Chapter 439: This Gu Family, No Need to Wait

Gu Sen's phone in his pocket kept ringing, messages kept coming.

Since he arrived in A City, Song Shiwei kept sending him messages, not asking much else, just asking why he came to A City and when he would return home.

He always gave a brief reply, saying it was still unclear.

A servant at home called, saying the lady's condition was poor, she couldn't sleep at night, couldn't eat well, and often went to see Miss Er.

Gu Sen only responded with a "hm", reminding the servant to remember to tell the lady to take her medicine.

He had just gone through the news his son brought and a series of questions, didn't want to play cat-and-mouse with Song Shiwei any longer, was exhausted, so he didn't reply immediately.

After the messages stopped, Gu Sen was planning in his mind to go find Wang Peng himself to clarify some matters when the phone rang.

Gu Sen thought the call would be from Song Shiwei, but it turned out to be the old master.

He paused briefly, then answered.

The old master opened with a question: "I heard you formed a new team to enter A City's market? You went to A City intending to take charge on the ground yourself, leaving the headquarters unattended, is that so?"

"Gu Sen, I can understand you going to A City to develop things for your daughter, but the Gu family is in B City, and Jiang Lai is also a member of the Gu family; everyone knows that."

Gu Sen said seriously, "Her surname is Jiang."

"Gu Sen!" the old master snapped, "Are you like your son, who at a certain age likes to do things against the family's wishes?"

"Do I not consider the Gu family enough?" Gu Sen's voice grew cold, "I'm not like my son. I cut off his resources and he can't even find his way; when the Gu family cut off my back, I only walk better. Back then the Gu family gave me a fortune, and over the years I've repaid the Gu family many thousands of times over."

The old master was fully enraged: "What do you mean by that? Are you leaving the Gu family! Don't forget the largest share of Gu clan's Travel Literature is under my name."

Because of that, Gu Sen, nearly sixty, still cannot sit in the chairman's seat.

"I haven't forgotten, but I wonder if you, old man, have forgotten the matter where after I returned, I secretly sent people to look for my daughter."

A moment of silence on the line.

Gu Sen thought it seemed he wouldn't need to go to G Province to find Wang Peng himself; he could get the answer from the old master.

"I know the Gu family arranged people around me, but I didn't expect even the driver assigned by the unit to be one of yours! I don't set defenses against family members, yet you all are guarding against me!" Gu Sen is famously gentle and modest, rarely shows a sour face to outsiders, and only gets angry with family when truly crossing a line.

He didn't expect that after devoting his whole life to the Gu family, he would be kept in the dark by the clan.

"You never intended to let me find her; since you didn't look for her before, why force her to return this year?"

"I know, it's all for the Gu family's sake."

"Then this Gu family..."

"I don't mind not staying."

Ke Clan.

All personnel involved in the development of the Bee Armor received corresponding project bonuses and paid leave, and as a core contributor, Jiang Lai not only got a bonus, Ke Zhongyu also granted her a two-percent share.

If you only look at the two-percent stake, it seems small, but the Ke Clan maintains annual revenues in the tens of billions, massive scale, stable profits, and the annual dividend for a two-percent share is a huge sum.

Jiang Lai looked at the share contract, her gaze calm, and asked Ke Zhongyu, "Was this equity award personally authorized by you, or decided by the group's senior management meeting?"

"What, you want my personal shareholding?" Ke Zhongyu's focus seemed off track; his eyes lit up and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Lai quickly shook her head, doubting that if she nodded, Ke Zhongyu could really transfer his share to her name.

She already had the black card; as for the shares under Ke Zhongyu's name, forget it. She herself has many subsequent patent licenses and realized revenues, at least numbers she never dreamed of as a child.

Ke Zhongyu slightly lifted his chin, shedding the earlier teasing, and explained: "Rest assured, it's approved by the entire senior management. You may not fully grasp how much impact and value your completing the Bee Armor upgrade in just two days, successfully holding a launch conference, and smoothly signing a military contract brought, directly driving the Ke Clan's stock to surge, creating incalculable long‑term market‑value gains and commercial worth."

Ke Zhongyu handed over his fountain pen.

Jiang Lai reached out, took it, and wrote her name.

After signing, Ke Zhongyu spread his arms, and Jiang Lai stepped into his embrace.

"Congratulations."

"Congratulations."

Ke Zhongyu whispered into her ear, "Have you thought about the matter I mentioned last time?"

The cohabitation matter.

Jiang Lai said she needed to think about it; she still hadn't given an answer today, and Ke Zhongyu didn't want to press, fearing she would think he only cared about that issue.

But he had to admit that after indulging in carnal pleasures, it was hard to remain pure and detached; this lack of detachment included wanting to hold Jiang Lai in his arms at night, wake up holding her in the morning, be able to see her when looking up, and even when she wasn't in sight, still smell her scent.

"I have an apartment near Number Ten Courtyard, close to the research institute, not far from the Ke Clan, a 470‑square‑meter river‑view house; Ping'an could live there, and Da De and Xiao Mu could also live there."

Jiang Lai sensed how much Ke Zhongyu hoped deep down; actually she wasn't opposed to cohabiting, being a woman who had been married and had a family before.

She just felt that without keeping some distance from Ke Zhongyu, she might become immersed in his arms, thereby losing some of her work drive.

Ke Zhongyu truly is the one who can enchant and bewitch the master.

"Ke Zhongyu, although we hired a design firm for Number Ten Courtyard, I posted the design drawings myself, and I inspected the soft furnishings piece by piece; aside from that period when I was busy, I let Chongying and Mo Yi supervise."

Ke Zhongyu paused, then rephrased: "Odds (1,3,5) over there, evens (2,4,6,7) cohabiting?"

Jiang Lai couldn't help but laugh in his arms.

She stepped out of Ke Zhongyu's embrace, looked up at the handsome tall man before her, feigning composure and asked, "Does this count as cohabitation?"

Ke Zhongyu: "It counts."

It counts.

Jiang Lai silently mimicked the words in her mind, and on the surface said "Oh."

Ke Zhongyu, a bit unsure of what Jiang Lai's "oh" meant, got straight to the point: "State it explicitly."

Jiang Lai looked at him: "I have to go to work on time in the morning."

Ke Zhongyu felt a slight stir in his heart; although it wasn't an explicit statement, it was still an unmistakable hint.

"Don't mess around."

Jiang Lai calmly watched him.

Ke Zhongyu's gaze was slightly guilty, but he still asked her, "You try first."

Just like when they first got together, let's give it a try.

"Try what?" Jiang Lai countered, "Living together as 2-4-6-7?"

Ke Zhongyu: "Hmm."

Jiang Lai shook her head.

Ke Zhongyu stepped back again: "2-4-6."

This time there's no seven.

Jiang Lai nodded thoughtfully: "That works too; tomorrow we can go pack."

Ke Zhongyu felt a surge of joy, forced calm saying no need to pack, he'd get everything ready, then halfway through he realized: "Tomorrow is Friday."

"I know." Jiang Lai asked, "Can't we do it on Friday?"

Ke Zhongyu's Adam's apple rolled, he pulled her into his arms and pressed a kiss on her.

"You've learned bad."

"Hmm..."