She carried her briefcase filled with documents, walked out of the company building, and waited for her assistant to drive over.

Just then, a car slowly drove up and came to a steady stop in front of her.

"Dr. Lin?" she recognized the person in surprise.

"Didn't we agree that you'd call me by my name in public?" Lin Guangchen smiled.

Gu Fanyan thought for a moment about his name before saying, "Guang Chen, what are you doing here?"

Aren't hospitals always busy?

Lin Guangchen got out of the car and opened the passenger door for her. "I'm on vacation today, so I'll take you to Lin's. After the meeting, I'll take you out to eat."

He wanted to go on a date with her.

This was the first time he had asked me out since we "made it official".

"Your real intentions are not what they seem?" Gu Fanyan looked at him with a half-smile.

As they were talking, Gu Zheng walked out of the building with two assistants, his gaze falling on the two men.

Lin Guangchen smiled at Gu Fanyan and said, "Get in the car."

“Representative Gu,” Gu Zheng walked over, his eyes gleaming coldly, “is this your new assistant or your driver?”

Gu Fanyan said "Oh," and asked in return, "Whether he's an assistant or a driver, do I have to report to you about such a small thing?"

Gu Zheng chuckled twice: "I just hope that Representative Gu won't let personal matters interfere with official business like last time."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Gu Fanyan pretended not to see the disappointment in Lin Guangchen's eyes, and complained as soon as she got into the car: "He's Assistant Gu, not President Gu. How dare he point fingers at me like that!"

Lin Guangchen pretended not to recognize him and asked, "He also has the surname Gu?"

“He’s just a distant relative of the Gu family. There are probably twenty or so people like him in the Gu family,” Gu Fanyan frowned. “Last time he confronted Lin Zhibai at the hospital, my dad covered for him. I didn’t expect him to still not learn his lesson!”

Lin Guangchen then asked, "Is he very arrogant at the company?"

“Nobody likes him!” Gu Fanyan complained. “All he does is work. He’s a single man, and nobody cares about his living and eating at the company, but many other employees in the company have families and children!”

"The HR department has already spoken to him. Gu's Group does not rely on exploiting its employees for development."

Actually, there were still many dissenting voices in the company, but Gu Fanyan noticed that Lin Guangchen's expression was somewhat unpleasant.

She felt that it was enough for him to know some of Gu Zheng's recent situation.

He probably agreed to act with her so readily back then because he wanted to learn more about Gu Zheng from her.

The car stopped in front of the Lin Group building, and Lin Guangchen suddenly said, "Actually, your meeting today might not be able to take place."

Gu Fanyan asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

“Lin Zhibai probably can’t make it,” Lin Guangchen said. “Lin Zhibai’s lifestyle has been very irregular these days, and it’s gotten even worse in the last few days. He even fainted this morning…”

“He has an assistant, and the project has a deputy manager. His absence won’t change anything.” Gu Fanyan interrupted him, opened the door, and left.

Her and his goals were different.

She was acting with him to use him as a shield to cut off all news about Lin Zhibai.

Gu Fanyan arrived at the conference room and saw that Gu Zheng was already there, sitting on the left with two assistants.

She deliberately found a seat on the right and sat down.

"Miss," an assistant whispered to her, "wouldn't it be better for people from the same company to sit together?"

Gu Fanyan didn't care at all: "Why doesn't he move over and sit with us?"

The assistant immediately shut up, annoyed that he had forgotten Gu Fanyan's identity.

People from various companies arrived one after another, and the scheduled meeting time arrived.

Just as Gu Fanyan had predicted, a deputy general manager arrived.

Everyone was ready to start the meeting, but when the deputy manager stood on the podium, he said, "I'm very sorry, everyone, Mr. Kobayashi is not feeling well and cannot attend this meeting, so today's presentation is canceled."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and many had their own opinions.

Everyone spent time preparing for this meeting.

But no one wanted to offend the Lin family, so not only could they not voice their opinions, they also had to inquire about Lin Zhibai's condition and plan to visit him together.

Gu Fanyan glanced up unintentionally and caught a glimpse of the disdain on Gu Zheng's face.

He had shown that expression when he looked down on her.

He is now looking down on Lin Zhibai.

Gu Fanyan couldn't help but glance at him again; her intuition told her that he had grievances against both the Lin and Gu families.

At the very least, he looked down on both families.

To be honest, he is indeed exceptionally capable.

He may look down on younger generations like Gu Fanyan and Lin Zhibai, but why does he have the right to look down on Gu's father and Lin's father?

Gu Fanyan stood up and said bluntly, "Mr. Lin's foot is injured, but his brain is not, is it? It's very simple if you want us to report to him in person, just connect via video."

The deputy general manager hesitated for a moment, looking troubled. "Mr. Lin's current health condition is not suitable for holding a meeting..."

Gu Fanyan interrupted him: "If you won't answer his video call, then I will."

"Please have a seat, Representative Gu. I'll handle this." The deputy general manager didn't dare offend Gu Fanyan. "Please wait a moment, everyone."

He grabbed the phone and ran out.

Lin Zhibai lay half-reclined on the hospital bed, his eyes closed, silent, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Just then, his phone rang.

Sheng Xin was closest to the hospital bed. When she saw the deputy general manager making a video call, she frowned and picked up her phone.

"Vice President Zuo," she said as soon as the call connected, "President Lin is still weak right now, so you should handle the work-related matters."

“I don’t want to bother Young Master Lin either,” the deputy general manager said, looking troubled. “But there are so many people in the conference room, and they all have objections to canceling the meeting.”

Sheng Xin raised an eyebrow: "It's just a meeting rescheduled, right? Are you expecting President Lin to come while he's sick? He can barely stand up right now!"

“That’s not what they meant,” the deputy general manager said. “They meant to connect the video and let Young Master Lin hear the report.”

He added, "This was suggested by Miss Gu."

Lin Zhibai, don't blame him.

He couldn't afford to offend Gu Fanyan.

A hint of anger flashed in Sheng Xin's eyes. Just as she was about to speak, Lin Zhibai suddenly said, "Give me your phone."

"Brother Zhibai..."

Lin Zhibai glanced at her indifferently, his eyes carrying a strong warning.

Sheng Xin had no choice but to return the phone to him.

Soon, Lin Zhibai's face appeared on the large screen in the conference room.

It has to be said that it is indeed a bit pale.

Moreover, it was clear that he was forcing himself to stay focused.

Everyone glanced at Gu Fanyan in unison, thinking to themselves that only the eldest daughter of the Gu family could pull the dignified Young Master Lin out of his sickbed for a meeting.

"Let's begin," Lin Zhibai said.

Once everyone came to their senses, they immediately began reporting their plans in turn.

Three and a half hours have passed since the report was completed.

Lin Zhibai drank glucose water more than ten times during the journey before he managed to suppress his dazed expression.

“Okay, I understand,” Lin Zhibai nodded. “I will send you the feedback before midnight.”

"Mr. Lin, you should rest more. Let's do our own investigation first," someone couldn't help but say.

“Yes, let’s do a self-check first,” the others echoed.

Gu Fanyan felt that they weren't concerned about Lin Zhibai, but rather that they were slapping her in the face.