Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 415 - 414: Comprehensive Suppression

"I’ve already planned to go study abroad, why don’t you come with me? We can’t sort things out here anytime soon, and we might as well take a break."

"Xiaoqing, are you out of your mind? I’m already neck-deep in anxiety, how can you be so calm? That’s our business, remember? We just invested in building a new plant recently. Although it’s a small plant with only a few hundred thousand yuan, if we leave, that money would just go down the drain!"

"Donghua, listen to me. Don’t get involved. I’ll make them swallow it back eventually. But right now, at this moment, we can’t afford to provoke such enemies, so come with me, okay?"

Gu Xiaoqing knew that the domestic market was rapidly developing and had achieved some success, but it was still not enough.

Currently, she didn’t have much influence. If she wanted to truly choke these individuals by the neck, she’d need to have them begging her to return and participate in economic construction.

Originally, Gu Xiaoqing planned to achieve her initial capital accumulation through the beverage market and then begin transitioning into real estate.

After all, everyone knows the earlier you get into real estate development, the sooner you can make money. But it seems now that fate isn’t giving her that chance. She has to temporarily retreat.

Luckily, she had a premonition to make preparations in advance, leaving behind Wang Xiaoji as a hidden piece. But now she has to create the illusion that she’s accepting defeat and leaving. Once Wang Xiaoji grows, she’ll be ready to enter the real estate market.

"But, but, that’s our..."

"Donghua, you need to clearly see the current situation. The power they can mobilize has long surpassed our scope. Sometimes, stepping back doesn’t mean giving up. To land a blow, you first need to learn to pull your punches."

Gu Xiaoqing’s heart was bleeding too. Just days ago, the bustling milk tea shop was now deserted.

Only a few students dared to come, but this mess had severely hurt the shop’s vitality.

"Alright then."

Guo Donghua returned to the shop, looking at all the different furnishings and the little heart-shaped stickers on the menu, all adorned with various color trims, all of which were her and Gu Xiaoqing’s hard work.

Maybe this was nothing compared to her family’s vast business empires, but it was something she poured her heart into.

Just giving it up like this...

She really couldn’t bear to part with it. So much emotion had been invested here.

Gu Xiaoqing stayed with Guo Donghua in the shop as students passing by pointed and whispered behind their backs, seemingly gossiping about something.

"Xiaoqing, do you remember when our shop was vandalized?"

Guo Donghua recalled how Gu Xiaoqing stood in front of several burly men, refusing to give in.

"How could I forget?"

"At that moment, I was most impressed by you. I used to think you couldn’t compare to me, but after that, I realized the difference in our levels."

Guo Donghua reminisced about the past. The journey from rivals to best friends wasn’t a smooth one.

Pfft!

"You make it sound like I’m shameless to a whole new level."

Gu Xiaoqing couldn’t help but chuckle at Guo Donghua’s words.

As night gradually fell, the two decided to stay and sleep in the shop.

Crash!

In the dead of night, they heard the sound of shattering glass. Guo Donghua quickly got up and moved beside Gu Xiaoqing: "Wha-what’s going on?"

Gu Xiaoqing reassured her, "Don’t be afraid, call the police, I’ll go take a look."

Crash, crash!

Two more sounds echoed. With a bold heart, Gu Xiaoqing shouted, "We’ve called the police. If you’ve got guts, don’t run!"

"Let’s go."

A man’s voice called from outside, and then several figures quickly vanished.

The police came, but to no avail. No one saw who did it, just a few broken glass panes, nothing serious.

The next day, Guo Donghua and Gu Xiaoqing were met with strange looks from their classmates during lessons.

Their eyes seemed to pierce like daggers, deeply hurting them.

Even their roommates seemed to avoid them as if they were the plague.

Guo Donghua couldn’t understand and stared angrily at her classmates. She asked Gu Xiaoqing, "Why are they looking at us like that?"

"Haven’t you figured it out? Our milk tea shop was investigated; they think we put something bad in the drinks."

Gu Xiaoqing pulled the about-to-retaliate Guo Donghua and went to the newsstand.

"Two copies of today’s paper."

Indeed, Gu Xiaoqing found reports saying her milk tea shop’s products didn’t meet standards and other damaging news.

Furious, Guo Donghua crumpled the newspaper into a ball, threw it to the ground, and stomped on it.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it, they’re all bastards, none of them are good people!"

After venting, tears streamed uncontrollably down Guo Donghua’s face as she looked at Gu Xiaoqing and asked, "How could they do this? We would rather abandon cheaper ingredients to ensure product quality, how could they just accuse us of having problems with our milk tea? No one cares about those jumping on the bandwagon, selling tea so cheap they can’t possibly use good ingredients... it’s not fair!"

"Yeah, it’s not fair."

Gu Xiaoqing took a deep breath. Like Guo Donghua, she had a burning rage inside.

Waaaa!

Guo Donghua held Gu Xiaoqing tight, sobbing softly.

Is this what they call doing whatever you want?

Just because she and Fang Shaohan liked each other?

Is this what Fang Shaohan meant by his sister-in-law’s ruthless ways?

"That woman..."

Gu Xiaoqing clenched her fist, her nails digging deep into her palm as drops of blood dripped from her fingertips.

After calming Guo Donghua and making arrangements to go abroad, Gu Xiaoqing felt exhausted; her heart was weary.

She returned home with a heavy heart, only to find the house eerily empty. Gu Xiaoqing sat on the sofa, staying there the entire afternoon.

Not until late at night did Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei hurriedly return.

Seeing their fatigued expressions, Gu Xiaoqing asked in surprise, "Mom, Dad, what’s happened?"

"We’re not sure what’s going on. Someone complained that the meat in our shop is questionable, and the fire brigade gave us a ticket saying our fire safety measures aren’t up to standard, ordering us to suspend operations. Your brother-in-law Liu Ming was suddenly put on leave, and your sister-in-law’s mother is so angry she’s unwell. Your sister is overwhelmed with work over there."

Before her parents could finish speaking, the phone at home rang.

"I’ll get it. Mom, Dad, you’ve had a long day, go get some rest."

As Gu Xiaoqing spoke, she picked up the phone.

"Yeah, I’ve been running all over the place. My legs are going to give out." Li Xuemei followed her husband into the room. They had indeed spent the entire day looking for help but to no avail.

It was all various excuses, various ways of avoiding the issue.