Why didn't you tell me earlier that my little sister is still waiting for me?

Zhong Xiaoqin was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Lin Bufan, are you kidding me? Do you think you're a police dog? Can you smell someone else's scent?"

Lin Bufan nodded seriously: "Of course, my nose is sharper than that of a police dog. So don't think about doing bad things behind my back, otherwise I will definitely find out!" As he said that, Lin Bufan put his head close to Zhong Xiaoqin's neck and sniffed!

Zhong Xiaoqin pushed Lin Bufan away angrily: "Can you please behave yourself?"

After a pause, Zhong Xiaoqin frowned again and stared at Lin Bufan, because she felt that Lin Bufan would not say these things for no reason, and he must have discovered something: "Did you discover something? Have you seen Xu Huanshan and Lin Youyou alone together?"

Lin Bufan spread his hands: "No, I really smelled it, why don't you believe it?"

"Do you think anyone can believe this kind of thing?" Zhong Xiaoqin rolled her eyes and asked with her hands on her hips.

Lin Bufan shrugged and said nonchalantly, "I don't care. Anyway, I told you the truth. If you don't believe it, then Gu Jia will be the only one who will be hurt and sad. I won't lose a single hair!"

Zhong Xiaoqin stared at Lin Bufan's eyes, trying to discern truth from his deep gaze. Lin Bufan met her gaze with a clear gaze that left no room for error.

After a while, Zhong Xiaoqin sighed in frustration and rubbed her temple helplessly: "Then how do you want me to tell Gu Jia? Can I just rely on your dog nose to smell it out? Then Gu Jia will definitely think we are both crazy!"

Lin Bufan pretended to think for a moment, stroking his chin. He nodded, "Sister Xiaoqin is right. This is indeed inappropriate. It might even backfire and affect your long-standing friendship."

"That's right!" Zhong Xiaoqin nodded in agreement, "Then what do you say we should do?"

Lin Bufan suddenly straightened his back, a resolute expression on his face: "If that's the case, then I have no choice but to make some sacrifices."

"What do you mean?"

"Sister Xiaoqin, the relationship between you and Gu Jia for so many years cannot be affected by this incident. Since you are not comfortable speaking up, let me speak. Even if Gu Jia complains, she will only blame me, and it will never affect the friendship between you two."

Lin Bufan gently held Zhong Xiaoqin's hand, a resolute expression on his face. He said in a low and sincere voice, "I know that doing this might make Gu Jia dislike me, but for you, I'm willing to take this risk. After all... seeing you in such a difficult situation is more painful than being wronged myself."

Zhong Xiaoqin stared at Lin Bufan blankly. "Aren't you being too dramatic? You're talking as if you've made so many sacrifices and suffered so much injustice!"

"Sister Xiaoqin, you don't have to be too moved." Lin Bufan gently hugged Zhong Xiaoqin into his arms: "I'm a tough guy, so a few scoldings are nothing. But if you and Gu Jia get into a fight over this, how heartbroken I would be."

Zhong Xiaoqin couldn't hold it in any longer. She pinched Lin Bufan's waist with both hands and spun around frantically. "Tell me! What exactly did you come here for today? Are you up to something bad again?"

"Ouch! Sister Xiaoqin, be gentle!" Lin Bufan made a face with his teeth bared and quickly grabbed Zhong Xiaoqin's evil little hand: "I am innocent! What bad intentions could I have? Isn't this just for your own good?!"

Zhong Xiaoqin let go of her hand, crossed her arms, and glared at Lin Bufan: "Don't try that! With your character, you can't even borrow money from a black online loan!"

Lin Bufan rubbed his waist, which was pinched red, and blinked aggrievedly: "Sister Xiaoqin, am I this kind of person in your heart? I am really sincere this time!"

"Then swear!" Zhong Xiaoqin held up her pinky finger: "If you lie, I'll strike you with lightning!"

Lightning strikes?

That's it? !

With my physique, it would take at least 39 days of hardship to deal with it, right?

Being struck by lightning is no big deal!

"I swear!" Lin Bufan, feeling confident, immediately raised three fingers, his face righteous and awe-inspiring: "If I have any bad intentions towards Sister Gu Jia, let me get struck by lightning when I leave!"

Even though Lin Bufan had sworn, Zhong Xiaoqin was still a little worried: "You really don't have any bad ideas?"

"Of course not! I'm just worried that Sister Gu Jia will be deceived." Lin Bufan said with a look of grievance: "Since you doubt me so much, I will not care about this matter anymore. You can handle it yourself."

