Inside the Gu Family's top-floor office:
After reading Jing Rui's text message, Gu Nian felt a headache coming on. This Jing Rui was no easy opponent, dealing with a man like him and trying to come out unscathed was a difficult task.
Just by looking at the man's actions, it was clear he had set up a large trap, waiting for her to fall into it.
The essential oils were just a smokescreen.
Even though the man clearly harbored a grudge against her, he was not in a hurry to strike, but rather turned her into a cornered beast at his mercy step by step. Gu Nian considered for a moment, swiftly deleted the text message, and pretended that she had never seen it.
Sometimes, it's appropriate to play dumb.
You can't knowingly have a grudge against someone and still approach them like a naive flower, can you?
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