Shen Baiyan returned to the company and used his ruthless business tactics to terminate all cooperation with the Gu family.

Since the last press conference announcing the planned marriage between the Shen and Gu families, the Gu family's business has started to improve, and those who previously looked down on the Gu family have begun to curry favor with them.

During that time, Shen Baiyan met with Gu Dongting in private and openly humiliated him.

Three days after the explicit photos went viral, the two met in a private room at a teahouse.

“President Gu, I don’t think much of your daughter. The reason I attended the meeting with Gu Qingling is because I have my own plans. Don’t think I’m really afraid of those few nude photos. There are many ways to resolve that matter. Guess why I compromised?” Shen Baiyan looked at Gu Dongting with deep eyes.

Gu Dongting's heart skipped a beat, realizing something was wrong.

He probably won't be able to be the father-in-law of the Shen Group anymore.

But he was not willing to give up and wanted to try again.

Suppressing his unease, Gu Dongting feigned composure and said, "President Shen has always been so confident. Don't forget, you still have the Yufeng project in your hands."

Gu Dongting didn't believe that Shen Baiyan was willing to give up that project.

If things escalate, he might lose control of the projects he's working on.

Unexpectedly, Shen Baiyan didn't care at all. He casually curled the corner of his mouth and said, "The Yufeng project is indeed very important, but it's not enough to make me compromise and marry your daughter. Before we got the Yufeng project, the Shen family was the number one group in City A. The Yufeng project is a lifeline for others, but for the Shen family, it's just icing on the cake. The nude photos incident was a trap set by Gu Chu and Gu Qingling. One of them is your adopted daughter, and the other is your Gu family's daughter. Do you really think I would be completely unguarded against them?"

Shen Baiyan was able to build Shen's Business into the number one business group in City A, which shows that he is not as simple as he appears on the surface.

Not to mention Gu Chu, he has always been wary of Su Wan as well. He clearly distinguishes between feelings and interests.

Gu Dongting feigned ignorance: "What is President Shen talking about? I don't understand."

“If you like to play dumb, then play dumb properly. Drugging is such an old trick. Speaking of which, I was the one who arranged for someone to sell Gu Chu the ‘drug’ she used that day.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Dongting could no longer keep up the pretense.

What exactly do you want?

He suddenly realized that everything seemed to be under Shen Baiyan's control, but he didn't understand why Shen Baiyan was 'cooperating' with Gu Chu.

"Scared? Hahaha... Being scared is useless. I have my reasons for doing everything. This time, the Gu family will take this opportunity to have a good feast. Who knows, they might have to go hungry again someday."

Shen Baiyan's words were loaded with meaning, but Gu Dongting only guessed the general idea.

Now they have a mutually beneficial relationship. Shen Baiyan resolved the scandal by using the topic of the marriage alliance with the Gu family, and the Shen family became a trending topic as a result. This is practically free advertising.

The Gu family also took the opportunity to board the Shen family's big ship and gained considerable benefits. However, the timing of this boarding was up to Shen Baiyan. If he was unhappy one day, he might kick the Gu family off the ship.