Chapter 57 Questioning
The scandal between Gu Ningwei and He Lian has been high on the hot search list. The stock of Chengguang Group has soared since the opening. Analysts pointed out that there may be a business marriage between the Gu and He families. The He family's enterprises may inject capital into Chengguang to solve Chengguang's financial difficulties.
An informed source revealed that some media personnel called Gu Zhiguang to ask whether the rumors were true. Gu Zhiguang smiled and did not answer, saying that it was young people's affairs and they, as elders, would not interfere.
But when the market opened in the afternoon, Chengguang's stock began to fall. Another voice appeared online: What era is it? They are still engaging in business marriages. Capitalism has truly lost its humanity and even spares its own children.
At the closing time, Chengguang's stock closed down 3%, which was actually one point lower than before.
Gu Zhicheng called Gu Zhiguang to complain, "I ended up losing more than I gained. I went through so much trouble, but it would have been better if I hadn't done it."
Gu Zhiguang had no choice but to call a meeting that night with the marketing department, sales department, securities department, legal department and other departments to discuss countermeasures.
The next day, someone broke the news, claiming that Gu Ningwei was a classmate and close friend of He Lian's former lover, He Jun. Eight years prior, when He Jun was in an accident, Gu Ningwei had been by He Lian's side, and later visited her several times at the nursing home where she was staying. To prove the authenticity of the story, the whistleblower also shared old photos showing Gu Ningwei, wearing sunglasses, supporting a grief-stricken He Lian at her funeral. In a private nursing home in southern France, Gu Ningwei and He Lian, wheelchair-bound, were seen conversing.
The whistleblower concluded that this was not a business marriage, but a relationship between two people who had lost their lover and brother at the same time, and after eight years, they healed each other and developed feelings for each other, which was a new start in life.
Several other public accounts and self-media bloggers also published arguments, analyzing the emotional direction of Gu Ningwei and He Lian from the perspective of psychology and trauma healing. They were surprisingly well-reasoned and serious. When the market opened in the afternoon, the stock began to rise again.
Gu Ningwei has not returned to the 24th floor to work these days, but Han has not seen him and has not received any news from him.
Whether it was Zhening Bio downstairs or Gu Ningwei's investment company on the 24th floor, almost everyone was in a state of excitement, like a spectator, fearing that the excitement was not big enough.
Besides following the rumors about Gu Ningwei and He Lian, they were also secretly keeping an eye on Han Que, secretly wondering if exposing Gu Ningwei and Han Que's relationship would be even more explosive. Sure enough, receptionist Liu Tongtong had already received several calls from unfamiliar numbers, asking about Han Que in roundabout ways.
Liu Tongtong hung up the phone, calling it a harassing call. But one day, Xiao Mei happened to be checking on the front desk when she received a call from someone claiming to be an investigative reporter for a financial media outlet. They asked, "I heard that your company was acquired by the prince of Chengguang Group because of one of your employees. Is this true?"
Xiao Mei was stunned at first, her eyes rolled around, but she smiled vaguely and said, "This is a company secret and cannot be disclosed." Her tone hinted at another hidden story.
Liu Tongtong heard it clearly from the side.
Although she was the front desk clerk under Xiao Mei's jurisdiction, she had been grateful to Jiang Jin since her last life and had already become Jiang Jin's spy. She immediately reported to Jiang Jin in private.
Jiang Jin thought for a moment and went to discuss with Li Zhekai, "At this time, it's best for Zhening Bio to not get involved in the Chengguang mess. Firstly, Zhening is just a company privately invested by Gu Ningwei and has nothing to do with Chengguang Group. We can't figure out the situation. Secondly, you know Mr. Gu's habits..." Jiang Jin smiled, looked at Li Zhekai meaningfully, and implicitly said, "Especially, ordinary employees must not be implicated."
Li Zhekai understood the situation and smiled. He agreed, "Indeed, since Mr. Gu and you arrived, all aspects of Zhening Bio have made great progress. Now is the time for us to focus on our own work and not get involved."
"You may need to say hello to Director Xiao. The administrative department is the logistical support for the company, and we must be unified in our thoughts and actions." Jiang Jin reminded Li Zhekai again.
Li Zhekai nodded and patted him on the shoulder. "You are Mr. Gu's good friend, so I understand. You are fully responsible for this matter. You don't need to ask for my opinion."
He didn't care about these scandals and gossips. He was willing to sell the shares to Gu Ningwei because he was impressed by the other party's influence in the investment circle and his actual management ability. He hoped that Gu Ningwei could take Zhening Bio to the market. This was his real idea. Now Chengguang Group was in a financial crisis, and Old Gu was fighting with Young Gu. He was afraid that the fire in the city gate would affect innocent people, and it would be too late to hide.
Jiang Jin immediately issued a gag order: "Anyone who dares to contact the media privately and disclose company secrets, even if it only involves individual employees, will be treated as leaking company secrets and will be fired immediately."
When Xiao Mei saw the email, she knew that Jiang Jin was targeting her, and she was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
Gu Ningwei did not show up, but Han was too busy to care about other people's rumors.
