The moment Ji Yunhuai said that, Gu Sipei's expression turned truly ugly.
"With a project that big, isn't the Ji Family afraid of biting off more than it can chew?" he asked.
"It's precisely because it's so big that the Ji Family should help shoulder the Gu Family's burden." Ji Yunhuai shrugged, still smiling. Anyone who didn't know the circumstances might genuinely have thought he was acting out of kindness. "Compared to you forcibly inviting someone over without asking, Mr. Gu, I'd say I'm repaying hostility with kindness, wouldn't you?"
Gu Sipei: "..."
Fine. He had now experienced firsthand just how difficult Ji Yunhuai was to deal with. It seemed the rumors weren't entirely unfounded.
At this point, Lu Xiaoxiao was a little lost as she watched the drama unfold. Still confused, she asked the system in her mind what that riverside project was.
The system launched into an explanation, telling her it was a government-led project worth hundreds of billions. Its enormous scale meant that, aside from the Ji Family and the Gu Family, no third prominent family in the entire Imperial Capital could take it on alone. Of course, the profits upon completion would also be enormous.
Previously, the Ji Family had never shown any interest in this project, so the Gu Family had encountered no obstacles while preparing for it. But if Ji Yunhuai really intervened, things would be very different.
Even giving up a small portion of the profits would mean a huge loss for the Gu Family compared to its original prospects.
This was supposed to be Gu Sipei's final move to crush Gu Sijing completely. Ji Yunhuai's interference wouldn't undermine his foundations, but it would inevitably delay his original plan.
At the end, 037 summed it up in one sentence: "Anyway, Ji Yunhuai bringing