Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 360 - 361: Falling Off the Horse! So You’ve Already Met!

Chapter 360: Chapter 361: Falling Off the Horse! So You’ve Already Met!

But Tang Yuan remained stubborn. She was biased, and she felt that accepting Gu Anxi would be an insult to Gu Mingzhu. Plus, with the whole mess involving that young hooligan, would she and Gu Mingzhu even have a place in society in the future?

She would never bow her head to this.

And Bo Jin, too, firmly refused to help.

Tang Yuan was quite displeased, feeling that Bo Jin, her friend of many years, was being uncharacteristically unsympathetic. After a short visit, she left.

Upon leaving, she saw Gu Anxi lounging on a long bench in the hall, playing a game on her phone, her posture exceedingly casual.

Tang Yuan felt her demeanor lacked elegance and was entirely unbefitting; a socialite should carry herself like Gu Mingzhu.

She barely spared Gu Anxi a glance, certainly didn’t consider this child her own, and, with only Jing on her mind, hurried away.

Gu Anxi didn’t even lift her eyelids, continuing to game with Chu Yan, her weak teammate.

Bo Jin came over. "Kiddo, have you finished this round yet?"

"Just about, two more minutes." Gu Anxi replied, one hand skillfully maneuvering in the game, the other pulling Bo Jin closer. "Aunt, look how poorly Chu Yan is playing. Chu Ci must be nearby distracting her."

Bo Jin laughed. "You child, you have such a vivid imagination."

While still playing, Gu Anxi said, "You don’t know; she’s totally obsessed with appearances."

Bo Jin just smiled and said nothing.

Chu Yan is all about appearances, but what about Chu Ci? She’s not young either, already twenty-six, I believe? And still no sign of her dating. She’s always taking her younger sister everywhere. But these aren’t things elders should comment on. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

In just two minutes, exactly as Gu Anxi had said, she defeated Chu Yan, that weakling. Putting her phone away, she walked with Bo Jin and casually asked, "How did your talk go?"

Bo Jin smiled faintly. "What can be done? She... Tang Yuan is fixated on making a name for herself in Beicheng and securing Gu Mingzhu’s position as the top socialite."

Gu Anxi opened the car door for her, and Bo Jin settled into the passenger seat. Gu Anxi then went around to the driver’s side.

Bo Jin shook her head. "I really don’t know what she’s after."

Gu Anxi focused on driving, then said calmly, "Because they rely on men for everything, and everything they have is given by men, they naturally prioritize men’s interests and are willing to sacrifice anything."

Bo Jin patted her arm. Gu Anxi chuckled. "I’m fine. I have my mom and dad."

"That’s good," Bo Jin said with a smile.

Gu Anxi drove, taking Bo Jin to a local restaurant for a meal. As for Tang Yuan... she didn’t give her a second thought.

Tang Yuan’s days were becoming increasingly difficult. Bo Jin’s refusal had cut off her last lifeline. Gu Ning had already been subtly hinting at the company that she should resign. That old woman, Gu Rong, also visited the villa from time to time to offer "guidance," driving Tang Yuan nearly mad.

Gu Yuanshan was also at his wit’s end. Things were not going well at work, and things at home were no smoother. Tang Yuan even demanded he speak to Gu Ning to preserve her managerial position.

In his heart, Gu Yuanshan still mostly sided with his wife. After much deliberation, he finally approached his sister about it.

Gu Ning was in her office when Gu Yuanshan brought this up. She listened, then smiled faintly. "Alright. If Big Brother believes Sister-in-law is competent enough, then she should be able to resolve this matter too."

She then started tidying up her desk. Gu Yuanshan couldn’t sit still. "Gu Ning, what are you doing?"

"Going on vacation." Gu Ning smiled. "I’ll arrange for my work to be covered. As for whether Manager Tang can complete her tasks, that’s her own problem. Don’t expect me to clean up her crap."

