Gu Xiwan returned to bed, but she never closed her eyes again. Her mind was filled with thoughts about Chu Lingjue and Sheng Xinyi.
At seven o'clock in the morning, Gu Xiwan expected that Chu Lingjue had already gotten up, so she called Chu Lingjue.
However, she called Chu Lingjue three times, but Chu Lingjue didn't answer the phone.
Gu Xiwan had no choice but to call Zhou Shutong, but the result was the same.
Although Gu Xiwan was anxious, thinking that Sheng Xinyi was still in the hospital yesterday, she didn't know if Sheng Xinyi was still in the hospital now or had been discharged home. She couldn't contact Chu Lingjue and Zhou Shutong and had no other choice but to wait patiently for Chu Lingjue. Call Zhou Shutong back.
Gu Xiwan waited for nearly two hours.
Strangely enough, in the past, Gu Xiwan often received harassing calls from people selling houses and making loan sharks. Today, her mobile phone was extremely quiet. Not only did Chu Lingjue and Zhou Shutong not call her back, they didn't even make any harassing calls. …
Gu Xiwan was in a state of confusion, always feeling that something was wrong.
At this time, her cell phone finally rang.
But it was a call from an unknown number.
She answered the phone and asked,
"Who are you?"
"I'm Yi Chen, Wanwan. I feel like you're very nervous now. What's wrong with you?"
Hearing Lu Yichen's voice, Gu Xiwan curled her lips in disappointment and said lightly,
"It's nothing, I just didn't expect you to be the one calling me. Is there something wrong with you?"
"It's still the same thing I told you yesterday -
After a series of arrangements, 'Shan Ren Tang' will be ready for trial operation in three days. If you have thought clearly about it, I hope you will come over and sign a contract with me today, and then go to work in three days. Are you free now? "
"Ah? Do you want to sign the contract now..."
Gu Xiwan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Okay, wait for me, I'll go find you now."
Yesterday, a series of things that happened after Gu Xiwan left "Shanrentang" made her confused. If it weren't for Lu Yichen's call just now, she would not have thought about Lu Yichen hiring her to work at "Shanrentang". .
But Gu Xiwan no longer needs to think about it.
In fact, she had already made her decision the moment she walked into the "Shan Ren Tang" with Lu Yichen yesterday.
First of all, Gu Xiwan needs a job to support her mother and herself. Even if Lu Yichen does not take the initiative to invite her, she will find a job after her body recovers;
What's more, as Lu Yichen said, Gu Xiwan also wants to achieve a career with her own efforts and impress those who laugh at her...
Cooperating with Lu Yichen is Gu Xiwan's wisest choice at the moment.
…
More than twenty minutes later, Gu Xiwan arrived at "Shanrentang".
At this moment, the main door of "Shanren Hall" is open.
When Gu Xiwan walked in, Lu Yichen was standing in the hall with a middle-aged woman wearing a white suit.
Seeing Gu Xiwan, Lu Yichen smiled enthusiastically and said,
"Wanwan, let me introduce to you that this is Lawyer Zhang. This contract was drawn up by Lawyer Zhang. Lawyer Zhang is also our company's special lawyer. If our company encounters legal disputes in the future, Lawyer Zhang will be responsible for resolving them. "
Gu Xiwan didn't expect Lu Yichen to be so thoughtful.
In fact, Gu Xiwan had never underestimated Lu Yichen. She knew that Lu Yichen was very capable, but his family was poor and Lu Yichen never had the capital to start a career of his own.
Gu Xiwan could see that this time, Lu Yichen was really holding back his energy and wanted to achieve something great.
After Gu Xiwan and Lawyer Zhang got to know each other, Lawyer Zhang handed Gu Xiwan a contract and explained the meaning of each clause in the contract to Gu Xiwan in detail.
About half an hour later, Gu Xiwan signed the contract.
It’s the same as what Lu Yichen said yesterday——
Although Gu Xiwan is called the general manager of "Shanrentang", Lu Yichen pays Gu Xiwan the same basic monthly salary as other employees. The difference is that Gu Xiwan can earn from the total profit of "Shanrentang" every month. With a 35% share, the more prosperous and profitable "Shanrentang" becomes in the future, the greater Gu Xiwan will benefit.
After Gu Xiwan signed the contract, Lawyer Zhang handed the contract to Lu Yichen and said half seriously and half jokingly,
"Ms. Gu, generally speaking, investors in a company will not share their profits with the employees they hire to work for them. Mr. Lu is actually willing to give you such a large amount of profits. Mr. Lu is so kind to you.
