Gu Fanyan left without saying a word.
Her assistant answered a phone call and got into the car with her.
"Young Miss, doctor..."
"Was there anything wrong with my report just now?" Gu Fanyan interrupted him.
The assistant hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "No problem."
Gu Fanyan then asked, "Did you see Gu Zheng's expression?"
The assistant quickly took out his phone: "I recorded the scene when you were giving your report."
Well done!
Gu Fanyan opened the video and specifically looked for shots of Gu Zheng.
Throughout her report, Gu Zheng remained expressionless.
His expressionless face was within her expectations; thankfully, he was sensible enough not to let her see that contemptuous look again.
Gu Fanyan handed the phone back to her assistant and asked, "Did you manage to contact the HT director I asked you to?"
The assistant shook his head in self-reproach: "I've tried contacting them several times, but I can only get through to their secretary. The secretary said the director's schedule is already booked until next month."
Gu Fanyan pondered without making a sound.
The assistant suggested, "Miss, why don't we talk to other brands about collaborations first? Department stores need a lot of brands..."
Gu Fanyan shook her head: "Do you know what 'a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix' means? HT is a top international brand. As long as we can acquire it, other brands, big and small, will follow suit. We won't need to do anything more."
This is also called a one-time solution.
"You don't need to worry about this, I'll figure something out," Gu Fanyan said.
Gu Fanyan decided to go on a business trip.
Early that morning, as soon as the car drove out of the garden gate, it saw a car parked at the gate, with a familiar figure standing next to it.
She is an assistant to Lin Zhibai, and Gu Fanyan often sees her.
Gu Fanyan told the driver to stop the car.
The assistant stepped forward with a grateful expression and said respectfully, "Miss Gu, may I have a few words with you in private?"
"Lin Zhibai asked you to come? If it's business, then say so; if it's personal, forget it. I'm in a hurry," Gu Fanyan replied.
The assistant said sincerely, "Miss Gu, Young Master Lin would like to give you some business, but his health condition must allow it."
The assistant's voice became hoarse without her noticing.
Gu Fanyan got out of the car and walked to the side with him. "What exactly happened?"
The assistant composed herself and said, "Young Master Lin hasn't been eating much these past few days, and no one can persuade him to eat... Miss Gu, please go and see him."
Gu Fanyan was stunned: "What? He can eat now?"
The assistant shook his head: "Although Young Master Lin didn't say it, we can all tell that he hopes Miss Gu will come."
Then she definitely can't go.
If Lin Zhibai starts eating after she goes there, then their relationship will be impossible to explain.
“I already have a boyfriend, so it’s not appropriate for me to go see him under these circumstances,” Gu Fanyan replied.
The assistant opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but Gu Fanyan had already turned and left.
Without hesitation.
The assistant could only sigh.
When he returned to the hospital, another assistant who was guarding the door immediately winked at him and asked him how the result was.
He shook his head.
Another assistant was a little surprised: "Miss Gu isn't coming? Given the close relationship between Young Master Lin and her, it shouldn't be like this..."
"Keep your voice down, are you afraid Young Master Lin won't hear you?"
At this moment, Sheng Xin came out of the ward.
They immediately shut up.
"Why do you stop talking when you see me?" Sheng Xin looked the two of them up and down. "What bad things are you saying about me?"
“No,” an assistant replied immediately.
“I know you didn’t say it,” Sheng Xin said with a sneer, “I heard you talking about Miss Gu Fanyan.”
The two assistants frowned, trying to change the subject, but Lin Zhibai's voice could be heard from inside the ward.
"Come in," Lin Zhibai instructed.
Oh dear, how did the conversation outside reach Young Master Lin's ears?
Nonsense, Sheng Xin speaks so loudly that the patients in the next room can hear her!
"You went to see Gu Fanyan?" Lin Zhibai asked weakly, lying on the hospital bed.
The assistant nodded: "Regarding the project... I went to see Miss Gu."
"Didn't she say she was coming?" he asked.
The assistant was taken aback.
The atmosphere immediately became awkward.
Another assistant quickly smoothed things over: "Ms. Gu has urgent business to attend to. She'll be here as soon as she's done."
Lin Zhibai's eyes brightened slightly: "She said that?"
"Yes, that's what Miss Gu meant," the assistant replied.
Sheng Xin stood outside the door, a cold smile playing on her lips.
She could tell from his accent that the assistant was lying.
The more lies like this, the better, because when the lies are exposed, Lin Zhibai's disappointment will be even greater.
Gu Fanyan entered the airport and went straight to the security checkpoint.
Just then, the assistant called, "Miss, we just received news that the director of HT is in some trouble, and you may not be able to see him this time."
"What's going on?" Gu Fanyan asked.
“According to what we know, he sent people to investigate our mall plans, and they seem to be dissatisfied,” the assistant replied. “He left headquarters an hour ago and went to another country.”
This is a deliberate attempt to avoid seeing Gu Fanyan.
Gu Fanyan hung up the phone, unable to help but curse under her breath.
It took her quite a bit of effort and money to meet with the director of HT.
HT's biggest client in China is a reclusive wealthy woman who has a very good personal relationship with HT's director.
In order to meet her and then persuade her to help contact the director of HT, Gu Fanyan invested her energy and money without regard to cost.
But one sentence from someone made all her efforts go to waste.
Gu Fanyan calmed down and called her assistant: "Could you first cancel my plane ticket, and then find out who provided the data to Director HT when he was conducting research on the mall's planning?"
She already had a rough guess in her mind.
Actually, the assistant had been checking all along without her being told.
The results came quickly; on the Gu family's side, the person who provided the data was Gu Zheng.
It is said that someone from the Lin family has also provided data, but it cannot be found yet.
"You guys continue the investigation, I'll take care of Gu Zheng." Gu Fanyan bit her lip hard.
Night falls.
An ordinary car drove into Gu Family Garden and slowly stopped in the garden's designated parking space.
The other parking spaces were filled with luxury cars, making this ordinary sedan appear even more lackluster in comparison.
Gu Zheng got out of the driver's seat and looked at the row of cars for a while.
"Is this Assistant Gu?" The butler approached him, his expression kind. "Master is already waiting for you."
Gu Zheng nodded, and asked as they walked, "Why did you invite me to dinner, Mr. Gu? And at the Gu family villa?"
The butler chuckled and replied, "By seniority, you should address the master as 'Uncle,' right? You're a member of the Gu family; it would be too formal to invite you to dinner outside!"
Gu Zheng smiled, but a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.
The Gu family's butler was just as slippery and cunning, always speaking in veiled secrets.
Today is clearly a trap.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com