SFBF CH34

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Shen Qing didn’t expect that just a moment of dizziness would result in a dense crowd of people appearing outside the door by the time he stood straight again…

The people outside had somewhat awkward expressions.

Because of their awkwardness, the people inside also started feeling awkward.

It was the first time seeing so many people in the house. Shen Qing was a bit unaccustomed to it, asking President Gu with his eyes: Who are they…

Gu Huaiyu gently let go of him and said, “It’s nothing.”

Tian Yi, who had pushed the door open, also felt something was weird, as if he had done something wrong again. He looked back at the company veterans still crowded at the door, then at President Gu, and finally said awkwardly: “President Gu, the power strip…”

Putting down the item, Tian Yi rapidly left the office.

The heavy door was also closed again.

The veterans outside the door gathered around, asking Tian Yi: “President Tian, who was that inside…”

Although President Gu was young, many of them had followed him for at least five or six years.

…In all this time, no one had ever seen anyone in President Gu’s office, let alone seen President Gu be so intimately close with anyone!

Regardless of what that young man was doing crouching by President Gu’s legs just now… not to mention that the young man even hooked his arm around President Gu’s neck.

Ordinary people couldn’t even enter President Gu’s office!

As for President Gu’s desk, the area inside the outermost line was even more of a restricted zone.

None of them had ever crossed that line!

Who didn’t know that President Gu was solitary, aloof, and only liked to keep things strictly professional?

Being a subordinate to such a person was very comfortable because you didn’t have to deal with hypocritical pleasantries, nor did you need to be overly cautious. Almost no one had to worry about backstabbing or being secretly penalized.

But as for anything else… no one dared to think about it.

So it was no wonder everyone was curious.

Tian Yi completely understood everyone’s feelings and curiosity. He thought for a moment and felt that since President Gu dared to do it, there was nothing that couldn’t be said.

So he simply answered: “That is President Gu’s Madam.”

“President Gu’s Madam??” Someone’s first reaction was surprise.

Then they suddenly remembered: President Gu was already married.

Those whose interests were involved immediately became alert, immediately approaching Tian Yi and saying profoundly: “You mean, that one is from the Shen family…”

“He is from the Shen family, but the Madam is quite nice.” Tian Yi quickly put in a good word for the Madam.

At least he didn’t have any bad intentions.

He treated their President Gu fairly well.

But the veterans didn’t think so.

Someone raised a hand to look at the watch on their wrist: “…I’ve been here for twenty minutes. When I arrived, that young man… that President Gu’s Madam was already in President Gu’s office. That means they’ve been together for quite a while.”

“Yeah.”

Everyone immediately started discussing: “When has President Gu ever tolerated anyone staying in his office for more than ten minutes? Unless something extremely major happened!”

Everyone present was a core figure, and they all knew more or less that President Gu’s marriage alliance with the Shen family involved many things and the situation was extremely complex.

But it was said that the one chosen by the Shen family had mediocre qualifications in all aspects. Aside from his looks, he was useless, unable to achieve anything great, and couldn’t interfere with anything.

Everyone understood this kind of commercial marriage alliance; the ones pushed out were basically sacrifices.

And everyone’s thought was: No matter how beautiful a vase the Shen family sent, given President Gu’s physical condition and personality, it probably wouldn’t be of any use.

So everyone hadn’t paid it much attention.

Especially since several months had passed since the marriage and nothing seemed to have changed… everyone had almost forgotten President Gu was married.

But who would have thought! It was exactly this vase from the Shen family…

“The person sent by the Shen family is quite capable.” An old director in his fifties, who considered himself to have seen it all, clenched his fist.

The others were silent.

Someone else said: “I don’t think it’s that serious. Even though President Gu… has poor health, how old is he this year? Matters of passion between men and women, anyone would have those kinds of thoughts… Hmm, it’s very normal.”

“It’s not normal! It’s too abnormal!”

A handsome young man wearing rimless glasses stared fixedly at the closed door, his eyes turning red: “Gu Huaiyu has never been that intimate with anyone!…”

“Little Zhen, as a young man, don’t get too fixated. Why are you still thinking about President Gu?”

A middle-aged woman spoke up: “The person inside is President Gu’s legal partner after all. President Gu is already married. Even if President Gu wasn’t married, he…”

He still wouldn’t look your way.

The woman was too embarrassed to say the rest.

It was said that two years ago, Zhen Yong accidentally saw President Gu—covered in injuries and already in a wheelchair—in the hospital and actually fell in love at first sight.

Not only did he pursue him all the way to the group company, but he also brought funds into the group, directly injecting a hundred million to become a company shareholder… just to be able to work under President Gu.

But after all this time, President Gu hadn’t even given him an extra glance, and his position was miles away from President Gu’s. If this weren’t a shareholders’ meeting, he wouldn’t even be here.

