This wasn't Gu Chu's first time at the Jiang Group. In her previous life, as an adopted daughter of the Gu family, she was offered to Jiang Jinyu as a plaything by Gu Dongting. However, Jiang Jinyu rejected Gu Dongting's flattery without even seeing her. Later, as a ghost, Gu Chu came to the Jiang Group on the day the Jiang family went bankrupt.
She saw Jiang Jinyu sitting dejectedly on the office floor, his eyes bloodshot, as if he had been up for days and nights.
That day, Jiang Jinyu almost committed suicide. Just as he was about to jump off the office balcony, Gu Chu knocked over the glass photo frame on his office wall.
The sound of shattering glass startled Jiang Jinyu awake. He returned to his office, picked up the photos from the floor, and saw the person in the photos. A resolute light returned to his eyes.
Chen Ke led Gu Chu into the Jiang Group and they entered the president's private elevator without any obstruction.
Seeing this, Jiang's employees couldn't help but wonder about Gu Chu's identity. After all, someone who could be personally greeted by the group president's personal assistant must be extraordinary, especially since she was a beautiful girl.
Everyone knows the Jiang Group. Their president, Jiang Jinyu, is like a snow pine on the Tianshan Mountains, untouched by worldly affairs, and no young or beautiful woman has ever appeared by his side.
Jiang's President's Office —
Chen Ke knocked on the door: "Knock knock knock!"
"Enter!"
Chen Ke pushed the door open and entered softly: "President Jiang, Miss Gu has arrived."
Jiang Jinyu looked down at the documents without looking up: "Let her in and close the door."
Chen Ke respectfully replied, "Yes!"
He immediately took a step back and politely looked at Gu Chu: "Miss Gu, please come in!"
Gu Chu went in, and Chen Ke closed the door behind her.
Gu Chu looked around the office environment. It was both the same as in her previous life and different. The things were still the same, but the atmosphere was different from her previous life.
Back then, the atmosphere in Jiang's office was oppressive and silent, utterly lifeless, as it faced bankruptcy. Now, however, Jiang's is thriving, and the office atmosphere is dignified, magnificent, and exudes a vibrant and prosperous air.
Seeing no movement, Jiang Jinyu put down the documents and looked up at Gu Chu.
"So, do you like it?"
Gu Chu snapped out of her thoughts and walked towards Jiang Jinyu: "Mr. Jiang, you're joking. Whether I like your territory or not doesn't seem to matter much."
Jiang Jinyu stood up and looked at her intently: "If you're willing, I can be yours, mine can be yours."
Gu Chu was amused: "Haha, I feel like I heard President Jiang saying to me 'I'll take care of you' and 'I'm the one who takes care of you'."
Jiang Jinyu asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
Gu Chu turned and walked to the sofa next to her: "Don't you men all like to say 'I'll take care of you' to women before marriage, and then say 'I'm the one who took care of you' when you're disgusted?"
Jiang Jinyu followed after him: "Is that what you're worried about? We can agree to a secret marriage, you'll still be free, and I'll give you a salary every month."
Gu Chu sat on the sofa, looking up at the tall figure standing in front of her. This man's legs must be at least 1.2 meters long.
"Men's words are deceitful. If a secret marriage doesn't benefit you, do you really believe it?" Gu Chu crossed her legs and looked at him seriously.
Jiang Jinyu sat down beside her, a wicked smile on his face: "Nothing can be hidden from Miss Gu. Indeed, I married you for a reason. I want you to fall in love with me."
Upon hearing this, Gu Chu retorted sarcastically, "You want me to help you, and you also want me to sleep with you. Didn't you know you could dream during the day?"
Jiang Jinyu wasn't angry at Gu Chu's teasing. He looked at Gu Chu leisurely and said, "Don't you want to try sleeping with me?"
Gu Chu put away her playful expression and said seriously, "No! I came to find you to talk about other things."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinyu's lips curled slightly: "Really? What surprise has Miss Gu brought me this time?"
Seeing his unserious manner, Gu Chu looked at him with some disdain: "Aren't you surprised? How about some shock?"
Jiang Jinyu frowned: "What?"
Gu Chu said frankly, "I'd like to borrow your bodyguard."
Jiang Jinyu's bodyguards are all skilled fighters. With their covert protection, his safety is relatively reliable when facing a pervert.
Jiang Jinyu was surprised that Gu Chu had come to ask him to borrow someone. He was not some kind of philanthropist who would lend someone to anyone.
He asked, "What's in it for me?"
Suddenly, there was a knock on the office door: "Knock knock knock!"
Jiang Jinyu glanced at the doorway: "Come in!"
Assistant Chen Ke pushed open the door and entered, holding a document in his hand. He went straight to Jiang Jinyu and said, "President Jiang, these are the two contracts from the Education Bureau for the 'electronic blackboard' and the 'smart learning machine.' Please take a look."
As he spoke, he respectfully bowed and handed the document to Jiang Jinyu.
Jiang Jinyu took the document, opened it, and was about to sign it when Gu Chu suddenly stopped him: "Wait!"
Jiang Jinyu and Chen Ke both looked at Gu Chu with suspicion. Jiang Jinyu asked, "What's wrong?"
Gu Chu looked at him seriously: "You can't do business with smart learning machines!"
Just now, upon hearing the words "learning machine," she suddenly recalled an incident from her past life.
In his previous life, Shen Baiyan won the contract for the "electronic blackboard" business from the Education Bureau of City A, while the Jiang family won the contract for the "learning machine" business from the Education Bureau. Half a month later, a murder occurred at the city's Experimental Primary School, where a parent and child jumped to their deaths from the fifth floor of the school building.
The investigation revealed that the family was poor. The child was an excellent student, but became self-conscious because they couldn't afford a learning machine. He was even ridiculed by his classmates, which led to depression. Coincidentally, the child's mother passed away from illness at that time. A minor fever turned into pneumonia because they couldn't afford treatment, and the child eventually died. The father couldn't bear the blow and learned that his child was being bullied at school because they didn't have a learning machine. In a fit of anger, the parents took their child and jumped off a building.
The next day, all the parents from impoverished families went to the city government building to report the Education Bureau.
The director of the Education Bureau was investigated and sentenced to 20 years in prison for embezzlement and bribery. Jiang's family was also suspected of having shady dealings with the Education Bureau because of their cooperation. Jiang's family was thrust into the limelight for the first time, and then went bankrupt for the second time because of the espionage incident.
Seeing that Gu Chu had no intention of continuing to speak, Jiang Jinyu realized something and said to his assistant, "Chen Ke, you can leave."
"Yes!" Chen Ke withdrew.
Jiang Jinyu then spoke to Gu Chu: "Tell me."
Gu Chu, however, negotiated with him: "Will you lend me a bodyguard?"
Jiang Jinyu replied without hesitation: "If your reasons can convince me to give up this business, I'll lend you my bodyguard."
Gu Chu then said, "Because this business is a trap!"
Moreover, this is a conspiracy by the island nation!
In my previous life, after the head of the Education Bureau stepped down, the new head of the Education Bureau was a spy sent to China by an island nation.
Afterwards, the quality of education in City A, provided by the island nation's spies, deteriorated, causing immense suffering for parents and children. Furthermore, several schools were developed into contact points by the spies.
It wasn't until Sakata Ichino was finally arrested that the new head of the education bureau was discovered to be a spy.
Jiang Jinyu abandoned his frivolous behavior and sat up straight: "Tell me in detail."
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