Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 611 - 612: I Really Didn’t Do It This Time
The Gu family’s residence.
Eventually, Gu Yuanshan emerged from the small house at the back. He went to the study and saw Gu Mingzhu and Tang Yuan muttering secretively there, and he wondered what on earth they were up to.
He approached them and asked, a rare occurrence, "What are you looking at?"
Tang Yuan was a bit surprised, as it had been a long time since Gu Yuanshan had spoken to her. She stood up and said, "Congwen has run into some trouble."
Gu Yuanshan immediately guessed, "Is it related to Zhou Yunchen?"
He looked deeply at Gu Mingzhu. "Does this have anything to do with you?"
Gu Mingzhu shook her head, biting her lip. "Dad, it’s really not me."
Tang Yuan had initially been quite happy, thinking he’d had a change of heart. However, his attitude towards their daughter displeased her. "Yuanshan, why do you always assume Mingzhu isn’t responsible for these bad things?"
Gu Yuanshan looked at her calmly, speaking lightly, "She knows in her heart whether it was her or not."
He turned his gaze back to Gu Mingzhu. "You must think that by doing this, Shen Congwen will leave Zhou Yunchen, right?"
Gu Mingzhu looked a little guilty. "Dad, I didn’t mean that."
Gu Yuanshan spoke indifferently, "You’re familiar with Congwen’s temperament. For him not to have uttered a single word about such a major incident means he truly wants to be with Zhou Yunchen. Mingzhu, stop stirring up trouble over these things. It only harms others and yourself."
He had always doted on her; he didn’t want to see her become increasingly irrational.
Gu Mingzhu pursed her lips, her voice very soft. "Dad, I really didn’t."
"That’s for the best." Gu Yuanshan straightened his clothes and instructed his driver that he was going out.
Gu Mingzhu and Tang Yuan watched him leave, both somewhat taken aback.
Gu Mingzhu spoke softly, "Why does Dad never believe me?"
Tang Yuan comforted her gently, "At least Mom believes you."
Changing the subject, she said happily, "Mingzhu, your movie has been nominated for the Berlin Awards. Focus on managing your connections well these days, attend more events to increase your visibility, and don’t worry too much about other matters."
Gu Mingzhu hummed in acknowledgment, her gaze fixed on the direction Gu Yuanshan had left.
She believed that after this incident, Zhou Yunchen and Shen Congwen wouldn’t be able to continue. A man as ambitious as Zhou Yunchen would never sacrifice his future for Shen Congwen.
At the door, Gu Yuanshan got into the car. The driver asked quietly, "Sir, where are you heading?"
Gu Yuanshan closed his eyes for a moment. "Head to the Anpu Company."
Understanding immediately, the driver said, "You’re going to meet Mr. Shen, aren’t you?"
Then, he muttered softly, "Such a cultured man as Mr. Shen, how could he be so muddled? His reputation would surely be better with Miss Anxi than with Zhou Yunchen."
"How would it be better? Isn’t following Anxi just like being a San Er?" Gu Yuanshan spoke sternly.
The driver said no more, silently agreeing.
The car drove all the way to the Anpu Company. When Gu Yuanshan stood outside the building, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.
Was this the empire his other child had personally, and so effortlessly, built? Anpu had already ranked among the top 50 in the country in less than six months.
He entered the building leaning on his walking stick. The receptionist greeted him sweetly, "Sir, who would you like to meet? Let me register you."
Gu Yuanshan glanced at the grand lobby and hesitated. "I’m here to see your Mr. Shen."
He knew Shen Congwen had taken Zhou Yunchen’s position. He found it unbelievable. He had always thought Shen Congwen was merely a plaything to Anxi, never imagining he would be entrusted with such significant responsibility.
At his words, the receptionist examined him from head to toe, then smiled. "You must be Mr. Gu!"
She continued to smile. "Our Mr. Shen is in a meeting. You can wait in his office."
With that, she called the top floor. Immediately, a beautiful secretary came down to guide Gu Yuanshan upstairs. Anpu’s secretaries were famously beautiful. This was Little Gu’s directive: secretaries had to be beautiful, pleasing to the eye, and she was quite insistent on it. It wasn’t just Anpu; even the top-floor office of the Cloud He Group had added four or five beautiful secretaries, the most stunning of whom was Min Xin’s ex-wife.
As Gu Yuanshan was guided along, observing the pervasive luxury, he couldn’t help but sigh in admiration.
The secretary smiled. "Our Little Gu is very generous. With such a great work environment, the employees are actually quite happy to work overtime."
"Furthermore, with team-building activities once a week, they’re so happy that even the single ones aren’t in a hurry to find partners. After all, work is filled with attractive colleagues, both men and women, making their days quite enjoyable."
Gu Yuanshan swallowed hard. "Her making Shen Congwen the CEO... it couldn’t be because...?"
The secretary stated matter-of-factly, "Little Gu said that Mr. Shen is very good-looking, and that no one is more suitable for this position than him."
Gu Yuanshan was dumbstruck.
Just like that? So casually? Simply because he’s good-looking, he gets to be CEO Shen? Aren’t abilities considered at all?
He blurted out his question. The secretary chuckled. "Little Gu said that once someone reaches this position, they wouldn’t want to step down. Surrounded by beautiful women and raking in money daily, after a week of such bliss, they’d have no choice but to work their hardest."
Gu Yuanshan was once again astounded by this kind of reasoning.
The secretary poured him a cup of tea. "Mr. Shen’s meeting will end shortly. Please wait a moment, Mr. Gu."
Gu Yuanshan nodded, surveying the office. Suddenly, he noticed a photo frame on the desk.
He gazed at it for a while, then his eyes began to well up—
It was Shen Congwen when he had first started working for him, looking to be around twenty-two or twenty-three. The photo had been taken in the Gu family’s garden; he himself had taken it for Congwen. He never thought the lad would bring that photo here...
