Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him-Chapter 667: You Must Succeed

The servant saw this and quickly stopped her, saying.

"Miss Huo, the second floor is off-limits."

"Then let me ask you, is the guest in the study my sister-in-law? The apprentice of National Doctor Cheng Han—Qiao Xi?"

"Yes."

"Well, then? She’s my sister-in-law. I’m not an outsider, of course, I can go. Let me through, I promise no one will blame you."

The servant still hesitated a little.

"Our Huo Family and Mr. Guan have an unusually close relationship. Any problems, I’ll take responsibility for them." Huo Sijiao patiently explained, leaving the servant no choice but to let her go.

However, seeing Xie Xubai following behind her made the servant hesitant again. Huo Sijiao turned back and said, "He’s a good friend of my brother. Let him come up too."

Since one was allowed, letting two go up didn’t make much of a difference.

"Alright. Both of you, please don’t make noise; our master likes peace and quiet."

"Understood."

Huo Sijiao acknowledged and began walking toward the second-floor corridor.

Seeing the two of them go upstairs, Pei Chun, who had been hiding in the corner observing everything, panicked and ran a few steps forward, intending to follow them.

Who would have thought that Xie Xubai would still be stuck to Huo Sijiao like glue? Doesn’t he ever go home?

"Hey, Miss, you can’t go upstairs!"

The servant extended a hand, blocking Pei Chun at the staircase. "The study on the second floor is off-limits; our master has ordered that no one can go up casually."

"Then why are they allowed up? This is a wedding banquet held by the Guan Family! Why restrict the guests’ movements?"

Pei Chun was fuming. She wouldn’t let others benefit while she took the fall.

Earlier, she had seen with her own eyes Huo Sijiao drink the tea prepared for Xie Xubai, and then Xie Xubai poured himself more tea from the teapot. The tea in the teapot had been tampered with, though in much smaller amounts compared to the cup.

Now this was a disaster!

The two of them were together. Sparks could fly, and who knows what might happen.

"Miss, Miss Huo and Young Master Xie are esteemed guests of the Guan Family. Young Master Xie is even considered our eldest young lady’s uncle, and Miss Huo’s sister-in-law is upstairs too. Naturally, they can go up."

"I... I am Xie Xubai’s fiancée! That makes me your eldest young lady’s future aunt-in-law. I’m more than qualified to go up! How dare you stop me?" Pei Chun’s pursuit of Xie Xubai was no secret in the Imperial Capital.

Only she would brazenly claim to be Xie Xubai’s fiancée like this.

At the banquet, she had overheard Mr. Guan say that Xie Xubai was Guan Jingtan’s uncle. Such shameless relationship ties were truly audacious!

"Aunt-in-law? Oh, you must be Miss Pei."

The servant finally recognized her. "But Young Master Xie has never mentioned having a fiancée. Our eldest young lady certainly doesn’t have a future aunt-in-law. Miss Pei, please don’t make things difficult for me. I’m just working at the Guan household; I really can’t let you go upstairs."

This Miss Pei wasn’t even a proper heiress of the Pei Family—she was just from a side branch but had grown accustomed to being arrogant.

"What if I insist on going up?"

"Miss Pei, I absolutely cannot let you upstairs today. If you have business with Young Master Xie, you’ll have to wait for him to come down."

Pei Chun was livid, incensed that even the servant would dare show her attitude.

In her fury, she was ready to break through by force.

"Get out of the way! I am going upstairs! You insist on stopping me? Let me tell you, I don’t believe you can stop me!"

But breaking into the Guan Family wasn’t that easy. The servant called over two security guards to block the staircase, cutting off Pei Chun’s path entirely.

"Miss Pei, please don’t create trouble! On your own, you won’t be able to go upstairs."

Pei Chun snapped angrily, "Do you believe I can make it impossible for you to stay in the Imperial Capital? You’re just a bunch of servants, and you dare to put on airs with me!"

"Oh, you’ve really scared me. But I absolutely cannot let you upstairs; otherwise, I’ll lose my job and be punished by the master."

"You..."

Seeing Pei Chun about to cause a commotion, Mrs. Pei hurried over when she heard the noise. She pulled Pei Chun aside and whispered, "What’s going on? What’s all this fuss? Why are you arguing with people?"

She had just been busy cleaning up the mess, discreetly disposing of the tampered tea so that the incident wouldn’t trace back to her.

After her experience at Furong Beauty Salon, Mrs. Pei had learned to be cautious and never left any evidence.

"Mom! Xie Xubai went upstairs, and the servants of the Guan Family refuse to let me go up!" Pei Chun stomped her foot in frustration.

She was genuinely afraid of the drug’s effects taking hold. If something happened between Xie Xubai and Huo Sijiao, what would she do?

That would be a total catastrophe!

"How could this happen?" Mrs. Pei pulled her aside and whispered, "Did they drink it?"

"All drank! The tea I laced for Xie Xubai was already consumed by her. Xie Xubai also drank a bit more. Now the two of them have gone upstairs together. Mom, what are we going to do? I can’t let that little wench take advantage!"

Pei Chun was nearly out of her mind with worry, desperately wanting to charge up the stairs.

Mrs. Pei furrowed her brows in irritation but quickly thought of a solution. "Come, follow me. During the last Guan Family birthday banquet, I happened to notice that all these pavilions and corridors have alternate entrances. While the main area is guarded, there’s a wooden staircase in the back leading upstairs."

Such ancient-style architecture was sprawling and interconnected.

It was certainly possible to find another way up.

Mrs. Pei had made a note of it previously.

"Really?" Pei Chun asked in surprise.

"Let’s go! Hurry up; if we’re late, it’ll be too late to act. We have to separate those two in time. I’ll find an excuse to get Xie Xubai alone with you. While everyone at the wedding banquet is still here, I’ll draw attention and make sure your relationship with Xie Xubai becomes undeniable."

There’s no way the Xie Family wouldn’t take responsibility after that.

If Xiang Ze could find a room in the Guan household for a tryst, then why couldn’t her daughter?

And especially with someone like Xie Xubai!

Mrs. Pei grabbed Pei Chun and quickly led her away.

"Mom, are you sure? You really think this staircase leads to the study? What if someone’s guarding it?"

"Trust me!"

Mrs. Pei led her in a roundabout path to a secluded building. The wooden staircase there was unguarded, perhaps because it was too far removed from the main event. The Pei mother and daughter were overjoyed.

"Quickly, go upstairs and find Xie Xubai! I’ll stay here to keep watch. If anything happens, I’ll call you immediately."

"Mom, I... What if I get caught? Promise you won’t leave. If I succeed, you have to bring witnesses quickly. Alright, I’ll go now."

"Go!"

Pei Chun lifted the hem of her dress and ascended the wooden staircase in hurried steps.

The Guan household was heavily interconnected in its design, and Pei Chun was unfamiliar with the layout, wandering like a headless fly. She also had to remain alert for Guan Family staff. Whenever she heard someone approaching, she randomly pushed open doors to hide inside.

With so many doors, where exactly was the study?