warn

Gu Nan stared at the two words, feeling that something must be wrong with either her eyes or Lu Yushi's mind.

Of course she'll be fine.

She openly listed her name as the vice president of the New Times, not minding that Lu Yushi would investigate. Lu Yushi, on the other hand, ignored his own billion-dollar group and traveled a long way to have a meal.

She clicked her tongue and shook her head, suspecting that Lu Yushi's inability to find out her identity had fueled his competitive spirit, and he was determined to succeed at all costs.

The phone screen automatically turns off after being left unused for a long time.

She fiddled with her phone, letting it spin in her palm.

A flicker of light flashed in her pupils, and she lazily curled her lips, whispering, "It's fine."

I opened my phone and typed: "I strongly advise your senior to learn some social etiquette. I said I wasn't sincerely inviting him; it was just a polite gesture. I don't actually welcome him."

Sudi didn't reply for a long time.

She put away her phone, not expecting Su Di to reply. Su Di was like a mouse before a cat when she saw Lu Yushi, and probably wouldn't dare to say anything more in front of him.

But Ji Yuanyu is different.

Lu Yushi is coming; how am I going to explain this to Ji Yuanyu?

She pressed her temples, got up, kicked the chair aside, put her hands in her pockets, and went out.

Outside the door was the office area for ordinary employees. When they saw her come out, they all stood up and congratulated her on her promotion with smiles on their faces.

As for why he felt resentful and indignant, that remains unknown.

She doesn't care about other people's opinions; as long as she doesn't hear it, she'll pretend she doesn't know.

Unfortunately, there are always those who are blind to the danger and run into the line of fire.

She disliked the feeling of being stared at, so she paced to the elevator entrance, hesitated for a moment, then turned back and took the fire escape to go upstairs.

There is no office area near the fire exit; there is only a small meeting room right next to the entrance.

In case of emergency.

Since it was only a backup, the soundproofing was only so-so. However, almost no one used the fire escape, and the people talking inside the room didn't seem to care about their privacy, openly expressing their dissatisfaction.

"What makes her qualified to be vice president? How many times a month does she even come to the company? Which major project did she bring back? She's practically making her affair with Ji Yuanyu public. It's definitely better to be a woman. Looks like if I want a promotion, I'll have to wait until Ji Yuanyu starts liking men."

Gu Nan stopped in mid-air, her expression unchanged, only a hint of insincere coldness in her eyes.

She didn't say anything, nor did she rush to leave.

The man's voice was familiar; it was Wu Feng, the general manager of the advertising department. At the mid-year summary meeting this year, the profits brought by the advertising department of New Times accounted for more than 50% of the company's total profits.

The activity continued inside the room.

"Oh, Manager Wu, don't be angry, it's not worth it."

"It's no wonder Manager Wu is angry. Who would like someone less capable than themselves to climb over them through connections?"

"If it were someone else, it would be fine. But the New Times is the Ji family's business, and sooner or later Ji Yuanyu will be in full control of it. Let's just pray that he marries Gu Nan soon and lets Gu Nan go home to have children. When she becomes a haggard old woman, let's see if she still dares to be arrogant."

"Exactly, I don't know what she's so smug about every day."

"I also find her condescending attitude annoying, as if we're all inferior just because we don't do business with each other."

"Not only her, but also Sudi. Sudi is arrogant and domineering towards everyone because she graduated from a prestigious university. She's really annoying."

"I heard that Su Di's senior brother is Lu Yushi. I thought she was really good at this, since Lu Yushi brought the young master of the Qiu family all the way to Xuncheng to support her. It seems she can't compare to Gu Nan. In the end, she not only failed to become the vice president, but also became Gu Nan's assistant."

The speaker's tone was full of sarcasm, "I thought Su Di was high and mighty, but it seems she doesn't hold any weight in Lu Yushi's eyes. He can't be bothered with her. Tch, just an assistant. He'll still be able to control her in the future."

"Click." Gu Nan fiddled with the lighter.

The small conference room fell silent instantly.

After waiting for a full minute, a girl opened the door and tilted her head to look outside.

Gu Nan supported her body on one leg, leaning against the wall, her slender, white fingers lightly pressing the lighter.

The faint flame illuminated her porcelain-white profile, while the remaining half magnified her head against the wall.

She lowered her head, her long eyelashes drooping deeply, completely obscuring the expression in her eyes, and the lighter was right in front of her.

On the pristine white wall, the figures resembled thugs devoutly worshipping Buddha.

Sensing the gaze fixed on her, she looked up, her eyes devoid of anger, her deep pupils gleaming with a sinister light, as she slowly blew out the lighter.

The two looked at each other, and the girl's hands involuntarily clenched together. Her heart clenched, sweat beaded on her nose, and her face turned pale and then flushed.

"Nan...Sister Nan."

The room was quiet, as if no one was inside.

"Sister Nan, when...when did you come over?"

"Just arrived."

Seeing the girl breathe a sigh of relief, Gu Nan waited quietly.

Half a minute passed, and no one came out.

She put away her lighter, then condescended to lift her leg, staring blankly at the girl, making the girl's heart pound and silently making way for her.

Inside the room, Wu Feng's complexion wasn't exactly good either, but having been a leader for many years, he was still able to manage a smile.

"Oh my, isn't this President Gu? Congratulations!"

Gu Nan ignored him, walked past him to the woman beside him, and stared at her intently.

The woman felt a pang of doubt, but looked up and forced a smile: "Nan..."

"Smack!"

Gu Nan raised his hand and slapped the woman across the face without hesitation, silencing her remaining words.

