For some reason, Peng Die felt like a prey targeted by a leopard. Her whole body bristled with fear, and she trembled nervously.
Gu Sisi didn't expect to see Huo Cheng in the company either. She thought he was here to find her. "Why are you here?"
"Just came to check on you."
Just as she thought.
Gu Sisi was puzzled. Although there had been rumors about their relationship, it had never been made public. Huo Cheng's appearance this time would surely fuel the rumors.
Peng Die shivered with fear at Huo Cheng's words.
She had long heard the rumors about Gu Sisi and Huo Cheng. She was jealous of why Gu Sisi was so lucky, which was why she always made things difficult for her and embarrassed her.
Thinking that the man had heard the words she had just scolded Gu Sisi with, and there was indeed some relationship between them, she regretted it so much that she felt like dying.
She could only force a dry laugh with a stiff neck. "Mr. Huo, you two talk. I'll go back to work first."
Just as she was about to slip away, Huo Cheng called her out. "What did you mean by what you just said?"
Peng Die stopped in her tracks. "Mr. Huo, I was just exchanging some views on the company's project with Gu Sisi..."
"Oh, really?" Huo Cheng's deep eyes stared directly at her as if he could see through her. Peng Die felt uneasy and didn't dare to meet his gaze anymore.
"What views? Can I have a listen?" Huo Cheng's voice was very calm, but Peng Die felt a strong sense of oppression. It was obvious that he was standing up for Gu Sisi.
Damn little liar! Peng Die cursed viciously in her heart.
"Mr. Huo, this is an internal matter of our company. Moreover, it's not excessive to criticize an employee who has made mistakes at work, right? Gu Sisi made a promise during the negotiation without permission on something she couldn't achieve, sacrificing the company's interests. She should take responsibility."
She wasn't sure about the relationship between Huo Cheng and Gu Sisi. As long as she shifted the contradiction to work, Gu Sisi would be unable to defend herself, and Huo Cheng couldn't do anything to her.
"What if she can fulfill the promise she made?"
Huo Cheng's words stunned Peng Die.
"She... she's just a junior employee. How could she possibly achieve it?"
"Because I'm the boss of this company now."
Snap!
The last glimmer of hope in Peng Die's heart was shattered. Since she saw Huo Cheng appear, she had been wondering if the person who acquired the company was him. Unexpectedly, it was really him.
Gu Sisi just realized it too. Huo Cheng had acquired her company. No wonder he would show up here during working hours.
With Huo Cheng's support, no one questioned the project anymore, and Gu Sisi finally got some peace. Even Peng Die didn't dare to show up in front of her easily.
When it was time to get off work, Gu Sisi stretched. She had completed this week's work. It was the weekend tomorrow, and she planned to go out with Yang Qian to celebrate.
The phone rang. She answered it. "Hello, Mom?"
Looking at the caller ID, she was a bit puzzled. Her mother never called her during working hours.
"Sisi, do you have time to come home this weekend?"
Gu Sisi glanced at her work schedule and nodded. "Yes, Mom. What's up?"
"It's okay. Mom just misses you. You haven't been home for a long time."
After moving out of home, she had been living in Huo Cheng's villa. It took more than an hour to drive from her workplace to the Gu family's home, so she didn't have time to go home on weekdays.
After being so busy for so long, it was time to relax. "Mom, I'll go home tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Sisi's parents frowned tightly.
"How about it? Will Sisi come back?"
"She'll come back tomorrow. But I didn't say anything about the other things."
"Sigh, let's wait until she comes back then."
The next day, Gu Sisi called Sister Hu in the villa and then went out to take a taxi back to the Gu family's home. On the way, she bought a lot of food for her parents.
"Dad, Mom, why do you two look so unhappy?" She put down the things in her hands. "Mom, help me take these. I'm so tired."
"Sisi, tell me the truth. Have you done something shady behind your dad and me?"
"Let the child sit down first. It's been a long way and she must be tired." Father Gu gave her a look and took the things from Gu Sisi's hands and carried them into the kitchen.
"Dad, Mom, what on earth is going on?" She was completely confused and felt that something must have happened.
Mother Gu took out a crumpled newspaper with the bold and enlarged title: Huo Cheng's Mysterious Girlfriend Exposed!
Gu Sisi saw her own photo at a glance. She shrank back nervously and didn't know how to explain.
She had signed an agreement with Huo Cheng and was now his nominal fiancée.
The matter was supposed to be kept secret, but it was all because Huo Cheng had shown up at the company a few times and deliberately got close to her each time, giving those with ulterior motives a chance to seize on it.