Chapter 149: Gu Shiyan Is Already Married

Ji Rutang clicked his tongue. "To use this whip on someone, you really have the nerve."

"What did Gu Shiyan ask you to come here for?" Luo Xing asked.

"Let's go." Ji Rutang put the whip away and looked at Luo Xing. "He can't get away right now, so he sent me to deal with that little tyrant and take you to the company."

"Didn't he say we were going to have lunch at home?"

Ji Rutang winked at her. "After a scene like that, who would want to eat at home and ruin their appetite? Besides, why are you so oblivious? Since it was the Gu family who came looking for trouble today, you should naturally use this opportunity to make your move..."

Luo Xing only half-understood his words, but given that Special Assistant Song had also messaged her to go with Ji Rutang, she got into his car.

Luo Xing was dropped off at the top-floor office to wait, and Ji Rutang left immediately after handing her over to the secretary.

"Miss Luo, would you like something to drink?" The staff in the secretary's office looked at Luo Xing with an appraising gaze.

The way young Master Ji had delivered her made it clear that this Miss Luo was someone of unusual importance. However, the secretary had never heard of a prominent family named Luo in the capital, so she remained cautious, unsure of her identity.

"Oh, a glass of warm water would be fine, thank you." Luo Xing nodded and began to look around Gu Shiyan's office.

This was the first time she had taken a real look at the place. The desk was somewhat cluttered, stacked with various documents and project proposals awaiting review.

Luo Xing looked out through the glass windows. There were several secretaries and assistants outside, so it wasn't that no one cleaned up; it was simply how Gu Shiyan preferred to arrange things—a sense of organized chaos.

After a cursory glance, she sat down nearby.

From time to time, someone would place a file on Gu Shiyan’s desk and leave quietly. Luo Xing didn't pay much attention, focusing on her phone, until the secretary returned and handed a file—the one just placed on the desk—to Luo Xing.

"Miss Luo, Special Assistant Song said this one is for you to review."

Luo Xing paused. For her to review?

She took it hesitantly, reading the black-and-white text detailing a tentative plan for a press conference to announce the engagement between the Gu and Wen families.

Seeing the names Wen Nuan and Gu Shiyan on the document, she looked up at the secretary. "What is this?"

"This is a plan Special Assistant Song called me to draft on short notice today. He asked me to show it to you. If you don't have any objections, young Mr. Gu will find time to hold a press conference to declare the engagement between the Gu and Wen families null and void."

***

After hearing the secretary out, Luo Xing realized this plan was something Gu Shiyan had come up with on the fly after Gu Qingyuan’s visit earlier.

She had gone over in high spirits, only to be harassed by the Gu family, leaving her in a foul mood. But upon seeing this plan—which served as an answer—her expression finally softened.

"Mm, I have no objections." Luo Xing placed the file back.

The secretary took it, wondering who this woman really was, that she was being shown documents regarding the young Mr. Gu’s private affairs.

After the secretary left, she saw Tina walking over with two files.

"Sister Tina." The junior secretary greeted her, holding her files and preparing to return to her desk.

"Wait, what are you holding?" Tina frowned, noticing the bold text on the file. "Didn't the Wen family run into trouble ages ago? There's no benefit to making an announcement now. Did Mr. Gu tell you to do this?"

"Um... yes. He called and asked me to rush it. I just had it reviewed, and if it's fine, I'll..."

Tina impatiently interrupted her, "What? Who reviewed it? Who is in the office?"

She knew Gu Shiyan's schedule; it was impossible for him to be in the office right now. So who had reviewed it?

The junior secretary, intimidated by Tina's raised voice, trembled slightly. "It... it was a Miss Luo."

"How did she get in? Did she have an appointment? Did Mr. Gu approve it?" Tina felt that the staff was being irresponsible and headed toward the office.

She was stopped by the junior secretary tugging at her sleeve.

Tina’s high-end, smoke-colored suit jacket was slightly wrinkled from the grip, and she frowned coldly.

The junior secretary, knowing she was someone she couldn't afford to offend, quickly let go. "It... it was young Master Ji who brought her here."

Everyone knew the relationship between Ji Rutang and Gu Shiyan. Since Ji Rutang had brought her personally, Luo Xing’s status clearly wasn't simple.

Tina narrowed her eyes. "Did young Master Ji say anything when he brought her?"

"No..."

Tina walked into the office with the files, taking the one from the junior secretary on her way.

"Hello, my name is Tina."

***

Luo Xing had just taken a sip of water when she looked up to see a tall secretary with exquisite makeup standing before her, offering a hand.

"Hello." She stood up to shake it.

Luo Xing hadn't seen this person in the secretary's office earlier, meaning she wasn't part of Gu Shiyan's direct team. She had no idea what she was here for.

Luo Xing glanced at the files on the desk, instinctively shielding them from the secretary's view.

"Please review this document."

The secretary handed over the same proposal Luo Xing had already looked at.

Luo Xing didn't take it. "I've already looked at this."

The woman's gaze held a trace of disdain, which made Luo Xing very uncomfortable—it was the same look Gu Qingyuan had given her earlier.

"The secretary who brought it to you before is new and doesn't know much. I can see you don't understand these things either, so I thought I'd bring it in to discuss it with you. After all, we're all working for young Mr. Gu; if something goes wrong, neither of us will have an easy time."

"I am not a staff member here, you've misunderstood," Luo Xing said. She was already sick of reading academic papers; being forced to look at a document she had already reviewed—and being told she didn't understand it—was clearly just a way to mock her.

"But Anna said Special Assistant Song specifically asked for you to review the plan. Only if you find it acceptable can it be sent to young Mr. Gu."

Luo Xing nodded. "Mm, I've looked at it, I have no objections."

Tina opened the file, scanned it, and pointed out several sections, telling Luo Xing what she deemed unreasonable.

Luo Xing felt a headache coming on. Tina chuckled softly, "I'm actually quite curious. If you don't understand it, why would young Mr. Gu insist on having you look at the documents?"

Luo Xing smiled back. "I'm also quite curious. I've already said I have no objections, so why are you so determined to make me come up with some?"

"Do you know that young Mr. Gu is already legally married?" Tina hugged the files and gave Luo Xing a look from head to toe. "I've seen plenty of people like you. You're not staff, yet you find your way into the office. Don't think that just because young Master Ji gave you some face and brought you here, you can actually climb the social ladder."