Chapter 435: Unleashing Gu

Wang Ruohua had long wanted to tell Jiang Lai these words, but she knows that many principles are empty when spoken; only after experiencing them can one understand, and only after changing can one grasp them deeply.

Jiang Lai, in the past six months, went through marital upheaval, witnessed the cruelty of human nature, also met a good match and befriended people of good character; under these dual influences she changed.

Not only does her outward appearance seem changed, her interior is being renewed as well.

Wang Ruohua felt greatly relieved in her heart, verbally blamed Ke Zhongyu, yet she was also grateful that Ke Zhongyu appeared in Jiang Lai's life; the man she initially hoped Jiang Lai would not interact with so much instead brought surprises to Jiang Lai's life.

Jiang Lai understood the teacher's wife's good intentions, her eyes couldn't help turning red, and the sentiment that had been hidden in her heart began to show outwardly.

"The power of love cannot be ignored," Wang Ruohua said, patting Jiang Lai's hand, "but love comes in many forms; don't limit it to romance."

"I understand," Jiang Lai nodded. She now has Ke Zhongyu, has friends, and also a family member who shares her surname.

Wang Ruohua said, "Alright, I won't keep you for dinner. You've just recovered from a serious illness; you should go out and mingle with peers, reawaken the cells in your body, and then properly finish the next two projects."

Then she added a suggestion: "Regarding the bee armor, you can continue its iterative development."

Jiang Lai nodded, "That's the plan."

Wang Ruohua smiled slightly, watched Jiang Lai leave, then said to Butler Deng, "We'll go see Old Cui tomorrow; by the time Qingming arrives I won't be the first to visit him, they'll be sure to blame me, and it's a good chance to tell Old Cui about Jiang Lai's girlhood."

Butler Deng began preparing for tomorrow's tomb‑sweeping.

Jiang Lai sat in the car and reported the Ke Group's address.

They had only separated in the morning, and by the afternoon Jiang Lai was already thinking of Ke Zhongyu.

She took out her phone and sent Ke Zhongyu a message: "Can you unleash Gu?"

Upon receiving the message, Ke Zhongyu felt a bit baffled, yet replied earnestly, "I can't, but if you need it, I can go learn."

"Who made you unhappy?"

Jiang Lai truly understood why people smile while holding their phones, because on the other end is someone who can make you happy at any moment.

Jiang Lai: "You don't need to learn; you're already good at it."

Jiang Lai: "No one makes me unhappy."

On the contrary, she was very happy.

Jiang Lai asked again if he was not busy; Ke Zhongyu said he was a bit busy, had overtime, and told her to stay home and eat well.

Jiang Lai said she had just returned from the teacher's wife, didn't specify where she was going, silently put her phone away, and after getting off the car walked into the Ke Building; instead of heading to the R&D building, she took Ke Zhongyu's private elevator to the president's office entrance.

Secretary Guan looked at her with shock; hadn't President Ke said Jiang Lai was at home? How could she suddenly appear at the company?

Thinking of what President Ke might be doing in the office at that moment, Secretary Guan instinctively stepped toward the office doorway.

"Ke, President Ke is in a meeting." If it were anyone else, Secretary Guan could lie without flinching, but the person in front of her was Jiang Lai, and they had a good relationship.

Because their relationship was good, Jiang Lai immediately saw she was lying; recalling that Shen Xun had also had assistants deceive her repeatedly, Jiang Lai frowned and glanced toward the office.

"Who is in the office?"

Although she didn't ask whether it was a man or a woman, Secretary Guan, fearing Jiang Lai might misunderstand, decisively chose not to let the latter happen, preserving President Ke's image and avoiding Jiang Lai's upset.

"Inside is President Ke's cousin, Assistant to President Xu of Yuntu, and they are having some friendly exchanges."

Jiang Lai's eyes flicked, "Is the leak related to Ke Chi?"

