Gao Ze was outside the president's office, reflecting on how to appease President Gu. A call came in from the president's office intercom, and Gu Yizhou's deep voice came through the receiver. "Gao Ze, come in for a moment."
Gao Ze didn't dare delay a second, immediately knocking and entering. The first thing he saw was Gu Yizhou sitting behind his desk. His features were handsome, and his well-defined hands were annotating a document with a pen.
He glanced at Su Mianmian on the sofa, drinking milk tea, looking obedient and quiet. Gao Ze felt something was off, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. "President Gu, did you need something?"
Gu Yizhou didn't even look up. "It's not me looking for you, it's Madam who needs your help." "Madam?" Seeing Gao Ze's suspicious look, Su Mianmian put down her milk tea and stood up politely. "Assistant Gao, could you please do me a favor?"
Gao Ze's tone was respectful. "Please tell me." Su Mianmian succinctly explained her needs to Gao Ze in a few words. Su Mianmian had assumed Gao Ze would agree immediately, but he seemed hesitant.
Su Mianmian blinked. "Assistant Gao, is it inconvenient?"
Assistant Gao glanced at Gu Yizhou silently. "It's not that it's inconvenient, it's just that I met a woman at a recent social event, and we got along quite well, so..." Su Mianmian understood immediately.
"So Assistant Gao is about to have a girlfriend? I'm sorry, I thought you were single, so this might indeed be inappropriate." "Nothing inappropriate." Gu Yizhou casually closed a file, looked up, and glanced at Gao Ze.
"The woman you're talking about is the one we met at dinner before, right?" Gao Ze nodded, thinking to himself that he hadn't even introduced her to President Gu last time, how did he figure it out? "President Gu is astute, it's her."
Gu Yizhou scoffed coldly, "She hit on me while you were in the restroom." "Hit on you?" Gao Ze's expression changed drastically, feeling like he'd been cuckolded, his face turning pale.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, I didn't know her. She actually..." "There's nothing to apologize for. It's just that there's no need to continue associating with a woman like that." Gao Ze gritted his teeth. "I understand."
"Since that's the case, you should have no worries about the favor Madam asked you to do, right?" Gao Ze: ...After all that, she just waited for him here? Capitalists really have no humanity. He just broke up with his girlfriend. No, wait.
He hadn't even started dating yet, and he almost got cheated on. In this situation, Mr. Gu, as his direct superior, not only didn't sympathize with him, but also wanted to exploit him? Gao Ze cleared his throat, just about to say something, when he heard a "click," the sound of a pen cap being closed.
"This can be considered a chance for you to make amends for your mistake." Gao Ze: ... "Yes, Mr. Gu." He turned around and respectfully nodded to Su Mianmian again. "Madam, I'm definitely going to help you with this. Contact me anytime if you need my assistance."
After Gao Ze left, Su Mianmian looked at Gu Yizhou. "Poor Assistant Gao, he actually got to know a woman like that. And what did he do wrong? Why did he look so aggrieved and resentful just now?"
Gu Yizhou raised an eyebrow, walked around the desk to Su Mianmian, and said, "At this moment, shouldn't your first concern be about your husband being flirted with by other women? You actually have the leisure to sympathize with others."
Su Mianmian pursed her lips. "Well, since you said it to my face, you must have failed to pick him up." Gu Yizhou chuckled. "You're quite understanding. Now, explain again what you said to Manager Qin that I'm your uncle." Su Mianmian:
…Gao Ze left the office dejectedly, took a deep breath, and noticed the white shirt on Secretary Cai's clothes. Something suddenly flashed through his mind. Ah! He finally realized what he felt was wrong in the office earlier!
President Gu changed his clothes! He was wearing a white shirt during the meeting, but just now he was wearing gray. Also, every time he went to President Gu's house before, whenever his wife was there, President Gu was always glued to her side.
But just now, the two of them were sitting so far apart, all very formal. So, this was a classic case of trying to cover something up, burying one's head in the sand? As for what exactly the two of them did in the office, Gao Ze's mind inevitably conjured up a whole bunch of heavily censored images.
A moment later, he shuddered, feeling nauseous. It's not clean anymore, his mind is not clean! ... When Gu Yizhou and Su Mianmian emerged from the president's private elevator, it was rush hour. A wave of office workers poured out of the employee elevator next to them.
