Chapter 78: They stayed in the room for a full five hours

Gu Tingyan listened to the person above reporting the statements, leaning back in his executive chair, and sent a message to A Zhong: "Pull all the surveillance footage from near Qin Shu's home from last night."

"Send a few more bodyguards over."

A Zhong: "Yes."

Soon, A Zhong sent the surveillance footage to Gu Tingyan's phone.

Gu Tingyan opened them and previewed them one by one, until he saw Ji Yanli entering Qin Shu's residential complex.

His hand paused slightly, and his narrow, long eyes narrowed dangerously.

Gu Tingyan checked the duration; Ji Yanli stayed inside for five hours before going downstairs to drive away.

In the dead of night, a lone man and a lone woman, alone in a room.

They stayed for a full five hours.

Qin Shu, you really are something!

Gu Group was shrouded in a layer of dark pressure all day long; no one knew who had provoked the CEO, making him so angry.

After finishing her shoot and changing her clothes, Qin Shu walked out, messaging Ji Yanli as she walked.

She greeted Su Tuantuan and got into that Cayenne belonging to Ji Yanli by the side of the road.

Chu Sheng walked out and happened to see this scene; she calmly sent a message to Gu Tingyan: "Did you and Qin Shu have a fight?"

"Why did she get into Ji Yanli's car?"

Gu Tingyan did not reply to the message.

Chu Sheng put away her phone, and having not received his reply, she took her assistant and got into the car: "Drive, go to the Gu Family Old Residence."

"Yes."

Chu Sheng sent a message to Gu Tingyan: "Lin Yi asked me to go to the Gu Family Old Residence for dinner, are you coming back?"

Gu Tingyan replied this time: "Not coming back."

Seeing his message, Chu Sheng put away her phone, her fingertips pinching until they turned white.

Her father was right; she was just too impatient, which led to pushing Tingyan further and further away.

Clearly her odds of winning were so high, yet she had played a terrible hand.

This time, she would never be foolish again.

For a man like Gu Tingyan, threatening him once, twice—the same method would not work a third time.

She was too eager for quick success.

The car slowly drove to the Gu Family Old Residence. Chu Sheng walked in gracefully, saw Lin Jingshu, and walked over with a smile to take her arm, affectionately calling out: "Lin Yi."

Seeing her, Lin Jingshu revealed a gentle smile on her face: "You're getting more and more beautiful."

"That brat Tingyan is just blind; he can't see how good you are."

Chu Sheng gave a bitter smile: "It's my fault. If I hadn't lost my memory back then, Tingyan's wife wouldn't be someone else now."

"I should have come back to find him sooner."

Lin Jingshu patted her hand and looked at Gu Yichen: "There is plenty of time in the future, go keep Chenchen company."

"He misses you quite a bit."

Chu Sheng bent down and touched Gu Yichen's head, a smile appearing on her face: "Really? Chenchen?"

Gu Yichen was wearing a small suit, looking a bit more steady than his peers. He looked at Chu Sheng, his small face carrying a smile, and nodded.

Chu Sheng held his hand and tucked her arm into Lin Jingshu's, walking around the Gu Family Old Residence like a mother and daughter, acting like the lady of the house.

The Gu Family servants were quite surprised to see this scene; Chu Sheng was the only woman who could walk around the Gu Family Old Residence at will, even the Young Mistress did not have this authority.

"Who is this person?"

"She is the Eldest Miss of the Chu Family."

"The Eldest Young Master's sweetheart from back then; if it weren't for that car accident five years ago, she would be our Young Mistress."

The few of them looked at each other, all quite surprised in their hearts, only feeling that the Gu Family was about to change.

New Edge Technology Company was established in the Technology Park.

Qin Shu followed Ji Yanli to visit his company and felt a slight shock in her heart. She walked out of the company with Ji Yanli and sighed: "Yanli, I didn't expect you to have achieved this much today."

Qin Shu stood on the steps and smiled at him: "I am truly happy for you."

Ji Yanli lowered his head and gazed at her, saying with a smile: "It's not too late for you to catch up now."

Ji Yanli looked at her with his deep, pitch-black eyes: "Xiao Hua, I'll wait for you."

The damp trees shimmered in the sunlight after the rain.

Qin Shu looked up at him, her eyes bright: "Okay."

Leaves scattered sparsely, and a chilly gust of wind blew against her face. Qin Shu felt goosebumps rise on her body; she hadn't expected the temperature to drop so quickly.

Ji Yanli gentlemanly raised his hand to take off his suit jacket and draped it over Qin Shu. His voice was gentle: "It's cold, be careful not to catch a cold."

Not far away, a black BMW was parked. The person in the car took a few photos and sent them to Gu Tingyan.

They reported at any time: "The Madam and Ji Yanli have come to New Edge Technology."

Gu Tingyan sat in his chair looking at the photos the bodyguard had sent, feeling only that they were an eyesore.

In the photos, the woman's smile was sweet and genuinely happy, while the man gentlemanly took off his suit jacket, his gaze toward her lingering and tender.

Gu Tingyan's expression was unclear; he manually deleted this set of photos.

Ji Yanli sent Qin Shu downstairs, opened the car door, and leaned against the window gazing at her: "Message me when you get upstairs, then I'll leave."

"Xiao Hua, if you don't message me in ten minutes, I'll come up to find you."

"I have to ensure your safety."

Qin Shu, wearing Ji Yanli's suit jacket, stood in front of the car and returned the jacket to him: "Thank you, Yanli."

From childhood to adulthood, Ji Yanli had protected her like an older brother; she had no brother, and he was just like a brother to her.

Gu Tingyan's tall and upright figure stood by the window of Qin Shu's home, looking down at the reluctant man and woman downstairs, his handsome face veiled in a thin layer of cold sneers.

Truly, the man has affection and the woman has intent.

The man's long, slender fingers held a scarlet cigarette, his deep brows and eyes carrying a hint of hostility.

Inside the car, Ji Yanli curled his lips and smiled: "Xiao Hua, you never need to say thank you to me."

I am more than happy to do anything for you.

Qin Shu: "Okay."

Qin Shu turned and entered the building, pressed the elevator button, the elevator opened, she carried her bag out of the elevator, and took out her keys to open the door.

Qin Shu opened the door and immediately sensed something was wrong; there was someone in her room.

Qin Shu's heart tightened slightly, ready to turn and run at any moment, but she froze when she looked up and saw Gu Tingyan sitting on the sofa.

Immediately, a thin layer of anger surged onto her face as she walked in and looked at Gu Tingyan: "Who let you in?"

Gu Tingyan raised his eyes, those gloomy eyes carrying malice; he grabbed Qin Shu's hand and pulled her onto his lap, his tall and upright body pinning her against the sofa.

He let out a low laugh, looked at Qin Shu's angry eyes, and viciously blew a thin ring of blue smoke onto her fair, delicate face.

Qin Shu choked and coughed a few times, raising her hand to slap him, but Gu Tingyan grabbed it and held her hand above her head.

The man lowered his head and bit her earlobe lightly, his voice hoarse and filled with suppressed anger: "What? I can't come in?"

"Who can?"

"Ji Yanli?"

Qin Shu looked at him and sneered in anger: "Yes, so what?"

Gu Tingyan just stared at her like that for a long time.

The man's pitch-black, deep eyes were as silent as an ancient well, profound and dangerous.

In the stalemate, Qin Shu's phone rang; it was a call from Ji Yanli.