Gu Shaojin shifted his gaze to Ming Jiayi, his eyes burning with intensity.
"You're just admitting it like that? Aren't you afraid I'll get you into trouble?"
Ming Jiayi swallowed what was in her mouth, then answered confidently.
"I don't think you would. Besides, they were the ones who tried to attack me first. I was just acting in self-defense. Even if you find evidence that I used the needle, it won't do anything to you."
Gu Shaojin looked at Ming Jiayi with deep eyes.
That wasn't the answer he wanted to hear.
All he wanted to hear was for Ming Jiayi to say in person that she believed him.
When he received the news from the research institute last night, he was so worried he was going crazy.
He was particularly afraid that something might happen to Ming Jiayi.
So he rushed to the venue almost without thinking.
When he saw Ming Jiayi lifting her skirt and walking out of the venue, he felt like he had just survived a disaster.
He was so relieved at that moment that he couldn't control himself and rushed up to hug Ming Jiayi.
When he embraced Ming Jiayi and heard her heartbeat quicken, his heart suddenly calmed down.
At that moment, he suddenly realized that Ming Jiayi actually liked him.
But he couldn't be 100% sure, so there was that second hug.
As expected, Ming Jiayi's heart rate increased again.
This confirmed Gu Shaojin's feelings for Ming Jiayi, and he decided to officially begin pursuing her. He wanted to break free from their fake relationship and turn the fake into the real one.
But now it seems that Ming Jiayi, that fool, probably hasn't even figured out her own feelings yet.
Ming Jiayi didn't hear Gu Shaojin's reply, so she turned her head and glanced at Gu Shaojin.
With just that one glance, she immediately looked away guiltily...
At that moment, Gu Shaojin's work phone rang.
Ming Jiayi pretended to be nonchalant and continued eating her breakfast.
Gu Shaojin walked impatiently into her room, answering the phone without even glancing at the contact name.
"It's 7 a.m. now, not yet time for work. Call me back at 9 a.m. if you need anything."
"Hey, hey, Mr. Gu, don't hang up! It's urgent!" Chi Yun's anxious and flustered voice came from the other end of the phone.
Gu Shaojin took the phone away from her ear, glanced at the contact name, and asked coldly, "What happened?"
Chi Yun regained his composure and listened as he explained in detail.
"Mr. Gu, didn't you ask me to investigate Baiyun Tiandi's details last night? When I investigated, I found that Baiyun Tiandi was registered several years ago, and Ms. Ming's name is on the list of shareholders who invested in Baiyun Tiandi..."
Furthermore, whether in previous years or now, Mr. Bai Li has never been on the investment list. All his shares were transferred to him by Miss Feng Yunyun in the last few months.
Gu Shaojin gave a soft "Mmm," and asked, "Did you do the other thing I asked you to do?"
"Reporting to President Gu, it's done. I've already relayed the news to all the leading figures in the entertainment industry."
I believe that Baiyun Tiandi's shareholders will definitely withdraw their investment today, and no one else will inject funds.
"Okay." Gu Shaojin replied coldly, and the next second he immediately hung up the phone and slowly walked towards the balcony with his phone in his hand.
Ming Jiayi had already finished eating everything on her plate. She glanced at Gu Shaojin, who had just sat down, and then got up and took the plate outside.
Gu Shaojin frowned, somewhat stunned.
Then, without any haste, he picked up his coffee cup and walked outside.
The two went downstairs one after the other.
Ming Fengche was sitting in the downstairs dining room enjoying a sumptuous breakfast when he heard the maids greeting Gu Shaojin and Ming Jiayi. He immediately looked up towards the stairs.
"Jiayi and Shaojin, why are you two up so early too?"
Ming Jiayi walked unhurriedly to Ming Fengche's side, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
Why does everyone ask that?
"Shao Jin asked you the same question?"
Ming Jiayi nodded.
Ming Fengche smiled slightly and teased,
"I asked you this because you don't usually wake up this early when you're at home. As for Xiao Gu, he's probably worried that you're not getting enough sleep. There's a difference between the two."
Uncle Zheng, who had been standing to the side, couldn't help but wear a big smile on his face.
He expressed his strong agreement with what Young Master Ming said.
Ming Jiayi frowned; at that moment, she really wanted to stick a needle into Ming Fengche.
Ming Fengche clearly knows that the two of them are a couple on screen, yet he's still making silly jokes.
Gu Shaojin pulled out a chair and sat directly opposite Ming Jiayi. He stared intently at Ming Jiayi's changing expressions, and suddenly his eyes turned cold again.
"Are you busy today? Are you going out later?" Ming Fengche asked.
Ming Jiayi pondered for a moment, and then she finally remembered that her phone was missing.
She patted Ming Fengche's arm and said somewhat hastily, "Brother, can I borrow your phone? I've been keeping my phone with Mo Xing, and I completely forgot about it."
Ming Fengche leisurely moved the phone on the table in front of Ming Jiayi. Ming Jiayi swiped to unlock the screen and then pushed the phone back to Ming Fengche.
Ming Fengche was holding a fried dough stick, making it inconvenient to unlock the device, but he was unsure whether he should tell Ming Jiayi the password.
Gu Shaojin glanced calmly at Ming Fengche, then opened her phone and handed it to Ming Jiayi.
Ming Jiayi looked up at Gu Shaojin and smiled, "Thank you."
Ming Fengche raised an eyebrow and smiled. It was only a matter of time before these two went from pretending to being real.
Ming Jiayi quickly entered her number on the dial pad, but after only six digits, a contact with the nickname "girlfriend" popped up on the screen.
Ming Jiayi looked up at Gu Shaojin again.
At that moment, their eyes met, and the atmosphere in the dining room became slightly ambiguous, filled with a sweet scent...
Gu Shaojin's gaze toward Ming Jiayi grew increasingly intense, yet within that intensity lay a touch of tenderness.
Ming Jiayi's face turned red without her noticing.
Ming Jiayi hesitated before speaking, "This is..."
"I'm afraid of being recognized, so I'm being careful," Gu Shaojin replied. "I suggest you can also save my number like this."
Ming Jiayi lowered her head and replied somewhat perfunctorily, "Oh, okay."
Uncle Zheng didn't quite understand what "being exposed" meant, but based on his decades of experience, he sensed that Miss Ming was slightly disappointed, while his young master seemed a little happy.
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