Chapter 20 It's Him

"You're going on a trip! With Cheng Yu."

"Me?" I blurted out, my eyes wide with shock.

Master Zhao glanced over with a steady gaze, resting on my face, and I realized my reaction was a bit over the top. I hastily searched for an excuse to decline, but before I could articulate it, he had already lowered his gaze to the teacup in his hand and spoke indifferently.

"I was supposed to go to Hong Kong today. By standing them up, they think I'm not giving them due importance, and they've taken it as a slight, looking to raise the price. I planned to send Cheng Yu there, and he asked for you. You are my woman, so you can clarify that I can't make it and represent me. It gives them a face-saving way out," he said.

I was stunned for a moment before I caught on.

So after all this, when Master Zhao said Cheng Yu asked for me, he meant for me to go to Hong Kong with him!