Xu Yan was surprised. “That fast?”
“Uh,” Qin Mingzhu scratched her cheek awkwardly. “I was afraid he wouldn’t get it if it took too long, so I just made one quickly. If it’s ugly, so be it.”
Xu Yan smiled helplessly. “Alright.”
She had just finished eating as well.
This wasn’t Qin Mingzhu’s first time at Gu Long Group, and with Xu Yan accompanying her this time, the security didn’t say anything and let them in directly.
“Madam, you can come straight in next time. Mr. Gu has already notified the security team.”
Qin Mingzhu nodded, feeling pleased.
That was more like it coming to deliver the cake hadn’t been in vain.
She followed her memory to the elevator they had used last time. The aluminum doors reflected the two of them.
Xu Yan nervously gripped his phone. “Madam, we might have to wait a moment.”
“What’s wrong?” Qin Mingzhu asked, puzzled.
“I thought he wouldn’t be back this morning, so I handed the elevator card to another colleague. She’ll come down soon to swipe us in.”
Qin Mingzhu suddenly understood, thinking to herself that such a small thing shouldn’t make Xu Yan so anxious. Gu Jingchen must be putting a lot of pressure on his employees.
“No problem. Worst case, we can take the regular elevator,” Qin Mingzhu patted Xu Yan’s shoulder. “Come on, where’s the regular elevator?”
“Ah… that’s not really proper, Madam!” Xu Yan hurried after her in small, nervous steps, almost incoherent.
“What’s improper about it?” Qin Mingzhu said oddly. “The executive elevator was designed to save time, right? I’m just delivering a cake. It’s not like we’re hosting an international meeting.”
It happened to be lunchtime, and many people were taking materials upstairs.
Qin Mingzhu didn’t want to wait for the next elevator, so she squeezed in with Xu Yan.
She was bright and strikingly beautiful; employees couldn’t help but glance curiously, though she quickly lost herself in her excitement.
“All lunch expenses today are on Lin, the superstar!”
“I want to eat at the Western restaurant on the outskirts of the park! Haha, I’ve been craving it for ages!”
“Ahhh, at least ten thousand for one meal Old Zheng, you’re really generous!”
Old Zheng laughed mischievously. “A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Miss it, and my heart might survive, but my stomach definitely won’t.”
“By the way, is Lin the superstar here to see Mr. Gu for something specific?”
“Of course what else? She wants to sign with Menglong.”
Menglong was the largest entertainment company under the Gu Group and a major player in the industry.
Qin Mingzhu’s thoughts stirred. She smiled politely. “Are you talking about Lin Zhi?”
The employees, already curious about her, eagerly responded, “Yes! Are you a fan too, Miss?”
Qin Mingzhu’s smile deepened, but her eyes burned with fury. “Of course.”
Heh… a fan? A hater counts as a kind of fan too, right!?
“Ding.”
The elevator doors slowly opened, and Qin Mingzhu immediately spotted Lin Zhi standing outside the meeting room.
“Madam, maybe this is just a misunderstanding?” Xu Yan awkwardly tried to block her.
“Move aside.” Qin Mingzhu strode straight toward Lin Zhi, glancing down. “Oh, how nice you even brought lunch for the CEO?”
Some employees didn’t realize how close the two were to conflict and eagerly said, “Lin Zhi is generous; she treats the whole company!”
“Miss Qin, you came at an unlucky time, otherwise I would have ordered for you too,” Lin Zhi said with a smug curl of her lips. “By the way, is that cake for Jingchen? Forgot to tell you, he doesn’t like sweets. Just throw it away.”
“So confident, Miss Lin?” Qin Mingzhu lazily lifted her lips, arms crossed against the wall.
In both presence and beauty, she didn’t lose in the slightest to Lin Zhi, who had been fighting her way through the entertainment industry for years.
Lin Zhi’s smile faltered. Coldly, she said, “Of course. This is my thirteenth year knowing Jingchen. Miss Qin, do you think you know him better than I do?”
“That only shows he didn’t like it before,” Qin Mingzhu stepped closer, lowering her voice to Lin Zhi’s ear. “That’s not necessarily true now.”
There was a hidden meaning in her words. Lin Zhi tilted her head and glared. “What are you implying?”
“Just telling you, people can change.”
Qin Mingzhu straightened, returning to her original distance, her smile radiant and impossible to ignore.
“Even things you once loved can suddenly be discarded like trash it’s not impossible.”
Objects are like that; people are too.
Lin Zhi’s face went pale!
The clock on the wall pointed to twelve. The meeting room doors opened from inside, and the attendees poured out.
Qin Mingzhu stood in the crowd, eyes burning as she fixed on the strikingly visible man.
So you dare secretly cheat on me, huh?
Hmph…
She lifted the corner of her lips, extended a delicate finger, and sweetly said, “Hubby why’s your meeting so long? I’m all tired standing here!”
Instantly, everyone’s gaze snapped to her!
If thoughts could be heard, there would have been a chorus of “damn!”
No way the normally cold CEO, secretly married someone this sensational?!
Madam Gu’s figure was hotter than a mature beauty, her personality softer than a lolita… CEO Gu really knew what he was doing!
Qin Mingzhu turned and winked at everyone. “Thank you all. It can’t be easy working under Jingchen.”
The crowd’s enthusiasm skyrocketed. They cheered, “Madam Gu has it hard too! Mr. Gu works overtime all the time and doesn’t have time for you!”
Everyone wanted to gossip while stealing glances at Gu Jingchen and showering Qin Mingzhu with compliments.
“Why did Madam Gu come to the company herself?”
Qin Mingzhu smiled softly. “I’m delivering a cake for Jingchen.”
“Madam Gu is so virtuous!”
“So enviable, Mr. Gu!”
Usually, Gu Jingchen’s cold face made everyone tense.
Finally, an opportunity to tease the boss in public how could they miss it?
Soon, the hallway, not particularly narrow, was packed with employees. The words “Madam Gu” were repeated over and over:
“Madam Gu is beautiful; Mr. Gu is lucky.”
“Madam Gu is not only beautiful and kind but also gentle.”
“Madam Gu…”
Lin Zhi’s face turned green with anger!
She regretted inviting everyone and completely didn’t want to host!
How could Qin Mingzhu get these ingrates to change their tune without spending a cent!?
Lin Zhi’s features twisted as she glared at Xu Yan.
Xu Yan lowered his gaze and herded the crowd toward the elevator. “The elevator’s here. Stop loitering.”
Finally, the crowded hallway was left with just the three of them.
Qin Mingzhu walked straight to Gu Jingchen, smiling sweetly. “Hubby, just finished your meeting? Tired?”
Gu Jingchen’s temples twitched. “Mm.”
The noon sunlight poured over their shoulders through the glass, like a masterpiece painting.
Lin Zhi’s mind echoed with Qin Mingzhu’s words: people can change.
Gu Jingchen wasn’t an exception.
Her chest rose sharply with emotion!
No. She couldn’t accept it.
She couldn’t accept that the boy she liked had someone else!