Chapter 50

Gu He'an cannot check marriage certificate information online, so he feigns a compromise.

"Qin Yan is sulking with me and won't acknowledge our relationship; it must be because I haven't done well enough. But in my heart, Qin Yan is forever my wife."

This statement implies that Qin Yan is being unreasonable and deliberately refusing to acknowledge it.

"..."

These words really grate on Lu Qianchuan.

"Mr. Gu, if you want to try to get close to me, you should at least be sincere. Fantasizing about me—I feel offended," Qin Yan retorts.

"Qin Yan!"

Gu He'an can no longer hold back; he stands up abruptly, his expression gloomy. "I just gave you a house and ten million yesterday, and today you turn your back on me! There should be a limit to your joking!"

"Mr. Gu, if your brain is malfunctioning, you should go home and take your medicine. I am here to discuss work, not to watch you have a mental breakdown," Lu Qianchuan says coldly, lecturing him.

"You, Lu Qianchuan, are no good either. You—"

"Enough!"

Shi Laoshi listens to him shouting and yelling, his expression ugly. His cloudy eyes gaze dimly at Gu He'an. "Mr. Gu, Qin Yan is my student; I ask that you show some respect!"

Gu He'an grinds his teeth. If it weren't for Qin Yan making him lose all face in front of Lu Qianchuan, he wouldn't be this angry!

"Apologies, I've made a spectacle of myself in front of Dean Shi." He takes a deep breath to calm down.

Shi Laoshi's gaze becomes sharp, his voice somber. "I was merely making a joke earlier to liven up the atmosphere. I didn't expect Mr. Gu to take it so seriously. My student warned you repeatedly not to spread baseless rumors, yet you shamelessly insisted. If I weren't here, would you have even tried to hit someone!"

"..."

Gu He'an purses his lips, his face flushed with shame and annoyance. This is truly embarrassing to the extreme.

"Back to the main topic, let's start discussing the Scientific Research Project." Shi Laoshi withdraws his gaze. "Regarding the development of this new medicine, there is government financial support, but we still need to find an enterprise that can keep our experimental data from being purely theoretical, allowing it to quickly generate benefits and achieve an integrated profit chain from research and development to the production line."

After Shi Laoshi finishes speaking, he looks at Qin Yan again. "Qin Yan, show me the cooperation proposals they brought."

Qin Yan nods and goes to take their cooperation proposals.

"Sorry to trouble you, Miss Qin."

Du Linsen hands the proposal to her with aloof politeness, and Qin Yan smiles and replies that it is no trouble at all.

She walks in front of Lu Qianchuan. Lu Qianchuan hands the book to her, and as if inadvertently, his fingertips brush against her palm. Qin Yan's eyelashes tremble slightly, and she meets his gaze.

Lu Qianchuan raises an eyebrow at her, as if silently declaring his identity.

Qin Yan feigns composure as she withdraws her hand, turns, and walks toward Gu He'an, snatching the cooperation proposal from his hand.

"..."

Gu He'an grinds his teeth in anger. He had thought that since Qin Yan was Dean Shi's student, with her assistance, this cooperation would be a sure thing. He never expected Qin Yan to cause such a scene; it was completely beyond his expectations.

What kind of psychedelic soup had her roommate fed her to make her become so rebellious!

After looking over the cooperation proposals, Shi Laoshi says, "Regarding the cooperation, I still need a more comprehensive evaluation. You all should go back first; once there is a result, I will have my assistant, Qin Yan, notify you."

"..." Qin Yan, who suddenly became an assistant, can only see the three of them out of the office.

Walking outside the office.

Du Linsen speaks first, smiling as he says, "Little Sister Xiaoyan, it's been a long time. Do I have the honor of treating you to a meal?"

"Apologies, my teacher still has work to attend to here. Let's meet another time," Qin Yan tactfully refuses.

Du Linsen chuckles and does not force the issue. "Then, let's exchange contact information? I won't disturb you; I just want to make a friend, after all, our elders all know each other."

Since he has already brought up the elders, Qin Yan finds it hard to refuse, so she takes out her phone and adds his account.

