Chapter 197: Getting Out of Trouble
Han Yun had always wanted to meet Gu Qinghuan again.
If Gu Qinghuan hadn’t reminded her that day, given her allergic condition, her lips would likely have swollen and become painfully inflamed as soon as she returned to the venue.
Not only would that have affected her negotiations with the foreign clients, but if they suspected the allergy was caused by something at Yunjin Tower, it might even have brought trouble to the establishment.
Losing the deal and offending the Jiang family at the same time—such a disgusting scheme could only have been devised by her scheming elder brother.
Precisely because of that, Gu Qinghuan’s reminder had helped her avoid all those complications. Naturally, Han Yun wanted to thank her properly.
At the time, although Gu Qinghuan had mentioned her class, by the time Han Yun finished handling the foreign cooperation matters, it was already near the end of the year, and Mingde was busy filming a program.
Someone internally hinted to her that the situation was unstable recently, and it would be better to wait until things settled.
After that came the collapse of the Yan family. Han Yun seized the opportunity to take over some of Yan’s former clients and partnerships, strengthening her position within the Han family’s board.
As for the lipstick incident, she had already confirmed it was arranged by Han Lang.
She had tolerated him out of respect for their father’s last wishes. But now that he had made a move against her, she had no intention of continuing to endure.
Splitting the family assets was inevitable.
She had no attachment to the Han family name, but she would maximize her share of the benefits.
And if possible, she wouldn’t mind stabbing Han Lang in the back a few times.
For example—right now.
She had already heard that Han Lang was recently trying to get close to the Wei family.
Earlier, she had asked a trusted manager at Yunjin Tower to notify her the moment Gu Qinghuan arrived.
The staff who brought her here had also informed her that the boy with Gu Qinghuan was named Wei Xiao—and he was using Han Lang’s secondary card.
With her experience, Han Yun could tell at a glance—
Wei Xiao had deliberately chosen billiards so he could get physically close to Gu Qinghuan under the pretense of teaching.
No matter what his intentions were, she would stop him—for Gu Qinghuan’s sake.
As for whether Wei Xiao might take it out on Han Lang after learning her identity…
That would be exactly what she wanted.
Hearing the words “secondary card” and “Han Lang,” Wei Xiao’s expression instantly turned unpleasant.
For him, using a secondary card was something he could do—but not something others could say aloud.
As the heir of the Wei family, how could he openly be described as using someone else’s card? Did they have no regard for his dignity?
Wei Xiao forced a smile. “Then I should thank your brother.”
Han Yun nodded slightly, ignoring him, and turned back to Gu Qinghuan with a bright expression.
“Are you playing billiards? I know a bit too—shall we play together?”
“Then could you teach me?” Gu Qinghuan immediately asked. “Wei Xiao suggested snooker, but I don’t even know the stance.”
“Snooker?” Han Yun raised an eyebrow and chuckled. “For beginners, it’s better to start with Chinese eight-ball.”
As she spoke, she had already called over an assistant and opened a new table.
At one of the other tables, a guest who knew Han Yun came over to greet her.
“President Han, what brings you here today?”
Han Yun casually placed a hand behind Gu Qinghuan’s shoulder, almost embracing her. “I came for my little benefactor. The foreign clients I hosted here last time—thanks to her, the deal went through.”
She didn’t elaborate, and the other party didn’t need details.
But the phrase “little benefactor” made it clear how much Han Yun valued this girl, so they chatted a bit more.
Gu Qinghuan didn’t mind being introduced to strangers.
Anyone who could dine at Yunjin Tower must have some standing, and since they were acquaintances of Han Yun, they were likely trustworthy.
Han Yun didn’t mention her name or identity—only let them recognize her face.
Perhaps she was worried Gu Qinghuan might encounter someone like Wei Xiao again.
The more people who recognized her, the higher the chance someone could help her.
In contrast, Wei Xiao’s situation was extremely awkward.
These were all adults. If they knew the Wei family, they would be more familiar with his father, not him.
