Bailu was stunned.

  She had been shut out when she visited Prince Zi’s house, but the moment she left, they came out to publicly display their love.

  Gu Bailu found it impossible to hold back anymore.

  408 Her Scen

  She had stepped back when the rightful wife returned and hadn’t given them a hard time at all.

  Couldn’t they return the favor and show off their love only after everybody had forgotten the incident?

  Gu Bailu clutched her chest in fury.

  The little fox made her a cup of tea. “My lady, you sit here for now. I’ll tell them to go away.”

  He certainly didn’t dare let his lady’s former husband have tea here with his new wife; that would be a slap in his lady’s face.

  When he was about to get up, Gu Bailu grabbed his arm. “No…… Don’t kick them out. Serve them the best tea and charge them the highest price!”

  She was determined to face them now that Feng Qingtian had brought his woman here.

  It was a good thing she hadn’t given him her heart at the beginning.

  If she had fallen for his gentleness, she didn’t know what would have become of her now.

  “Okay……” The little fox quickly left.

  Prince Zi’s carriage stopped outside the teahouse, and he got out. Everybody in and outside the teahouse stared at the curtain of the carriage as they imagined how beautiful the woman who had kicked out the former Princess Zi had to be.

  After all, as useless as the former Princess Zi was, nobody could deny that she was pretty.

  As if knowing that everybody was expecting her, the woman in the carriage dawdled for quite a while before she stretched out a hand.

  Prince Zi took her hand and helped her down from the carriage.

  Everybody saw how gorgeous the woman was and envied Prince Zi.

  The new princess was sexier than the previous one, which was more attractive to a man.

  With his hand on her hip, Feng Qingtian walked her into the teahouse.

  As everybody watched, the little fox greeted them with a smile. “Prince and Princess Zi, this place is brighter with your presence. Please take a seat.”

  Yan Anchun glanced at him in interest. “I told you that this teahouse is good. See how gorgeous the workers here are.”

  Feng Qingtian glanced at the little fox and smelled something familiar.

  He grabbed the little fox and asked, “What’s that scent?”

  Everybody widened their eyes. Was Prince Zi into this sexy and gentle manager?

  Grabbing the man so directly — as expected of Prince Zi.

  The little fox was confused. “It’s just tea. I made chrysanthemum tea a moment ago. Do you want any, my lord?”

  It definitely wasn’t the scent of chrysanthemum tea.

  However, the manager didn’t seem to be lying, nor would he dare to.

  Feng Qingtian let go of him, frowning and upset, and Yan Anchun reached for his arm and said, “Prince Zi, so many people are watching.”

  Feng Qingtian put his hand on her hip, and they went up to the second floor of the teahouse.

  The little fox opened the door to a private room on the second floor, which had a window overlooking the moat of Pale Emperor City.

  The view wasn’t so great in early winter, but the warm sunlight and the busy street outside were still pleasant.

  Yan Anchun let go of Feng Qingtian’s hand and looked down from the window, before she said, “My lord, they’re selling tanghulu over there. I want some.”