Chapter 65 - 65 The Knot in Her Heart

    An Junxi said, "He will handle it. Senior, it''s our colleague from the company..."

    Gong Xiaoyu said, "Don''t worry. After returning to work, I will hold an emergency meeting. The company will strictly prohibit discussions about your private matters. If anyone dares to sell your personal information to the reporters, I will definitely deal with it seriously." She couldn''t control the chaos outside, but the priority was to prevent any trouble inside the company.

    An Junxi was very grateful, "Senior, I really owe you one."

    "Why are you saying this to me?"

    Other colleagues came in succession, and everyone looked at An Junxi strangely. After gathering everyone and finishing the meeting, making sure everyone understood her intentions, Gong Xiaoyu pulled An Junxi into the office and as soon as the door closed, her expression changed.

    She pressed An Junxi into a chair, perched herself on the desk, looking down at her with a serious face, "Be honest, what exactly happened between you and Gu Yikun!"

    An Junxi knew she couldn''t avoid this from her senior, she mournfully recounted the whole story to Gong Xiaoyu, "Nothing happened between Gu Yikun and me, the media is just making things up!"

    Gong Xiaoyu looked at her dangerously, "But you and Gu Yikun are living under the same roof, and he''s so devastatingly attractive. Can you honestly say you haven''t developed feelings for him?"

    An Junxi guiltily avoided Gong Xiaoyu''s gaze.

    Gong Xiaoyu covered her mouth, "You, you really..."

    An Junxi, feeling guilty as a thief, hushed her, looked outside the door, and pleaded, "Senior, I may only admire him. I know the distance between us, I won''t foolishly indulge in wishful thinking. Rest assured."

    Gong Xiaoyu worriedly said, "Junxi, I''m afraid you''ll lose your heart and gain nothing in the end, ending up only hurting yourself."

    An Junxi''s spirits sank, she lay her head on Gong Xiaoyu''s lap, choking with emotion, "Senior, he''s been so good to me, he''s helped me so much. I can''t stop myself from liking him."

    Gu Yikun, why are you so good to me? I would rather you never looked at me so kindly, and I wouldn''t have these unrealistic hopes in my heart.

    Gong Xiaoyu comforted her sympathetically, "After this incident blows over, you should move out of the Gu Family. It can''t go on like this."

    Without warning, An Junxi''s tears rolled down her face.

    Gong Xiaoyu was startled, "Junxi..."

    An Junxi buried her head, wiping away tears, "Senior, I feel really bad."

    Gong Xiaoyu could only hug her tightly in silence.

    An Junxi cried freely, feeling a bit better afterwards.

    Then Liu Zhiwen called her, "Junxi, about today''s news, it was a classmate from my department talking nonsense online. She was there the day the photo was taken, and she knows you''re my cousin''s girlfriend, so... should I ask my cousin to hold a press conference to clarify for you?"

    An Junxi was touched, "No need, Mr. Gu will handle it. By the way, you know Mr. Gu, right?" Since she''s Fei Bai''s cousin, she''s sort of related to Gu Yikun as well.

    Liu Zhiwen said, "I know him, but we don''t see each other often, I see Qian Lan more." Gu Qianlan is Gu Yikun''s sister.

    An Junxi sighed, the world really is small.

    Fei Bai had called her earlier too, probably to talk about the news, but was interrupted by Gu Yikun before he could finish.

    She hung up the phone, relieved that her parents, who are far away in the United States, don''t use the Internet. Otherwise, they would be frantic to come to Yan City immediately.

    Gong Xiaoyu said, "Junxi, you shouldn''t be dealing with clients right now. How about taking a few days off to rest?"

    An Junxi knew it was difficult for her senior, "Then I''ll leave it to you guys for the next few days." She seemed always to get into trouble, forcing her senior to clean up after her.

    Gong Xiaoyu just wanted An Junxi not to face all the criticism directly and said, "Once things calm down in a few days, I..."

    An Junxi understood Gong Xiaoyu''s intention, "Senior, I understand. I''ll go now and let you know if anything comes up."

    She patted Gong Xiaoyu''s hand and went out to pack her things.

    He Tian came up and asked, "Junxi, are you taking a break?" An Junxi still had a few days of annual leave left.

    Seeing everyone looking at her, An Junxi said to them, "I need to take care of some personal matters and will be away for a few days. Thank you all for your hard work. The stuff online is just nonsense, don''t take it seriously!"

    The colleagues knew what kind of person An Junxi was and wouldn''t believe the online rumors depicting her as fickle and unfaithful. Hearing her explanation, they comforted her, "Junxi, the innocent will always remain innocent. The media are just sensationalizing for attention. We know their tricks well."

    Everyone comforted her, encouraging her to take some days off to rest.

    An Junxi gratefully said goodbye to them, taking care to put on a hat as she walked out the company''s door, looking quite furtive.

    She dared not take the bus and instead flagged down a taxi, giving the driver the address and urging him to hurry.

    The driver, noticing the address was in a private villa area, looked at her half-hidden face in the rearview mirror, opened a news app, and asked, "Miss, is this you on here?"

    Looking briefly at the screen, An Junxi saw it was indeed news about her and Gu Yikun! She was petrified on the spot; even the taxi driver recognized her. Was she doomed to be a public outcast?

    Feigning discomfort, An Junxi coughed and covered her face, "No, you''ve got the wrong person."

    The driver muttered, "Sure looks like you."

    She urged the driver to start driving. As the car pulled out of the lane, Lv Jing called her, "An Junxi, let''s meet."

    She didn''t bother with the honorific "Miss An," referring to her directly by name.

    An Junxi knew Lv Jing was unsettled by the news, but so what? She wasn''t going to waste time chatting with her.

    She bluntly said, "Miss Lv, I''m busy."

    Lv Jing''s voice carried a hint of resentment, "An Junxi, don''t you want to know why last night''s events were reported today?"

    An Junxi''s mind flashed, "Did you tip off the reporters?" What would she gain from the news release? Besides, which media outlet would dare to be the first to leak a photo of the Gu Corporation''s CEO without fearing repercussions from Gu Yikun?

    Lv Jing didn''t answer directly. She simply said, "I''m already at Qingdao Coffee in Golden Square. Come over, and we''ll talk."

    An Junxi didn''t plan on entertaining her. But Lv Jing seemed to understand her thoughts and continued, "With such widespread news, the elders of the Gu Family in the United States are probably aware. An Junxi, do you know how they dealt with my sister in the past? You and I, we''re the same kind of people."

    An Junxi felt a shiver down her spine.

    What happened to Lv Mo was a deep scar in her mind. She didn''t dare hope for a future with Gu Yikun, but she did want to know about his past with Lv Mo.

    She said, "I''m coming over now."