Just as her fingertip touched the door handle.
Yu Yuanshen called out to her, "Zixuan."
"Hmm?" Gu Zixuan turned around.
Yu Yuanshen hesitated for a long moment, quietly looking in the direction of the club, and said, "The preliminary investigation results aren't out yet, don't be too afraid. If you need help, just let me know."
His calm words weren't overly embellished, yet they brought a warm reassurance to the heart.
Gu Zixuan's eyes rippled with emotion.
Pausing for a moment, she took a deep breath and smiled, "There's nothing to be afraid of, I trust my father wouldn't do such things, but if I need anything, I'll tell you."
Being polite meant she didn't need it, or rather, she didn't need "him" at the moment.
Looking at that proud and stubborn woman, Yu Yuanshen smiled, didn't insist on making her stay, just waved at Gu Zixuan.
Gu Zixuan curved her lips into a smile, took her handbag, and turned to leave.
As Gu Zixuan walked away, his gaze quietly followed her slender back.
Until the phone rang, and he answered it.
"Yu Yuanshen, did you get Zixuan there?"
The crisp and decisive voice could only belong to Yu Wei.
"I did." Yu Yuanshen rubbed his temple.
"Oh."
Yu Wei was momentarily stunned, perhaps catching a hint of a subtle emotion in Yu Yuanshen's tone, she chuckled, "Why do I hear a bit of reluctance in your voice? What, do you like our Xuanxuan, see her in trouble, want to play the hero and rescue the beauty but got rejected?"
Yu Yuanshen was slightly taken aback.
A streak of color quickly flashed across his face, he said, "Weiwei, don't say such things, she has a family."
"So what, He Qimo isn't good to her. You have no idea what kind of mess she's been dealing with lately, who knows, she might get divorced any day now. If you can really marry her, I'll immediately call you my brother."
Yu Wei was joking, and hung up after saying it.
Yu Yuanshen, however, held onto the phone, looking towards the direction where the beautiful figure had departed.
Is she about to get a divorce?
With that thought, and considering the fact that he had been divorced for two years, he laughed slightly, started the car, and drove away...
When Gu Zixuan entered the venue, the banquet had only just begun.
Nobles and business magnates were talking amongst each other amidst the clinking of glasses, under the glow of luxurious and brilliant crystal chandeliers, accompanied by the low, beautiful music of violins.
As Gu Zixuan walked, she was searching for some political leaders her father once introduced her to at such banquets.
When her father's incident occurred, at first, a few leaders strongly supported them, but soon, some conduct issues about these leaders were exposed, and the disciplinary committee quickly initiated an investigation, their swift measures incomparable.
The one with the best relationship was the first to be found with issues and was imprisoned.
This led to almost all those who wanted to help being implicated within half a month of the incident being exposed, and those with a general relationship practically avoided the Gu Family meticulously.
Of course, this also reflected that the issue might be far more "complicated" than a typical case.
Gu Zixuan furrowed her brow in thought, not realizing.
Her flowing white form-fitting long dress had caught someone's gaze.
Under the crystal lights, his eyes, deeper than midnight, shimmered slightly with star-like splendor, quietly watching.
Gu Zixuan first found Dean Chen from the Rongcheng Court, by the window, he was smoking.
She approached him, gracefully smiled, "Uncle Chen."
Chen Xipi was taken aback, looking at the exquisitely beautiful lady before him, he quickly remembered who she was.
"Gu Zixuan?"
"Yes, Uncle Chen, you have a great memory." Gu Zixuan softly curved her lips into a smile.
But in the next moment, she saw Chen Xipi subtly take a step back, using the act of smoking to change his posture inconspicuously.