Gu Fanyan tried to break free from Lin Zhibai's embrace, but he held her even tighter. "Get out!" he said coldly.
Lin Leming had never been scolded like that before. He was so frightened that he trembled and left without thinking.
Gu Fanyan calmed down, stepped out of Lin Zhibai's embrace, and tidied her hair and clothes.
Lin Leming came in again, this time he knocked on the door.
"cousin."
Lin Zhibai glanced at the door and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Lin Leming glanced at Gu Fanyan and replied, "About Gu Fanchu..."
"You've already admitted that you set up Gu Fanchu, what else do you want to do?" Lin Zhibai said impatiently.
Lin Leming was stunned.
That's not what he said before!
What he said before was that if you don't want Gu Fanchu to bully you anymore, you should stick to it this time...
"Any objections?" Lin Zhibai asked with a stern face.
Lin Leming quickly shook his head.
Any objections?
He dares?
"Get out if you have no objections." Lin Zhibai frowned.
Lin Leming nodded repeatedly and turned to leave.
Gu Fanyan stood up and said, "Now that this matter is settled, I'll be leaving."
"You called Lin Leming, didn't you?" he asked from behind her. "And you deliberately left the door unlocked?"
He saw it all clearly. "Gu Fanyan, do you think I'm desperate for women and that I'll do something to you?"
His tone was mocking, but his eyes were full of resentment and anger.
He was angry with himself, but actually wanted to do something to her.
I think about it all the time.
One glance at her and you're captivated.
Gu Fanyan thought about it and realized there was no need to make things so tense, after all, the Gu and Lin families still had business cooperation.
Moreover, she was also involved and had to take responsibility for a part of it.
She turned around, her eyes calm: "Lin Zhibai, I think we can get along well and live in peace."
Lin Zhibai scoffed coldly: "How are you going to get along with me properly?"
"Even after breaking up, we can still be friends and get along well like friends," she replied.
"Can't you do it?" she retorted. "Haven't you forgotten me yet?"
He remained silent.
Gu Fanyan slightly curled the corners of her mouth: "I think you're not the type to be unable to let go."
"Lin Zhibai, I heard that you were in charge of a large part of this cooperation between the Gu and Lin families, and I also had a project in charge... We've all grown up and have responsibilities now. We can't act like we used to."
He remained silent, but where she couldn't see, one hand clenched into a fist.
The veins on his arms were bulging.
“We’ll be seeing each other a lot because of work,” she continued, “so… let’s get along well, okay?”
He remained silent.
She had said everything she needed to say, so she took his silence as an affirmative answer.
"Brother Zhibai?" Just as she was about to leave, the door was pushed open again, and a tall and beautiful figure walked in.
Shengxin.
Gu Fanyan was slightly taken aback; it turned out that Sheng Xin had also come over.
She couldn't help but laugh at herself inwardly; it seemed she had really been overthinking things.
He's already brought Sheng Xin here, so why would he want to do anything to her?
"Sister Fanyan..." Sheng Xin's questioning gaze fell on Gu Fanyan's face.
Gu Fanyan shrugged gently, her nerves relaxing. "I had a few work-related things to discuss with Lin Zhibai, and now we're done."
She turned and left.
As Sheng Xin listened to her footsteps fade into the distance, she smiled and came to Lin Zhibai's side. "Brother Zhibai, why aren't you happy to see me?"
Lin Zhibai lowered his eyes: "Why did you come? Didn't you tell me beforehand?"
"I wanted to give you a surprise!" Sheng Xin pressed her face against his arm and said coquettishly, "The housekeeper at home is very nice. She saw that I was anxious, so she told me where you were."
"What's wrong, Brother Zhibai? You seem a little unhappy. Did I come at the wrong time?" Sheng Xin pursed her lips, her beautiful eyes brimming with tears.
Her pitiful appearance made her look very similar to Gu Fanyan at first glance.
But there was never self-pity in Gu Fanyan's eyes.
Beneath her seemingly delicate appearance lies a stubborn streak.
This is what drives Lin Zhibai crazy and helpless; he always feels like he's kicked a hornet's nest.
He always felt that he wasn't particularly needed by Gu Fanyan.
"No, it's late," Lin Zhibai said with a gentle smile. "You must be tired from the flight. Get some rest."
"I still have some official business to attend to."
After saying that, he turned and walked into the small study next door, closing the door without looking back.
Sheng Xin bit her lip tightly, her face full of resentment.
She flew all this way, and this is the kind of treatment she gets?
She remembered that when they first got together, Lin Zhibai treated her very well.
Even though there was no physical intimacy, he always took her feelings into consideration and would never abandon her to attend to official business.
Gradually, his attitude cooled down.
He always says he's busy with official business, and sometimes he spends the whole night in his study.
But he said he was busy with work, so she couldn't make a fuss, otherwise she would be considered unreasonable.
But was he really busy with official business?
...
Gu Fanyan walked out of the hotel lobby and saw Lin Leming waiting outside.
"Sister Fanyan!" He ran over as soon as he saw her.
Gu Fanyan nodded politely, "Is there something you need?"
"Yes, about Gu Fanchu..."
Gu Fanyan interrupted him, "Didn't you just explain Gu Fanchu's matter to Lin Zhibai? There's no need to mention it again."
She tried to walk forward, but Lin Leming blocked her way.
She frowned slightly, sensing an unusual emotion emanating from Lin Leming.
She didn't want to delve deeper, and simply said, "It's late, I want to go home."
"Sister Fanyan, be my girlfriend!" Lin Leming suddenly blurted out.
Although Gu Fanyan sensed something was wrong, she was still taken aback when she heard him say that. "You... are the same age as my brother, right?"
"So what!" Lin Leming shook his head firmly: "I'm just younger than you, everything else is fine!"
"Thank you for your kind words," Gu Fanyan replied patiently, "but I don't want to be in a relationship right now."
"You can talk to Lin Zhibai, right?" Lin Leming was annoyed by the rejection and retorted without any politeness.
Gu Fanyan's face darkened: "Please respect me, and respect yourself."
“I know exactly what I’m talking about,” Lin Leming said with a sneer. “What makes Lin Zhibai better than me? Isn’t it just that his family is richer than mine, and he’s a bit taller than me?”
"But he has a girlfriend. Are you going to become a mistress? A relationship that can't be made public..."
"Slap!" Gu Fanyan slapped him across the face without any politeness, then turned to leave.
He grabbed her shoulder, pulled her forcefully, and brought her face down in front of him.
His strange smell wafted over, making Gu Fanyan cough.
Luckily, she reacted quickly and dodged by turning her head.
"Bang!" Immediately afterwards, a tall figure strode over and punched Lin Leming in the face.
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