Having received Lu Tianze's approval, Gu Xiaoer clattered into her own room, no longer hearing whatever he was saying behind her.
"Take out the trash for me, thanks. We're even!" she said, thrusting the garbage at Lu Tianze.
Clang, the door closed.
Inside, only the sound of Gu Xiaoer counting banknotes remained.
Lu Tianze awkwardly stood at the door, his hand suspended mid-air from knocking before he slowly lowered it, muttering, "Xiao Er, that man Han Luoli is not simple. You must be careful..."
Nanyi Campus.
Han Luoli had been busy with work lately, and Gu Xiaoer didn't want to stay at home alone, so she moved back to campus.
The senior students who had completed their graduation projects were like wild horses freed from their reins, no longer bound by anything. Those who had job offers dashed straight to their companies to start working, while those still job hunting enjoyed their last moments of campus life.
Gu Xiaoer belonged to the group who had a job lined up but still enjoyed the last of campus life.
A couple of days ago, Minister Bai of Shenghan personally called her, inviting her to join Shenghan Group after graduation and asking if she was interested. Without a second's hesitation, Gu Xiaoer nodded emphatically.
As the first-place winner of the design competition, she rightfully earned the job offer from Shenghan; it wasn't surprising despite some twists and turns along the way. But the outcome was good.
Of course, Gu Xiaoer wasn't the only one to receive an invitation from Shenghan; the top three of the competition, as well as a few others that Shenghan had scouted from potential entries, were also invited to join the company after graduation.
However, Shenghan's internship evaluations were extremely rigorous, and whether one could truly stay on would depend on their performance.
Luckily, among the potentials was also a spot for Ai Le, which delighted the pair of best friends. They had met in middle school and their friendship continued through university; they never imagined they would work for the same company after graduation. They hugged each other, crying and laughing, overwhelmed with emotion for quite some time.
The Lin Corporation boardroom.
Lin Kexin had just returned from school, tossed her bag aside, and sat on the sofa completely aggrieved.
"What's the matter, Kexin? Who's got our darling so upset?" Gu Zhengjin, overwhelmed with work, asked somewhat distractedly and irritably.
Lin Kexin huffed, "Who else but Gu Xiaoer!"
"How have you provoked her this time?"
"Dad!" Lin Kexin protested, "It wasn't me who provoked her. You have no idea, Gu Xiaoer has even brought that male PR to school, I've seen them eating together several times! Isn't she just disgusting?"
Lin Kexin was actually misjudging Gu Xiaoer this time; Han Luoli was just too busy with work and could only spare time to join Gu Xiaoer for meals at school, coincidentally spotted by her on several occasions.
"..." Gu Zhengjin put aside what he was doing and looked up at Lin Kexin, "Is that true?"
After all, she was his daughter and he had to show concern. Moreover, if Gu Xiaoer did such a thing, the Gu Residence couldn't afford to lose face over it.
"Of course, it's true! They're all over each other, and they seemed so close! Being with a man who does anything for money, it makes me sick just looking at them. Dad, she's brought shame on our entire family!"
Ah, Gu Zhengjin rubbed his temples, none of them made life easy for him.
"Leave this matter to me; I'll have a talk with Xiao Er when I get the chance!"
"You'd better lecture her properly; I'd be mortified if people knew I had a sister like that!"
"Alright, alright, I will handle it," Gu Zhengjin waived his hand, already formulating a plan in his mind.
Lin Kexin clenched the smartphone in her hand, clearly dissatisfied with Gu Zhengjin's response. Biting her lip in frustration, she decided it was time to drop some bombshell news!