Gu Fanyan went downstairs to the vending machine and bought a cup of hot coffee.
Chen Qiao caught up and said, "I've arranged everything on paper, so there won't be any problems with the relevant departments' inspections."
Gu Fanyan's voice was indifferent: "It's good that you can make that guarantee."
Chen Qiao pretended not to hear and continued, "I ran into Young Master Liang when I went upstairs just now."
Gu Fanyan looked up at her, her gaze full of inquiry.
Chen Qiao smiled and said, "Don't look at me like that. I'm a little scared, as if I've done something wrong... Young Master Liang didn't say anything to me, he just told me to take good care of Little Meatball at the hospital tomorrow."
"Also, he asked me to tell you that you should go to see his father with Young Master Lin tomorrow, so that his father will feel the pressure."
Gu Fanyan nodded with an "Mmm," "That's a good idea." She suppressed her doubts.
“Why don’t you go upstairs and check on Little Meatball first?” she said. “I’ll come upstairs after I finish this cup of coffee.”
Chen Qiao went upstairs immediately.
Gu Fanyan walked to a corner of the building and, after confirming that no one was around, took out her phone and called Liang Zixin to ask her about what Chen Qiao had told her.
She didn't confront Chen Qiao directly, since it was something that could be clarified with a phone call anyway.
“Yes, I asked her to pass on the message,” Liang Zixin replied.
Gu Fanyan was taken aback; this answer surprised her quite a bit.
"What's wrong?" Liang Zixin asked, puzzled. "Can't she be trusted anymore?"
In his memory, Chen Qiao had always been Gu Fanyan's capable assistant.
“I’ll tell you later,” Gu Fanyan replied, “This isn’t the time to talk. I’ll bring Lin Zhibai with me tomorrow.”
Gu Fanyan went back upstairs.
As she walked down the corridor, she sensed something unusual in the air.
There seemed to be a familiar yet unsettling scent in the air... She hurried into the ward, and as she expected, the familiar figure had already arrived.
I was standing in front of the little dumpling's hospital bed.
"Lin Zhibai, how did you get in?" she asked immediately.
Liang Zixin's people aren't that bad.
Lin Zhibai coldly replied, "Who can stop me from going wherever I want?"
Gu Fanyan frowned unhappily. "Child, you've seen it. You can leave now. You shouldn't have come in the first place."
Lin Zhibai remained motionless, then suddenly asked, "Gu Fanyan, does this child look more like you or Liang Zixin?"
Gu Fanyan did not answer.
He continued, "Looks more like you, thank goodness, otherwise...hehe."
His cold laughter sent chills down your spine.
"What's wrong with you!" Gu Fanyan said sternly, "If you dare to touch this child, I will never forgive you."
The cold light in Lin Zhibai's eyes grew even colder.
Gu Fanyan continued, "I called Director Xu of Lin's Group. He and the board of directors had no idea about your investment here. The 1 billion yuan you put forward was not discussed or approved by the board of directors at all!"
"Lin Zhibai, stop your nonsense and go home."
"Oh, are you worried about me, or are you worried that I'll turn the Liang family upside down?" Lin Zhibai asked back.
"What I'm thinking is none of your business," Gu Fanyan continued. "Tomorrow, President Liang wants to meet with us to resolve this dispute. You'll come with me and we'll talk things out!"
Lin Zhibai was startled and suddenly looked up at her, his face turning both pale and bluish.
His mind was filled with the words Chen Qiao had said: something had been tampered with in the car...
I don't know, does President Gu know...?
Gu Fanyan is asking him to go with her now because she's afraid he'll escape this ordeal, so she wants to force him into the car.
Or was she completely unaware that the car had been tampered with?
Seeing his hesitant expression and his shifting gaze, Gu Fanyan assumed he was unwilling to admit defeat, resentful, and wanted to cause trouble.
She grew increasingly agitated and immediately said, "There's nothing to discuss about this. We'll talk to him tomorrow; it also concerns the Gu family's business here."
"If you still have any sense of responsibility as the president of the Lin Group, I'll be waiting for you at the hotel entrance at 9 a.m. tomorrow."
She didn't want to see him like that, so she turned and left.
He seemed to have returned to his fierce and aggressive self from several years ago, and all his experiences over the years seemed to be of no use to him.
So what about her relationship with him? What about the future?
Did it not bring him any maturity or composure?
All those sacrifices were in vain!
He suddenly caught up with her, grabbed her arm tightly, and pulled her around, forcing her to turn face to face with him.
"Gu Fanyan, are you really going to let me ride in your car tomorrow?" he asked.
“That’s right,” she answered without hesitation, “You’ve come here and caused such a commotion for no reason, you have to give an explanation.”
"What kind of explanation does the Liang family want from me? What kind of explanation do you expect me to give the Liang family?" he pressed, his eyes reddening with a mixture of despair and madness.
Gu Fanyan shook off his hand, her expression impatient. "Lin Zhibai, can't you take a good look at yourself right now?"
"Ask yourself, why are you going against the Liang family?"
Is it because of me?
"How much do you love me that you want to destroy the entire Liang family?"
A disdainful sneer swept across her lips: "Stop deceiving yourself. You didn't lose your love; you're just unwilling to accept that you lost to Liang Zixin."
"If you really loved me, we would never have gotten to where we are today."
Lin Zhibai felt a "boom" in his mind; those words were like an axe splitting his head open.
"I hope that tomorrow you will act like a man, go up to Mr. Liang, and apologize to him for your childish and ridiculous behavior."
“You are not only apologizing to him, but also protecting the Lin family.”
After finishing her sentence, Gu Fanyan left without looking back, showing no sign of lingering affection.
She was completely unaware that every word she spoke was like a knife stabbing into his heart.
He is naive and ridiculous.
He's not like a man.
He was just unwilling to accept it; he didn't truly love her...
So that's how she's always seen him, which explains why she's had men around her and children over the years...
She valued Liang Zixin so much that she was willing to let them hurt him...
"Young Master Lin!" The assistant rushed over.
Before she could even speak, Lin Zhibai's face turned deathly pale, and he seemed to have lost all his strength. His knees buckled and he almost fell over.
He quickly reached out to support him: "Young Master Lin!"
Lin Zhibai snapped out of his daze and managed to stand up: "I'm fine... What's wrong..."
The assistant leaned close to his ear and whispered very secretly, "We've found out. Miss Gu drove her car into a repair shop this morning and made an appointment to pick it up tomorrow morning."
"We spent a sum of money to bribe the mechanic at the repair shop, and he admitted that the car had some unusual modifications..."
"Young Master Lin, I've made all the arrangements. Our helicopter will arrive at the airport in two hours and take you back to China immediately."
Whether Ms. Gu was involved is unclear!
This place is no place to stay any longer!
"I'm not leaving," however, a bitter smile appeared on Lin Zhibai's face: "Since she wants me dead, then I'll die!"
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