Seeing the tall, well-dressed President Gu leading a petite little girl in a pleated skirt, they all smiled like doting aunts. "Wow, Mr. Gu's niece is so cute! She's even prettier in person than in the photos!"
"Indeed, her legs are so straight, like something out of a manga!" "No wonder Mr. Gu cherishes her so much, holding her hand even when they're walking, as if he's afraid she'll get lost." However, Su Mianmian couldn't smile at all at this moment.
She hadn't expected that simply agreeing with Manager Qin that she was Gu Yizhou's niece would spread throughout the entire Gu Group so quickly. What was most annoying was that she had just been forced to sign a humiliating treaty with Gu Yizhou because of this.
Sitting in the car, Su Mianmian hung her head, sullen and unhappy. Gu Yizhou looked her over for a while, a slight smile playing on his lips. "I'm the one who's at a disadvantage, why do you look even more unhappy than me?"
Su Mianmian raised an eyebrow and glared at him. How could he have the nerve to ask that? Seeing Su Mianmian glare at him, Gu Yizhou's smile widened. "Did I say something wrong? First it was brother-in-law, then Mr. Z, and now it's uncle-in-law... anyway, it's definitely not your husband..." Su Mianmian hesitated, then silently looked away. "I didn't mean to say that. It's just that the receptionist wouldn't let me go up."
Gu Yizhou ruffled Su Mianmian's hair. "So, let's each take a loss. It's fair. Don't be upset." Gu Yizhou's friend's newly opened restaurant was located in a bustling area. It mainly served Western food and had a stylish decor.
There was a professional pianist playing inside, and the soothing music drifted into the ears, instantly relaxing the mind. As Su Mianmian was looking around, a refined-looking man walked over with a smile and patted Gu Yizhou's shoulder familiarly.
"Ah Zhou, the busy man finally made time to come today?" Gu Yizhou smiled. "I had to come and support you, how's it going?" Jiang Ning shrugged and shook her head. "You know, I don't expect to make a lot of money running this restaurant."
Gu Yizhou, "I wasn't asking how business is." After saying this, the two exchanged a glance and laughed knowingly. After laughing, Jiang Ning noticed Su Mianmian beside Gu Yizhou, her beautiful phoenix eyes narrowing slightly.
"Hey, isn't this…" Gu Yizhou didn't wait for him to finish, pulling Su Mianmian's hand, "Let me introduce you, this is my wife, Su Mianmian." He then said to Su Mianmian, "Jiang Ning, my classmate."
Jiang Ning's surprised expression lasted only two seconds before she quickly reacted, extending her hand to Su Mianmian, "Hello, Mianmian, right? It's nice to meet you." Su Mianmian politely shook her hand, her eyes crinkling. "It's nice to meet you too."
Jiang Ning led Gu Yizhou and Su Mianmian to a seat. Su Mianmian quietly tugged at Gu Yizhou's hand. "I need to go to the restroom." Gu Yizhou nodded. "Do you need me to go with you?" Su Mianmian blushed slightly. "I'm twenty, not twelve."
Gu Yizhou smiled. "Then hurry back." Only after Su Mianmian had completely disappeared from Gu Yizhou's sight did he look away, noticing Jiang Ning staring at him. Slightly startled, he smiled slightly. "Why are you staring at me like that?" Jiang Ning sighed.
"A-Zhou, when did you secretly get married? We didn't even know." Gu Yizhou knew he would ask this. "We just got the marriage certificate, haven't had a formal wedding yet." Jiang Ning nodded. "It has to be you, quiet until you make a big splash.
I just saw your wife look familiar, isn't she…" He was about to finish when a stylish woman in a khaki trench coat with permed hair walked up from behind. "Ah Zhou, Ah Ning, long time no see! What brought you together today?"
As she spoke, Jiang Ning prepared to sit down next to Gu Yizhou, but quickly stopped her, gesturing to the seat next to him. "Big star, please sit here. Ah Zhou is already seated." "Seated? Who?"
Xue Jing raised an eyebrow, her gaze suspicious as she looked at Gu Yizhou. Gu Yizhou's thin lips curved slightly, his gaze sweeping past her before turning gently to the person behind her. "My wife. I'll introduce you later."