“You go and handle this matter.” Gu Yancheng put down the last document in his hand and said in a cold voice, clearly not intending to deal with it personally.

However, today’s events reminded him that it was time to get rid of those people left behind by Gu Hongguang.

“Alright, I’ll go down and check the surveillance immediately.”

“Wait, I’ll go take a look too.” Suddenly thinking of something, Ji Zixiao stood up from the sofa and said.

“Are you curious?”

“Haha, no, I’m just showing some concern for the aftermath of my good brother’s embarrassing incident.” And to confirm something interesting in the process.

“There’s no need. Come to the office with me.”

“The office? Man, do you know what time it is now?”

“If it weren’t for my concern for you, I’d already be starting round two with a young model. I’m not going.”

“Fine, but since the Gu and Ji families are currently collaborating on an Icelandic resource development project, I’ll inform Old Master Ji that you’re very interested in it.”

“Dammit! Gu Yancheng, are you even human? I just got back from Africa because of something you said, and now you want to send me to Iceland?! And to think the old man called you mature and steady. You’re clearly just black-hearted! Pitch black!”

“Are you coming or not?”

“Fine, fine, I’m coming! You win, you’re the boss!”

“Take care, CEO.” Wang Qin opened the door for Gu Yancheng. “And you too, Young Master Ji.”

“Hmph! By the way, Assistant Wang, if there’s anything special in that surveillance footage, don’t forget to make me a copy. And since your CEO no longer needs this room, have those paintings and the bottles of wine in the fridge moved to my room. I don’t mind taking them.”

“Hey, Gu Yancheng, wait up for me. But seriously, what exactly are you dragging me to the office for this late?”

“It’s about time.”

“What?”

“It’s time to reclaim the part of the Gu family business that belongs to my mother.”

“Haha, if you hadn’t mentioned it I would almost forget. This is going to be interesting. Do you think Gu Hongguang will be so furious that he will drop dead when he hears about Gu Group’s stock plummeting tomorrow morning? And those old fossils at the Gu Group’s shareholders’ meeting as well.”

On this side, Ji Zixiao followed Gu Yancheng to Gu Group, where they worked through the night to complete a major plan.

Meanwhile, in the Gu family’s main residence, Su Mei, who had just escaped a death sentence and now faced a reprieve, lay amidst a pile of designer handbags and jewelry, counting the treasures of the other Su Mei with a foolish grin on her face.

“I’ve made it! I’ve made it!”

Su Mei had never imagined that the feeling of overnight wealth could be so exhilarating!

She never expected that the other Su Mei could get such a large amount of money from Gu Hongguang after only following him for a year.

She had a whopping twenty million in bank deposits alone, not to mention two suburban villas, three luxury downtown apartments, and a nearly seven-figure sports car, all under Su Mei’s name.

Moreover, this room was full of luxury goods!

Wuuwuuwuu, she was truly the happiest transmigrator in history!

Su Mei rolled happily on the oversized princess bed.

She had made a decision. Before packing up all of the other Su Mei’s belongings, she wasn’t going anywhere!

And there was also Gu Hongguang’s inheritance.

In the story, not long after the misunderstanding between the male and female protagonists at the Gu Group’s hotel happened, the male protagonist’s scumbag father died.

If she can hold out until the scumbag father dies, then she would be able to inherit a large sum of money just like the other Su Mei did in the novel, going from a moderately wealthy woman to a very wealthy one.

As long as she didn’t covet the male protagonist’s share of the inheritance like the Su Mei in the novel, and avoided antagonizing him, she could certainly live the life of a wealthy ‘widow’ with a massive inheritance.

In winter, she’d go to Hawaii to sunbathe, and in summer, she’d head to Antarctica to feed the penguins. When she didn’t feel like going anywhere, she’d just lie on her eight-meter bed, living a life of leisure until the end of her days.

Indeed, lying in a limited edition LV coffin for eternal rest wouldn’t be a bad way to go!

