Yin Jingyun still felt for her, and said, “Be angry all you want, but why say things like that to the child? Wanning grew up right beside us since she was little, if you drove her away, it would be like carving out a piece of my heart!”
Gu Lianghui’s face darkened, but he said nothing.
“All right, Zihao, hurry up and take your sister back to her room to rest.”
“Okay.”
Gu Zihao quickly helped Gu Wanning up and took her back to her room.
Gu Wanning sniffled. “Brother, it hurts so much, that’s the first time Dad’s ever hit me…”
It was all that damned Gu Wanshi’s fault!
“Don’t blame Dad, this time offending the Mu family really is a serious matter,” Gu Zihao sighed. “I’ll have Xiaomo bring you some medicine in a bit.”
“Brother, there’s something else, I haven’t been able to reach Duan Huan lately, do you know where he went?” Gu Wanning asked.
Gu Zihao’s expression stiffened for a moment.
Gu Wanning immediately sensed something was off. “Brother, what’s going on? Did something happen to Duan Huan? Tell me quickly!”
“Just forget about him,” Gu Zihao said, frowning. “That guy got locked up in a detention center!”
“What?” Gu Wanning was stunned. “How could that happen?”
How could Duan Huan end up in a detention center? What had he done? And the Duan family was actually quite wealthy too, hadn’t they tried to bail him out?
“I only heard about it yesterday myself, he got locked up for harassing a woman!” Gu Zihao said, frowning. “Wanning, is a man like that even worth liking?”
“That’s impossible!” Gu Wanning said immediately. “Duan Huan would never do something like that!”
Gu Zihao said, his head aching, “Think about it, he went after Gu Wanshi first, and then went out of his way to get close to you afterward, he…”
“He never did anything like that, that was all just Gu Wanshi’s wishful thinking!” Gu Wanning said, displeased. “Brother, help me think of a way to save him, please?”
Gu Zihao said with a cold smile, “The Duan family’s already tried every trick in the book these past few days, none of it worked, what do you expect me to do? Who knows who this guy managed to offend, not only did he get locked up, he got beaten up pretty badly too…”
At this, a thought suddenly flashed through Gu Zihao’s mind.
Could it be that Duan Huan had also offended Gu Wanshi and Mu Zecheng somehow?
But he quickly dismissed the thought.
What were the odds of such a coincidence?
After finishing their meal, Gu Wanshi and the others walked out of the restaurant together.
“Zecheng, take Wanshi home,” Madam Mu said cheerfully.
Mu Zecheng nodded, and Gu Wanshi quickly said, “No need, Zhao Tong and I drove here ourselves, we can get home just fine. Besides, Mr. Mu just had some wine, he shouldn’t be driving.”
Since she’d needed to drive, Zhao Tong hadn’t touched a drop of alcohol during the meal.
“It’s fine, he has a driver, he can have the driver take you,” Madam Mu said.
Mu Anqian then took hold of Zhao Tong’s arm. “Sister Zhao Tong, I want to buy some things, why don’t you come with me?”
But to her surprise, Zhao Tong refused firmly. “I can’t. I need to stay by my boss’s side at all times to protect her safety.”
Mu Anqian: “…”
“Really, there’s no need to trouble yourselves,” Gu Wanshi said with a smile.
Hearing this, Madam Mu didn’t say anything more, though her eyes were full of regret.
As Gu Wanshi walked down the steps, having had a bit too much to drink, the alcohol suddenly hit her, and she stumbled, nearly falling.
Zhao Tong was about to catch her, but someone else got there first.
Gu Wanshi turned her head and saw Mu Zecheng’s concerned expression. “Are you all right?”
“I’m fine,” Gu Wanshi said quickly. “Thank you, Mr. Mu.”
The two of them were very close now, and she could even catch the clean, pleasant scent on Mu Zecheng, mixed faintly with the smell of the wine he’d just had.
She suddenly felt even more light-headed.
Mu Zecheng nodded and handed her over to Zhao Tong, saying, “Miss Gu’s had too much to drink, take good care of her.”
“Of course.”
Gu Wanshi and Zhao Tong said their goodbyes to the Mu family and left.
Mu Anqian nudged Mu Zecheng with her elbow, grinning. “Brother, looks like she really has zero interest in you at all. You need to step up your game!”
Mu Zecheng glanced at her. “What nonsense are you spouting now?”
“Nonsense, me? Please, don’t play dumb with me, I can tell your intentions toward Wanshi aren’t exactly pure!” Mu Anqian said smugly. “Although honestly, I think Wanshi’s a bit too good for you, if you can treat her well, I’m willing to help you out.”
Mu Zecheng ignored her, supporting Madam Mu as they walked toward the car.
Mu Anqian stomped her foot in frustration. “Hey! You really don’t need my help? Don’t come crying to me later! Wanshi’s such a catch, if you don’t move fast, someone else is bound to snatch her up sooner or later!”
In the car, Gu Wanshi drifted off into a hazy sleep.
By the time they got home, Zhao Tong had planned to just carry her inside, but Gu Wanshi woke up on her own.
“How did I fall asleep?” Gu Wanshi asked, rubbing her temples.
Zhao Tong smiled and said, “You drank quite a bit tonight, boss. Come on, let’s get you inside, I’ll make you a bowl of hangover soup once we’re home.”
“Okay.”
After the nap, Gu Wanshi felt a bit more clear-headed. Once home, Zhao Tong went to the kitchen to make the hangover soup while Gu Wanshi sat on the sofa scrolling through her phone.
As it happened, Gu Wanhe sent her a message saying she’d found a few suitable assistant candidates and would bring them by tomorrow for her to review.
Gu Wanshi thanked her, then remembered she still hadn’t found a suitable coach for the club’s players.
Actually, she’d been searching for the past couple of days without any luck.
The skilled ones were already employed at other clubs.
And the unskilled ones, she wasn’t confident enough to entrust the team to them.
A good coach was hard to come by, and this wasn’t something she could rush.
But leaving the players to train entirely on their own wasn’t sustainable either… after all, esports competitions weren’t something to take lightly, winning a championship wasn’t easy.
Besides a coach, she also needed to find a team manager, someone to coordinate the players’ training and competition schedules.
The autumn tournament was still two months away, she needed to hurry…
The next day at noon, Gu Wanshi and Gu Wanhe met up at a coffee shop.
Besides the two of them and Zhao Tong, who was always by Gu Wanshi’s side, there were also five young people, three women and two men, candidates Gu Wanhe had found for the assistant position.
Gu Wanshi chatted with them and ultimately chose a female assistant named Feng Kefei.
Feng Kefei’s salary was thirty thousand a month, responsible for handling errands and tasks for Gu Wanshi.
This was the top salary in the local assistant industry, so Feng Kefei was naturally thrilled.
After signing the contract, Gu Wanshi gave her the first task, to find a suitable coach and team manager for the club as quickly as possible.
Of course, she’d keep an eye out herself too.
The moment Feng Kefei heard this, she immediately said, “Boss, as for a club coach, I actually have someone in mind to recommend.”