"By the way, Qinghe, what were you doing in Hong Kong?" To Li Yuxuan, Qinghe was already one of them. They didn't avoid her in their conversations, and she likely didn't have anything to hide from them, so he just casually asked as if making small talk.
Maybe it was because Qinghe was in a good mood now, or perhaps she shared Li Yuxuan's mindset, but she actually told him the truth, "An uncle of mine passed away, went to have a look."
Li Yuxuan blinked, "You have an uncle in Hong Kong?" As far as he knew, all the descendants of the Gu Family seemed to be in the country; he hadn't heard about anyone being there.
Suddenly at a loss for words, Qinghe paused, then said after thinking, "A business partner I was quite close with." That should be clear, right? They were close, and he was older—even if it wasn't likely for him to be called 'big brother'.