Beijing Colors Lingering

Zhou Yancong was not surprised by his grandfather's call.

After his grandfather finished speaking, Zhou Yancong calmly recounted everything that had happened at Huaheng that day, and stated that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

After listening to his grandson's words, Grandpa Zhou on the other end of the phone remained silent for several seconds before saying, "You can make your own decision. Just don't wrong Grandpa Cheng's little granddaughter, after all, you two are about to get engaged."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yancong immediately assured his grandfather, saying calmly, "Grandpa, don't worry, I will never let Sui Sui suffer any injustice, and everything will be for her sake."

Grandpa Zhou added, "Bring Sui Sui to the old house for dinner on Saturday. Your grandma and I both want to see you."

Zhou Yancong replied, "Okay, I've been thinking about that too, but I need to ask her opinion first."

"Ah."

After thinking for a while, Grandpa Zhou instructed him, "By the way, remember to tell Sui Sui that she doesn't need to buy a gift. You can just come to the old house directly, so as not to trouble her."

Zhou Yancong replied, "Okay, I know what to do."

After saying a few more words, Grandpa Zhou hung up the phone. After thinking it over, he made another call.

……

A dozen minutes later, in the lobby on the first floor of the Gu family villa.

Gu Sihe sat on the sofa, listening anxiously to her grandfather and Grandpa Zhou talking on the phone.

A moment later, Grandpa Gu hung up the phone, looked up at his granddaughter, and said in a deep voice, "Sihe, since things have come to this, you don't need to waste your time on Zhou Yancong. You can choose someone else. After all, matters of the heart cannot be forced."

As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Sihe frowned slightly and said with dissatisfaction, "Grandpa, but I've liked him for so many years, how can I just give up like that?"

Grandpa Gu's expression remained calm upon hearing this. He said to her, "He didn't even remember you. What's the use of liking him for a long time?"

Gu Sihe was so shocked by her grandfather's words that she was speechless.

Yes, during the time she worked at Huaheng, Zhou Yancong didn't even give her a second glance, and didn't even recognize her.

To be precise, Zhou Yancong never remembered her at all; she was just deluding herself from beginning to end.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Grandpa Gu thought for a while and then reminded her quite seriously: "Sihe, in short, remember not to provoke Zhou Yancong in the future. The Su family offended him some time ago, and you must have heard about the consequences."

Gu Sihe pursed her lips, still not answering her grandfather's question, a look of resentment on her face.

Seeing his granddaughter's appearance, Grandpa Gu recalled what he had just heard.

He learned over the phone that Zhou Yancong already had a fiancé, the daughter of the Cheng family, who was also the girl his granddaughter had met that day. No wonder Zhou Yancong had fired his granddaughter.

After pondering for a long time, Grandpa Gu still didn't say anything more, knowing that even if he told his granddaughter about this now, she might not give up on Zhou Yancong.

On the day Zhou Yancong got engaged to that girl, Grandpa Gu decided to take his granddaughter to the scene so that she could witness it with her own eyes, hoping that this would finally make her give up on him.

Seeing his granddaughter remain silent, Grandpa Gu gently shook his head and earnestly reminded her again, "Sihe, remember not to anger Zhou Yancong. He is not a soft-hearted person."

Immediately afterwards, Grandpa Gu got up and left the hall.

After hearing her grandfather's words, Gu Sihe slowly lowered her eyes and stared blankly at the ground.

Gu Sihe suddenly remembered the first time she met Zhou Yancong a few years ago.

She fell in love with Zhou Yancong at first sight, her gaze following him constantly, but he always remained indifferent and calm, and even left not long afterward.

When her grandfather asked her if she was willing to get engaged to Zhou Yancong, she agreed without hesitation.

However, Zhou Yanzong explicitly refused to get engaged to her, and she knew that she couldn't keep pestering a man like Zhou Yanzong.

Therefore, she chose to go abroad in time, trying to leave a good impression on the other party and hoping to find a suitable opportunity to appear by Zhou Yancong's side.

She returned to China to work at Huaheng some time ago, hoping to take advantage of her proximity to Zhou Yancong and gradually make her move on him.

But to her surprise, all of this was meaningless; it was just self-comfort.

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The next morning, at the Huaheng Group headquarters building, on the top floor, in the secretary's office.

After several early-arriving employees sat down at their workstations, they gossiped while organizing the documents on their desks.

What happened last night has already spread in the gossip group chat at headquarters. Everyone knows that the big boss has a girlfriend, and that he even fired Gu Sihe in a fit of rage for her sake.

An employee who was watching the scene last night said that the big boss's girlfriend is very beautiful and has a curvaceous figure, and the two are a perfect match.

As soon as Yan Ze arrived, he heard the constant chatter. He glanced around, then coughed lightly and solemnly reminded them, "We cannot discuss Mr. Zhou's private affairs. This is a one-time exception."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone fell silent, and no one dared to say anything more about it.

However, in the evening, everyone continued chatting in the headquarters' gossip group chat.

Yan Ze, who was silently lurking in the group, saw message after message pop up—

Employee 1: [Finally off work, time to go home and lie down.]

Employee 2: [I only said a few words about the boss this morning and Lao Yan caught me and even warned me. I'm so unlucky.]

Employee 3: [You guys dare to gossip about the boss in the company? No wonder you work in the top-level secretarial office, impressive! We don't dare slack off or chat, we only dare to work diligently. -_-||]

Employee 2: [I arrived early today, before work hours even started, so I definitely wouldn't dare discuss the boss's personal affairs during work hours.]

Employee 4: [Did any of you who were there watching the drama last night take a picture of the boss's girlfriend? I'm really curious about what she looks like.]

Employee 2: [Anyway, she's very pretty, but no one dares to take pictures of her secretly...]

Employee 5: [Last night was the first time I'd ever seen such a gentle boss. Usually, he has an icy expression, is unapproachable, and seems aloof.]

Employee 6: [Haha, this is the style of all domineering CEOs.]

Employee 1: [And the boss even carefully pulled his girlfriend into his arms, as if afraid she would be unhappy.]

Employee 7: [Hearing you guys say that, it seems like the boss is a bit love-struck.]

Employee 8: [A man's love-struck mind is his best dowry.]

Employee 9: [That's right.]

Employee 2: [The boss's girlfriend looks so petite standing next to him, hehe, I wonder if she can handle it...]

Employee 5: [The boss will definitely treat everyone kindly. ???]

Employee 10: [Please elaborate, I want to hear it →_→……]

Employee 11: [Ahem, please be mindful of the tone of your chat, or you might get banned! (#-.-)]

Employee 12: [Don't worry, you can use alternative words...]

……

Meanwhile, Yan Ze, who was still lurking in the group chat, was browsing everyone's messages. As long as there were no excessive comments, he would not express any opinions or interfere with them.

Meanwhile, Yu Feng and Li Chen were lurking in the group chat, silently browsing every message.