Gu Fanyan gave a faint "hmm," which was exactly what she wanted to do.
Sheng Xin looked troubled. "The meeting still requires a lot of preparation..."
"Go about your business, you don't need to worry about things here." Gu Fanyan didn't even look up and had already started searching.
Sheng Xin is gone.
Gu Fanyan first looked through the stacks of documents on the table.
She was certain that whoever was behind it would simply hide her project proposal.
If she persists in making a scene, the other party may still have room to maneuver, saying that they accidentally lost the item.
She flipped through the books one by one, losing track of time...
In the large conference room, the heads of each project team were already present.
Gu Zheng also arrived and sat in the front row with representatives from other companies.
The teams responsible for the project sat in the back.
Gu Zheng looked back several times but couldn't see Gu Fanyan, his eyes filled with doubt.
There are only 5 minutes left before the meeting starts.
He couldn't help but wave to Gu Fanyan's secretary.
"Assistant Gu." The secretary came to him.
"Where is Representative Gu?" he asked.
"She should be on her way." The secretary glanced at the time; there were still 3 minutes before the meeting started.
Gu Zheng frowned: "So rushed, is there enough time?"
The secretary said, "Representative Gu has made very thorough preparations these past two days, and he will be able to give a speech as soon as he arrives."
As they were talking, Lin Zhibai led his men into the venue.
The entire room fell silent.
The secretary returned to her position.
She and her two assistants were also quite anxious.
"I called several more times, but I couldn't get through to Representative Gu," an assistant said.
“I sent you a message but you didn’t reply,” another assistant said.
The secretary frowned: "We're third in line, so we have about twenty minutes left."
I just hope Gu Fanyan can get here soon.
Gu Fanyan was right.
Sure enough, she found the two project proposals she had submitted among a pile of documents.
She quickly took out her phone to take pictures as evidence.
Suddenly, her eyes widened.
I saw the time on my phone.
The meeting has begun.
She grabbed the project proposal and headed outside.
My heart is beating a little faster.
I had a premonition.
Sure enough, the door to the archives was locked.
She suddenly realized that Sheng Xin wasn't trying to make things difficult for her with the project proposal, but rather that she simply didn't want her to be at today's meeting.
She tried to call her assistant, but as expected, there was no signal.
Her assistants must have been calling her non-stop.
Fortunately, she had instructed her assistant that if she was unable to attend the meeting, her assistant would have to go on stage and present the proposal on her behalf.
However, at that moment, her assistant did as she was told, but was questioned on stage.
"Can you represent the project leader?" The one who raised the question was none other than Gu Zheng.
Gu Fanyan's assistants were a little confused.
Isn't Gu Zheng a member of the Gu family? Why is he making things difficult for his own family? Whose side is he really on?
"Where is Representative Gu?" Gu Zheng then asked.
The assistant could only reply, "Mr. Lin, Assistant Gu, I'm sorry, Representative Gu is unable to attend due to some unforeseen circumstances, so I will be presenting the project presentation on her behalf."
Gu Zheng's face darkened: "Since she can't get here right now, let's wait until she arrives. Let the next one go first."
Everyone looked at Lin Zhibai; he was the one who made the decisions here.
Lin Zhibai looked at Sheng Xin and asked, "Didn't you notify Representative Gu?"
"The notification has been received." Sheng Xin's expression remained completely calm.
Lin Zhibai then asked, "Then why didn't I see her project proposal?"
The other attendees then noticed this detail; among the pile of project proposals distributed to them, Gu Jia's was indeed missing.
“When we were making it, we found that there was no draft. I have already notified Representative Gu, but she has not submitted it yet.” Sheng Xin’s tone remained calm.
"Mr. Lin," Gu Zheng said at this moment, "This matter was not handled well by the Gu Group's project team. On behalf of the Gu Group, I apologize to you and everyone. Why don't we continue? Let's not waste everyone's time because of one person's mistake."
The crowd couldn't help but whisper among themselves.
“Miss Gu shouldn’t be so irresponsible…”
"Shouldn't the direct subordinates be capable of getting things done, and also able to promote those around them to support the overall situation?"
"It's really unacceptable for a project to be late!"
"..."
Lin Zhibai suddenly stood up. "We'll take a half-hour break."
After saying that, he turned and left, not allowing anyone to say a word.
"What's going on? Mr. Kobayashi looks really angry!"
"Only two people have given their reports, why is the meeting adjourned?"
"Manager Gu's absence really angered Mr. Lin!"
Sheng Xin and her secretary quickly chased after him, but Lin Zhibai had already disappeared.
"Where is Mr. Lin going?" the secretary asked, completely bewildered.
"Where did Mr. Lin go before the meeting?" Sheng Xin asked thoughtfully.
"I've been in the office the whole time, I haven't gone anywhere," the secretary replied.
After a moment, she added, "I went to the break room to make myself a cup of coffee."
Sheng Xin frowned: "Can you see the parking lot from the window of the tea room?"
The secretary nodded.
Sheng Xin's heart sank. Gu Fanyan came to the company, and the first thing she did was go to the parking lot to park.
In other words, Lin Zhibai probably knows that Gu Fanyan has already arrived.
He went to find Gu Fanyan!
If Gu Fanyan had met him first, he would have believed whatever she said to him.
Sheng Xin turned and left, heading towards the archives room.
Gu Fanyan has already left the archives.
But now she faces a new problem: she is standing in front of a window, about 5 meters above the ground.
This is the only way for her to leave the building and get back to the conference room.
She gritted her teeth and climbed onto the windowsill.
"Gu Fanyan!" Suddenly, she heard someone call her name.
She turned her head and saw that Lin Zhibai had reached the flat ground and was looking up at her.
"Don't jump!" He guessed what she was about to do and immediately stopped her: "I'll call someone over."
Gu Fanyan pouted. He had no part in locking her in the archives?
Why pretend to be a good person now?
She completely ignored him, and once she saw the target, she jumped...
She fell onto a soft yet hard object.
"Brother Zhibai!"
"Mr. Kobayashi!"
Immediately afterwards, Sheng Xin and several assistants ran over.
She then realized that the person she was pressing down on was Lin Zhibai.
When she jumped, he ran up and caught her, and the two fell together.
"Miss Gu, are you alright?" The assistant helped her up.
She shook her head; she was fine. Although her arm was a little sore, it was normal.
"Gu Fanyan, don't you even look at the situation? You just jump like that!" Lin Zhibai suddenly roared.
Gu Fanyan was stunned.
Lin Zhibai had never spoken to her so loudly before. She instinctively wanted to retort, but then she saw the anxiety in his eyes.
"Young Master Lin, how are you?" The assistants quickly helped Lin Zhibai up.
"I'm fine..." Before he could finish speaking, his left leg, which he was trying to stand on, wobbled, and he fell to the ground again.
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