Chapter 71 Why are Wen Han and Jing Yu always together? ...

Gu Yuan had no idea how a Beta could run so fast; in the end, he was the one who couldn't run anymore and had to rest in place.

Wen Han stood on the stairs, coldly watching Gu Yuan stare at her with a look of disgust.

"What are you doing standing here?" Gu Zong asked as he came downstairs and saw Wen Han standing still.

Wen Han remained silent. Gu Zong followed his gaze and glanced at the disheveled Gu Yuan. "You can go home today."

Before leaving, Wen Han paused for a moment. Gu Cheng, leaning expressionlessly against the door, asked, "What has Wen Ruan been doing lately?"

"Do your homework." Why ask that? It's vacation time anyway, he could just ask Wenruan out to play.

Wen Han looked down at his homework. He had always thought Gu Cheng was a good-for-nothing hoodlum, but he never expected him to be involved in such shady dealings. Compared to Gu Cheng, he might as well have just been an ordinary hoodlum.

Wen Han smiled. "However, if you're just an ordinary thug, what legitimate reason could I possibly have to deal with you?"

*

Wen Han's holiday was ruined by homework. So, on her first day back at school, her homeroom teacher was still sighing, saying they hadn't quite recovered from their holiday.

"Did you know?" Fang Songxia said as get out of class ended, "the construction on that plaza in the suburbs has been halted."

Yang Lanjun said, "They probably ran out of money while building it."

“But isn’t this shopping mall contracted by the Gu family? How could the Gu family be short of money?” Fang Songxia asked curiously. “However, the shopping mall is indeed looking for a new owner now.”

It seems Gu Yuan and the others are looking for a jinx. Wen Han glanced at Jing Yu, who shook his head.

Shaking his head? What does Jing Yu mean by that? Wen Han was about to ask him when a commotion suddenly broke out at the classroom door.

Without even looking up, she could tell it was that group of thugs. Wen Han thought Gu Cheng was there to see Wen Ruan, but instead, he asked with a grim face, "Who is Jing Yu?"

Wen Han frowned, and Yang Lanjun asked in surprise, "Jing Yu, how did you offend him?"

No one in the class paid any attention to Gu Cheng. Gu Cheng's henchman grabbed a classmate by the collar and said, "Can't you understand human language?"

Jing Yu remained completely calm, even smiling at Wen Han: "Unfortunately, they're not that stupid... or perhaps someone nearby reminded them?"

The classmate, coerced by the thugs, could only point out Jing Yu's seat. Gu Cheng, seeing that Jing Yu and Wen Han were deskmates, became even more convinced and gritted his teeth, saying, "Did you do this?"

Zhang Yongqi followed behind them. Wen Han smelled the increasingly strong tobacco scent on Gu Cheng: "What's wrong with you now? What does this have to do with Jing Yu?"

No matter how you look at it, it's clearly him who's causing trouble. Jing Yu is just offering help when he needs it, so why does Gu Cheng look like he wants to kill someone?

"Heh." Gu Cheng sneered, pointing at Jing Yu, "My uncle didn't even care about that piece of land back then. Wasn't it you who kept talking about how great that land was, leading us to try and snatch it up?! In the end, your Jing family got away unscathed... Was that reporter also arranged by your family?"

Wen Han was completely confused.

"How could that be?" Jing Yu said calmly. "That piece of land in the suburbs was originally just intended as a test. The Jing family withdrew early on, and the Gu family and the other families fought over it back and forth. How was I supposed to know that the Gu family would ultimately win?"

"Stop pretending!" Gu Cheng said impatiently. "Your family doesn't even get involved in real estate. Isn't your sudden move just a way to make everyone think that the Jing family is interested and that the land must have a good future? You're just digging a trap, waiting for us to fall into it like fools!"

"That's just your opinion," Jing Yu said calmly. "President Gu and the Jing family have been on close terms lately, and our business dealings are going very well. Why would I need to do that?"

Gu Cheng was speechless and glanced at Zhang Yongqi. Wen Han finally realized who was the strategist; in the original drama, Zhang Yongqi was Gu Cheng's right-hand man, and his intelligence was sufficient.

"What about Wen Han?" Zhang Yongqi suddenly asked. "Why is Wen Han always hanging out with you?"

Jing Yu then looked up at them.

Fang Songxia hadn't understood a single word at first, but he understood this sentence and retorted, unconvinced, "What are you talking about? Wen Han and I are clearly closer!"

