Was your account hacked?

After the meal, Xing Yisheng said goodbye to everyone. Gu Jiangfeng patted his shoulder. "This proposal really is good. Once I get back, I'll call everyone together for a meeting. I'm investing in your project."

Xing Yisheng gave a polite smile. "Thank you, Uncle Gu. Once I get back, the company will refine the proposal further."

Zhao Wanling's words sounded more like an elder showing concern for someone younger. "Come visit us more often when you have time. Xiao Yue has been back for so long, but he rarely takes the initiative to make friends."

"All right, I will."

Twenty minutes later, the driver arrived at the destination and picked up Xing Yisheng.

Xing Yisheng got into the car and saw Gu Zhiyue waving at him through the window. A smile unconsciously lifted the corners of his lips.

The driver kept glancing in the rearview mirror and couldn't help asking, "Boss, did you make a new friend?"

Xing Yisheng nodded. "A younger boy. The youngest son the Gu family recently found."

"Don't you dislike dealing with people outside your age group, boss? Especially younger ones, though you're not that old yourself."

"The young master of the Gu family is different. He's quite likable." Xing Yisheng instructed him, "Prepare a gift for me over the next few days. I can't show up empty-handed next time."

"Understood."

Xing Yisheng opened his social feed. Two or three of his close friends had all sent rows of question marks.

[Were you possessed? Or was your account hacked?]

[That name of yours almost made me think my phone had gone crazy!]

[Finally developed some sense? Why did you change to such a peculiar username?]

Xing Yisheng replied, [A friend I just met helped me change it.]

[Just met? Who? You're being this generous with someone you just met?]

Xing Yisheng replied to them, [The youngest son Uncle Gu's family recently found.]

[Oh~ Ah Sheng, even you take the initiative to ask for someone's contact information sometimes.]

[Actually, he approached me first.]

[Tsk (disappointed pout.jpg)]

[I'm going to be working with Uncle Gu again, so I might see that young master more often. What do boys his age like?] After sending the message, Xing Yisheng put down his phone, leaned back in his seat, and closed his eyes to rest.

Meanwhile, on the road, Gu Zhiyue rested his chin on the edge of the window, watching the nighttime scenery rush backward outside. He couldn't help yawning.

Xiao Jiu spoke up. [Host, want to hear some gossip to perk you up?]

Gu Zhiyue was bored. [What other gossip do you have?]

[Lots. What would you like to hear, host?]

[Let's save the gossip for later. What happens to the Gu family in the future? Give me the main points.]

The other three members of the Gu family all slowed their movements at the same time, holding their breath and falling silent for fear of missing a single word.

[All right, Xiao Jiu will explain it to you now, host.]

[In half a month, Gu Jiangli will join forces with rival corporations to frame the Gu family for cutting corners and causing deaths. Their credibility and reputation will plummet. Then your second brother, Gu Shen Ci, will face widespread attacks from haters in the entertainment industry. After this continues for a year, the Gu family's name will be cleared, and Gu Shen Ci's reputation will recover along with it.]

[But Gu Jiangli won't stop. Instead, he'll grow even more ruthless, using an endless stream of vicious methods and stopping at nothing. While putting on a facade of brotherly affection and respect, he'll secretly target Gu Jiangfeng's corporation, joining forces with several other corporations to bring it down bit by bit.]

Gu Zhiyue kept his eyes closed. [Who are the rivals? How long have they been planning this?]

[The Ye Family, the Bei Family, and the Sima Family. They began planning in secret two years ago. Last year, an unpublished research report was accidentally leaked from the Gu Corporation's research and development department. That was Gu Jiangli's doing. The employee who went in undercover was also secretly disposed of by the Ye Family.]

Gu Zhiyue frowned slightly. [Disposed of? So business warfare really is this frightening.]

Gu Jiangfeng slowly clenched the hand resting on his knee. The research and development staff had held meetings and stayed up late, finally managing to produce an initial draft of that research report, only for it to be leaked.

Fortunately, formal research and development hadn't begun at the time, so work had stopped at the initial draft.

Back then, he hadn't suspected Gu Jiangli. After learning of Gu Jiangli's motives, Gu Jiangfeng had thought back over the troubles the company had encountered in recent years and felt that Gu Jiangli had a hand in all of them.

Gu Zhiyue was puzzled. [Gu Jiangli gave my dad all his startup capital back then. Logically, Gu Jiangli wasn't doing badly himself, so how did he end up framing his own brother?]

[Maybe it's that emotion unique to humans at work.]

[What emotion?]

[Jealousy.]

Gu Zhiyue sighed silently. [Forget it. Let's stop talking about him. When was our family brought down?]

[Eight years from now.]

[Eight years isn't long, but it isn't short either. Still, Gu Jiangli really is good at hurting people. It took him just eight years to destroy his own younger brother's family and leave them dead.]

Gu Jiangfeng's and Zhao Wanling's phones chimed at the same time. They checked and saw that Gu Shuoyan had added them to a new group chat.

[That old bastard Gu Jiangli is going to cause trouble again. Dad, you'd better be prepared.]

[What's this group for?]

[So we can communicate. Having this group makes things much easier. Remember to adjust your sound settings in a moment, or it'll attract attention if our phones all chime together.]

Zhao Wanling wrote, [Done. We have to guard against this properly, or Xiao Ci will get dragged into it too. There are so many eyes watching in the entertainment industry. Even if it's resolved later, it'll definitely still leave a considerable impact.]

Gu Jiangfeng replied, [Don't worry. Now that I know, Gu Jiangli won't have a chance to act. Third, why didn't you add your eldest and second brothers too?]

Gu Shuoyan replied, [I'll add them once they come home. They need to experience something this unbelievable for themselves.]

Gu Zhiyue checked the time on his phone. It was past eight twenty in the evening. Once he got home, he could still spend some time on his phone and have a video call with Mom Qinglan.

The car suddenly swerved sharply to the side. Feeling the movement, Gu Jiangfeng asked, "What happened?"

The driver was breathing a little heavily from the fright. "Sir, the car ahead suddenly stopped. I almost hit it."

Zhao Wanling frowned slightly. "Stopping suddenly in the middle of the road-what if it causes an accident?"

Gu Zhiyue said, "I'll get out and take a look." As he spoke, he opened the door, got out, and walked over.

[Host! Save him! Hurry and save him!]

Gu Zhiyue knocked on the window but got no response. Hearing Xiao Jiu's cry, he immediately furrowed his brow. [What's going on?]

[I just scanned him. He's having a heart attack.]

Gu Zhiyue hurriedly waved for Gu Shuoyan to bring a window-breaking tool, then called emergency services. Once Gu Shuoyan brought the tool and smashed the glass, Gu Zhiyue called out to the man several times. Finding that he was still conscious, he searched the man's pocket for his medicine and gave it to him.

Fortunately, they weren't far from the hospital, and the ambulance arrived in less than ten minutes.

Watching the ambulance recede into the distance, Gu Zhiyue breathed a sigh of relief. [Why was he out alone when he has a heart condition? He didn't even have anyone with him. That's so dangerous.]

Xiao Jiu said, [That's Luo Yunhe, the young master of the Luo Family. His heart condition is congenital. Fortunately, his family has enough resources and money for him to fight it.]

The pale face covered in cold sweat flashed through Gu Zhiyue's mind. Then he shook his head. "Third Brother, let's go."

"All right. I'll contact the traffic police to come handle this."