The news of the engagement between the Gu and Shen families became the top news in An City the following day.
With the marriage of two powerful families, it will be difficult for others to get a share of the profits.
"Tangtang, it's really kind of you to think of your mother so much."
Upon hearing the news that her daughter had broken off her engagement and then remarried, Ms. Zhou Man rushed back to Anshi. As soon as she entered the house, she hugged Shen Beitang and burst into tears.
"Mom isn't tired at all. You don't need to sacrifice your happiness to help Mom."
Shen Beitang was very curious. Overnight, how did she become a woman who abandoned her old love and climbed the social ladder for the sake of her family's interests...
"Mom, getting engaged to Gu Zhun was really not my choice."
Shen Beitang helplessly comforted Ms. Zhou, who was crying her eyes out.
Ms. Zhou looked at her precious child whom she had raised with heartache and said knowingly.
"Of course your mother knows that you did not do it willingly. You have always loved Shan Chengming, so making this decision must have been very difficult."
She hadn't even had a chance to make a decision before the matter was already settled. What could she do?
Moreover, there is a major misunderstanding concerning her reputation that must be cleared up.
"Mom, it was Gu Zhun who wanted to get engaged to me; I didn't force him."
"Nonsense." Zhou Man thought Shen Beitang must not be fully awake and was already talking nonsense.
"Who is Gu Zhun? What does he want from you?"
A single question left Shen Beitang speechless. Yes, what exactly was Gu Zhun after?
In terms of appearance, she was as beautiful as a fox, while Bai Ling was like a harmless little white rabbit.
In terms of personality, he himself is arrogant and domineering, leaving behind so many bad reputations, while Bai Ling is kind and innocent.
They're worlds apart, completely incomparable.
Could it be... that Shen Beitang has a bad feeling...?
Gu Zhun had long harbored resentment towards him because he had always been at odds with Bai Ling, but he had no opportunity to get rid of him.
Once she becomes Gu Zhun's fiancée, Gu Zhun will have a reason to keep her by his side and torment her at will.
Locked in a dark, gloomy room, they only got water once every two days and food once every three days. They were also forced to have their fingernails pulled and bark like dogs...
When Shen Beitang recalled the methods Gu Zhun used to torture people mentioned in the book, her hair stood on end.
Then they can just stage a car accident or a shipwreck to cover their tracks...
In the end, all of the Shen family's assets would belong to him and Bai Ling. It seems that Gu Zhun really made a good plan.
Shen Beitang couldn't sit still any longer. "Mom, I'm going out for a bit."
Zhou Man: Where are you going?
"Gu's Group." Gu Zhun should be at the company right now.
Zhou Man turned around, took a document out of her bag, and shouted, "Tangtang, take this with you!"
But Shen Beitang had already disappeared without a trace.
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The Gu Group occupies the best central location in the entire city, a high-rise building that can be seen at a glance.
"Good day, Mrs. Gu!"
At the entrance to the lobby, all the employees stood in two neat rows, dressed smartly and speaking loudly, making Shen Beitang think he had walked into Hong Lanman.
“I am not your Mrs. Gu.”
A roar startled half of the words Shen Beitang had rehearsed in his mind.
"Mrs. Gu, you're too kind. Mr. Gu's office is on the rooftop. I'll take you up there right away."
Assistant Lin led the way, and no matter how much Shen Beitang objected, he kept calling her "Mrs. Gu" in an extremely intimate manner.
I've heard "Shen Beitang" so many times that I'm numb to it all. I'll just treat it as a code name.
"bite--"
"Mrs. Gu, we've arrived at the 30th floor."
Assistant Lin, with a professional smile on his face, gestured for Shen Beitang to get off the elevator.
"Mr. Gu, are you there?"
Shen Beitang stood in front of the frosted glass door, which read "Office," but there was not a sound.
"President Gu?"
Could it be somewhere else?
Gu Zhun knew how to enjoy life; the entire 30th floor was his private domain, with his office being just a tiny part of it.
The bar, the equipment room, and even the bedrooms for resting all come with a complete walk-in closet...
Shen Beitang searched room by room, but couldn't find anyone.
"thump."
A splash of water caught Shen Beitang's attention; it came from next to the equipment room.
I walked around the equipment room for a long time before I saw it. Because it was fitted with privacy glass, I couldn't see that there was a heated swimming pool behind it.
"He lifts weights and swims; I never knew Gu Zhun was into health and wellness."
In her past life, Shen Beitang felt that she must have been a fish, and she felt inexplicably happy whenever she saw water.
She carefully took off her shoes and socks, sat by the pool, and the water just grazed her calves, tickling her feet in a very comfortable way.
"Help me! Please help me!"
"Shen Beitang, you asked for this!"
The moment he entered the water, these two sentences suddenly appeared in Shen Beitang's mind, and his head throbbed with pain, as if he were a drowning person calling for help.
"Ahh!"
Shen Beitang screamed in fright, and then a pair of large, icy hands grabbed her ankles from underwater.
Because of her headache, Shen Beitang could only see a dark shadow at the bottom of the water, and the ghost seemed to be naked.
"Guanyin Bodhisattva, Tathagata Buddha, Amitabha Buddha."
Shen Beitang was so frightened that he closed his eyes tightly, put his hands together, and recited all the Buddhist sayings he knew.
"Oh."
Shen Beitang could feel the shackles on her ankles disappear, and a rapidly oppressive dark shadow approaching her.
A drop of water landed on the corner of her lips, seemingly carrying a natural soapy scent.
"If chanting scriptures and worshipping Buddha were effective, there wouldn't be so many people with ulterior motives in the world."
The ghost spoke.
Shen Beitang felt the voice was very familiar. When she opened her eyes, she saw Gu Zhun's eight-pack abs glaringly obvious to her eyes, with a bath towel hanging loosely between his legs.
Gu Zhun casually picked up a towel from the side and dried his hair. Stray hairs fell from his forehead, and he no longer had his usual gloomy look, but instead had a more youthful air about him.
"You scared me to death just now! Couldn't you have said something to warn me?"
Since transmigrating into the book, Shen Beitang feels that she is constantly associated with terrifying atmospheres, so it seems that she will have to invite a high monk to chant sutras to exorcise evil spirits.
Gu Zhun shrugged indifferently: "Oh? Talking in the water? You mean blowing bubbles like a goldfish?"
Shen Beitang didn't want to waste time with him and cut straight to the point, "I'm here today to talk about two things."
"First of all, I am very grateful to you for helping me out yesterday. After all, Shan Chengming said those things about me, and only you stood up for me. I am very grateful to you."
"Secondly, since the matter is over, I would like to ask Mr. Gu to use his golden finger to make a statement and clarify that last night was just a misunderstanding and that there is no relationship between the two of us."
Gu Zhun put on his bathrobe and handed the documents on the table to Shen Beitang. "Talk to me after you've finished reading them."
"Shen's Southern Land Development Project Proposal"?
Ms. Zhou Man's business trip was for the southern land plot, but the project was too large for the Shen family to handle.
The previous investments have already consumed half of Shen's assets. To maintain normal operations, they need to find another investor.
Zhou Man originally planned to merge the two families and jointly develop the project, but unexpectedly Shan Chengming suddenly changed his mind.
The Shen family was temporarily isolated and helpless. If they wanted to find a reliable and powerful partner in a short period of time, the Gu family was their only choice.
Shen Beitang studied management in the modern world. She carefully reviewed the contract page by page. If no one fills the hole in Shen's company, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Is Gu Zhun showing me the contract now considered a threat?
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