Zhen Yong still shook his head in disbelief: “President Gu wouldn’t…”

Perhaps because the stimulation was too great, Zhen Yong actually took a step forward and pushed open the door to President Gu’s office again.

Coincidentally, the moment he pushed the door, he heard President Gu roar from inside: “Shen Qing!!”

…

He must have been shouting the name of that young man from the Shen family.

Zhen Yong was startled at first, then realizing what happened, he thought the one named Shen Qing had angered President Gu, and couldn’t help but look delighted. However, when he pushed the door wide open, he discovered…

Things didn’t seem to be as he thought—

The young man named Shen Qing was still standing behind President Gu’s desk, next to President Gu.

And this time, Zhen Yong saw him bending down, his whole face leaning right in front of President Gu…

From Zhen Yong’s angle, he could only see a half-profile of President Gu and most of the back of the head of the young man named Shen Qing.

Although he couldn’t see the details clearly, judging from their angle and the distance between them, their movements at this moment looked very much like they were… kissing.

Zhen Yong: “???”

What, what on earth were they doing?!

With so many people waiting outside, President Gu actually chose to continue being sticky with this young man… Was this really the President Gu he knew and liked??

Realizing someone had come, Gu Huaiyu kept a straight face, his gaze sweeping toward the door.

Coldly. Like a venomous snake flicking its tongue.

He didn’t continue to be fierce to Shen Qing opposite him, but only cast a sinister look toward the doorway: “What is it.”

“I… sorry, President Gu.”

Scared out of his wits by that single glance, Zhen Yong forgot everything. Completely subconsciously, he pulled the door shut again.

Zhen Yong, outside the door: “…”

He found himself covered in a cold sweat.

Inside the room, Gu Huaiyu still sat with his back straight. His gaze returned to the young man’s face, his voice still cold as he asked: “Are you done?”

“Done, done.”

Shen Qing said, making one last swipe with the tissue in his hand over President Gu’s sharp but handsome jaw, and said: “No problem now!”

…Just a moment ago.

Learning that the people outside had come for a big meeting with President Gu, Shen Qing thought: With so many people, the meeting might not end until tonight. The big boss hasn’t even eaten lunch, how can this do!

Fortunately, he had brought the carrot cake to President Gu.

So he suggested: “The meeting is at 2:00 anyway, there’s still time. Big boss, hurry and take the opportunity to eat something.”

But Gu Huaiyu said: “I won’t eat it. You take it away first.”

—After all, he was going to hold a meeting. Although the venue was a bit simple, a sense of ceremony was also important. It wasn’t appropriate to have a cake sitting here.

Hearing that he not only refused to eat the cake but also wanted it taken away, Shen Qing absolutely could not agree.

So he pleaded, coaxed gently, and half-tricked him until he finally successfully fed the big boss a few bites of cake.

However, Gu Huaiyu ate too slowly.

Slower than Duoduo and Aozai!

Shen Qing was an impatient eater. He fed him too hastily, and when Gu Huaiyu dodged… he accidentally smeared cream on the big boss’s chin and neck.

Shen Qing hurriedly pulled out a few tissues: “Ah, sorry, I’ll wipe it clean for you right now.”

Gu Huaiyu: “…I’ll do it myself.”

Saying that, the big boss also reached for a tissue.

Shen Qing rolled his eyes, pinning down the tissues directly: “How about you take a few more bites, and then we wipe it all together?”

Gu Huaiyu: “…Shen, Qing!”

Shen Qing had to quickly wipe the big boss’s mouth.

…He hadn’t expected someone to suddenly barge in at that moment.

But it was no big deal.

Shen Qing didn’t think too much of it. Seeing that the four-inch cake had been half-eaten by the big boss and the stick-like carrot was less than half left, Shen Qing was quite satisfied.

“Get out if there are no more problems,” Gu Huaiyu turned his face away, his voice hoarse and stiff.

Shen Qing rolled his eyes and said, “Who am I doing this for? Isn’t it so you, big boss, can be healthier, so you can…”

Live a couple more days.

He didn’t say the rest out loud.

But it was indeed what Shen Qing felt in his heart now.

Before, he had subconsciously followed the original owner’s mindset after transmigrating, thinking he would be free once he outlived the big boss.

It wasn’t until the recent internet incident that Shen Qing suddenly realized he would obviously live much more comfortably while the big boss was alive!

At least no one would dare bully him.

If Gu Huaiyu kicked the bucket, he would probably end up being so poor he only had money left… Forget about having any social status or being treated equally in high society.

While packing things up, Shen Qing heard Gu Huaiyu say: “Thank you.”

Pondering his own little schemes, Shen Qing looked up blankly—Thank me for what?

Gu Huaiyu said: “The cake. It was very good.”

Shen Qing: “! I knew you’d like it!”

Gu Huaiyu: “…”

Gu Huaiyu adjusted his sitting posture and didn’t speak.

