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Gu Qingqiu carefully recalled the original storyline. If the breakthrough lay with Yan Shengxiao, then the opportunity for Yan Shengxiao to wake up was...
Suddenly remembering something, Gu Qingqiu's eyes narrowed, she took out her phone, and after thinking it over, she took the initiative to call Zhang Lili.
Zhang Lili answered quickly, her tone very excited, "Sweetie, why did you call your mother on your own initiative? Have you thought it through?"
Gu Qingqiu got goosebumps from listening to this, and without much small talk, she went straight to the point: "What did you and Uncle Yan do at the company?"
Zhang Lili was startled and carefully recalled at which point her plan had been leaked. "How did you know?"
Seeing Zhang Lili confess without being asked, Gu Qingqiu frowned deeply, not knowing how to advise these people who like to go against the male lead. "Can you please stop meddling in the Yan family's affairs? You'll end up losing everything, and I don't know where you'll go to cry."
"Hey, you child," Zhang Lili retorted, "What do you mean by 'Yan family affairs'? Our Gu family and the Yan family are now one family, and you are also a member of the Gu family. Why can't you get involved? I'd rather have given birth to a cabbage than a daughter like you! You've only been married into the Yan family for a few days and you've already learned to side with outsiders?"
Gu Qingqiu said coldly, "Now that things have come to this, you should think it over carefully. Some of the pie is too big for you to handle, so I won't try to persuade you any further."
Zhang Lili wanted to say something more, but Gu Qingqiu hung up the phone first.
Gu Qingqiu didn't hide this call from Yan Shengxiao; in other words, she deliberately made the call in front of him.
If her guess was correct, it was probably because of her extreme lack of cooperation that the Gu family gave up on the idea of having Gu Qingqiu come forward directly. But even though Gu Qingqiu didn't come forward, Zhang Lili, whether as Gu Qingqiu's biological mother, the mother-in-law of the president of Yan's Group, or Yan Anjian's business partner, was qualified to act in the company in her name. She didn't want to take the blame for Zhang Lili.
Gu Qingqiu somewhat regretted her previous slacking off. She should have contacted more of Yan Shengxiao's confidants before. Although she might not have gained their trust, she could at least have learned more about the current situation of the Yan Group.
Given that the president of the Yan Group has not made a public appearance for about three months, it is perfectly normal for his subordinates to be anxious and for other shareholders to be restless.
Gu Qingqiu hugged Yan Shengxiao, "Wake up quickly, or our house will be raided."
Yan Shengxiao had long anticipated that his accident would cause unrest within the company, but he had already prepared a backup plan. It wasn't that he had foreseen the car accident, but rather that he had made preparations for any unforeseen circumstances.
Yan Shengxiao hadn't expected to become a vegetable. He thought the accident would be that he might suddenly die, which would be easier to handle. But now he was stuck in this limbo. His trusted confidants hadn't been able to contact him for so long and didn't know his current situation, so it was indeed difficult for him to hold on any longer.
Another reason is that the young bride provided him with a comfortable environment to recuperate, almost making him forget how he fought his way out of a bloody and cruel place to achieve his current status and success.
Gu Qingqiu never showed any negative emotions to Yan Shengxiao, allowing him to live in a utopian environment.
I never imagined that so many things would happen in some unknown corner.
Yan Shengxiao felt a pang of heartache. His little bride had carried so much burden behind his back, even turning against her own mother. He had even doubted her feelings for him.
Yan Shengxiao's desire to wake up grew even stronger; he needed to wake up to protect his little bride.
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Gu Qingqiu listened to Yan Shengxiao's heartbeat with some trepidation.
Part of what she said just now was indeed intended to provoke Yan Shengxiao.
The original storyline is that Yan Shengxiao overheard Yan Anjian's secret discussion with Zhang Lili about a plan, and only then did he have the motivation to wake up in order to protect the country he had conquered.
Thinking that she had also gotten involved in the original storyline, Gu Qingqiu felt a little guilty, but she quickly became righteous again. Zhang Lili was just using her name. Anyway, she hadn't done anything. She had nothing to hide.
"Knock, knock, knock." A rhythmic knocking sound came from outside the door.
"Madam, is this a convenient time?" Xiao Fang called from outside the door.
Gu Qingqiu lazily released Yan Shengxiao and went to open the door. "What is it?"
"I just found the earring that Madam left in her pocket while I was doing laundry," Xiaofang said, holding out her hand.
Gu Qingqiu looked puzzled, "I didn't..."
Upon seeing the note in Xiao Fang's hand, Gu Qingqiu immediately changed her words, saying, "I didn't... check, thank you."
Xiao Fang slipped the note into Gu Qingqiu's hand, gave a slight bow, and left.
Gu Qingqiu closed the door, turned around, and then unfolded the slip of paper in her hand; it was a string of numbers.
Whose number is this?
Gu Qingqiu thought for a moment, then dialed the number and started recording.
"Hello, is this Miss Gu?" A middle-aged man's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Yes, it is me." Gu Qingqiu answered while trying hard to recall if she had heard the voice before.
The person on the other end seemed to know that Gu Qingqiu didn't recognize him, and took the initiative to introduce himself, "Hello, Miss Gu, my name is Jiang Long."
It was him.
Gu Qingqiu felt a weight lifted from her heart. "It's you."
This time, the man on the other end of the phone was stunned. "Miss Gu knows me?"
"Mm." Gu Qingqiu said straightforwardly, "Thank you for helping Shengxiao stabilize the situation during this time. You've worked hard."
Jiang Long was Yan Shengxiao's backup plan and also his confidant. In the original storyline, he was the one who handled the affairs during the time Yan Shengxiao was asleep.
"Of course, of course," Jiang Long quickly replied.
He didn't contact Gu Qingqiu at first because the Gu family was indeed making too many underhanded moves, and the purpose of this marriage was too obvious. He naturally placed Gu Qingqiu on the opposite side.
However, during this period of open and covert struggles, Jiang Long also investigated a lot of things in private and was surprised to find that Gu Qingqiu was not involved at all.
Jiang Long initially thought this was a deliberate act by the Gu family to protect Gu Qingqiu, but according to the information Xiao Fang provided, Gu Qingqiu behaved very well at home and seemed to be wholeheartedly devoted to Yan Shengxiao.
Jiang Long still didn't believe that Gu Qingqiu would open her heart to a complete stranger like her husband. He thought that her intimacy at home was just for show, and that his phone call was a risky move, but luckily he made the right bet.
The fact that Gu Qingqiu recognized him meant that Yan Shengxiao had revealed this information to her, so Gu Qingqiu was actually one of their own.
Jiang Long was overjoyed and immediately changed his address from "Miss Gu" to "Mrs. Gu".
Gu Qingqiu was very serious. This was not the time for pleasantries. "Tell me quickly, what is the current situation of the company?"
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