In modern society, everyone puts interests first. It is rare to find a person like Mr. Lu who values feelings and despises interests. If Mr. Lu confesses his love to you, would you consider marrying him? "
"..." Gu Xiwan's cheeks turned red.
She was about to explain the relationship between her and Lu Yichen to Lawyer Zhang, but Lu Yichen had already said before her,
"Lawyer Zhang, don't get me wrong. The reason why I gave the profit to Wanwan is because Wanwan owed me a sum of money. I asked Wanwan to make more money, so she could hope to pay me back. I am good to her. , for myself."
"oh?"
Lawyer Zhang smiled and said nothing.
Later, Lu Yichen and Lawyer Zhang talked about the upcoming trial operation of "Shanrentang".
Gu Xiwan knew that as the general manager of "Shanrentang", she should stay and have a good talk with them at this moment. However, she took out her phone and took a look again. It was already ten thirty-six. , more than three hours had passed since she first called Chu Lingjue and Zhou Shutong, and Chu Lingjue and Zhou Shutong still hadn't called her back.
The more Gu Xiwan thought about it, the more confused she became.
She decided not to wait dryly, but to take the initiative.
So, she said goodbye to Lu Yichen, stopped a taxi on the side of the road, got in the car and said to the driver,
"Master, go to the 'Emperor's Residence', please hurry up."
The driver looked at Gu Xiwan carefully and said jokingly,
"Little sister, the place you are talking about is the residence of our Haicheng business emperor. That villa is not accessible to us ordinary people. Are you sure you are not talking about the wrong place?"
Gu Xiwan took out one hundred yuan in cash from her handbag and put it on the driver's steering wheel.
"I'll give you all this money, don't waste your time and drive quickly."
The driver hurriedly turned around and drove into the driveway leading to "Emperor Residence".
…
The emperor's residence is in the garden.
Seeing a taxi driving towards the entrance of the courtyard, a guard in the guard room smiled disdainfully,
"Why are there so many weird things these days? Who of the people who come in and out of Mr. Chu's house are not of high status and drive top-notch luxury cars? When did Mr. Chu know the people in the taxi? Who is the person in the taxi? He doesn't know how to Did you admit to the wrong family?"
This made a guard look solemn.
"Mr. Mistaking your home? How is it possible? There is only one 'Emperor's Residence' in the whole sea city. How can anyone admit that they are mistaking such a conspicuous mansion? Stop making trouble and be vigilant in case it is an enemy who comes to seek revenge on Mr. Chu. "
While they were talking, the taxi had stopped in front of the gate.
The car door opened and Gu Xiwan walked out of the car. The two doormen yelled at the same time,
"Young lady!"
The taxi driver originally wanted to see Gu Xiwan make a fool of himself, but when he heard the two doormen calling Gu Xiwan "Young Madam" at the same time, his jaw almost dropped in shock.
He forgot to drive away, but stared at Gu Xiwan's face——
Could she be the woman who was rumored to be a treasure by Mr. Chu?
Gu Xiwan was so preoccupied that she didn't have the extra time to pay attention to the taxi driver. She went straight to the point and asked the slightly taller doorman,
"Is Chu Lingjue at home?"
"Master, he... is here, he is!" the guard replied hurriedly.
There was a hint of confusion in Gu Xiwan's eyes.
"Where's the old lady?"
The guard came back hurriedly.
"Go back to the young lady, the old lady is also at home, hehehe..."
ah? !
Gu Xiwan originally thought that Chu Lingjue and Zhou Shutong were out, and there was no signal where they were, or they were playing in a noisy place or attending a party... That's why she didn't hear her call them...
However, since they were all at home, why not only did they not answer her call, but why didn't they call her back after all this time?
The confusion in Gu Xiwan's eyes became even more intense.
"So, where is Sheng Xinyi?"
"Ms. Sheng was picked up from the hospital by the second lady and the old lady yesterday evening. Miss Sheng has not gone out since she was taken home. She is also at home now." The doorman explained respectfully.
"All right!"
Gu Xiwan nodded and pointed at the two closed iron doors.
"Am I still qualified to enter this gate now?"
"Hahaha, young lady, what are you saying? Although you have divorced Mr. Chu, Mr. Chu said that you will always be the mistress of this family. You are not qualified to enter this door. Who is qualified? Sorry , I was just talking to you and forgot to open the door for you, so I will open it for you right now."
As he spoke, the doorman pressed the door button.
The two iron doors opened immediately.
"Young madam, welcome home, please come in quickly."
However, when the two doors opened and the familiar scene in the yard came into Gu Xiwan's field of vision, she was in a trance.
