Gu Sipei looked at Lu Jiaoyue, who stood before him feigning composure but unable to hide the accusation in her eyes. A flicker of understanding passed through his deep gaze, only to be replaced by a faint weariness.
Lu Xiaoxiao had told her after all.
Gu Sipei was not surprised.
Yesterday's "conversation" had ended on bad terms and caused such a commotion that even Ji Yunhuai had gotten involved. Given Lu Xiaoxiao's personality, it was perfectly natural for her to turn around and tell Lu Jiaoyue, whether to seek comfort or complain about him.
He had never expected Lu Xiaoxiao to keep anything secret for him. He simply had not expected Lu Jiaoyue to confront him so soon.
Even though he had prepared himself, when it actually happened, Gu Sipei still felt a small, stinging discomfort.
The feeling was unfamiliar, and worse than he had imagined.
As far as Gu Sipei was concerned, yesterday had been an utter failure.
He had intended to take the opportunity to put Lu Xiaoxiao in her place, clear up the inexplicable things about her, and test how much influence she had over Lu Jiaoyue. In the end, whether through threats or incentives, Gu Sipei had been confident he could find a way to bring Lu Xiaoxiao over to his side.
And what had happened? Ji Yunhuai had barged in out of nowhere.
Not only had he failed to achieve a single one of his original objectives, but that man had also interfered and publicly challenged him, declaring his intention to steal the project.
However meticulous Gu Sipei normally was, he could never have anticipated things turning out like this.
...Though the Riverside project would hardly shake the Gu Corporation's foundations, it would certainly disrupt his plans against Gu Sijing, and dealing with the aftermath