"Take a shower first."
An hour later, after getting ready, Su Ziqing applied her lipstick and looked at herself in the mirror, seeing the changes on her face more clearly.
She reached out and touched herself. It was still the same face, but there was an inexplicable change. In the past, when others were in love, she could see the changes in them. Now, she looked like someone she had seen change in back then...
"What's wrong?" Gong Chengjue had already dressed himself, his black suit making him look incredibly handsome.
Su Ziqing turned around. "Are you going out too?"
Gong Chengjue casually raised his hand and gently pinched her nose. "I have to go to work."
Oh right, it's not the weekend, so of course he has to go to work.
"Let's go together, I'll take you to the company." Gong Chengjue pulled her hand and led her out the door, without any intention of discussing it further.
The Su family is, after all, a company that operates within the city of A. The branch office in the capital city occupies a small office building, just one floor, but the location is very central.
Coincidentally, the building from the Su family's branch office is the headquarters of the Gong family's Xinji Group.
"That's where I'm going in a bit," Gong Chengjue said to Su Ziqing, pointing to the building in the distance.
Neither of them discussed the events that occurred at the Gong family's residence last night in detail. Su Ziqing looked at him with some concern, saying, "Try to restrain yourself."
"Hmm?" Gong Chengjue laughed. "Can't control it."
Su Ziqing: "..."
"Let's have dinner together tonight, I'll take you to eat something delicious." Gong Chengjue helped her out of the car.
After watching Su Ziqing enter the building, Gong Chengjue told the driver to drive off, but then he received a call from Grandpa Gong, "Grandpa, um, I'll be there in about fifteen minutes."
Last night, he drove away without paying attention to the mess, expecting the old man to cause him "trouble" today. However, he did not expect the old man to go directly to Xinji Group.
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Xinji Group
Gong Chengjue went directly to the old man's office floor, poured him a glass of milk, and then carried it into the office.
"Grandpa." He placed the milk on the clean desk.
Grandpa Gong glared at his grandson and said, "You look so smug."
"Is it?" Gong Chengjue touched his face. "Is it obvious?"
Grandpa Gong was furious. He glanced at the milk on the table and said, "Why are you drinking milk? Do you think I'm a child?"
Gong Chengjue pushed the milk forward, saying, "Milk is good for calcium."
Although he was angry, Grandpa Gong still took a sip, then put down the milk glass and said, "Later, you should personally deliver a gift to Chief Su and apologize to him."
Gong Chengjue pulled out a chair and sat down. "Giving gifts is fine, but an apology... is that unnecessary?"
Grandpa Gong glared at him, "No matter what happened last night, even if the Su family's daughter was wrong, we, as the hosts, shouldn't have embarrassed her like that."
"If I go, what will everyone in the capital think of Ziqing?" Gong Chengjue said calmly.
"I don't care what others think of her!" Old Master Gong said irritably.
“I won’t deliver the gift either,” Gong Chengjue refused directly.
He stood up as he spoke, preparing to leave.
"stop."
Old Master Gong stopped him, "Chengjue, do you know what you're doing!"
Gong Chengjue stopped and turned around, making his attitude very clear, "Grandpa, you should know what kind of personality Su Enen has. Last night, she was the one who slandered Ziqing."
He paused for a moment, then scoffed, "If I hadn't shown up last night, Ziqing would have been branded a thief."
Old Master Gong pursed his lips and remained silent.
Gong Chengjue continued, "Thief? Ha! Everyone who attended the banquet at the Gong family yesterday was someone of importance. If this label is confirmed, how will Ziqing establish herself in the capital?"
"For Su Enen, it's just a slanderous remark, but for Zi Qing, the impact is far more than just a short period of time." Gong Chengjue said seriously, "If I apologize now, what will others think?"
Grandpa Gong frowned. "But your second uncle has already made an appointment with Chief Su."
The third son of Old Master Gong, who is also Gong Chengjue's second uncle, Gong Changhong, is a member of the Gong family who served in the military.
The Gong family could not have achieved its current status solely through business.
Gong Chengjue's favorite person in the entire Gong family was probably his second uncle. In his eyes, Gong Changhong was even more important than Gong Changzhou.
“What happened last night could be a big deal or a small deal. Su Enen is Chief Su’s precious daughter. As the hosts of the banquet last night, we made Su Enen lose face. We should at least go and apologize to her today.”
"I can apologize for the poor hospitality as a host, but there's no apology for wrongly accusing Ziqing." Gong Chengjue backed down.
Grandpa Gong glared angrily, but he also realized from the conversation that Gong Chengjue was still very persistent.
"Why are you standing so high? Sit down," he said irritably.
Gong Chengjue returned to his original seat and sat down.
"You've only been in City A for a short time, and you're already abandoning your family for a woman?"
"What's the reason? Didn't I tell you at home yesterday?" Gong Chengjue smiled slightly. "Grandpa, I'm a man of my word."
Old Master Gong glared and puffed out his beard, "You've been spoiled rotten!!"
Gong Chengjue smiled but remained silent.
"Which grandson in the Gong family wouldn't want me to play matchmaker for them? But you, I carefully selected a family that could help you, and what about you?!"
"Then Grandpa can go and be a matchmaker for the other younger brothers and sisters. Anyway, I'm not the only one of marriageable age in the family." Gong Chengjue said nonchalantly.
Grandpa Gong was so angry he almost laughed, but he just couldn't help but dote on this grandson and showed him special favor.
"You really want to marry that Su Ziqing?" Old Master Gong looked at him. "No regrets?"
Gong Chengjue met his gaze. "Grandpa, does this mean you've agreed to help me propose marriage to the Su family?"
"It's not impossible for me to agree. But I have one condition. Let me see if you can make an exception for me again." Old Master Gong took the contract that had been printed out earlier and threw it to Gong Chengjue.
Gong Chengjue looked at the agreement above; it was essentially a gambling agreement.
Upon seeing the terms, his brow furrowed even more. "Grandpa, these terms are basically asking me to surrender, aren't they?"
The requirement of doubling the investment in a year is already demanding enough, but the existing projects they're given are ones with uncertain prospects.
Old Master Gong sneered, "So, are you admitting defeat now?"
Gong Chengjue took the pen and quickly signed the betting agreement with his grandfather. "Then Grandpa must keep his word. I will fulfill your request within a year, and you will personally help me propose marriage to the Su family."
Marriages in large families still follow a set procedure. It's completely different for him to propose marriage himself versus for his elders to do so.
"When have I ever gone back on my word?!"
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