Chapter 268: Chapter 241: The Illusion of Affection
Gu Linhai and Meng Qian left.
After the car drove out of Fenglin Villa, Meng Qian suddenly began to cry softly.
Seeing her cry, Gu Linhai handed her a few tissues.
Meng Qian took them, pressed the tissue to her eyes, cried for a while, and then said, "Is it Gu Yanjing, is it him?"
Gu Linhai said nothing.
Meng Qian continued, "Dong Qian’s assistant disappeared, and that truck driver is also missing. Two living people vanished without a trace. Dong Qian also got into trouble. Everything is too coincidental, it must be Gu Yanjing, it must be him."
"The Yujing Manor has been investigated. There’s no connection with Gu Yanjing, not even to the slightest extent," Gu Linhai said.
"It must be him." Meng Qian’s eyes were red, a sinister ruthlessness in her gaze, "It must be him. There must be things we haven’t found out yet. There must be more."
Gu Linhai still said nothing, a flash of impatience crossed his face.
Meng Qian didn’t notice, she glared fiercely at one spot and said, "It’s definitely because of Qiao Yuxian. Gu Yanjing is warning us. Warning us that if we dare to touch Qiao Yuxian, Dong Qian is our fate."
Gu Linhai frowned slightly.
"Why does he like that girl so much, why is he so attentive to her?" Meng Qian said frantically, "What’s so good about that girl that makes him care so much. Linhai, what should we do? What should we do now? How can I save Dong Qian, how can I save him."
"No one can save him!" Gu Linhai suddenly shouted, "He brought it on himself, and you spoiled him! Whether Yujing Manor is related to Gu Yanjing or not, once he got into Yujing Manor, he can’t come out again."
Meng Qian shivered from his yelling, looking at him in disbelief.
Gu Linhai continued, "Two kids fighting, and the adults join in? You beat up the mother of their child, of course, their father and daughter will retaliate. This was already a resolved matter, but you were unwilling to accept it, couldn’t swallow the bitterness, and decided to go against Qiao Yuxian. Everything was originally done secretly, yet Dong Qian still wanted to take Qiao Yuxian’s life. Think about it yourself, didn’t he bring this upon himself?"
Meng Qian’s eyes, which were still tearful, instantly widened, and no more tears could fall.
Gu Linhai said, "How old is he? He can’t tell right from wrong, truth from lies. He acts entirely based on emotions, and when things go wrong, you clean up for him. Whatever he says goes. Think about it, over the years, how much trouble has he caused? If it weren’t for you covering up behind him, he would have been executed several times over."
Meng Qian’s body began to tremble lightly.
The driver in the front was driving, witnessing Gu Linhai getting angry with Meng Qian for the first time, and was so scared he didn’t dare to make a sound, his palms constantly sweaty.
Gu Linhai hadn’t finished, "His current situation is well-deserved. Thinking Yanjing was just playing with Qiao Yuxian, now see, one miscalculation and he’s caught up. Still looking for Gu Yanjing, just letting us into Fenglin Villa was already the greatest mercy. Dong Qian’s fate, you are primarily responsible for it."
Meng Qian grabbed her handbag and smashed it fiercely at Gu Linhai, directly hitting his face, "Gu Linhai, do you know what you’re saying!"
The embellishment on the edge of the bag made a slender cut on the left side of Gu Linhai’s face.
Gu Linhai was knocked sideways by the hit, stunned for a moment, then turned to look at her, his right hand raised.
Meng Qian looked at his raised hand, glaring at him like a sharp sword. She moved forward a bit, meeting his palm.
But the moment Gu Linhai met her gaze, his hand stopped in mid-air.
"Go ahead, hit me." Meng Qian glared at him, shaking even more violently, "Hit me!"
Gu Linhai looked at her for a while, but ultimately lowered his hand.
Seeing him put his hand down, Meng Qian sneered, "Gu Linhai, are you tired of helping Dong Qian? Don’t want him to come out, and looking for some peace, huh?"
Gu Linhai looked straight ahead, saying nothing, his face flushed.
Meng Qian said, "Even if you don’t want him to be released, you must find a way to get him out for me! You owe me for this! Gu Linhai, for what you owe me, even a lifetime of trying to please me wouldn’t repay, wouldn’t clear! Actions have consequences, and wrongdoers should bear the consequences!"
Gu Linhai suddenly clenched his fingers tightly, his flushed face turning pale again, the slender cut glaringly apparent.
Meng Qian glanced at him, then sneered with disdain, turned as well, and ignored him.
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Qiao Yuxian was only momentarily curious about Dong Qian being taken away by Yujing Manor.
After that, anything related to him was completely cast aside.
She didn’t even give Yujing Manor a thought.
During the two days over the weekend, she spent one day at Fenglin Villa with Gu Yanjing, and then had a few hours of discussions with the designer of Jingyu Garden.
On Sunday, she returned to the Qiao Family.
She stayed there for a whole day.
Qiao Lech had recovered a lot now but wasn’t going to school.
She practically didn’t attend school last semester, nor took the final exams. This semester, she also didn’t plan on returning, waiting to retake next year.
Now, she occasionally goes to the company with Qiao Yu, learning how to manage the company.
Although Chen Hui thought Qiao Yuxian wouldn’t be interested in the Qiao Family’s affairs, she still discussed it with Qiao Yuxian before Qiao Lech started going to the company.
Hoping she could join Qiao Lech.
Qiao Yuxian naturally understood what Chen Hui meant.
She feared Qiao Yuxian might feel Qiao Yu was biased.
However, at the time, Qiao Yuxian had already decided to intern at the Gu Group, and she told Chen Hui directly.
The weekend passed in a blink, and Qiao Yuxian resumed her internship life.
On Monday morning, she was, as usual, excited to go to work.
For the Nth day, Gu Yanjing offered to drive her and was rejected for the Nth time.
In the end, he could only escort her to the gate, and put her in a taxi.
Then Qiao Yuxian, for the Nth time, bragged to the driver who often came to pick her up, "Isn’t my husband even more handsome today than he was on Friday?"
The driver was always amused by her, not only having to praise today’s Gu Yanjing as more handsome than yesterday’s,
but also as more considerate than yesterday.
And so, with a heart full of joy, Qiao Yuxian had a great day.
Monday.
As soon as office hours began. The team where Qiao Yuxian was in held a meeting first.
The main focus was laying out the week’s work, discussing any new projects, so that everyone could prepare mentally.
There was also a foreign client coming, and two interpreters were needed from their team.
These tasks were primarily for the full-time employees and had little to do with Qiao Yuxian and Zhao Meng.
The two of them, as team members, just attended the meeting to listen in.
While listening to the meeting, Zhao Meng filled a page of her notebook with little flowers.
Meanwhile, Qiao Yuxian was planning the terrace outside the bedroom at Jingyu Garden.
While others were in a meeting for an hour, the two of them were drawing for an hour.
After the meeting ended, everyone gathered their things and made their way out.
An Zhiyi suddenly called out to Qiao Yuxian.
Everyone in the meeting room froze for a moment, instinctively glancing at An Zhiyi and Qiao Yuxian.
For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.
Then people quickly pretended as if nothing happened, leaving the room with curiosity. Only Zhao Meng and He Xin remained, tidying up their things.
Being called, Qiao Yuxian looked at him and said, "Leader An, what’s up?"
While packing his things, An Zhiyi, without lifting his eyes, said coldly, "On Wednesday evening, when the client arrives, go and observe."
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