Eight days ago, she left so resolutely.
She thought that once she left, she would never come back.
She didn't expect that after just a few days, she would take the initiative to return to this home, and she was so disheartened by Chu Lingjue when she left. Now, when she thinks of Chu Lingjue again, her mood is different.
Taking a deep breath, Gu Xiwan walked into the door.
As Gu Xiwan walked forward, she called Chu Lingjue again, but this time no one answered.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Xiwan quickened her pace.
When Gu Xiwan walked into the lobby on the first floor, a maid was kneeling on the revolving floor scrubbing the stairs.
Seeing Gu Xiwan, the maid was obviously stunned, then stood up and said excitedly,
"Is it really you, young lady? The young master looks forward to your return every day, and you are really back!"
Gu Xiwan looked around and saw that there was no third person in the hall except herself and the maid. She glanced in the direction of Chu Lingjue's study and said,
"Where is Chu Lingjue?"
The maid raised her right finger and pointed upward.
"The young master and the old lady are on the third floor."
"Huh?" Gu Xiwan became more and more confused.
She knew that Zhou Shutong believed in Buddhism, so Chu Lingjue decorated the hall on the third floor like a Buddhist hall just for Zhou Shutong's use. Gu Xiwan had lived in this home for more than four months, and she had only been to the third floor once.
At this time, the servant said again,
"Young madam, you don't know, right? After you left, the young master is very different from before. The young master seems to have lost his soul. He is depressed and has no desire to eat every day. The old lady really can't stand it anymore, so... Yesterday, the old lady said to the young master that if the young master really couldn't get out of love, he might as well just be as devoted to the Buddha as she was. I think the old lady was just talking casually, but unexpectedly, the young master agreed immediately.
Therefore, the old lady made an appointment with her Buddhist master. Early this morning, the old lady’s master came. Now, the old lady’s master is shaving the young master’s head and preaching about Buddhism. "
What? !
No wonder Chu Lingjue didn't answer the phone.
After a while, Chu Lingjue was hurt by love and decided to shave his head and become a monk? !
Gu Xiwan only found it funny and laughed out loud unconsciously.
"Alas! Madam, weren't you the one who hurt the young master to this point? You actually laughed at him...
Now that you've gone home, I'll go to the third floor and call him. "
The servant walked upstairs as he spoke.
"Wait a minute." Gu Xiwan hurriedly called the servant.
"I heard from the doorman that Sheng Xinyi was at home. Why didn't I see her? Where is she?"
The servant pointed to the east of the living room.
"Ms. Sheng is in room 109. I saw her once in the morning. She entered the room after breakfast and never came out again."
Gu Xiwan went straight to room 109.
At this moment, the door is closed.
After Gu Xiwan knocked on the door, Sheng Xinyi's voice immediately sounded in the room.
"Who?"
Gu Xiwan said lightly,
"it's me."
"Gu Xiwan?" Sheng Xinyi recognized Gu Xiwan's voice immediately.
Gu Xiwan responded.
After a moment, the door was opened.
Gu Xiwan found that the person who opened the door was a woman around forty years old. Gu Xiwan recognized her as the special nurse Chu Lingjue hired with a high salary from the hospital to take care of Sheng Xinyi.
The special guard looked at Gu Xiwan with surprised eyes for a moment, then said, "You guys chat, I won't disturb you anymore" and left.
Sheng Xinyi was sitting by the bed just now, and she didn't know who she was chatting with. When she saw Gu Xiwan walking in, she quickly locked the screen of her phone and put it in her pocket. Then she said angrily,
"Bitch, didn't you divorce Ling Jue? Why are you so shameless in coming back?"
Gu Xiwan closed the door, and she looked at Sheng Xinyi's beautiful and picturesque face, her eyes cold and ironic,
"There are only two of us here. There is no need for you to continue acting. Take off your mask and let me have a good talk with the real you."
"Huh? Talk normally?"
Sheng Xinyi blinked her sparkling eyes, innocently like a child,
"Wanwan, what are you talking about? I have been talking to you normally. I don't have a mask on my face. Why did you ask me to take off the mask?"
She pinched her face with her hands, as if she was looking for a "mask".
Gu Xiwan had expected that Sheng Xinyi would be like this.
She took out her mobile phone from her pocket, turned it off, then took off her coat and shoes, shook it vigorously, and finally took the initiative in front of Sheng Xinyi to search her hair, socks, underwear and other places where electronic devices might be hidden. After reading it over and over again, I found out:
"I don't have any secret filming or recording equipment hidden on my body. Are you relieved now?"
