As Chengze turned to purchase the Metal Yarn, Gu Lingzhi turned to face Qin Xinran. “I don’t care what intentions you have in getting close to him. Chengze helped me before and I consider him one of my few good friends. I don’t want him to come to any harm.” 

Gu Lingzhi did not like seeing Qin Xinran make use of Gu Chengze like this.

Qin Xinran laughed, and replied, “Don’t worry, I know my limits.”

“That’s good then,” Gu Lingzhi said, smiling. Qin Xinran took the blow for her on the Snow Mountain, so Gu Lingzhi had decided to trust her.

Looking over Qin Xinran’s shoulder at the stall where Gu Chengze was, she saw that he had already selected the length he wanted and was currently completing the purchase. Sweeping...