Chapter 152 — Since When Do I Not Know?
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But today, Gu Mengyao was quite unlike her usual self, opening with a little joke at Shen Yushu's expense.
Which meant that Gu Mengyao's mood today was decidedly out of the ordinary.
And, strangely enough, Shen Yushu did not argue back. On any other day she would have had a hundred retorts ready for Gu Mengyao, but today she only nodded meekly: "All right then, I will have juice."
"Hah, that is a good girl." Gu Mengyao nodded.
"Yao Yao, why don't we both drink, then take a cab home, or have Brother Arrow come drive us back?" Shen Yushu was still reluctant to let the rare chance slip by. It had not been easy to get out for a drink; if she did not drink and only watched Gu Mengyao, what was the fun in that?
"Call him? Then what happens to your little yellow bug? Park it by the roadside?" Gu Mengyao suddenly fixed Shen Yushu with a half-smile.
"Huh?" Shen Yushu's mouth fell open in surprise. She stared at Gu Mengyao. "Yao Yao, what... what little yellow bug are you talking about?"
"Since when do I not know?" Gu Mengyao shot her a glare. "Did you think I could not see through that little scheme of yours? I have known you since we were small, and I have seen straight through you all along. While I was changing clothes, what were you rummaging around for in your bag? You hardly ever touch that handbag of yours, do you? You were not looking for the car keys, were you? Then you slipped out all sneaky, and a moment later you came back. And when we left, Wei Zhao's shoes had vanished. Did you really think I did not notice?"
"Uh..." Shen Yushu looked a little embarrassed. She had not expected her little trick to have been spotted by Gu Mengyao so long ago.
"And after that you insisted on driving. Since when have you ever insisted on driving?" Gu Mengyao eyed her with a teasing look. "Once we were out of the villa, you made a point of honking the horn, and then a yellow bug pulled out and followed along behind us... was that not your own car?"
"Uh... Yao Yao, so you noticed all of it?" Shen Yushu was sweating. She could not help admiring how sharp Gu Mengyao's mind was, deducing her intentions from that whole string of odd little behaviors.
"Without that scoundrel following behind, would I dare go to a bar this late?" Gu Mengyao said. "But whatever you do, do not call him over later. I am sick of him right now."
"Oh, good then, that means I can drink too." Whether Wei Zhao was called over or not was no concern of Shen Yushu's. Since he had already been found out, she no longer had to be secretive. With a guardian knight at hand, the two of them naturally had nothing to fear.
"I am in a bad mood, so I am drinking. What are you drinking for?" Seeing Shen Yushu's smug, show-off manner put Gu Mengyao a little on edge.
"I am in a good mood, so I am drinking too." Shen Yushu nodded.
"..." Gu Mengyao was speechless. Being saddled with a best friend like this was a bit too much of a workout.
Shen Yushu found a bar called "Awesome Floating Clouds." Judging by the decor, it had opened this year, trendy and luxurious, and bustling with noise. She parked the car right at the bar's entrance.
Once the car was parked, a doorman immediately hurried up and opened the doors for Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu: "Welcome, ladies, to Awesome Floating Clouds. Do you have a reservation?"
"No." Gu Mengyao locked the car and shook her head.
"Then please, follow me." The doorman nodded with a smile and led Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu into the bar.
This was a typical Western-style bar, its style steeped in a strong American and European rustic flavor, yet not without luxury. It was plain that whoever owned the place had invested a great deal.
Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu rarely came to places like this, so they were full of curiosity. The ground-floor lobby was a song-and-dance hall, with a bar counter and booth seating. Dead center in the hall was a stage, where two foreign girls were singing, though their outfits were not especially revealing.