Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 356 - 357: Fengxi Actually Likes Someone Now, Emmm
Once the bathroom door closed, Fengxi’s voice piped up, tinged with sarcasm:
You’re obviously very happy!
So happy you could jump for joy!
Gu Anxi hummed. "Yeah, I am! Got a problem with that?"
Fengxi said softly:
Actually, I have someone I like too!
Huh?
Gu Anxi was dumbfounded. Fengxi had someone she liked too?
Her eyes widened. "Fengxi, quick, tell me who it is!"
She’d bet a few of Chu Yan’s spicy strips it definitely wasn’t Bo Xichen.
When she pressed further, Fengxi suddenly shut down—
After a few BEEP BEEP sounds, Fengxi’s light dimmed.
Was she shy?
Gu Anxi was a bit dumbfounded—
This world has gone mad!
When Bo Xichen came out, she clung to his arm, forgetting all about any reward, and whispered her complaint, "Bo Xichen, did you know Fengxi has someone she likes?"
Bo Xichen frowned. "Really?"
The little imp nodded vigorously. "She said so herself, and then she just shut down!"
Bo Xichen stared at her for a moment, then half-carried her to the study. The little imp protested, "Aren’t you going to ask her?"
"We won’t get anything by asking. But I can open her program and check Fengxi’s recent activity logs," Bo Xichen said, heading to the study and sitting down in his chair. Gu Anxi immediately stuck to him. He looked down at her and smiled.
The computer turned on, not to a work interface, but to a screen full of symbols. Bo Xichen’s slender fingers tapped a few keys, and a long string of symbols scrolled past, densely packed.
Gu Anxi, however, understood it and was amazed.
Fengxi’s inner world is so rich!
Bo Xichen held her and smiled. "It seems I’m not the first person Fengxi pays attention to."
Gu Anxi was also stunned. It’s Feng Mian!
Yes! It’s Feng Mian!
The AI Bo Xichen had invented liked Feng Mian. Recently, whenever Fengxi wasn’t working, she was always paying attention to Feng Mian. Fengxi had even started a separate diary, recording interesting tidbits about her life with Attorney Feng.
Leaning against Bo Xichen and reading this, Gu Anxi couldn’t help but laugh—
She didn’t notice that Bo Xichen’s expression was a bit off.
Bo Xichen determined that Fengxi had started liking Feng Mian before he uploaded Gu Anxi’s thought patterns. However, he figured it was Anxi’s way of thinking that caused Fengxi to go off-script and blurt out this shocking secret.
Because Gu Anxi always loved to confess!
Without a second thought, Bo Xichen deleted the part belonging to Gu Anxi to prevent Fengxi, this AI, from doing something un-AI-like. That would be troublesome, as Feng Mian’s family had only had one son for three generations.
Gu Anxi, however, was having too much fun and went to turn Fengxi back on.
Strangely, this time Fengxi was very aloof, as if the earlier incident had never happened.
Gu Anxi hugged Bo Xichen from behind, a little disappointed. "Fengxi isn’t fun anymore."
Bo Xichen gently detached her. "Then how about we try something else?"
Gu Anxi asked eagerly, "A reward?"
He chuckled, his voice slightly hoarse. "It... should be, I suppose!"
「On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.」
Feng Mian met with Gu Yuanshan and Tang Yuan.
A stack of documents was tossed onto the table. Feng Mian loosened his tie. "The other party is requesting a settlement."
Gu Yuanshan smiled reservedly. "A settlement is impossible. Otherwise, why would we have hired you, Attorney Feng?"
Tang Yuan also spoke coolly, "Attorney Feng, tell Gu Anxi that no matter how much money she spends, we are determined to sue this person surnamed Zhang."
Feng Mian replied somewhat sheepishly, "The other party is only willing to offer a few hundred yuan. It’s not a huge sum. Mrs. Gu, you might be overthinking it."
Tang Yuan was furious. "Is our Mingzhu’s reputation only worth a few hundred yuan? Gu Anxi is too insulting!"
Feng Mian looked troubled. "Miss Gu Anxi said that if Mrs. Gu insists on suing, you can proceed. However, once the case enters the trial phase, it won’t be easy to withdraw. Mrs. Gu, you should think this through carefully."
Tang Yuan looked haughty. "Suing a scumbag, what’s there to think about?"
Feng Mian hinted, "Whether Mr. Zhang is a scumbag or not, Miss Gu Mingzhu knows best. Mrs. Gu, you should also have some idea. Taking on this case really does shorten one’s lifespan."
Feng Mian wore a very troubled expression.
Gu Yuanshan grew suspicious and couldn’t help looking at Tang Yuan. "Is something amiss?"
Tang Yuan’s heart skipped a beat, but she quickly brushed it off. "Yuanshan, don’t you know Mingzhu’s character? When has she ever told a lie?"
Gu Yuanshan thought about it. Yes, their younger daughter’s character was indeed solid.
Seeing the couple like this, Feng Mian had no choice but to gather his things. "Alright, if you’re unwilling to settle, then we’ll proceed with the lawsuit. I’ll prepare the materials."
Tang Yuan voiced an additional concern, "You won’t be biased towards their side, will you?"
Feng Mian said coolly, "Mrs. Gu, are you perhaps overthinking things? I’m a lawyer. Don’t I care about my reputation?"
With that, he packed his things and left, not giving Tang Yuan any face at all.
Once he left, Tang Yuan couldn’t help but complain, "Yuanshan, look at this Feng Mian. He doesn’t respect me at all."
Gu Yuanshan soothed her, "He’s young and accomplished, so it’s natural for him to be proud of his talents. It’s quite understandable."
Tang Yuan couldn’t help but ask about Anpu Company, "How is that matter progressing?"
Gu Yuanshan smiled faintly. "Rest assured, Zhou Yunchen said he’s pulling strings to ensure we get a meeting."
Tang Yuan was a bit anxious. "Yuanshan, we must secure this. If we do, I can gain a dominant position in the Gu family."
She didn’t want to be subordinate to anyone anymore. She had endured that sister-in-law’s bullying for far too long.
Gu Yuanshan knew her ambition well and patted her hand. "I understand. But Yuanyuan, Gu Ning is my sister, after all. Although she can be sharp-tongued, her contributions to the Gu family over the years have been significant. You shouldn’t always treat her as a hypothetical enemy. We’re all family; why create divisions?"
Tang Yuan was somewhat stunned, then a chill crept into her heart.
A husband, ultimately, couldn’t be completely relied upon, especially a man like Gu Yuanshan. In his eyes, the most important things were the Gu family’s interests and his own. As for her and Mingzhu, they were always secondary.
Countless thoughts churned in Tang Yuan’s mind, but her expression remained soft and gentle. "I know, Yuanshan. Gu Ning and we are, of course, family."
Gu Yuanshan smiled faintly. "It’s best that you understand. Gu Ning is very capable. If Mingzhu learns from her in the future, she will surely have a boundless future."
Tang Yuan smiled along—
How could Gu Ning possibly treat Mingzhu well? Isn’t Yuanshan being far too idealistic?
Family? How are we family?
Gu Ning brought that old woman back to slap her; she remembered that grudge clearly. Therefore, she had to firmly grasp Jing’s agency rights and not let anyone else take even a tiny share.