With her newfound wealth, she could not only buy followers for her career as a livestreamer but also create alternate accounts to gift herself. Becoming number one on the gold list or the top streamer on the platform wouldn’t be out of reach.

“Knock, knock, knock——”

“Ms. Su, it’s already 11 PM. If you really can’t sleep, I suggest you go to the hospital to visit Sir Gu.”

Halfway through Su Mei’s sweet dream, Auntie Mei’s annoying voice sounded outside the door.

In a moment of inspiration, Su Mei didn’t pretend to be asleep this time. She quickly jumped out of bed and walked over to open the door.

Clearly caught off guard by Su Mei’s unexpected action, Auntie Mei was startled when the door suddenly swung open.

“Not sleeping at night. Crazy.” Auntie Mei muttered to herself before turning around and leaving.

“Wait. Auntie Mei, you don’t like me very much, right?”

“It’s good that you know. No one would like someone like you.”

“I’m well aware. From the day I arrived, you’ve been picking on me like this. And once I became the Gu family’s Madam, you’ve been even more dissatisfied, always finding chances to mock and belittle me.”

“That is your own words, not mine.”

“No? Do you think I’m blind or stupid?”

“I said I didn’t, so I didn’t. Ms. Su, you better not deliberately provoke an argument.”

Auntie Mei was right, Su Mei was indeed trying to provoke a quarrel.

As soon as Gu Hongguang died, Gu Yancheng would become the head of the Gu family and the main residence would naturally become the property of the male protagonist. After cleaning up Gu Hongguang’s people, the male protagonist would move back to this house, and the female protagonist would also move in in the future.

Su Mei definitely had to move out of there, so it was better for her to leave voluntarily than to be chased out by the male protagonist later on.

Su Mei had been worrying about finding a reasonable excuse to move out.

Unexpectedly, Auntie Mei had just given her the perfect opportunity to do so.

“You’re saying I’m doing this intentionally? I think you’re the one being intentional! When the master was at home, you were two-faced. Now that he’s hospitalized, your true colors are finally showing! Fine, if you don’t like me, I don’t care to stay here either! Tomorrow! I’m moving out of here tomorrow!”

To portray the other Su Mei’s arrogance, Su Mei went all out in her acting as if her life depended on it. After finally delivering the most crucial line, she even grabbed something nearby, ready to smash it on the ground.

But before she could do so, she was interrupted by a hurried servant running up from downstairs.

“Not good.” The servant whispered something urgently to Auntie Mei, whose expression immediately changed.

“Hmph, Ms. Su is making a scene here with such energy. You’d better save your strength to cause trouble at the hospital instead.”

“What do you mean?”

“The hospital just called. Sir Gu has passed away.”

“He’s dead? Gu Hongguang is dead?”

The object in Su Mei’s hand fell to the ground with a loud crash.

The novel only mentioned that the male protagonist’s scumbag father would go offline soon, but it didn’t say it would happen this soon.

What should she do? She hadn’t moved out yet, and now this place belonged to the male protagonist. But she should still have time to transfer her assets……

Su Mei’s reaction surprised everyone present. Could it be that she truly loved Sir Gu?

Auntie Mei, seeing Su Mei’s absent-minded and lost appearance, was surprised.

“Cough, my condolences. I’ll arrange for a car. You should go to the hospital now.”

“Huh? Oh.”

Dazed, Su Mei was taken to the hospital by the driver. The thought of possibly encountering the male protagonist at the hospital made Su Mei want to flee.

If it weren’t for the massive inheritance as her emotional anchor, Su Mei might have fled long ago.

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On the other hand, in the hotel, while the Gu family received the notification of Gu Hongguang’s passing, Wang Qin, Gu Yancheng’s chief assistant, also received a call from the hospital. At that moment, he was reviewing the hotel surveillance footage with two other employees who happened to be reporting on that day’s banquet preparations to him.

“Assistant Wang, is everything alright?” Bai Xinyu asked with concern, noticing Wang Qin’s slight change in expression after the phone call.

“Yeah, there’s something urgent at the company.”

