The shareholders of Gu Group could never have imagined that the shareholders’ meeting they had pushed so hard for would end with such an outcome.

Just as Gu Yancheng had left in a carefree manner, the shareholders directed all their dissatisfaction towards Su Mei.

“I wonder what kind of promise Gu Yancheng made to Ms. Su that could make you disregard your own interests and go against us, your fellow shareholders.”

“However, I must remind Ms. Su that conspiring with a tiger will not end well.” Zhou Zhongliang said, his previous fake smile replaced by a dark expression. His gaze towards Su Mei was as venomous as if it had been laced with poison.

“Uhh, what tiger? What conspiracy? Um, sorry, I don’t quite understand what you mean, Mr. Zhou.” Su Mei replied awkwardly, feigning ignorance.

Inwardly, she cursed a thousand times over!

What was wrong with this Zhou Zhongliang? If he couldn’t handle the male protagonist, he shouldn’t take it out on her.

Originally, seeing Gu Yancheng and Wang Qin leave had put Su Mei at ease, and she was planning to quietly slip away in her wheelchair when no one was paying attention.

But who would have thought that with just one sentence from Zhou Zhongliang, she would become the target of everyone’s ire?

How could she leave happily now?

Helpless, Su Mei had no choice but to endure the angry glares from all around her. She continued to sit in her wheelchair, clumsily pushing the wheels to turn herself towards the door.

However, before she could move much, her wheelchair was suddenly pulled back by a force from behind.

It was Wang Qin, who had returned.

“Sorry, Ms. Su, it was my oversight. Let me push you.” Wang Qin said apologetically as he pushed Su Mei out of the meeting room.

He had been so focused on leaving with the CEO that he almost forgot Su Mei was still in the wheelchair.

“Uh, it’s fine. You don’t need to worry about me. I can manage on my own.”

“That’s not acceptable.” Wang Qin insisted, thinking Su Mei was just being stubborn and throwing a tantrum.

In reality, Su Mei was inwardly screaming, Why can’t I manage on my own?!

If it weren’t for you being here, I, this elder sister, would have stood up and flown away long ago, and I could have even returned the wheelchair to its original place.

Her internal struggle proving futile, Su Mei resigned herself to her fate, lying back in the wheelchair like a dead fish, letting Wang Qin do as he pleased.

“The headquarters building is divided into two sections, A and B. The meeting room we were just in is in Section B, while the chairman’s and major shareholders’ offices are in Section A. Additionally, this is my office. If you need anything, feel free to reach out to me. Of course, you can also use the internal phone……” Wang Qin explained as he pushed Su Mei, introducing her to the layout of the offices on this floor.

The more Su Mei listened, the stranger it all seemed.

“Stop! Why are you telling me all this?” Su Mei asked suspiciously. What did this have to do with her?

“Because the layout of this top floor is quite complex. If I don’t explain it to you now, I’m afraid you might get lost when you walk around by yourself, Shareholder Su.” Wang Qin said earnestly.

“Shareholder Su? Cough, please don’t call me that. Just call me Ms. Su.” As a shareholder, she might be removed by the male protagonist at any moment. Being called ‘Shareholder Su’ made her feel uneasy.

“Also, where are you taking me?”

“We’re here.” Wang Qin said, stopping. “This is the office area. Besides the chairman’s office and the offices of major shareholders Mr. Liu and Mr. Chen, there are three vacant offices. Ms. Su, you can choose any one of them to be your office.”

Su Mei: “!”

The male protagonist’s chief assistant not only called her ‘Shareholder Su’ but also wanted to give her an office?

This didn’t seem right at all!

Feeling that the plot of the novel was starting to unravel around her, and not sure if this was good or bad, Su Mei tried to suppress her unease and said to Wang Qin, “There’s no need for an office. I’m not coming here to work regularly……”

“The other two shareholders don’t come often either, but it’s always good to have an office ready just in case. After all, for situations like today, where major shareholders need to negotiate in person—”

“Fine, fine, I’ll choose that one then.” Su Mei said with a hint of impatience, pointing to one of the offices.

She didn’t notice the brief flash of surprise on Wang Qin’s face.

“Alright, I’ll make the arrangements. This office will be prepared soon.”

“Oh.” Su Mei replied casually. She thought to herself that it didn’t matter, since after this, she wouldn’t be coming back to Gu Group.

Before Wang Qin could say anything else unexpected, Su Mei quickly expressed her strong desire to leave.

Wang Qin was about to arrange a car for Su Mei, but she declined.

“My assistant will come to pick me up.”

Her sports car was still parked across at the shopping mall, and Su Mei wasn’t willing to spend that much on parking fees.

“Then let me take you down.”

“Alright.”

As she was pushed out of the company lobby, Su Mei couldn’t help but mutter, “This place definitely doesn’t match my aura.”

To Wang Qin, however, her words took on a different meaning.

“Ms. Su, due to some misunderstandings, I apologize for any offense caused in the past.” Wang Qin said.

“Misunderstandings?” Su Mei was a bit puzzled by Wang Qin’s words.

“Err, yes. Previously, I thought you were here to cause trouble.”

“Oh, so that’s what you meant.” As soon as Su Mei heard the words, ‘cause trouble’, she immediately connected it to the other Su Mei making a scene in the Gu Group’s lobby.

“There’s no misunderstanding.”

“?”

“At that time, I was really here to cause trouble.” Su Mei muttered nonchalantly.

Since it was the other Su Mei’s fault, and she was just a passerby about to exit the plot, she felt no inner turmoil.

Su Mei was unfazed, however, her response left Wang Qin stunned for a long time, unsure of how to respond.

After a long pause, Wang Qin couldn’t help but ask, “May I be so bold as to ask, Ms. Su, what was your reason back then?”

