Seeing that Gu Shao did not respond, Xu Bei raised her voice slightly and called out, "Professor?"
Gu Shao frowned.
He said in a deep voice, "Put it down."
"Ah, okay." Xu Bei hurriedly placed the documents in her hands on the table in front of Gu Shao.
Xu Bei stood to the side and hesitated for a moment. She did not know if she should leave or stay. She turned her head and looked around, wanting to find a seat next to Gu Shao.
Xu Bei's gaze fell on the young girl next to Gu Shao.
At this moment, Gu Xi finished memorizing a new technology that Professor Chen was talking about and raised her head slightly.
Noticing that the person next to her had not left, Gu Xi subconsciously glanced at her.
"You —!" Xu Bei exclaimed softly when she saw Gu Xi. Clearly, she recognized the young girl in front of her as the one she saw in Gu Shao's office.
Today, Gu Xi had her hair tied up in a bun and was wearing the pink sweater that Gu Yanlin had bought for her. She looked even more youthful.
Xu Bei looked at Gu Xi and became even more suspicious. Why did she feel that this girl was very young and did not even look like a university student? But if she was not a university student, how could she explain why she followed Gu Shao here to attend the lecture?
Seeing that Gu Xi was sitting next to Gu Shao, a hint of envy flashed across Xu Bei's eyes.
Xu Bei's voice had obviously disturbed the lecture in the venue. Thus, just as Xu Bei was feeling puzzled, Gu Shao looked over and said, "You can leave."
"Huh?" Xu Bei's expression froze slightly and she nodded helplessly, "Okay."
Although Xu Bei was unwilling, she could only do as Gu Shao said and leave the venue.
—
Xu Bei had just left the venue when she bumped into her senior at the door.
"Senior Zhou."
Upon seeing Xu Bei, Senior Martial Sister Zhou frowned. "Why did you take so long to deliver the materials?"
Zhou Qingyan was two years older than Xu Bei. She was in the same school as Xu Bei and Chen Ziyang. Originally, Chen Ziyang wanted to ask Zhou Qingyan to be the substitute assistant. However, Zhou Qingyan had just passed the school's examination and started her work as a teacher. She was too busy. Therefore, Chen Ziyang had to find Xu Bei.
"Just now, I realized that the order of the materials was a little wrong, so I rearranged them, so I'm a little late," Xu Bei explained.
Xu Bei's actions could be said to be very careful. However, Zhou Qingyan had an indescribable feeling in her heart about Xu Bei's actions. She felt that something was not quite right.
In the end, Zhou Qingyan nodded and did not say anything else.
Zhou Qingyan glanced at the venue and prepared to leave.
At this moment, Xu Bei pulled him back.
"Oh right, Senior Sister Zhou, I have something to ask you …"
“？”
"That girl," Xu Bei pointed at Gu Xi, who was standing next to Gu Shao, and asked, "is she Professor Gu's assistant?"
Upon hearing Xu Bei's question, Zhou Qingyan was stunned at first. Then, she smiled and said, "How is that possible? Look at how young she is."
Even if Gu Xi was a genius and had the ability to be an assistant, Gu Shao would not hire a child to work for him.
"That's Professor Gu's daughter," Zhou Qingyan covered her mouth and explained with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Xu Bei was shocked. She could not help but widen her eyes.
"Daughter?!" Xu Bei's face was full of shock. How could Professor Gu have a daughter?
Xu Bei found it hard to accept. She had always thought that Professor Gu was still single. After all, she had never heard of Gu Shao getting married, let alone having a daughter.
"I only found out last semester," Zhou Qingyan said. Gu Shao did not spend a lot of time in school. Plus, he did not usually do things in a high-profile manner. Therefore, not many people knew about Gu Shao's personal situation.
Even though Gu Shao brought Gu Xi to school a few times last semester, most of the time, they were at Gu Shao's research center. Moreover, it was on the weekends.
Zhou Qingyan said, "Didn't you notice that Gu Xi and Professor Gu look a lot alike?"
Xu Bei shook her head and said, "No …" She had never thought that Gu Shao would have such a big daughter. How could she have noticed if the two looked alike? Besides, she had not seen Professor Gu that many times.
