CHAPTER 249: CHAPTER 249: HAS SHE BECOME A DISGRACED HEIRESS?

The Gu Family faced consecutive upheavals; the company stocks kept falling, and the funding chain issue, which already existed, now expanded into an irreparable hole.

Mr. Gu had just been released from investigation; all the charges of bribery, manipulation of academic achievements through inappropriate relationships, and falsifying degrees were taken on by Gu Wenxuan alone. His degrees and certificates were canceled, and he was fined and sentenced to less than five years in prison.

And just as Mr. Gu arrived at the company to manage affairs, a slew of issues erupted, almost causing him to drop dead from anger.

The Gu Group was almost beyond salvation, with many top executives preparing to embezzle funds and flee, leaving Mr. Gu with nothing but a mess to deal with, and there were even several companies proposing conditions to acquire Gu Group.

Gu Mingde was furious beyond control and drove away all those who wanted to acquire Gu Group.

"Daydreamers, utter daydreamers! No matter how downcast the Gu Group is, they won’t get to acquire it! A dead camel is still bigger than a horse. Want to laugh at me, Gu Mingde? Not in this lifetime!!"

He roared hysterically, his throat almost hoarse with rage.

The secretary following behind him looked troubled, frowning as he said, "But the price offered by Marriott Capital is already the highest. If we continue to lose, we might not even get that much..."

"It is absolutely not for sale!" Gu Mingde, seething with anger, threw the teacup in his hand at the secretary’s face, roaring, "Do you really think I, Gu Mingde, can’t surmount this hurdle? They aren’t even qualified to buy my Gu Group!"

The secretary frowned and dodged, refusing to persuade him any further, and turned to leave.

Gu Mingde, accustomed to having his way, would not have reached this point otherwise. His refusal to admit defeat only caused the mess within the Gu Group to grow larger.

Yet, Gu Mingde couldn’t swallow his pride. He called each of his old friends and business partners in turn, but none answered, and some even directly blocked him.

Gu Mingde felt so enraged that his vision went black; with a gloomy expression, he coldly said, "Bastards, ungrateful wretches; when they were needed, not one could be reached!"

Mrs. Gu, who had just woken up, almost fainted again upon hearing this and took a deep breath, asking, "Is the company really beyond saving?"

"Impossible." Gu Mingde impatiently glanced at her, "The Gu Family has deep roots, it’s not so easy to topple. But you, you so easily let her transfer her household registration!? Do you even know what you’re doing?"

Gu Mu furrowed her brows, her face pale, "But what could I do? In front of so many people, she was so aggressive..."

"Fool!" Gu Mingde’s tone was sinister, "Revenge, this is Gu Zhi’s revenge! Using those Qin kids for revenge against us!"

Gu Mu was too furious to speak, burying her face into her pillow and sobbing.

Gu Yiyi was even more deep in thought, not knowing what she was thinking.

If the Gu Family truly fell, she would have nothing left!

She had finally managed to drive Gu Zhi away; the Gu Family, under such immense public pressure, only acknowledged her as their sole daughter, but what does that matter now? She had become a fallen lady of nobility?

And now online, everyone knows she is a false golden child, despising the poor and fawning over the rich, with blood of the Qin Family. The scoldings were endless.

Yet Gu Zhi enjoyed the love and sympathy of everyone. Qin Ji’s career was expanding step by step...

Gu Yiyi could hardly bear to think further; if things were like this, she was unwilling, she simply could not accept it!

Gu Mingde, however, said nothing more. As he prepared to leave for the company, two uniformed officers walked in from outside.

Their IDs were shown, and they coldly stated, "Chairman Gu, Mrs. Gu, we meet again. We are from the city bureau. Someone reported that twenty-two years ago, you abandoned a newborn baby girl at Huairun Hospital. We are now launching an investigation into this matter and ask for your cooperation to come with us."

Gu Mingde’s whole body stiffened, and his face turned extremely ugly.

He hadn’t been out for more than 12 hours, yet they dared to arrest him again!?

He frowned and coldly said, "What abandoned baby girl? I don’t understand what you’re talking about!"

"After investigation, the baby girl is your daughter Gu Zhi. This constitutes child abandonment, so we ask you to cooperate." The speaker waved a hand, and immediately other police officers approached Gu Mingde.

Seeing this, Gu Mu was even more shocked and fainted straight away.

*

Meanwhile, the Qin Family was a picture of harmony and happiness.

Gu Zhi, along with Father Qin and Mrs. Qin, and Qin Ji, had dinner, chatted for a while, and then they retired early to their respective rooms.

Meanwhile, a black Bentley had been parked by the roadside downstairs for a full four hours.

Only when Meng Chuan could barely sit still did he finally ask, "Brother Qi, exactly who are you waiting for that’s worth such a wait? Why not just go up?"

He truly couldn’t believe that he, accompanying the great Emperor Qi, had done something so foolish! Lurking under residential buildings like paparazzi!

Qi Hanyu didn’t reply, gripping his phone tightly, he glanced up, and when a certain light went out, he finally rubbed his temples, his slightly hoarse voice saying, "Let’s go."

The driver in the front seat quickly started the car and looked at the man in the back through the rearview mirror, unable to resist asking, "President Qi, it looks like Miss Gu isn’t coming back to the apartment tonight. Since you’re worried about her, why not just give her a call?"

Qi Hanyu leaned back slightly, pursed his lips, "No need, she’s with the Qin Family now; she should be safe."

And he had said he wouldn’t disturb her.

To the side, Meng Chuan widened his eyes incredulously, "!!?"

So he and Brother Qi were waiting here for Gu Zhi!?

So his Brother Qi, who had stayed away from love for over twenty years, turned out to be a pure love War God!!

Damn it! If he’d known earlier they were waiting for Gu Zhi, he wouldn’t have let Brother Qi come at all!

Isn’t online gossip already rampant enough!! All those netizens had even fabricated that Brother Qi and Gu Zhi had a child together!

All those years, all wasted!

Gu Zhi remained unaware of the happenings downstairs, and early the next morning, she was driven by Dai Qian and Qu Qi to the set.

"Double Time" had only a few scenes left to shoot, after which she would join the crew for "Little Alley Lady," along with shooting several commercials.

By the time she reached the set, Bai Yuelin and the other actors had already arrived.

Those in the industry had naturally seen the news online, and their hearts filled with more empathy for Gu Zhi. As soon as she reached the set, people stuffed her hands full of things:

"Sister Zhizhi, I saw these fresh flowers at the market this morning and thought they suit you perfectly, so I bought them for you."

"Sister Zhizhi, you haven’t eaten breakfast yet, right? Here’s freshly baked whole wheat bread and warm milk; it’s low in calories, have some."

"Teacher Gu Zhi, the scenes for today have been discussed with the director, and you can directly proceed with your part."

Gu Zhi: "..."

She was quite bewildered and didn’t know how to react, so she thanked them one by one and had Qu Qi take the items and arrange lunch for the day.

Only then did she head to the dressing room to change and put on makeup. When she came out, she announced directly to everyone, "I’m ready, we can start filming."

Everyone: "..."