Chapter 408 - 8.8 Be Careful
Even though it had been ten years since, Master Knox did not change at all from the man in the painting. Perhaps it was because he was welcoming many esteemed guests from afar, his attire was entirely formal with layers of tunic and high collared outfit, complete with the gold bracelets, diamond brooch and earrings that spoke of his wealth.
There were five people in the room with him.
...Huh? Lu Yizhou counted again, the number of people remained the same.
Judging from his batch, he had expected there would also be seven people in the previous batch who would then stay in the mansion for seven days. Had he been wrong? Could this number not mean anything after all...? Lu Yizhou shook his head and shelved the thought for later. He had really been too influenced by Moshe to overthink some details like this.
Master Knox stood up from his seat with a polite smile on his face. "Welcome, esteemed doctors. You must be tired from the journey. Coincidentally, I am throwing a farewell dinner for these ladies so you won’t mind joining in, will you?"
"Of course not, Master Knox." Ji Yan took the lead to show his respect. "We are so grateful to have you welcome us personally."
"Please, just call me Luca. We will be closely acquaintanced with each other in the following days anyway." He let out a faint chuckle and gestured to the long table. "Take a seat."
Lu Yizhou carefully observed the table. Most of these women had chosen to sit close to the head of the table. That left only the furthermost seats and also, the ones directly on the right and left side of Luca that remained empty for some reason.
He glanced at Luca Knox through the corner of his eyes. This cordial man did not act like someone with minus fifty trust, judging from the courtesy he was showing them. But Lu Yizhou did not want to take a risk. He was ready to walk to the end of the table, intending to sit as far away as Luca — whom he suspected was a potential bug — except before he could do so, his wrist was suddenly caught.
Lu Yizhou wrenched his arm away even before he could look at who had the audacity to touch him — only to come face to face with a gobsmacked Ji Yan.
"Back off," he spat out with a frosty tone.