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Having finally waited for Gu Xue to return home, Gu Jiachen let out a soft chuckle, then gestured for his adopted daughter to come over.
However, Gu Xue acted as if she hadn’t heard or seen him. She just closed the door and walked gloomily toward the sofa. Gu Jiachen and Assistant Lin watched in bewilderment. After a long moment, Xiao Lin stepped forward, grabbed Gu Xue’s sleeve, and called repeatedly:
“Miss, Miss?”
“Uh… huh?!”
Suddenly snapping out of her resentment toward that little green tea and Ling Bo, Gu Xue turned around and realized that her father wasn’t at the company today. She blinked in confusion, then guiltily muttered:
“Dad… Dad?”
What… what should I do? What’s going on? Could it be that Dad found out about me scheming against that little green tea and is now here to settle the score?
No… no way, so soon?!
Gu Xue began to tremble with fear. Even though she believed she was doing the right thing—targeting that little green tea would not only help her reunite with Ruoyu but also prevent Dad from being duped—she seemed to have lost confidence in Gu Jiachen’s trust in her.
After all, Dad appeared to dote so much on that little green tea, even more than on her, his adopted daughter. If he ever found out she had bullied that little green tea, even if she explained, would he… would he really believe her?
Hmm, this…
“What’s wrong? Why are you so nervous?”
Seeing Gu Xue’s trembling body, Gu Jiachen blinked calmly and noticed something off about her. Gu Xue forced an awkward smile and said softly:
“Nothing… nothing. I’m just a bit surprised. Isn’t today Monday? Dad… why aren’t you at the company…”
“Well, because… you’re about to start graduate school, aren’t you? I was preparing your luggage. Look, I’ve got you a lot of stuff. Check if there’s anything missing.”
With that, Gu Jiachen opened the suitcase and showed Gu Xue the detailed contents. Gu Xue was dazed for a moment, then slowly crouched down, reached into the suitcase, and felt a pang of sadness. Her voice trembled with tears:
“Thank you… Dad… I love you…”
“So… it’s all set, right? Hmm… Even though your graduate school is local, living on campus is more convenient. I thought I’d prepare everything well for you and… let you cultivate your independence.”
“Eh? In… independence?”
Hearing that word, Gu Xue, who had been touched, froze. A flicker of panic passed through her eyes. Gu Jiachen nodded affirmatively:
“Mm… independence. I’ve been thinking, Xue’er, from childhood to now, maybe I haven’t taken enough care of you, but the family environment has made you too dependent on others. When you were little, you depended on me; in college, you depended on your ex-boyfriend. It seems you’ve never truly been independent. This graduate school might be a good opportunity for you to train?”
Gu Jiachen tilted his head, expressing his thoughts and hopes for his adopted daughter. After all, Xue’er had grown up. Perhaps his responsibility had come to an end. It was time for her to step onto the right path of her own life.
This should have been the right path. But after hearing these words, Gu Xue’s face turned pale. Only one thought remained in her mind: What… what does this mean? Is he… driving me away?
Dad… doesn’t want me anymore?
Gu Xue’s breath started to tremble. After a long moment, she abruptly stood up and shouted irritably at Gu Jiachen:
“I don’t need it! I don’t need it! Dad… I’m telling you again, I haven’t broken up with my boyfriend! Not broken up!
What independence, what training? I… I don’t need any of that. I just need to use that little green tea to lure out the real Ruoyu. Obviously… obviously Dad, you’re the fool who’s been kept in the dark!”
With that, Gu Xue turned and stormed off to her bedroom, leaving Gu Jiachen and Xiao Lin bewildered in place…
What was that all about?
Gu Jiachen looked at Xiao Lin in confusion and pointed to himself:
“Was there… something wrong with what I just said?”
“Uh… I don’t think so? Maybe Miss just isn’t in a good mood?”
Xiao Lin paused for a moment, then spoke. After a while, he suddenly remembered something and leaned in to whisper:
“By the way, President Gu, there have been two unusually large bank transfers from Miss’s account recently. Could it be related to this? A total of 200,000 yuan was transferred. Could it be that Miss is being manipulated and scammed by her ex-boyfriend?”
“Oh? Is that so?”
Gu Jiachen’s gaze turned cold. After thinking for a moment, he asked, “Did you check the name on the receiving account?”
“Yes, it’s something like… Ling Bo. Can’t tell if it’s a man or woman from the name. Could it be Miss’s ex-boyfriend?”
“Ling Bo?!”
Hearing that name, Gu Jiachen blinked and then confirmed repeatedly, “Are you sure that Xue’er transferred 200,000 to that person named Ling Bo?”
“Yes… yes! A total of 200,000, in two installments. The first was a few days ago, and the second was just recently. I just received the notification.”
Xiao Lin felt a bit awkward, suddenly realizing he might have ratted out the young lady. Ahem… but these were facts, so it shouldn’t be considered wrong to say them, right?
“Ling Bo…”
Gu Jiachen muttered the name. Hmph, wasn’t this the same person who had been on good terms with Little Bunny but suddenly stole the design and backstabbed her? I was wondering why Ling Bo’s behavior was so strange. Even Little Bunny couldn’t understand why someone so close would suddenly betray her for a bonus that wasn’t even guaranteed. So it turns out the real benefit wasn’t in the competition.
If it was a bought-off act, then the logic makes sense… But… a new problem arises: was Xue’er the one behind it?
Little Bunny being bullied… it was actually orchestrated by Xue’er…
This is not good… My adopted daughter would actually do something like this. Isn’t that even worse than what Little Bunny did? But why would she do it? Out of simple jealousy?
The president felt a wave of helplessness. After pondering, he turned to Xiao Lin and instructed:
“Go comfort Xiaoxue later. Also, cut off her living expenses for now. Let her calm down and focus on preparing for school…”
“Well…”
Xiao Lin looked troubled. Cutting off her living expenses… how was he supposed to comfort her like that?
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