"What did you say?" Rong Mo frowned, his face grim as he looked at Gu Qingyan, who was bent over in the dirty stable, carefully examining the ground. "What on earth is he doing?"
"President Rong, he, he..." Xiao Lei stammered, unable to finish his sentence for a long time.
"What exactly happened?!" Rong Mo lost his patience, tugged at his tie in frustration, and shouted sternly, "Speak now!"
"Gu Qingyan said he was teasing the puppy," Xiao Lei said cautiously, taking a deep breath.
"A puppy?" Rong Mo was taken aback and looked around. "Where is the puppy? I don't see any puppies."
"There's no puppy, so... that's why the doctor said he might have some kind of brain problem," Xiao Lei said, pursing his lips somewhat awkwardly.
Rong Mo frowned more and more as he looked at Gu Qingyan, who seemed a little dazed.
"Come on, Little Bean, let's run together." With that, Gu Qingyan lifted her foot and ran towards the wall, urging "Little Bean" under her feet to go faster as she ran.
Before Rong Mo could even speak, he heard a loud thud as the iron chain around Gu Qingyan's ankle reached its maximum length, and Gu Qingyan slammed heavily to the ground with a muffled groan.
But the next second, Gu Qingyan acted as if nothing had happened, quickly got up, chuckled foolishly, patted the dust off his knees, and then, in a daze, picked up a dirty ball that had been left in the stable and was so dirty that its color was almost unrecognizable. He gently stroked it, muttering, "Little Bean, I'm sorry, did I step on you? Let me pat you down. You're such a dirty dog, you need a bath, Little Bean."
As he spoke, he held "Little Bean" in his hands as if it were a rare treasure, examining it carefully with eyes full of affection, as if it were truly a dog that Gu Qingyan cherished dearly.
"Xiao Lei, go and check if Gu Qingyan ever owned a dog named 'Xiao Dou Dou' before. It looks so real, that way we can treat the problem more effectively. Then, bring over the Rong family's team of family doctors." Rong Mo looked at Xiao Lei and instructed him very seriously, "But remember, don't let anyone know about this until Gu Qingyan recovers."
"Yes, Mr. Rong." Xiao Lei nodded and immediately instructed the bodyguard beside him to do so.
"Right, don't lock him up, heal his injuries first." Rong Mo calmed down and looked at the bloodstains on Gu Qingyan's clothes. Not wanting Gu's parents to blame Shen Zhi Qiu later, he decided to heal him first.
"Brother Wei sent a doctor to treat him, but, but..." Xiao Lei scratched his head awkwardly, pursed his lips, and pondered how to tell Rong Mo.
Rong Mo looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Brother Wei asked the doctor to treat him, but he forbade the doctor to give him painkillers, so Gu Qingyan was actually in a lot of pain." Xiao Lei hesitated for a moment, but still said it all in one breath.
"Oh." Rong Mo's reaction was indifferent. "Wei Qiao did a good job and thought things through more thoroughly than I did. That's good. Let's do it his way. Gu Qingyan will have to suffer a bit."
Hearing Rong Mo's words, Xiao Lei finally felt relieved. He nodded and went forward to unlock the iron chains on Gu Qingyan's feet.
As soon as she got closer, Gu Qingyan immediately became wary, hugging "Little Bean" and backing away repeatedly, saying in a somewhat frightened voice, "'Little Bean,' don't be afraid, don't be afraid, we're not afraid, he won't hurt you, don't worry!"
Two bodyguards quickly stepped forward and pinned Gu Qingyan down. Xiao Lei, with a cold expression, stepped forward and unlocked his chains. Then he stood up and dismissed the bodyguards on both sides.
Rong Mo stood outside the stable, watching coldly.
"President Rong, should we move Gu Qingyan to the storage room in the villa?" Xiao Lei quickly came out and asked.
"No need, I think this place is fine." Rong Mo looked at the drafty walls and the grayed-out white blankets on the floor, showing no sign of softening.
"What is he eating?" Rong Mo looked at the rice bowl in the corner, which seemed to have something haphazardly thrown into it.
“They’re just some cold steamed buns,” Xiao Lei replied.
"Hmm." Rong Mo nodded. "Some leftover rice with pickled vegetables would be fine too."
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South City.
Gu Family Villa.
"What did you mean when you said you couldn't contact President Gu?" Gu Suian answered Huang Lin's call and heard a very urgent shout from the other end.
“I have a video conference scheduled with Mr. Gu for tomorrow morning,” Huang Lin said anxiously. “But I can’t get in touch with him at all. This meeting is about the company’s new technology research and development for the next quarter, so it’s very important. I need to send the meeting content to Mr. Gu in advance so he can review it. When I contacted Mr. Gu before, he said he would make time for me. But I can’t reach him now. This is the first time.”
"I understand. Don't worry, Zhi Qiu just had a baby, maybe she's just too busy to remember," Gu Suian said, guessing that Gu Qingyan was just overwhelmed with joy. "What time does the meeting start? I'll make the call."
"The meeting is at 11:00 AM tomorrow. Mr. Gu, thank you for your help!" Huang Lin quickly replied after calming himself down a bit.
After hanging up, Gu Suian called Gu Qingyan several times, but no one answered.
After pondering for a moment, Gu Suian sent a message to Shen Zhiqi.
"Zhiqiu, I need to trouble you with something. Could you please have Qingyan call me back? There's an urgent matter at the company, but I can't reach him."
Shen Zhi Qiu was sleeping at the time, and Lu Jia had left her phone on the sofa, so she didn't see the message at all.
After waiting for almost an hour without receiving a reply from Shen Zhi Qiu, Gu Suian gritted his teeth and called her anyway. He hadn't planned to call her before, fearing he might disturb her rest, but worried about jeopardizing tomorrow's important matter, he couldn't help but call.
The vibration of his phone caught Lu Jia's attention, and he quickly walked over to see who was calling.
Upon seeing the three words "Gu Suian" flashing above, Lu Jia hesitated for a moment before deciding whether to wake Shen Zhi Qiu.
Wei Qiao, who was standing by the sofa, also saw the caller ID. He pursed his lips, pointed outside, and then mouthed Lu Jia to go out together.
The two walked to the door together and gently closed it.
“I beat up Gu Qingyan and locked him up,” Wei Qiao said bluntly. “So it’s possible that his father couldn’t find him, so he came looking for Miss Gu.”
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