Chapter 73

The next morning, after they had breakfast, Pei Yin put the two documents into her bag before leaving. She planned to take the documents back with her while Chen Feng was away on a business trip, and take her things with her. If Chen Feng was not there, things would be difficult to handle.

“Pei Pei…”

"Um?"

"I saw you take those two documents when you left just now. Aren't you going to tell me what you want to do?" Gu Cunxi asked while driving.

“!”

Pei Yin was hesitating about how to start because he was afraid that she would worry, but Cunxi asked first...

"I... contacted Chen Feng yesterday. He was on a business trip in another province."

"So I thought I'd put the documents back and pack up my own things while he was away."

There was a moment of silence in the car, and Gu Cunxi frowned slightly.

"Cunxi..." Pei Yin felt the low pressure in the car and turned his head to look over.

The car window slowly lowered, and a cold wind blew in, a bit chilly.

"If I don't ask you, are you going to stop telling me?"

“!!”

Pei Yin heard the displeasure in her tone, and his heart suddenly tightened. He quickly waved his hand: "No, Cunxi..."

"Even if you didn't ask, I would have told you. I just haven't figured out how to say it yet because I'm afraid you'd worry."

"Don't be angry... okay?" She reached out and pulled Gu Cunxi's sleeves.

The car stopped downstairs of the company. Gu Cunxi raised his hand to unbuckle his seat belt and sighed slightly: "I'll go with you after get off work tonight!" His tone was a little cold.

Following Gu Cunxi's footsteps, the two entered the elevator. The enclosed space was a bit dull, and no one spoke again. Gu Cunxi stood in front of her, his back slender and straight, just quietly.

"Cunxi..." Pei Yin stretched out his hand, ignoring the surveillance above, and held her hand with his fingers interlocked.

“!”

The warmth from his hand made Gu Cunxi a little dazed. Just when he was about to say something, there was a ding sound and the elevator door slowly opened. Pei Yin subconsciously wanted to pull back his hand but was held tighter.

“!!”

"Director Gu..." Duan Rui waved at the elevator entrance, then unconsciously glanced at the two people's tightly clasped hands. He was instantly petrified and stood there in a daze: "Good morning..."

"Good morning." Gu Cunxi nodded, let go of Pei Yin's hand, and walked out of the elevator.

“…”

The atmosphere is frozen

"Um... Mr. Gu, I... I have to go get busy first."

After saying that, Duan Rui ran away

“…”

The door to the marketing department was hastily pushed open, and Duan Rui walked in. He picked up the water cup on the table and took a big sip: "You will never guess what I just saw."

“…”

The three people in the office looked up at Duan Rui in confusion.

"What did you see?" Su Ci asked

"Mr. Gu... Mr. Gu"

“…”

Bai Qingyu: It's working hours now, isn't it normal to see Mr. Gu?

Duan Rui curled his lips: No... I saw Mr. Gu holding hands with someone... walking out of the elevator. Do you know who that person is?

Su Ci: ...Who?

Duan Rui kept it a secret and chuckled: Guess what?

Bai Qingyu: Is it the sister from the sales department?

"Bingo~" Duan Rui snapped his fingers and continued, "You know what, they really look good together. It's really pleasing to the eyes~"

"I say, you are a grown man, why are you so talkative?" Su Ci rolled his eyes.

"Aren't you all curious? Like Mr. Gu..."

"Stop talking, come and take a look at this." Lin Hanchen interrupted Duan Rui with a serious expression.

The three of them looked at each other, puzzled as they walked to Lin Hanchen's workstation.

"What's wrong, Han Shen?" Duan Rui asked doubtfully.

"Han Shen" was the nickname Duan Rui gave him. Lin Hanchen worked as a technical support in the marketing department and had to consult him on many computer issues. Moreover, there were a few times when Duan Rui called his name, and he often confused Chen Shen with Han Shen because of his quick mouth. Over time, everyone got used to it and started calling him that.

"This...Huahai Group?" Duan Rui raised his hand and pointed at the computer screen, his face full of shock.

Bai Qingyu: When was this posted? Can you delete it?

