207: Xu Yao has been surrounded by lies

Wen Zhicheng's words left Lin Meixian bewildered.

"Wasn't he accompanying a client on a sea fishing trip? At that time, the company's debt was on the verge of a major explosion. That client was very important to us, and then..."

Then Xu Qinghua had an accident at sea.

Lin Meixian was obviously not able to explain the matter in detail in a calm tone.

Lin Meixian stared at Wen Zhicheng intently. Wen Zhicheng picked up his third glass of red wine and drank it in one gulp. "Then he disappeared. No one saw him alive, no one saw his body, right? If I said Qinghua didn't go to the high seas to accompany a client to fish, would you believe it? He went there to gamble! Before boarding the ship, he borrowed some money from me and Wang Kui. I tried to persuade him to stop, but he said he wanted to give it one more try. Later, when the news of his disappearance came, I guessed what happened. He must have lost again and jumped into the sea in despair! Not only did I guess it, but Wang Kui had also heard about his actions, so Wang Kui scolded him for being a coward."

Wen Zhicheng’s words left Lin Meixian completely stunned.

"Impossible, Qinghua never gambles—"

"If he hadn't gambled, how could the Xu family's business go bankrupt so quickly? If he hadn't gambled, he would have gone to Shen Zhongjun for help. Why didn't Shen Zhongjun help him? Shen Zhongjun thought he was hopeless, so he didn't care about him. Wang Kui also advised him, but he refused to change his ways, and Wang Kui was disappointed in him. If you think I slandered him, you can ask Shen Zhongjun and Wang Kui for confirmation! Mrs. Shen is willing to help you, and Wang Kui is willing to help Xu Yao. They should all sympathize with you being kept in the dark by Xu Qing. I also vowed to hide the truth for the rest of my life, but I found that I couldn't do it. I'm not broad-minded enough. I can't help Qinghua pay off the foreign debts he left behind when I know they are all gambling debts. At the same time, my heart is not hard enough. Seeing you trying to make money by pulling in projects, and seeing Xu Yao becoming an internet celebrity and live-streaming to sell goods, I can't bear that you will never know the truth!"

Wen Zhicheng said a lot of things while drunk, and Lin Meixian's face turned pale after listening to them.

Her eyelashes trembled and she subconsciously grabbed Wen Zhicheng's arm.

“…I can’t tell Yaoyao.”

Hot tears rolled down Lin Meixian's beautiful eyes: "Qinghua has always been the best father in Yaoyao's heart. I can't destroy Yaoyao's thoughts."

Wen Zhicheng disagreed: "If we don't tell Xu Yao, won't she have to work hard to pay off Qinghua's gambling debts?"

Lin Meixian cried hard, but her mind was not confused.

"Just because we know it's a gambling debt doesn't mean we don't have to pay it back? It wasn't Wang Kui and his people who dragged Qinghua into gambling. When they lent him the money, who knew he would use it for gambling? That was also Wang Kui and his people's hard-earned money, and Yaoyao even signed a new IOU... I will continue to maintain a good relationship with Mrs. Shen. As long as I can make more money, Yaoyao won't have to work so hard..."

Lin Meixian did not accuse Wen Zhicheng of lying, but Wen Zhicheng was not very happy either.

Lin Meixian still defends Xu Qinghua.

This realization made Wen Zhicheng unhappy.

He thought that Lin Meixian also needed time to digest the news: "I won't tell you. It's up to you to decide whether to tell Xu Yao and when to tell her. I will do my best on the project you took over from Mrs. Shen Er. Qinghua failed your trust, but I will never fail you."

…

Xu Yao didn't know that her world was already filled with lies.

No matter whether the nature of the lies is good or malicious, lies are lies. When these lies burst out at the same time, no one can predict how Xu Yao will react.

That night, Xu Yao worked until very late before returning home.

“The studio is still too short-staffed!”

Xu Yao yawned as she chatted with Gu Jun. "Because we're short on manpower, everyone has a heavy workload right now. If the time is short, we can use some chicken soup to boost our morale, but if it's too long, I'm afraid everyone's health will collapse. Hua Bin and I have discussed that we have to continue recruiting people. We've been a bit busy these past two days. By the way, did you go to the Wen family to get food when Mom asked you to? How does she look? Has Wen Yiyi bothered her recently?"

Gu Jun shook his head. "Wen Yiyi has changed a lot recently. I don't think she will cause trouble for her mother in the short term. Her focus is on other things."

Xu Yao doesn't care at all about Wen Yiyi's focus. As long as Wen Yiyi doesn't cause trouble for Lin Meixian, Xu Yao is willing to maintain a face relationship with her.

Compared to Wen Yiyi, Xu Yao cares more about Jason.

"He lives alone over there and is okay. Did you go to see him today?"

"There's nothing wrong with him. He's watched a lot of Tangtang's videos and seems to have an idea. I think he wants to start writing today."

Gu Jun didn't pick up Xu Yao from get off work because he went to see Jason.

Xu Yao was still thinking about Fu Hong's accusatory video: "Is it not good that President Jiang has not responded?"

"I asked him about it, but he deliberately didn't respond, hoping to use this wave of public opinion to draw attention to 'Hua Hu 315'."

Jiang Zhiyan has become very good at this and doesn't care at all about how the outside world evaluates him.

However, when Tangtang clarified that she was not engaged to Jiang Zhiyan, Jiang Zhiyan forwarded Tangtang's clarification statement. As long as netizens don't question Tangtang's fake persona, Jiang Zhiyan himself is very tolerant of criticism.

After enjoying the benefits of traffic, he was reluctant to let it go. Xu Yao felt that Jiang Zhiyan had excellent psychological quality and deserved to make a fortune.

"Mr. Jiang can remain silent, but what about Fu Hong? Will she just give up on looking for Jason?"

Xu Yao's questions came one after another.

Gu Jun hesitated to speak.

Xu Yao finally discovered something was wrong.

"What's wrong with you? Is Fu Hong causing trouble again?"

Looking at Xu Yao's worried expression, Gu Jun was speechless.

After a long time, Gu Jun asked Xu Yao if she was free tomorrow, "I want to go and pay my respects to Grandpa."

His fate with Xu Yao started because of his grandfather Gu Haishan. He concealed his identity and married Xu Yao, and he should have confessed everything to Xu Yao in front of his grandfather Gu Haishan's grave.

Xu Yao agreed without hesitation: "Of course I'm free to pay my respects to Grandpa. What time is suitable for you? I'll go directly from the studio."

Gu Jun set the time for the worship after meeting Fu Hong.

From tomorrow onwards, he won't have to lie to Xu Yao anymore. Gu Jun didn't dare to think about whether Xu Yao would forgive him.

That night, Gu Jun stayed awake almost until dawn.

If people don’t get enough rest, their temper will be worse than usual.

Gu Jun was in a very bad mood the next day.

Fu Hong received a call from Gu Jun, "Don't you want to see my grandfather? I sent a car to pick you up, please get in."

Haha, he even sent a car to pick me up. Does Gu Jun really think he is some great person?

Fu Hong suppressed the ridicule.

She was also afraid of angering Gu Jun, so she decided to save these words for when she met Gu Haishan!

The car was carrying Fu Hong out of the city, and the route was getting more and more off-track. Fu Hong couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

What does Gu Jun want to do?

The driver stopped the car outside the cemetery and opened the door for Fu Hong.

"Go straight in through the door. Mr. Gu is waiting for you inside."