Chapter 12: I’m Asking You
Gu Zijin neither agreed nor disagreed. When he got into the car, Qin Muxuan gazed at the front. Then Gu Zijin leaned over and the smell of cologne from his body made Qin Muxuan’s heart beat faster.
“President Gu, you…”
“Don’t move.”
Qin Muxuan was sensitive by nature. Now Gu Zijin almost leaned on her, which made her blush all of a sudden.
“Pah.”
It was the sound of the seat belt being fastened. Gu Zijin moved his lips when he noticed Qin Muxuan’s reaction.
“What’s wrong? What do you think I’m gonna do?”
“Nothing.”
“Really?”
Gu Zijin returned to his seat and started the car. He acted as if nothing had happened just now.
Then he drove Qin Xiaobai to the school gate and stopped. Soon this Bentley had attracted the attention of many parents of students. Since this school was a private school, there were almost no prominent parents here. So Qin Xiaobai became the focus of everyone’s attention at the last parents’ meeting, and this time he attracted a lot of envy again.
Qin Muxuan got out of the car to tidy up Qin Xiaobai’s schoolbag. She felt relieved after telling him something. Gu Zijin just stood by and looked at them.
Qin Xiaobai waved his hands, saying, “Daddy, mammy, goodbye.”
Then he ran into the school.
After hearing his words, Gu Zijin showed a smile, and Qin Muxuan also withdrew her eyes from Qin Xiaobai with relief.
“Get in the car.”
As he opened the door gently, a voice came.
“Mr. Gu, please stay! Mr. Gu, please stay!”
Lin Xiao’s father came over flatteringly with a few bags of expensive-looking gifts. However, Gu Zijin looked at him with disdain and sarcasm.
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“Last time, my son was too rude and rash that he offended your son. Here are some unremarkable presents I have prepared for you to make amends.”
“I don’t need these things. Keep these for yourself.”
Gu Zijin’s face turned cold, seeming like a thousand-year-old glacier that could scare anyone away. Qing Muxuan was standing by the side and felt an overwhelming sense of pressure.
“As for your son, I hope to hear your son’s transfer next time I come here. Otherwise, all will be at your peril. After all, no one can casually make my son kneel!”
There was anger in Gu Zijin’s eyes. Lin Xiao’s father’s legs were so weak that he almost fell on his knees. After that, Gu Zijin got in the car directly. He glanced at Qin Muxuan who was in a daze, frowning.
“What are you thinking about? Get in the car.”
“Okay.”
It was only when Qin Muxuan returned to her seat that she realized how awkward the atmosphere was. Qin Xiaobai was also in the car just now, but at this moment only she and Gu Zijin were left, which made the atmosphere more subtle.
“Qin Muxuan, I think you have no other man except me in these five years, right?”
When Qin Muxuan heard the words “five years,” she remembered the moment she sank into the tub and was so intimate with that man. The scene was so vivid as if it had been etched into her bones…
“I’m asking you.”
The fact that Qin Muxuan’s mind had wandered off was a test of Gu Zijin’s patience, even more so when Qin Muxuan was with him at this very moment.
“Right.”
Her straightforward answer dispelled the doubts hidden in Gu Zijin’s mind. Then he gave her a simple reply. Now it was Qin Muxuan’s turn to wonder. Why did he suddenly ask this question?
Did he like to gossip too?
Qin Muxuan shook her head, trying to dismiss her thoughts. Even if most people were tattlers, Gu Zijin would never be like that.
The car was parked in the underground garage.
Qin Muxuan said smartly, “You go to the company first, and I’ll go upstairs in fifteen minutes.”
It had been a long time since he was pleased by the wisdom of others. Then he strode away.
Qin Muxuan stayed there honestly for fifteen minutes before walking up the stairs. The office was on the eleventh floor, and the person in charge of connecting with her hadn’t arrived yet.
Qin Muxuan sat in the office chair and looked over the draft carefully. Thinking of the places where Gu Zijin mentioned before that needed to be modified, she immediately took up a pen to make improvements.
“Knock, knock.”
Qin Muxuan looked up and saw a well-mannered man in a suit standing in the doorway. Chu Feng smiled politely. “Hello, I am entrusted by the Gu Group to connect with you. I’m Chu Feng.”
Qin Muxuan pinned the pencil behind her ear and tied the hair into a simple ponytail, which made her look so neat.
“Hello, I am Qin Muxuan, and I was commissioned by the Qixing Group.”
Chu Feng put down his briefcase, sitting across from Qin Muxuan.
“This cooperation is very important for our two companies, so I hope we can cooperate successfully in the future.”
…
The 21th floor of the Gu Group.
Gu Zijin, who had just ended the meeting, came out. His assistant Lisa stepped forward, saying, “President Gu, Miss Yan has just arrived, and she’s been waiting for you in the waiting room. She seems to be here because of the scandal.”
“The scandal?”
These days he gave his undivided attention to Qin Muxuan and Qin Xiaobai, so he ignored this matter naturally. Lisa reminded him immediately, “Last time you took Miss Yan home and someone took photos. I also sent you an email the same day, and did the most urgent PR work. Now the news has been blocked.”
“Well. Tell Yan Yuxiao that I don’t have time.”
Then he walked into the President’s Office.
Yan Yuxiao had been waiting here for two hours, and the soup she had been cooking all night in the vacuum cup was getting cold. When she saw someone coming, a smile formed on her face.
She said, “Brother Zijin… Lisa, how come it’s you?”
The smile faded from her face. Lisa said in a businesslike tone, “The president is not available. You’d better go back.”
“How could it be?”
With that, Yan Yuxiao wanted to ask him in person. Lisa frowned, wondering why their cool, serious President would tolerate such an indiscreet woman. But she finally figured it out when she remembered that Yan Yuxiao was the granddaughter of the Elderly Lady Gu’s old friend.
After all, their President had done a good job in showing filial respect to his elders.
“Miss Yan, this is the Gu Group. What I want you to understand is that if you make a fool of yourself, you will lose more than simply losing face.”
“You…”
After listening to her, Yan Yuxiao naturally knew the bad consequence of doing so. Even though she was very reluctant, she still said with a gentle smile, “Please tell Brother Zijin I will come to see him next time.”
“Okay.”
Lisa watched Yan Yuxiao leave and then returned to her business. The business affairs of the Gu Group were numerous. Even President Gu Zijin had to make a lot of important decisions in a day, let alone the president assistant.
After being treated poorly at Gu Zijin’s company, Yan Yuxiao naturally went to the Gu Family.
In the majestic hilltop castle.
Yan Yuxiao frowned and her eyes were red.
“Grandma Gu, it seems that I made a mistake this time. Last time Brother Zijin took me home and we were accidentally photographed by the reporters. I didn’t expect this to happen… Please tell me what to do if he gets angry with me.”
Watching Yan Yuxiao’s tears, the Elderly Lady Gu was distressed. She said reassuringly, “Silly girl. I am Zijin’s grandmother and I know exactly what he’s capable of. How can he be the CEO of the Gu Group if he can’t suppress such an affair?”
“But it’s okay even if there is an affair between you and Zijin.”
Yan Yuxiao stopped crying and shook her head immediately, “Grandma, how can you say that? Brother Zijin already has Miss Qin and their child. What should I do if the gossip between us is misunderstood by Miss Qin?”
“Silly girl, you are too naive. The child was born because Qin Muxuan had slept with Zijin by her own design. If it isn’t because my son is seriously ill and he wants to see his son get married before he dies, how can our Gu Family accept such a shameless woman!”