Lin Hanchen tapped away at the keyboard, his face heavy. "I can delete it, but it won't solve the problem at all. I've already tried, and the deleted posts will be reposted from different IP addresses..."

Su Ci: This is the company's internal website... Could it be...

Lin Hanchen: I don’t think so. The other party is an expert, very professional. He broke through the firewall and implanted the virus using a virtual IP. I don’t think anyone in our company has this technology.

"I also don't think it's someone from within the company!" Duan Rui rubbed his forehead and continued, "Although Mr. Gu is a bit cold, he's very kind to people and hasn't offended anyone in the company. On the contrary, everyone in our company has a good impression of Mr. Gu."

Bai Qingyu: I don't know who saw this post from the time it was posted to the time it was deleted... Even though it's an internal website, parents of students are included...

"What do you think... is what's been revealed here true?" Duan Rui asked in a low voice.

"It's already this time... and you're still asking these questions?" Su Ci frowned.

The office door was pushed open, and the four people looked up at the same time.

"What are you doing?" Gu Cunxi asked

“!!”

"Mr. Gu..."

The only sound in the office was the hum of computers. The four of them looked at each other, not knowing how to start.

"How's things going at the event venue?" Gu Cunxi picked up the documents on the table, flipped through them, and said: You four...are you still awake so early in the morning?

"Mr. Gu... have you looked at the company's internal website today?" Su Ci asked in a low voice.

"Website?" Gu Cunxi raised an eyebrow. "I haven't checked it. Did Lin Hanchen update anything new?"

"It is true that new content has been updated...but..." Duan Rui paused, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"Just what?"

"What's wrong with you four? You're so hesitant." Gu Cunxi put down the documents in his hand and frowned.

"Mr. Gu, you should come and see for yourself," Lin Hanchen said, standing up.

“!!”

The computer screen displayed several enlarged photos... Two of them were photos of her when she was arrested and when she was in court, as well as some out-of-context article content.

"Mr. Gu... if you want to completely eliminate it, you need to upgrade the website, optimize the firewall, and change the weak password."

"However, these need to be approved by Mr. Zhang..." Lin Hanchen hesitated to speak.

The past is like a nightmare, and even if you are in another city, you still can't escape it... Gu Cunxi felt like she had fallen into an endless black hole. She walked to the window and looked out, her eyes empty.

“Do your job well.”

The sound seemed to come from far away, low and hollow.

"Mr. Gu..." Su Ci called softly

She ignored the voice behind her and left the marketing department directly. She returned to her office and locked the door. The moment she closed it, her strength seemed to be trapped outside the door. She stood against the wall for a long, long time...

Who could have done it... She didn't know. No one else knew this except Zhang Qiming and Pei Yin. But it obviously couldn't be them.

The sun shone in through the window, and the office was warm, but Gu Cunxi raised her hands to wrap her coat around herself. She just felt cold...

…

After Gu Cunxi left, the four people in the marketing department lost their focus on work. Lin Hanchen spent the entire morning deleting posts non-stop. Although he handled them promptly, the browsing history showed that someone else had seen them. Although there weren't many people, such things spread quickly, and soon the whole company would know about it...

"I believe Mr. Gu! He's not that kind of person." Bai Qingyu slammed the table and continued: I don't know who... is slandering others behind their backs.

"What if it's not slander?" Lin Hanchen asked with a frown.

Bai Qingyu became anxious when he heard this. He stood up from his workstation and walked over: "What do you mean by that?"

"Hey hey hey...are you crazy?" Duan Rui walked over and stopped him.

Lin Hanchen waved his hand: "I just looked at these photos, there is no trace of PS, the photos are completely real."

"So... you mean, you think everything in this post is true?" Su Ci walked over and asked.

"No," Lin Hanchen shook his head and continued, "I just said that at least the photos above are real. As for whether the news reports are true, I don't want to make any rash remarks."

"It's almost lunch time." Lin Hanchen looked at his watch and said, "Please bring me lunch. I'll stay here and delete the posts."

"That's more like it~" Bai Qingyu said with a smile

…

At noon, Gu Cunxi did not go to lunch with Pei Yin. He slept in the office all afternoon without even having lunch.

