After a secret marriage, I became the biological mother of a rich and cute baby

Gu Jinlan said: "It's not Uncle Matt, it's a friend that Mom met when she lived abroad before."

Shi Xingran asked: "Then can't you take me with you? I promise to sit quietly beside you and won't disturb you."

Gu Jinlan smiled awkwardly, "Ranran, um... Mom is not going out to play, she has something important to discuss with that friend. I'll be back soon after I'm done, okay?"

It would be very inconvenient to bring Ranran along.

Qingli was her friend in the dark world, and she had no intention of letting Qingli know the people in her normal life.

During the two years when she was in contact with Matt abroad, she did not let Matt meet Qingli and Si Mo.

And she was sure that Qingli would scare Ranran to tears.

Shi Xingran felt a little disappointed, but still nodded obediently, "Okay."

"Then I'll go first, and I'll be back to accompany you in the evening."

Gu Jinlan turned to leave, and a strange look flashed in Xue's eyes. He said quickly, "Madam, let the driver take you there."

Gu Jinlan said: "No, I'll drive it myself."

"You will definitely drink when you meet your friends, so I'll have the driver pick you up later. Please send me the address later."

"Thank you, Uncle Xue. I won't drink tonight. If I really want to drink, I will call a designated driver."

Uncle Xue wanted to say something, but Gu Jinlan didn't give him the chance. "Don't worry, nothing will happen. I'll be back soon."

After saying that, Gu Jinlan left.

The moment she turned around, the smile on her face dimmed.

I heard that Butler Xue was also a very powerful person when he was young.

Being able to always stay by Shi Ye’s side, he is indeed not an ordinary butler and has a different perception from ordinary people.

Normally, Butler Xue was very kind to her and cared about her, but his behavior of wanting the driver to take her there just now was definitely not just about caring about her.

She was very sure that she was not overthinking.

But she could understand. After all, Shi Ye was surrounded by dangers. Even his own family members were eyeing his position. It was normal for Butler Xue to be more suspicious and vigilant.

After Gu Jinlan left, Butler Xue immediately called Shi Ye.

In the Time Group, Shi Ye was in a meeting.

Generally, unless it was something particularly important, Butler Xue would not call him directly while he was working.

He immediately suspended the meeting, answered the phone and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Master, the young mistress just went out to meet a friend."

"Is that all? Uncle Xue, you know I have work to do this afternoon. You don't have to call me directly about this kind of thing in the future. Lan Lan has the right to socialize with her friends."

"I know, but I thought I should tell you."

"Then Uncle Xue, are you worried that Lan Lan will do something bad to me? I believe in her, you don't need to be on guard against her."

"I believe in the young lady, but I can't guarantee that she won't be used by someone with ulterior motives, so we should be more careful if we find anything strange."

Shi Ye asked: "What's strange?"

Butler Xue said, "The young master wants to go with you, but the young mistress won't take him with her. If it's a normal meeting with ordinary friends, even if it's to talk about work, it wouldn't be inconvenient to bring the young master with you, right?"

Shi Ye frowned slightly: "Isn't Matt back?"

"No."

"Is that Mr. Ke?"

The only friends that Gu Jinlan usually interacts with are Matt and Yun Luoxi. Apart from them, the only person Shi Ye can think of is Ke Ning.

He felt that Ke Ning could barely be considered Gu Jinlan's friend.

But they don't interact with each other privately.

Suddenly thinking of the man named Meng Rui whom he met at the door of Ye's house that day, Shi Ye hurriedly asked: "Did she say whether it was a male friend or a female friend?"

Butler Xue said: "No, she just said it was her friend abroad."

"Could it be Si Mo?"

"Who is Si Mo?"

Shi Ye did not answer, but suddenly became serious and asked Butler Xue anxiously, "Have you arranged a driver to take her there?"

Butler Xue said, "Young Madam didn't allow the driver to take her."

"Where is she going to meet her friends?"

"do not know."

"How come you don't know anything!"

Hearing that Shi Ye's voice was a little angry, Butler Xue felt helpless and wronged, "Didn't the young master just say that the young lady has the right to interact with her friends? Why are you so nervous and concerned all of a sudden?"

Shi Ye said in a deep voice: "Send someone to follow him right now!"

Butler Xue said, "It's too late. The young lady has been out for a while, and she drives very fast. We can't catch up now."

"Then tell me as soon as she comes back!"

After hanging up the phone, I returned to the conference room to continue the meeting, but my mind was no longer on work.

He has always wanted to know what Gu Jinlan experienced abroad. Now that she has a foreign friend, this is the only clue, and he can follow up with that person.

But he was not by her side at this moment.

Could it be that...she lied to him when she said she couldn't come to the group to work at noon and had to draw designs at home in the afternoon?

Just to separate from him so that you can go see that friend more conveniently?

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In the restaurant, Gu Jinlan sat in the corner.

She glanced at the time on her phone and estimated that Qingli would arrive in half a minute.

It normally takes forty minutes to get to this restaurant from the airport. Qingli is a punctual person and will never procrastinate and waste time.

This is a habit developed by their profession because sometimes life can change in a matter of seconds.

Gu Jinlan looked up at the door and just saw Qingli coming in. She had short red hair and thick smoky makeup, which was very eye-catching.

Qingli stood at the door, with his hands in his clothes, chewing gum, his pointed chin raised, and looking for Gu Jinlan's figure in the restaurant with a rebellious look.

When she saw Gu Jinlan, a bright smile appeared on her face and she strode towards him.

As she got closer, she casually threw the backpack on her shoulders on the sofa and walked forward to give Gu Jinlan a big hug.

Gu Jinlan asked: "How are you doing recently?"

Qingli smiled, "It's good to be alive, isn't it?"

Gu Jinlan laughed, "Indeed, please sit down, I ordered your favorite food."

Qingli sat down casually, put his right foot on his left knee, tilted his head slightly, and looked at Gu Jinlan.

"Lan, you look changed."

"Really?" Gu Jinlan picked up the water cup, "Is it because you haven't seen me for a few months?"

"She has changed. She has become more gentle and her eyes look softer. It is true that it is different when a man nourishes her."

“……”Gu Jinlan almost spit out a mouthful of water and smiled speechlessly.

Seeing that she did not deny it, Qingli moved closer to her and blinked, "It seems that your sickly husband is still in good physical condition."

Gu Jinlan nodded, a smile on her lips, "Yeah, it's really good."

Qingli curled his lips and said, "Show off!"

"Tsk, tsk, jealousy has made you unrecognizable."

"Tsk, I'm not jealous."

"Okay, let's get down to business. What brings you to Haicheng this time?"