When Gu Zheng heard Qiao Xi’s words, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at her with a faint smile.
Qiao Xi rubbed her chin and seemed to be in deep thought. “I think you must have done something, right? For example, did you arrange for some people to manipulate Lu Yan by his side without him knowing? Otherwise, why would Lu Yan choose Han Ye and seek to confirm that Han Ye had already passed away? Why would he take the risk? There are clearly so many painters to choose from, but he chose a painter with unreliable factors?
“Lu Yan is not a fool, but he insisted on using Han Ye’s paintings as his products’ packaging. Gu Zheng, how did you do it?”
Gu Zheng’s lips curled into a gentle smile. He was not surprised by Qiao Xi’s guess, but in the next second, Qiao Xi revealed another secret. “Ah Zheng, that assistant beside Lu Yan is your subordinate, right? Lu Yan has always trusted him. The packaging of the perfumes this time was definitely his idea, right?”
Song Shiyu was speechless. Indeed, nothing could escape Mrs. Gu’s eyes. This was the end. In Mrs. Gu’s eyes, the president was not only a scumbag but also a sinister and cunning scumbag.
Although Lu Yan was indeed someone who deserved to be taught a lesson, the president had arranged spies around Lu Yan. This was his fault. If Young Madam knew that the president was such a person, she would definitely be afraid.
Gu Zheng glanced at Song Shiyu and said gently, “Sort of, but I didn’t deliberately arrange spies to be around Lu Yan. It’s just that I saved that assistant’s life a few years ago, and he wanted to repay me for saving his life.”
Song Shiyu was speechless. ‘You make it sound nice, but if you had the ability, you wouldn’t ask others to help you!’
Qiao Xi looked at Gu Zheng with admiration. Senior was so powerful! He easily saved someone and that person became the enemy’s trusted aide.
However, other than this assistant, there was another person. Qiao Xi looked up and questioned, “But why did the two perfumes Sally created this time happen to be jasmine and lilac? They just so happen to reflect Han Ye’s paintings, so Lu Yan had no choice but to choose Han Ye’s paintings. However, I know that Sally can’t be working under you, so why is she helping you? Could it be…”
Qiao Xi’s gaze suddenly turned sharp. “She likes you!”
Gu Zheng was a little surprised. He did not expect Qiao Xi to think this way. He smiled helplessly. “Xi Xi, are you jealous?”
Qiao Xi instantly choked. “Sally is even more disgusting than Yao Mengqing. If you get together with her, I’ll never talk to you again!”
Gu Zheng really did not expect her to think so. After a moment of silence, he asked softly, “Do you know when those two paintings appeared?”
Qiao Xi thought for a moment. “It seems to be three years ago.”
At that time, after these two paintings were released, her grandfather had copied them before he disappeared. Hence, she remembered the timeframe well.
After she answered, Gu Zheng reminded her patiently, “Three years ago, I already knew about the Lu family’s plan. The Lu family could only make a comeback through their perfumes, so…”
Qiao Xi’s face was filled with surprise. “No way! You mean that Han Ye drew these two paintings three years ago to set up a trap for Lu Yan? Why did he do that? Is that trash Lu Yan worthy of Senior Han Ye making two paintings for him?”
Gu Zheng was speechless. What happened to Mrs. Gu’s IQ?
Song Shiyu was even more speechless. He took back his praise for Young Madam’s intelligence. Why didn’t she understand? Did he have to tell her personally to let her know that the president was Han Ye?
Gu Zheng seemed to be speechless and did not answer for a long time. After a long time, he slowly said, “Mrs. Gu, don’t you understand?”
Understand what?
Qiao Xi looked at him with a puzzled expression. This man was so strange! How could he imply that about Senior Han Ye? Senior Han Ye was clearly an old man who was focused on painting. How could he be so scheming?
The two paintings from three years ago were to lure Lu Yan into the trap? That was impossible!
From Senior Han Ye’s paintings, she knew that he must be a kind, gentle, and refined man. He was as gentle as a breeze and did not lose the spirit that a man should have. How could such a person plan for three years to deal with Lu Yan?
Qiao Xi felt that she must be thinking too much. Perhaps it was just a coincidence. After all, jasmine and lilac scents were very common in perfumes and were not rare scents.
Gu Zheng did not explain but smirked. “Junior, do you have any other questions?”
“That’s all,” Qiao Xi said.
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