She signed up for the TOEFL test some time ago and took it without preparation. Her result was not very ideal, but better than she had expected. Her original foundation was still there. If she worked hard, she should be able to get a score high enough to apply to school. This gave her a glimmer of hope.
However, the agreement between her and Gu Ningwei was originally for only three months, and now it has to end early, so time is a bit tight.
Fang Jiayan had heard something from Yuan Hao before and was a little worried about her. Taking advantage of her free time during the evening shift, she called to ask, "What's going on between you and Gu Ningwei? I've seen a flood of revelations online these past few days, all talking about him and that female painter. So you..." She couldn't continue and couldn't bring herself to ask, "Are you a kept lover?"
Han was working overtime at the company, staring at the screen for so long that the lines of text were like flies, piercing her eyes. She put down the mouse, rubbed her eyes, and deliberately teased her: "Manager Yuan, did you really say that I had a relationship with Gu Ningwei? Then I really want to complain. Don't plead for him this time."
"Eh..." Fang Jiayan sighed helplessly, "He really didn't say anything about you. He just told me that Gu Ningwei seemed to be quite nice to you."
"Why is it good?" Han asked back.
"He couldn't explain it clearly, but he just felt that Gu Ningwei was very concerned about your affairs."
"He's just my loan guarantor, so why are you so concerned? Gu Ningwei has a high EQ and always leaves a good impression." Han disagreed, "Stop gossiping, it's not that serious."
Fang Jiayan said, "I'm not gossiping. Yuanhao said you two are a good match. I'm just curious. Is it really impossible?"
"A good match?" Han sneered, picked up the eye drops bottle beside her, and tilted her head back. The cool drops fell into her eyes and slowly flowed down her cheeks. She chuckled and said, "Hey, how could he see that we are a good match? He and that wealthy female painter are the ones who are a good match. He and I..." She sighed, "Even if there was..., it would be over soon."
Fang Jiayan was silent for a moment. "Another season-disposable lover? Well, don't let it get to you. Women rely on themselves these days. It's okay if they don't have a relationship or get married."
"That's true. Women nowadays have to rely on themselves. They can't rely on men, and men can't be relied on either." Han continued to close his eyes and comforted Fang Jiayan: "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. I don't care who he wants to be with."
Fang Jiayan gave a few more instructions, then heard someone calling her and hung up the phone in a hurry.
Han Quehuan opened her eyes and suddenly saw Gu Ningwei sitting at the workstation in front of her, holding his chin and looking at her quietly.
Han was startled, his face pale, his chest heaving for a while before he patted his chest, regained his composure, and complained in a low voice, "How did you get in? You were so quiet, you scared me to death."
Gu Ningwei twitched his lips and smiled: "I have an access card, it's not easy to get in."
Han lowered his head and nodded. Their eyes met, but Han looked away.
After a while, Gu Ningwei lowered his head and pointed at the thick stack of scientific research materials on Han Que's desk: "How are you organizing it?"
Han sighed, "It's a bit difficult. My professional English isn't strong enough yet, so I don't quite understand some of the academic arguments." After a pause, she wondered, "Why don't you ask someone from Teacher Wang's group..."
Gu Ningwei waved his hand and glanced at her. "Do you think if I go to him, he will help me without reservation?"
Han smiled knowingly. She certainly knew Teacher Wang better than Gu Ningwei. He held the company's core technical secrets firmly in his hands. All the people in the R&D department were his people and listened to him. Li Zhekai had wanted to make a move before, but failed.
"So I want to do the research and development myself and bypass them." Gu Ningwei glanced at Han Que again and said, "The reason I transferred you to the 24th floor, in addition to the reason that we can be close to each other, is also because I need an assistant who is professional, has nothing to do with the R&D department, and can keep secrets..." He smiled slightly.
Han nodded, "I thought of that too..." She paused, her eyes twinkling as she looked at Gu Ningwei with a half-smile: "It seems that Mr. Gu has really put in all his effort and is willing to sacrifice himself."
"Devote yourself?" Gu Ningwei was stunned for a moment before he realized what Han Que meant by teasing him. His face darkened slightly. "Han Que, do you think I'm with you just to use you?"
Han looked at him and asked, "What else?"
Gu Ningwei rolled his eyes at her. "Do I need to use you for these things? Even if I need an assistant, can't I hire a biology PhD from outside? Can't I poach a researcher from a university? I can still afford this little money."
Han said, "You can recruit them, but the resumes of biology PhDs and researchers are too sensitive. There is no such thing as a completely secretive wall. Teacher Wang will soon get wind of it and take precautions. You are not ready and will not take the risk. Besides..." She smiled again and did not continue.
"What's more? Tell me." Gu Ningwei asked in a calm voice.
Han shook his head, "I won't tell you."
"You won't say it, right? I'll say it for you. Anyway, I have a high emotional intelligence and can understand other people's thoughts." Gu Ningwei laughed in anger: "Besides, there are beautiful women to sleep with. Is that what you mean?"
Han remained silent.
"Han Que, Gu Ningwei stared at her, his tone heavy with sorrow: "Transaction, exploitation, is this how you define the relationship between you and me?"
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