Chapter 63
Li Tingqin didn't intend to do anything, he just simply buttoned up Gu Chen's shirt, but his fingers inevitably touched Gu Chen's Adam's apple, so he couldn't help but rub the faint mark on it with the tip of his thumb.
Gu Chen held his wrist and asked, "Boss Li, are you planning to check whether the traces have been completely removed?"
Li Tingqin did not hide it and said, "I did check it. You can't tell if you don't look carefully." Then he tied the tie for him.
When Gu Chen put on his coat, his temperament changed instantly.
Li Tingqin stared at him. Ah Chen rarely wore a suit. The first time he saw him, he was wearing his suit. He was only concerned with why Ah Chen wore it, but ignored Ah Chen's temperament. This was the second time he saw him, and he finally saw clearly the aura of Ah Chen, who was in control and calm.
Gu Chen looked at Li Tingqin's eyes and asked, "Why? Did you see the same item as yours?"
Li Tingqin clenched his fist to his lips, smiled and said, "I think Vice President Xu's suggestion is good. Why not let Ah Chen go to the group to work?" His vacation will end the day after tomorrow, and he will return to work in the group. When he saw Ah Chen like this, he was looking forward to fighting side by side with Ah Chen.
Gu Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Then you can watch it every day, right?"
Li Tingqin said: "Not only watching, I just feel that we will work in unison." Judging from Ah Chen's actions last time he took charge of the group, he felt a tacit and unspoken understanding. It is hard not to be happy with such a feeling.
Gu Chen chuckled and said, "It's good enough to have a consistent work and rest schedule." He doubted that Mr. Li would become in a state of liver and kidney damage after returning to work.
Li Tingqin opened a few drawers, and Gu Chen saw rows of pairs of cufflinks, collar clips, and watches. He couldn't help but ask, "So many?" In just a few days, President Li had customized so many accessories in pairs?
Li Tingqin picked out a pair of cufflinks, held Gu Chen's hand and put them on him, saying, "Time is tight, so we only had time to send over some of them."
"Part of it..." Gu Chen looked at the pile and doubted deeply whether this newly renovated cloakroom was going to be expanded again, but he still lazily let Li Tingqin do it. He suddenly remembered the pile of costumes collected by President Li and the suit he wore last time. Could it be that President Li had some special hobby?
He watched Li Tingqin pick out a pair of couple watches for him to wear, but he didn't care since he didn't need to do it himself anyway.
Li Tingqin was very patient and meticulous when helping Gu Chen put on his suit, but when it was his turn, he moved quickly and efficiently.
Gu Chen watched him fasten his watch and felt the familiar aura of a decisive businessman.
Although these two sets of clothes are suits that echo each other, one is more exquisite and lazy, while the other is grand and steady, which coincides with the status of the two people.
Li Tingqin took Gu Chen's hand and said, "Ah Chen, let's go."
They got in the car, and the car left Yi Garden and slowly drove towards a villa owned by the third branch of the Li family.
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"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Mr. Gu and Mr. Li really came out!" At the intersection not far from Yiyuan, reporters from the entertainment industry finally noticed something was happening.
In the past two days, they have racked their brains to find information about Mr. Gu, but they can't think of where to interview him. When they asked the Li family, they said that Mr. Gu didn't want to be disturbed. When they asked the mysterious Gu family, they didn't even know where this family was. And the security of Yiyuan was too strong, so they couldn't get close at all.
Until I remembered the news that the old man from the third branch of the Li family was celebrating his 80th birthday. This legal couple must be present! This also allowed me to take a picture of Mr. Gu and Mr. Li in the same frame, perfect!
So today they waited near Yi Garden for a while, and sure enough, they saw President Li's car driving out.
"Hurry up and follow them! Today, Mr. Li San's birthday party is being held at the villa in the south of the city. See if they are going there!"
The media in the e-sports circle do not have such a keen sense of smell as these entertainment reporters. They just wanted to do an exclusive interview based on the popularity of this championship, but they couldn't find a channel anywhere.
I had no choice but to find a way to ask other media friends. I didn't get anything out of them yesterday, but when I asked today, they said, "Hurry up, hurry up, this is a rare opportunity. Mr. Gu will definitely show up at the birthday banquet of the third branch of the Li family today."
So the media in the e-sports circle followed suit without knowing it.
In the car, Li Tingqin was handling some of the work that Assistant Chen had brought over, while saying, "In fact, the reason why Gu Zhongmao is so anxious is because there have been some problems with the project that the Gu family has been focusing on in the past two years. He urgently needs the support of a strong ally, so he has the idea of marriage."
Gu Chen glanced at the thick stack of documents beside him and said, "But you only have routine cooperation with him for mutual benefit. You will not support his project. However, he has great expectations of you. If you have expectations, you will be unwilling to give in."
Li Tingqin felt the tacit understanding again and said, "Yes, the Gu family is seeking new development, but the direction is wrong."
Gu Chen said: "So your trap is here. Gu Zhongmao will not give up his new project. As he gets deeper and deeper into trouble, he may eventually sell you the industrial chain you want to free up more funds."
"Of course, he is now mainly hoping that I can support him through you." Li Tingqin shook his head and smiled, saying, "But in fact, if we can get Ah Chen's help, all problems can be solved."
It's a pity that no matter whether it is the Gu family or the Qi family or the Cheng family, they all regard indifference as rationality and selfishness as shrewdness. They have never cared about the former Gu Chen. How can they get Ah Chen's glance back now?
