Chapter 94: The Lawyer Hecheng
Gu Zijin’s appearance sent shivers down their spine, holding everyone else there in awe. A few reporters recognized him right away and didn’t dare to utter a word.
He glanced at the people who mobbed Qin Muxuan just now and snorted,
“I am curious who gives you the courage to touch my wife?”
His words shocked everyone. Chu Yiyi stood on the stage with her face turning pale and looked to a direction in a daze but found no one there. Then, Chu Yiyi was at a total loss.
Gu Zijin walked to Qin Muxuan and reached out his hand to her. Right now, her long hair was messy, her clothes were wrinkled because of her fall and the look on her face was extremely embarrassed.
With her eyes getting red, she sniffed injuredly and then put her hand on Gu Zijin’s palm. The latter held her in his arms and patted on her back to comfort her.
“Stupid girl, why don’t you fight back?”
“Gu Zijin, I didn’t steal her design, nor did I know what has happened.”
“I see.”
Gu Zijin’s eyes were filled with sullenness, looking like the bottomless abysses. Chu Yiyi didn’t dare to look at him the whole time because she was well aware how powerful this man was in City A. She was afraid that she would have a mental breakdown when she raised her head and looked right into Gu Zijin’s eyes.
Meanwhile, Gu Zijin had already fixed his eyes on Chu Yiyi and snorted,
“Miss Chu, can you show me the proof of my wife’s plagiarism?”
Chu Yiyi handed him her phone timidly with her hand trembling. Gu Zijin looked at the design which was no different from Qin Muxuan’s and then said with a gloomy look,
“Miss Chu, why did you say that my wife has stolen your design, instead of the other way around?”
Hearing the threatening voice, Chu Yiyi wiped her tears and looked to Gu Zijin,
“Mr. Gu, I know I’m just a student whose words mean nothing, but you cannot throw your weight about like this! Miss Qin has plagiarized my design this time, otherwise how can you explain those identical parts in our designs?”
Gu Zijin compressed his thin lips and bent over to hold Qin Muxuan up. Then he strode off after leaving a few words. The reporters behind him followed him right away,
“Mr. Gu! When did you marry Miss Qin?”
“That’s right! You haven’t held a wedding yet, is it a shotgun marriage?”
Gu Zijin, eyes showing a frightening look, said slowly,
“If you don’t want lose your reputation and your jobs, get the hell out of here.”
In no time, there was only silence. Gu Zijin walked out of the competition venue in vigorous strides with Qin Muxuan in his arms. Chu Yiyi stood there with her head buzzing. Just now, Gu Zijin said, “Then, I’ll see you in court in three days.” In court… Chu Yiyi suddenly got a bit scared. She was just a college student in the second year who didn’t have the money or power. If she went to the court, she would only end up in losing the lawsuit.
By then, she would not only be caught lying, but also spend her youthful years in prison.
Thinking of that, Chu Yiyi couldn’t be calm anymore and left there at once when everyone else was focusing on Gu Zijin and Qin Muxuan who had just left. Then she dialed a number in a hurry.
In the Yin Group.
Yin Youting was reading the financial news right now when suddenly his assistant knocked on the door and walked in.
“Mr. Yin, the building site in the northern area is calling for bids right now. That area is yet to be developed. As long as we can purchase and develop that land, we’ll get huge profits.”
Yin Youting put down the newspaper and stood up, saying,
“You think we are the only ones who realized the benefits of that land? Due to the hold-out residents in that area, no one has been able to crack that hard nut. By the way, how’s the international contest for design going now?”
“Eh, Miss Qin has won the first place at first, but someone accused her of plagiarizing on the spot. Miss Qin was even tripped up by someone and fell onto the ground.”
Hearing that, Yin Youting got nervous at once,
“How is she doing right now? Is she all right?”
“Don’t worry, Mr. Yin. The president of the Gu group has already brought Miss Qin away from the venue, she should be safe now.”
Those words made Yin Youting more uncomfortable. He wanted everyone to help Qin Muxuan except for Gu Zijin who destroyed the relationship between him and Qin Muxuan five years ago. Yin Youting always thought that if it were not for Gu Zijin, Qin Muxuan wouldn’t have left him in despair.
Seeing the sullen look on Yin Youting’s face, his assistant put down the report forms and left. After that, Yin Youting stared at the photo of him and Qin Muxuan on his desk, with a complicated expression in his eyes.
He really wished that he could be the one instead of any other men to protect Qin Muxuan when she ran into trouble.
Gu Zijin took Qin Muxuan to a remote place in the countryside instead of going straightly back home. As Qin Muxuan tried her best to calm down, she looked at the desolate landscape around her and sniffed,
“This is not the Gu’s house.”
“Yes, we’ll stay here for a while and then go back. Your drawings wouldn’t leak for no reason. I’ve seen your original draft and know that you haven’t plagiarized.”
Qin Muxuan was a bit touched. Actually, she was very glad that Gu Zijin could trust her unconditionally. After all, she never promised him anything or agreed to his proposal. However, when she heard him calling her his wife, she suddenly felt less afraid. Gu Zijin could always let others have a crush on him and enjoy that feeling.
Qin Muxuan recalled the strange things which had happened before and told Gu Zijin everything. She did have shown Chu Yiyi her drawings in the waiting room. However, it was impossible for the latter to change her drawings in such a short period of time. What was more, Qin Muxuan had no idea of what Chu Yiyi’s design was.
Hearing that, Gu Zijin nodded with a meaningful look in his eyes. After they had stayed there for about half an hour, Gu Zijin drove back to the Gu’s house.
He Cheng happened to get downstairs when they came back. When he saw Gu Zijin, the two men nodded to each other with a tacit understanding. Then, after He Cheng greeted Qin Muxuan politely, he bid farewell to the couple and left.
Nanny Chen walked downstairs. When seeing Gu Zijin, she, still a bit scared, couldn’t help but ask,
“Young Master, don’t you think you have gone too far this time?”
“Nanny Chen, you shouldn’t meddle in the Gu’s affairs.”
Qin Muxuan was really in the dark about everything. The man who had just left was quite unfamiliar to her, and Nanny Chen’s words also sounded very confusing.
In the meantime, Elderly Lady Gu sat in her room with coldness on her face. After she struggled to stand up, she walked out slowly. For all these years, there was not a single woman who was able to challenge her. ‘Qin Muxuan, since you still don’t leave by yourself, don’t blame me for resorting to desperate measures.’