Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 361 - 362: Falling Off A Horse! Gu Anxi is Actually Anpu’s Boss
Zhou Yunchen had a brilliant smile on his face. "Mrs. Gu, where are you off to? Didn’t we arrange to meet?"
He glanced around again. "Our big boss is already here. It seems you two have already started your discussion. Good, very good."
Tang Yuan turned her head, her expression one of utter shock. "Chairman Zhou, what are you talking about?"
Zhou Yunchen smiled charmingly. "The boss of our Anpu Company!"
Tang Yuan scanned the coffee shop. Besides Feng Mian and Gu Anxi, there was also the young lawyer Gu Anxi had brought. Could it be that inconspicuous lawyer? The ultimate boss behind the scenes?
Just then, Zhou Yunchen, still smiling slyly, subtly guided her back, feigning deep apology. "Ah, I’m truly sorry. I only just learned that Anxi is our behind-the-scenes boss. Oh dear, it’s a case of ’the flood washing over the Dragon King’s temple’—failing to recognize one’s own!"
Whether they were truly family was debatable, but Gu Yuanshan and his wife were undeniably petrified.
Gu Yuanshan, usually composed, found his jaw slightly agape.
That his own daughter was actually the owner of Anpu Company was truly beyond anyone’s expectations.
Tang Yuan, similarly, was shocked beyond measure.
Zhou Yunchen’s gaze swept over their faces like an electric current. He chuckled. "I just wonder, is this lawsuit still on?"
Gu Anxi stood up, a faint smile on her lips. "Negotiations just failed. We fight!"
Zhou Yunchen chuckled, sat to one side, ordered a coffee, and watched as Gu Anxi prepared to leave with her lawyer.
He wasn’t in a hurry, but Gu Yuanshan and his wife were frantic.
Gu Yuanshan, abandoning his usual pride, cleared his throat lightly. "Surely, this is still open for discussion!" With that, he regarded his daughter in an entirely new light.
Truly outstanding, proficient in everything, and at such a young age, she’s already a big boss, raking in a fortune daily!
Gu Anxi turned back. "Discuss? I was under the impression Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu were dead set on sending my friend to prison to rot for the rest of his life."
Gu Yuanshan tried to ease the tension. "Those were just words spoken in anger."
He shot a look at Shen Congwen, signaling him to work on Zhou Yunchen.
He wasn’t a fool. Only now did he realize how deep Zhou Yunchen’s schemes ran, how he’d been played all along. What a performance!
However, he also believed that if Congwen spoke up, Zhou Yunchen would still show him some deference.
Shen Congwen, however, acted as if he hadn’t seen the signal, remaining quiet and aloof. Even after Gu Yuanshan signaled him several more times, Congwen pretended not to notice.
Gu Yuanshan, helpless, realized he could only rely on himself. He cleared his throat again. "Chairman Zhou, considering the current situation... shouldn’t we be discussing a settlement?"
Zhou Yunchen put on another surprised expression. "Mr. Gu, our relationship has always been excellent, and my bond with Congwen as former classmates is rock-solid. Where does this talk of a settlement even come from?"
Gu Yuanshan nearly lost his composure. "I’m referring to the matter concerning Mr. Zhang."
With that, he looked at Zhou Yunchen earnestly, hoping he would put in a good word for him.
Zhou Yunchen took a sip of his coffee and said slowly, "Manager Zhang, you say? Mr. Gu, rest assured, your lawsuit with him won’t affect our friendship in the slightest. And my bond with Congwen from our school days is even more unbreakable. You can absolutely rest easy, Mr. Gu."
He repeated "rest assured" several times, but how could Gu Yuanshan possibly feel reassured?
He realized this Zhou Yunchen just wasn’t getting to the point...
Just then, Zhou Yunchen finally seemed to have an epiphany. "Oh, how could I have been so dense! Mr. Gu, you’re hoping I’ll put in a few words with our Ms. Gu about reconciliation, aren’t you?"
