Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Part 2
Qiao Wu stood at the door waiting patiently when he heard a noise behind the door.
When the door was opened again, Guo Liyan's parents and brother were squeezed in front of the door. Guo Liyan, who was originally behind the door, was pulled to the back by the three of them. He stepped on the broken glass and water stains, and his eyes were heavy when he looked over.
After working with Qiao Wu for so many days, Guo Liyan knew her personality very well. She was a man of her word and had her own calculations in mind before doing anything, so she would not be blinded by one-sided things.
When I recruited him, I said I didn't mind him being a member of the Guo family.
But the premise is that he didn't cause her any trouble.
Guo Liyan didn't expect that Guo Yangzhou and the others would come to the company. Ever since he refused them to come and see Qiao Wu last time, he hasn't gone back to live there again.
It just so happened that when Qiao Wu was in the company, it seemed that he should really hand in his resignation letter.
When Guo's father saw Qiao Wu, his eyes suddenly lit up. It was the first time he saw her in person. She was much more radiant and elegant than what she appeared in the news.
They wanted to get close to the Lu family, but given the current situation of the Guo family, it was too difficult to meet Lu Jinzhi, so they had to settle for the second best and find Qiao Wu. Qiao Wu was very capable, and now that he sat in the position of chairman of the foundation, he must be very powerful.
But in the final analysis, she is not the master of the Lu family.
From their own perspective, although the foundation is under the name of Lu, it is ultimately a public welfare organization, so apart from her salary, she does not have the same benefits as the Lu headquarters.
Besides, Qiao Wu is the steward of the Lu family and a friend of Lu Jinzhi. His status is not low, but not extremely high either. He is just the type of person they can get in touch with, so they have always wanted to get to know Qiao Wu through Guo Liyan.
But that stupid fool actually ran away from home and didn't reply to messages, so they had no choice but to come in person.
Now that they saw Qiao Wu in person, Guo's father immediately exchanged glances with Guo Yangzhou, and both of them had something in mind.
Guo Yangzhou is not married yet. They have been looking for a marriage partner who is of equal status and can bring benefits to the Guo family. Now there is a ready-made one in front of them.
Qiao Wu is the housekeeper of the Lu family, but Guo Yangzhou is the legitimate heir of the Guo family. As long as she marries into the Guo family, she will be the mistress of the Guo family in the future.
With her abilities and her relationship with the Lu family, why would she worry about not being able to get close to the Lu family?
Guo Yangzhou's heart suddenly itched, with a smile on his face: "Chairman Qiao, my name is Guo Yangzhou, and I'm Guo Liyan's elder brother. I heard that you took good care of him, so I've always wanted to come visit and thank you, but he was young and ignorant, so we never had this opportunity. Today, we finally meet, how about we get to know each other? I've heard of your name for a long time, and I've always admired you..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw Qiao Wu look past him and directly behind them: "Guo Zhu, come here."
Several people's faces froze for a moment.
Guo Liyan didn't expect that Qiao Wu would see him in such a mess again. He hesitated for a moment, but when he thought about the fact that he had to submit his resignation letter tomorrow and it seemed that he didn't have any chance, he walked over to her.
Then he heard Qiao Wu ask with a smile: "Why don't you call security?"
"No!" Hearing this, Guo Yangzhou became anxious. "We are his family. Why are we calling him security guard?"
"Mr. Guo." Qiao Wu finally turned his gaze to him and said calmly, "This is where we work. Guo Liyan is my assistant. If you need to visit or collaborate, please make an appointment with me through him in advance."
Guo Yangzhou didn't understand what she meant, so he just followed her words: "That's right, but he never let us see you."
Hearing this, Qiao Wu chuckled: "Then we shouldn't meet."
"……What?"
"I have a lot of work to do every day. Not everyone who wants to see me can see me. Screening these people is his job. Since he thinks I don't need to see you, why should I?"
After this conversation, the three people at the door were completely confused.
From interviews or news reports, they all thought Qiao Wu was a person with a good temper, but they didn't expect her to say such straightforward words in a gentle tone.
Guo Yangzhou's expression was unbearable: "I am his elder brother."
"Sorry, it's a bit presumptuous, but..." Qiao Wu tilted his head slightly, "What does it have to do with me?"
She glanced at the mess in the office and said, "This is the company. If you have any family matters, you should go to your own home to discuss them. I'll have someone prepare a compensation list for these broken appliances and send it to your house."
Today the whole family showed up. In the past, no matter what the situation was, at least they wouldn't be too embarrassed. But the other party's chairman made them lose face and acted so stubborn. Father Guo felt like he had been slapped in the face.
