Chapter 51
Gu Xi realized her blunder the moment the words left her mouth. Seeing Manager Wang's face tighten with panic, she instantly regretted asking such a ridiculous question. A man who could casually dismiss Ji Feiyang… that level of power—she didn't even dare to imagine it.
Manager Wang took two urgent steps forward, clearly intending to drag this audacious girl away before she said something even more outrageous. This was a serious offense—how could such a mistake happen in front of this man?
But before he could reach her, a low chuckle stopped him in his tracks.
Gu Xi froze.
Manager Wang did too.
Who laughed?
The doorman had already slipped away when Ji Feiyang arrived. Could it be...?
They turned in unison—only to find that the handsome, aloof man was the one laughing, his shoulders slightly shaking as he struggled to suppress his amusement.
That cold, untouchable face suddenly looked… alive.
Manager Wang was utterly stunned.
Gu Xi was dumbfounded.
Was this man mentally unstable? He was laughing after being questioned like that?
"Old Wang, let the young lady be," the man said, amusement still lingering in his voice. Apparently, this was the first time anyone had looked him in the eye and asked who he was. And the look of pure panic on her face—utterly priceless. Anyone who could actually make him laugh was worth a second look.
"But President Zheng…" Manager Wang was hesitant.
Zheng Ke waved a hand. "Get her a membership card."
What?!
Manager Wang felt like he'd been struck by lightning.
Lanzhi's membership cards were priced at 500,000 yuan—and even then, they were almost impossible to get. The background checks alone were ruthless. Without strong connections, you couldn't even dream of getting past the lobby.
And yet here was President Zheng, casually gifting a card to a girl of unknown origin?
"Don't worry," Zheng Ke said, as if reading Wang's doubts. "If what she said is true, her identity will be easy enough to verify. And if it's not…" He smiled faintly. "It's just a card. I can take it back anytime. No need to overthink."
When the boss speaks, it's law. Manager Wang smoothed his expression and turned to Gu Xi with a polished professional smile. "Miss, please come with me."
When Gu Xi heard Zheng Ke was giving her a membership card, her heart skipped a beat. It felt like a pie had fallen straight from the sky into her lap.
But then reality struck—she wasn't from the Beijing elite. Ji Feiyang wasn't even a member of Lanzhi, so what use was a membership to her?
She didn't care about the money. But after all the pain she'd endured in her past life, she knew the truth: in this city, nothing was ever just a gift. Especially from the powerful.
"Um… can I refuse?" she asked, voice cautious.
Zheng Ke tilted his head, genuinely curious. "Why?"