Gu Yuanshan breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Yunchen then added, "Well, now! Ms. Gu is right here. If you have anything to say, Mr. Gu, you can say it to her face. Or perhaps plead your case directly."
Gu Yuanshan nearly fainted. Could such matters be discussed so openly?
He was, after all, the Family Head of Beicheng’s second most prominent family. Did he have no regard for his dignity?
It wasn’t just him; Tang Yuan felt the same. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
Now, with two lawyers present, plus Zhou Yunchen and Shen Congwen, to have them, a respected couple, plead for peace and mercy from Gu Anxi—and then also beg Jing?
The shame was more than they could bear!
Gu Yuanshan, ultimately a man who valued his dignity, thought for a moment. "How about this: the lawyers don’t need to be present. We can discuss this matter again in private."
Gu Anxi took a slow sip of her coffee before saying softly, "I’m sorry, Mr. Gu. I’m young and inexperienced, easily fooled, so I still need my lawyer present. As for your lawyer, Mr. Gu, they may do as they please."
Feng Mian, standing to the side, appeared indifferent. The money was in his hands; whether they went to court or not mattered little to him.
Hearing Gu Anxi’s words, Gu Yuanshan and Tang Yuan felt like they were about to explode.
Young and inexperienced? Easily fooled? Wasn’t she the one who had been leading them around by the nose?
Just the thought of how they, husband and wife, had spent this recent period fawning over Zhou Yunchen for Jing’s sake, openly and secretly, making all sorts of arrangements, made their faces burn.
They had initially assumed Gu Anxi was just being recklessly brave due to her youth when she protected that fellow Zhang. But as it turned out, she and Zhou Yunchen were cut from the same devious cloth!
Now, Gu Yuanshan and his wife no longer dared to underestimate this person from a small place like Qingcheng.
Gu Yuanshan said politely, "Anxi, since we’re family, let’s not talk about being fooled or not! How about this: if Mingzhu did anything wrong, I’ll apologize to you on her behalf. This matter with her and Mr. Zhang has been investigated and it’s all a misunderstanding. Let’s turn a big issue into a small one, and then into nothing—how about an out-of-court settlement?"
Gu Anxi smiled faintly. "Mr. Gu, you make it sound so trivial. I’m afraid you’ve forgotten how your esteemed daughter repeatedly accused my subordinate of molesting her that night. Since she wants to sue, very well, I’ll play along!"
She continued to smile faintly. "I don’t mind telling you, Mr. Gu, I have surveillance footage as evidence. Even if you were to hire ten lawyers like Feng Mian, it would be useless and just a waste of money. By the way, Lawyer Feng seems to be quite expensive, doesn’t he..."
Gu Yuanshan felt a sharp pang of regret.
Three hundred million, just like that, siphoned off by someone.
The current situation was that his money had been swindled, and he still had to grovel!
Gu Yuanshan had been a prominent figure in Beicheng for many years and rarely had to humble himself. To think that this time he’d suffered a setback at the hands of this little demon from his own family! How could one not lament this turn of events?
Though a thousand thoughts churned in his mind, his expression remained as impassive as a mountain. "It’s all a misunderstanding! Anxi, for Mingzhu’s sake, as she is your sister, let’s just drop this matter."
"Drop it?" Gu Anxi lowered her gaze. "Mr. Gu, Mrs. Gu, tell me... with whom am I supposed to settle the accounts for all these years?"
Gu Yuanshan’s face was a mixture of embarrassment and an indescribable emotion.
After a long silence, he finally spoke. "No one is thinking clearly today. Let’s reschedule this meeting for another day."
Having said that, he turned his head to look at Tang Yuan. "Don’t you have anything you want to say to Anxi?"
Tang Yuan’s composure completely crumbled. From Gu Anxi’s words, it truly seemed she had evidence that Mingzhu had framed Mr. Zhang...
She was in a daze, only now snapping back to reality. Lowering her eyes, she said, "Yuanshan is right. Another day."