After saying that, Lin Bufan made a gesture to get up and leave.

"Hey, wait!" Zhong Xiaoqin quickly grabbed Lin Bufan's arm and softened her tone: "I was wrong, I was wrong, I wrongly blamed you, I apologize!"

Lin Bufan said with a straight face: "Okay, I accept your apology. Can you let me go now? I'm leaving."

Zhong Xiaoqin grabbed Lin Bufan's arm tightly and refused to let go: "Don't leave! I'm worried about Gu Jia! Can you help me?"

Lin Bufan snorted coldly: "You just suspected that I had ulterior motives!"

"Oh, I was wrong, okay?"

Seeing that Lin Bufan remained unmoved, Zhong Xiaoqin whispered, "You can't blame me for everything. After all, you're already famous. Just sorting out all the gossip about you online could fill a book!"

"Cough cough cough..." Lin Bufan was choking and coughing, and hurriedly explained to Zhong Xiaoqin: "Those things on the Internet are just nonsense written by unscrupulous media. Don't take them seriously. Sister Xiaoqin, you can't believe them! You must know that my sincerity towards you, Sister Xiaoqin, is witnessed by heaven and earth!"

Zhong Xiaoqin didn't even bother to roll her eyes at Lin Bufan's explanation. She simply said, "Since you love me so much, you must help me with this!"

Lin Bufan sighed and acted as if he was reluctant. "Alright, alright, for Sister Xiaoqin's sake, I'll do this with reluctance. But I have to make it clear first, if Sister Gu Jia doesn't believe it, you can't blame me."

Zhong Xiaoqin nodded repeatedly: "I don't blame you, I don't blame you! Just remind Gu Jia!"

Under Zhong Xiaoqin's repeated pleading, Lin Bufan left Xinyuan Property with joy!

Arriving at Grand Hyatt Mansion, Lin Bufan drove his sports car directly to the bottom of Building A. There was no other way, as Lin Bufan was afraid that if he parked in the underground garage, Gu Jia would not be able to see him, and then he would be flirting with a blind man!

After parking the car, Lin Bufan did not plan to go directly to find Gu Jia, but planned to go see if that bitch Xu Li was at home first, and by the way, take a look at his own beauty!

Yes, that's right!

The house in Junyue Mansion has been renovated and Xu Li has moved in!

And at her strong request, Huang Yimei and her daughter Xiaochu also moved in with her!

However, before Lin Bufan entered the building, another car stopped next to him, and the person who got out of the car was naturally the sister Gu he had been thinking about!

Gu Jia was wearing a simple and capable white suit today, with her hair neatly tied back and an exquisite tea gift box in her hand. When she saw Lin Bufan, her eyes lit up and a friendly smile immediately appeared on her face.

"Boss Lin, what a coincidence!" Gu Jia took the initiative to step forward, her tone filled with familiarity and enthusiasm: "I watched your live broadcast yesterday, it was so exciting! The scene of the 100 million cash made my heart beat faster."

"Sister Gu, please stop teasing me. Forget about Mr. Lin or Mr. Lin. Just call me Xiao Lin." Lin Bufan's eyes fell on the tea box in Gu Jia's hand and he asked casually, "Sister Gu, what have you been busy with recently? You look so exhausted."

Gu Jia sighed and shook the tea box in her hand helplessly: "Oh, don't mention it. I just came back from visiting a few clients." She shook the tea box, her tone with a hint of fatigue: "Some time ago, I was fooled into taking over a tea factory that was about to go bankrupt. Now I can only bite the bullet and go to the market myself."

Take over the bankrupt tea factory!

Run the market!

In other words, Gu Jia has evolved from wanting to join the wives' circle to seeing through the essence of the wives' circle and being determined to make a name for herself on her own!

Although he already understood in his heart, Lin Bufan still pretended to be surprised and asked, "Fool? Who fooled Sister Gu?"

Gu Jia gave a wry laugh, smoothing her wind-twisted hair. Her voice was filled with self-mockery and fatigue. "It's a long story, and it was my own naiveté. In order to fit in with the so-called wives' circle, I worked hard to get resources for Huanshan's company. It was all glamorous on the surface, having afternoon tea, learning flower arrangement, buying limited edition bags... Haha, the price I paid was to flatter those wives."

She raised the tea box in her hand, her fingertips unconsciously rubbing the edge. "Look, I got tricked by that Mrs. Li inside. She owns a tea factory and said she was selling it because of financial difficulties. She described the prospects as bright, with all the high-altitude organic tea gardens, century-old trees, and complete export qualifications... She talked up all sorts of things. I... I was too eager for quick success at the time, thinking this was an opportunity to break free from the control of the fireworks company and gain a real foothold in the wives' circle. I took it on the spur of the moment without doing enough due diligence."

