Chapter 364 Ribs Attack! Adorable Kid Tears Apart Green Tea Socialite!
Lin Shiman used the pretext of "inspecting the factory environment" to go to the compound every day.
Moreover, her inspection route was very strange; she didn't go to the workshop or the warehouse, but instead circled around the Gu family's courtyard and the training ground.
In the morning, Gu Beichen was doing pull-ups at the entrance of the compound, and she was standing next to him holding a lace parasol and “counting”.
At noon, when Gu Beichen went to the cafeteria to get lunch, she insisted on inviting him to try "authentic Hong Kong-style dim sum" in a delicate insulated box.
In the evening, while Gu Beichen was taking care of the children in the yard, she would lean against the fence and call out "Brother Gu" in that sickeningly sweet voice.
Gu Beichen was extremely annoyed.
He simply changed the training time to 4 a.m., when Lin Shiman was still getting her beauty sleep.
But rumors and gossip can't be stopped.
"Have you heard? That rich young lady from Hong Kong has taken a liking to Chief of Staff Gu!"
"Of course, she's rich and fashionable. I heard her family owns a bank. Su Yue is capable, but she's still a local boss. She can't compare to her sophistication."
"This is going to be interesting. The capitalist's daughter is trying to steal her boyfriend. I think Su Yue is in trouble this time."
When Zhu Cuihua was sweeping the floor, she deliberately shouted these words loudly, as if she was afraid that Su Yue, who lived on the second floor, would not hear her.
Su Yue did hear it.
She was changing Gu Beichen's dressing.
Hearing the murmurs downstairs, Gu Beichen tensed up, barely daring to breathe, afraid that the tweezers in Su Yue's hand might slip and pierce his flesh.
"Um... honey, I haven't said a single word to that crazy woman."
Gu Beichen raised his hand and swore an oath, showing an extremely strong will to survive.
Su Yue tossed the cotton ball soaked in iodine into the trash can with a smooth, effortless motion.
"I know."
She wrapped the wound with gauze and tied a neat knot.
"She said you have a good figure?"
Su Yue's fingers slid up along the muscle lines of Gu Beichen's calves, finally stopping on his hard abs, and she gently pressed it.
Gu Beichen's Adam's apple bobbed as he grabbed her mischievous hand.
"She's blind. This body of mine belongs to you."
Su Yue withdrew her hand, stood up, and walked to the window.
Downstairs, Lin Shiman was directing Huo Wenxuan to move things into the yard—imported chocolates, foreign wines, and high-end fabrics—piled up like a small mountain.
"Since Miss Lin is so hospitable, we must not be impolite."
Su Yue turned around, a smile that was hard to decipher.
"Invite her over for dinner tonight. Invite Huo Wenxuan too. There are some scores we need to settle."
Looking at her like that, Gu Beichen silently mourned for Miss Lin for three seconds.
Six o'clock in the evening.
The octagonal table in the Gu family courtyard was laden with dishes.
Braised pork belly, steamed grouper, boiled shrimp, and Su Yue's special pickled fish with bright red chili oil floating on top—it all looked incredibly appetizing.
Lin Shiman entered the room wearing a backless silk evening gown and sky-high heels.
This outfit is enough to attend a state banquet, but it seems out of place in the Gu family's small courtyard, which is full of everyday life.
As soon as she entered the room, her gaze was fixed on Gu Beichen.
Gu Beichen changed into casual clothes, buttoned the top button of his white shirt, and rolled up the cuffs neatly. He was sitting at the table serving tableware to the two children.
"Brother Gu, I apologize for disturbing you tonight."
Lin Shiman pulled out a chair next to Gu Beichen and sat down, completely ignoring the hostess Su Yue who was bringing dishes out of the kitchen.
Huo Wenxuan followed behind, greeting Su Yue with an embarrassed expression.
"President Su, this... I couldn't stop it either."
Su Yue placed the last soup in the center of the table and sat down on the other side of Gu Beichen, thus separating Gu Beichen and Lin Shiman.
"Miss Lin, you're too kind. Please have a seat."
Su Yue put some food into Ping An and Ning Jing's small bowls, speaking in a flat tone as if she were serving a stranger.
Lin Shiman frowned as she looked at the table full of "greasy" dishes.
"Oh dear, these things are too high in calories, they'll give you pimples. Brother Gu, how can you eat these? I brought you some bird's nest from Hong Kong, it's very nourishing."
As she spoke, she reached out to grab Gu Beichen's arm.
Gu Beichen flicked his wrist, avoiding her touch, and precisely picked up a shrimp with his chopsticks, placing it in Su Yue's bowl.
"I don't eat bird's nest. That's for women."
Gu Beichen's voice was cold and hard, and he didn't even raise his head.
"Honey, these shrimp are fresh, eat more."
He picked up another piece of deboned fish and put it into Su Yue's bowl.
"And this too, it's good for the brain."
Lin Shiman's hand froze in mid-air, her face showing some embarrassment.
"Brother Gu, you're so clueless! They brought this from all this way..."
"Huo Wenxuan".
Gu Beichen suddenly spoke, interrupting her coquettishness.
“Keep an eye on the people you brought. This is a military family compound, not a nightclub.”
Huo Wenxuan was engrossed in eating braised pork when he heard this and almost choked. He quickly gave Lin Shiman a meaningful look.
Lin Shiman slammed her chopsticks on the table in anger.
"What do you mean? I came to see you out of kindness, and you're telling me to leave? Do you know who I am? Believe me or not, I'll get my dad to withdraw your investment?"
They've finally been exposed.
Su Yue slowly peeled the shrimp shells, put the shrimp meat into her mouth, and chewed it slowly.
“Ms. Lin, the Huo Group invested in Blue Ocean Daily Chemical Factory, not the Gu family.”
Su Yue wiped her hands, picked up her teacup, and took a sip.
"Moreover, Huo Wenxuan already recouped his investment last month. Blue Ocean isn't short of money right now. The Lin family wants to become agents, that's us giving you an opportunity, not you giving us charity."
"you!"
Lin Shiman pointed at Su Yue, trembling with anger.
"What do you, a country woman, know about business operations? Let me tell you, without the Lin family's connections, your worthless junk wouldn't even make it out of Guangdong!"
"Yeah?"
Su Yue smiled and handed Gu Ping'an a piece of spare rib.
"Peace, eat meat."
Gu Ping'an had long disliked this loud and boisterous aunt.
The little guy grabbed the rib covered in sauce, his big eyes darting around.
"Slip of the hand!"
Gu Pingan called out in a childish voice.
The piece of pork rib traced a perfect parabola in the air and landed precisely on Lin Shiman's expensive white silk dress.
*Splat*
The dark red oil stain quickly spread across the white fabric, resembling a blooming peony.
"ah--!"
Lin Shiman let out a scream, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"My dress! This is Dior haute couture! You barbarians! You ill-mannered little bastards!"
She suddenly stood up and raised her hand to hit Gu Ping'an.
*Smack*
A hand caught her wrist in mid-air.
Gu Beichen remained seated, his posture unchanged, except that the knuckles of his hand holding Lin Shiman were white, and the veins on the back of his hand were bulging.
"Do you want to die?"
The three words were squeezed out from between his teeth, carrying a murderous aura that seemed to have crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Lin Shiman felt as if her bones were being crushed, and tears streamed down her face from the pain.
"Let go...you're hurting me..."
Gu Beichen suddenly flung it away.
Lin Shiman was already unsteady in her high heels, and this caused her to stumble back several steps before falling to the ground with a thud.
Extremely disheveled.
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