Pei Yan paid no attention to the other's ridicule. Although Zhao Yuanhu considerately set out two sets of tableware, Pei Yan showed no intention of inviting Gu Shenghui. He picked up his bowl and, while eating on his own, casually asked, "Was there any other insider information from that issue you and Mu Fanchen—originally Mu Haoran—were involved with back then?"
Hearing this question, the mocking expression on Gu Shenghui's face gradually disappeared. He opened his mouth, chewing the betel nut again after several seconds. After a while, he slowly asked back, "Was this done by the White Deer Institute? Do you know why they did this back then? Why?"
At Yixue Pavilion, Pei Yan had a conversation with Su Fengchen about that matter from years ago. He hadn't told anyone until today, when he met Gu Shenghui. Seeing the reaction from Gu Shenghui, Pei Yan swallowed his food, took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and with a helpless smile said, "That's precisely why I'm asking you."
