"… Unless what?" Han Zhen frowned.
Yu Yuting couldn't help but chuckle. "Unless Gao Zhenning had an illegitimate daughter! But I don't think that's possible. I'd checked back then. Gao Zhenning had a hard time because her husband died early and she was alone. That was why Gu Yicheng took pity on her and married her. All these years, no one in the Gu family mentioned that she had a daughter. Besides, it's easy to hide such things for a while but it's not easy to hide them for more than 10 years."
The office fell into a dead silence.
After a long while, Han Zhen stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and said calmly, "Hmm, maybe I'm thinking too much."
"That's true." Yu Yuting stood up as well. "Alright, I know you're very guilty about what happened five years ago, but you've helped the Gu family a lot these years. If Gu Liqing really doesn't know, isn't that a good thing? Just live happily with Xiaoxiao and give birth to a big, fat kid for the old lady as soon as possible. Life should be filled with joy, brother…"
Han Zhen glanced at him and sat back down on the sofa. "Alright, you can leave now."
"Hey! Do you have to kick me to the curb after I've outlived my usefulness?" Yu Yuting was displeased. He had left his office early in the morning and came to help his brother resolve his difficulties. He wondered how he could have ended up like this.
"Then what else do you want?" Han Zhen looked at him calmly. "I still have many things to do and can't accompany you."
Yu Yuting rolled his eyes and left.
• • •
In the secretary's office.
Secretary Zhou handed over Su Cheng's work with detailed explanations, after which she patted Gao Xiaoxiao's shoulder and said, "Young Master Han is very capable at work, so you don't have to feel too pressured. You just have to arrange his schedule every day and send him timely reminders. It's not that difficult."
"Thank you, Sister Zhou." Gao Xiaoxiao nodded gratefully.
On the account of the 50% increase in salary, she would definitely work hard. In due time she would be able to buy a remote-control aircraft that Xiaobai had liked for a long time!
"Alright, I'll go back to work first. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me." Secretary Zhou smiled at her and left.
Gao Xiaoxiao quickly opened Han Zhen's schedule and looked at it.
Monday, June 2:
At 9:00 am: Meeting in the secretary's office.
At 12:00 noon: Lunch appointment with Chairman Wang from the Industry and Commerce Bureau.
At 2:00 pm: Meeting with the representative of Spring Orchid Corporation's planning department.
At 6:00 pm: Personal date.
"Date?" Gao Xiaoxiao blinked.
She had originally thought of inviting Secretary Zhou for a meal privately yesterday to help change Han Zhen's date to Gu Liqing. This way, her deal with Gu Liqing could be considered closed.
She did not expect that she would suddenly take over the job of a special assistant and be able to arrange Han Zhen's work schedules and dates. It seemed that God was helping her!
Gao Xiaoxiao clicked on 'date' excitedly and changed it to 'date with the Gu family's daughter, Gu Liqing'…
"Xiaoxiao!" The sudden voice gave Gao Xiaoxiao a shock!
Yu Yuting's smile widened when he saw the guilty look on Gao Xiaoxiao's face. "Why did you have such a big reaction? What evil thing are you plotting?"
Gao Xiaoxiao placed her hand on her heart and glared at him. "Chairman Yu, don't you make a sound when you walk?"
"Xiaoxiao, given our relationship, can you not call me Chairman Yu?" Yu Yuting crossed his arms on the table and grinned at her. "From now on… call me Brother Yu."