Sheng Shi paused, then added, "However, I believe that Miss Wang wouldn't seek me out in the dead of night unless she had something important to discuss."
Sheng Shi intentionally emphasized the words "in the dead of night" and "something important to discuss," leading everyone else in the room to begin speculating wildly.
A man and a woman, in the dead of night—what could they possibly have to discuss? It's likely that even if they were talking, they were using their bodies to do so.
Wang Jiayi's expression grew increasingly ugly; she had clearly intended to embarrass Gu Lanshan, but how did it end up with her dangling awkwardly in this situation?
