Chapter 93 Just Asking
As she passed the corridor on the second floor, her steps paused.
His eyes fell on the closed door.
Gu Miaomiao's room?
This door... seems to have been changed?
Gu Baozhu felt a strange feeling in her heart, and she returned to her room full of doubts.
As soon as I sat down on the sofa, my cell phone rang suddenly.
She quickly cleared her throat and answered the phone in a sweet voice.
"Uncle, it's so late, is there something you want to talk about?"
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Dongwei's voice changed from its previous gloomy tone to gentle like a kind elder.
"Baozhu, there's something I want to talk to you about."
Surprise flashed in Gu Baozhu's eyes.
"Talk to me?"
A low "hmm" came from the other end of the phone.
There was no emotion in Jiang Dongwei's voice.
"Is Jiang Yanbai with you?"
"There are some things I want to talk to you alone."
Gu Baozhu subconsciously tightened her fingertips around the phone slightly, sat up straight, and maintained a respectful posture.
"He's not here, uncle. Just tell me what you want."
Jiang Dongwei suddenly laughed in the receiver, and that laugh made Gu Baozhu feel inexplicably cold up her spine.
"You more or less saw what happened tonight."
"I want Yanbai to hand over the company to Jinnian, and I also want to train him."
"Besides, with Yan Bai's ability, it won't take him long to start another company. You know his abilities, right?"
Gu Baozhu's mind was racing.
This is to win over yourself.
She quickly continued the conversation, her voice becoming sweeter and softer.
"Yes, uncle, I know Yanbai's abilities best."
Jiang Dongwei's tone was very calm.
"I'm glad you know."
The next second, he suddenly changed the subject.
"He should have handed the company over to his brother, but as you saw, he was very tough today and refused to do so."
"Then as a father, there's nothing I can do."
"I can only ask you for a favor."
Gu Baozhu's heart was pounding.
She suppressed her excitement, and her voice revealed just the right amount of courtesy.
"Uncle, what are you talking about? This is what I should do."
"Just tell me what I need to do."
Jiang Dongwei lowered his voice.
"You found a way to steal the confidential documents from his company and sent them to my email."
"Don't worry about the rest."
Gu Baozhu's mind went blank in an instant.
Steal...confidential documents?
Let her steal Jiang Yanbai's things?
The smile on her face froze.
Jiang Dongwei noticed the dead silence on the other end of the phone and asked in a light voice.
"What's wrong?"
"You don't want to?"
Gu Baozhu shuddered and cold sweat broke out on her palms.
Her throat was dry and her voice trembled without her even noticing.
"This, this is not good."
"Uncle, how about... you talk to Yan Bai again?"
"He's not an unfilial person. If you talk to him nicely, he will definitely agree."
On the other end of the phone, Jiang Dongwei's laughter stopped abruptly.
"If he had been obedient, I wouldn't have come looking for you."
The voice came through the receiver, with a sense of oppression.
"This method is not very honorable."
"But you have to think about it too. This concerns the future of both of you."
Gu Baozhu couldn't figure it out and asked subconsciously.
"What does this have to do with us?"
Jiang Dongwei seemed to have anticipated her stupidity and threw out the bait lightly.
"Help me accomplish this. No one except you can enter the Jiang family."
"But if you can't do it..."
He paused deliberately.
"Perhaps I should consider finding someone else to approach Yanbai."
Gu Baozhu was silent again.
Jiang Dongwei's voice continued.
"Don't forget, I asked you to return home for the purpose of marriage."
"Letting you stay by Yanbai's side was a chance given to you by him, and it was also a chance given to you by me."
“This is your value.”
"If you can't even do this little thing and get the documents, then I think this marriage is over."
Gu Baozhu felt uneasy and her voice trembled even more.
"But...but if he finds out..."
"He won't want me!"
A disdainful snort came from the receiver.
"Humph, that's just a woman's opinion. Think about it yourself."
Jiang Dongwei's voice was cold.
"If his company goes bankrupt and he loses everything, at this time, only you will be by his side, sharing the good and bad times with him."
"Plus, as his father, I am here to support him in his comeback."
"By then, if he's not devoted to you, who else will he be devoted to?"
Gu Baozhu's thoughts suddenly became clear.
Yes, why didn't she think of it.
Jiang Yanbai has fallen into disgrace, and at that time, the only one he can rely on is himself.
And she will be the only light in his dark world.
This kind of friendship of sharing weal and woe is much stronger than the current marriage.
The corners of her lips slowly curled up into an arc of determination.
The long silence on the other end of the phone made Jiang Dongwei realize that she was wavering.
His voice sounded again, seemingly magnanimous, but actually it was cold.
"I leave the choice to you."
"Of course, you don't have to think about telling Yan Bai."
"Because besides this method, I have hundreds of ways to make his company go bankrupt."
"I just wanted to do it in a gentle way."
"I don't want us, father and son, to hurt each other's feelings."
Gu Baozhu hesitated for a moment, her fingertips feeling cold.
"Okay, uncle, I'll think about this matter."
Jiang Dongwei was not surprised by this answer and directly issued a final ultimatum.
"I'll only give you one day."
"Give me an answer tomorrow."
The call was hung up abruptly.
Gu Baozhu held her cell phone tightly, tossing and turning in bed with a confused mind.
A sleepless night.
It was not until the next morning when the sunlight shone into the room through the gaps in the curtains that she went downstairs with a pair of bloodshot eyes.
As soon as I reached the stairs, I saw Jiang Yanbai coming down from upstairs.
His face also looked bad, with two dark circles under his eyes.
Gu Baozhu immediately concealed the haggard look on her face and forced a sweet smile.
"Yanbai, why did you wake up so early? Can't you sleep?"
Jiang Yanbai pinched his brows, walked down without looking around, and uttered a few words.
"There are a lot of things that need to be dealt with at the company, so I was busy a little late yesterday."
There was weariness in his voice.
Gu Baozhu's heart skipped a beat and she followed closely behind.
As if unintentionally, she asked the question that had been lingering in her mind all night.
"Is the company... important to you?"
The moment the words fell.
Jiang Yanbai's footsteps came to an abrupt halt.
He stopped in the middle of the stairs and slowly turned sideways.
Those deep black eyes were full of vigilance.
His eyes pierced her directly.
"Yes, it is very important!"
Gu Baozhu was so frightened by his look that her heart suddenly shrank and she subconsciously shrank her neck back.
The coldness in the man's eyes made her throat tighten.
"You...why are you looking at me like that? I'm just asking."
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