He took advantage of the situation and greedily and recklessly plundered.
It contained all the longing, pain, and anxiety he had accumulated over the past few days...
She could barely breathe. Suddenly she came to her senses and, without hesitation, raised her hand and slapped him across the face.
"Why are you deceiving yourself!" She clearly couldn't resist him just now.
"Don't think this proves anything!" She angrily pushed him away, turned around, opened the door, and ran away.
She ran to the car, and only when she was about to drive away did she realize that there were tears on her face.
Did she finally give in?
She stubbornly wiped away her tears, started the car, and drove away.
When she got home, she didn't get out of the car immediately, but sat in the car to compose herself.
"Young Miss, you're back." The butler approached the car, his expression somewhat off.
"What's wrong, Uncle?" Gu Fanyan immediately guessed that something was wrong. "Has something happened at home?"
The housekeeper rarely came to the parking lot to pick her up.
“It’s nothing,” the butler sighed. “Master and Madam have never had a disagreement. It’s probably just a temporary grudge.”
My parents are arguing!
Gu Fanyan instinctively felt it was because of her and Lin Zhibai, so she quickly went inside and, sure enough, heard her mother throwing a tantrum.
"...Does the Gu family need to rely on the Lin family? What's wrong with not cooperating with them? Why are you putting your daughter in such a difficult position?"
"Make money, make money, when will it ever end? Your daughter is unhappy, what do you need so much money for!"
Mr. Gu said helplessly, "The project has already started; it's not something I can stop just because I say so."
"Besides, even if the project is stopped, will that kid Lin Zhibai really be able to shut up?"
"Dad, Mom," Gu Fanyan strode into the study, "Stop arguing. I have no objection to Lin Zhibai going to Australia."
Gu's father and mother looked at her in surprise.
"Fan Yan..." Gu's mother was especially puzzled, "You and Lin Zhibai..."
Have they made up?
Gu Fanyan shook her head: "Mom, it has nothing to do with that. I didn't go abroad to work to avoid him. Where he is has nothing to do with me."
Mother Gu frowned: "I believe in your self-control, but I don't trust Lin Zhibai. He will definitely bother you!"
"What else can he do to me?" Gu Fanyan said dismissively.
Actually, I felt a little guilty.
Just now in the private room, I was distracted for a moment and he took advantage of me.
But there's no need to let your parents know about these little things.
"Dad, you go ahead and do your work. I'll talk to Mom."
Gu Fanyan saw her father off, then took her mother's arm and sat down. "Mom, don't worry, I'm not a child anymore."
Gu's mother looked at her with a strange expression.
Gu Fanyan followed her gaze and looked down, not understanding what her mother was looking at.
Gu's mother turned her gaze away. "Ahem, what I mean is, is there really no possibility between you and Lin Zhibai?"
"Mom, do you want me to get back together with him?" she asked back.
"Well... that depends on your fate," Gu's mother patted her hand. "You're tired, get some rest."
Gu Fanyan was puzzled. Why was she tired?
Mom's eyes were acting strange today, and she was talking strangely too.
While taking a shower, she discovered the reason: there were two red marks on her neck...
Her face immediately turned red!
Even though Mom has been through this, she still can't tell what this is!
That damn Lin Zhibai!
After taking a shower, she sat on the bed and applied three layers of serum to her neck.
Hopefully this damn red mark will disappear by tomorrow!
Just then, her phone rang, and she received a message from Lin Zhibai.
I'll treat you to dinner the day after tomorrow.
Then another address was sent.
Gu Fanyan didn't intend to reply and continued applying the serum.
After a moment, she stopped what she was doing and sighed softly to herself.
She wanted to pretend that the day didn't exist.
His message, however, reminded her of something.
His birthday is the day after tomorrow.
In fact, she had already prepared the gift.
Unexpectedly, on his birthday, they broke up.
She placed her phone face down on the table and lay down to sleep.
As for the day after tomorrow, just as she had imagined, she should pretend it never happened.
On this day, she deliberately filled her schedule with activities.
In the afternoon, the group chat became lively, with everyone wishing Lin Zhibai a happy birthday.
Shen Xinghui booked a private room and a large cake with a cream peach bigger than a pineapple on top.
[Hey everyone, let's party tonight!]
I immediately received many replies.
Yun Suiwan and Lu Dongjue are on their honeymoon in another province and can't come back, but they will send family members to attend.
He has always been well-liked.
Gu Fanyan put down her phone and thought about some things from her childhood.
Lu Dongjue has a cold and arrogant temperament; he won't even glance at people who don't suit his taste.
But he always treated Lin Zhibai as a brother.
The young masters from the other prominent families also got along well with Lin Zhibai.
But he hurt her.
Is it inevitable that getting too close will lead to getting hurt?
She put her phone on silent so as not to be disturbed by the noise and continued to concentrate on her work.
Around 7 p.m., the assistant brought over a document.
"Young Miss, this is the data Lin's company gave you, right? I checked it for a long time and confirmed that it's an incorrect document!"
Gu Fanyan glanced at the document and realized it was quite important; she would need it for tomorrow's meeting!
She immediately called Lin's father's secretary.
However, her secretary told her that company policy prohibited such documents from being transmitted over the internet.
If she needs it urgently, she can only send someone to Lin's company to get a copy.
"I'll go. After I finish reading it, I'll have all the materials for tomorrow's meeting revised."
Gu Fanyan glanced at her assistant's reddened eyes.
My assistant has been working three nights in a row.
I'll be going abroad soon, and I need to prepare a lot of documents.
"Thank you, Miss!" The assistant couldn't help but yawn.
Gu Fanyan drove to the Lin family's residence.
The Lin family's secretariat office was still operating overtime.
"Miss Gu, the documents are ready." A secretary handed her the documents. "Would you like me to make a copy for you?"
"No need, there are only a few data points, I can check them myself."
Gu Fanyan found an empty desk in the corner, sat down, and began searching.
A tall glass partition was erected next to the desk, blocking the view in front of and behind the desk.
She was halfway through her investigation when she suddenly heard a man's voice: "Secretary Yan, could you please give me the company's March reports?"
Lin Zhibai!
She paused for a moment, then glanced at the time again.
Shouldn't he be celebrating his birthday in a private room at this time?
"Young Master Lin is working so hard," Secretary Yan said while picking up some documents. "He's spending his birthday at the company this year."
Lin Zhibai smiled and said, "If we make more preparations and secure their project in Australia, wouldn't that be more interesting than a birthday party?"
Secretary Yan also smiled and said, "With our Young Master Lin in charge, there will definitely be no problem."
Lin Zhibai is full of anticipation, but he is also aware of his own limitations: "I have never led a famous big project yet, and I am afraid that they only recognize seniority."
"Fine, whatever happens, I have to give it a shot." He encouraged himself before turning and leaving.
"Young Master Lin is trying to lighten the burden on his future wife, isn't he?"
"Who says otherwise? I've been with the company for so long and I've never seen Young Master Lin work this hard."
"The power of love."
Gu Fanyan was speechless. They had conspired to praise Lin Zhibai in front of her. What did they think they could achieve by doing so?
"Click!" The sound of a chair being moved made her jump up.
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