CHAPTER 431: CHAPTER 399: SHOULDN’T I BE THE ONE WORRIED?

Gu Group

Qiao Yuxian went upstairs to the supermarket to get sanitary pads.

The Gu Group has always provided sanitary pads for their employees and their family members free of charge.

She went upstairs and took the opportunity to reply to He Tu.

He Tu: [President Xi, Yixing City’s Weibo post was made on his own initiative. I’m sorry, I didn’t keep an eye on it. If we delete it now, it might attract more speculation.]

Qiao Yuxian: [It’s okay, you don’t need to worry about Yixing City’s matter for now.]

After sending this message, Qiao Yuxian sent another contact to He Tu: [Here’s Ji Xiaoxiao’s contact information, get in touch with her, and talk. If she’s willing, sign her.]

He Tu replied: [Okay.]

After getting her things, Qiao Yuxian also grabbed two bags of chips in the snack section.

As she was about to leave, she heard someone on the other side of the shelf talking about her.

So she stood still and listened for a while.

"Obviously a rumor, that’s Mr. Gu, who would dare put a green hat on him, that’s just asking for death."

"People online don’t know about their relationship, so of course they’d think that."

"So the best way to clarify things is to directly bring Mr. Gu into the mix. I dare say, as long as they’ve got a brain, anyone who’s heard of Mr. Gu wouldn’t dare say she kept another man."

"But why has there been no clarification at all after all this time?"

"If Mr. Gu stays silent, what movement would she dare have?"

"Can’t be, I heard from the translation department that Mr. Gu seems to care about her a lot."

"Seems like it, but who can say for sure if it’s true or not? The same event from a different angle and mindset looks different."

"Let’s stop talking, someone might hear us."

"Who cares if they hear? Even if Qiao Yuxian herself hears, it doesn’t matter. If things aren’t like this, then let her stand up and refute it, make me believe."

"So what if they hear? At most, they’ll just ask me to leave the company. Leaving is fine, I’ve worked enough in these three months, I want to go home."

"I don’t know what Mr. Gu sees in her. She’s only got a pretty face. But there are so many good-looking people. She has neither the background nor the capability. She’s just a burden to Mr. Gu."

"Maybe she has abilities in other areas that can attract men."

"So now Mr. Gu isn’t even helping her solve problems. Must be bored of her by now. I bet they’ll separate eventually."

"Truly pitiable. She used every trick to become Mrs. Gu, but if he gets bored, he’s bored. She’ll have nothing and is being cursed online. Without Mr. Gu’s intervention, she’s helpless."

"If it were Lu Mengyi, she’d have solved it herself ages ago, without even needing Mr. Gu."

"So in the end, she’s just a vase with nothing of substance. Actually, Xu Jingjing isn’t wrong. Without Mr. Gu, she’s nothing here."

"All she’s got is her face. Once Mr. Gu’s tired of looking at it, he’s sure to abandon her. An appearance is the least reliable thing."

"If you ask me, she’s not better off than us. If she can marry Mr. Gu, maybe if I try hard, I can marry Mr. Gu too."

"We see her all glamorous as Mrs. Gu, but behind the scenes, who knows how she suffers serving Mr. Gu, being toyed by him. Mr. Gu looks like a ruthless man, when he toys with people, he’s definitely vicious."

After they finished speaking, the group of them snickered quietly.

It was during their sneers that Qiao Yuxian walked right up to them.

The moment they saw her, the smile vanished from their faces, and the color drained from them.

Their red lips couldn’t bring color back to their complexion at this moment.

Qiao Yuxian looked at them, smiling gently, and said, "Chatting?"

They stiffly stepped back, no one dared to speak.

Qiao Yuxian softly said, "Why aren’t you laughing? Weren’t you all just laughing happily?"

The group stared at Qiao Yuxian blankly, not daring to make a sound.

Qiao Yuxian was smiling, but they felt as if the shelves around were freezing, slowly creeping towards them.

Qiao Yuxian quietly watched them.

A few seconds later, one woman said, "So what if we’re talking? And what if we’re laughing? Isn’t it the truth?"

"Did you see it with your own eyes to say it’s the truth?" Qiao Yuxian said, "Did Gu Yanjing tell you that?"

"I..." The woman was choked up, then said, "No one told me. But the gap between you is hard not to make people think so. Our mouths are our own, don’t we have the right to speak?"

The other women didn’t dare to speak.

Qiao Yuxian chuckled lightly and said, "You have the right to speak, but spreading rumors is not okay."

"What rumor did we spread?" the woman said again, "If what we said isn’t true, why hasn’t anyone resolved the online matter after so long? Does Mr. Gu just let his wife be cursed online? Isn’t it because he doesn’t care?"

Qiao Yuxian didn’t speak.

The woman waited a moment, then said, "You don’t need to look at us like that, trying to scare us. Aren’t you just relying on Mr. Gu? Do you think everyone in the company fears you? It’s just out of respect for Mr. Gu, otherwise, who do you think you are? Who knows who you are?"

Qiao Yuxian suddenly took a step forward.

The woman was so frightened she quickly stepped back two steps.

Qiao Yuxian stood firm, seeing her fearful expression, and smiled softly.

Then she took out her phone and directly called Gu Yanjing, putting it on speaker.

Gu Yanjing answered quickly and said, "Not feeling well? Stomach ache?"

The tone was somewhat cold, but it carried a hint of gentle concern.

Upon hearing Gu Yanjing’s voice, the women’s expressions worsened, their eyes filled with dread.

It was also at this moment that they noticed the sanitary pads in the small bag Qiao Yuxian was holding.

"Not in pain." Qiao Yuxian said.

Gu Yanjing paused and said, "Something upset you?"

Qiao Yuxian raised her eyebrows slightly, curious about how he guessed, as her voice and tone hadn’t changed.

"Where are you?" Gu Yanjing’s voice lowered a bit.

Qiao Yuxian heard the sound of Gu Yanjing’s chair being pushed back, and she deliberately said, "Husband, they are asking why you don’t intervene in the online situation."

Gu Yanjing’s steps paused, and after two seconds, he cooperated and said, "Madam doesn’t allow it, so I don’t dare."

Qiao Yuxian revealed a very satisfied expression, looking at the woman who had just spoken.

The woman’s face was not only white but also a livid shade, full of frustration, almost angering her to death.

"They also said, I only have a face, you keep looking at my face, and once you’re tired of it, you’ll leave me." Qiao Yuxian continued, her voice increasingly aggrieved, "I’m a bit worried now, so my mood isn’t great."

Gu Yanjing listened to her obvious mock performance and paused, saying, "If they’re saying that, I’m the one who should be worried. After all, Madam married me for my face."

His voice was cold and indifferent, yet what should have been a teasing statement sounded serious when he said it.

The group of women was absolutely stunned.

They couldn’t imagine Gu Yanjing would say something like that.

Qiao Yuxian seemed surprised as well, her mouth involuntarily turning up a bit. She cleared her throat lightly, adjusted her expression, and said, "Alright, focus on your work, I’ll get back to mine."

"Alright." Gu Yanjing said, "Tell me if you’re not feeling well, we can go home."

"Okay."