Chu Suosuo couldn't believe what she saw, vigorously rubbed her eyes.
Indeed!
The worker in front of her was the one who threw the iron bucket from the scaffolding that day.
It was his father who secretly bought him off to make her use the stratagem of pretending to be injured and capture Gu Beixian's heart.
But this worker suddenly appeared in the living room of the Gu family's old mansion.
This is bad!
Chu Suosuo had only one thought left in her mind: she had been exposed!
Even though it was late spring in April, warm and pleasant, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, shivering from head to toe.
She really wanted to rush up and strangle that worker.
That way, she could silence him forever.
She regretted being too confident and too careless just now.
She should have been more vigilant earlier and taken appropriate measures, but she missed such a good opportunity in vain.
Gu Beixian glanced at Chu Suosuo coldly, "Miss Chu, don't you have anything to say?"
Chu Suosuo felt her entire body, including her tongue, quickly petrifying.
She sat there dumbfounded.
Not a single word could escape her lips.
Gu Aoting looked at her, then at Gu Beixian, feeling somewhat puzzled, and scolded, "What suspense are you trying to create? You're scaring Suosuo."
A hint of disdainful smile curled at the corner of Gu Beixian's lips, "If Miss Chu doesn't want to speak, then allow me to speak on her behalf."
Chu Suosuo struggled to speak, "Brother Beixian, there may be a misunderstanding here."
Her voice trembled.
Gu Beixian raised his lips slightly, "I haven't started speaking yet, how do you know there's a misunderstanding?"
"I..." Chu Suosuo choked up.
The old lady couldn't contain her curiosity and urged, "Beixian, stop keeping us in suspense, just say it, we're all waiting to hear."
Gu Beixian's gaze fell on Chu Suosuo's face, and he said expressionlessly, "Four days ago in the afternoon, I and Miss Chu, an assistant sent by the Chu Group, went to the construction site of the Binjiang Pearl to inspect the progress. Passing by Building 13 under construction, a worker pretended to accidentally 'drop' the iron bucket used for construction from the scaffolding. Miss Chu reacted quickly and pushed me away, and the bucket hit her head. Although Miss Chu was wearing a helmet, she still suffered a mild concussion and remained unconscious. In Mr. Gu's eyes, Miss Chu risked her life to save me, but she didn't know it was intentional."
When he said "drop", he deliberately paused to emphasize.
The old lady clicked her tongue, "What a brilliant use of the stratagem!"
Gu Aoting's face turned extremely ugly.
He looked at Chu Suosuo, then at the worker, and asked sternly, "Is what he said true?"
At this point, even if the worker had a hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to conceal anything anymore.
He stammered, "Yes, it's true. Someone gave me one hundred thousand yuan to drop the bucket on Mr. Gu's head when he passed by. They guaranteed nothing would happen. Mr. Gu, I know I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again."
Gu Aoting had never been so embarrassed before.
And he even protected Chu Suosuo, claiming she risked her life to save Gu Beixian.
It turned out to be a farce!
Gu Aoting's gaze was piercing as he glared at Chu Suosuo, "You really disappoint me!"
Chu Suosuo burst into tears, "Uncle Gu, it was my mother's idea, I didn't know beforehand. I'm innocent, really."
Gu Aoting locked his suspicious gaze on her.
Seemingly speculating how much truth and how much falsehood were in her words.
Chu Suosuo, with red eyes and teary voice, said, "My mom saw how much I love Brother Beixian, so infatuated that I neglected everything else, so she wanted to help me."
With her naturally delicate face, when she cried, she looked pitiful, especially deceptive.
Gu Aoting's expression softened momentarily.
Chu Suosuo caught that and sighed in relief inwardly.
She reached out to tug at his sleeve, using a coquettish tone, "Uncle Gu, please consider my mom's good intentions and forgive her. I was really injured, and when I saw that bucket falling towards Brother Beixian, I didn't think, I just pushed him away. I really risked my life out of love for Brother Beixian..."
Gu Beixian felt disgusted.
He frowned slightly and interrupted her, "Miss Chu, I am a married man, please mind your words."
Chu Suosuo's expression froze.
The old lady looked at Gu Aoting with a smile, "The wise chairman Gu, do you have anything else to say now?"
Her tone was rather gloating.
Gu Aoting snorted coldly, pushed his chair back with a bang, stood up, and walked away.
As he passed by the worker, he paused.
He stared coldly at the worker for a few moments before commanding his assistant nearby, "Fire this man, never hire him again! Deduct all his wages and bonuses!"
The assistant respectfully replied, "Yes, Chairman Gu."
Gu Aoting flicked his sleeve and left.
When he closed the door, he slammed it hard, venting his anger.
Seeing her support leaving, Chu Suosuo had no choice but to stand up as well, timidly saying to Gu Beixian, "Brother Beixian, you have to believe me, it was really my mother's idea, I didn't know beforehand."
Gu Beixian's handsome face remained indifferent, casually saying, "Miss Chu, your tactic of sacrificing a pawn to protect the king was quite clever."
Praising with faint ridicule.
Implicitly: When something goes wrong, blame it all on your mother to save yourself and your father.
Chu Suosuo shook her head repeatedly, "No, I didn't sacrifice a pawn to protect the king, it was really my mother. My mother, she's always short-sighted and impulsive. If it weren't for her meddling three years ago, we wouldn't have separated. If we hadn't separated, it would be me sitting beside you today."
As she spoke, tears swirled in her eyes again.
Sometimes Su Han admired Chu Suosuo.
Why are tears so cheap, just shed them when you want.
The old lady couldn't stand it anymore, curled her lips, and said, "If you want to cry, go home and cry. We finally gathered as a family for a meal, I don't want to see you sobbing and ruining the atmosphere."
Chu Suosuo wanted to say something more, but seeing everyone's impatient looks, Gu Aoting left again.
Not even a person to speak up for her remained.
Unable to contend with the majority, she could only leave dejectedly.
Out the door.
Into the car.
Chu Suosuo picked up her phone and called Chu Yanru, complaining, "
Dad, who did you find, really? You said they were trustworthy and reliable, didn't you?"
Chu Yanru was taken aback, "Exposed?"
Chu Suosuo impatiently said, "What do you think? Everyone was brought to the old mansion by Brother Beixian. I've never been so embarrassed in my life!"
Chu Yanru's face darkened, "What did Uncle Gu say?"
"What else could he say? He's angry!"
Chu Yanru furrowed his brows, "How did you handle it?"
"What else could I do? Blame it all on my mom. Uncle Gu seems to believe it, hopefully it won't affect the business cooperation between you two."
Chu Yanru breathed a sigh of relief, "I'll find an opportunity to explain to him properly later. You don't need to worry about this matter anymore."