He stepped forward and said, "Chairman Qiao, we are here as Li Yan's family to visit and thank you. You shouldn't talk like that."
Qiao Wu laughed again, but didn't immediately respond to his words. Instead, he looked at Guo Liyan: "Can he represent you?"
"No."
"Look," Qiao Wu said to Guo's father, "you may not know why I hired him as my assistant. It was because I felt he had endured hardships in your family and was able to humble himself and muster up the courage. It wasn't because of you, so I don't understand what you mean by thanking me on his behalf."
The three of them didn't expect Guo Liyan to say such words out loud, and looked at Guo Liyan angrily.
"For him, working with me, having the surname Guo is a drawback." Qiao Wu took a step forward. "So, your presence here won't gain you any benefits from me by using his name. On the contrary, I'll even dislike him and fire him. Don't you understand?"
This is the first time in all these years that someone has said in front of Guo’s father that he is a demerit for his son.
It's a joke.
His face was livid: "You are just someone who works for the Lu family. Why do you think you are so noble?"
"Are you aloof?" Qiao Wu looked at him inexplicably, with a hint of mockery in his eyes. "Doesn't your eldest son also say he admires me?"
No wonder they can only go this far. How good can someone be if his defense can be broken down by just a few words?
"I'll give you five minutes." Qiao Wu glanced at Guo Liyan, "Come to my office when you're done, or you don't have to come to work tomorrow."
Guo Liyan took three seconds to understand what she meant. It seemed that he could continue to stay?
He blinked slightly: "Okay."
Qiao Wu didn't look at the others and turned back to the office.
On the way, my cell phone suddenly rang. I picked it up and saw that it was a message from Lu Jinzhi.
Lu Jinzhi: "I'll wait for you in the parking lot."
Here we go again!
Qiao Wu wondered, are CEOs so idle these days?
She lowered her head and typed: "Aren't you working overtime today?"
If this continues, the driver in our family will be unemployed.
Lu Jinzhi: "You can do the work at home, but you can only pick up people now."
Mr. Lu is very good at balancing the importance of the two.
Qiao Wu: “…”
Qiao Wu: "Wait, it will take a few minutes."
Lu Jinzhi: "No rush."
Putting down his phone, he took out his computer and started working overtime.
Qiao Wu sent a message to the driver asking him to go back first, and then sat down in the office. She originally planned to go home directly, but looking at Guo Liyan's appearance, she was afraid that he had already thought of a way out for himself.
But for her, one thing is one thing, and she will not combine a person's essence with his environment.
So spending a few minutes to provide psychological training to employees will also be helpful for their future work.
But just as she sat down, someone knocked on the office door. She originally thought it was Guo Liyan, but she didn't expect it to be Lu Xuan.
Qiao Wu was stunned: "Why are you here?"
"Just passing by." This was Lu Xuan's first time at the foundation company and also his first time seeing Qiao Wu's office.
The desk was bright and clean, with some documents and contracts placed on it.
He was even more confused than the last time at the group headquarters.
It was also much more obscure and detailed than the documents he had in his hands.
He came directly from Guo Liyan's side, so naturally he listened to the whole process from behind.
He had an impression of Guo Liyan. When Qiao Wu first called Lu Yingchi, she didn't know this person yet. She only said that she didn't dislike people who would do anything to achieve their goals.
But now Guo Liyan has stood by Qiao Wu and has her protection.
Although those people said a lot about Qiao Wu on the surface, in fact, Qiao Wu was still someone they could not get close to no matter how hard they tried, so it was completely feasible for Qiao Wu not to open the door of that room and meet those people.
The reason why she pushed the door open and said those words was to give Guo Liyan confidence.
This is how she indulges her own people.
It's one of her many preferences.
Lu Xuan always felt that he was looking at Qiao Wu, but the other party was looking at many people at the same time. He kept fighting and grabbing, but he only ignored the fact that Qiao Wu indulged him because he was Lu Xuan.
And the indulgence of others is because of recognition.
He was a little scared, afraid that one day the name Lu Xuan would not be recognized.
But when he looked back, he found that he was just Lu Xuan.
This is what really makes him panic.
He suppressed his complicated emotions and handed over the document he had been holding: "I'm going to audition for the role of the male lead."
"Yeah." Qiao Wu nodded, "Yu Xiu told me."
Lu Xuan was not surprised, on the contrary he couldn't help laughing at himself.
Just like Jiang Qi said, this is entrusting an orphan to someone else.
He looked at her: "What do you think?"
