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Old Man Gu stared at the direction that Gu Lingfeng had gone, deep in thought. Suddenly, he felt something behind him. He turned around and saw Fu Jingyi walking towards him.

When Fu Jingyi saw Old Man Gu suddenly turn around to look at her, her footsteps paused for a moment, but she still walked towards Old Man Gu, "Uncle, are you alright?"

Old Man Gu recovered from his daze. He was stunned for a moment. He hadn't expected Fu Jingyi to ask this, "Mm, what's wrong?"

"That's right." Fu Jingyi seemed a little hesitant, "Just now, I saw you arguing with Gu Lingfeng because of Qin Ran, and I was worried that the two of you would be unhappy because of that woman, so I specially came to see you. We're all family, and there's no need to ruin the atmosphere of our family for Qin Ran, right?"

Old Man Gu's words warmed the hearts of older people like her. He looked at Fu Jingyi's hesitant appearance and struggled for a long time before daring to speak. Ai, if only Lingfeng was half as sensible as you. " Old Man Gu reached out and patted Fu Jingyi's shoulder.

"Gu Lingfeng must be worried about Uncle. He was only confused by Qin Ran for a moment. When he sees Qin Ran's true face, he will know that Uncle is really doing it for him." When Fu Jingyi said this, she was very serious, just like a child who believed that Santa Claus existed in this world.

His words were like an umbrella in the rain, a glass of water when he was sick, making Old Man Gu feel extremely considerate. From the bottom of his heart, he felt that Fu Jingyi was really nice to him, "Good child, good child, don't call her uncle. We're almost a family now, you don't seem like one when you call us that."

Family? She hadn't yet allowed Qin Ran to leave Gu Lingfeng; she still hadn't made Gu Lingfeng fall in love with her. She was still Gu Shaolin's fiancee on the surface, so she didn't want to become family with the Gu family.

In fact, Fu Jingyi had always known that she was just a tool for a family marriage, but she couldn't figure out why Gu Lingfeng and Gu Shao Ling were both single when it came to marriage, and why her family had wanted to marry her off to someone like Gu Shaolin, who seemed to be a second-generation family member who didn't work at all.

If he agreed to Old Man Gu's request at this time, wouldn't that be equivalent to admitting that he'd agreed to marry Gu Shaolin? Fu Jingyi was clear that she didn't like Gu Shaolin at all. The person she truly loved was Gu Lingfeng, but he wasn't so stupid as to openly reject Old Man Gu like this.

She gave a bashful smile and said shyly, "How can I do that? Gu Shaolin and I have only just announced our engagement. Let's not even talk about the date of our marriage, that's too far away. He and I haven't even had the engagement ceremony yet, I don't dare to bask in your Gu family's glory so early on."

Old Man Gu nodded, as if he was thinking about something, "Mm, your words make sense. We're only talking about names and nothing at all. Sorry, Jingyi, I was inconsiderate and am getting old."

Fu Jingyi giggled, "How could that happen? Uncle, you're still young." He had only come here to put on an act and console Old Man Gu. Now that he had achieved his goal, it seemed that Old Man Gu had already tacitly agreed that he wasn't considered a member of the Gu family for the time being, and didn't need to address him as Gu Shaolin's fiancee. Fu Jingyi said gently, "Alright, Uncle, I ran out secretly. There are still people waiting for me inside. I'll go back first, and I'll help you take a look at the situation inside." She blinked.

Old Man Gu nodded, "I'll have to trouble you."

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Fu Jingyi returned to the auditorium. Old Man Gu looked at Fu Jingyi's tall and slender figure and her ladylike posture as she walked. He was very satisfied with this future daughter-in-law. Not only was she sensible and filial, she didn't have much experience in society. Unlike Qin Ran, who was thinking about something all day long, he would always seduce Gu Lingfeng. In his eyes, Fu Jingyi was at least a hundred times better than that Qin Ran.

He thought carefully about what Fu Jingyi had said just now and felt that Fu Jingyi's words made a lot of sense. The Gu family and the Fu family had only made a verbal promise and he had brought Fu Jingyi over to live with Gu Shaolin. This was his willful decision, and also to let his two children have a good impression of him. But now it seemed that the time was ripe. Fu Jingyi's words just now had hinted that he wanted to become the Gu family's official daughter-in-law?

Gu Shao Ling was such a lucky man, and his vision wasn't bad as well. He had helped him pick out such a good wife, so it was better to choose a day rather than a day. He might as well formally announce their engagement today, which could also be considered as an explanation for Fu Jingyi and the Fu family.

If Old Man Gu wanted to let Fu Jingyi know now, Fu Jingyi would probably vomit blood due to anger. However, Fu Jingyi was still in the auditorium, watching the end of the farce leisurely. She didn't know what was about to happen.

Gu Lingfeng brought Qin Ran to a certain seat. After talking to Old Man Gu, they had reluctantly agreed to his request. They stayed with Qin Ran to prevent him from causing any more trouble. The two of them sat together, occasionally whispering in each other's ears. It was unknown if the girls who came over to attend the banquet or to have a blind date were jealous and envious at the same time.

The 20th anniversary of the Gu Group had also officially begun. The guests all took their seats, Gu Shaolin and Fu Jingyi sat together, Qin Ran and Gu Lingfeng sat together, right next to Fu Jingyi, and Gu Lingfeng sat together.

However, the things that bothered him, the things that Gu Lingfeng did not notice, were the things that happened when he and Qin Ran were chatting. Only when Qin Ran diverted Gu Lingfeng's attention away could he look at Gu Lingfeng openly, and it just so happened that when he saw the intimate actions of Gu Lingfeng and Qin Ran, he would be jealous.

Right at this moment, the lights dimmed, and a bunch of chasing lights shone onto the stage. After the host went up onstage and said a few opening words, he had the guests give a round of applause to Old Man Gu for his speech.

When he looked down from the stage and saw Gu Lingfeng and Qin Ran sitting together, he felt that whatever Qin Ran thought was an eyesore. However, the more he looked at Gu Shaolin and Fu Jingyi, the more he was happy, and the more the two of them looked at each other, the more they seemed like husband and wife.

He cleared his throat and began, "First of all, as the largest shareholder in the entire Gu Group, I would like to extend my most heartfelt welcome to all of you partners. Today is the 20th anniversary of the establishment of our Gu Group, and on this important day, I have an even more important matter that I wish to announce to everyone —"

Old Man Gu paused for a moment. Everyone below the stage was waiting for Old Man Gu to continue speaking. Fu Jingyi did not notice in the slightest that this was the starting point that would change her fate.