Gu Fanyan was stunned, it was the first time she had heard Shen Xinghui speak with anger.
Clearly, she was standing up for Lin Zhibai.
Gu Fanyan felt she needed to explain, otherwise, if word got out, people who didn't know the truth would think she had done something to Lin Zhibai.
"Xing Hui, Lin Zhibai and I ended things a long time ago," she said calmly.
“Sister Fanyan, I shouldn’t say too much about what’s between you and Brother Zhibai,” Shen Xing replied, “but it’s not very appropriate for you to take it upon yourself to push him to someone else!”
Did you take it upon yourself to push him to someone else?
But this "person" is none other than his blind date!
Gu Fanyan also got angry, "Xinghui, next time before you speak up for your brother Zhibai, you should find out the situation first."
After saying that, she hung up the phone.
Shen Xinghui turned her head in surprise and glanced at Lin Zhibai.
Is there something he's unaware of?!
He was worried that Lin Zhibai might vomit in the middle of the night and no one would take care of him, so he had no choice but to send him back to the Lin family.
Lin's mother was still awake and immediately went downstairs upon hearing the noise.
“Madam… I’ll take care of the young master.” The housekeeper was taken aback. At this hour, no matter how loud the commotion was, Madam would usually only send the nanny downstairs to check.
"I knew he was going to cause trouble." Ever since she learned that Gu Fanyan had returned, Lin's mother had been feeling uneasy.
Lin Zhibai hadn't been this drunk in years.
"What happened, Xiao Shen?" Lin's mother asked Shen Xinghui.
Shen Xinghui knew he couldn't hide it any longer, so he told the truth.
Gu Fanyan has a child and I heard that she got married in Australia.
Lin's mother was stunned and speechless.
She had imagined many scenarios, but she hadn't expected it to be like this.
"What kind of man is the child's father?" she asked.
What kind of man could make Gu Fanyan completely abandon her son?
Shen Xing shook his head: "I've only heard about it. I made some inquiries, but nobody in this city knows."
Lin's mother sighed softly, "Yes, Gu Fanyan must have protected him."
She glanced at her son, who was lying on the sofa, fast asleep in a drunken stupor, and felt a pang of heartache.
"You go back first, Xiao Shen, don't worry about Zhi Bai."
She sent Shen Xinghui away and had the housekeeper carry Lin Zhibai back to the bedroom, but she herself sat on the sofa, unable to fall asleep.
“Madam,” the housekeeper approached quietly, “someone from the company has come looking for the young master.”
"It's so late, what urgent matter is at the company?" Worried about making things difficult, she asked the housekeeper to call the person in.
"Madam, it's about the company's property leasing. I'm unsure what to do, so I've come to discuss it with General Manager Lin."
The person who came was the head of Lin's Property Management, the one who had discussed things with Gu Fanyan at the charity gala tonight.
"Mr. Lin isn't feeling well and has gone to sleep," Lin's mother glanced at him. "What's wrong? Can't you discuss company matters with me?"
How could he dare!
Tell them everything immediately.
Lin's mother was quite unhappy after hearing this, and her face darkened.
Gu Fanyan treats her son this way on one hand, and on the other hand, she wants to take advantage of the Lin family's good fortune. There's no such thing as a free lunch!
"Did Gu Fanyan ask you to discuss this with Zhibai?" Lin's mother asked.
“No,” the person in charge shook his head. “She just came to me, and she offered a price higher than the market price.”
"So she's still secretly trying to take advantage!" Lin's mother was even angrier, and slammed her teacup down on the table.
"I don't need to tell you exactly what to do, do I?"
The next day, Gu Fanyan arrived at the company, and Chen Qiao followed right behind her.
"Mr. Gu, the property manager from Lin's just called. He discussed the matter with the previous tenant overnight, but they are adamant about not agreeing."
"He asked me to apologize to you."
Gu Fanyan frowned; this matter was more difficult than she had imagined.
Chen Qiao leaned closer and said, "President Gu, I think you shouldn't stay so stiff. Why don't you talk to President Lin? Wouldn't that be better than anything else?"
"That's how business works: solve problems sooner and generate profits sooner."
“The work in other departments is progressing smoothly, but what’s the point of making other things progress so quickly if the office location isn’t settled?”
“I’ll talk to Lin Zhibai this time, and the problem can be solved, but can you guarantee that we will only deal with the Lin family in the future?” Gu Fanyan still wouldn’t budge.
Chen Qiao gave her a meaningful look, then turned and left.
The property manager of the Lin family was also having a headache over this matter. Although he had done what the old lady had instructed, Lin Shao was completely unaware of it.
What will Lin Shao's reaction be when he finds out?
Will they blame him for not handling it well?
After all, the other party was none other than Gu Fanyan!
“Mr. Ye,” his assistant led someone in, “Ms. Gu insisted on seeing you, and I couldn’t stop her.”
He was taken aback. Gu Fanyan had already walked to the desk and was looking at him with a half-smile.
Helpless, he could only wave his hand and let his assistant leave.
“Miss Gu,” the assistant said, his expression suddenly changing to one of bitterness as he left, “It’s not that I don’t want to help you, but I’m doing this because of what the higher-ups want.”
"Did Lin Zhibai tell you to do this?" Gu Fanyan asked.
He shook his head. "Old lady."
He then asked, "Miss Gu, how did you offend the old lady? I was originally planning to talk to the tenant, hoping there might be room for negotiation, but the old lady said she wouldn't rent it, so I gave up."
Gu Fanyan pursed her lips tightly.
"Why don't you and the old lady go and discuss it?" he asked tentatively.
“No need,” Gu Fanyan immediately refused. “If you really want to help me, give me the tenant’s information.”
"Ms. Gu, do you want to persuade the tenant to terminate the lease voluntarily?"
"At that time, regardless of the old lady's opinion, I will finally be able to have the same leasehold rights to that office building as everyone else, right?" Gu Fanyan asked.
"Yes, yes." He nodded quickly, immediately retrieved the information, and handed it all to Gu Fanyan.
In short, he couldn't afford to offend either Lin's mother or Gu Fanyan.
We have no choice but to deal with both sides.
Gu Fanyan returned to the company with these valuable documents and immediately convened a meeting with her team to discuss how to persuade the tenant to give up the lease.
She glanced at the employees who were speaking and expressing their thoughts, and keenly noticed that Chen Qiao was not there.
"Where is Director Chen?" she asked.
"The director said she's going out for a bit and will bring us good news when she gets back," a subordinate in the finance department replied.
"Did Director Chen go to help us attract investment?"
"It looks like it."
"The Gu family is already so powerful, it's not good news if she doesn't bring back hundreds of millions."
After a few laughs and jokes, no one took the matter to heart.
Everyone's attention returned to the documents.
The tenant is a female business owner who runs a stylist business. She rented this place because she wanted to promote her brand in the bustling downtown area.
To attract more ordinary people to get their hair styled.
Gu Fanyan noticed that the female boss was married and had children, and she had an idea in mind.
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