Transmigrated into Substitute Bride ‘Fu Lang’

Chapter 40.2

Chapter 40.2: Conspiracy

Chen Xing and Gu Lang, who were completely unaware that someone was going to harm them soon, were busy in the kitchen at this time, although in order to implement ‘starvation marketing’, Chen Xing didn’t have the intention to increase the production.

However, in order to match the increasingly day by day hobby or the preference of the descendants of the noble families, Chen Xing still continuously made innovations in the style of the jelly, he customized some new moulds, wanting to make the jelly come out a little bit more nicely shaped, to make them feel that it was worth the money they spent on it.

While Chen Xing was doing this kind of thing, Gu Lang came to help Chen Xing on the grounds that he had been sitting for too long every day and needed to move around or exercise.

Chen Xing thought for a moment and felt that what Gu Lang said was right, so he did not stop him from doing so, except that when he did the work, he still picked some idle chores for him to do. For example, he configured the different flavors of the basic liquid, and Gu Lang helped pour it into the moulds, that sort of thing.

Gu Lang’s comprehension was very good, and he quickly got the hang of it after Chen Xing said it once, gradually doing a good job under Chen Xing’s command.

Just as Chen Xing and Gu Lang mixing the basic liquid. One person poured it into the mould according to a fixed ratio and portion, the two of them working together with incomparable mutual understanding, suddenly an incomparably mournful cat’s cry came from the courtyard.

“Meowow~”

Seeking the sound, he looked over, only to see that not far away under the porch, a white kitten was being led by a rope and tied to a pillar. At this time, two big blue eyes were gleaming and staring at their direction, to be precise, it was Chen Xing’s direction. With a look of wanting to go over but couldn’t get over, showing its grievance look. It looked extremely pitiful.

Looking at it like this, Chen Xing actually did not want to tie it up. He also wanted to go over to touch its cat head, but because he was now making food, it will come over to rub against him once the kitten is released. Since kittens are prone to losing their hair, he finally resisted the urge to go over. He could only show the cat his slightly apologetic look while in his heart, he thought that after he was done here, he would prepare a little bit of its favorite food for it, as a way of making amends for it.

Seeing that Chen Xing turned his head away and did not look at himself again, the kitten seemed to know that it could not let go of him, so the cat meowed again in a small and mournful voice, staring at Chen Xing with round eyes and with the expression of being abandoned.

Chen Xing felt like a scum man who had ruthlessly abandoned his little lover as he listened to its purr, his heart was too weak to look over in that direction.

As for Gu Lang, after hearing those cries he slowly shifted his gaze to that white kitten, with a bit more sternness in his eyes. Soon he saw the hairs on that kitten’s body standing, and heard its cries become smaller and smaller, gradually turning from loud at the beginning to completely silent.

Looking at this cat’s sensible appearance, Gu Lang raised an eyebrow in satisfaction and gently raised the corner of his lips.

Chen Xing over there, who was still thinking about completing the work at hand as soon as possible, completely failed to notice this one-person-one-cat interaction, and after getting what he previously adjust liquid out and handing it over to Gu Lang, he happily said, “Another one hour, and we’ll be able to complete today’s task.”

Gu Lang turned his head to look at Chen Xing’s bright smile and followed with a gentle smile, gently nodding his head, “Hmm.”

Saying that it’s okay, Gu Lang was about to take the container in Chen Xing’s hand, only that their hands accidentally touched each other the moment they handed over and took over the container.

Chen Xing’s hand subconsciously shook, but it was Gu Lang who steadied his hand, so that the container in his hand did not fall to the ground.

Gu Lang steadily took the container, looked at the red-faced Chen Xing, and lowered his voice, “Be more careful!”

Chen Xing’s face flushed as he held his own hand, only feeling as if the area touched by Gu Lang just now was burning, leaving him somewhat didn’t know what he should do. After hearing Gu Lang’s words, he gently nodded, “Hn, I’ll be careful.”

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing’s flushed cheeks and reddened ear tips. He didn’t continue to say anything, but instead took the container in his hand and continued to fiddled with the mould.

Chen Xing, who was behind him, looked at Gu Lang’s sturdy back, touched his cheeks somewhat shyly, yet he didn’t continue to say anything, lowering his head and continuing to do his work.

Not far away, the little kitten watched the interaction between its pet owner (lit. “official in charge of cleaning up poop”) and that scary human being. The cat gave a small hum from her nose, then turned around and pointed her buttocks in their direction. What were those two doing for most of the day nah, it was annoying (too much)!

For the rest of the day, both of them were quietly making jelly without saying anything else. Only the air occasionally fluttered with a few not-so-unusual atmosphere, like an ambiguous rose fragrance, straightly suffocating with seven points of intoxication.

Gu Lang now seemed to have developed a habit, that is, when Chen Xing and Qiu Jiu went out to do business, he would send them off at the door.

Today was no exception, Gu Lang saw Chen Xing off at the door and promised to take care of Xue Qiu, only after that he would slowly close the door of the Gu Mansion and enter into the courtyard.

However, what both Gu Lang and Chen Xing didn’t know was that after they were separated and after Gu Lang closed the Gu Family’s front gate, not far away from them at the corner, a few people were furtively looking at the direction of the Gu Family’s gate, still discussing something with each other. It seemed that after they were quite sure, they discussed with each other for a bit before turning around and leaving.

Not long after, this group of people appeared in Boss Qiao’s shop again, looking at the seated Boss Qiao inside the closed shop, and reporting all the things they had just seen.

“Boss Qiao, we’ve investigated it all clearly. That Ger will take their family servant out to do business every day before noon, and only at that time, that good for nothing will be left alone in the courtyard.”

Hearing the man’s report, Boss Qiao nodded with satisfaction, “You guys did a good job. In a few days, we’ll find a chance to sneak in and kidnap that man.”

Hearing Boss Qiao’s words, the leader, on the contrary somewhat uncertain, looked at her suspiciously as he said, “All we need to do is to help you kidnap the person, then you’re going to give us that much money?”

Boss Qiao’s red lips slightly hooked, her bewitching eyes like silk, gently drifting towards the man, softly saying, “So what? I just want to go get my things back. Do you think I’ll let you guys kill the person and set the fire?”

The man was first tickled by Boss Qiao’s appearance, and immediately let out a sigh of relief after he came back to his senses, “That’s good.” If they were just kidnapping someone, it wouldn’t be a big deal even if they were caught, but to kill someone would be different. Since they would be accomplices and would be punished with the death penalty.

As Boss Qiao watched him relax, the curve of her mouth widened, and she secretly mocking in her heart, ‘These fools’. What she wanted wasn’t just that.

Today’s Chen Xing’s stall also went very smoothly, only what he didn’t expect was that he met with an unexpected person.

At first, when he saw the person who had suddenly appeared at the stall, Chen Xing only felt that he looked somewhat familiar, but for a moment, he did not recognise who he actually was.