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What sort of person needed guards this fierce and wolfish? They had been going in and out of the Imperial Academy for years and had never needed such protection.
Gao Jilin tried asking, “Brother He, do you have enemies in Lingxu City?”
“I do.” He Lingchuan sighed deeply. “A great many of them, and every last one would love to take my life.”
Everyone was puzzled.
He Lingchuan called the waiter over again and said, “Order four good dishes for me and send them to the table of four by the door.”
The waiter went to do as instructed.
At that moment, several people came down the stairs from the second floor, all dressed in brocade. One of them swept his gaze across the hall, and his eyes immediately fixed on He Lingchuan.
He strode over and clapped He Lingchuan on the shoulder. “He Xiao! What are you doing here?”
His voice was not especially loud, but it was just loud enough for the surrounding two or three circles of people to hear. The smile on his face was particularly sincere, too.
He Lingchuan’s hand paused.
Why do I keep running into Fang Canran everywhere I go?
“Having drinks with a few friends.” Now that his “real name” had suddenly been exposed, he could only smile awkwardly. “What brings Chief Steward Fang here?”
“I just came down after dining with a few clients....
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