Shen Qing sped up his packing and said: “Then what does Hubby want to eat for dinner? I’ll arrange it for you… Or you could eat with us, Aunt Zhang’s cooking is quite good!”

Gu Huaiyu thought for a moment and said, “We’ll see… I don’t know how late I’ll be busy.”

“Alright.” Shen Qing didn’t push.

Although he subjectively wanted the big boss to live longer, he wasn’t God. He felt that in his final days… he should respect the big boss’s own wishes.

But he still needed to eat well. He planned to study the big boss’s recipe when he had time.

Thinking this, Shen Qing checked the time. It was 1:50 PM.

He walked to the side of the office and opened the curtains there, then explained under President Gu’s gaze: “Aren’t you going to have a meeting? It’s not good for the room to be too dark, right?”

Before this, the curtains in President Gu’s room were only open a tiny crack.

Now with more light coming in, Shen Qing looked at the other’s handsome face and relatively formal attire, finally realizing in hindsight—no wonder President Gu wasn’t wearing pajamas today; it turned out people were coming for a big meeting.

He returned to Gu Huaiyu’s side and picked up the tray from the desk: “Then I’ll head out first?”

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Outside the door, Tian Yi hadn’t expected this President Zhen to actually dare to barge in. However, seeing President Zhen looking thoroughly frightened and completely demoralized now, he also became curious… What did Zhen Yong see?

Usually, for such an important meeting, once it was discovered that directors had already arrived, even if President Gu was resting, he would interrupt his rest, force himself up, and let the people outside come in.

But this time…

President Gu clearly saw there were people outside, yet the door remained tightly closed.

What was Madam doing to President Gu inside?

Tian Yi was also curious.

A few minutes later, the office doors opened again, and President Gu’s Madam came out.

“Everyone, please come in.”

Shen Qing balanced the tray steadily with one hand while pulling the double doors open sequentially with the other, indicating that President Gu permitted them to enter.

The veterans who were already crowded outside poured in.

But those passing by Shen Qing couldn’t help but take a few extra glances at him.

The young man was even more outstanding than they imagined.

It wasn’t just his flawlessly perfect face and figure, but more so his clear, unworldly temperament, bright and clean as the moon. Every movement was natural and graceful, completely devoid of any coquettishness.

Just looking at his demeanor and bearing, no one could imagine what he had just been doing in the room with President Gu…

While others filed into President Gu’s office, Zhen Yong stayed at the back of the crowd, standing motionless as he observed Shen Qing.

Mainly because of what he discovered?!

On the tray the young man was holding, there was…

Half a leftover piece of cake?

A cream cake??

But Gu Huaiyu never ate sweets!!

Having paid attention to the man for two years, Zhen Yong had long since found out what he liked and didn’t like to eat.

It was said that even two years ago, when President Gu’s health was still okay, no one ever dared to bring him sweets.

But this person… So President Gu being so angry just now… Could it be that this person from the Shen family was forcing President Gu to eat a little sweet dessert??

How dare he?!

Zhen Yong still didn’t want to believe that this plate of dessert had anything to do with Gu Huaiyu.

Shen Qing had already completely retreated into the hallway carrying the tray.

As soon as he came out, he heard Aozai’s quacking laughter from below. Shen Qing walked to the third-floor railing and looked down, seeing several adults in neat formal suits surrounding Aozai, talking and constantly praising him and his brother for being cute.

However, perhaps because Gu Duo’s “strangers keep away” aura was too strong, those uncles and aunts didn’t dare talk to Duoduo and kept teasing Aozai instead.

Aozai showed no stage fright among those adults. Sitting on the chair, he actually crossed his legs…

Although it made little difference whether those two short little legs were crossed or not. Being such a tiny cub, he was almost lying flat sitting in the adult-sized chair.

But President Ao’s aura was not lost.

Someone saw the scratch paper he left on the table and asked him why he was learning foreign languages at such a young age.

President Ao: “Not young! Aozai, is already three and a half years old!”

The adults were all amused by him and asked: “Is three and a half very old?”

President Ao nodded seriously, his milky voice ringing out loudly: “A cub as old as Aozai must know at least one foreign language~”

“…Gu Ao,” Shen Qing couldn’t help calling him from upstairs.

Hearing the voice, Aozai immediately craned his neck to look around for him.

Despite his young age, Gu Ao had good eyesight and quickly found his auntie by the third-floor railing.

Aozai jumped onto the ground, pattered to the center of the living room, and tilted his big head up: “Auntie! Did Uncle eat the callot cake?”

“He ate it, he ate it.”

Looking down from the third floor, Shen Qing found he could only see Aozai’s big head. His small body couldn’t be seen at all, and he couldn’t help bursting into laughter.

Shen Qing said: “Your Uncle really liked eating this carrot cake.”

Zhen Yong, behind Shen Qing: “?”

Shen Qing: “He ate more than half of it himself.”

Zhen Yong: ???

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