Bai Xiaoyu's face was expressionless, even after knowing the truth about the plagiarism. He still wouldn't budge on the issue of award eligibility. Since Han Luoli had asked him to come and help, he was determined to select the most outstanding talent for Han Luoli with a professional standard.
The president himself wanted to use his influence to get his way, but he'd have to see whether Bai Xiaoyu agreed or not.
Han Luoli snorted coldly. They had just discussed this issue, but their opinions differed too greatly.
"She doesn't even care for me, do you think she'd be more interested in winning an award?" Having Han Luoli was better than winning an award a thousand times, wasn't it?
"That eager effort, I guess she's not lacking in the desire to win…" Bai Xiaoyu retorted icily. Ever since he knew that Han Luoli was keeping Gu Xiaoer's identity a secret, his guard against Gu Xiaoer seemed to have lessened somewhat. That girl did appear to be somewhat different.
Where was she different, Bai Xiaoyu wondered, somewhat distracted, thinking back to the night he gave her medicine. She might be surprisingly inept, which is why he felt the need to protect her, to take care of everything for her.
But had that girl already become so important in Luoli's heart?
"Are you still insisting on revealing her identity to clear Gu Xiaoer's name?"
"What's wrong with that? She's my woman!"
"You're boasting, let's see you get onto the artillery first! You can't even enter the door and you have the nerve to say she's your woman?!" Bai Xiaoyu might have seemed cold, but when he wanted to be sarcastic, he was no less sharp.
"At least it's better than the man who has never seen the door…" Han Luoli retorted sarcastically.
"…So you want your woman to be drowned in spit?" The harshly suppressed Bai Xiaoyu deliberately emphasized his words. "You're not unaware of the rationale behind this!"
"…" How could he not understand? But right now, he was very worried, the longer the delay, the worse it got. This incident was an opportunity to help Xiao Er.
"A loner, how would you understand the feeling of anxiety?"
"Han Luoli!" Bai Xiaoyu really didn't understand. Could love really change a man with a heart as cold as iron?
Wei Feng had been standing patiently at the door, silently watching the two brothers banter, a small smirk playing on his lips. Both the Boss and Minister Bai were seemingly untouchable and proud, but who would have thought that together, they'd act like children, undermining and bickering with each other. Minister Bai was more like a parent, trying to persuade with earnest, whereas the Boss acted like a stubborn child, with his own ideas and convictions.
However, he wasn't at all worried about their relationship, and watching the two male gods quarrel was quite entertaining.
Seeing the two men fall silent, Wei Feng found the opportunity to continue reporting on work: "Boss, this afternoon Miss Gu's phone received several calls, all from the same number."
"Did you check who it is?"
"I did check, the owner of the number is Lu Tianze."
Hearing this name, both men in the office changed their expressions....
At the entrance of Yaxi Garden, Gu Xiaoer's home.
"Xiao Er, let's talk."
That voice, which Gu Xiaoer had been familiar with for four years and had chased for four years, now sounded so ironic. What did he want to talk about? Was it to discuss asking her to give up on holding Lin Kexin accountable or perhaps to discuss the feelings of betrayal?
Despite a pounding headache, she still dressed and opened the door.
"If you're here to plead for Lin Kexin, please get as far away as possible!" She was no saint and lacked the capacity for such compassion.
Lu Tianze's gaze was fixed tightly on Gu Xiaoer as he said in a low voice, "I know you have evidence against Kexin, so..."