Gu Chen pressed the document next to Li Tingqin and said, "So, Mr. Li, can you please approve it quickly? Otherwise, we won't be able to sleep after attending the birthday banquet tonight."
At this time, Assistant Chen in the co-pilot seat said, "Boss Li, it seems someone is following the car."
Li Tingqin said calmly: "Just follow the previous plan to protect Mr. Gu."
Assistant Chen said, "Okay." When President Li went abroad before, he had arranged for someone to protect Mr. Gu. But although President Li has returned, the matter has not been completely resolved, so for safety reasons, the people have not been withdrawn at this time, and there are cars following them.
So the two cars following the car moved forward and pushed the paparazzi away.
The paparazzi cursed, "Fuck, there are cars leading the way before and after the trip? What's this security?!" But they didn't dare to follow them. These business tycoons were not to be offended easily.
Other media had already received the news and were waiting near the villa.
On the one hand, there are media in the environmental protection field. They want to do an exclusive interview on the direction and results agreed upon in the last integration negotiations. After all, this is a public cause and all sectors of society are paying attention to it.
On the other hand, the business media wanted to report on the issue of the last large-scale cyber attack on the Li Group and restore the truth. After all, there was news at the time that during the period when Li Tingqin was detained by Country A, the decision maker of the group was Mr. Li's partner.
As for the academic media, they followed the Yun family. With the successful development of the Yun family's project, the academic community was curious about Professor Gu. They all hoped to invite this mysterious Professor Gu to write two academic articles to show everyone his research ideas. After all, the research and development results were there, but the process was still puzzling.
At the same time, Gu Zhongmao also rushed to the villa with gifts and reporters disguised as assistants.
It is true that he was not invited, but the Li family's third elder's 80th birthday party was a grand one, and many business people were invited. It was not difficult for him to ask for an invitation letter from a partner who was unable to come due to some other matter.
Moreover, he was not planning to cause any disgraceful incident at the birthday party. The most important thing in his plan was to meet Gu Chen and ask him what was going on recently. It was too strange that there had been no news for three months.
As long as he got the details, he could bring Gu Chen to pay his respects to Mr. Li San and let the reporter take a photo, and everything would be settled in a dignified and quiet manner. Even if Li Tingqin was not optimistic and unwilling to invest, he could still get some support from the outside world by virtue of this in-law relationship.
As for Qi Yajun, that was her backup plan. If Gu Chen refused to recognize his parents after becoming a rich man, she would have the people Qi Yajun arranged to make trouble. By then, even a timid and thin-skinned person like Gu Chen would have to recognize them.
But if Li Tingqin doesn't even bring Gu Chen to such a formal occasion, it means that Li Tingqin still regards Gu Chen as a thing that is not presentable. There is no need for him to continue to pester him and make things so ugly. Today, just treat it as a gift to the third branch of the Li family to improve their relationship.
Today's scene was indeed lively. The third branch of the Li family held a grand banquet, and the entire villa was bustling with guests.
Reporter Wang put his camera in his briefcase, followed Gu Zhongmao, lowered his head, and blended in silently.
However, the guests outside are all ordinary guests, and the real VIPs are all in the banquet hall inside, and the reception environment is very private.
Then reporter Wang heard a receptionist guiding him, saying, "Media friends, please come this way. We have prepared a special media seat for you."
Reporter Wang almost couldn't stop his foot and was about to follow.
But when he saw it, he gasped. Isn't the third branch of the Li family far inferior to the second branch? Why did so many media come to the 80th birthday party of Mr. Li San? All of them were armed with long guns and short guns. Isn't this too much of a show? Does Mr. Li San have such great power?
He looked carefully again. Some of them were familiar, some looked familiar, and some were unfamiliar. But in short, they seemed to be from all walks of life. There were some industries that the third branch of the Li family didn't seem to be involved in. Could it be that there were too many celebrities here today, and these media were planning to interview other celebrities?
If that's the case, why did he sneak in? Wouldn't it be better for him to just go to the media booth?
However, generally, such wealthy families prepare special seats for the media, which means: you can come and take pictures, but the content must be reviewed by the host.
But Mr. Gu said that he just needed to take a picture of his disappointing son who married into a wealthy family. The host family shouldn't care about such an unknown little guy, right?
While reporter Wang was struggling, someone in the media recognized him and said, "Xiao Wang, what are you doing standing there? Go sit over there."
Seeing that the receptionist had looked over, he looked at Gu Zhongmao and signaled with his eyes, and Gu Zhongmao nodded to him imperceptibly.
So he followed the group of media and went to the media seats.
This villa covers a vast area. The banquets outside are scattered among the woods and shaded by flowers and trees. With the lighting effects, it is particularly elegant. The media is in a corner and they are walking towards that side.
Suddenly, several low-key black cars passed through the driveway of the villa and drove up the mountain.
Before reporter Wang could react, his fellow reporters around him took out their cameras without saying a word, and flashes of their cameras went off.
The sky was already beginning to darken in the evening, and suddenly it flashed so brightly that reporter Wang felt like his eyes were going to go blind.
Oh my god, who is this photo of?! Even if it was a famous superstar traveling, it would only affect one entertainment circle, but there wouldn't be such a big show, right? Who is the big shot whose influence can radiate to so many fields?!
The car in the distant lane quickly disappeared, and the privacy glass made it impossible to make out any detail in the photo.
But the reporters looked at each other in bewilderment as they saw their colleagues in unknown fields making the same movements at the same time.
"Aren't you the media invited by the third master of the Li family?"
"What are you guys filming?"
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