Qiao Wu shook his head slightly: "I want to know what you think."
"You haven't decided yet?"
Qiao Wu laughed: "I told you to make the decision, so of course your considerations come first. I want to know why you made this decision?"
Put Him First...
Lu Xuan licked his lower lip lightly and couldn't help but sit up straight.
"The content is okay," he said. "It's not a big production, but it has a chance of competing. The protagonist's character isn't that profound, but it's manageable. The original script, with a transparent team, won't be too controversial, and audience expectations won't be too high, so there's room for error."
Qiao Wu was a little surprised.
These were all things she had considered in the past when she discussed development plans with Lu Xuan's acting teacher and Yu Xiu. He had also used these ideas when he participated in the show, so it seemed he had kept them in mind.
This is indeed the reason why this plan is suitable for Lu Xuan at this stage.
Good script, less exposure.
If you are successful in the audition, just finish the filming quietly and wait for the results. There will be no overwhelming marketing during this period.
"What are the disadvantages?" she asked.
"The worst-case scenario is that it'll just happen quietly." Lu Xuan had clearly already made this plan and smiled. "I didn't expect it to make me a superstar overnight."
A successful drama not only requires good people, but also the right time and place.
It's like this for everything you do.
Qiao Wu was a little curious: "Then what do you expect?"
Lu Xuan looked at her quietly for a moment, then said softly, "Lu Jinzhi has always thought I was stupid since I was little. Actually, it's not just him; everyone thinks so."
The old man thought he was stubborn and unrepentant, Lu Ning and Lu Yingchi also regarded him as a fool, and those who once wanted to get close to him thought that the alcohol could be the cost of coaxing him.
In fact, he himself knew that he was not cut out for studying, nor did he have the ability to run his family's company. Sometimes he couldn't even tell which party would benefit more, the first party or the second party.
So he thought, it’s okay.
Life can still get by.
Anyway, it will be like this in the future, as if there is no end in sight but also as if I can see the end at a glance.
Only Qiao Wu, only she always firmly believed that he was a rough diamond and that he could succeed.
Lu Xuan paused, blinked almost imperceptibly, and suppressed the bitterness in his eyes.
He lowered his eyes and said, "I've read this plan independently and think it's something that can be done. So even if it fails, I can take responsibility from beginning to end, so I'm not too stupid."
He is not the useless person that Meng Xingxing said he was.
At least I still have the ability to judge right from wrong.
He sniffed, "Besides, I might not even get the audition."
No matter how low the cost is, it's still a big deal.
Qiao Wu leaned forward, placed his hands on the table, and asked with a smile, "What if I really don't get the audition?"
Lu Xuan's body stiffened, and he looked up after a long while: "I'm not that bad... then forget it."
"Why are you crying?" Qiao Wu pulled a tissue over to him and said, "I have no objection."
Lu Xuan was stunned: "What?"
"I said, I have no objection, I support you." Qiao Wu said gently, "I said from the beginning that as long as you can take responsibility for yourself, even if you are not the first, it is still great."
Lu Xuan wiped his eyes with a tissue.
I tried to hold it back, but couldn't help it and smiled with my lips pursed.
It seemed like he had finally done something right.
So this is how it feels.
After a pause, he said, "It's late today, let's eat outside."
Qiao Wu: "Hmm?"
"I still have some money left from my film salary," Lu Xuan said, "I'll treat you."
Yu Xiu's words were harsh, but he did not use his own money to buy things for Qiao Wu. The remaining money was definitely not enough to buy jewelry, but it was okay for a meal.
Just think of it as a celebration of the first time he made a decision for himself and got Qiao Wu's approval.
This is something he has wanted to do since he was a child, and it is also a milestone in his heart, so naturally he has to have dinner with Qiao Wu.
Without those two loudspeakers that bicker while eating and those stinky mouths that might be contaminated with arsenic.
In the past, Qiao Wu would definitely have agreed.
Because Lu Xuan is now actively quitting smoking, there is nothing wrong with having a meal.
The main thing is... there's another one in the parking lot.
Lu Jinzhi, who had been reading the document for ten minutes and had a strong sense of time, did not receive the message from Qiao Wu about delaying, so he opened the car window in advance so that she could see him first.
As soon as I opened it, I heard the sound of several people talking behind me.
"Guo Liyan is crazy! How dare he ask me for the position of vice president? Does he really think he can do anything just because he's close to Qiao Wu?"
The three of them had just been kicked out of the company by Guo Liyan's security guards, and now they were all feeling ashamed and furious.