She used some force, and the woman, exhausted, was knocked to the ground, causing the conference room tables and chairs to fall over with her, making a loud clattering sound for a long time.

"What are you doing!" the woman shouted angrily, covering her face.

Gu Nan shook his hand dismissively, then half-squatted in front of her, casually resting his left elbow on his knee. He used his phone to lift the woman's chin: "Since you know Su Di is my assistant, you should also understand that she's mine now, and her words are my orders. If I hear any more of those filthy words, I won't be polite."

The group looked at each other, but no one spoke.

"I don't know how much she means to Lu Yushi, but if I find out you're trying to trip her up, don't blame me for being ruthless." Gu Nan glanced around, her gaze finally settling on the woman, and she pressed down slightly, "Do you understand?"

The woman frowned in pain and remained silent.

Wu Feng suppressed his anger, but secretly rejoiced that he had spoken up early and Gu Nan hadn't heard him, otherwise things might have turned out very differently today.

He adjusted his expression and stepped forward to act as a peacemaker: "She understood, Mr. Gu. I apologize on her behalf. Please don't take it to heart."

He waved for the others to help the woman up. The group looked at each other, none of them daring to step forward and provoke Gu Nan.

Helpless, he went over to help her up, but Gu Nan ignored him and turned to leave.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Gu Nan turned around.

Everyone felt a chill and lowered their heads, not wanting to meet Gu Nan's gaze. Gu Nan also didn't bother to look at them.

"Manager Wu."

"Eh."

"In the future, if you're going to talk badly about someone, you'd better find a soundproof meeting room."

Wu Feng's smile was awkward, and his voice was weak: "Oh dear, where did this even begin..."

Gu Nan didn't want to listen to his nonsense, so she raised her voice slightly to interrupt him: "Also, President Ji doesn't like men."

After saying that, she glanced at the frozen expression on Wu Feng's face, looked away, and said ambiguously, "Many people in the company like your position."

The room fell silent again, and Wu Feng's heart sank to the bottom.

Gu Nan put one hand in his pocket and strode up the stairs.

Before entering the room, I adjusted my expression and received a message from Sudi on my phone.

My senior brother isn't a good person, so don't keep provoking him.

Okay, no need to adjust it.

It's not hard to imagine how much determination Sudi had to put into typing those 12 words.

Have you ever been bullied by the advertising department?

Push the door open and go inside.

Ji Yuanyu had just finished a meeting and was discussing something with his assistant when Gu Nan leaned back on the sofa as if nothing had happened, closing her eyes and pretending to doze off.

Hearing the door close, she asked, "When is the company dinner?"

Ji Yuanyu glanced at the schedule and smiled gently: "You decide."

Unable to persuade Gu Nan, he could only adjust his own mindset and support her decision. He sighed silently; after going around in circles, he was back to square one.

"Friday," Gu Nan paused, "...to add one more seat."

Ji Yuanyu understood: "Yes, I know. Your aunt will be happy that you've been promoted. I'll have someone arrange a position for you."

Gu Nan hesitated, pursing her lips. Should she wait until the time was right to give Ji Yuanyu a big surprise, or should she be honest now?

She glanced at Ji Yuanyu's expression, thought for a moment, and decided to go buy some nitroglycerin pills first and then talk about it when she got back.

"What's wrong?" Ji Yuanyu noticed that she seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

Gu Nan asked sincerely, "How's your heart?"

"heart?"

After exchanging glances for a moment, Gu Nan slowly got up, put her hands in her pockets, and strolled over, ignoring the questions on Ji Yuanyu's face, while polishing her excuse as she walked.

But she's used to making things up, so if you ask her to make up a story in seven steps, she can do it with ease.

She couldn't transform a bombshell news story into a heartwarming fairy tale in just seven steps.

Step six: Give up.

"Lu Yushi is coming to eat."

Looking up, Ji Yuanyu was clearly stunned, the pen slipping from his hand. He blurted out, "Why?"

"I don't know," Gu Nan said awkwardly. "Maybe the Lu family is going to die, that's why they came all this way to freeload."

"You have contact with Lu Yushi?" Ji Yuanyu frowned.

"No."

"Then how did you know he was coming to eat?"

"Hiss." Gu Nan crossed her arms, patted her head, and paced back and forth in front of Ji Yuanyu a couple of times. She couldn't think of an excuse. "Good question. Let me think. Why do I know? I don't know right now..."

As she spoke, she looked up and saw Ji Yuanyu's serious expression. She lowered her voice and said, "It's probably too late."

Ji Yuanyu: "Nannan, tell me the truth, did Lu Yushi actually contact you?"

“No,” Gu Nan said crisply and sincerely. In all their meetings, she was the one who took the initiative to go to Lu Yushi. “Lu Yushi has never contacted me.”

She never lies.

Ji Yuanyu opened his mouth, seemingly not believing it.

But there was nothing he could do. After being together for many years, he knew Gu Nan's temper. If she didn't want to answer a question, no matter how many times others asked, she wouldn't answer. Even if he was forced to, he could only get a few nonsensical words from her.

Then I remembered the last time Lu Yushi came to the New Times, he didn't say a single sentence, but seven of them were related to Gu Nan.

He sighed again: "Tell me anything, the New Times will always be there for you."

"OK".

Stepping out of the CEO's office, Gu Nan basked in the sunlight, feeling as if she had been reborn.

This isn't a friend, it's clearly finding a father figure.

Thinking about the dinner party on Friday, Gu Nan facepalmed and thought despairingly, "Maybe I should just hypnotize Ji Yuanyu."