"I don't think Ms. Shen is that kind of person," Xu Huixiang said, "At least, Ms. Shen must be serious. As for Mr. Gu..."
Xu Huixiang glanced at Lin Jinshen again.
"Alright, I'm going into the company," Shen Mienyin laughed. "Are you happy now? Many people saw us."
When Gu Huaizhi saw Lin Jinshen, he suddenly took Shen Mianyin's hand.
At this, everyone at the company entrance widened their eyes.
"It seems President Gu is serious too."
"A serious relationship, huh? But you never know what the final outcome will be."
“Yeah, some people might just be having fun, but they at least look serious while doing it.”
Lin Jinshen’s expression grew even darker.
"I'll escort you to the company entrance," Gu Huaizhi said.
"Aren't we already at the company entrance?" Shen Mianyin asked in surprise, but Gu Huaizhi was already leading her by the hand towards the door.
“I noticed that some of your colleagues seem skeptical about our relationship,” Gu Huaizhi said, clearly having paid close attention to the crowd.
Especially Lin Jinshen and his assistant, their suspicion that Shen Mianyin and Gu Huaizhi’s relationship was improper was practically written all over their faces.
“I’m very happy that we can be open about our relationship,” Gu Huaizhi said. “But I can’t let you face gossip or baseless rumors in the office after I leave.”
Shen Mienyin hadn't really paid much attention before, her mind had been completely focused on Gu Huaizhi.
Now that Gu Huaizhi had mentioned it, Shen Mienyin realized that many people seemed to not take their relationship seriously.
It was as if they had returned to the time not long ago when rumors were circulating in the company.
The expressions on these people's faces clearly showed that they thought Gu Huaizhi wasn't serious about her.
That he was just playing around.
And that he would get bored and leave.
Shen Mienyin squeezed Gu Huaizhi's hand in return.
She hadn't expected Gu Huaizhi to be so considerate, to have noticed even this small detail.
Gu Huaizhi had always given her a sense of security.
Every time, he would anticipate her needs before she even had to say anything.
As they stepped onto the company's front steps, Gu Huaizhi stopped in front of Lin Jinshen and nodded slightly. "Mr. Lin."
Lin Jinshen forced a smile. "Mr. Gu, you and Mianyin are..."
"I've been pursuing her for a long time, and yesterday she finally agreed to be with me. She also finally agreed to let me park my car at the company entrance today," Gu Huaizhi smiled slightly. "When I was chasing her before, she would never let me park my car here. I always had to park at the back of the company, out of sight, as if I was someone to be hidden."
Shen Mienyin: "..."
How could this man say that?
Xu Huixiang and the others listened from the side.
So Gu Huaizhi had been pursuing Shen Mienyin for a long time?
Xu Huaixiang couldn’t help but speak up. “I didn’t expect President Gu and President Shen to have been… together for so long. I guess it all started from work?”
“I deeply admire Mianyin’s professional abilities and respect her character even more,” Gu Huaizhi said calmly. “So after our partnership was finalized, I began pursuing her.”
So it had been that long?
The crowd was stunned.
“When the Hong Kong media reported that rumor, I was worried she’d misunderstand and think I was an irresponsible person just wasting her time,” Gu Huaizhi explained. “So, I ended my original itinerary two days early, rushed back overnight, and explained everything to her.”
As he spoke, the crowd immediately recalled Gu Huaizhi’s clarification to reporters at the airport during that incident.
Could it be that the clarification had been directed at Shen Mianyin all along?
“Today, I can finally be open about us,” Gu Huaizhi said with a relieved sigh.
Then, turning to Shen Mianyin, he added, “I’ll head to the office now.”
“Alright.” Shen Mianyin felt flustered by everything Gu Huaizhi had said. She couldn’t even begin to imagine how she was going to face her colleagues.
Everyone watched Gu Huaizhi leave, then turned to Shen Mianyin with wide eyes.
"Ms. Shen, you've kept this a secret for so long!"
Shen Mienyin explained, imitating Gu Huaizhi's attitude, "I just didn't want people to misunderstand that I got the cooperation through unfair means."
"Of course not, Mr. Gu has already clarified it."
Sure enough, Gu Huaizhi's words were much more effective than hers.
No matter what the colleagues were thinking, since Gu Huaizhi had already said it like that, no one dared to voice their doubts.
"President, I apologize," Shen Mienyin said helplessly, "I didn't expect Gu Huaizhi to make such a scene."
He must have been holding it in for a long time.
"It's okay," Lin Jinshen couldn't help but ask, "Have you made up your mind?"
Shen Mienyin paused for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, I've thought about it for a long time."
"He actually... confessed to me a long time ago," Shen Mianyin said, unable to stop smiling, her lips practically sugared with happiness. "But I didn't dare to agree, and I had many concerns."
"However, after experiencing so many things, I don't want to have so many concerns anymore," Shen Mianyin said.
Lin Jinshen gave a disappointed smile: "As long as you can be happy."
"Thank you," Shen Mianyin said with a grateful smile.
By the time Shen Mianyin entered her office, the news of her relationship with Gu Huaizhi had already spread throughout the company.
The fact that Gu Huaizhi had specifically come to the company when Zhou Jicai and Zhang Qiyuan were making things difficult for Shen Mianyin suddenly made perfect sense.
The company's employees secretly analyzed everything and connected many dots.
When this news reached Zhang Qiyuan's ears, his mind went blank in that instant, and he sat blankly in his office chair.
"Shen Mianyin, and Gu Huaizhi?"
Then what would Gu Huaizhi think of him constantly making things difficult for Shen Mianyin before?
Gu Huaizhi wouldn't... look for a chance to take revenge on him, right?
Zhang Qiyuan even started to wonder if it would be useful for him to go to Shen Mianyin now to seek reconciliation and curry favor with her.
In any case, Zhang Qiyuan didn't dare to make things difficult for Shen Mianyin anymore.
Throughout the day, the people in the company were especially polite to Shen Mianyin.
Shen Mianyin met Zhang Qiyuan in the elevator, and Zhang Qiyuan even greeted her with a smile, which was very unusual, "Director Shen."
Shen Mianyin also responded politely.
Zhang Qiyuan wasn't finished: "I heard about you and President Gu, congratulations."
Shen Mianyin chuckled awkwardly. “It sounds like…”
Like they were already married.
There was no need to congratulate someone on dating, right?
"Still, thank you, Vice President Zhang," Shen Mianyin said with a dry laugh.
Zhang Qiyuan and Shen Mianyin exited the elevator together and left the company, just in time to see Gu Huaizhi's car parked at the company entrance.
Zhang Qiyuan: "!!!"
Did Gu Huaizhi like Shen Mianyin that much?
He dropped her off at work and also came to pick her up after work?
Seeing Gu Huaizhi get out of the car, Zhang Qiyuan wasn't going to let this opportunity pass him by. He shamelessly went over with Shen Mianyin.
“President Gu!” Zhang Qiyuan smiled broadly, bowing and nodding as he spoke. “I heard about your relationship with Director Shen today. Truly good news, congratulations.”
“Thank you,” Gu Huaizhi replied coolly. “We’ll be leaving now.”
He didn't give Zhang Qiyuan a chance to say anything more, directly opened the car door, and shielded Shen Mianyin as she got in.
“Alright, alright,” Zhang Qiyuan said, still waving as they left. “Drive safely, President Gu.”