Shi Huai was blunt, "Hmm, indeed, quite a coincidence."
A coincidence my ass. After all our dealings, we're both old foxes. Who doesn't know who? Where's the chance in that? He was pondering the other's intentions.
Yu Dang noticed immediately, his expression stiffened briefly before returning to normal, "So I'm not the only one you invited."
Gu Ren glanced back; he had already checked out the foreign ambassador, whose identity had no issues, and he said with a smile, "I just happened to encounter him, so I came over to sit."
Shi Huai smiled, "We've made plans to go to the opera."
Meaning that Gu Ren could leave now.
Gu Ren said, "I happen to be free as well. May I join?"
Shi Huai didn't plan on bringing him along. These days he listened to his son a lot. People were reluctant to look back at the past, and he didn't want others to gossip about his son's background because of him.
Yu Dang interjected, "Great, I love watching operas. Let's go together."
