"Mr. Gu, please take a seat here," Zhan Yan called to Gu Shanhai, gesturing towards the main seat.
Gu Shanhai was not foolish; he knew well enough that he couldn't take the main seat since it was Jiang Lu's place. Therefore, he remained seated, motionless, pretending not to hear.
Zhan Yan also seemed a bit embarrassed, but then he stood up and walked towards Gu Shanhai, "Mr. Gu, the Lord has been called away on urgent business and has asked you to take charge."
"???" Gu Shanhai was baffled. The host had vanished, leaving him to manage the whole affair. What was this about?
"No, why can't you do it?" Gu Shanhai didn't ask where Jiang Lu had gone, nor did he care what schemes were in the other's mind; it seemed fine to let Zhan Yan take over.
"I'm not quite up to it; I can't keep the place under control," said Zhan Yan, not sparing his own dignity.
