The Cold-hearted CEO's Unwanted Bride
Chapter 26: Should We Call the Police?

Chapter 26: Chapter 26: Should We Call the Police?

Lu Yi looked at Bo Yunshen, who was lost in thought with his eyes lowered and had no idea what was going through his mind. He still assumed that Yunshen felt guilty about Qin Yan.

His expression softened a bit, but the anger in his heart was still not fully suppressed, barely restraining the rage in his voice, "Yunshen, Qin Yan is your wife. In these three years, do you have no idea what she’s been through?"

"Everyone’s mocking and ridiculing her, giving her all kinds of difficulties. The Bo Family, even now, refuses to acknowledge little Yinyin as part of the family! Just because of your attitude towards her, they’re all saying that Yinyin is a bastard child, and that Qin Yan married into the Bo family for the money."

"She’s only three years old! Yunshen..."

"She is a bastard, so why can’t people talk about it?" Bo Yunshen suddenly interrupted, cutting off Lu Yi’s next words.

Bo Yunshen’s gaze was as icy as the dead of winter, bone-chillingly cold.

"What, should my parents get down on their knees every day to fawn over Qin Yan for bringing a bastard into the Bo family, as if thanking her for providing an heir?"

"Cousin, you’ve defended her and that bastard time and again. It couldn’t be that you are the one who impregnated Qin Yan three years ago, could it?"

Lu Yi’s face turned white at Bo Yunshen’s rebuff.

He’d come with good intentions to persuade Bo Yunshen, and not only did he refuse to recognize it, but he even had the gall to slander him!

Though it wasn’t the first time Bo Yunshen had done this, it was still unbearable,

Lu Yi, worried about Qin Yan, glanced over at Bo Yunshen with a weak gaze and a thin voice, "Bo Yunshen, you had better not live to regret this day!"

Bo Yunshen laughed, his voice full of derision.

Seeing him so unreasonable, Lu Yi stood there for two more seconds, filled with disdain for himself.

He must have water in his brain, coming here to talk nonsense with Bo Yunshen!

Thinking this, Lu Yi said nothing and walked straight out of the president’s office, intending to keep searching for Qin Yan.

In the vast office, only the cold atmosphere remained, with Bo Yunshen sitting alone at his desk, his aura like the chill of the cold winter, leaving only a cool breeze in its wake.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Lin asked quietly for the sake of caution, "President, should we call the police?"

"Call the police?"

Bo Yunshen glanced at Xu Lin, signaling him to explain the reason.

"Director Qin has been working here for three years and is known as a strong woman in the company, never late or leaving early. Since Mr. Lu’s words don’t seem false, I’m worried that something might have happened to Director Qin, so... I suggest we call the police first!"

Bo Yunshen stared at Xu Lin in silence.

That look sent shivers down Xu Lin’s spine, a feeling of dread as if a poised venomous snake had set its sights on him.

Bo Yunshen thought that Qin Yan’s methods of winning people over were truly clever, even the normally incompatible Xu Lin could keep withstanding the pressure he exerted on him, incessantly bolstering Qin Yan’s presence before him!

Ha!

"You’re very idle, aren’t you?"

Bo Yunshen’s tone was light and flimsy, yet it pressed down on Xu Lin so he could hardly breathe.

"I’ll attend to work right now!"

He turned around, only to be stopped by Bo Yunshen calling out to him, his voice penetrating every gap, "Xu Lin, if you say one more thing in front of me that feels like a waste of time, I won’t mind replacing you with an assistant who won’t give me that feeling! Understand?"

Xu Lin’s body shook, and it took a long while for a single word to spill from his mouth, "Yes!"

After Xu Lin had spoken, he left the president’s office. As he pulled open the door, he ran into Gu Jinyan who was about to enter, with his handsome and bright features. Gu Jinyan paused and lifted his eyebrows in greeting.

"Secretary Xu, where’s Old Bo?"

It was no secret in Tong City that Gu Jinyan and Bo Yunshen had a good relationship, and with Gu Jinyan’s distinctive face, the reception naturally didn’t dare to stop him.

Nor did Xu Lin.

"The president is inside, Young Mr. Gu, please."

Gu Jinyan smiled, patted Xu Lin on the shoulder with one hand, and said in good spirits, "Alright, go on with your work."

He walked past Xu Lin and upon entering, saw Bo Yunshen sitting behind the desk, looking down at documents, his fingertips resting on the top edge of an A4 paper. Hearing Gu Jinyan come in, Bo Yunshen lifted his eyelids slightly, giving him an indifferent glance.

After all these years, Bo Yunshen had always been like this, and Gu Jinyan had long been used to it.

He took a seat on the sofa not far from the desk and began with a teasing tone, "Old Bo, judging by Xu Lin’s face, you haven’t gone and lost your temper at him again, have you?"

Bo Yunshen remained still, a layer of thin frost forming between his brows, seemingly confirming Gu Jinyan’s remark without words.

But Gu Jinyan took it as confirmation, his tone filled with deeper mockery, "You’re not a young maiden, why are you always so moody?"

Finally, Bo Yunshen responded. He lifted his brows and cast a sideways glance at Gu Jinyan, asking coldly, "What, you came here just to spout this nonsense? Do I need to call Xu Lin back in to show you out?"

Gu Jinyan suddenly sat up from the sofa and said with a laugh, "No, no, no more jokes, I’m here on serious business!"

Bo Yunshen was skeptical, his gaze sweeping over Gu Jinyan with a hint of disdain, "What serious matter could you possibly have?"

Gu Jinyan wasn’t bothered, walking up to Bo Yunshen and slapping the desk that blocked his path twice.

The racket forced Bo Yunshen to furrow his brow, and then Gu Jinyan asked, "Have you seen today’s newspaper?"

Bo Yunshen appeared uninterested. He pondered for a moment—yesterday, he had been at the Night Club for a celebration and had left early without bringing any woman with him. It surely couldn’t have anything to do with him!

"What’s up? Something interesting?"

Gu Jinyan passed over the newspaper he had been carrying since he entered. Bo Yunshen had noticed he was holding one, and he accepted it and glanced over it to see it full of uninteresting gossip.

"You know Lin Han, the ’Xiao Lin’ president of GR Construction, right?"

Bo Yunshen raised an eyebrow, thinking not only did he know him, but to take Qin Yan down a peg, he had even invited Lin Han to Bo Group’s internal celebration!

Gu Jinyan continued, "Last night someone caught him taking a beauty to a hotel, solidifying suspicions of infidelity within marriage. Add on the incident Qin Yan brought up before, and GR Construction’s stocks have been plummeting. Thinking of getting in on that?"

Bo Yunshen remained as unmoved as a mountain, and Gu Jinyan added, "At this time, if you and I buy GR stocks at a low price in the market, we could take the opportunity to enter GR’s board directly and swallow up GR Construction!"

Gu Jinyan’s mouth was dry after speaking, but Bo Yunshen just smiled indifferently.

"What, you’re not tempted?"

Bo Yunshen curled his lip, and Gu Jinyan, with a lift of his eyebrows, taunted, "Well done, Old Bo! You’ve only been back at Bo Group for a little over a month, and you’ve got such a big appetite already, even a company the size of GR Construction is too small for you?"