'It's actually nothing. Piran still needs to hurry to work, or she'll be late.' Gu Chen shook his head and said to her.
After all, his wife is a little jealous, and he had a hard time appeasing her today.
What if she gets upset again because of this?
However, as the saying goes, a woman in love is a Sherlock Holmes, and Ji Pianran stared at his face intently for a while.
Then she pursed her lips and said reproachfully, 'I don't believe it, you must be lying to me.'
Having said that, her gaze turned to her daughter standing by the side, and a smile immediately appeared on her face.
'Tangtang, what did you do after going out with Daddy yesterday? Will you tell mommy about it, one by one?'
'Okay~' Tangtang said sweetly at once.
Gu Chen could not help but quickly tell the truth, as he knew his daughter's memory very well.
She could basically remember everything she saw.
However, children could not understand the complicated relationships between adults, which should have been a fairly simple matter.
But if Ji Bianran misunderstood, wouldn't that cause a misunderstanding?
"Well, actually, it's not much. The kindergarten teacher in charge of taking care of Tang Tang this time was Dong Yuwei.'
'Dong Yuwei?'
Upon hearing this, Ji Bianran was first taken aback, and then suddenly realised something.
'Is she the girl who fell off the cliff with you last month, Professor Dong's daughter?' Ji Bianran asked.
Gu Chen nodded, and then recounted the entire process of their meeting yesterday.
Despite his earlier confusion, it was based on a vague intuition. In reality, Gu Chen and Dong Yuwei got along naturally and normally.
For him, there was certainly nothing to hide.
However, despite what he said, after he finished, Gu Chen still felt a little uneasy.
Especially when he saw Ji Pianran looking thoughtful, he was afraid that she would feel unhappy about it. However, after waiting for a while, he suddenly heard Ji Pianran say:
'That's fine. And I remember that Miss Dong is still your friend. If Tangtang goes to that kindergarten, I'll feel more at ease if she has someone I know there to look after her. You should go there soon, or you'll be late.'
Hearing his wife say this, Gu Chen momentarily thought that he was either going crazy or hearing things.
He couldn't help reaching out to touch his own forehead, and the temperature was normal.
He then touched Ji Pianran's smooth and delicate forehead, and couldn't help but mutter,
'It's not hot, either. Why are you talking nonsense in broad daylight? This shouldn't be happening. Could it be that this wife of mine is a fake?'
Ji Bianran couldn't help but give him a little tap when she heard this, and said coquettishly, 'You're the fake one. Do you really think I'm that petty and jealous?'
Gu Chen turned his head to look at her, and couldn't help but be speechless.
'Isn't that true?'
But of course he didn't dare to say this directly, and instead quickly waved his hand and said,
'No, absolutely not. I've never said that before, honey. I'm innocent.'
'Hmph!'
Ji Pianran snorted, then threw him a beautiful dirty look.
But then a smile appeared on her face, and she said softly to her husband, 'I believe in your character, and I believe you will never let me or our daughter down.'
She had seen and remembered everything he had done for her and their daughter this year.
The fact that he was able to stay in Sichuan instead of going back shows just how much he values me.
Gu Chen couldn't help but feel moved, and then embraced Ji Pianran in his arms.
'Good wife, thank you for believing in me like this.' These words came from the bottom of his heart.
'Mmm~'
A happy smile appeared on Ji Pianran's pretty face, and she nestled into his warm embrace.
After a moment of quiet embrace, Ji Pianran suddenly continued.
'By the way, honey, are you and that Miss Dong good friends?'
Gu Chen looked at her with some confusion, and after a moment of thought, said:
'Let's say acquaintances. Piran, is there something you want to say?'
Hearing him ask, Ji Piran couldn't help but pause, and then said hesitantly:
'Actually, recently, Dad has been trying hard to establish a cooperative relationship with Professor Dong and the Sichuan University Research Institute.
But it hasn't been going very well, so I was wondering if you guys were on good terms.
Could you help say a few words? Actually, I mainly hope to help Dad relieve some of the pressure.'
After he finished speaking, Gu Chen couldn't help but frown.
All the proprietary Chinese medicines that the Ji family had previously listed for sale were concocted by Gu Chen a month ago.
His father-in-law's current rush to contact Professor Dong was nothing more than a way to not put all his eggs in one basket.
It seems that in the future, the Ji family will no longer have anything to do with the new drugs they launch.
For a businessman, this is a very normal approach.
Only by betting on multiple sides can a business be more sustainable and secure.
Moreover, now that the Xu family has completely collapsed, it is only a matter of time before the Ji family replaces them in Chuancheng.
But for Gu Chen personally, this approach made him think of another word, 'crossing the bridge after the river.'
However, it seems that his father-in-law's original intention was still very good, and he must have been very sincere.
But then, he ran into a soft nail with Professor Dong.
It was obvious that the other party did not only recognise money, and from the information that Gu Chen had previously obtained,
in fact, Professor Dong had always been somewhat dissatisfied with the Ji family and Gu Chen's previous actions.
But the other party was precisely so crucial. If the Ji family wanted to bypass Gu Chen to develop new drugs,
Then the entire Chuancheng, only Professor Dong and his research institute have the ability to develop new drugs for the Ji family.
What's more, what's even more decisive is that the Ji family has kept him in the dark from beginning to end.
Even if it weren't for what Ji Pianran told him today.
Then up to now, I'm afraid Gu Chen would still be kept in the dark.
And Gu Chen can basically guess that by now, I'm afraid his father-in-law
should have exhausted all possible options, but Professor Dong remains impervious.
If a company loses its ability to develop new drugs,
it means that the Ji family's proprietary Chinese medicine business will come to a halt.
In the future, all that can be done is to continue to develop channels, but it will be impossible to gain access to larger markets.
For a father-in-law who considers the family's reputation and the group's future his responsibility, this is obviously absolutely unacceptable.
Otherwise, Ji Pianran would not be so worried.
Thinking about this, Gu Chen turned his head and looked at the faint hope in his wife's eyes.
He couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and then took her hand to comfort her.
'Don't worry, Pianran, I will definitely help with this matter.'