Lin Shengxia looked calm and her movements were neither hurried nor slow, which made Gu Hongwen unable to figure out what she was thinking.
She first accused herself of being a businessman who values trustworthiness. Even if she wanted to deny it, it was not a good time to do so. After hesitating for a moment, Gu Hongwen closed the teacup and prepared to speak.
But before he could speak, Lin Shengxia opened her briefcase, took out a yellowed kraft paper envelope, and pushed it in front of Gu Hongwen.
All this seems to be a coincidence, but in fact Lin Shengxia grasped the timing just right.
A moment earlier seems threatening, a moment later seems humble.
"Grandpa Gu, I will bring my mother to give you this letter." She opened her lips slightly, then retracted her gaze and casually placed the chess pieces in front of her.
Gu Hongwen's eyes flashed, and he took the letter that had been kept for some years. After making sure that it was not a fake and had not been opened, he opened it and began to read.
The more he looked, the uglier his expression became!
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"I heard that Grandpa Gu and my grandfather started a business together. The hardship was self-evident. My grandfather died early, and it was because of Grandpa Gu that the Lin family was able to successfully overcome the crisis of seizing power. I remember it in my heart. Even though the two families have been separated for a long time, I still follow the ancestral precept that the Lin family will not be enemies with the Gu family. I can see that it is indeed reluctant to let Grandpa Gu intervene in Gu Zekai's affairs. If Gu Zekai hadn't pressed me step by step, I would not have given you the letter left by my mother."
Lin Shengxia was about to pick up the teacup again, but she thought of the baby in her belly and gave up.
Gu Hongwen had a cold face and spoke in a way that was watertight, but in fact he was determined to force the Lin family to take action. This girl from the Lin family might have already made plans.
No wonder she was neither anxious nor slow on the first day of the appointment.
"Shengxia, you have already thought of a way out!"
Gu Hongwen sighed. Women's methods are sometimes much more cruel than men's!
Lin Shengxia smiled faintly and said nothing. Perhaps her only strength was that she knew how to plan ahead and make all arrangements for herself.
"I know Zekai's character best. Even if I can help you this time, he will still attack you next time! Even if you don't consider yourself, you have to consider the child in your belly. Leaving the Lin family may not be a bad choice!"
Gu Hongwen's words sounded very intriguing.
"Why are you here?" The familiar cold voice suddenly made Lin Shengxia freeze.
He slightly closed his eyelashes, forced himself to suppress the uneasiness in his heart, then raised his head to meet those almost bloodthirsty eyes.
The two looked at each other in silence, neither of them looking away first.
"I'll come and play chess with Grandpa Gu." Although Lin Shengxia's attention was all on Gu Zekai, she saw from the corner of her eye that Gu Hongwen put away his mother's letter.
It was obvious that he didn't want Gu Zekai to know the content of their conversation just now.
"Since it's over, I'll take you back!"
Without further ado, he pulled Lin Shengxia into his arms. To others, the action might seem intimate, but in fact it was full of threats.
Lin Shengxia's eyes fell on Gu Zekai's face, and she saw a cold smile slowly spreading across his lips, but what she cared about was——
This was the first time he hugged her.
"Grandpa Gu, I'll take my leave first." The sun was warm, and a smile slowly appeared on the little face, like the pear blossoms blooming on the branches in spring.
It strangely merged with Lin Shengxia's usual calmness and self-control.