Secretary Guan pressed her lips, paused a second, then nodded.

Jiang Lai had a bad feeling, "Friendly exchange?"

Secretary Guan: "... one‑sided crushing."

Jiang Lai walked over, Secretary Guan silently stepped aside; just as she entered the large office outside, before reaching Ke Zhongyu's personal office, she heard a muffled groan from inside, as if someone had been hit.

She pushed the door open, and Ke Chi's voice was the first to be heard.

"I said I didn't do it on purpose; I just casually mentioned at the dinner that a press conference would be held soon. I was also happy for my big brother and Professor Jiang, but somehow it was taken out of context and presented to the media, causing this mess."

As the doors fully opened, Jiang Lai saw Ke Zhongyu sitting in a chair, one foot pressing down on the prone Ke Chi, his eyes filled with a ruthless glare that could not be ignored.

Ke Chi's mouth corner bore a bruise.

The two men who heard the noise both looked up toward the doorway; Ke Zhongyu's cold, sharp gaze remained unchanged, thinking that he had said no one was allowed in, yet the person he saw was Jiang Lai.

The foot that had been heavily pressing on Ke Chi's chest instantly withdrew, and as he stood, he gave Ke Chi a kick, signaling him to scramble up quickly.

Ke Chi rose in humiliation, and immediately saw the imposing figure who had just seemed intent on killing him suddenly change expression, impeccably dressed, walking toward Jiang Lai.

"What brings you here?" Ke Zhongyu slipped one hand behind his back, his clean left hand gently brushed Jiang Lai's hair, his sharp gaze passing over her shoulder to fix on Secretary Guan.

Secretary Guan shivered all over, quickly said, "President Ke, I was also afraid Professor Jiang would think there's a woman hidden in your office."

Having said that, she immediately slipped away.

Jiang Lai had just noticed Ke Zhongyu's hand subtly tucked behind him; she said nothing, simply reached around to pull his hand from the back of his wrist, and indeed it was injured.

He was injured again.

The last car accident had injured his hand.

Jiang Lai frowned, Ke Zhongyu's heart lifted, and she decided to have Ke Chi roll out first.

Ke Chi limped out, his hanging hand clenched into a fist; he knew Ke Zhongyu would beat him up because of the woman Jiang Lai.

When Jiang Lai wasn't present at the press conference, he knew something must have happened.

If it were only for a Ke project, given his understanding of his cousin, it would inevitably be criticism and punishment within the company, and a warning to him and his parents from the Ke family.

Ke Zhongyu not only did that, but also beat him up.

He truly hadn't expected Ke Zhongyu to care so much about a woman, but this incident revealed Ke Zhongyu's soft spot, so his beating wasn't in vain.

The office door closed.

Ke Zhongyu was pressed by Jiang Lai onto a chair, watching her fetch iodine solution and gently dab his wound, yet he remained silent, his mind beginning to grow nervous.

"I know violence is wrong." Violence can't solve problems, but it can vent anger.

Jiang Lai carefully applied the medicine, and to ease his pain she blew gently on it.

Ke Zhongyu: "That one just now wasn't me."

Jiang Lai seemed to understand why Secretary Guan initially didn't want her to come in; it turned out she was following the boss's order to preserve the boss's image.

She couldn't help feeling amused.

"Hmm, you've been poisoned." Jiang Lai lifted her gaze, staring intently at him.

Ke Zhongyu: "..."

After a moment, he asked, "Are you scared? Just now."

"What's there to be afraid of?" Jiang Lai traced his slightly furrowed brows with her eyes, "Afraid you'll be fierce?"

Ke Zhongyu acquiesced.

Jiang Lai lowered her head to kiss him, smiling like she was coaxing a child: "Not fierce, not at all fierce, you were just poisoned."

Ke Zhongyu raised his hand to press the back of her head, deepening that kiss just now, thereby showing his fierceness to Jiang Lai.