Mother Gu asked, "Where did you go just now?"
She was asking this on behalf of Lin Zhibai.
"Mom, you go in. I want to talk to him alone," Gu Fanyan said.
Gu's mother looked worried; she sensed that something was wrong.
Lin Zhibai gave her a reassuring look before turning to stand in front of Gu Fanyan.
"Where's the hair clip?" He noticed that there was nothing in her hair, and his eyes immediately showed some displeasure.
He had noticed this when he visited her room before; she hadn't left her hair clip behind.
“I saw Matt today,” she said, looking at him and watching his expression. “We talked to each other.”
Lin Zhibai frowned slightly, but did not speak.
Is this a sign that he feels guilty?
"He said he was willing to cooperate with me, and the terms were much more lenient than I had imagined."
“You’d better not cooperate with him,” Lin Zhibai interrupted her. “There’s something wrong with their company.”
Gu Fanyan had guessed what excuses he would come up with, but she never expected him to say that Matt's company had problems.
"Their brand is famous all over the world, so how come in your mouth, the company has problems?" she couldn't help but sneer.
"Insider information," Lin Zhibai replied.
"Oh, we call any information that has no evidence or cannot be verified 'insider information'."
"Sister Fanyan..."
"I trust my own judgment; my team has done the research." Gu Fanyan didn't want to waste any more words. "You've finished eating; you can go back now."
"I will give you a detailed proposal regarding the cooperation with Matt. I hope you will not veto it."
As she passed him, she paused and slipped something into his hand.
He clenched his fists and refused to let go.
He already knew it was that hairpin.
She strained.
He tried even harder.
After all, it's a hard metal object, and if it keeps stubbornly persisting like this, someone will eventually get hurt.
In the end, Gu Fanyan gave in and left with the hair clip.
Lin Zhibai watched her figure disappear through the door, and felt a strange sense of relief.
She still didn't return the hair clip to him; she couldn't bear to make him feel too bad, could she?
late at night.
The bar was bustling with activity when the door was suddenly pushed open, and Lin Zhibai walked in.
The entire room fell silent.
"Hey, isn't this Young Master Lin? It's been a while."
"Haven't you heard? Young Master Lin and Miss Gu are getting married. Who's going to stick with us anymore?"
"Get out, everyone," Lin Zhibai said in a deep voice.
Shen Xing gave the group a wink, and they all wisely left.
Shen Xinghui didn't ask any more questions and reached out to pour Lin Zhibai a glass of wine.
No need to ask, anyone could guess that he got a cold shoulder from Gu Fanyan.
In this world, the only person who can make Lin Zhibai feel bad is Gu Fanyan.
Whether it's mental or physical discomfort.
Lin Zhibai downed his drink in one gulp. "There's someone at the door. Lead him in, but don't let anyone see him."
Shen Xing responded with a nod and went out for a while.
He just didn't expect that the person who led him in would be Gu Fanyan's assistant.
He wisely didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave the private room.
“Young Master Lin,” the assistant said immediately, “Miss Lin suddenly asked me to investigate where the drugs at the villa that night came from.”
Lin Zhibai was slightly taken aback: "What does she suspect?"
The assistant shook his head: "She didn't say. But I can sense that the young lady has definitely discovered something."
Lin Zhibai nodded: "I understand."
"I'll send someone to tell you what to do."
After saying that, he took a shopping card out of his pocket and tossed it to his assistant, saying, "You can cash it out."
The assistant left gratefully.
Shen Xinghui waited for him outside the door and escorted him out of the bar along the same route.
Watching him leave, Shen Xinghui still felt that something wasn't quite right.
Given the current relationship between Lin Zhibai and Gu Fanyan, it's impossible for them to share an assistant.
So, Lin Zhibai found out about Gu Fanyan through this assistant?
Simply put, it was this assistant who betrayed Gu Fanyan!
Shen Xinghui slapped his forehead. What on earth is all this?!
The next day, the assistant came to Gu Fanyan's office and said, "Miss, the source of the medicine has been found out."
Gu Fanyan looked at him: "What's going on?"
"It was Lin Leming who bought it from this person." The assistant handed over several photos.
In the photo, Lin Leming is seen whispering with a man wearing a plaid shirt in a bar.
"The bar's security cameras captured pretty clear footage," Gu Fanyan said.
The assistant nodded. "I've inquired. This plaid man specializes in selling this kind of stuff. He's been in there several times, but he never changes his ways."
Gu Fanyan put down the photo and stared at her assistant with inquisitive eyes.
The assistant avoided eye contact, saying, "Miss, you're making me feel uneasy staring at me like that."
Gu Fanyan said, "Your surname is Jiang, right? You've been working at Gu's for over 10 years, haven't you?"
The assistant nodded.
“My dad said you’re efficient, so I asked you to help me with this project.”
The assistant nodded and said, "Miss, I have done my best to serve you."
"You did do your job very diligently, but not for me, but for Lin Zhibai, right?"
Gu Fanyan took out several photos from the drawer.
The photo actually captured the scene of him secretly meeting Lin Zhibai.
The assistant swallowed nervously. "Miss, you've misunderstood. Although I've met Young Master Lin, I haven't done anything for him."
"Then take a look at this one." Gu Fanyan took out another photo.
In the photo, Lin Zhibai is in a jewelry store, talking with a shop assistant.
The assistant's expression changed slightly, but she still forced herself to remain calm, "I...I don't understand..."
"The only person who had the medicine Lin Leming used that night was the clerk in this photo."
"The medicine that night was taken by Lin Zhibai, who deliberately framed Lin Leming, right?" Gu Fanyan asked.
The assistant shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, I don't know, I don't know anything..."
However, his pale face betrayed him.
Gu Fanyan curled her lips coldly: "You know my dad's way of doing things. If he finds out about this, what do you think will happen to you?"
The assistant was struck dumb, completely collapsing. "Miss... don't tell President Gu, I... I'll do anything you ask..."
"What if I asked you to confront Lin Zhibai face to face?" Gu Fanyan asked.
"I……"
Gu Fanyan understood what he was thinking. "You're afraid of offending Lin Zhibai, but aren't you afraid of offending me?"
The assistant lowered her head. "Miss, I'll do as you say."
“Okay, go back now and pretend nothing happened,” Gu Fanyan said. “Wait for my instructions.”
The assistant turned and left helplessly.
"Don't even think about escaping or discussing countermeasures with Lin Zhibai. I recorded everything you just said," Gu Fanyan warned.
After her assistant left, she sat down and took out the voice recorder that was tucked inside her book.
With a blank expression, he pressed the teleportation arrow and uploaded the recording to his cloud drive.
She sat there blankly, her mind a complete blank, not knowing what she should be thinking.
Until the phone rang.
She answered the phone, and Lin Zhibai's voice came from the other end: "Sister Fanyan, my mom said she'd like to invite you to our house for dinner the day after tomorrow."
She was taken aback. "Why?"
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