“Then……”

“Assistant Wang, if you have something urgent to attend to, go ahead. We can handle anything that’s needed here.” Zhou Yue chimed in before Bai Xinyu could respond.

“Alright then.” Wang Qin glanced at the two female employees in front of him and nodded.

“It’s not a big deal, but when I went to the CEO’s room today to retrieve some documents, I noticed a few files seemed to have been moved. I’m worried that someone might have taken advantage of the banquet to sneak in and steal the company’s recent bidding data. Of course, it’s also possible that I saw it wrong, but please review the surveillance footage carefully. If you spot any suspicious people entering or leaving the place, notify me immediately.”

Of course, Wang Qin wouldn’t mention that the CEO was in the room at that time and fell victim to the intruder’s tricks. As for Gu Yancheng being nearly stripped bare, Wang Qin himself was unaware of it.

“We’ll look into it carefully, Assistant Wang. You go handle your business without worry.”

“En, thank you.” It would probably be morning by the time the CEO’s side was settled. To ensure the plan proceeded smoothly, he had to rush to the hospital immediately before sealing off the news of Old Mr. Gu’s passing.

“Assistant Wang is being overly dramatic. Just because a few files might have been moved doesn’t mean we need to review the surveillance footage.” Zhou Yue complained after Wang Qin left.

“Then why were you so eager to help just now?”

“Well, that’s different. I was just trying to show initiative. There’s no overtime pay for this kind of thing.”

“Alright, alright, stop complaining. Since we’ve taken on the task, let’s look into it thoroughly.” Bai Xinyu said with a resigned smile, looking at her friend beside her.

“Hey Xinyu, could you take a look first? I’ll quickly call my boyfriend to let him know, just a moment.”

“Go ahead.”

“You’re the best, mwah.”

After Zhou Yue left, Bai Xinyu’s gaze shifted to the surveillance screen.

Everything was quiet with not a person in sight. It wasn’t until 9:37 that a woman hurriedly ran out of the room in a fluster.

Watching the woman appear on the screen, Bai Xinyu’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Assistant Wang clearly said this room was CEO Gu’s lounge. Who is this woman? Why did she come out from the CEO’s room?

Although the surveillance only showed the top of the other person’s head and most of her forehead, judging by the graceful figure and exquisite evening dress, along with a woman’s intuition, Bai Xinyu could sense that the person on screen wasn’t there, as Wang Qin claimed, just to sneak a look at the bidding documents.

“It can’t be……”

Despite knowing it was against the rules, Bai Xinyu couldn’t help but pull up the surveillance footage from two hours earlier.

Bai Xinyu didn’t see when the woman entered the room, but she witnessed the scene she least expected.

CEO Gu.

The footage clearly documented Gu Yancheng entering the room.

Bai Xinyu slumped into her chair, her face pale.

“No, impossible! Senior Gu is not that kind of person!”

Bai Xinyu shook her head, refusing to believe it at all.

Her first meeting with Senior Gu wasn’t at Gu Group’s company.

Back then, she was a sophomore at B City University’s School of Finance and Economics. During the university’s anniversary celebration, she, as a member of the student council, was tasked with welcoming alumni, and one of them happened to be Gu Yancheng.

At first sight, Bai Xinyu fell for him because of his exceptional demeanor, handsome appearance, and his accomplishment of earning dual Ph.D. degrees in management and law from a QS-ranked university at such a young age.

Later, through TV reports, Bai Xinyu learned that this senior was actually the heir of Gu Group.

Despite knowing the stark difference in their statuses, Bai Xinyu couldn’t help but secretly admire him.

She studied and worked hard to obtain various certificates, and after graduation, she passed numerous interviews to join the Gu Group. All of this was done to get closer to him.

In Bai Xinyu’s eyes, Gu Yancheng had always been someone she looked up to and admired— a figure of maturity, integrity, and self-discipline.

Bai Xinyu couldn’t believe in any way that someone like Gu Yancheng would have such a relationship with a woman.

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