Gu Zhengjin saw his eldest daughter as if bewitched, her face darkened with rebuke, "Kexin, stop talking nonsense. What kind of place is Shenghan!"
"Dad! Have you never thought about it? Why did Gu Xiaoer's design works win the first prize without reason? Why was she hired by Shenghan despite suspicions of plagiarism? And this time, if it weren't for someone from Shenghan meddling, how could President Wei, you, and I have possibly fallen into their trap?!"
"..." Thinking about it seriously, it really seemed to be the case.
Gu Zhengjin shook his head in confusion. He knew so little about his younger daughter, having no idea about her usual social circles, let alone whom she had been in contact with recently.
If she indeed had connections with someone from Shenghan, who could that be?
"Could it be that Gu Xiaoer climbed up to the President of Shenghan?" Lin Shuhua hypothesized with unimaginable horror. Just the thought that it could be possible sent chills down her spine.
Offending the President of Shenghan, what did that imply!
Lin Kexin, however, let out a cold laugh, her face full of scorn: "What capability has Gu Xiaoer got? She couldn't even meet the President of Shenghan, let alone cling to him. My guess, she probably seduced some manager of Shenghan, maybe even someone old enough to be a senior. It's probably just because she's young and naive, good for a fling, that's all."
Even so, such people couldn't be affronted either.
What was the current situation of the Gu Residence? Desperate and destitute, even a minor employee from Shenghan could bring them a glimmer of hope.
"Otherwise, we could go beg Xiao Er..." In the end, Lin Shuhua was afraid of poverty. If she had to live like this, she'd rather beg Gu Xiaoer.
"Mom!" Lin Kexin was furious, "Beg her for what? What is she worth?"
"Do you have a better idea?"
Lin Kexin touched her own cheek, her smile somewhat gloomy: "Mom, you gave me such a beautiful face, how could I not make good use of it? I've decided, I'm going to meet the President of Shenghan!"
Lin Shuhua was startled and exchanged a glance with a silent Gu Zhengjin. There was an underlying worry but also an undeniable hint of anticipation.
The Giant Labyrinth in West Suburb, a group of thirty took a specially rented bus and didn't arrive until after twelve.
They hurriedly had lunch and then the large group excitedly ventured into the labyrinth.
They were divided into five teams to compete, to see which team could emerge first. Each team had six people, four boys and two girls—fairly evenly distributed.
Naturally, Gu Xiaoer and Ai Le were on the same team, inseparable best friends as usual, and everyone just accepted it as such.
The impressive troop thus set out.
Gu Xiaoer's team didn't seem to have much competitive spirit; they were mainly there to see how such a grand and intricate architecture was designed. As they walked, they didn't really keep track of where they were going.
"Oh no, are we going to be unable to get out?" Xiao C, a boy in the group, said with some concern.
But the team leader, Boy A, patted Gu Xiaoer's shoulder with a laugh, confidently saying, "With our Xiao Er here, what are you worried about? I know the classmate who can't tell north, south, east, and west, is actually a living map!"
Gu Xiaoer gave an embarrassed smile and humbly said, "No, no, it's because I can't tell the directions, that's why I try harder to remember landmarks, it's not as mystical as you think."
An architect who can't distinguish north from south is probably unprecedented. Perhaps as a form of divine favor, Gu Xiaoer had an excellent spatial sense to compensate for this shortcoming. But on a deeper level, as a child who left home early and got lost without anyone searching, she learned to remember landmarks by necessity...