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Chapter 10
After Ye Mengyan left, my gaze fell onto a pack of mountain ginseng on the table.
It was something Ye Mengyan gave me last time, saying she brought it from her hometown.
Qingchengā¦
Itās familiar, seems like Iāve heard it somewhere.
Suddenly, I recalled.
Wu Jun once told me that her hometown was Qingcheng, known for its production of mountain ginseng.
Ye Mengyan is from Qingcheng.
Wu Jun is also from Qingcheng, and their cooking skills are strikingly similar.
Could these two know each other?
But at this time, Ye Mengyan had already left, so I could only take the opportunity to talk to her next time.
Today is Saturday, no need to work.
After finishing my breakfast cum lunch, I tidied up a bit and was planning to meet with Shen Yishu to discuss, to see if he could help me out.
To check on the guest records of the Romantic Hotel. After all, as a journalist, he should have a good network. I want to find out who is the mistress that President Gu is keeping
However, an abrupt ringtone interrupted all my thoughts.
Looking down, Gu Yuanzhouās number is flashing.
What does he want with me on a weekend?
This is the first time I received a call from him, āHello, husā¦ā
An unconscious response almost slipped out of my mouth.
Fortunately, I was quick to react, I stopped before saying the last word.
āHello ā¦ boss! Hi President Gu!ā
āCome to the office.ā
āOkay.ā
Five words, spoken in a deep tone, brief and concise. He hung up before I could respond.
Opening my wardrobe, I wanted to pick out an appropriate outfit.
I spent a long time but found nothing suitable.
Song Xiaoyunās clothing styles are too youthful, while I prefer a mature and professional look.
After closing the wardrobe, I opened my mobile phone and placed an order for a few outfits in a designer online shop called āDameiā.
The owner of this online shop was my former classmate in France, her clothing style is close to my heart,
In the past, I hardly went out shopping for clothes, preferring to shop online with her.
After adding my desired clothes to the shopping cart, I encountered a difficulty when checking out.
For Song Xiaoyun, this clothing, which I considered quite cheap, is still overly expensive.
Her bills are not enough to cover it.
So I silently removed several items from the cart, leaving only one outfit to wear for social occasions.
Now my position is the CEOās secretary, I canāt wear clothes that are too shabby and cheap. This would make Gu Yuanzhou lose his value.
At this thought, I suddenly remembered the pastā¦
I used to go to great lengths for Gu Yuanzhou like this.
Every time he attended various social events, I was the one to match his outfits, always letting him shine in public.
In fact, Gu Yuanzhou is also a very picky man, only the outfits matched by me are to his liking.
A moment of slight absent-mindedness.
My phone rang again, it turned out to be a text message from the customer service.
āDear, the outfit youāve added to cart is in stock, it can be delivered to you tomorrow if itās a local delivery.ā
āOkay, Iāll take it!ā
I hurriedly paid for it.
In fact,
Besides clothing, there are also bags, shoes that need to be replaced. šrš²ewešš§švel.ššm
But now I havenāt got much money left.
Letās wait until I get more money.
An hour later, I arrived at the company.
Inside the vast CEOās office, only a solitary dark figure remains.
Beyond the hustle and bustle, his silhouette is somewhat lonely.
At this time, my heart would start to turn soft towards this man whom I once loved deeply, especially in the absence of any evidenceā¦
Is he missing us?
Does he love us in his heart?
I couldnāt work him out.
He hid his emotions too well.
When he turned and looked at me, I could see no sadness on his face.
āPresident Gu, you wanted to see me?ā
āDid you go to Golden Bay yesterday?ā
āYes, I checked the site with Lawyer Zhou and also found a professional fire protection company for inspection. The results indicated thereās no issue with the equipment and installation.ā
Dissatisfaction was brewing in Gu Yuanzhouās dark eyes,
āSo your answer to me is, this was an accident?ā
āThereās a fifty percent chance it was an accident and a fifty percent chance it was man-made.ā
After a long contemplation, I gave my conclusion.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yuanzhou sneered,
āYou think this is the result I want?ā
I knew, Gu Yuanzhou was about to berate someone.
Heās a man whoās extremely demanding in his work.
When he promoted me, naturally he didnāt expect such a useless result.
What he wanted is a social discourse that can be presented externally to propel the companyās progress.
āPresident Gu, Iām just reporting the facts to you.ā
āI donāt need facts! What I need is the companyās share price to soar. Listen, there will be a press conference next week. The company will be launching a new product, I want a different answer from you by then.ā
āOkay!ā
I steeled myself and agreed. I felt that all the answers lay with Wu Jun.
After thinking for a while, I asked,
āPresident Gu, I have a private question to ask, may I?ā
āGo ahead!ā
āAccording to the clues provided by Lawyer Zhou, you have a maid at home. I think it would be useful to find and question herā¦ā
āNo need! She has nothing to do with this.ā
Before I could finish speaking, he interrupted me coldly.
This abrupt reaction left me startled and astonished, increasingly feeling that he seemed to be hiding some unspeakable secret.
Just then, a ringtone sounded from a mobile phone.
This ringtone aroused my vigilance.
Having lived with Gu Yuanzhou for nearly ten years, I was very familiar with his ringtone.
He has two phones.
One for work, one for personal use.
But this ringtone didnāt belong to either of his two phones.
In my moment of surprise, he had already taken out an unfamiliar black phone from his briefcase.
The phone was a rather old model, probably an Apple iPhone 7S from about four years agoā¦
Obviously, Gu Yuanzhou had already possessed this unknown phone four years ago, and the fact that he was hiding it from me suggested he had some guilty secrets.
For a moment, my mind went blank.
Gu Yuanzhouās face softened as he answered the callā¦
āWhatās up?ā