Zhou Qingyan muttered a few words like "Gu Xi is very smart" and "She even won a prize in a competition". Xu Bei did not pay attention to it. She only felt that at this moment, her heart was filled with mixed feelings.
Xu Bei smiled awkwardly and asked Zhou Qingyan casually, "Then Professor Gu's wife should be very smart, right?"
Hearing Xu Bei's words, Zhou Qingyan was stunned. Then, she lowered her voice and said, "Speaking of which, I really haven't heard about Professor Gu's wife."
"By the way," Zhou Qingyan could not help but gossip a little. "I heard our professor talking to Chen Ziyang before. Chen Ziyang said that Gu Xi was brought back from her mother's place."
Xu Bei's eyes flickered. "You mean …?" Gu Xi's mother was very likely to be gone. Was she going to break up with Gu Shao or divorce him early?
"Both are possible." Zhou Qingyan waved her hand and said. Compared to Xu Bei's concern, Zhou Qingyan did not seem to care much. Obviously, she did not intend to delve into another professor's private affairs.
"Let's go." Zhou Qingyan called Xu Bei and prepared to leave.
However, Xu Bei shook her head and smiled at Zhou Qingyan. "Senior Zhou, you can go back first. I'll wait here for a while. After the lecture is over, I'll go see if Professor Gu needs me to pack up his documents."
Hearing this, Zhou Qingyan did not mind. She winked at Xu Bei and smiled. "You're planning to attend the lecture here, aren't you?"
"Ah, yes. Senior Zhou, you found out." Xu Bei smiled awkwardly.
"I know, I know. We're all experienced people." After all, this kind of lecture was hosted by a big shot. It was very beneficial to listen to it.
After Zhou Qingyan left, Xu Bei stood alone outside the venue and looked into the venue from time to time.
— —
An hour later, the lecture was over. Gu Shao was about to leave with Gu Xi.
Before Gu Shao could leave his seat, Xu Bei had already run in and walked up to Gu Shao.
"Professor, do you need me to take these documents back for you? Or send them to your office? "Xu Bei asked.
"No need." Gu Shao said faintly and glanced at the documents in his hand. Since Gu Xi was interested in these contents, he could take them home for her reference.
After saying that, Gu Shao directly put the stack of documents into Gu Xi's backpack. Then, he took the backpack from Gu Xi's back and held it in his hand.
Gu Shao weighed the backpack in his hand and frowned slightly. How much did this girl carry in her backpack?
"What about today's lecture materials? There should be materials for the lecture later. Do you still want to send them to NTN? "Xu Bei asked persistently.
Gu Shao frowned. "No need. Send them to my research lab and hand them to Assistant Wu."
"Ah, okay, Professor."
Seeing that Gu Shao was about to leave, Xu Bei felt that there was still a lot to be said, but she quickly said, "Professor, take care."
When she looked at Gu Xi, Xu Bei put on a friendly smile and waved goodbye to Gu Xi. "Goodbye, Xixi."
Gu Xi was taken aback by the sudden 'familiarity' of the other party. Her heart was filled with doubt, but she replied in an unembarrassed manner, "Goodbye."
— —
On the way back, Gu Xi quickly put this moment of awkwardness to the back of her mind.
In the car, Gu Xi focused on scrolling through her phone.
At this moment, a hand reached over and blocked Gu Xi's line of sight. Gu Shao said very seriously, "Don't look at your phone in the car."
"Okay …" Gu Xi responded. However, she still secretly glanced at her phone.
This report was still about the Lin family.
Recently, news about the Lin family had been flooding the internet. It was difficult for Gu Xi not to notice it.
Although the news about the Lin family had died down a lot after Lin Yize's verdict and the bankruptcy of the Lin family was officially on track, there were still many people who were willing to talk about the Lin family's affairs. The report that Gu Xi had just seen was about Lin Yize's verdict.
Although it was already set in stone, there was still a small group of people in the comments section who wondered if Lin Yize would be fine in the end.
Gu Xi also felt a little uneasy. She turned to look at Gu Shao.
"What's wrong?" Gu Shao asked.
"Is the Lin family really done for?" Gu Xi asked.
"Yes." Gu Shao gave Gu Xi an affirmative answer.
