Chapter 17. Money is hard to earn, and shit is hard to swallow.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Tingyun left immediately.
He originally had other uses for that land, but now that the land he should have acquired has fallen into the hands of the Qin family, he still has to deal with the follow-up matters, so naturally he doesn't have time to flirt with Lin Beibei here.
After everyone left, Lin Beibei sat back down and sent a message to Qin Xuewei.
Qin Xuewei called her directly.
"Thank you for your help. We have successfully acquired the land, Ms. Lin. I will not treat my partner unfairly. I will transfer one million to your account in a little while as a reward for your hard work."
"No need," Lin Beibei refused.
It wasn't that she didn't want the money; it was that she had other things to say.
"Can you get rid of Gu Tingyun as soon as possible? I'm so fed up with him. I can't even concentrate on my studies right now. I really want to beat him up. Miss Qin, can't I really beat him up?"
She was thoroughly fed up with Gu Tingyun, who often said things that left her speechless.
Phrases like, "Woman, are you playing with fire?" or "Woman, you've successfully piqued my interest."
Sometimes when Gu Tingyun touched her, Lin Beibei couldn't help herself and would scratch him with her long fingernails. Gu Tingyun would then laugh at her, calling her a "little wildcat."
Lin Beibei felt like he was driving her crazy.
"It's definitely not possible right now," Qin Xuewei said.
Lin Beibei sighed, "Don't send the money to me anymore, please send it to my mother instead."
"Okay," Qin Xuewei replied.
After chatting for a while, Qin Xuewei listened to Lin Beibei complaining that Gu Tingyun always said some domineering things to her, which made her laugh exaggeratedly.
"Stop laughing." Lin Beibei was genuinely angry.
Qin Xuewei laughed for a while, then quickly apologized to Lin Beibei, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you, it's just too funny. How come I never noticed how funny he was before? It's like his brain was eaten by a dog."
Just thinking about that scene made Qin Xuewei unbearable, let alone facing Lin Beibei directly.
So when she transferred money to Lin's mother, Zhang Wenfang, she personally added another 200,000 yuan.
Grabbing land once was not enough for Qin Xuewei.
Under Gu Tingyun's leadership, the Gu Group has been like a cheat code, always standing at the top.
Everyone says Gu Tingyun is a good leader, but Qin Xuewei doesn't necessarily agree.
Gu Tingyun is not a person with a good temper, and she can easily poach talent from the Gu Group.
Since they are talented individuals, it's perfectly normal to offer them a high price.
She had to dig out a corner of the Gu family business as soon as possible before Gu Tingyun discovered that she had returned to the country.
Even skyscrapers, if she keeps digging at this rate, will eventually collapse.
She will personally dismantle the Gu family.
The events in her dream kept Qin Xuewei from slacking off.
She accepted her father's praise, but it did not satisfy her.
After all, what she wants now is not only the Qin family, but also the Gu family.
In addition to these things, she also needs to have the ability to match them.
Qin Xuewei is also studying hard. Now that she needs to stay behind the scenes, someone naturally needs to step forward. This is also beneficial for her to cultivate her own confidants.
She selected several reliable people, which laid the foundation for her future.
She is very generous when it comes to hiring people; as long as someone is capable, there are generous rewards, so many people are willing to work for her.
Because sooner or later, she will have to confront Gu Tingyun himself.
The more people available, the better.
Lin Beibei is studying hair coloring while preparing for her postgraduate entrance exam. She also has to find time to spend with Gu Tingyun. She is still full of energy every day.
Xiang Bei was impressed, saying, "As expected of the female lead, her mental strength is so strong and she has some ability. It's better for her to fight on her own than to play the heart-to-heart game with the male lead."
After all, career is your own business, but love is your life.
While Lin Beibei was with Gu Tingyun, the Qin family had already snatched away several of Gu Tingyun's projects.
Every time Assistant Fang reports to Gu Tingyun, Qin Xuewei calls. Now, all Qin Xuewei needs to do is apologize, and Gu Tingyun would give her his life. It's just a few projects, and Gu Tingyun gave them to her directly.
"Weiwei, it's okay, you can have it."
Every time Qin Xuewei heard this on the phone, she would roll her eyes. Gu Tingyun treated those things as his own, even though they were won through competition. She had also put in a lot of effort to win those projects, and Gu Tingyun's words were a denial of her efforts.
But she still managed to appease Gu Tingyun verbally.
Qin Xuewei learned from her dream that it was hard to say whether Gu Tingyun was capable or not, but his luck was truly amazing. The fact that the Gu family's business empire was able to grow so large was inseparable from his extraordinary luck.
That's why she doesn't dare to confront Gu Tingyun directly right now, because she's not confident in her ability to win.
If things go wrong, Qin and she could end up like she did in her dream.
It's just a pity for Lin Beibei. Now when she sends messages to her, she's a bit incoherent, and every now and then she'll blurt out a few legal quotations.
She promised Lin Beibei that she would resolve the issue as soon as possible.
However, promises are one thing, but putting them into practice is not so easy.
Gu Tingyun casually pointed to a project that could make money.
System 9639 suddenly appeared in front of the big screen and said, "Host, the male lead's aura seems to have diminished a bit."
"Really? Let me see." Xiang Bei quickly leaned closer.
The large screen split into two images: one showing Lin Beibei studying hard, and the other showing Gu Tingyun's personal information.
There's a green progress bar above his head; it used to be 100%, but now it's dropped to 86%.
