Behind Old Master Gu was Gu Ying.
After pulling Jiang Manyue into the room, Lu Fan said:
"Let's avoid them for a while, lest we get entangled with these two again." Jiang Manyue nodded hurriedly.
To be honest, she used to think that Lu Fan's cooperation with the Gu family was nothing special.
After all, there are no permanent enemies in the business world. Even the Wang family, whose eldest grandson was invited to Lu Fan's engagement banquet, so what irreconcilable feud could there be?
But after Gu Ying came to bother her one after another, Jiang Manyue's opinion of the Gu family plummeted.
In Jiang Manyue's eyes, the Gu family, which could raise such a clueless and socially inept girl, had lost all its glory and value.
Since it's a rotten ship destined to sink, it's best not to get involved and let it carry its ship full of decay and depravity into its own depravity.
Thus, Gu Ying's attempt to instigate Lu Fan and Jiang Manyue failed, and she ended up offending both of them.
Now that Jiang Manyue heard that Lu Fan did not want to continue contact with the Gu family, she understood.
With tears streaming down her face, Gu Ying looked pitifully at Grandpa Gu: "Grandpa, why? Wasn't it supposed to be just a birthday banquet? Why?"
Grandpa Gu and Gu Ying started talking in the corridor.
The main hall was bustling with activity, but this area was clearly deserted.
Besides Lu Fan and his wife, there are probably only Grandpa Gu and his grandson left now.
Hearing Gu Ying's pitiful tone as she said those words, Lu Fan and Jiang Manyue exchanged a surprised glance behind the door: so this dinner party really was a birthday party after all.
Not to mention those who were invited, even Gu Ying, the person involved, didn't know about it beforehand?
But that makes sense.
If the engagement was not Gu Ying's wish, then the fact that the Wang family had spread the word beforehand would likely have given Gu Ying more time to react.
He might just quit after what he just said.
It's also possible that Gu Ying won't come at all.
Compared to Gu Ying's embarrassment, sadness, and disbelief.
Grandpa Gu's smile was as gentle as ever. He smiled and said to his granddaughter:
"What, the Wang family values you so much, they've mobilized the entire clan to elevate you, and you're still not satisfied?"
His tone was kind and gentle, and his face was tender.
But hearing these words sent a chill down Jiang Manyue's spine.
Outside the door, Gu Ying was also there.
Her soft sobs had stopped, and she even hiccuped from being startled by Grandpa Gu. She blinked her watery eyes and looked at her grandfather with a mixture of surprise and fear.
I have absolutely no idea why things have developed to this point.
It was precisely because of her incomprehension that Grandpa Gu became even more disappointed in this granddaughter whom he had once doted on.
They were even more convinced that the marriage between Gu Ying and Wang Ye was the best arrangement for both of them, and even for the wider community.
Sacrifice the pawn to save the king, rather than making a wrong decision.
This matter was, of course, brought about by Old Master Gu.
Otherwise, even if the Wang family had a lot of guts, they wouldn't dare to have any connection with Gu Ying.
Gu Ying was naturally dissatisfied.
Her original plan was to navigate the world of men behind the scenes.
Wang Ye was merely the easiest fish to manipulate and the one she could treat with some dignity in her pond.
It's okay to talk about love and romance.
If Gu Ying were to have a marriage agreement with Wang Ye, or even marry him...
Gu Ying, of course, disagreed.
Born into the Gu family, she was accustomed to the family's wealth and power.
How could she possibly be interested in Wang Ye? Even within the entire Wang family, the only one who could catch Gu Ying's eye was that high and mighty old patriarch of the Wang family.
However, the head of the Wang family is sixty-five years old this year, and he has many ex-wives and extramarital affairs.
Gu Ying was still unwilling to sell herself at a discounted price.
She was waiting for the right price to go, unaware that she had already incurred the displeasure of Old Master Gu:
"You're not satisfied? What else could you possibly be dissatisfied with?"
“Wang Ye is at least as good-looking as you. He may not be considered young and promising, but he is still young.”
Seeing that Gu Ying was still pretending to be wronged, he wanted to refute her.
Grandpa Gu had no patience left to say anything more to this granddaughter he had already abandoned, and asked directly:
"Do you still remember why your family sent you here in the first place?" Gu Ying choked, then tentatively looked at her grandfather and said:
"When you sent me to China, you wanted me to get in touch with Lu Fan, the behind-the-scenes boss of the Jiang Group, and then start working together between the Gu family and him." Gu Ying wasn't sure if what she said was right.
Old Master Gu gave a cold snort, looking at his good-for-nothing granddaughter with extreme indifference:
"Oh, so you still remember? I thought you were only focused on hooking up rich guys and had completely forgotten about the Gu family's interests."
That's already a very serious statement.
Hearing Old Master Gu's comment, Gu Ying felt flustered:
"Grandpa, no, I didn't..."
Nothing at all.
Is it that she didn't develop romantic feelings for Lu Fan, or harbored unwarranted ambitions?
They still didn't go around fishing and raising fish to get the Wang family involved, which completely stalled the cooperation negotiations with Lu Fan's side.
Gu Ying tried to argue:
"Grandpa, I've met Lu Fan a few times, but perhaps because I'm young and a girl, he doesn't think much of me."
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