This scene left Gu Feng stunned.
He slowly raised his head, narrowed his eyes, and smiled with a hint of disbelief: "Mr. Huo is so young, how could he..."
"Cough cough cough!" Huo Junyu coughed heavily twice.
Jiang Mianmian tightened her grip on his arm and tried her best to wink at him.
“Uh, yes.” Huo Junyu managed to squeeze out a few words, “I really… can’t eat sugary foods very well.”
He comforted himself, thinking, "That's right, I just don't like sweets anyway!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Mianmian.
This girl's smile is so bright and sunny, it's really... infuriating!
Yes, I absolutely have to give Su Ai a good beating when I get home and she's not looking!
“I see,” Gu Feng said shrewdly, immediately understanding the reason. However, he went along with them and continued, “How about I change a few dishes for Mr. Huo?”
“No need to trouble yourself!” Huo Junyu said calmly. “My wife and I are not here today for Mr. Gu’s meal. Mr. Gu, please speak frankly. My wife and I have other matters to attend to.”
Gu Feng paused for a moment, his eyes darting around.
Huo Yu possessed a chilling aura of pressure; his features were sharp, his eyes deep, making him unfathomable and untouchable.
This was unlike anyone he had ever met before.
Jiang Mianmian, standing beside Huo Yu, was obedient, beautiful, and petite, which seemed quite mismatched with this aloof and rough man.
For some reason, Gu Feng felt a little awkward.
A girl like Jiang Mianmian deserves a better man to cherish her. If it weren't for her niece's bullying and arrogance, she wouldn't have married Huo Yu.
Thinking of this, Gu Feng looked at Jiang Mianmian with a slightly apologetic gaze and smiled.
“Alright, then I won’t beat around the bush with you two.” He said softly, “The reason I invited you here today is indeed because of my niece, Zihan. Her situation has been making headlines online lately, so I thought…”
"Ha," Huo Junyu sneered, "Does Mr. Gu think that Gu Zihan's disgrace was caused by us behind the scenes?"
"I……"
"Does Mr. Gu think that my wife and I have the spare money to hire online trolls?"
As he spoke, Huo Junyu pulled Jiang Mianmian's hand and held it tightly.
Jiang Mianmian paused for a moment, then smiled and casually placed her other small hand on the back of his hand.
“Mr. Gu,” Huo Junyu said with a half-smile, “your niece has brought this upon herself. She has only herself to blame for what she has done! So you really didn’t need to come to us!”
“I understand!” Gu Feng said hurriedly, “However, this matter was caused by Miss Jiang. If you hadn’t painted that picture, Zi Han wouldn’t have plagiarized it.”
"What kind of logic is that?" Jiang Mianmian scoffed. "If I create an original work, does that mean I deserve to be copied by her?"
That's not what I meant...
"Then what do you mean!" Huo Junyu raised his voice.
Gu Feng remained silent, quietly observing the couple.
They didn't do anything wrong; their family is indeed in the wrong in this matter.
But it's one thing for Gu Zihan to be disgraced, but she's dragged down the entire Gu Group... The Gu Group's stock price has plummeted these past few days, and netizens, seemingly eager for more drama, have dug up the old story of the problematic beverages from the Gu Group...
Gu Feng was extremely busy, with a mountain of things to do himself, but he also had to clean up Gu Zihan's mess!
He was also upset.
“Mr. Huo, Ms. Jiang,” Gu Feng forced a smile, “I just hope this matter can be resolved peacefully… If Ms. Jiang could come forward and clarify that the painting was actually a copy of a famous work by herself, and help explain things to Zi Han, then…”
"Impossible!" Huo Junyu coldly uttered three words.
"This whole thing was Gu Zihan's own doing!" He smirked, pulling Jiang Mianmian to her feet. "I think we should end this meal here. Mr. Gu, my wife and I will pretend we didn't hear anything you said. If Mr. Gu is still so stubborn and continues to cause us trouble, I don't mind seeing your Gu family in court!"
"Mr. Huo, please wait!" Gu Feng called out to him. "Is there really no room for negotiation?"
“My husband says no, so it’s no.” Jiang Mianmian chuckled. “Mr. Gu, I understand your desire to protect your niece, but as a person, you can’t abandon your sense of right and wrong, can you?”
"What if I could offer Miss Jiang an internship at Gu's?"
"What did you say?"
Jiang Mianmian stopped in her tracks and looked at the man beside her.
Huo Junyu frowned slightly, his gaze filled with suspicion.
He secretly clenched her small hand and squeezed it gently twice, as if to tell her not to worry, that he was there for her.
“Internship positions at Gu’s are not something just anyone can get.” Gu Feng smiled. “If Miss Jiang is willing, I can reserve not only an internship position, but also a full-time job after graduation for her.”
"Miss Jiang, what are your thoughts?"
“The Gu family position is indeed rare,” Huo Junyu chuckled, “but it’s not enough to make our Mianmian abandon her principles.”
"On the contrary, Mr. Gu," he looked at Gu Feng, his eyes sharp and piercing, "how could someone as capable as you be reduced to doing public relations for someone like Gu Zihan?"
Gu Feng's expression froze, and he said in a high-sounding manner, "She is, after all, my niece. Although I come from a poor background, my elder brother and I are still family!"
"Is that so?" Huo Junyu raised an eyebrow. "Even if the future of the Gu family is handed over to Gu Zihan, you won't fight for it and will be content to remain subordinate to others?"
Gu Feng's expression suddenly changed.
He had to admit that Huo Yu's words had come true... He had countless grievances, but ultimately, because he was an illegitimate child, he had to suppress his brilliance.
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