"The opportunity, what opportunity? Everyone knows she's with that man. If I marry her, wouldn't I be publicly cuckolded? I'd be laughed at for life!" The thought of people pointing fingers at him and calling him a fallback plan made Lu Gen's face turn black enough to squeeze out water.
Wu Xiaohong let out a helpless sigh, gently comforting him, "Don't you worry about what others say. Once you get control of Shuse Group, you can ditch Chen Lishu. You'll be a big boss then, who wouldn't give you some face? They'll probably be envious and eager to curry favor."
"Mom..." Lu Gen felt Wu Xiaohong made sense. But since Chen Lishu was already with that man, what could he do to snatch her back?
At first, he thought Chen Lishu had feelings for him, but after hearing this news, he no longer believed it.
Wu Xiaohong's eyes flickered. After a moment of thought, she suddenly slapped her thigh, "Mom has an idea..."
"What?" Lu Gen frowned and moved closer to Wu Xiaohong. He had no choice; he had to try anything at this point.
Lu Gen, who had no hope initially, brightened up upon hearing Wu Xiaohong's plan. The excitement was undeniable. He tightly grabbed Wu Xiaohong's hand and said, "Mom, you always have the best ideas! I'll listen to you. Let's see if any man will want that slut after she's abandoned!"
"Alright, this bank card is my savings. Take whatever you need from it!" Wu Xiaohong said, tucking the bank card into Lu Gen's hand.
The two exchanged a glance, and a conspiracy began to unfold once more.
The next day.
Chen Lishu arrived at the company early with Gu Xingdong. The main reason was that Gu Xingdong only had three days of leave, and they cherished their rare time together, not wanting to waste a single moment.
Furthermore, she had never discussed her marital status with her employees, which had caused some inconvenience. She wanted to take this opportunity to clarify things and prevent the previous troubles from recurring.
As the two strolled around the front of the office, it immediately caused quite a stir. Many employees were whispering and discussing:
"Who was the man Director Chen brought? Could he be her boyfriend?"
"Don't you think they look a bit alike? If he's her boyfriend, I think Director Chen and him make a good match."
"This might be what they call 'couple's resemblance.' I wonder when Director Chen and her boyfriend will get married. Maybe we'll get to enjoy a wedding banquet too."
"..."
Lu Gen, sitting in a corner, watched Chen Lishu openly bring a pretty boy to the company and was so angry he almost gritted his teeth. But thinking of Wu Xiaohong's plan, a malicious glint flashed in his eyes. He thought it would be best to make this public. Only then, after Chen Lishu was abandoned by the pretty boy, could he quickly win her heart!
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President's Office.
Chen Lishu tilted her head up like a child, asking triumphantly, "What do you think of the company's layout? Don't you think your woman is capable? You've struck gold, haven't you?"
Facing Chen Lishu's boast, Gu Xingdong curved his lips, then placed his hand on her head, saying dotingly, "I've seen your capabilities for more than just today. Capable or not, you are my treasure. The best decision I ever made was marrying you!"
Listening to Gu Xingdong's smooth talk, Chen Lishu's cheeks flushed. Just as the atmosphere around them grew intimate, the office door was suddenly pushed open. Zhang Bin rushed in breathlessly, shouting anxiously, "Director Chen, the employees said you brought a man over?"
The ambiguous atmosphere was instantly broken. Chen Lishu looked at the newcomer and quickly introduced him with a serious expression, "Yes, this is my husband, Gu Xingdong. He's on leave during this period, so he came to visit for a few days."
When Zhang Bin heard the word "husband," he subtly sized up Gu Xingdong. Looking at the man's resolute and handsome face, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Director Chen, you and your husband look so young! You don't look like you have two children at all!"
"I just finished talking with someone from a fashion magazine. When I came to the company, I heard employees saying you brought a boyfriend. I was confused; didn't you get married? Why would you have a boyfriend? It seems I misunderstood."
After speaking, Zhang Bin awkwardly scratched his head.
Chen Lishu didn't absorb a single word of Zhang Bin's explanation. Out of his long sentence, she only heard the words "fashion magazine."
She asked with confusion, "When did you get in touch with people from the fashion magazine? Wasn't it said that proactively arranging cooperation with this newspaper was very difficult? What's going on, do you have connections?"
Zhang Bin waved his hand and said, "What connections could I possibly have? If I had any connections, we wouldn't have reached the point of selling the company.
It's strange, the employee who came to us said it was their first time arranging cooperation. The reason they did this was simply because someone recommended us to higher-ups, saying we are a company with great prospects.
The people from the fashion magazine are very curious about us and hope we can bring our design drafts to participate in the selection competition in five days."
Hearing the phrase "someone recommended," Chen Lishu instinctively looked at Gu Xingdong, "Did you do this?"
Among the people she knew, Gu Xingdong was the only one who could wholeheartedly introduce resources to her and had the connections.
Facing Chen Lishu's confusion, Gu Xingdong shook his head, "Don't you remember? You never mentioned anything about the fashion magazine to me. I don't have the ability to predict the future, so how could I have anticipated this and negotiated this cooperation for you in advance?"
After Gu Xingdong's explanation, Chen Lishu nodded, "You make a lot of sense. But... who was the person who recommended us?"
Seeing Chen Lishu puzzled, Zhang Bin said nonchalantly, "Regardless of who it is, it's undoubtedly good news for us! We've successfully caught the attention of the fashion magazine, and with more people to follow, we have at least a 10% higher chance of being featured in the fashion magazine!
Do you remember the 'door-to-door delivery' plan I told you about? When we go to the newspaper company, we can also implement this plan. It seems our direct sales stores are not far from making big money. This is a great thing!"
Undeniably, this was indeed a good omen.
Infected by Zhang Bin's enthusiasm, Chen Lishu also felt happy about the upcoming success of the plan.
As for who the referrer was, they would find out the answer when they went to the newspaper company in five days.