“No idea. Maybe,” replied Shen Peichuan.
At this time, the elevator stopped and the two walked to Zong Jinghao’s office. Seeing them walking over, the secretary said, “Mr. Zong is in the office. Please go to him directly.”
Shen Peichuan nodded. “Alright.”
Shen Peichuan opened the door to Zong Jinghao’s office and found, to his surprise, not only Zong Jinghao but also Lin Xinyan.
Lin Xinyan nodded at him with a smile. “Come on in.”
Putting away the file, Zong Jinghao asked the gentlemen to have a seat.
Guan Jing realized that he still had the handbag with him as he had forgotten to leave it outside at the door. Having no better spot to put the bag, he held onto the bag and placed his hands behind him.
Noticing Guan Jing’s action and seeing a handbag in his hand, Lin Xinyan asked with a smile, “Is it Ms. Gu’s bag?”
The look on Guan Jing’s face changed in an instant. How does she know about Gu Huiyuan?
She calls her Ms. Gu, so obviously she knows it.
How did she find out?
“Mrs. Zong…”
“I was on Nanhua Road today and saw you and Ms. Gu arguing on the side of the road. Why are you two fighting?”
“No, it’s not like that.” Guan Jing hurriedly explained, “It’s not what you think it is. She’s the one pestering me…”
“Why is she pestering you?” Zong Jinghao asked calmly.
Guan Jing pursed his lips, still finding it hard to tell them the truth.
Starting to get a little impatient, Zong Jinghao was annoyed by Guan Jing’s hesitation——he hated it when people beat around the bush.
“Why aren’t you talking?”
Shen Peichuan was also surprised to learn that Guan Jing got involved with Gu Huiyuan, and nudged him, “Tell us what’s going on?”
Guan Jing gritted his teeth and confessed to Zong Jinghao, “S-She set me up and wanted to use me to sabotage your relationship. I didn’t agree to it, so she threatened me…”
“How does she threaten you?” Shen Peichuan asked, feeling curious.
In fact, everyone was curious so they looked over and waited for his answer.
Guan Jing was so embarrassed that he wanted to dig a hole and hide. This is f*cking embarrassing.
He could not bring himself to tell them.
Shen Peichuan frowned. “When did you become so indecisive, Guan Jing?”
Guan Jin glared at him. If this happened to you, you wouldn’t be able to say it out loud, either!
“How we can help you if you don’t say it? Do you think resignation is the best option?” Zong Jinghao tugged at his collar, looking a little frustrated.
Lin Xinyan got up to pour Zong Jinghao a glass of water. Taking it over, he took a sip and looked up at Guan Jing after leaving it on the table. “You have been with me for so long, so you should know me well. If you’ve really decided to leave, I won’t stop you, but if I’m the reason you’re pestered by Gu Huiyuan, I hope you can tell me, frankly.”
Obviously, the fact that Guan Jing was bothered by Gu Huiyuan so much that he wanted to resign must have something to do with Zong Jinghao. Considering that Gu Bei had been sentenced, he could understand that she held grudges, otherwise she would not have sent those messages to Lin Xinyan.
“You know she texted Lin Xinyan, don’t you?”
Guan Jin made up his mind and finally said, “Yes, I slept with her, and she took intimate photos of me to threaten me. If I don’t agree to help her, she will release my photos. I definitely won’t betray you, so I have no choice but to leave.”
Pfft—
Shen Peichuan almost burst into laughter as he hurriedly held it back.
He was amused by what Guan Jing had said.
He’s a man, and yet he’s being threatened by a woman using intimate photos?
Shen Peichuan was speechless.
“Just laugh if you want to!” Guan Jing shot him an angry stare.
“Why would anyone laugh?” Shen Peichuan immediately denied with a serious expression. “What are you going to do?”
“What can I do other than to avoid her? You see, she’s thinking of harming others, but we can’t sue her or send her to jail because she hasn’t done anything yet,” Guan Jing replied sulkily.
This was really a headache.
“Return the favor by giving her a taste of her own medicine. She’s a woman. She cares about her own image even more than you do,” suggested Shen Peichuan.
“What a lame idea.” Guan Jing wore a disapproving look on his face.
“Do you have any better solution? She is obviously a time bomb. We don’t know when she will come out and do something nasty. We need to use her weakness against her to make her listen.”
Shen Peichuan was right.
Everyone understood this.
They could not do anything with her even though they knew she was up to no good.
Zong Jinghao was going overseas with Lin Xinyan today so he had no time to deal with her. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Guan Jing.”
Guan Jing immediately answered him.
“I’m going abroad today and I’m not sure when I’ll be back. Do me a favor. Keep her in check first. I’ll also send someone to monitor her every move.” Then, he turned to look at Shen Peichuan. “You’ll live in the villa while I’m away.”
“Why are you going abroad at this time?” Shen Peichuan asked, obviously surprised.
Zong Jinghao didn’t go into details as he merely told him that he had something to do.
“Don’t worry,” Shen Peichuan suggested, “Since you’re abroad, I can keep an eye on Gu Huiyuan for you.”
“Leave her to me.” Guan Jing knew that Zong Jinghao must have something important to do, otherwise he wouldn’t go abroad at this time.
“She pesters me every day anyway, so I will play with her for a bit. If worse comes to worst, I’ll just pretend to agree to help her.”
Shen Peichuan patted him on the shoulder. “I don’t think this will solve your underlying problem.”
“Do you have any better way?” Guan Jing asked him.
“Yes. You can just seduce her and make her yours once and for all.” Shen Peichuan spread his hands.
Guan Jing looked at Shen Peichuan from head to toe, smacking his lips. “Have you been spending too much time with Su Zhan? Why do you talk like him?”
Shen Peichuan didn’t think so. “Do I?”
Guan Jing shot him a disdainful glance. “You should stay away from Su Zhan in the future. He’s such a bad influence.”
But soon, he changed his tune. “What if I make her fall head-over-heels for me and then persuade her to give up on her revenge? How probable do you think that would be?”
Shen Peichuan was rendered speechless.
Pfft!
“I think, instead of me, you’re the one who’s like Su Zhan. This is the kind of method his brain can think of.”
Guan Jing scratched his head. “Is it?”
“It’s not difficult for us to guard against her since we know her and her intention to seek revenge.” Shen Peichuan said so because he wanted Zong Jinghao not to worry.
Shen Peichuan’s presence sure relieved Zong Jinghao of his concern.
Guan Jing offered, “I’ll come back to work then. There should at least be someone in the company after you leave. She’s just a woman. I’ll be sure to keep an eye on her so that she has no chance to cause trouble.”
“Okay. Feel free to contact me if anything happens.” Zong Jinghao stood up and brought Lin Xinyan with him; they still needed to make some preparations ahead of their flight in the afternoon.
Guan Jing stayed in the office and took the initiative to contact Gu Huiyuan, telling her that he had thought it through and wanted to meet her for a talk.
Shen Peichuan also had some matters to deal with. After leaving the office, he went to the university to take care of Sang Yu’s affairs. After that, he would visit Captain Song.
When he went to see the chancellor, he saw Song Yaxin’s car at the entrance.
Shen Peichuan was puzzled. Why has she come to the university?
