At the dining table, they looked at each other nervously.
One straightforward person was the first to speak.
"The Gu Family did ask my family for a collaboration, but of course we turned them down."
The moment he admitted it, another man said, "He came to my home too and we resolutely turned him down. After all, our families have been friends for twenty or thirty years and we would never cooperate with the Gu Family."
"Yes, because of our relationship with the Fu Family, we must not work with the Gu Family. Our family has also strictly turned them down."
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After everyone expressed their opinions, Fu Hanzheng glanced at everyone at the table.
Finally, his eyes fell upon Qin Lv.
"Qin Lv, what about you?"
"The Gu Family did find the Qin Family, but we turned them down," Qin Lv answered just like everyone else.