Even so, Gu Xi was still a little unsure. After all, Lin Yize was the male lead in the novel with a dazzling halo. In the novel, Lin Yize had also encountered many crises, but every time, he had turned the tables and turned the tables.
Now, this person was gone. It seemed a little unreasonable.
"Will he be fine in the end? Will he be released again? " Gu Xi asked. After a pause, she added, "That's right. Some people on the internet said that there might be a twist in this matter. Maybe some reason will be found and he will be acquitted again."
Gu Shao lowered his head and glanced at Gu Xi. "No. The Lin family's problem and Lin Yize's crime are conclusive. There won't be a twist."
Moreover …
"Do you think the law is just for show?" Gu Shao raised his eyebrows and asked.
Hearing this, Gu Xi smiled weakly. "No …" In some ancient novels, the law and the like really didn't exist for the protagonists. However, this was the modern world.
"Then will Gu Yaobai go and save him?" Gu Xi asked nervously.
Gu Shao replied with certainty again, "No."
At the same time, Gu Shao sneered secretly. Gu Yaobai can't even take care of himself now. How can he have the ability and energy to care about Lin Yize's life?
Gu Xi didn't know why Gu Shao was so sure. A few days later, through a news report, Gu Xi found out that Gu Yaobai had made a move on the Gu family.
Ever since he established a relationship with Xie Hongbo, Gu Yaobai was not completely without benefits.
In the name of the Sun family, Gu Yaobai had done many public welfare projects over the years. However, the money did not come from the Sun family, but from Xie Hongbo.
In the name of public welfare projects, some of Xie Hongbo's dirty money was cleared, while Gu Yaobai gained both fame and fortune.
Just a few days ago, at a public welfare project publicity meeting, Gu Yaobai suddenly mentioned that he was a member of the Gu family during an interview. He mentioned his father's good friends, past memories, and so on.
On the surface, it seemed that Gu Yaobai was just talking about his family memories, but through the details, people could smell a trace of something different.
After some deliberation, people quickly figured out the problem with the Gu family. Then, rumors of the Gu family's corruption and Gu Qinghua's collusion with the enemy spread.
Gu Yaobai's influence was not great, and most of the rumors were limited to the stage of speculation. Therefore, the whole matter did not cause too much of a stir in the public opinion.
If he hired a water army, it would seem too deliberate.
This was within Gu Yaobai's expectations. His original target was not the netizens.
He only needed to throw out the fuse, and people with ulterior motives would naturally notice — people in the power circle, people in the business circle, people who had a past with the Gu family, and people who were at a higher level.
There was no smoke without fire. With the strictness of the people at the top, once they heard these rumors, they would definitely secretly investigate the Gu family. When the time came, the letter from Old Master Gu and some of the Gu family's business records would be the most powerful evidence.
Of course, these alone would not be enough to topple the Gu family. When the time came, Gu Yaobai firmly believed that Xie Hongbo would definitely make a move against the Gu family. With his evidence and Xie Hongbo's connections, the Gu family would definitely be completely finished.
When the time came, he would take advantage of the "chaos" to take over the Gu family's overseas business in one fell swoop. Within the country, he would use Xie Hongbo's connections to prove that he was not related to Gu Qinghua by blood and that he had been hiding in the Gu family for many years only to collect evidence of the other party's betrayal of the country.
In this way, fame and wealth would all belong to him, Gu Yaobai.
…
Gu Yaobai's idea was not bad. Unfortunately, he underestimated the Gu family's guard against him, and even more so, he underestimated Old Master Gu's acting skills.
Just as the rumors of the Gu family's corruption gradually spread, another rumor that had almost been forgotten by the public was once again dug up: Gu Yaobai was not the Gu family's biological son.
Back then, Gu Yaobai had lost several big business deals because of this rumor.
Today, this rumor had resurfaced, and it had once again landed Gu Yaobai in trouble.
The secret of a wealthy family was more likely to stir up public opinion than the sensitive issue of corruption.
Therefore, once the rumor was out, it once again became a hot topic in the circle.
The rumor became more and more intense. Some said that Gu Yaobai was adopted by the Gu family, some said that Gu Yaobai was the child of the Gu family's enemy, and some even said that Gu Yaobai was Gu Qinghua's illegitimate son. There were all kinds of rumors.