Gu Yuanshan frowned. "Such vulgar language from a young lady! Besides, we’re family. If your sister-in-law can’t handle it, you can step in. Wouldn’t that just demonstrate your superior competence?"

Ms. Gu Ning wasn’t buying it. She sneered, "Brother, save those tricks for your secretaries and assistants."

Gu Yuanshan looked abashed. "Don’t talk such nonsense."

Gu Ning still sneered. "I don’t care about your affairs, and naturally, I won’t meddle in the mess you two have made. I’m taking Aunt Gu Rong on vacation abroad. If you have any objections, go tell Aunt yourself. I imagine Aunt has a few choice words she’s been itching to deliver!"

Gu Yuanshan was also afraid of Granny Chen. He rubbed his nose. "Alright, alright, can’t we discuss this properly? Why did you have to bring Aunt Gu Rong into this?"

Gu Ning couldn’t be bothered to say more to him. Perhaps from spending too much time with Tang Yuan, this elder brother of hers had changed.

How to put it? He wasn’t as decisive as before, and his perspective had narrowed considerably.

Gu Ning truly went on a spur-of-the-moment trip, taking Granny Chen abroad to have some fun. It wasn’t until they were on the plane that she told Granny Chen about the situation. Granny Chen was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Oh, so you didn’t know Anxi is the boss of Anpu Company!"

A high-pitched "AAAAH!" from a certain wealthy lady echoed through the private jet heading to France.

After a moment, Ms. Gu Ning calmed down and turned her head. "Aunt, please say that again."

Granny Chen said cautiously, "Gu Ning, you really didn’t know?" Then she added, "Zhou Yunchen and Blondie work for Anxi."

Gu Ning had heard some rumors about that CEO Zhou, and at this moment, she was truly stunned—

Her ever-so-shrewd elder brother had been blinded by wealth and completely fooled by a young person.

Gu Ning thought: It serves them right, husband and wife. Acting all high and mighty and casually harming others. Let them clean up this mess themselves.

At that, she simply pulled down her eye mask. "Aunt, let’s get some sleep. France is going to be a lot of fun."

「Back in Beicheng.」

Gu Yuanshan and Tang Yuan, through Zhou Yunchen’s introduction, finally got an opportunity to meet the boss of Anpu Company.

However, before that, Gu Anxi suddenly sent word that she wanted to meet them, primarily to discuss the matter concerning Blondie—the kind of meeting where both sides would have their lawyers present.

Tang Yuan initially didn’t want to, but Gu Yuanshan said, "Let’s meet her. She is our daughter, after all. Let’s see what she has to say." Only then did Tang Yuan reluctantly agree.

The two parties met in a café that had been cleared out in advance, so it was almost empty.

Gu Anxi brought a lawyer—someone completely unknown in legal circles—and they quickly sat down across from Gu Yuanshan and Tang Yuan.

Gu Yuanshan was composed, but Tang Yuan put on airs and largely ignored them.

Gu Anxi didn’t waste words either. She let her lawyer converse with Feng Mian while she sipped her coffee on the side.

After half an hour, the young lawyer came over and whispered a few words in her ear. Gu Anxi smiled faintly. "So, Mr. and Mrs. Gu are unwilling to withdraw the lawsuit? Alright then. We’ll see you in court."

Gu Yuanshan felt a pang of bitterness at this outcome. The girl before him was his daughter, yet now they were like enemies. He said in a low voice, "Anxi, as long as you don’t help that person, we can still treat you as we did before."

Feng Mian chuckled upon hearing this.

Gu Yuanshan looked at him. Tang Yuan was also displeased.

Feng Mian smiled. "My apologies, my apologies. Please, continue."

Gu Yuanshan coughed lightly. "Anxi, think it over carefully yourself."

Gu Anxi gave a soft laugh. "Be abandoned again, like before?"

Tang Yuan couldn’t listen anymore. She stood up. "Yuanshan, I’ll wait for you in the car."

Just as she reached the doorway, she bumped into someone.

It was none other than Zhou Yunchen...