Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 402 - 22 The Path to Pursuing the Murderer 4: The Mother and Daughter Meet Like Strangers_2

Chapter 402: Chapter 22 The Path to Pursuing the Murderer 4: The Mother and Daughter Meet Like Strangers_2

She put on her makeup, draped herself in a sheer veil, and walked up to the four young men with big strides. With her hands crossed over her chest, she laughed with an imposing air, "Auntie is in a good mood today, and I’m happy seeing you guys having fun. As the judge, I will definitely be fair and impartial."

"Auntie?" Ji Hao was the first to question, "How could that be, you look so young!"

Jing Rui just smiled, her eyes and brows exuding even more of a womanly charm, "I’m forty years old, you know!"

"Tsk tsk, it’s rare for someone to openly reveal their age. Auntie, you’re simply age-defying. I’d say you look at most twenty-eight," Zhu Jun said, giving a thumbs-up in admiration.

Ai Xiang looked at Jing Rui, her face so unfamiliar no matter how he looked. But that chin and nose somehow instinctively reminded him of Gu Xiaoxi.

It seemed!

But in this world, it was not unusual to come across people who looked alike.

"Alright, enough talk. Let’s start! Miss Ai Zhen, you better be ready. Even though you’re a girl, we won’t go easy on you," Ji Hao said loudly with a laugh as he looked at Gu Xiaoxi.

Gu Xiaoxi, unfazed, lifted her chin, "I don’t need you to go easy on me."

At the same time, she withdrew her gaze from Jing Rui and walked towards the poolside with large strides.

Regarding this forty-year-old woman who still maintained remarkable beauty, she felt nothing but a bit of envy.

She never liked to waste energy on things that didn’t matter.

Ai Xiang and the others, including Gu Xiaoxi, stood by the pool, ready to take their positions.

Following Jing Rui’s command, the four who were ready quickly jumped into the pool and sprinted with all their might towards the finish line.

Because everyone wanted to know others’ secrets and did not want to be asked about the secrets in their hearts!

What Ji Hao didn’t expect though, was that Gu Xiaoxi was like a mermaid in the water. Even in loose swimwear, she could hold her breath and swim from one end to the other without even needing to take a breath.

Her petite body was faster than a sharp sword in the water.

Despite Ji Hao’s profound inner strength and pushing his speed to the limit, he was still not as light as her and arrived at the finish line twenty seconds after Gu Xiaoxi.

As for Ai Xiang and Zhu Jun, they were directly two laps behind.

By the time Ai Xiang reached the finish line, panting and struggling out of the pool, he couldn’t help but praise Gu Xiaoxi, who was already sitting leisurely on a sun lounger, sipping her juice, "I didn’t expect your swimming skills to be even better than I imagined."

"Thanks!" Gu Xiaoxi smiled innocently, particularly when she saw Ji Hao beside her with a gloomy face, her smile grew even more brilliant.

She was a peerless master with both spiritual power and inner strength. Swimming was as easy for her as eating.

"Now that you guys have determined the winner, I’ll be going. If there’s any fun to be had, don’t hesitate to call your auntie to join you!" Jing Rui said, unable to resist taking a couple more glances at Gu Xiaoxi before striding towards the cabin.

Gu Xiaoxi watched her retreat, feeling that the figure seemed familiar and comforting, yet the sense of intimacy was dim and vague. She could even confirm that she had never met Jing Rui before.

In the end, Gu Xiaoxi shook her head, mocking herself for having such strange feelings.

After the competition ended, Gu Xiaoxi sat leisurely on a sun lounger with a veil over her, playfully crossing her legs, and looked at the three men beside her with a sly sparkle in her eyes, "So, can I start asking questions now?"

"Go ahead!" Ji Hao stretched out on the chair with his head resting on his arms, looking up at the sky, not believing that this woman could come up with anything significant.

Perhaps it would be something like, do you have a girlfriend, or do you like someone?

Gu Xiaoxi first turned to Ai Xiang with a smile almost taking flight from her face.

"Do you have someone you like?" Gu Xiaoxi asked directly.