Not only was Gu Yaobai's business affected, but even the Gu family was affected to a certain extent.
Originally, Gu Yaobai thought that for the sake of the Gu family's reputation and business, the Gu family would take action to suppress the public opinion, or directly deny it. At the very least, they would stand by and do nothing like the previous time.
However, this time, Gu Yaobai was wrong.
Just as the public opinion was becoming more and more bizarre, Old Master Gu appeared. He did not suppress the public opinion, nor did he condemn the rumors. He directly admitted it.
In Old Master Gu's clarification, he directly stated that Gu Yaobai was indeed not a child of the Gu family, but the child of a former comrade. He was adopted by the Gu family because his mother had passed away from an illness.
Old Master Gu had explained most of the things that had happened back then. The only thing he did not say was how Gu Yaobai came to be, and the three words "Xie Hongbo."
Gu Yaobai did not expect to be checkmated by the Gu family.
Some people even analyzed Gu Yaobai's previous statements in detail, believing that Gu Yaobai was deliberately trying to harm the Gu family.
In one night, the situation had reversed. The Gu family was safe and sound, and Gu Yaobai was the one who had bitten back in the eyes of others.
—
While Gu Yaobai was furious, Old Master Gu was holding the news in his hands and reading it with great interest.
"Dad, this move is not bad." In the study, Gu Xuan looked at Old Master Gu with an amused expression and sighed.
This move caused Old Master Gu to roll his eyes.
"Of course. Otherwise, why do you think I've been indulging him all these years? Do you really think I'm an old fool? "Old Master Gu snorted, then narrowed his eyes and muttered," It's not like I'm doing charity. "
The reason Old Master Gu had indulged Gu Yaobai all these years and turned a blind eye to many things was because he hoped that Gu Yaobai would realize his mistake and mend his ways, but more than that, it was to make Gu Yaobai lower his guard.
If Gu Yaobai had half of Xie Hongbo's cautiousness and fear of the Gu family, he would not have so easily thrown out the chips in his hands and let the Gu family take the initiative.
As for why Old Master Gu did this, it was not as simple as dealing with a mere Gu Yaobai.
Gu Yaobai did not want him. Old Master Gu's real goal was Xie Hongbo.
Back then, when he found out that Gu Yaobai was Xie Hongbo's biological son, Old Master Gu continued to maintain his respect for this teacher on the surface. He did not hesitate to agree to the other party's request and help him hide the matter of Gu Yaobai's biological mother. He also resisted the pressure to adopt Gu Yaobai.
All of this was just an act that Old Master Gu put on for Xie Hongbo to see.
From then on, Old Master Gu was already wary and hostile towards Xie Hongbo. It was just that he could not defeat the other party at that time.
All these years, Xie Hongbo did not make a move, and Old Master Gu was also enduring hardships.
Xie Hongbo wanted to use Gu Yaobai, the hidden bomb, to destroy the Gu family, so Old Master Gu used Gu Yaobai to lure Xie Hongbo into a trap.
"Now, it's Xie Hongbo's turn to be unable to eat or sleep in peace," Old Master Gu said slowly, a sharp and cold light flashing in his eyes that had not been seen for many years.
Gu Xuan and the others were stunned after hearing Old Master Gu's explanation.
"Brilliant!" Gu Xuan exclaimed.
Gu Shao also glanced at Old Master Gu.
Even Gu Feng could not help but say, "You've been playing this game for a long time."
Originally, they had all thought that Old Master Gu was unaware of the matter between Xie Hongbo and Gu Yaobai. So, in order not to affect Old Master Gu's mood, they had avoided him most of the time.
Unexpectedly, Old Master Gu was the last person to play this game of chess.
"Old Master Gu is still as brilliant as he was in the past." Gu Xuan muttered to himself again, "As expected, there's no such thing as an impatient retired old man. It's all an illusion."
"Of course, this matter is to let you all know that the older the ginger, the wiser."
After Old Master Gu finished speaking, he raised his hand to look at the time, frowned, and then made a call. When he found out that Gu Xi and the others were still playing outside, Old Master Gu immediately jumped up from his chair.
"What time is it already? They still don't know how to come back!" Old Master Gu said as he quickly walked out with his walking stick.
Gu Xuan: "…" He took back his words.
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