After reviewing all the materials, I didn't leave the coffee shop. Instead, I pondered for a long time and finally came to the conclusion that Gu Nianci couldn't possibly obtain these materials.

If she really did get it.

That means that from the moment I entered the Xu family and took over the portion of the business given to me by the Xu family, Gu Nianci had indeed been preparing for this day, just as Xu Yan had said.

Not only that.

This also means that her attitude towards me, her indifference towards me, and her disdain for me were all pretense!

Can……

Is that possible?

I denied this possibility in my heart because I didn't think Gu Nianci would really care about me that much. In her eyes, I had always been a beggar. She looked down on me, thought I was a toad, and felt that I shouldn't have appeared in this world.

That attitude, and that deep-seated opinion, will not change.

Then there is only one possibility.

Xu Yan said that this document was given to her by Gu Nianci to deceive me, to make me hate Gu Nianci, and to... divert my attention and interfere with my thinking.

Of course.

Even if it wasn't given by Gu Nianci, there's no possibility between us anymore.

The love is long gone.

The reason I care about the truth of this matter is not because Gu Nianci is still important to me, but because I want to be sure whether that person betrayed me!

At that moment, that figure involuntarily flashed through my mind.

A woman who always wears a professional suit, is always neat and tidy, and has a smile on her face; it seems that nothing can bother her.

My assistant, Lin Qingxue.

Six years ago.

I just took over my first business from the Xu family, a real estate company.

At that time, the Xu family had a project to commercialize the northern part of Binhai.

At that time, the North District was the poorest place in the entire coastal area. The saying "poor mountains and bad waters breed unruly people" is harsh, but it is true.

Because of backwardness and poverty, people's thinking is limited. Many people in the North District believe that demolition is destroying their homes and depriving them of a way to survive, but they overlook the fact that the compensation they receive is enough to bring about earth-shattering changes to their lives.

The first thing I did after taking over was to get the residents of the North District to agree to the demolition.

At first, there were indeed many difficulties, until I met her.

As a native of Beicheng District, Lin Qingxue also grew up in poverty, but through her own efforts, she was admitted to a top university in China.

When I met her, she came to my company for an interview. After learning that she was from the North District, I hired her as my assistant out of selfishness.

After that, I assigned the demolition work to her.

Within a week, the contract was successfully finalized, and with her mobilization, everyone in the entire North District agreed to the demolition, allowing the project to proceed smoothly.

After that, I started giving her some more important tasks.

Later, I asked her: "Lin Qingxue, do you think it's a waste of your talents to be my assistant? Someone as talented as you should have better opportunities to showcase your abilities."

Lin Qingxue only answered me with one sentence: "If it weren't for you, Mr. Xu, I wouldn't be where I am today. And I don't think being your assistant is a waste of my talent. Others may not know, but I know that you are more outstanding than anyone else. Moreover, you saved my whole family's lives."

Her answer made me feel her sincerity and dispelled my only concerns. From that day on, I defined her as my most capable assistant at work and began to entrust her with some more important things, including those things that couldn't be discussed openly.

If there is anyone in this world besides me who knows everything about the information Xu Yan gave me, it is Lin Qingxue.

Except for her.

I can't think of a second person.

As for someone with ulterior motives deliberately investigating? Perhaps...