"Yang Zhou, if you really want to establish a relationship with the Lu family, it's not impossible to give him a vice president position."
"Just for Qiao Wu?" Guo Yangzhou was very unwilling. "Father, no matter how powerful he is, he is just a chairman of the board and the steward of the Lu family. Who knows, her friendship with Lu Jinzhi is probably just a lie to deceive the media. She looks so arrogant, she really thinks I am interested in her. Is she some kind of goddess who is liked by everyone?"
Before Guo's father could say anything, a leisurely and smiling voice came from the side.
"yes."
The three of them were startled and turned to look.
They saw the window of a black Maybach rolled down, and the face they had longed to cling to was in the window, looking at them with a smile.
But that smile is chilling no matter how you look at it.
Father Guo had never thought that he would see Lu Jinzhi in the parking lot. He was stunned for a moment and stammered: "Lu...Mr. Lu?!"
Lu Jinzhi opened the car door and got out. He scanned the three people in front of him with his dark eyes, and suddenly felt that there was a reason why he hated people with the surname Guo.
He lowered his eyes and smiled gently, "I seem to have disturbed your conversation."
How come he had to hear it?
Father Guo felt his hands shaking: "No!"
"Well, no." Lu Jinzhi's smile faded a little, "After all, only humans can speak."
This is a roundabout way of scolding them!
"Mr. Lu, it's a misunderstanding, we..."
"I'm not here to listen to your explanation." Lu Jinzhi interrupted him slowly, "I just want to clarify a few points for you."
"First, she is indeed a celestial being."
"Secondly, she and I are not friends."
"Third." He looked at Guo Yangzhou, who had just boasted so arrogantly, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I like it."
Guo Yangzhou was in a daze and thought he had misheard.
"What did you say?"
Lu Jinzhi was extremely patient: "The relationship between Qiao Wu and me is that I'm pursuing her."
At this moment, the three people in front of him broke out in cold sweat.
Lu Jinzhi and others!!!
How can he be so natural!
Those words just now...
Lu Jinzhi asked gracefully, "Do you know what kind of relationship you have with me now?"
What kind of relationship? An enemy relationship.
It's over.
Guo's father hurriedly pulled Guo Yangzhou to apologize: "Mr. Lu, we really didn't mean it. We're sorry, sorry."
Without even looking up, Lu Jinzhi sent a message calmly saying, "If you have the time, why not go back and figure out if your belongings are enough to apologize for these few words?"
A few seconds later, his cell phone rang.
After seeing the news, he clicked his tongue with a hint of impatience, raised his eyes and looked at the three people in front of him who were already frightened and stunned, and his smile completely disappeared.
Standing in front of the three of them, he was not only intimidating by his height, but also by his condescending aura, with a cold look in his eyes.
At this moment, the three people from the Guo family understood how Lu Jinzhi could sit in this position so firmly at such a young age, and no one dared to say a word.
His voice fell lightly: "Get out."
When Qiao Wu brought Lu Xuan to the parking lot, Lu Jinzhi was leaning against the car. Almost the moment she looked over, the man raised his head, and his originally indifferent expression disappeared in an instant, with a faint smile on his face.
Lu Xuan, who was following her, still hadn't reacted: "Can I ask why this monkey is here again?"
And this time he was driving himself!
He wasn't drunk today, he didn't drink a drop of alcohol!
It was even more impossible that Lu Jinzhi was here to pick him up!
"Work." Qiao Wu remained calm. "We like to talk about work on the road."
Lu Xuan frowned, this black-hearted capitalist!
"Go to the Labor Bureau and sue him."
“…”
Qiao Wu ignored his nagging and was thinking about her paying and everyone going out to eat together.
As soon as I walked in front of Lu Jinzhi, I heard him ask, "Do you want to have dinner together?"
Before coming, Qiao Wu had already sent a message to Lu Jinzhi saying that Lu Xuan was coming, so she nodded subconsciously.
Lu Xuan on the side babble: "I don't have much money left, and you can't get used to eating in ordinary restaurants."
Lu Jinzhi nodded casually.
"It's okay, don't worry about me." He looked at Qiao Wu quietly and said softly, "I can drive back by myself."
Qiao Wu felt that there was something wrong with this statement.
The next second, Lu Jinzhi said, "It's my duty. After all, I'm just a pursuer..."
Her eyelids jumped and she quickly covered his mouth.
Lu Xuan hadn't finished listening yet: "What are you chasing?"
Qiao Wu took a deep breath and said, "A young man with ambitions chasing his dreams."
A light laugh escaped from Lu Jinzhi's throat.
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