"She was frightened, but not terrified." Gong Chengjue had confidence in his Ziqing.
"By the way, the Zhou family invited me tonight..." He paused, "What are your plans regarding your relationship with Miss Zhou?"
Gong Chengjue looked at him and replied, "I know what I'm doing."
“But I think the Zhou family wants our two families to finalize the marriage agreement.” Gong Changfan frowned slightly. “Chengjue, the Zhou family has absolutely no idea about the deal you made with Miss Zhou in private.”
To put it bluntly, even Zhou Ruoling was scheming against the Zhou family.
The Zhou family is currently completely unaware of the situation.
Gong Chengjue remained silent. Had Zhou Ruoling lost her composure with the Zhou family?
“Miss Zhou will be coming tonight too, why don’t you come along?” Gong Changfan felt that he didn’t get along well with young women.
For example, he clearly meant well for him and Su Ziqing, trying to bring them together, but in the end, Su Ziqing misunderstood.
That incident at the hospital still stands as a chasm between them.
Thinking of the child who ultimately couldn't be saved, Gong Changfan sighed.
“Tonight I…” Gong Chengjue wanted to refuse, but Gong Changfan sighed and didn’t give him a chance. “This is something you brought on yourself. I can’t handle it. Otherwise, if I’m caught in a dilemma and agree to the Zhou family’s engagement date, don’t blame me.”
Gong Chengjue: "..."
……………………
Gong Chengjue raised his hand to check the time on his wristwatch, then looked at the several urgent messages on his phone.
After finally tidying up the documents in front of him, he got up and stretched.
The phone rang, and Gong Chengjue answered it. "Okay, Uncle, I'll be there now. I should be there in about half an hour."
Gong Changfan forced a smile on the other end of the phone and said in a low voice, "Hurry up, the Zhou family has mentioned the engagement to me."
Gong Chengjue: "...Hold on, I'll be there."
However, before Gong Chengjue could reach the location Gong Changfan had mentioned, he received another call from Gong Changfan.
"Uncle, there's no need to rush me like this."
"Gong Changmu is dead." Gong Changfan's expression was extremely serious.
"What?" Gong Chengjue's expression turned serious upon hearing the news. "What happened?"
"He drowned while swimming, due to a stroke." Gong Changfan only gave him the information he had just received. "He liked to stay in hotels when he came back, and his body is currently being kept in the hotel pool."
Gong Chengjue replied, "I'll go there now."
"No, come here first, and let Assistant Luo go to the hotel." Gong Changfan glanced at the Zhou family members sitting not far away and smiled slightly. "Hurry up, we have an appointment with the Zhou family tonight."
"knew."
Gong Chengjue hung up the phone and told Luo Jinhan, who had already finished get off work, to go to the hotel.
Luo Jinhan, who had just finished get off work: "...Yes." So, the idea of not having to work overtime is really unrealistic.
Gong Changmu, who had just caused a scene today, left the chairman's office with a calm expression, but now he is dead, drowned.
It would be strange if people didn't think of it as a conspiracy.
Luo Jinhan headed to the hotel, while Gong Chengjue arrived at the meeting place he had arranged with Gong Changfan.
It was a quiet private place amidst the hustle and bustle. Gong Chengjue's bodyguards were kept outside because, it was said, there was no safer place here.
Gong Chengjue was led to a waterside pavilion, where a cool breeze dispelled the summer heat.
Gong Changfan had a very pleasant chat with the Zhou family.
Zhou Ruoling stood by her side, looking very gentle and graceful in her cheongsam.
"Chengjue is here." Gong Changfan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Gong Chengjue. If he told the Zhou family that an engagement was impossible and that they were just using each other, he wondered if the Zhou family would turn on him on the spot.
Gong Chengjue took off his black suit jacket and then sat down.
"Uncle Zhou."
Then he looked at Zhou Ruoling and nodded.
Zhou Ruoling's eyes were full of smiles, "Why are you so busy until this late? No matter how important the work is, you must take care of your health."
She and Gong Chengjue sat facing each other, and under the table, she gently kicked Gong Chengjue's foot.
Gong Chengjue looked at her and said seriously, "Well, I have a lot of official business to attend to, so I'll deal with that first."
“Young people have so much energy.” Zhou Benxiong looked at Gong Chengjue with admiration in his shrewd eyes. “Career is indeed important, but starting a family is also very important.”
Zhou Benxiong invited the Gong family out today not to play games with them, but to get straight to the point.
Gong Changfan has already skillfully defused the situation, so let's hear what Gong Chengjue has to say.
Zhou Ruoling kicked Gong Chengjue, and then accidentally touched the tea on the table with her hand.
"Oh, my dress is a little dirty." Zhou Ruoling stood up and looked at Gong Chengjue gently. "Chengjue, would you like to come with me to clean it up?"
"good."
"Go ahead, go ahead." Gong Changfan smiled with a kind smile, his eyes subtly signaling to Gong Chengjue that they should reach an agreement.
Gong Chengjue accompanied Zhou Ruoling to the restroom. Once they were out of sight of Gong Changfan and the others, Zhou Ruoling suddenly tried to grab Gong Chengjue's hand tightly...
Gong Chengjue deftly avoided the question, looking at her, "Miss Zhou?"
Zhou Ruoling looked at him with a serious expression, "Gong Chengjue, agree to his proposal and get engaged to me."
Gong Chengjue frowned, then took a small step back. "Miss Zhou, what do you mean by that?"
“He might know about my secret deal with you.” Zhou Ruoling looked at Gong Chengjue, a bitter smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. “These past few months, only the Zhou family has paid, and we haven’t received the promised benefits yet…”
"I can't hold them back." The empty promises I made were no longer enough to satisfy the Zhou family.
They'd rather use her to gain tangible benefits.
Gong Chengjue said coldly, "This is because Miss Zhou herself is incompetent."
"Gong Chengjue, it's pointless for you to say that now. Putting everything else aside, just consider the fact that I've created this romantic relationship with you. I've encountered countless accidents, haven't I? If it weren't for me, would your little darling be so safe?"
Zhou Ruoling looked calmly at Gong Chengjue, "Not to mention the efforts the Zhou family has made in cooperating with you over the past few months."
Gong Chengjue coldly replied, "All cooperation is based on equality."
"Yes, but the Zhou family doesn't have the patience to wait for long-term returns." Any investment takes at least three years and at most five years to see a return.
But the Zhou family doesn't have that patience now.
"That's your Zhou family's business," Gong Chengjue said indifferently.
Hearing him say that, Zhou Ruoling's face changed. "Gong Chengjue, if you don't agree to the engagement, the Zhou family will marry me off."
Gong Chengjue looked at her expressionlessly, "Then Miss Zhou should try to resist on her own."
"Didn't you ever think about why the Zhou family would suddenly propose an engagement at this time?" Zhou Ruoling looked at him with a hint of sarcasm.
Gong Chengjue stared at her.
"Gong Chengjue, don't forget, when we first discussed cooperation, we said that the cooperation should be pleasant!"
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