Wen Han said, "Jing Yu is my deskmate, isn't it normal for us to be close?"

“What do you mean, ‘normal’? You’re just—” Gu Cheng thought of Wen Ruan in the classroom and swallowed the words he was about to say.

"What is it?" Wen Han asked with a forced smile, her gaze shifting slightly to Zhang Yongqi. "If I'm nothing, then what are the people next to you?"

Zhang Yongqi's expression was not good, and Wen Han chuckled softly.

Gu Cheng panicked upon hearing this and whispered to Zhang Yongqi, "Don't listen to this idiot's nonsense."

The school bell rang, and Gu Cheng left with a fierce look on his face. Wen Han said, "He definitely won't let this go. Will he ambush us after school?" If all else fails, we should ask Lin He for some advice.

Jingyu comforted him, "Don't worry about him."

*

News of a landmine on the outskirts of the city spread like wildfire, and companies that had originally intended to take it over scattered and fled, thankful that they hadn't acted so quickly.

Now things are tough. Pollution control is a huge expense, and the foundation has already been laid. That land will basically just rot in Gu Yuan's hands.

"Why doesn't Gu Zong care?" Wen Han still couldn't understand. "So many billions isn't a small amount of money."

"Although Gu Zong has a lot of power, he holds the same number of shares as Gu Yuan."

"Why were those brothers so close before?"

"It's a rule passed down in the Gu family that each heir must hold an equal number of shares."

"Wouldn't that make it easier to rebel?" Anyway, we both have the same amount, so why should I have to listen to your orders in everything?

If that's the case, then Gu Cheng and Liu Chuanze will both get just as much in the future.

However, the Gu Group isn't solely owned by the two brothers. If Gu Yuan gets into serious trouble and causes losses for the Gu family, the other shareholders will definitely have objections.

"So, Gu Zong deliberately pretended not to see what his brother was up to?"

"Um."

Gu Cheng chose to stand on his uncle's side.

Indeed, Gu Zong doesn't seem to have much affection for the child; he's not as good to Gu Cheng as his uncle, Gu Yuan.

“Ann.” Wen Han suddenly remembered, “There’s a ruby ​​ring hidden in Gu Yuan’s room, engraved with ‘Ann.’ Do you know who it was given to?”

Jing Yu paused for a moment: "Gu Zong's first wife, who is also Gu Cheng's mother, was named Lu An."

Wen Han and Jing Yu exchanged bewildered glances: "Could Gu Cheng be Gu Yuan and Lu An's child?"

“They might not even be sure themselves,” Jing Yu said. “Anyway, Gu Zong and Gu Yuan have the same DNA.”

The inspection was over. Wen Han put on her helmet. "Jing Yu, I'll be going now. See you tomorrow."

Jing Yu hummed in agreement, then unusually said, "It's getting late, let's go home."

After Wen Han left, the smile on Jing Yu's face vanished. He looked behind him with an indifferent expression.

——

It looked like it was going to rain soon; the air was a bit stuffy, and Fat Nai'er was sprawled out on the ground.

Could it be that the cat's fur is too thick? Wen Han is going to shave it to make it thinner.

Wen Ruo took the opportunity to go into the bathroom and take a shower. When she came out, Wen Han was still shaving the cat: "If cat hair can be sold for money, you won't have to worry about its food expenses."

Wen Han ignored him and put all the cat hair in a bag, thinking it might come in handy later.

Wen Ruo had several scars on her hands, which looked quite unsettling. Wen Han assumed it was from Fei Nai'er: "Why did you provoke it again? If this continues, you'll have to go to the hospital for a tetanus shot."

Upon hearing this, Wen Ruo glanced at her arm and said, "It wasn't it that scratched me. I found a part-time job bathing cats. Some cats are afraid of baths and can be quite aggressive."

"Bathing a cat? There are people who are willing to spend that much money. How much does it cost to bathe one?"

"It costs over 200 yuan to bathe and shave a cat, but the owner thinks it's not easy for me to earn money and is willing to give me half." Wen Ruo glanced at Fei Nai'er, "A cat like this probably wouldn't be accepted even for a thousand yuan."

Wen Han said angrily, "I can bathe it myself."

After a while, Wen Han asked, "Can you take me next time?"

"I need to tell the boss that you need to be strong to go, otherwise how will you subdue the cat?"

Wen Han thought for a moment, then lifted Fei Nai'er up: "What do you think about taking it with you?"