Pei Yin thought she was still angry with her about what happened in the morning, and she felt depressed and had no appetite.

"Sister Pei Yin, you two...are not harmonious?" Cheng Sheng asked while gnawing on the ribs in front of him.

"What?" Pei Yin came back to his senses, raised his eyebrows, and looked puzzled.

A small pile of bones formed on the table. Cheng Sheng gnawed on them while saying, "It's just about feelings... Did you have a fight?"

“…”

"No," Pei Yin replied, shaking his head.

"Then why didn't we have dinner together? There's no meeting in the marketing department today." Cheng Sheng pursed his lips and said, "Besides, you look so depressed."

"She was a little tired and said she wanted to sleep for a while."

Cheng Sheng suddenly seemed to understand something, his eyes rolled around, and he chuckled secretly.

“???”

"Cheng Sheng? What are you laughing at?" Pei Yin raised his eyebrows.

"Nothing...nothing." Cheng Sheng waved his hands quickly, "I understand. She'll definitely be tired... Let Sister Cunxi have a good rest. We'll bring her lunch back."

After that, she lowered her head and ate the pork ribs rice in front of her. She ate all the pork ribs, leaving only a large bowl of rice.

“…”

Pei Yin inexplicably felt that her words were strange, but couldn't tell what was wrong. "I can understand..." What did she understand?

When the two returned to the company, Gu Cunxi was still taking a nap. Pei Yin knocked on the office door carrying a tuna rice ball.

No response...

She pushed the door open and walked in, only to see Gu Cunxi lying on the table, his coat draped over his back, breathing evenly.

Pei Yin smiled and looked at her carefully. She looked as cute as a rabbit when she was sleeping, with long eyelashes and two red lips that were pink and tender...but for some reason her brows were furrowed, as if she had had a bad dream.

She slowly stretched out her hand, placed her thumb between Gu Cunxi's eyebrows, gently smoothed them, and whispered softly in her ear: Remember to be happy in your dreams!

Then she leaned over and kissed her brow

Pei Yin wanted to wake up Gu Cunxi, but seeing how deep she was sleeping, he could not bear to disturb her. He put the food aside and walked out quietly.

There were two women talking in the bathroom. Their voices were so soft that Pei Yin could only hear them clearly when she got closer. She had planned to wash her hands, but just as she was about to go in, she heard the words "Gu Cunxi". She stopped and leaned against the wall.

"Do you think the post on the website is true?" the woman asked

"The story was so convincing and even included photos. I don't think it's fake."

Post?

"If that's the case... Mr. Zhang thinks she's the wrong person for him."

"I don't know who this Ms. Gu offended. If we dig up her past, she'll probably be unable to stay in our company."

"That's not necessarily true. As long as you're thick-skinned enough... there's nothing you can't do here, as long as Mr. Zhang doesn't mind." The woman chuckled and continued, "No wonder you left Mr. Zhang speechless in the meeting. It turns out you're from a big group. You talk differently, with a lot of tricks, it's really intimidating..."

The bathroom was not big, and although the two people were talking very quietly, Pei Yin could hear it clearly from outside. She gradually clenched her hands, her breathing became faster, and she walked in.

The woman shut her mouth immediately when she saw the person coming and stood by the sink to touch up her makeup.

Pei Yin saw clearly that the person who spoke was a teacher from the teaching department, Han Li...

"Teacher Han"

Han Li, who was putting on makeup, heard someone calling her, paused and looked sideways.

"Is the teaching department very idle recently?" Pei Yin asked with a chuckle, her pretty eyebrows curved, full of coldness.

"Not really busy," Han Li replied calmly.

"No wonder..." Pei Yin smiled.

“???”

"No wonder?" Han Li asked puzzledly.

"No wonder you couldn't stop talking even when you were in the bathroom! I guess the teaching department has been too busy lately, so Teacher Han has nowhere to put his tongue!"

"You..." Han Li was immediately furious, and threw the powder in her hand aside.

"Teacher Han, take your time! The air in the bathroom isn't very good. I'll take my leave now!"