1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 221 You are the best husband I found with a lantern, okay?

"Too."

Lin Xiyu nodded in agreement: "When people interact, it's rare to receive help in times of need. Saying something nice like adding flowers to brocade is just empty talk, nothing more than hypocrisy."

"Are you happy?"

Gu Bin deliberately tried to make her happy, boasting, "So many people appreciate your husband's talent. After all, there aren't many people as outstanding as me."

"So I'm really lucky."

Lin Xiyu was in a good mood and was willing to flatter him: "I found a national good husband that everyone envies."

"That sentence..."

Gu Bin listened with pleasure and commented to himself, "The metaphor is quite apt."

"They're getting a little too cocky."

Lin Xiyu smiled and gave him a reproachful look.

"Have it?"

Gu Bin feigned displeasure: "Don't you think I've always been this outstanding?"

"Yes Yes Yes"

Lin Xiyu was amused by his petty jealousy: "You're the best husband I could ever find, alright?"

“That’s pretty much it”

Gu Bin agreed, opened his lunchbox, and sat down to eat with her.

-

The Galaxy Curiosity Hunter will be officially released on October 1st, and there are less than two days left. Everyone in the company is very excited.

Li Hao was in charge of training the new recruits. The dozen or so newly recruited customer service representatives would be responsible for answering player questions, handling player complaints, collecting player feedback, maintaining game order, supporting recharge activities, and providing VIP player services, among other game-related tasks.

Gu Bin valued Li Hao highly and appointed him as the customer service manager while developing the game.

Li Hao was very excited and extremely enthusiastic about his work. Since he started training new employees, he has been working around the clock, and has stayed up for several nights without sleep.

"Rat, you should go back to your apartment and take a shower."

Outside the president's office, Wu Meng's playful teasing came clearly through the crack in the door: "The press conference is on October 1st. How can you attend as a senior executive of the company looking like this? We can't let your appearance lower the overall image of our company."

"Is my image that bad?"

Li Hao was unconvinced and pointed at Zhang Shan, saying, "At least he's better than me. He's the slovenliest one. His hair is a mess, he doesn't brush his teeth or wash his face, and the sour smell he emanates almost suffocates me."

"We're all equally matched."

Zhang Shan was unconvinced and dragged the others into it: "They're all pretty much the same, so no one should look down on anyone else."

"You guys, go and get yourselves all dressed up properly."

Gu Bin couldn't stand it anymore. He put down his chopsticks and came out of the office: "Get a haircut, take a shower, and buy a few decent outfits. The company will cover the expenses. Ask Wu Meng for reimbursement when you get back."

"Yes, sir."

"thank you boss."

Li Hao and his team were incredibly efficient. Upon hearing the order, they rushed out in a swarm and returned in less than two hours, looking refreshed and full of energy.

"Wow!"

"Is this Brother Hao?"

Am I seeing things?

"She looks like a completely different person after changing her clothes."

"Clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse; the ancients were right."

The company erupted in cheers. The newly recruited customer service staff, all energetic young people, were thrilled to see the seemingly magical scene of several key company employees appearing out of nowhere.

"That's right, that's exactly how it should be."

Wu Meng patted each of them on the shoulder, expressing her appreciation in the manner of an older sister: "Keep up the good work in the future, and strive to win back your wives while achieving success in your careers. The next generation of successors for Xingyao Changyou depends on your efforts."

"hey-hey."

Li Hao and the others' eyes lit up when they heard about the next generation, and they grinned and chuckled.

"Sister Meng, don't just talk the talk, walk the walk."

Zhang Shan, being quite shrewd, seized the opportunity to coax Wu Meng: "When will our company organize a social event or something, so we can get to know our new female colleagues better?"

"Tsk, tsk."

Wu Meng chuckled and teased, "You're so calculating, the beads on your abacus are practically jumping into my face."

"With your appearance..."

Li Hao was displeased and glared at him: "You still want to mess with our customer service department?"

"What's wrong with my image? It's pretty good, isn't it?"

Zhang Shan boasted, "In our company, when it comes to looks, Brother Bin is number one, and I'm number two."

"Cut~~"

Before he could finish speaking, his colleagues responded with a unified, disdainful chorus of boos.

"Who gave you the confidence to say that your looks are second best in the company?"

Just as Li Hao was about to tease him a bit more, he suddenly glanced warily towards the company gate.

Who is that person?

Zhang Shan also saw it and was a little puzzled: "They're acting suspiciously, loitering around the main gate of our company."

"Hu Qin?"