Gu Jia's voice dropped, her annoyance clear. "Only when I finally took over did I realize it was a hot potato! What qualifications? The organic certification had expired and couldn't be renewed! The inventory was seriously overstocked, it was all stale tea! The accounts were a mess, and there was a huge debt! That Mrs. Li was a smiling tiger, she had dug a trap for me to jump into. Only then did I realize that she looked down on me and just wanted to see me fall."

Lin Bufan's eyebrows suddenly raised, and he acted indignantly: "Damn it! This Mrs. Li is such a piece of shit, right? She's obviously trying to cheat people! Sister Gu, don't stop me, give me the address, I'm going to block her at her door! I can't kill her with spit, but I'm going to beat her up every time I see her! Beat her until she can't take care of herself!" As he spoke, Lin Bufan exaggeratedly rolled up his non-existent sleeves, pretending to kick the tire of the sports car next to him to vent his anger.

Gu Jia burst out laughing at Lin Bufan's exaggerated reaction, and the fatigue and depression she had felt for the past few days seemed to dissipate a little. She shook her head helplessly, a look of relief in her eyes: "Alright, alright, Xiaolin, calm down. It's all in the past. Hitting someone won't solve the problem, and it's not worth it to get yourself involved."

After a pause, Gu Jia weighed the tea box in her hand, her eyes becoming firm again: "Now, I have only one thought in mind, I have to find a way to revitalize this tea factory."

"Ah?" The anger on Lin Bufan's face was instantly replaced by great surprise: "Revitalize? Sister Gu, didn't you just say this is a huge pit? Expired certification, backlog of old tea, and huge debts! Isn't this a bottomless pit? Shouldn't you make a bold move and cut the losses in time? Why are you planning to sink deeper and deeper..."

At this point, Lin Bufan's eyes suddenly lit up. He leaned closer, lowered his voice, and said with a hint of mysterious excitement, "Sister Gu, are you a man with a keen eye? Have you discovered a treasure hidden in this tea factory that no one else has discovered? The kind that can make you rich?"

"Get rich? What are you thinking about?" Gu Jia sighed softly, her eyes looking towards the tall buildings in the distance. Her voice was calm but revealed an unquestionable stubbornness: "To be honest, the moment I took over and discovered the truth, I also thought about selling it immediately to cut my losses. The farther away the better, just thinking of paying for a huge lesson."

As she spoke, Gu Jia turned her head again and looked directly into Lin Bufan's eyes. There was helplessness in her eyes, but more of a sense of responsibility that was almost stubborn. "Xiao Lin, you don't understand. I went to that tea factory in the mountains of western Hunan. I saw those tea farmers with my own eyes. They have relied on that tea plantation for their livelihood for generations. Mrs. Li withdrew her investment and ran away. What will they do if the tea factory collapses? Those old people, the wrinkles on their faces are deep enough to kill mosquitoes, and their hands are as rough as old tree bark. They rely on the meager income from picking and making tea to survive. And those children, they look at you eagerly, their eyes are so clear that it makes you feel distressed..."

Gu Jia paused, took a deep breath, and could almost still smell the tea-scented mountain air. "I took over. Regardless of whether I was deceived or not, I signed the contract, and the responsibility is on me. I can't just walk away like Mrs. Li, destroying the jobs of hundreds of people. They trust me, even if that trust may have been gained by Mrs. Li in the beginning. But I am in that position now, and I have to take responsibility. This is not about money, it's about conscience."

Gu Jia's eyes grew sharp, with a desperate glint in them: "Also, do you know? In that circle, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are watching me, waiting to laugh at me, waiting to see me admit defeat in disgrace as Mrs. Li expected, proving that I, Gu Jia, am an idiot who overestimates my own abilities and deserves to be cheated." Gu Jia straightened her back, her chin slightly raised: "I won't! I just want to make it happen! No matter how difficult it is, I will try. I want to show them that I, Gu Jia, am not a vase that can be manipulated and mocked at will in their circle! I can rely on my own abilities to turn the mess in the eyes of others into a viable path!"

After hearing what Gu Jia said, Lin Bufan couldn't help but stand in awe. He gave her a thumbs up and praised her sincerely, "Sister Gu, your vision and responsibility really make me admire you! Compared to you, those people in the wives' circle are simply traitors and not worth mentioning!"