And since Han Yun had no intention of introducing him, the guests could sense her attitude and naturally treated him with indifference.
After the guests left, Han Yun’s personal cue arrived.
With her teaching, Gu Qinghuan picked things up much more easily.
Wei Xiao, meanwhile, lost interest. After barely finishing one round, he claimed he had something to do in the afternoon and prepared to leave.
Gu Qinghuan, however, was just getting into it. She found billiards quite fun.
But since Wei Xiao—the host—was leaving, she couldn’t stay too long as a guest.
Han Yun smiled, holding her cue. “In that case, I’ll stay and keep Qinghuan company for a bit. She doesn’t seem finished yet.”
With her taking on the role of a caring elder, Wei Xiao couldn’t interfere and simply left.
Only after his figure completely disappeared did Han Yun relax.
She was about to speak when she saw Gu Qinghuan shake her head slightly, then say softly into her collar, “Wei Xiao’s gone, I’m turning this off.”
After Gu Qinghuan switched off the hidden microphone, Han Yun asked, “Is it really okay to do that in front of me?”
“You helped me out and even introduced me to others—doesn’t that make you one of my allies?” Gu Qinghuan said with a smile. “Thank you so much.”
Even though she could have avoided Wei Xiao’s physical contact herself, being alone with him would inevitably give him room to twist the situation.
For example, he might say something like, “Do you think I’m trying to do something to you?”
She could respond—but it would still be unpleasant.
And her classmates were listening. She couldn’t let them suffer along with her.
“No need to keep calling me ‘you’ so formally,” Han Yun laughed. “Look at that Wei boy—he didn’t bother.”
“Then I’ll call you Auntie Han,” Gu Qinghuan switched smoothly.
“Shall we keep playing?” Han Yun asked.
“Yes! It’s really fun!” Gu Qinghuan said enthusiastically.
The two continued playing while chatting.
Hearing that the previous incident hadn’t affected Han Yun, Gu Qinghuan was genuinely happy.
Even though Han Yun wasn’t part of her mission, seeing someone who worked hard achieve proper results was always something to be glad about.
“That Wei Xiao will probably keep bothering you,” Han Yun said thoughtfully. “What does he want?”
She had looked into it—Gu Qinghuan was from an ordinary family. Luck alone couldn’t explain her strong connections at Mingde.
Since Gu Qinghuan was now targeted, Han Yun had no intention of ignoring it.
“I have some guesses, but I’ll have to see what he does next. I’ve also made preparations,” Gu Qinghuan replied vaguely.
After all, the Wei family’s matters might involve Lin Zhulu, and possibly even Xia He’s plans.
If she said too much, she might drag the Han family into it as well.
Han Yun understood her concern and nodded.
“In that case, I won’t interfere further. Here’s my personal contact—if anything happens, you can reach out to me.”
Gu Qinghuan accepted the business card.
After another round of billiards, Han Yun left, even arranging a car from Yunjin Tower to take Gu Qinghuan home.
“Gone?” Jiang Chuchu and Ji Tianxiao finally showed up.
“Both gone,” Gu Qinghuan stretched. “That was exhausting.”
“Seriously,” Ji Tianxiao nodded. “Class monitor worked hard dealing with that cockroach.”
Jiang Chuchu covered her forehead. “I really want to pour herbicide into that cockroach.”
Then she lowered her hand and had the car brought over. “Enough about that. You’ve been busy all day—go home and rest.”
Gu Qinghuan was indeed tired and didn’t refuse. She got into the car and headed home.
Ji Tianxiao went to change back into his own clothes.
Jiang Chuchu stood there for a moment, then called Jiang Yuxuan.
“Brother.”
“Chuchu’s calling me! What’s up?” Jiang Yuxuan, who had stayed up all night and was just eating his first meal of the day, suddenly became energetic.
“If I wanted to take over the family business, would you—”
Before she could finish, Jiang Yuxuan burst out in excitement.
“What?! You’re willing to take over? That’s great! I knew my sister cares about her brother the most!”
