"mom……"
Gu Fanyan was about to speak when her mother forcefully interrupted her: "Stop talking nonsense to me. If you really want to understand me, then do as I say."
She had no choice but to follow them into the garden.
The young master Chu that Gu's mother chose for her was not good-looking at all, and he was also a bit dark-skinned.
He exudes a shrewd and capable air from head to toe.
Seeing it from a distance, Gu's mother was also a little confused and muttered softly, "That's not what Aunt Wang said. Did he send the driver?"
Turning her head, she comforted Gu Fanyan: "Since everyone's here, let's just meet them. This one won't do; Mom has many other candidates here."
Gu Fanyan: ...
Just then, another car drove into the garden.
Gu Fanyan was even more speechless. "Mom, arranging for me to see two people at once is a bit unfair, isn't it?"
Mrs. Gu frowned: "Can I do this...?"
The car stopped, and the person who got out was Murong Mo.
Gu Fanyan's eyes flickered slightly.
She walked quickly forward.
"Is this Miss Gu?" Young Master Chu stepped forward first, his gaze seemingly glued to her.
"Hmm," Gu Fanyan smiled slightly, "Mr. Chu, you were invited by my mother, right?"
Young Master Chu was somewhat excited: "I feel that my trip was worthwhile."
"No, you misunderstood. My mom doesn't know either. Actually, I already have a boyfriend."
She took Murong Mo's arm.
Chu Shao was taken aback.
Gu Fanyan and Murong Mo were a perfect match, their beauty almost blinding.
"Hello, Murong Mo." Murong Mo extended his hand to Chu Shao, getting into character very quickly.
"Young Master Chu, you've arrived." Madam Gu stepped forward.
“Aunt Gu,” Chu Shao said with a wry smile, “it seems I’ve come for nothing.”
“It wasn’t a wasted trip,” Mrs. Gu smiled. “Mr. Gu is waiting for you in his study. You two can have a good talk.”
A hint of surprise flashed in Chu Shao's eyes.
Mother Gu left with Young Master Chu.
Gu Fanyan also took Murong Mo for a walk by the stream near their home.
"Thank you for helping me earlier."
Murong Mo smiled and said, "How do you know I didn't do it willingly?"
"If you need someone to keep acting, I can stay with you."
Gu Fanyan looked at the distant mountains: "This is unfair to you."
Murong Mo looked puzzled.
“You have something in mind,” Gu Fanyan said, “but I can’t give you anything.”
Murong Mo laughed, "The story isn't over yet, so who knows how it will end?"
The confidence in his smile was so dazzling.
How could someone like that be dragged into her quagmire?
"Senior, you don't really understand me at all," Gu Fanyan said earnestly. "Thank you for your kindness."
The air was quiet for a moment.
"You haven't let him go yet, have you?" Murong Mo suddenly asked.
"Maybe so."
Perhaps this answer will allow Murong Mo to let go.
Murong Mo stopped and looked at her seriously: "Fan Yan, why don't you entrust yourself to someone who won't hurt you?"
"Senior..."
“You have your convictions, and I have mine,” he continued. “Let’s not try to persuade each other, okay?”
"Don't worry, I won't bother you without a reason. I hope I can be there for you when you need me."
"Senior..."
Murong Mo smiled slightly, turned around and continued forward.
Gu Fanyan couldn't describe the feeling in her heart; it was a little bittersweet, a little sad, and a little wistful...
...
Yun Wanqing used her phone to find Huo Beichen.
"Your company's stock must have gone up quite a bit today, right?" she said with a smug look on her face.
Huo Beichen glanced at her phone indifferently, "Now that you have the leverage, you should urge Lin Zhibai to sign the contract."
His expression was full of disdain.
Yun Wanqing suppressed her anger and smiled obsequiously: "Signing the contract now is just a matter of me saying a word."
"But I can't bring myself to say it."
Huo Beichen raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"You don't know yet," Yun Wanqing said with a wronged expression, "I saw him and Gu Fanyan getting into a physical altercation."
Huo Beichen frowned slightly.
That night at the bar, he noticed something was amiss.
It turns out that the man really was Lin Zhibai.
"So what?" he asked.
"I've been wronged!" Yun Wanqing said angrily. "You're practically my brother from my maternal family, aren't you going to stand up for me?"
Huo Beichen found it amusing; when did he acquire such a "noble" status?
"What makes you think I'd go?" he retorted. "If I help you sort this out, will you team up with Chen Lizhen to go against me?"
“How could that be?!” Yun Wanqing shook her head repeatedly. “You helped me, and I will remember your kindness for the rest of my life.”
"Besides, if Lin Zhibai listens to you, won't he always be inferior to you?"
"If the board finds out, won't all future collaborations between the Huo and Lin families depend on you?"
Huo Beichen wavered.
These were the words he had been waiting for.
That way, he could openly go to Lin Zhibai and do what he wanted to do.
"Brother, I'm counting on you." Yun Wanqing pleaded repeatedly as she got into the car.
Huo Beichen nodded slightly, got into his car, and drove away.
He dialed Gu Fanyan's number.
"How are you?"
"fine."
Gu Fanyan's tone was unusually relaxed.
Huo Beichen meant something extraordinary to her.
"Wait a minute, I have an appointment to meet with Lin Zhibai. Is there anything you need me to pass on?"
Gu Fanyan was silent for a moment, then said, "Mr. Huo, I know you want to help me, but this is unnecessary..."
“Don’t be nervous,” Huo Beichen said. “I always felt that Lin Zhibai and Yun Wanqing’s marriage was a conspiracy. If the Huo family suffers losses, it will never be good news for me.”
"What can I do to help you?" Gu Fanyan asked.
“I already have a plan, you don’t need to do anything,” Huo Beichen replied. “I called just to know how much I can do for the Lin family.”
He didn't want her to have no way out.
Gu Fanyan smiled, a bitter smile, "Do you think there's anything left between him and me?"
"Are you and him really not going to have anything more?"
"No," Gu Fanyan answered without hesitation.
"Okay, I understand."
Huo Beichen hung up the phone.
Gu Fanyan stared blankly at the phone, her mind replaying the heavy rain of that day.
The lonely and helpless figure endured immense pain, losing its way in the torrential rain.
Lin Zhibai.
Lin Zhibai...
She had never called his name incessantly in her heart as she had that day.
At that moment, how she wished he could be there to help her.
However, no.
The world was empty; he never appeared.
She fell down in the muddy, rainy ground and couldn't get up...
Finally, someone rescued her.
But that person wasn't him...
...
"Mr. Lin is hard to get an appointment with." Huo Beichen sat down, looking at Lin Zhibai in front of him with a half-smile.
"Mr. Huo, in what capacity do you come to see me today?" Lin Zhibai asked dismissively.
"Yun Wanqing's brother, or the representative of the Huo Group?"
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