Ai Xiang immediately coughed, his gaze tinged with a hint of pink before his expression turned serious, "Of course I do!"

"Who?" Gu Xiaoxi pressed on. She was curious if it was Yun Xiao, but she was afraid of exposing her identity.

In the end, she decided against it.

Ai Xiang cast her a glance, then turned her head away, ignoring her and said, "You only won once, so you can only ask one question."

Gu Xiaoxi narrowed her eyes, feeling a bit disappointed.

Afterward, she turned her head to look at Ji Hao and Zhu Jun.

Zhu Jun’s gaze fell on Gu Xiaoxi’s face immediately, he smiled with ill intentions, "You don’t need to ask; I’ll tell you voluntarily. I really like Miss Ai Zhen, and as long as you agree to marry me, from now on, you’ll be the one I like."

Ji Hao rolled his eyes speechlessly, such an outspoken idiot!

Sure enough, the next second, Gu Xiaoxi asked sweetly, "I want to know, what are you doing this time on Dream Island?"

Zhu Jun felt a sudden tightness in his chest; this topic...

What he was doing on Dream Island, of course, he couldn’t let others know.

For this trip, every family had their own unspeakable secrets, and what he had to do was even more unspeakable.

"Miss Ai Zhen, why are you asking so many questions?" Zhu Jun’s face started to become more serious.

Gu Xiaoxi replied nonchalantly, "You preempted my question, I didn’t know what to ask, so I just asked this. If you don’t want to answer, let it be. I’ll ask Ji Hao."

In fact, the purpose of her bet with them was precisely this question.

Ji Hao turned his head and looked at Gu Xiaoxi’s delicate profile, knowing that this guy was no simple person. Seemed like she had been planning to ask them right from the start.

Ji Hao narrowed his eyes and suddenly sat up, glanced at Ai Xiang, and then with a serious face said to Gu Xiaoxi, "It’s said that three miraculous medical herbs have appeared on Dream Island, capable of bringing the dead back to life. That’s what we’re going there for."

Gu Xiaoxi nodded in understanding and looked up, her gaze locking with Ji Hao’s eyes.

She felt that his eyes were deep and dark, and whether the truth or lie in his words, she couldn’t tell. But it seemed she had heard that Dream Island was going to auction medical herbs.

Zhu Jun, seeing Ji Hao disclose their purpose, also spoke seriously, "We of Beihai Dao are united for one thing."

As for what that thing was, naturally, he would not reveal it to outsiders.

But this thing was related to the hundred-year rise and fall of the Beihai Dao, the first and second ranked families.

Gu Xiaoxi nodded at his words, it seemed that the rich people in society weren’t all just playing around.

Ai Xiang also narrowed his eyes; since it was miraculous herbs that could change fate, he naturally had an interest. For a doctor, the most beloved thing was also medical herbs.

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Since Ai Xiang was a divine doctor, Ji Hao and Zhu Jun both wanted to get on his good side, and naturally, they were very attentive and exceptionally diligent towards Gu Xiaoxi.

And Gu Xiaoxi was politely grateful, interacting with them with proper manners and her smile just right.

But little did she know, her sincere attempts at making friends had drawn the jealousy of others.

Ye Xinhuan, the third young lady of the Beihai Dao first-ranked Ye family.

At this moment, she stood inside the cabin, watching the four people laughing and talking by the poolside through a window, her anger causing her to tear up the curtain fabric in her hands.

"Xinhuan, you mustn’t get angry. Although Ai Xiang doesn’t have much power, he is a divine doctor. Anyone with power and influence wants to make his acquaintance. Ji Hao is very nice to Miss Ai Zhen, and that is only natural. You really shouldn’t be upset," Ye Xinhuan’s friend Lin Meiting tried to persuade her.

Clearly, her words did not comfort Ye Xinhuan; rather, they only further fueled her resentment towards Gu Xiaoxi.

Especially since the man she liked didn’t even offer her a smile and was instead enjoying a lively conversation with Gu Xiaoxi.

Lin Meiting talked about it being only natural, which only made her angrier. She wished she could rush over immediately, take Ji Hao away, and then slap Gu Xiaoxi hard across the face.