Before going, he made a phone call to Nie Qingcang. In order to reverse the bad impression that Nie Qingcang had of the original owner, he had been very obedient and went home on time every day. He took the opportunity to express his loyalty to the man and curry favor with him.
Although Nie Qingcang still had a fierce attitude towards him, his gaze towards him had become less disgusted. During meals, he would take the initiative to chat with him and even find time to give him a ride on the way to school. So, as a good younger brother who listened well, it was natural to report to him if he didn’t come home on time.
Nie Qingcang was in a meeting when he received Gu Bai’s call. He was in a bad mood because the tasks he had assigned to the staff were not done up to his standards. The meeting room was filled with cold air.
When he heard the phone ringing, he frowned. His secretary immediately went outside to answer the call.
When Nie Qingcang was in a bad mood, he wouldn’t answer any phone calls, especially important work calls that usually went through his secretary to schedule a time to talk.
After hearing Gu Bai’s report from the other end of the phone, the secretary walked in and quickly explained to Nie Qingcang, “President Nie, your younger brother said that you don’t need to pick him up after school…”
“Next time he calls, just pass it straight to me…”
After hearing that it was Gu Bai, Nie Qingcang’s frowning brows relaxed a bit. Gu Bai’s recent obedience and closeness had made him feel at ease. He had completely changed his opinion of him.
Before, he had neglected the teenager too much. The teenager was not as gloomy and unlikeable as he had thought. He was just silent and had a child’s temperament. As long as they spent more time together, the teenager was actually very well-behaved. It felt good to have a listening and obedient little brother who relied on him.
Signaling everyone to wait, he picked up the phone and dialed back.
After the call connected, a smile appeared on his face and he spoke in a gentle tone, “Rong Qing, what’s up?”
The warm and friendly expression startled everyone in the meeting room. They weren’t mistaken, Nie Qingcang, who had always been serious and rarely smiled, was actually showing this kind of expression?!
On the other end of the phone, Gu Bai was also surprised to receive the call back from Nie Qingcang. The secretary had just answered the call, so he thought that the man would be busy.
He had just made a report, so there was no need to call back and ask him again. It seemed that he needed to work harder to improve his impression. Nie Qingcang still didn’t trust him completely and was probably worried that he would go out and mess around.
With this thought in mind, Gu Bai quickly explained on the phone, “Brother, I have a friend asking me out for dinner today, don’t worry, I’ll come back immediately after dinner. I’ll definitely be home before 8 o’clock. Did I bother you just now?”
“No, I just briefly discussed some work. It’s not important…”
After hearing this, the employees in the meeting room widened their eyes. It’s not important? Weren’t they discussing issues with a billion-dollar project just now, boss?
Nie Qingcang didn’t even spare a glance at everyone, but continued to question through the phone, “You’re having dinner with your friend? Which friend?”
“Just a classmate, you don’t know him…”
After giving an ambiguous answer, Gu Bai repeatedly assured Nie Qingcang that he would come home early in the evening and then hung up the phone. He didn’t dare to directly tell Nie Qingcang that he was having dinner with Fu Zixuan.
Nie Qingcang’s smile faded from his face after the call ended and he learned that he couldn’t pick up his younger brother while on the way. He secretly thought that he really paid too little attention to Rong Qing. He didn’t even know who his friends were. He wasn’t a responsible older brother.
But when he remembered Rong Qing’s past, his brows furrowed. Friends? What kind of friends could Rong Qing have in the past? They were just a group of scoundrels.
With this thought in mind, Nie Qingcang became vigilant. He closed the doc*ments on the table, stood up, and gave instructions.
“Today’s meeting ends here. I hope to see a specific implementation plan on my desk on Wednesday morning. That’s it, you’re dismissed… Secretary Chen, cancel all the appointments for tonight and I have other things to attend to.”
After saying that, Nie Qingcang quickly left the meeting room, leaving a group of managers lamenting and wailing about having to work overtime on the weekend.
On the other side, Gu Bai arrived at the restaurant where he had agreed to meet with Fu Zixuan.
Since he received the phone call from Fu Zixuan, he had been thinking about the reason why Fu Zixuan wanted to meet with him.
According to Fu Zixuan’s dislike for the original owner’s personality, he would never take the initiative to meet the original owner. There was no such scene in the original plot.
Therefore, it wasn’t difficult to guess that Fu Zixuan’s appearance today was instigated by someone else, and the only person who would instigate him besides Wu Zhenzhen was no one else.
Why did Wu Zhenzhen encourage Fu Zixuan to meet him? She wouldn’t be giving his capable subordinate an opportunity to take advantage of him, would she?
With this thought in mind, Gu Bai calmly interacted with Fu Zixuan while discreetly observing the restaurant.
Finally, he saw Nan Lichen’s figure in the corner and immediately understood.
So, Wu Zhenzhen was creating an opportunity for his trusted subordinate to seize the opportunity.
In the original plot, although there wasn’t a scene where Fu Zixuan invited him, at this time, the original owner had already been rejected by Fu Zixuan and was heartbroken. Nan Lichen then entered the original owner’s heart at this time.
Even if the plot was to be replayed, Wu Zhenzhen still chose the same method.
Since that was the case, he would carry out his own plan more smoothly.
When Gu Bai noticed Nie Qingcang’s car parked on the side of the road, he wasn’t aware of his presence. Although he was here on a mission, once he entered the original owner’s body, he became the original owner. As an ordinary person, he didn’t have such keen senses to know everything.
He hurriedly ran towards the car with a happy face, opened the door, and got in. Then, he excitedly shouted, “Brother, are you here to pick me up?”
Originally, the man’s face was dark because he anticipated the possibility of catching them in the act. However, when he saw the surprised smile on Gu Bai’s face, all his anger seemed to deflate like a balloon.
But Nie Qingcang wasn’t someone who easily let go of his bad mood. After looking at Fu Zixuan’s car driving away at the intersection, he signaled the driver to start the car and looked at Gu Bai with an accusing expression.
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