Chapter 281 - Just Curious

Mo Yichen answered calmly, “Nothing. Our company is going to launch a project recently and looking for a partner. It reminds me of the black card client you mentioned last time. How about him?”

Gu Yan said, “Oh, I see. But I have never seen that client yet.”

Gu Yan felt guilty somehow. Mo Yichen had helped her for so many times, but her hands were tied when he was asking for help.

Mo Yichen felt strange that Gu Yan had never seen her client before. What was going on? Why did she claim that the client had a black card? Mo Yichen asked, “You haven’t seen the client, have you? Why?”

Gu Yan explained, “Well, do you remember that I had to leave early when we were shopping on the weekend? That was because the black card client was visiting our studio to discuss business with me. My colleague called me and told me about it.”

Mo Yichen immediately recalled the incident. Gu Yan finally had no choice but missed the meeting because Mo Xiangyan cried and begged Gu Yan to stay. So it was. Mo Yichen asked, “What happened then?”

Gu Yan said, “Later, having not waited for my return, the client left. He did not even leave any contact information. Now we still can’t contact him.”

Mo Yichen felt something was wrong. He asked, “How do you know he has a black card?”

Gu Yan explained, “The client accidentally exposed his black card, which was just seen by my colleague. By the way, the colleague is the returnee I’ve told you before. He happens to know the black card.”

Mo Yichen frowned and asked, “Is he Jiang Jingcheng?”

Gu Yan said, “Yes, he is. After all, he has spent quite a while abroad and is knowledgeable. It is not surprising that he knows what black card looks like.”

Mo Yichen said, “I see. Forget it.”

Gu Yan said, “I’m sorry, Chen. I can’t help you.”

Mo Yichen said, “It’s all right. Have some faith in me. Your husband is also a black card holder, ok? I am just curious.”

Gu Yan said, “Of course I believe in you. You are the best!”

Mo Yichen laughed and said, “Okay. I have a meeting right now. See you then.”

“Uh-huh.” Gu Yan hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Mo Yichen frowned and was lost in thought. Gu Yan didn’t know about the black card, but it didn’t mean he didn’t know either. There were just a few black cards in the world, and even fewer people know about it. What a coincidence that Jiang Jingcheng had seen one.

It was more interesting that Jiang Jingcheng knew the black card. Mo Yichen had asked Wu Gang to investigate Jiang Jingcheng’s background before. Based on Jiang Jingcheng’s previous status, it was impossible that he had ever seen a black card.

There were only two reasons for this. First, the black card was fake or did not exist. Second, he missed some part of Jiang Jingcheng’s background.

Mo Yichen was prone to believe the first reason intuitively, because he owned a black card and knew how difficult it was to acquire a black card. The client appeared inexplicably in Gu Yan’s studio, and the card happened to be recognized by Jiang Jingcheng. What a coincidence.

Mo Yichen never believed any coincidences in the world. Behind all the coincidences, there must be a series of intentional forces working.

Having experienced ups and downs for years, Mo Yichen believed the black card holder was completely a fiction. As for the reason why Jiang Jingcheng did so, Mo Yichen believed that Jiang Jingcheng played the trick only to get Gu Yan.

“Well, how dare such a scum play dirty!” Mo Yichen thought.

“However, the truth is still up to Wu Gang’s investigation. After all, it’s always wise to play safe. If there is really a black card holder in this city, it must be a big news.” Mo Yichen thought.

On the other side, Gu Yan felt strange after Mo Yichen hung up the phone. Her sixth sense warned her that Mo Yichen hided something from her.

Gu Yan was thinking for a while. Then she stood up, walked out of the office, and ordered, “Jingcheng, come here!”

“OK.” Jiang Jingcheng walked into Gu Yan’s office ans asked, “President Gu, is there anything wrong?”

Gu Yan contemplated for a while and noticed Jiang Jingcheng was still standing. She said, “Jingcheng, sit down. Why are you still standing!”

After Jiang Jingcheng sat down, Gu Yan asked, “Jingcheng, I want to ask you a question.”

Jiang Jingcheng smiled and said, “Alright, President Gu. I will see what I can do.”

Gu Yan asked, “Someone asked me about the black card client. Can you describe to me the situation on that day?”

Jiang Jingcheng was so nervous that he never thought that Gu Yan would ask this question. He thought he had fooled her successfully. However, she did ask this question today! Did she notice something?

Jiang Jingcheng looked at Gu Yan’s face out of the corner of his eyes but found nothing unusual. He was rested assured.

Seeing that Jiang Jingcheng was silent, Gu Yan wondered and asked, “Jingcheng, is there something wrong here?”

Jiang Jingcheng answered quickly, “Nothing. I have told you before, but what else do you want to know?”

Gu Yan thought for a moment and said, “Can you describe the appearance of the black card client?”

Jiang Jingcheng’s brain was working rapidly, and he answered carefully, “The man is about 1.7 m high and average-looking. He wore the Armani suit and had closely cropped hair, looking quite placid. That’s all.”

Gu Yan was a little disappointed and said, “I see. Nothing particular. It’s hard to find him.”

The purpose of Jiang Jingcheng was to describe the client as ordinary as possible so as to keep his story watertight as much as possible.

Jiang Jingcheng said, “President Gu, I would definitely know him if that person appears in front of me.”

Gu Yan didn’t continue her questioning. She said, “Fine. That’s it. Go back to work.”

“OK”. Jiang Jingcheng responded and then went out for work.

Gu Yan thought for a while but still had no idea. Then she gave up thinking and got back to work.