Chapter 52 - 49 Pinned

Gu Yanjing wasn’t aware of the matters concerning the Qiao Group. He was too busy, and the Qiao Group seemed too small compared to the Gu Family. Not only him, but everyone in the Gu Family wouldn’t pay attention to the Qiao Group. By the time he found out, another day had passed. It was only because the Jiang Family’s stocks hit the limit down that everyone noticed the matter. And what everyone was more concerned about was the Jiang Family being audited, the stocks hitting the limit down, the termination of cooperation with partners... Only Gu Yanjing noticed the Qiao Group. When the news about the Jiang Group broke out, Lin Huai Shu was in his office. He had snatched a project from Lin Huai Shu, and Lin Huai Shu came to avenge him. The means of revenge was sitting in his office, drinking his most expensive tea, annoying him in front of his eyes. The news about the Jiang Family was told by him. After saying it, he added, "Which family is this Qiao Group? How come their stock hit the limit down the day before, and the Jiang Family’s hit the limit down the next day." Gu Yanjing, who was completely ignored, raised his eyes to look at him. Lin Huai Shu didn’t notice him, sitting on the sofa, talking to himself while looking at his phone, "And someone said the Qiao Group was set up by the Jiang Group, and the Jiang Group suffered a backlash. Who is this Qiao Group? How come I’ve never heard of them? Why is the Jiang Family targeting the Qiao Family?" Gu Yanjing took his phone, opened WeChat, and realized Qiao Yuxian hadn’t talked to him for a long time; her name was squeezed to the bottom by others. His fingertips paused on her name for a moment but didn’t open it. Just as he was about to put it down, Qiao Yuxian suddenly sent a message. [I’m going home tonight, not going back to Fenglin Villa.] followed by a cute little cat emoji. Gu Yanjing opened her message and replied with one word: [Okay.] Then he pinned her WeChat to the top. Lin Huai Shu was still curious, "What did this Qiao Group do to offend the Jiang Family? The disparity in status between these two families is huge, theoretically... the Jiang Family wouldn’t pay attention to the Qiao Family. But who did the Jiang Family offend to be reported and have problems found in their accounts? This situation is quite serious." "Shut up," Gu Yanjing said coldly. Lin Huai Shu shut off his phone and looked at him, saying, "Yanjing, you can’t be like this. If your little sister-in-law was talking beside you and you told her to shut up, she’d leave you in two days." Gu Yanjing raised his eyes to look at him. Lin Huai Shu met his gaze, swallowed, and said, "I-I’m doing this for your own good, helping you adapt." "Either be a bit quieter or leave now," Gu Yanjing said ruthlessly. Lin Huai Shu pursed his lips and fell silent. Gu Yanjing withdrew his gaze, signed the document in his hand, and pressed the intercom, letting Su Qi in. Su Qi quietly entered the office, and silently greeted Lin Huai Shu. Then walked to the desk, picked up the document Gu Yanjing had processed. The entire process was without any unnecessary noise. When he was about to leave, Gu Yanjing stopped him: "Keep an eye on the situation between the Jiang Family and the Qiao Family." Lin Huai Shu suddenly lifted his head, looking at Gu Yanjing with a gossipy expression, eager to take his ears off and place them on Gu Yanjing’s desk to listen closely. Su Qi had only heard about the matter and wasn’t particularly attentive to it. He discreetly hesitated for a moment, then immediately said, "Yes." "Discreetly pay attention and see if she needs any help," Gu Yanjing said. When investigating the incident where Qiao Yuxian was falsely accused, he had come across Jiang Shouzhuo. He also learned a bit about his situation. It wasn’t on his mind. After all, Qiao Yuxian is beautiful; it’s normal for people to pursue her. Now it seems... this person had ulterior motives. Su Qi’s eyelashes fluttered, and immediately confirmed in his mind that the "he" he heard was actually "she" concerning the Qiao Group. He said, "Yes." It was only after Su Qi left that Lin Huai Shu reacted. The Qiao in Qiao Yuxian is indeed the Qiao in the Qiao Group. He quickly shut his mouth and stopped talking. At the race track last time, he had taken a fancy to Qiao Yuxian, and Gu Yanjing made him pay a large