“Here’s my suggestion—and it’s just a suggestion—you could actually build your own team.”
“Do you have anyone in mind?” Gu Wan’er had actually been thinking along those lines too, but since she was new and didn’t know anyone yet, she wanted to review personnel changes to see who wasn’t connected to her cousins. The last thing she wanted was to promote a mole.
“That Supervisor He from yesterday isn’t a bad choice. Ever since I joined the company, he’s been stuck in that supervisor position without any change. I heard he tried to cozy up to some of the Gu family members, but they ignored him. Yesterday, when he realized you and I have a good relationship, his attitude became excellent. He wants to get on your boat.”
“Besides, he’s been with the company for six or seven years, so he definitely knows things that neither you nor I know. You should think it over carefully.” Yu Xiaoduo chuckled lightly. When you’ve watched three hundred power struggle dramas, you pick up a thing or two.
Gu Wan’er was silent for a moment. Finally, she said softly, “Let me think about it.”
“Okay. If nothing else, I’ll hang up now. I’m going to play some games.”
“Can’t you do some work instead? All you think about is playing games,” Gu Wan’er said, frustrated.
“Well, I don’t know how to do your work either.”
“Help me look over the company’s past projects, fund movements, and so on. There’s bound to be something fishy in there.”
Yu Xiaoduo had been planning to do her daily quests today. She hadn’t done them in several days and had lost a ton of primogems.
“Will I get a raise?”
“Are you completely obsessed with money? Didn’t we agree to help each other out?”
“Didn’t you say you only needed me to help you get past Mr. Bai?” Yu Xiaoduo shrugged.
“Forget it. I won’t ask you anymore.” With that, Gu Wan’er hung up. He was using her body, yet he wasn’t willing to help with even a small favor.
Listening to the dial tone, Yu Xiaoduo smiled. Gu Wan’er gets angry at the drop of a hat. All girls are like that.
Oh well, she’s letting me use her body, so I shouldn’t be too petty.
He sent Gu Wan’er a WeChat message, asking for the computer’s login password.
Still fuming, Gu Wan’er hadn’t taken more than a few steps when she saw Yu Xiaoduo’s message. She couldn’t help but let out a soft, annoyed huff. Still, she sent him the password, along with the locations of some project files.
Yu Xiaoduo had no choice but to temporarily set aside those long, fair legs and place them under the desk. He turned on the computer.
But honestly, Yu Xiaoduo didn’t expect to find any loopholes. If it were that easy to uncover, those cousins would have to be complete idiots. He suspected that before Gu Wan’er even took office, certain things had already been swapped or replaced. She had picked up a hot potato.
All morning, Yu Xiaoduo reviewed the company’s major projects from the past decade. Every single one showed a profit; none were losses. Impressive, the Gu Corporation was really solid.
But the project leads were all surnamed Gu. One was Assistant Manager Gu Lin, and the other was also an assistant manager, Gu Xiao.
Yu Xiaoduo knew of these two, but since joining the company, he had only seen them at last year’s year-end meeting. Both were around forty-five. But according to office gossip, they weren’t part of the main Gu family line, which was why they could only be assistants.
Look at how young Gu Wan’er was, yet she was part of the main line, and had been brought in as General Manager. It seemed there was a certain set of rules in this big family.
But one thing puzzled Yu Xiaoduo. The previous general manager before Gu Wan’er didn’t have the Gu surname. He had heard that after Gu Wan’er arrived, that person was transferred to the headquarters in Jingzhou.
All the major projects basically alternated between those two, as if they had some sort of unspoken agreement.
Glancing at the time, it was almost noon. Mealtime had arrived.
Just then, Gu Wan’er’s secretary knocked and walked in. She said respectfully, “President Gu, what would you like for lunch? I’ll arrange it.”
Yu Xiaoduo sized up this sexy little secretary. Her figure was indeed nice, but her looks were still a bit lacking.
Well, to be fair, he had recently grown picky because of Gu Wan’er and Mr. Bai. Normally, if he saw a beautiful secretary like this, he’d definitely have some comments.
How was he ever going to find a girlfriend after this? There weren’t that many stunning girls out there.
“No need. I’ll go myself,” Yu Xiaoduo said, standing up.
The secretary was startled but didn’t say anything. Previously, President Gu had always eaten in her office.
At that moment, the company cafeteria was packed—it was peak lunch hour after all.
“Brother Yu, why are you eating so little again today?” Zhao Liang was very curious. How could Brother Yu be so different from day to day?
“I’m not having much appetite today.”
Zhao Liang grinned. “Is it that you’re craving an easy meal?”
Gu Wan’er: “…”
Just then, the originally noisy cafeteria suddenly went half-silent. Everyone’s gaze seemed to turn toward the entrance.
“Holy crap, isn’t that President Gu? She’s actually eating in the cafeteria? Oh my god!” Zhao Liang quickly took out his phone and started snapping pictures of “Brother Yu” like crazy.
It wasn’t just Zhao Liang. Many male colleagues were also taking photos. Lots of people were seeing Gu Wan’er for the first time, and they were instantly captivated by her beauty.
Yu Xiaoduo’s presence seemed to turn him into a huge celebrity, with camera flashes going off from all directions.
Gu Wan’er frowned tightly. This guy was showing off again, parading her body left and right. Once in the morning wasn’t enough, so now he was doing it again.
As Yu Xiaoduo walked past Gu Wan’er, he even gave her a wink. Zhao Liang was the only one who noticed this subtle move, and his jaw dropped.
Gu Wan’er felt a tingle run through her whole body. This Yu Xiaoduo had some serious nerve.
“Brother Yu, did you see that? President Gu just winked at me!” Zhao Liang was so excited he could barely speak. He took a big bite of a chicken leg to calm himself down.
Gu Wan’er was completely dumbfounded. What kind of eyesight do you have? That wink was clearly aimed at me!
Zhao Liang held the chicken bone, his face oily, and muttered, “Finally, someone doesn’t care about looks and has discovered my inner beauty.”
Gu Wan’er: “…”
She took out her phone and messaged Yu Xiaoduo: Why did you come down to eat? Your own buddy is in heat because of you.
Yu Xiaoduo, sitting in a small private room, burst out laughing. That fat slob Zhao Liang was so full of himself he’d probably be over the moon all day.
“President Gu, be aloof when you need to be aloof, and approachable when you need to be approachable. You need to blend in with the crowd. Right now, you’re all alone. The regular employees are your support base. And you don’t even know how to use your own strengths. How dense can you be?”
Gu Wan’er: “…”
“You’re so full of opinions! And eat less!” Gu Wan’er replied with a feigned pout. Even though she felt he was just showing off, she also thought he had a point.
“Can you eat a bit more? You’re losing muscle.”
“Mind your own business!”
See? The woman was starting to act unreasonable. You really can’t do anything about it.
A while later, Gu Wan’er sent another message: I’m going with you tonight.
“You can come, but in what capacity?”
“I don’t care. I’m going. Figure it out yourself.” Gu Wan’er hadn’t originally wanted to go, but she was scared of whatever Yu Xiaoduo might do. Having her own eyes there would put her mind at ease.
Yu Xiaoduo let out a long sigh. This Gu Wan’er was throwing a little tantrum. In the end, she really wasn’t much different from any other girl.
That afternoon, Yu Xiaoduo received a text from Fu Yangxue. The location was the Hualong Hotel.
