As soon as the spots were confirmed, Xu Zhenzhu took leave in advance and came to the county town, wanting to give Lu Kai a surprise.
When I arrived at the design department, instead of a pleasant surprise, I was shocked.
Who did she see in the design department's office?
Gu Zhiyuan?
How could it be him? Isn't he a member of the "Five Black Categories"? What's he doing here?
He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Hey, Gu, what are you doing here?"
Gu Zhiyuan looked up and saw Xu Zhenzhu standing at the door. A look of disgust flashed across his eyes, but he didn't say anything and continued drawing.
However, the people in the design department next door had seen Xu Zhenzhu several times and knew that she was Lu Kai's girlfriend.
Unexpectedly, she knew Gu Zhiyuan and couldn't help but ask, "You two know each other?"
Xu Zhenzhu remembered Gu Zhiyuan's background and Xu Ningyan's warning to her, and she shuddered. She quickly denied it: "No, I don't know him! Who knows such a black element!"
Now, Gu Zhiyuan's fanboys fill the design department. When Xu Zhenzhu spoke like this, Gu Zhiyuan didn't say anything, but his fanboys were not happy: "What nonsense are you talking about! Who said that Boss Gu is a black element? He has been exonerated long ago! If you keep talking nonsense, we won't be polite."
Most people would realize something was wrong upon hearing this, and would immediately back down and ask for clarification before speaking further.
However, Xu Zhenzhu's focus was a bit off; her first reaction was, "You call him boss?"
She rolled her eyes and saw one of the familiar faces, Li Chao.
She remembered this person. The previous times he came, he always fawned over Lu Kai, calling him "Boss Lu" all the time. But in just a few days, he's started calling someone else "Boss."
She pointed at Li Chao: "Why do you call him 'boss'? Isn't your boss Brother Lu? Brother Lu has been so good to you and values you so much. In just a few days, you've betrayed him and sided with some 'black five categories' element? How can you face Brother Lu?"
Li Chao, who had initially felt a little guilty after being scolded, turned into rage at the end: "Who do you think you are? Even if you are Lu Kai's girlfriend, what right do you have to criticize me? Lu Kai and I are colleagues. I call him 'boss' because I respect him!"
“Now that Boss Gu is in charge of our project, what’s wrong with me calling him ‘Boss’? Does that mean I’ve betrayed you? Do you think I’ve sold myself to your partner? Or do you think I can only be your partner’s lackey?”
"Great! I didn't know that calling someone 'boss' would be unfair to Lu Kai! Today, let's settle this matter face to face!"
He turned to the others in the office and asked, "Where did Lu Kai go?"
Someone answered quietly, "He went to the workshop, he'll probably be back soon."
Speak of the devil and he appears.
Lu Kai pushed the door open and walked in. The first thing he saw was Xu Zhenzhu. He was taken aback for a moment, but then a smile appeared on his face: "Zhenzhu, what brings you here?"
Upon hearing Lu Kai's voice, Xu Zhenzhu immediately grabbed his arm, tears streaming down her face: "I came to the county town for training and thought I'd drop by to see you! And then, your colleagues bullied me—"
Leaving aside Lu Kai, everyone in the office, except for Gu Zhiyuan who was engrossed in drawing, changed their expressions. Wasn't this just blatantly distorting the truth and talking nonsense in public?
Who bullied her?
Lu Kai seemed unconvinced, glancing suspiciously at Xu Zhenzhu, then scanning the office before meeting the red-faced Li Chao's gaze: "Li Chao?"
Li Chao was furious. When he saw Lu Kai looking over and calling his name, he assumed that Lu Kai had identified him as the one who was bullying him.
She immediately became agitated: "I bullied her? That's a joke! Lu Kai, your girlfriend is a complete liar! She came into our office, pointed at Boss Gu and asked why he was there, even calling him a 'black element'! Boss Gu didn't bother with her, but she, just because I called him 'Boss Gu,' pointed at my nose and accused me of betraying you, saying how could I repay you for valuing me so much—"
"Lu Kai, come here, we're all here! Tell me, how did I, Li Chao, betray you and apologize to you!"
As he spoke, he slammed the book in his hand heavily onto the desk.
A loud "crack" was heard.
The commotion alerted several people from the neighboring office, who rushed out to see what had happened.
Lu Kai's face immediately darkened, and he glared fiercely at Xu Zhenzhu.
Xu Zhenzhu flinched, but couldn't help arguing, "That's right! Brother Lu, you treated him so well and valued him so much. He betrayed you and let you down—"
"Shut up!" Lu Kai snapped, and Xu Zhenzhu dared not speak.
Taking a deep breath, Lu Kai quickly apologized to Li Chao: "Li Chao, I'm so sorry! My girlfriend doesn't know how to talk, please don't take it to heart! She's just childish; she can't stand you being close to others because we used to get along well! I'll talk to her properly when we get back!"
Li Chao snorted coldly, not wanting to really fall out with Lu Kai over this, after all, his father was still the deputy factory director.
He reluctantly accepted this explanation, thinking, "I might let it go, but Boss Gu suffered an innocent misfortune. Shouldn't he apologize?"
Lu Kai took a deep breath: "Then of course I have to apologize!"
She grabbed Xu Zhenzhu's arm and dragged her to Gu Zhiyuan's desk: "Quickly apologize to Comrade Gu. He's been exonerated and is now a key member of our machinery factory's design department, and also my colleague—"
Xu Zhenzhu couldn't suppress her surprise: "You've been exonerated? When was you exonerated? How come I didn't know?"
That's an interesting point.
Lu Kai's eyes narrowed: "Pearl, do you know Comrade Gu?"
Xu Zhenzhu rolled her eyes: "Have you forgotten what I told you before? I have a troublesome niece. She's jealous of how good my family is to me. She pretended to fall into the water and made a huge scene, insisting on cutting ties with my family!"
"After she fell into the water, the person who saved her was surnamed Gu, Comrade Gu. My niece was pulled out of the river by Comrade Gu, all soaking wet. She had seen and touched everything. If she didn't marry Comrade Gu, her reputation would be ruined, so the two of them got together."
Didn't I tell you?
Lu Kai and the others in the office were stunned to find out that the two had this kind of relationship.
Lu Kai was taken aback for a moment, then his mind raced and he immediately laughed, "This is truly a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple! We're all family now, yet we don't recognize each other! Come to think of it, you're actually relatives!"
Turning her head, she looked at Xu Zhenzhu with a hint of reproach: "The brigade should all know about Comrade Gu's rehabilitation, how come you didn't know?"
Xu Zhenzhu thought that she hadn't been back to the brigade for a long time. The last time her biological mother, Miao Cuihua, came to see her, she seemed to have something to say. At the time, she was in a hurry to come to the county town to see Lu Kai, so she didn't have time to ask. She guessed that was it.
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