Wu Meng followed their gazes and her expression instantly changed: "What's he doing here again? Does he think he's some rich old man? Trying to humiliate us?"

"So it's him?"

Li Hao suddenly realized, "No wonder he looked so familiar."

"It seems he came to see you."

Zhang Shan winked at Wu Meng: "You should go out quickly and ask him what's wrong. If you need help chasing people away, just give the shout, and we brothers will be there right away."

"It's probably nothing good."

Wu Meng was reluctant and muttered a few unhappy words, but still pushed open the door and went out.

-

"Let's find a place to talk. I have something to tell you."

As expected, Hu Qin was standing outside the door. His eyes lit up when he saw her, and he subconsciously moved closer.

"Just say it here."

Wu Meng stretched out her arm to block him a meter away from her: "I'm busy, I don't have time to talk to you."

Hu Qin gave an awkward laugh: "It's not very convenient to say this here."

"What's the inconvenience?"

Wu Meng glared at him angrily: "Say what you want to say, or get lost. Our company has already received investment, and we don't care about your stinking money."

"Cough cough."

Hu Qin felt embarrassed by her provocation and, if he hadn't been so calculating, he would have liked to just walk away.

"Ai?!"

Wu Meng was also a little puzzled. He was being so impolite, yet this person was still holding back. Could it be that he really had something important to say?
"I have important business to discuss with you, not to cause trouble."

Having failed to achieve his goal, Hu Qin naturally wouldn't leave easily.

"You'd better not lie to me."

Wu Meng saw through the trick and her mind started to work.

"will not."

Hu Qin raised his hand and swore: "I guarantee you'll be very interested in this."

"Let's do it."

Wu Meng suppressed her curiosity and pretended to be reluctant: "Where do you want to say it? Hurry up, I have a lot of things to do."

"Let's go to the rooftop."

Hu Qin pointed towards the top floor.

"Row."

Wu Meng agreed and followed him into the elevator.

— Rooftop terrace.

Hu Qin made sure there were no outsiders before he dared to recount what he had witnessed.

"Liu Rushi?!"

Wu Meng rubbed her ears, somewhat incredulous: "You're not seeing things, are you? It really is her?"

"Yes."

Hu Qin recounted the details of the eavesdropping, trying his best to prove that what he said was true: "At first, I wasn't sure if the person she wanted to harm was your boss. Later, the things that were exposed online were very unfavorable to him, and that's when I connected the whole story and figured out the cause and effect."

Wu Meng still had doubts: "Was it her doing that your company withdrew its investment?"

"It's probably her."

Hu Qin was very certain: "I've been wondering why the supervisor suddenly changed his mind. It makes sense if she did something bad behind my back. It seems like the supervisor has been pursuing her recently, and the two have been seeing each other frequently. It's very likely that Liu Rushi said something bad about your boss to the supervisor, which led to the failure of the cooperation and caused irreparable losses to the investment company."

"So it was her."

Wu Meng complained indignantly, "That shameless woman couldn't win over Gu Bin, so she turned her love into hatred and wanted to take revenge on him."

"Is there such a thing?"

Hu Qin suddenly realized: "I was wondering what deep-seated hatred Liu Rushi had with Gu Bin that would cause her to harm him like this. It turns out the two of them have such a deep entanglement."

"Can't you guess that?"

Wu Meng glanced at him sideways: "Didn't it all get in the newspapers? Liu Rushi is Zhang Xiaoqian's friend. Neither of them are good people. They both want to break up Xiyu and Gu Bin and take over their place."

"Liu Rushi has harmed you so much, we definitely can't let her get away with it."

Hu Qin fanned the flames: "If you need me to do anything, I can help you and stand up to testify for you."

"Are you so kind?"

Wu Meng wasn't stupid; she sensed something was amiss: "I have a feeling that you deliberately told me this because you have ulterior motives."

"Cough cough."

Hu Qin's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked away guiltily.

"Sure enough, I guessed it right."

Wu Meng, unusually clever for once, was quite pleased with herself: "Just tell me straight, what's your purpose? Why would you be willing to risk offending your boss by revealing this to me?"

"Since you've guessed it, I won't hide it from you anymore."

Hu Qin made a startling statement: "I chose to tell you because it is beneficial to both of us. If we join forces to expose Liu Rushi and bring her to justice, the supervisor will not be able to escape either. He will definitely be held accountable by headquarters. At that time, I can take his place and continue to cooperate with your company."

"Tsk, tsk."

Wu Meng clicked her tongue twice and teased him with a laugh: "You're really good at scheming, aren't you? You always manage to get all the good things."