Su Mei was caught off guard by Wang Qin’s question.

Why did the other Su Mei cause trouble? The novel just set it up that way. She had no idea what the reason was.

“If I had to say, it’s because I felt that Gu Hong— err, my ‘husband’, was unfairly stripped of his position as chairman, so I came to cause a disturbance out of dissatisfaction.” Su Mei casually fabricated a reason.

With Wang Qin’s judgment, it would have been easy to spot the flaws in this so-called explanation. However, since Su Mei said it, Wang Qin believed it.

And it only reinforced his view of Su Mei as remarkably carefree!

“Ms. Su, it’s understandable that you caused a disturbance at the company from your perspective at that time. However, matters between the CEO and Old Mr. Gu are not something that can be explained in just a few words. I don’t know much about it and don’t want to make any unfounded comments. I just hope you don’t misunderstand the CEO.”

Of course not!

Gu Hongguang is just a terrible father! In the novel, Gu Yancheng stripped him of his power, which was entirely justified and greatly satisfying.

If it weren’t for her current identity, Su Mei would have wanted to shake hands with Wang Qin.

“Don’t worry, I know that your CEO Gu is a principled person.” Su Mei said.

In the novel, even though the male protagonist’s methods are severe, he is always depicted as someone who upholds principles.

……

“Ms. Su, you can—”

“Oh, my assistant is here. I won’t keep you any longer. Assistant Wang, see you later!” Maybe never.

“Ms. Su, don’t rush. Let me push you over.”

“N— well, alright then, let’s go.”

“Xiao Feifei, I missed you so much!” The moment Su Mei was helped into the car and the door closed, she felt like she had finally escaped. Looking at Wu Fei, she was just short of giving her a big hug.

Wu Fei’s expression was quite the opposite.

“Susu, what happened to you?” Seeing Su Mei being pushed out in a wheelchair, Wu Fei was extremely worried.

Just as Su Mei had said, Gu Group was indeed a battleground. She went in vertically and ended up coming out horizontally— ah, no, she ended up being wheeled out?

“Don’t worry, I’m fine. Look, everything’s alright,” Su Mei said, lifting and moving her legs to reassure Wu Fei.

“You—” Wu Fei’s eyes widened. “Are you faking it?!”

“Well, it’s not exactly faking. I did twist it a bit when I arrived this morning, but it wasn’t that serious.”

“Twisted it? Was it because the high heels were uncomfortable?” Wu Fei asked, feeling a bit guilty, especially since it was she who had insisted Su Mei wear such tall high heels.

“Something like that.” Su Mei preferred not to mention the female protagonist.

“I’m sorry. There are flat shoes in the trunk. You can change to that first.”

“It’s fine, it’s fine. That’s not urgent. Let’s hurry up and get going.”

“Where to?”

“Home, of course. I still need to go back and host today’s livestream.”

Wu Fei: “……”

Wu Fei couldn’t understand why someone with such a casual fortune of a billion would be so enthusiastic about livestreaming. She could only assume that Su Mei’s life as a wealthy woman must be rather boring.

———pr

On the other side, after sending Su Mei off, Wang Qin quickly returned to his role as the top-notch, stoic assistant and headed back to the 17th floor.

“CEO.”

“Where did she go?” Gu Yancheng, seated at his desk and reviewing documents, asked without looking up.

“Because Ms. Su had some difficulty with her foot, I saw her out.”

“That’s all?”

“Uh, not quite.” Wang Qin paused and added, “I also showed Ms. Su around this floor and, in line with the company’s standards for major shareholders, let her choose an office.”

“Due to the time constraints and Ms. Su seeming to have some urgent matters, we haven’t had a chance to arrange anything with her assistant yet.” Wang Qin said.

Since the CEO had already acknowledged Su Mei’s status as a shareholder, it was understandable for him to handle these arrangements on his behalf.

Sure enough, upon hearing Wang Qin’s report, Gu Yancheng nodded in approval without showing any dissent.

However, the next moment, Gu Yancheng looked up, raising an eyebrow at Wang Qin. “You have a good impression of Ms. Su?”

Wang Qin’s usual style was well known, and it was unusual for him to be so attentive to a shareholder.

“Well, ‘good’ might be an overstatement, but I find Ms. Su to be easy to get along with and suitable as a shareholder.” Wang Qin said honestly.

Putting aside other factors, Su Mei, being a very beautiful young woman, naturally made a positive impression. Moreover, her current demeanor was such that it was hard not to like her.

Of course, Wang Qin was not so superficial as to base his judgment solely on appearances.

Su Mei’s personality was quite straightforward, and frankly, she was rather carefree. Such a person was definitely more pleasant compared to the scheming old foxes at the shareholders’ meeting.

Of course, the most important point was that although the CEO currently had absolute decision-making power at Gu Group, it wasn’t ideal to be at odds with all the shareholders.

Having someone like Su Mei around was beneficial. At least she was clear-minded and willing to stand by the CEO.

As for greed, who doesn’t have it?

At least someone like Su Mei, who openly flaunted luxury goods, was easier to understand.

However, speaking of which, Wang Qin noticed that Su Mei didn’t seem to be wearing any flashy jewelry or luxury items today.

Coincidentally, Gu Yancheng also thought of this.

“Has the money from Gu Hongguang’s inheritance not been transferred to Ms. Su?” Gu Yancheng asked with a slight frown.

“Yes, it has been transferred. We even had Ms. Su’s assistant come over to handle the matter personally.”

“I’ll check on it again.” Wang Qin said. He hadn’t considered that Su Mei might have already collected a significant amount from Gu Yancheng’s father. He just felt that Su Mei seemed rather shabby today.

“En.” Gu Yancheng replied. “Also, finalize the official documents and send them out before the end of the day.”

“Yes.”