Chu Tingnian noticed his assistant's expression and glanced at Gu Jinhuai as well, asking the assistant, "What's wrong? Just tell me."
The assistant coughed before awkwardly speaking, "A lot of news related to President Gu's... ex-girlfriend has suddenly surfaced online. It seems like someone is deliberately targeting him and manipulating public opinion."
Chu Tingnian's face darkened upon hearing the words "ex-girlfriend".
What happened?
Gu Jinhuai's expression froze, clearly somewhat surprised.
The assistant, forcing a smile, continued, "Many online reports claim that Miss Chu Yu is a third party who interfered in President Gu his ex-girlfriend."
As he finished speaking, the assistant's voice grew softer and softer.
Chu Tingnian's questioning gaze quickly shifted to Gu Jinhuai.
Before Chu Tingnian could even ask a question, Gu Jinhuai quickly replied, "Before this revelation was published, the editor-in-chief of Luhua News Agency contacted me by phone. I was aware of it."
Chu Tingnian, who had been momentarily overwhelmed by emotions, quickly regained his composure.
Just from what the assistant said, the content of this revelation is incredibly dramatic and complicated.
Given Gu Jinhuai's status, he shouldn't be so desperate as to do such a thing.
That's obvious; someone is deliberately sabotaging us behind the scenes.
Chu Tingnian wasn't stupid; once he calmed down, he quickly realized what was going on.
The hottest topic online right now is definitely the news of the sudden marriage alliance between the Gu and Chu families.
The marriage between their two families will inevitably attract the attention of other wealthy families in Beijing, so this sudden revelation was probably done by one of them.
Chu Tingnian put down his teacup, rested his hand on the chair, and slowly asked, "How do you plan to handle this matter?"
Gu Jinhuai said in a steady voice, "This matter still requires the cooperation of President Chu and Xiao Yu. If all goes well, we should be able to find out who is really behind this."
As more and more media outlets broke the news online, netizens' speculations about the true identity of Gu Jinhuai's ex-girlfriend began to become increasingly outrageous.
[I heard that Gu Jinhuai's ex-girlfriend was blind, but President Gu never looked down on her and remained devoted to her.]
[What? I heard the other person is a Cinderella. This one is more likely.]
[I heard that Gu Jinhuai's ex-girlfriend passed away after being seriously ill?]
It has to be said that netizens' speculations have gone so far that Chu Yu himself might die of anger on the spot after reading them.
Logically speaking, under such a huge public outcry, Gu Jinhuai's ex-girlfriend should have been exposed or she should have come forward to clarify things herself.
But a long time has passed, and no one claiming to be Gu Jinhuai's ex-girlfriend has come forward online.
Meng Fuyu's original plan was to wait for Gu Jinhuai's ex-girlfriend to appear before proceeding.
I never expected to be stuck here.
Sitting in his office, Meng Fuyu toyed with a fountain pen in his hand, then lightly tapped it on the desk.
"Forget it, it saves me the trouble of making plans later if they don't come out."
The revelations about Gu Jinhuai's ex-girlfriend have spread across the internet. If she doesn't show up soon, this media storm won't end.
Under pressure from netizens, the shareholders of the Gu Group and Chu Group could not allow their respective groups' reputations to plummet. Naturally, some shareholders would try to stop their marriage alliance.
Meng Fuyu's plan can be considered to have been successfully completed.
On the other side, Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai sat facing each other.
After a period of silence, Chu Yu spoke up, "So you mean, we should just announce it at the banquet?"
Gu Jinhuai nodded.
Chu Yu composed himself and snorted coldly, "You wish! Don't think you can marry me so easily just like that."
Originally, Chu Yu hadn't planned to agree to Gu Jinhuai right away. However, when both the Chu Group and Gu Group families encountered trouble at the same time, the marriage alliance could offset the negative impact of those events, so Chu Yu finally relented.
As a result, this leaked rumor has indirectly accelerated the development of their relationship.
Gu Jinhuai knew he had gotten the better deal this time, so he coughed lightly and asked, "So what do you want me to do to marry you?"
Chu Yu crossed her arms and looked Gu Jinhuai up and down.
"You should at least show some sincerity, shouldn't you?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jinhuai seriously considered it for two seconds.
In Gu Jinhuai's understanding, when the other party says they want to show some sincerity, it basically means they want money.
Gu Jinhuai pursed his lips and blurted out without thinking.
"All my shares, real estate, jewelry, gold, and bank accounts are yours."
Then, Gu Jinhuai added, "Is this... enough sincerity?"
Chu Yu: "...?"
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you." Chu Yu wasn't too angry, because when she was with Gu Jinhuai before, this man had expressed his sincerity in the same way.
They readily give away money and houses, and when buying jewelry, they almost always buy the most expensive items.
All expenses, including food, clothing, and daily necessities, were set to the highest level.
This is how Gu Jinhuai felt he had shown all his sincerity.
Although Chu Yu wasn't really into this kind of thing, it seemed like she couldn't have too high expectations for dating a straight man.
After Chu Yu turned and left, Gu Jinhuai lowered his head and fell silent, deep in thought.
Isn't this enough to show sincerity?
But this was basically all of his wealth.
A few minutes later, the assistant cautiously entered the room. " President Gu, invitations have been sent to the other families in your name."
Gu Jinhuai then snapped out of his daze. He nodded and hummed in agreement, then asked, "Tell me, what can I do to make a girl feel that I'm very sincere?"