"Cooperation is more beneficial to you."

Hu Qin shamelessly explained, "I was just doing this on the side to get some benefits for myself."

Wu Meng looked at him suspiciously: "How can you guarantee that the supervisor will definitely step down?"

"I have faith in Star River Travel's capabilities."

Hu Qin analyzed from an investor's perspective: "The game 'Curious Hunter' is bound to become a hit, and its future prospects are immeasurable. Not cooperating with Xinghe has brought irreparable losses to the investment company. The headquarters knows about this and cannot remain indifferent."

"What if your supervisor has a powerful background and you can't shake his position?"

Wu Meng retorted, "I've seen too many things like this. How many people who get to that position do so without connections? Maybe their fathers are powerful, so if their son gets into trouble, someone will cover for him."

"You said it."

Hu Qin frowned deeply: "It's not impossible."

"Are you afraid?"

Wu Meng deliberately provoked him, then turned and left: "I knew you weren't trustworthy. You tried to use this as bait to trick me, but I won't fall for it."

"Everything I said is true"

Hu Qin was a little anxious and grabbed her arm.

"open!"

Wu Meng glared and shouted angrily.

"Cough cough."

Hu Qin was embarrassed and awkwardly let go of her hand.

I don't care whether what you're saying is true or not.

Wu Meng's face darkened, her refusal clear: "If you want to oust the supervisor and get a promotion and a raise, don't try to take advantage of us. Our company has already raised the money, and we don't need you to pretend to be a good person anymore."

“I can testify for you.”

Hu Qin didn't want to give up the opportunity he had finally gotten his hands on.

"You have no evidence, so what evidence are you going to provide?"

Wu Meng scoffed: "Don't forget that Liu Rushi is a lawyer. Even if you have concrete evidence, let alone just eavesdropping, she can still distort the truth and turn the tables on you. Until you have the ability to crush them with one blow, you should keep your tail between your legs and behave yourself."

There was a moment of silence on the rooftop.

Hu Qin was stunned by her sharp words and remained speechless for a long time.

"I'm leaving. Don't come loitering around our company entrance unless it's important. I'm busy and don't have time for you."

Wu Meng raised her eyebrows smugly, ignored him, and leisurely took the elevator downstairs.

-

Interstellar travel, CEO's office.

"No wonder the executives from Shayu Company arrived so quickly; it turns out she was behind it all."

Lin Xiyu thought of Liu Rushi's cunning, and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.

"This time, she tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead."

Wu Meng scoffed, "Instead of hurting us, she helped us a lot. With reports from major media outlets, we even saved on advertising costs. I really want to see what kind of expression she has right now. I bet she's so angry that her eyes are bulging out of shape and her nose is turning into a monster."

"Are we just going to leave it like this?"

Lin Xiyu hated Liu Rushi to the extreme and subconsciously glanced at Gu Bin.

Since that woman was one of his saviors, she couldn't say too much; it was up to him to decide.

"will not."

Gu Bin happened to look up at that moment and met her gaze: "I have long suspected this matter and have already asked Yun Cheng to investigate."

"My brother?"

Wu Meng was taken aback, a little confused: "You're entrusting such an important task to him? Can he handle it?"

"Nothing else will do."

Gu Bin countered, "Shouldn't it be okay to follow someone?"

"Whom did you have him follow?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiyu also became interested.

"Manager of Shayu Company"

Gu Bin smiled calmly: "I had my suspicions from the moment he came to the company to provoke us, and I've had Yun Cheng follow him for a while now."

"Oh, I see."

Wu Meng suddenly realized: "This kid is always slacking off and not working properly. So it was you who sent him out."

"Is it effective?"

Lin Xiyu and Wu Meng have different focuses.

"It's not bad."

Gu Bin took an envelope from the drawer and handed it to her: "I took some photos of him and Liu Rushi meeting privately. Although they were far apart, their faces are still very clear."

"That alone isn't enough to prove that Liu Rushi is the mastermind, is it?"

Looking at the photos, Lin Xiyu raised different questions: "There are a hundred ways to explain a man and a woman meeting in private. Even if the executives of Shayu have settled down and started families, it's just a sex scandal at most, and it won't have a substantial impact on Liu Rushi."

"Madam is right."

Gu Bin nodded in agreement: "That's why I didn't act rashly. I didn't think I could bring them down with just a few photos. I needed more solid evidence."

"What evidence?"

Wu Meng couldn't help but chime in.

"recording."

Gu Bin's expression was cold as he gave an unexpected answer: "I plan to personally confront her and settle things once and for all."