Sensing Lu Qianchuan's gaze, she feels inexplicably guilty and quickly puts her phone away.

Lu Qianchuan's voice is hoarse as he says, "Miss Qin, farewell."

Qin Yan dares not look him in the eye for a moment, so she nods honestly and says, "Mr. Lu, take care."

Lu Qianchuan gazes deeply at her brows and eyes, restrains himself, withdraws his gaze, and turns to leave.

Only Gu He'an remains. He can no longer hold back and questions, "Qin Yan, why did you have to embarrass me in front of Dean Shi?"

"Wasn't it you who wanted to keep our marriage secret? Wasn't it you who said not to flaunt our relationship? You even warned me that my marriage certificate was fake and not to bring it out to embarrass you. I did everything according to your wishes, and now you're scolding me?" Qin Yan feels even more aggrieved than he does.

"..." Gu He'an is stunned; he never expected her to turn around and question him.

She pauses, then asks angrily, "When you registered the marriage with me, you didn't tell the elders in your family; that was already wrong. Besides, my teacher is old-fashioned and strict. If he found out I secretly registered for marriage with someone, he would definitely be angry. Do you still want this cooperation or not?"

"..." So her refusal to acknowledge their relationship was justifiable—it was to better help him secure the cooperation?

But thinking about being made a laughingstock by Lu Qianchuan, he feels restless.

"I even thought you felt Du Linsen was more suitable to be your husband."

Hearing his sarcasm, Qin Yan tilts her head. "So, are you trying to fulfill my wish?"

"Don't dream!" Gu He'an sneers. "Qin Yan, this cooperation is extremely important to the Gu Corporation; we must secure it!"

Because of the previous scandal, the Gu Corporation has lost all face. Now, he must secure this project to regain his reputation!

Qin Yan doesn't want to waste words with him, but she doesn't refuse directly either. "I still have work to do, so I won't keep you company."

Gu He'an listens to her perfunctory words, unable to guess her thoughts, and feels even more uneasy.

In the past three years, Qin Yan had never been this perfunctory toward him.

Usually, it was he who used work as an excuse to coax her!

He turns and returns to the car. Looking at Lin Yan sitting in the passenger seat, he asks, "Did you find out who Qin Yan is sharing an apartment with?"

"Found out. She lives with a rich second-generation girl at Lanan Apartment. The rooms there aren't just something you can buy with money."

Lanan Residential Area is an area where every inch of land is worth an inch of gold. The prices are expensive, and not only is the security tight, but the equipment configuration is also high-end; you must have connections to snatch a place there.

She had originally wanted Gu He'an to buy a unit there, but after searching for a long time, they were all second-hand; there were no original units left, so she had to give up.

She doesn't know what kind of friend Qin Yan is with to be able to live there.

"A rich second-generation, a female friend?" Gu He'an frowns; he has never heard Qin Yan mention this.

At this moment, Lin Yan's phone rings. It is a call from the company front desk saying someone ordered afternoon tea for her and asking her to sign for it.

Lin Yan feels sweet inside. Although she registered for marriage with Gu He'an, she has never been treated so thoughtfully by him—every day there are fresh flowers, snacks, sumptuous lunches, and carefully prepared afternoon tea.

Moreover, when Gu He'an gave the wedding house he had carefully prepared for her to Qin Yan, it made her even more certain that this man cannot be relied upon.

She only wants to get the Gu Corporation shares now and then leave him.

It would be best to quietly get the divorce certificate with him, make Gu He'an feel indebted to her, and get a sum of money from him.

Only then can she honestly accept Lu Qianchuan's pursuit and gloriously become the girlfriend of the Lu Corporation president, or even the wife of the Lu Corporation president!

"You help me sign for it; I'll go get it in a while," she says to the front desk.

Gu He'an turns his head to look at her. "What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing, there's a document I asked a colleague to help me get."

Lin Yan explains in a casual tone, then says, "We still need to find a way as soon as possible to get Qin Yan to sign the share transfer contract, so as to avoid any complications."