Lin Beibei's protagonist aura is still 100% strong.
Xiang Bei clicked her tongue twice, "But it seems that Bei Bei's halo didn't play any role. She was able to get into university through her own efforts, and even now she has to study day and night to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination. The male lead can just point a finger and the stock price will rise."
System 9639 sighed, "There's nothing we can do about it. In the original story, the male protagonist is set up as a business genius. He has the most acute business intuition, and in the business empire he built, he is the king."
Xiang Bei complained, "Why is someone so awesome working in the female-oriented channel? It would be so much more fun in the male-oriented channel."
System Orange quickly shook its head, "No, no, no, this kind of male protagonist setting is only limited to female-oriented novels."
The female lead, Lin Beibei, and the supporting female lead, Qin Xuewei, work together to steal several projects that the male lead had his eye on, which has already diminished some of the male lead's aura.
"However, if the male lead manages to win back those projects now, his aura will return."
Xiang Bei snorted twice, "He won't take it back. According to the usual plot, the female lead won't be disheartened and decide to give up on him. He can't bear to hurt the second female lead."
The typical formula for angst-filled novels is that when the female lead is around, the male lead will always side with the second female lead over the female lead. He will punish the female lead for the second female lead's sake, and even if he has various strange feelings in his heart, he will not care. He will also brag to his group of good brothers, firmly believing that the female lead will love him to death.
He only truly understood his own feelings after losing the female lead.
The so-called "wife-chasing crematorium" is actually punishing the second female lead, and then the protagonist keeps proposing to the female lead until she agrees, and then it ends in a happy ending.
To make things even more cruel to the male lead, he would stand outside the female lead's building in the rain all night, making her feel sorry for him.
Gu Tingyun took Lin Beibei out to eat. He held her hand in the back seat, and Lin Beibei just had to lower her head shyly. After all, she really couldn't bring herself to say anything sweet to Gu Tingyun.
She felt that Sister Xiang Bei was right.
Money is hard to earn, and life is tough.
The words may be rough, but the principle is sound.
Gu Tingyun is very handsome, but Lin Beibei is not someone who lusts after good looks.
Facing Gu Tingyun now is like facing a pile of shit.
Xiang Bei also remarked that the female lead was truly exceptional.
She was surprised by Gu Tingyun's handsome appearance, but the female lead was much more determined than her and was not easily swayed by good looks.
The two were standing very close together, and the atmosphere inside the car was ambiguous.
Lin Beibei nudged Gu Tingyun, her cheeks flushed, "Someone's here."
They weren't the only ones in the car; the driver was also there.
"What's there to be afraid of?"
In Gu Tingyun's eyes, he didn't treat the driver like a human being at all.
Every time he looked at Lin Beibei, his gaze was incredibly intense.
He almost stripped Lin Beibei naked with his eyes.
His hands were also restless.
"Why are you carrying this bag? What happened to the bag I bought for you?"
Gu Tingyun was very dissatisfied with the black backpack Lin Beibei was wearing. He had bought her many designer bags, but she had never used them.
Even the clothes she wears are her own; she doesn't wear those designer clothes.
But what I like is precisely her qualities.
Gu Tingyun's hand caressed Lin Beibei's cheek, his eyes filled with lust, "Beibei, I..."
The sudden ringing of the phone interrupted the ambiguous atmosphere in the car. Gu Tingyun's gaze immediately turned cold, and his brows were full of impatience.
He was unhappy about having his good time interrupted.
Seeing the caller ID, he became even more impatient and hung up the phone immediately.
But the other party kept calling.
He answered the phone, his tone clearly displeased, "You'd better have something on your mind?"
The other person's voice was loud and urgent, "Young Master Gu, Xue Wei is back in the country. Her plane will land in an hour. Aren't you going to pick her up?"
The fierce look on Gu Tingyun's face vanished instantly, and he even subconsciously turned his head to look at Lin Beibei beside him.
Lin Beibei looked out the window, seemingly not having heard what they were saying.
"I understand, I'll be right there."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Tingyun asked the driver to pull over. He looked at Lin Beibei with a struggle in his eyes, but finally said, "Beibei, get out of the car. There's something I need to take care of at the company."
Lin Beibei naturally heard the voice on the other end of the phone. After taking the powerful pill given to her by Sister Xiangbei, she now had sharp hearing and eyesight. She could hear clearly if someone was talking ten meters away, as long as she listened carefully.
Besides, Gu Tingyun was right next to her on the phone, how could she not hear it?
She hesitated and looked out the car window, "But it's raining outside."
Gu Tingyun frowned, looking at Lin Beibei with some displeasure. "Beibei, have I spoiled you too much? Why are you being so insensible now?"
Holy crap!
Seeing the comments, Lin Beibei calmed down, but inside she was going crazy. She really wanted to slap Gu Tingyun across the face.
She comforted herself, thinking that a small act of impatience could ruin a great plan.
"Get down!" Gu Tingyun coldly ordered.
With red eyes, Lin Beibei looked at Gu Tingyun as she stubbornly opened the car door and got out.
As soon as she got out of the car and closed the door, Gu Tingyun's car drove away without a second thought.
Lin Beibei quickly took out an umbrella from her backpack and opened it to avoid getting wet in the rain.
Checking the weather forecast before going out is the best decision you can make.
Knowing it might rain, she stuffed an umbrella into her backpack.
I flagged down a taxi on the roadside and told them the name of the hotel.
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