sum. He made some flippant remarks two nights ago, and his project was snatched away. The Lin Family couldn’t afford to be done in by him. ... The Qiao Family After dinner, Qiao Yu was in the study looking at Qiao Zhiang’s two test papers with scores of fifty-nine, and his head throbbed so much he couldn’t speak for a moment. The Qiao Group had been a mess these days, and a few strands of his hair had turned gray. Finally today, with trouble at the Jiang Family, he could catch his breath and went home early. But then this kid’s test papers appeared right in front of his eyes. Qiao Zhiang stood before him, with his head low, picking at his fingers, not daring to breathe too loudly. In his heart, he kept hoping for an Ultraman to come rescue him. Then... his savior really came. Chen Hui knocked on the door and came in to say, "Jiang Qingfeng is here." Jiang Qingfeng, the current head of the Jiang Family, also Jiang Shouzhuo’s father. Qiao Yu was startled: "The Jiang Group is in chaos right now, what’s he doing here?" Chen Hui shook her head: "I don’t know. Go check, he’s downstairs, don’t keep him waiting too long." Qiao Yu got up, took a couple of steps, and then turned to look at Qiao Zhiang: "Stay here until I get back." Qiao Zhiang’s face instantly fell, just as he was about to smile cheekily. He looked up at Chen Hui. Qiao Yu said, "Looking at anyone won’t help, stay put." Qiao Zhiang pouted and stood still. Qiao Yu and Chen Hui went downstairs together. When Jiang Qingfeng saw Qiao Yu, he immediately stood up: "Mr. Qiao." Qiao Yu wore a gentle smile on his face and shook hands with him: "Mr. Jiang. Please sit." While Chen Hui went to the kitchen to pour tea, Qiao Lech had already brewed the tea, and she brought it out directly: "Mr. Jiang, please have some tea." "Thank you, Mrs. Qiao." Chen Hui smiled gently and sat beside Qiao Yu. Qiao Yu looked at him and directly asked, "Is there something that brought Mr. Jiang over?" "Since Mr. Qiao asked, I’ll be frank," Jiang Qingfeng said with a troubled expression, "I ask Mr. Qiao to show some leniency and let the Jiang Group off." Hearing his words, both Qiao Yu and Chen Hui were stunned. The couple exchanged glances, and Qiao Yu said, "What does Mr. Jiang mean by this? The Qiao Group’s losses over the days have not been lighter than the Jiang Group’s, all thanks to the Jiang Group. Why does Mr. Jiang say this?" Since the incident at the Jiang Group, Jiang Qingfeng hadn’t eaten, and he now looked exhausted. As soon as there was trouble in the Jiang Group, all of the Jiang Family’s connections seemed to be severed. Heaven was unresponsive, and the earth didn’t help. People avoided his family in droves overnight. This was followed by various suppressions, termination of cooperation, and projects being seized... The Jiang Group had issues with their accounts, and this kind of incident was a heavy blow to the Jiang Group. In just one day, if it continued for a few more, the Jiang Group would be finished. The master mind behind this was ruthless, with absolute power to crush him. While dealing with company affairs, Jiang Qingfeng had been inquiring who they had offended. Finally, in the afternoon, someone sent him an anonymous email, hinting at the Qiao Family. So when he had time, he came immediately. "I will compensate all the losses of the Qiao Family, I only ask Mr. Qiao to spare the Jiang Group," Jiang Qingfeng said, his expression unnatural. Hearing his words, Qiao Yu and Chen Hui were both taken aback. As Qiao Yu was trying to process, a voice came from the door. "No need for that, Mr. Qiangfeng. Just ask your son about it when you get home." Both Qiao Yu and Chen Hui turned to look toward the door. Jiang Qingfeng looked over as well. Qiao Yuxian walked in and said, "No need to investigate, Mr. Jiang, if you go home and ask your son, you’ll know. If the Jiang Family had crushed the Qiao Family, you probably wouldn’t even care, right?" Jiang Qingfeng looked embarrassed. Qiao Yuxian continued, "Mr. Jiang, are you really not aware, or are you trying to cover for Jiang Shouzhuo?" Both Qiao Yu and Chen Hui were looking at her. Jiang Qingfeng gave a sheepish smile, "I truly didn’t know, Miss Qiao, whether I’m aware or not." Qiao Yuxian said, "Then please, go back and teach your son well. Only when he is well brought up can someone take over the Jiang Family."